Compare and contrast American business culture versus foreign business cultures; explain why this is a strategic issue. Discuss the global challenge facing firms, including outsourcing and reshoring.

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American business culture versus foreign business cultures

350 words for each question, do not combine topics, write separately for each question, APA format, citations, reference page,

8:1: Compare and contrast American business culture versus foreign business cultures; explain why this is a strategic issue.

8:2: Discuss the global challenge facing firms, including outsourcing and reshoring.

What changes of roles and responsibilities would be required with personnel changes? What is the succession plan? What new systems or skills will employees need to gain? What is the financial cost? What interdepartmental changes need to be made (manufacturing, sales, delivery, financial and IT)?

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Week 4 content:

https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_07.htm

The Role of Leadership in Managing Risk

Submission Instructions: Upload the paper to your Week 4 Assignment folder.

When reflecting on business risks for the identified solutions, here are some things to consider for your client. Ensure you are answering a few of these questions in the body of the paper:

What changes of roles and responsibilities would be required with personnel changes?
What is the succession plan?
What new systems or skills will employees need to gain? What is the financial cost?
What interdepartmental changes need to be made (manufacturing, sales, delivery, financial and IT)?
Would communication barriers increase or decrease?
How would the proposed solutions impact clients? Would it increase their engagement level?
Would the changes impact the brand or reputation in the industry?
While these are not all-inclusive questions, they can provide guidance and clarity when developing the Risk Assessment. Risk analysis should be completed for each proposed solution.

Explain what specific aspects of the 4 key components of performance management in your company/organization needs to improve and why. Evaluate the performance appraisal form that is used to evaluate your performance by addressing the questions below. What is the primary purpose of the performance appraisal and how often is it completed?

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Assignment 6

REVIEW BOEING PERFORMANCE REVIEW:

https://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2004/november/ts_sf06.html

https://www.boeing.com/news/frontiers/archive/2005/november/mainfeature1.html

Address the following issues about your organization’s performance appraisal system and the performance appraisal form that is used to evaluate your performance.

Discuss the overall effectiveness of the performance management function in your company/organization.

1. On a scale of 1 to 5 (1=Poor; 2=Below Average; 3=Average; 4=Above Average; 5=Outstanding), how effective is performance management in your company/organization?

2. Explain what specific aspects of the 4 key components of performance management are done particularly well in your organization. What is the reasons why these components are effective?

3. Explain what specific aspects of the 4 key components of performance management in your company/organization needs to improve and why.

4. Evaluate the performance appraisal form that is used to evaluate your performance by addressing the questions below.
4a. What is the primary purpose of the performance appraisal and how often is it completed?

4b. What rating scales are used in the appraisal form (note the rating scale by section)?

4c. What do you see as the primary strengths of the appraisal form?

4d. What do you see as the primary weaknesses of the appraisal form?

Critically evaluate the use of motivation theories in contemporary business to determine their effectiveness in improving employee task performance. Determine in what situations it is either appropriate or inappropriate to employ soft system methodologies.

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Part One:

According to Rollinson (2010), who cites Vroom, ‘task performance’ does not rely solely on motivation.

Required:
Critically evaluate the use of motivation theories in contemporary business to determine their effectiveness in improving employee task performance.

Part Two:

“Soft systems approaches to change emphasize not just the content and control of change but also the process by which change comes about. They require consideration of the cultural and political aspects of organisations as much as the structure and systems”. (Senior and Fleming: 2006).

Required:
Determine in what situations it is either appropriate or inappropriate to employ soft system methodologies.

Use the Internet or Strayer Learning Resource Center to research telemedicine. Design a strategic vision that illustrates how public health managers can increase access for a nationwide telemedicine initiative over the next three years.

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Dr., Can You SEE Me Now?

Consider the changes in public health from the year 2000 to the present. According to the textbook, the emergence of technology has been instrumental in health care delivery. Use the Internet or Strayer Learning Resource Center to research telemedicine. Next, design a strategic vision that illustrates how public health managers can increase access for a nationwide telemedicine initiative over the next three years.

https://strayer.vitalsource.com/reader/books/9781284055573/epubcfi/6/36[%3Bvnd.vst.idref%3Dch7]!/4

What would you do to gain/maintain competitive advantage if it were you in the driver’s seat of this organization?

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Strategic Management Part 5

Your submission should answer the question: “What would you do to gain/maintain competitive advantage if it were you in the driver’s seat of this organization?” This submission is your final submission integrating instructor recommendations for revision.

The paper should not exceed 1500 words plus exhibits, tables and figures and there is a penalty for exceeding the maximum word count.

Identify two situations that you need to communicate (purposes, target recipients, and situations) and come up with most appropriate communication strategies in terms of choices of communication media, time, place and other tools to accomplish the purpose of your communication.

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Leadership and Communication

Identify two situations that you need to communicate (purposes, target recipients, and situations) and come up with most appropriate communication strategies in terms of choices of communication media, time, place and other tools to accomplish the purpose of your communication.
Communication situation A Communication situation B Communication context, targets, etc.

Purpose of the communication
Communication strategies
Your thoughts and comments:

What were the problems with Vitality Health’s old performance management system? What were the root causes of those problems? Was pay related to performance under the old system?

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Case Study 6

Case Questions

1. Vitality’s Old Performance Management System:

(1a) What were the problems with Vitality Health’s old performance management system?

(1b) What were the root causes of those problems?

(1c) Was pay related to performance under the old system?

2. Vitality’s New Performance Management System:

(2a) What are the key features of Vitality Health’s new performance management system?

(2b) What problems under the old system are solved or mitigated by the new system?

(2c) What problems arise under the new system (you may consider issues still not resolved from the old system)?

(2d) Is pay more closely related to performance under the new system?

3.

(3a) Do you think Vitality’s New Performance Management System would have more advantages than disadvantages if it was implemented in your organization?

(3b) Why or why not?

Examine the manner in which Walmart’s business philosophy has impacted its perception of being unethical toward supply and employee stakeholders. Provide one example of Walmart in an ethical situation. Determine the major effects that Walmart’s business philosophy has had on its human resource practices and policies.

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Assignment 1: Ethics and Compliance Challenges

Write a 6 page paper (cover and reference page not included) in which you:
Examine the manner in which Walmart’s business philosophy has impacted its perception of being unethical toward supply and employee stakeholders.
Provide one example of Walmart in an ethical situation.
Determine the major effects that Walmart’s business philosophy has had on its human resource practices and policies.
Analyze two of the legal mandates that workers and the U.S. government have accused Walmart of violating.
Provide an explanation as to why these legal mandates were violated, citing specific violations.
Evaluate the efficiency of the structure of the ethical decision-making framework that Walmart has used in making its decisions.
Provide a rationale for your response.
Recommend two actions that Walmart’s human resources department should take in order to improve the employees’ perspectives of Walmart’s human resources policies.

Application of Science in Management and Leadership. Reflect what you have done for your term project and discuss how to apply scientific method of inquiry in management and leadership study. Can you apply the same principle of science in your continuous learning for the effective management and successful leadership in your practice and career?

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Application of Science in Management and Leadership

Question 1) Application of Science in Management and Leadership. Reflect what you have done for your term project and discuss how to apply scientific method of inquiry in management and leadership study.

Question2) Can you apply the same principle of science in your continuous learning for the effective management and successful leadership in your practice and career?