Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.

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Reflect on the assigned readings for the week.

Identify what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

  1. Describe the Big Five personality dimension of emotional stability and discuss how it can predict behavior at work.

[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced).

 

What did the mural in Detroit illustrate? Why was the mural created? What was Fannie Mae? How were home loans related to segregation? How did the encouragement to buy homes affect the economy in the 1980s?

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Assignment

http://video.pbs.org/video/1174144492/

  1. What did the mural in Detroit illustrate? Why was the mural created?
  2. What was Fannie Mae? How were home loans related to segregation?
  3. How did the encouragement to buy homes affect the economy in the 1980s?
  4. What occurred when countries did not pay off their debts? What criticism was leveled against this?
  5. What factors contributed to the economic issues in Argentina?
  6. Has owning property changed the lives of people in Argentina?
  7. What is micro-finance?
  8. What are “black swans”? What is the relationship of “black swans” to the global economy?

 

Describe the three main processes of quality management. Which aspects of a project scope affect quality? When should testing take place during the systems development life cycle?

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Quality management

Respond to the following discussion topic and submit it to the discussion forum as a single post. Your initial post should be 200 words in length.

Describe the three main processes of quality management. Which aspects of a project scope affect quality? When should testing take place during the systems development life cycle?

 

What information would Schedule Variance (SV), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Cost Variance (CV), and Cost Performance Index (CPI) provide you in determining the status of your project?

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Using Earned Value in a Project Status

You have been hired by Company XYZ as the project manager for a retail-space renovation project. The project requires replacing all of the light fixtures in the space, painting the walls and ceiling, and carpeting the floors throughout. Your company has given you a budget of USD $25,000 and the expectation that the project be completed four weeks from its start.

The company requires a status update at the end of each week, until the project is completed. In two to four pages, address the following in your write-up.

  1. Explain why you would use Earned Value calculations to provide a meaningful status report in terms of the cost and schedule components of this project.
  2. What information would Schedule Variance (SV), Schedule Performance Index (SPI), Cost Variance (CV), and Cost Performance Index (CPI) provide you in determining the status of your project?
  3. How would you use BAC, EV, AC, and PV in determining the four measures above?
  4. Finish your write-up with a conclusion on the use and benefit of using earned value analysis in reporting project status.

 

Watch The Big Short movie and write a short reflection paper on what investment issues are addressed in that movie.

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Business Question

Watch The Big Short movie and write a short reflection paper on what investment issues are addressed in that movie.

 

Discuss which quality systems the organization employs today. Discuss the organization’s readiness to incorporate the selected project.

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Unit 1 – Individual Project

Project Outline
Include a brief description of the project.
Describe the overall project deliverables.

Organizational Readiness for Quality Management
Discuss which quality systems the organization employs today.
Discuss the organization’s readiness to incorporate the selected project.
Include additional support that might be required to incorporate quality management (e.g., a knowledgeable quality champion).

Quality Systems Analysis
Discuss the pros and cons of at least 3 quality systems (e.g., ISO 9000, Six Sigma, plan-do-check-act or plan-do-study-act, Capability Maturity Model Integration [CMMI], organizational project management maturity model [OPM3®], Malcolm Baldrige).
Identify which one or combination is most appropriate for this project, and discuss why.

Attached is the template to be used for the project. Keep the template formatting and delete the “red” instructions. The scenario used for this project is building a house.

Determine the ways the company/organization is dealing with the moral hazard problem, and suggest best practices used in the industry to deal with moral hazard. Describe a principal-agent problem in the company/organization, and evaluate the tools the company/organization uses to align incentives and improve profitability/efficiency.

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Case Study: Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty

Overview

In this case study assignment, you will select a company or organization of your choice that has been dealing with risk and uncertainty within the last six months. Then you will determine solutions to organizational problems that take into account principles of risk management to improve operations and profitability.

Instructions

Write a 6–8 page paper in which you:

  1. Evaluate a selected company’s or organization’s recent (within the last six months) actions dealing with risk and uncertainty.
  2. Recommend advice for improving risk management and provide justification for the recommendation.
  3. Examine an adverse selection problem the company/organization is facing, and recommend how it should minimize the negative impact of adverse selection on transactions.
  4. Determine the ways the company/organization is dealing with the moral hazard problem, and suggest best practices used in the industry to deal with moral hazard.
  5. Describe a principal-agent problem in the company/organization, and evaluate the tools the company/organization uses to align incentives and improve profitability/efficiency.
  6. Examine the organizational structure of the company/organization, and suggest changes to improve the overall profitability/efficiency. Explain why those changes would result in an improvement to profitability.
  7. Use five sources to support your writing, including one published within the last six months about the risk and uncertainty the company has faced. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.

 

How do diversity and inclusion benefit organizations? Provide at least one specific, real-world example from your research. What are two to three specific examples of diversity initiatives you located from your research?

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Benefits of having HR policies and practices on organization

Post a 150- to 225-word (2- to 3-paragraph) analysis of the benefits to an organization of having HR policies and practices related to diversity and inclusion. In your analysis, include the following:

How do diversity and inclusion benefit organizations (including the people who are part of them)? Provide at least one specific, real-world example from your research.
What are two to three specific examples of diversity initiatives you located from your research? For each example, focus on a different aspect of diversity.
If you were an HR leader at your own workplace (or some company with which you are familiar), what recommendations would you make to help the organization improve its diversity and/or inclusion efforts?

To support your response, be sure to reference at least one properly cited scholarly source.

Locate and use at least four external sources that deal with the problem you have identified in the process of finding solutions to your problem. Develop a step-by-step plan for addressing your problem.

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BUS.255 Project – SOLVING STUDENTS’ REAL PROBLEMS

Many personal problems that we all face relate directly to organizational behavior concepts that we will study this term. During this project you will explore solutions to a personal problem you are experiencing using outside resources as well as the text.  You will develop a step-by-step action plan including the means to measure your progress.   

Step 1: Due 9/11

Select your most important concern or problem at work, school, or in your personal life.

Some typical work-related problems, and the OB concepts that apply to them, include the following:

• working with an unreasonable supervisor (conflict management, communication)

• absenteeism or turnover issues (motivation, job satisfaction, reward)

• conflict with coworkers (communication, conflict, negotiation)

• obtaining visibility and favorable work assignments (communication, mentoring)

 

Typical school-related problems and corresponding relevant OB concepts include:

• finding an internship (goal setting)

• working with a free rider on a group project (teamwork)

• resolving difficulties with an international teaching assistant (cross-cultural issues)

• deciding on or changing one’s major (decision making)

• raising one’s grade point average (goal setting)

• time management (self-management)

 

Submit your concern in Blackboard. 

Step 2: Due 9/25

Locate and use at least four external sources that deal with the problem you have identified in the process of finding solutions to your problem.  Submit annotated references for each source (one paragraph for each source).

 

Step 3: Due 10/23

Develop a step-by-step plan for addressing your problem.  Your plan should include specific targets and completion dates for each step.  Make certain that you restate the problem you identified in Step #1.  

 

Step 4: Due 12/11

Submit a paper that includes your problem description, and your step-by-step plan.  Your plan should include specific targets or goals and a measurement plan that details how you will be able to determine if your plan met those goals.

Your paper should explain why you believe your solution will be effective as well as its strengths and weaknesses.  Your explanation should include at least 3 properly referenced citations from our text or your external sources.

What did you learn about the topic? If you were a small business owner how would you apply the information to help make your business more effective?

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Review all of the following videos to review and analyze.

What did you learn about the topic?

If you were a small business owner how would you apply the information to help make your business more effective?

state the video name first. (Very Important)