Explain why the HRM function is important to employee management and labor relations.

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Instructions
Create a slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

Provide the company’s mission statement.
Write one if you are using an imagined company.
Explain why the HRM function is important to employee management and labor relations.
Explain 3–6 leadership strategies that HR will use for conflict management, communication improvement, employee motivation, and behavior improvement. Provide a rationale for your choices.
Discuss how you plan to measure the effectiveness of each leadership strategy.
Include speaker’s notes or record audio for each slide, as if you were actually presenting in front of your new HR employees.

Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Examine leadership strategies used for conflict management, communication improvement, and employee motivation.
Attn: For Week 6 Assignment 2

Do groups make better decisions than individuals? What are the pros and cons of working in a group to make decisions? Which do you prefer and why?

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1. A real estate investor has the opportunity to purchase a small apartment complex. The apartment complex costs $4 million and is expected to generate net revenue (net after all operating and finance costs) of $60,000 per month. Of course, the revenue could vary because the opportunity race is uncertain. Considering the uncertainty, the revenue could vary from a low of -$10,000 to high of $100,000 per month. Assume that the investor’s objective is to maximize the value of the investment at the end of 10 years.
(a) Do you think the investor should buy the apartment complex or invest the $4 million in a 10-year certificate of deposit earning 9.5%? Why?
(b) The city council is currently considering an application to resolve a nearby empty parcel of land. The owner of that land wants to build a small electronic-assembly plant. The proposed plant does not really conflict with the city’s overall land use plan, but it my have a substantial long-term negative effect on the value of the nearby residential district in which the apartment complex is located. Because the city council currently is divided on the issue and will not make a decision until next month, the real estate investor is thinking about waiting until the city council makes its decision.
If the investor waits, what could happen? What are the trade offs that the investor has to make in deciding whether to wait or to purchase the complex now?
(c) Some people are habitually indecisive. They let others make decisions and then follow along whether they agree or not. Why do you think they behave this way?
Do groups make better decisions than individuals? What are the pros and cons of working in a group to make decisions? Which do you prefer and why?

Describe a time when something important to you did not work out as planned.

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Describe a time when something important to you did not work out as planned. How did you respond and what did you learn from the situation?

Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research.

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Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research.
Locate and summarize one peer-reviewed, scholarly source from the Ashford University Library (attached in files) and one popular source (look at related order to use one of those resources) that pertain to your Final Paper topic. In your summary of each article, comment on the following: biases, reliability, strengths, and limitations.
From the sources you summarized, list and explain at least five visual cues from the peer-reviewed, scholarly source that were not evident in the popular source.

Here is the reference to the Ashford Article included in the files.

Haenlein, M., & Kaplan, A. (2019). A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence: On the Past, Present, and Future of Artificial Intelligence. California Management Review, 61(4), 5–14. https://doi-org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1177/0008125619864925

Why is a concise Business Strategy a critical element to having a successful business? What is the purpose of a Strategy and what are the key elements?

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Follow paper discussion below and ONLY use uploaded documents as the reference.

Strategy Formulation:

Why is a concise Business Strategy a critical element to having a successful business? What is the purpose of a Strategy and what are the key elements? Give an example of a Business Strategy, in your own words, for a business that you frequent, use or know.

Uploaded chapter 1 is
Strategic Management, Concepts and Cases, 3rd Edition, Dyer, et al, Wiley, 2020: ISBN: 978-1-119-
56314-3

What kind of leadership style would you implement to compel employees to be motivated as well as boost performance? What possible strategies will you develop? Justify in the context of the scenario only.

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Final-Term Exam (Take-Home) Fall – 2020

Department of Business Administration

 

 

Subject: Organizational Behavior                                          

Instructor: Miss Bushra/ Aqsa// Dr Mudassar                  

Program: BBA                                                                         Max. Marks: 10

Please follow the instructions carefully:

  1. Write your answers in a Word file and upload the file before the due date on Blackboard.
  2. Write your name and registration ID on the first page of your Word file.
  3. Answer scripts can only be uploaded on Blackboard any time before its deadline.
  4. To avoid any unforeseen problems, you are advised NOT to wait for the last hour to upload your answer script.
  5. Submission of answer copy will be considered acceptable through Blackboard only. Therefore, do not submit your document through email or any other medium.
  6. Use 12 pt. font size and Times New Roman font style along with 1-inch page margins.
  7. Follow the requirements of the word limit and the marking criteria while writing your answers.
  8. Provide relevant, original and conceptual answers, as this exam aims to test your ability to examine, explain, modify or develop concepts discussed in class.
  9. Do not copy answers from the internet or other sources. The plagiarism of your answers may be checked through Turnitin.
  10. Recheck your answers before the submission on BlackBoard to correct any content or language related errors.
  11. Double check your word file before uploading it on BlackBoard to ensure that you have uploaded the correct file with your answers.

Section A                                         (10 marks)                                                                            

Consider that you have recently joined a multinational organization. You spend the initial few weeks observing the culture of the organization. In this period, you observe that highly rigid and weak culture prevails in this company. For instance, employees never appreciate each other, always try to focus on individual tasks rather than team work, hide information, never trust each other and don’t show willingness to initiate things out of the box.  You are hired as a Senior Manager Performance and Planning, you are responsible for the delegation of various tasks, therefore, observing the current behavior of employees and the impact over their performance you look forward to bringing change in the attitudes and behaviors of employees so that openness in culture can be promoted which will eventually boost organizational success.

Q1) What kind of leadership style would you implement to compel employees to be motivated as well as boost performance? What possible strategies will you develop? Justify in the context of the scenario only.

Q2) What power tactics would you apply to persuade people to work collaboratively? Discuss the kind of group tasks that can be planned and assigned at various levels to encourage teamwork and building connection among the junior and senior employees within the organization.

Good Luck! ☺

Create a 4 page report that analyzes financial ratios for a company, uses the data to tell the financial story of that company, and concludes with a recommendation on whether the company would be a viable partner based on its financial condition.

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Create a 4 page report that analyzes financial ratios for a company, uses the data to tell the financial story of that company, and concludes with a recommendation on whether the company would be a viable partner based on its financial condition.
Create a report that tells the financial condition of this company. Your report should provide information on the following:

Analysis of the financial statements.
Evaluation of the true condition and valuation of the company.
Recommendation of actionable items for the company based on the financial analysis.
Financial Condition Analysis Report Requirements:
Remember that you’re preparing a professional document meant for executive leadership with limited time.

Title Page.
Executive Summary.
Company Background.
Overall Financial Analysis.
Financial Ratio Analysis.
Trend Analysis.
Competitive Comparative Analysis.
Recommendations.
Conclusion.
References.
Appendix (if you have additional data, reports, charts, et cetera, to support your analysis)
Additional Requirements:
Your report should follow the corresponding MBA Academic and Professional Document Guidelines, including single-spaced paragraphs.

Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message and quality.
Format your paper according to APA style and formatting.
Use at least three scholarly resources.
Length: Between 4–6 pages of content, beyond the title page, references, and appendices.
Use 12 point, Times New Roman.

What are the main causes and consequences of the macroeconomic imbalances between the two countries?

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Answers below questions
1. Which cause of the trade war—economic, political, or strategic—do you think has been most in play? Why?

2. How did the trade war start and how has it evolved?

3. What are the main causes and consequences of the macroeconomic imbalances between the two countries?

What assumptions did Disney make about the tastes and preferences of foreign consumers and culture? Which of these assumptions were correct? Which were not?

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1. What assumptions did Disney make about the tastes and preferences of foreign consumers and culture? Which of these assumptions were correct? Which were not?

2. In what ways was Disney’s culture of origin embedded in their company (for example, in its product offering, branding, operations and human resources)? Relate those differences especially as they might have impact on another culture and be a potential drawback.

3. Identify two issues challenging Hong Kong Disneyland’s current operations, and propose corresponding solutions.

How would you determine the productivity of the kitchen staff and waitstaff at Hard Rock?

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  1. From your knowledge of restaurants, from the Global Company Profile that opens this chapter, and from the case itself, identify how each of the 10 OM strategy decisions is applied at Hard Rock Cafe.
  2. How would you determine the productivity of the kitchen staff and waitstaff at Hard Rock?
  3. How are the 10 OM strategy decisions different when applied to the operations manager of a service operation such as Hard Rock versus an automobile company such as Ford Motor Company?

10 OM strategy decisions

  1. Design of Goods and Services
  2. Quality Management
  3. Process and Capacity Design
  4. Location Strategy
  5. Layout Design and Strategy
  6. Human Resources and Job Design
  7. Supply Chain Management.
  8. Inventory Management.
  9. Scheduling
  10. Maintenance