Identify the needs of those using HR services within an organisation and explain how conflicting needs are identified and prioritised.

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Written, Discussion Learning outcomes: Assessment criteria:
1. Understand the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be an effective HR practitioner.
1.1 Explain the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be effective in an identified HR role.
2. Know how to deliver timely and effective HR services to meet users’ needs.
2.1 Identify the needs of those using HR services within an organisation and explain how conflicting needs are identified and prioritised.
2.2 Identify different methods of communication and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each.
2.3 Describe how to build and maintain effective service delivery.
Activity 1
Using the CIPD Profession Map as a reference, write a report in which you:
• Briefly summarise the CIPD Profession Map (i.e. the two core professional areas, the specialist professional areas, the bands and the behaviours).
• Consider your role as a HR assistant; looking at one professional area of the CIPD Profession Map (at either Band 1 or Band 2), identify the knowledge, skills and behaviours that you would consider essential to your new role as an HR assistant.
1.1
Activity 2
The HR function in your organisation is centralised and therefore you are responsible for providing a wide range of services to a variety of internal and external customers. Sometimes your customers will request things to be done all at the same time and it is your responsibility to prioritise their requests, whilst still ensuring that you maintain excellent customer service. Continue your report from Activity 1, and:
• Identify THREE customers who would use your HR services. You are also required to explain why they might need your services; giving a specific example for each customer. You should then explain how you would identify the conflicting needs and prioritise the three requests.
2.1
• Considering the THREE customers above, explain how you would effectively communicate with each. You should include THREE different methods of communication and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
2.2
• The nature of the HR function can result in you dealing with some emotive customer issues. Describe how you would endeavour to establish positive working relationships and deliver an efficient and effective service. You should consider how you would:
o Manage your time
o Manage your workload
o Address problems and complaints
o Communication
o Exceed customer expectations
o Review of HR services
2.3

Describe your company and its operations, relative size, and so forth. Give reasons for your decision to go international.

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Instructions to Assignment #9

Final Project – Advance Notification 

You can view the electronics textbook for Strategic Management (SM): Concepts and Cases: Competitiveness and

Instructions

 Final Project – Advance Notification

 Please begin working on the Final Project. This project requires research, imagination, and logic in applying the content of this course and books.  Create an imaginary company that you have been operating in the domestic arena for some time.  Your company has decided it is time to go international.

  1. Describe your company and its operations, relative size, and so forth. Give reasons for your decision to go international.
  2. Decide on an appropriate country in which to operate, and give your rational for this choice.
  3. State your planned entry strategy, and give your reasons for this strategy.
  4. Describe the environment in which you will operate, and the critical factors that you must consider and how they will affect your company.
  5. Give a cultural profile of the local area in which you will be operating. What are the workers going to be like?  What kind of reception do you anticipate from local governments, suppliers, distributors, and so on?
  6. Draw up an organization chart showing the company and its overseas operations, and describe why you have chosen this structure.
  7. Decide on the staffing policy you will use for top-level managers, and give your rationale for this policy.
  8. Describe the kinds of leadership and motivational systems you think will be most effective in this environment. Give your rationale.
  9. Discuss the kinds of communication problems your managers might face in the host-country working environment. How should they prepare for and deal with them?
  10. Explain any special control issues that concern you for this overseas operation. How do you plan to deal with them?
  11. Identify the concerns of the host country and the local community regarding your operations there. What plans do you have to deal with their concerns and to ensure a long-term cooperative relationship?

Write in complete sentences and use good grammar, double-spacing, 12 point font, with one inch margins. Be sure to cite your resources and provide the references using APA 6th ed. format.  Remember to reference all work cited or quoted by the text authors.  The advance notification must consist of three sections and include Summary, Conclusion, and References.

Please provide a brief conclusion.

Special Requirements

  • All in-text citations (directly or not directly quoting the material) must include author’s last name, the year of publication, page number, and para number.  Do not make them up because I will check them. 
  • A complete reference should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.  I will not accept the paper without in-text citation page number and paragraph number.
  • Also, remember that you should have 75% of your references published within the last 10 yrs.
  • Avoid writing in the first person when writing in APA formatting.
  • Avoid writing in passive voice.
  • The idea that you cite in the paper must match with the content of the textbook or journal.
  • Use journals, textbooks, and websites

Describe your company and its operations, relative size, and so forth. Give reasons for your decision to go international.

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Instructions to Assignment #17

Final Project

You can view the electronics textbook for Strategic Management (SM): Concepts and Cases: Competitiveness and  

Instructions

Final Project

 This project requires research, imagination, and logic in applying the content of this course and books. Create an imaginary company that you have been operating in the domestic arena for some time.  Your company has decided it is time to go international.

  1. Describe your company and its operations, relative size, and so forth. Give reasons for your decision to go international.
  2. Decide on an appropriate country in which to operate, and give your rational for this choice.
  3. State your planned entry strategy, and give your reasons for this strategy.
  4. Describe the environment in which you will operate, and the critical factors that you must consider and how they will affect your company.
  5. Give a cultural profile of the local area in which you will be operating. What are the workers going to be like?  What kind of reception do you anticipate from local governments, suppliers, distributors, and so on?
  6. Draw up an organization chart showing the company and its overseas operations, and describe why you have chosen this structure.
  7. Decide on the staffing policy you will use for top-level managers, and give your rationale for this policy.
  8. Describe the kinds of leadership and motivational systems you think will be most effective in this environment. Give your rationale.
  9. Discuss the kinds of communication problems your managers might face in the host-country working environment. How should they prepare for and deal with them?
  10. Explain any special control issues that concern you for this overseas operation. How do you plan to deal with them?
  11. Identify the concerns of the host country and the local community regarding your operations there. What plans do you have to deal with their concerns and to ensure a long-term cooperative relationship?

Your Final Project must be comprehensive, using terminology and concepts presented in the textbooks used in this course as well as supplementary resources.  Write in complete sentences and use good grammar, double-spacing, 12 point font, with one inch margins.  Be sure to cite your resources and provide the references using APA 6th ed. format.  Remember to reference all work cited or quoted by the text authors. You should be doing this often in your responses.  The final project must consist of four sections and include Review of Subject, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.  Complete and submit the article research project.

 Special Requirements

All in-text citations (directly or not directly quoting the material) must include author’s last name, the year of publication, page number, and para number.  Do not make them up because I will check them. 

  • A complete reference should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.  I will not accept the paper without in-text citation page number and paragraph number.
  • Also, remember that you should have 75% of your references published within the last 10 yrs.
  • Avoid writing in the first person when writing in APA formatting.
  • Avoid writing in passive voice.
  • The idea that you cite in the paper must match with the content of the textbook or journal.
  • Use journals, textbooks, and websites

Example for an In-text Citation

(Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013, p.456, para.4).

Example for a Reference

Kreitner, R., & Kinicki, A. (2013). Organizational behavior (10th ed.). New York,

NY:    McGraw-Hill/Irwin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Describe your preferred action plan: Write a clear statement of what you would recommend as a possible, different outcome than what was described in the case.

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Case studies are about real-life situations found at the end of each chapter in your text Effective Leadership: Theory, Cases, and Applications. They involve an in-depth observation of a “case” such as an event, process, or person. Additionally, case study assignments usually ask you to go further, to analyze the set of circumstances in relation to theory on the topic and possibly make some suggestions to solve a problem. For example, in business courses, the task may be to examine a company’s marketing strategy, human resources policy or some other aspect of their business with which they are experiencing difficulties or which may be undergoing change. In “people oriented” professions such as teaching, nursing or human services, you may be asked about learning strategies; a client’s health or personal circumstances; or, how their healing or self-efficacy‟ are being assisted.
The first stage of any case study is to observe what is taking place. It is important to be as honest as you can and not make your observations “fit” the theories you have read about. These observations are your data and require careful consideration within the confines of the task. Case studies require you to demonstrate the skills of observation, analysis, problem solving, together with an understanding of ethics and professionalism. They should be written in formal, professional language. Describes the case, connects to appropriate theory, lists the relevant data, interprets the relevant data, discusses possible alternatives, and proposes a course of action.
The case study is attached to the order below. The following directives should be used to organize thoughts about a case. As you perform the analysis remain open to the fact that the interpretation of the facts may change and therefore you should constantly revisit your answers. All the below directives are to be addressed:
1. Define the Problem: Describe the type of case and what problem(s) or issue(s) should be the focus for your analysis. If the case is primarily describing a scenario, list the relevant questions to be answered.
2. List any outside concepts that can be applied: Write down any principles, frameworks or theories that can be applied to this case. Often these concepts will come from your reading…
3. List relevant qualitative data: Find evidence related to or based on the quality or character of something.
4. List relevant quantitative data: Find evidence related to or based on the amount or number of something.
5. Describe the results of your analysis: What evidence have you accumulated that supports one possible answers to your questions?
6. Describe alternative actions: List and prioritize possible recommendations or actions that come out of your analysis.
7. Describe your preferred action plan: Write a clear statement of what you would recommend as a possible, different outcome than what was described in the case.
8. Questions: Answer each of the questions related to the Case Study, each on a single slide. Begin each of your answers with a declarative statement that encompasses each specific question. Each answer should be one paragraph that answers the question as comprehensively as possible on a single, dedicated slide.
9. Reflect and Apply: Evaluate your relevant questionnaire results in relation to the Case Study. What do the results suggest about you and how would you apply those results to this Case Study or another unique leadership situation?
10. Faith Integration: Reflect and reply upon the faith message from this week’s announcement (or the spiritual concept of your choice). Is there a Case Study application? If so, discuss that application, and if not, discuss how you might apply the important component(s) of the message to another real-life scenario.

What steps would you take to help them recruit high-quality, effective, and caring teachers?

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The Alphabet Preschool is growing and will be opening new centers in three Midwestern cities. They follow a Montessori approach to education that is child-centered and nurturing. Submit a proposal to manage their recruitment process for them, respond to the following prompts in your proposal.

What steps would you take to help them recruit high-quality, effective, and caring teachers?
What issues must you consider?
How can you ensure you recruit a diverse pool of applicants?
The proposal must be at least 1,000 words or 4 pages. Follow APA guidelines and include citations as needed.

How do business leaders know how to choose the best strategy for an organization?

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Discussion: Applying Strategies to Achieve Competitive Advantage

How do business leaders know how to choose the best strategy for an organization? This question can be complex and nearly impossible to answer because there are multiple strategies that organizations can integrate, and some may work better in certain situations than others. For example, if a company produces luxury cars, it may not want to pursue a strategy that includes offering the lowest price in the market because that could be interpreted as a compromise on quality or some other aspect that consumers in that market might expect. Likewise, a company that competes in a market that is saturated with other brands of the same product might find that creating a cost-cutting strategy would allow it to be more profitable and to achieve a competitive advantage.

In this Discussion, you will play the role of consultant and will give a selected organization some recommendations for what strategic approaches they should take to achieve competitive advantage.

To prepare for this Discussion:

Identify an organization with which you are familiar that is in need of a change in its strategy in its pursuit of competitive advantage.

Consider the concept of the Blue Ocean strategy, as well as Porter’s five forces, vertical integration strategies, and others.

Write an analysis of how your selected organization can use competitive business strategies to create competitive advantage. In your analysis, include the following:

  • Examine two strategies that the organization could take to create and sustain competitive advantage. Explain why these strategies could be effective for the organization’s achievement of competitive advantage.
  • Devise recommendations for how the organization could implement a Blue Ocean strategy or strategic approach to achieve and sustain competitive advantage.

Report on the mission, vision, and core values of the company you have chosen.

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Company I chose was Apple.

Report on the mission, vision, and core values of the company you have chosen. What are the strengths of the core values? What values are missing, or what values do you think are omitted. Incorporate at least two peer reviewed journal articles into your discussion of the core values. Reflect on your personal core values; what they are and how they guide your behavior.

As an employee or a manager in either the legal office or the engineering department, how would you have prevented this incident?

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Discussion Board Forum 1 Instructions

Topic: Business Ethics

Before you answer the questions below, review the Discussion Board Forum – Thread Grading Rubric, Discussion Board Forum – Replies Grading Rubric, and the specific requirements of Discussion Board posts, including length, at least 3 scholarly sources (other than the textbook and course materials), current APA citations, and Biblical worldview integration.

Thread Prompt:

Rarely does one individual’s decision or action create an ethical crisis entirely by itself. More often, someone’s unethical or illegal idea is adopted by other members of the company, and the problem grows within the organization until it erupts in headlines, bad publicity, and sometimes criminal penalties. After the fact, the questions always arise: How did that happen? Did not anyone know it was going on? Why did not someone stop it?

Volkswagen found itself in just such a position when it was discovered that the software in the company’s diesel vehicles had been programmed to provide false data to regulators regarding the level of emissions produced by the cars. While the scandal was discovered in 2015, the company and the industry are still dealing with the repercussions (Boston, 2019).

In his article “Volkswagen: Where Were the Lawyers?” Lippe (2015) questions the role that several groups within the company played in the scandal, most notable, the company’s lawyers and engineers.

Review this situation from legal, ethical, and Biblical perspectives. Fully explain the following:

  1. As an employee or a manager in either the legal office or the engineering department, how would you have prevented this incident?
  2. As the CEO of the diesel division of Volkswagen, how would you have responded when the situation became public? How would this response prevent future incidents?

Boston, W. (2019, September 25). Volkswagen CEO faces charges from scandal. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/2296520342?accountid=12085

Lippe, P. (2015, October 13). Volkswagen: Where were the lawyers? ABA Journal. Retrieved from http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/volkswagen_where_were_the_lawyers/

Your thread must also be at least 1,000 words and follow the guidelines outlined in the Student Expectations.

To successfully post your thread, you must both (1) upload a Microsoft Word copy of the thread to the provided SafeAssign assignment link, and (2) copy the content of the thread and paste it into the Discussion Board Forum. Do not post attachments in the forum; they will not be accepted or graded.

 

 

Differentiate experimental design: Using the information provided, figure out if the experiment is a randomized experimental design, prospective design, or retrospective design.

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The following is an idealized experimental episode which is based on Rao et al. (2009). You are to read the background, experimental setup, and results, and then do the proper quantitative analysis.
The learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
1) Differentiate experimental design: Using the information provided, figure out if the experiment is a randomized experimental design, prospective design, or retrospective design.
2) Differentiate the hypothesis: Using the information provided, figure out the dependent and independent variable and the relation between the two.
3) Analyze quantitative data using statistical analysis. You are expected to master the concepts of sample sizes, confidence intervals, margin of error, and correlation interval.
The Study
Background:
Recently it was discovered that gut pathogens in the GI tract can communicate with the central nervous system and influence behavior associated with emotion, anxiety
in particular, even at extremely low levels and in the absence of an immune response [Lyte et al. 1998, Goehler et al. 2007]. Researchers have also shown that the administration of certain bacteria found in soil may support resilience and positively alter stress-related emotional behavior in animals under experimental stress [Lowery et al. 2007)].
The Experimental Setup:
Patients who met all inclusion/exclusion criteria were evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Patients also provided stool samples, taken over 3 days, at the evaluation phase. Kits were provided to the patients according to guidelines of appropriate collection as per the University of Toronto, School of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences. Samples were sent to the Fecal Laboratory of the University of Toronto, Department of Nutrition for evaluation. Using culture technique, the stool samples were assessed for total aerobe, anaerobe, Lactobacillus spp, and Bifidobacteria spp counts.
After collection of the data and samples at the initial evaluation phase, CFS patients were randomized to begin an intervention phase, an eight-week period where each patient consumed either a specific lactic acid probiotic bacteria or placebo by mouth. The groups were balanced equally in terms of members. After each main meal, or three times daily, patients consumed the contents of an unmarked sachet containing 8 billion colony forming units (cfu) of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) or a placebo with identical taste and appearance. Each CFS patient in the active intervention group consumed a total of 24 billion cfu of LcS probiotic per day. Follow-up evaluation phase: After 8 weeks of intervention, LcS or placebo, subjects were re-evaluated by completion of the BDI and BAI, and a second stool analysis was conducted using the same collection and culture methods.
1. What kind of study is this? Evaluate the study in terms of effectiveness of design. Is the design good? Why or why not? Be as specific as possible.
2. What is the experimental hypothesis? Be as direct as possible.
3. Is this hypothesis statistically significant, given the results of the study? Show your quantitative work. What are the highs and lows of the intervals (i.e. what is the greatest difference and what is the least difference?). Here, you’ll have to see if there’s overlap or not to make a conclusion about significance.

Analyse the strategies and structures of engaging in international businesses

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Page 1 Kaplan Business School Assessment OutlineAssessment 2 Information Subject Code:MAN304Subject Name:Issues in International BusinessAssessmentTitle:International Business ReportAssessment Type:Individual Written ReportWord Count:1500Words(+/-10%)Weighting:30%Total Marks:30Submission:Via TurnitinDue Date:Monday, Week 9 at 13:55pmYour Task Select an International Business that is seeking to expand into a new or emerging market and write an individual written report discussing the opportunities and challenges that the business will face. Assessment Description To complete this assessment, you will need to write an Individual Report that discusses the various external environmental factors (political, legal, economic and cultural) that will provide both opportunities and challenges for your chosen international business as part of their expansion strategy into a new or emerging market.Learning Outcomes LO3:Analyse the strategies and structures of engaging in international businessesLO4: Demonstrate awareness of the political and cultural differences that influence international businessLO5: Demonstrate an understanding of the modes of entry and the operational issues involved in going globalAssessment Instructions Based on your selection of an Individual Business, your Individual Report will discuss the various external environmental factors (political, legal, economic and cultural) that will provide both opportunities and challenges for your chosen business as part of their expansions strategy into a new or emerging market.