Explain the problem and analyze the decisions made by the court through the lens of established HR norms. Identify and write a critique of the court case Freyd vs. Univ. of Oregon.

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Employee Retention and Separation

Explain the problem (complaint in the court case) and analyze the decisions made by the court through the lens of established HR norms.
You will identify and write a critique of the court case Freyd vs. Univ. of Oregon. This is a case related to a legal issue facing human resource management in public administration:

Is this the most efficient method of decision-making in this instance? Why or why not? Would you recommend the organization redistributes decision-making power in a different way? If so, what potential benefits would this have to the group?

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Decision-making authority

Think of an organization with which you are familiar. This may be somewhere you have worked, a non-profit with which you have been associated, or even your own family unit.

  • How is decision-making authority distributed in this organization?
  • Is this the most efficient method of decision-making in this instance? Why or why not?
  • Would you recommend the organization redistributes decision-making power in a different way? If so, what potential benefits would this have to the group?

 

Define the fundamental characteristics of organization structure. Distinguish among the four dimensions of an organization’s vertical structure. Describe important mechanisms used to coordinate work.

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LO 1 Define the fundamental characteristics of organization structure.

LO 2 Distinguish among the four dimensions of an organization’s vertical structure.

LO 3 Give examples of four basic forms of horizontal structures of organizations.

LO 4 Describe important mechanisms used to coordinate work.

LO 5 Discuss how organizations can improve their agility through strategy, commitment to customers, and use of technology

 

Write a paragraph about Talk about every job like it’s your dream job. Describe the job responsibilities. Explain why the job is right for you.

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Unit Question, “What is a good job ”?

In this assignment, you are going to write a paragraph about a job. As you prepare your paragraph, think about the Unit Question, “What is a good job ”?

10 jobs were selected to train professional jobs in a title in the Joe area paragraph. What is required is the use of 6 vocabulary words and 3 grammar as shown below. Each paragraph must include 12 sentences in the form of an article used. Underline or highlight vocabulary and grammar

Write a paragraph about Talk about every job like it’s your dream job. Describe the job responsibilities. Explain why the job is right for you.

 

Develop appropriate descriptive statistics to summarize the data. Develop 95% confidence intervals for the mean age and household income of subscribers. Develop 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of subscribers who have broadband access at home and the proportion of subscribers who have children.

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Young Professional Magazine

Young Professional Magazine was developed for a target audience of recent college graduates who are in their first 10 years in a business/professional career. In its two years of publication, the magazine has been fairly successful. Now the publisher is interested in expanding the magazine’s advertising base.

Potential advertisers continually ask about the demographics and interests of subscribers for Young Professional. To collect this information, the magazine commissioned a survey to develop a profile of its subscribers. The survey results will be used to help the magazine choose articles of interest and provide advertisers with a profile of subscribers. As a new employee of the magazine, you have been asked to help analyze the survey results. Some of the survey questions follow:

  • What is your age?
  • Are you: Male_________ Female__________
  • Do you plan to make any real estate purchases in the next two years? Yes________ No_______
  • What is the approximate total value of financial investments, exclusive of your home, owned by you or members of your household?
  • How many stock/bond/mutual fund transactions have you made in the past year?
  • Do you have broadband access to the Internet at home? Yes_________ No__________
  • Indicate your total household income last year.
  • Do you have children? Yes__________ No___________

The results of the survey are presented in (Professional.xls (on BB))

Managerial Report

Prepare a managerial report summarizing the results of the survey. In addition to statistical summaries, discuss how the magazine might use these results to attract advertisers. You might also comment on how the survey results could be used by the magazine’s editors to identify topics that would be of interest to readers. Your report should address the following issues, but do not limit your analysis to just these areas.

  1. Develop appropriate descriptive statistics to summarize the data.
  2. Develop 95% confidence intervals for the mean age and household income of subscribers.
  3. Develop 95% confidence intervals for the proportion of subscribers who have broadband access at home and the proportion of subscribers who have children.
  4. Would Young Professional be a good advertising outlet for online brokers? Justify your conclusion with statistical data.
  5. Would this magazine be a good place to advertise for companies selling educational software and computer games for young children?
  6. Comment on the types of articles you believe would be of interest to readers of Young Professional.

List three reasons why understanding stakeholders is important to successful project management. What is the difference between an internal and external stakeholder?

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List three reasons why understanding stakeholders is important to successful project management. What is the difference between an internal and external stakeholder? Name three criteria you should consider when prioritizing stakeholders. When should relationship building between the project manager/other core team members and important stakeholders occur? What are some ways to build relationships within the core team? What are some ways to build relationships with key stakeholders?Writing Requirements:

  • Your final submission should be 2-3 pages in length excluding the title page, abstract, and reference page
  • using APA formatting.

 

What are the net cash flows in each of the 5 years of operation? What are the terminal cash flows from the sale of the asset at the end of 5 years? What is the NPV of the investment? What is the IRR of the investment?

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The Cosmo K Manufacturing Group currently has sales of $1,400,000 per year. It is considering the addition of a new office machine, which will not result in any new sales but will save the company $105,500 before taxes per year over its 5-year useful life. The machine will cost $300,000 plus another $12,000 for installation. The new asset will be depreciated using a modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) 5-year class life. It will be sold for $25,000 at the end of 5 years. Additional inventory of $11,000 will be required for parts and maintenance of the new machine. The company evaluates all projects at this risk level using an 11.99% required rate of return. The tax rate is expected to be 35% for the next decade.

Tasks:

Answer the following questions:

  • What is the total investment in the new machine at time = 0 (T = 0)?
  • What are the net cash flows in each of the 5 years of operation?
  • What are the terminal cash flows from the sale of the asset at the end of 5 years?
  • What is the NPV of the investment?
  • What is the IRR of the investment?
  • What is the payback period for the investment?
  • What is the profitability index for the investment?
  • According to the decision rules for the NPV and those for the IRR, is the project acceptable?
  • Is there a conflict between the two decision methods? If so, what would you use to make a recommendation?
  • What are the pros and cons of the NPV and the IRR? Explain your answers.

 

Does the pay-for-performance plan seem like a good idea? Why or why not? What advice would you give Regina and Sandy as they consider their decision?

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Continuing Case: Carter Cleaning Company – The Incentive Plan

Sandy Caldwell, the new Human Resources Manager for Hathaway Manufacturing, wanted to improve teamwork at every level of the organization. As part of the process of implementing cultural change, Sandy introduced a new pay-for-performance system. The reaction to the change was immediate and “100% negative.”

2-14: Does the pay-for-performance plan seem like a good idea? Why or why not?

12-15: What advice would you give Regina and Sandy as they consider their decision?

12-16: What mistakes did they make in adopting and communicating the new salary plan? How might Sandy have approached this major compensation change a little differently?

12-17: Assuming the new pay plan was eventually accepted, how would you address the fact that in the new performance evaluation system, employees’ input affects their peers’ pay levels?

12-18: Should this plan be extended to pressers in the other stores?

12-19: Should other employees (cleaner/spotters, counter people) be put on a similar plan? Why? Why not? If so, how exactly?

12-20: Is there another incentive plan you think would work better for the pressers? Describe it.

12-21: A store manager’s job is to keep total wages to no more than 30% of sales and to maintain the fuel bill and the supply bill at about 9% of sales each. Managers can also directly affect sales by ensuring courteous customer service and by ensuring that the work is done properly. What suggestions would you make to Jennifer and her father for an incentive plan for store managers or front-desk clerks?

 

Why do other payers use Medicare as the benchmark for payment? What are other options? How important is it to involve physicians in financial improvement efforts? What is the best strategy for physician engagement?

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Financial management

Why do other payers use Medicare as the benchmark for payment? What are other options?

How important is it to involve physicians in financial improvement efforts? What is the best strategy for physician engagement?

Compare and contrast the following three organizational approaches to financial management using operations management tools:

A centralized department that has experts (Six Sigma black belts) on staff who charter and lead projects throughout an organization

A centralized department that only conducts training in process improvement and maintains the project management office; all projects are led by line staff who have been trained in process improvement tools

The use of consultants to lead process improvement projects

 

What is the difference between data, information, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom? How has operations management changed since its early days as scientific management?

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Operations management

1. What is the difference between data, information, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom? Give specific examples of each in your own organization.

2. How has operations management changed since its early days as scientific management?

3. What are the major factors leading to increased interest in the use of operations management tools and techniques in the healthcare sector?

4. Why has ISO 9000 certification become important to healthcare organizations?

5. Research those organizations that have won the Baldrige Award in the healthcare category. What factors led to their success in winning the award?

6. What are some of the reasons for the success of Six Sigma?

7. What are some of the reasons for the success of Lean?

8. Compare and contrast ISO 9000, the Baldrige criteria, and Six Sigma. (More information on each of these programs is available on the book’s companion website.) Which would you find most appropriate to your organization? Why?

9. How are Lean initiatives similar to total quality management and Six Sigma initiatives? How are they different?

10. Why is supply chain management increasing in importance for healthcare organizations?

11. What are some new opportunities for the use of big data and analytics in healthcare?