Identify three job requirements (e.g., needed certifications, previous work experience, external influences, etc.) that could apply to your chosen scenario. Determine two ways these requirements could impact staffing at your organization. Next, suggest one strategy that you could utilize to ensure that all applicants meet the identified job requirements for your organization. Justify your response.

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Business Expansion and Sustainability

In order to complete this assignment, refer to the scenario that you chose in the Staffing Plan for a Growing Business Assignment.

Note: You may create and/or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments.

Requirements
Using the scenario from the Staffing Plan for a Growing Business Assignment, write a 6–7 page paper in which you:

Identify three job requirements (e.g., needed certifications, previous work experience, external influences, etc.) that could apply to your chosen scenario. Determine two ways these requirements could impact staffing at your organization. Next, suggest one strategy that you could utilize to ensure that all applicants meet the identified job requirements for your organization. Justify your response.

Outline a long-term recruitment plan that contains at least four components, is aligned with your company’s recruitment strategy, but also addresses possible job skill or credential shortages.

Note: Consider concepts such as succession planning and hiring retirees.

Describe three branding strategies that you would employ to attract qualified applicants to your organization. Next, suggest three communication methods that you would utilize to reach out to applicants. Predict the outcome of integrating your branding strategies and communication methods at your organization. Provide a rationale for your response.

Determine two selection processes for recruiting new employees that could apply to your chosen scenario and then identify five selection criteria that you could use when hiring new employees. Next, analyze the effect of the five identified selection criteria on long-term employee retention and preservation of organizational knowledge. Justify your response.

Suggest two assessment methods that you could employ to select new employees for your organization and then analyze the validity and reliability of each method in regards to the job your organization is offering. Next, identify four job predictors that you believe can assess candidates’ knowledge, skills, abilities, and other skills and experiences (KSAOs). Provide support for your rationale.

In your view, are all employees interested in finding meaning at work? How can organizations ensure that employees get a sense of meaning if the organization is not “purpose driven”?

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Finding meaning at work

In your view, are all employees interested in finding meaning at work? How can organizations ensure that employees get a sense of meaning if the organization is not “purpose driven”?

Evaluate and select an appropriate national marketplace in terms of political, economic, cultural, ethical and legal frameworks.

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CASE STUDY: Arrival Ltd.

Give three categories of sources that MUST cite and engage: RECOMENDED as a Must: (Check FILES) Dunning (1980)and (1998) , Buckley Casson (2009) Eclectic paradigm , Vahlne (2020) Uppsala model

Textbook-

Hill, C. and Hult, T., 2019. International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace (12th ed.). NY: McGraw Hill Education.

-• contemporary journalistic pieces and/or official documents/websites of the company itself.

Mention about internationalisation of the company

– talk about political system and comment on (what it means from a business perspective)

-what is data about it

-what is changed

-how is affective the business

– In order to complete the above essay, students are expected to draw on a range of advanced literature (scholarly journals and academic textbooks) and primary data sources.

• Firstly, as a minimum, submissions must demonstrate sustained engagement with- and therefore command over- the core introductory source(s) connected to the particular IB theory that they have selected as the framework for the essay. These core sources are available in a clearly marked folder in the ‘Week Three’ section . Insights from these texts should be applied to the given question and in relation to the Arrival case study.

Secondly, students must draw on relevant parts of the module textbook, which is available via Kortext:

Hill, C. and Hult, T., 2019. International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace (12th ed.). NY: McGraw Hill Education.

• Thirdly, the essay must also draw upon sources specifically connected to the Arrival case study. This will likely include contemporary journalistic pieces and/or official documents/websites of the company itself.

• Fourthly, it is recommended that students engage with various other relevant texts that are included across the rest of the VLE weeks.

• Lastly, as this is a Level 6 assessment, it is recommended that students go beyond the sources that have been provided via the VLE and Kortext, by conducting their own independent research via Digital Library and/or Google Scholar

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

1. Knowledge and understanding of the key issues in international business activity in the context of contemporary globalisation

2. Capacity to evaluate and select an appropriate national marketplace in terms of political, economic, cultural, ethical and legal frameworks.

3. Knowledge and understanding of multinational enterprises’ responses to external influences and possible modes of entry into new markets

4. Capacity to critically assess the activities of a given multinational enterprise in terms of its business interests

Identify: the geographic (country) targets; their historical sequence; and entry modes for Tesco’s international expansion to date. To what extent do these conform to established theory and thinking on patterns of international expansion?

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International Business strategy

1.Critically evaluate the challenges and opportunities for Tesco in securing supply chains in its international expansion strategy. Consider Tesco’s firm-specific advantages in managing its supply chains for competitive advantage.

2.Identify: the geographic (country) targets; their historical sequence; and entry modes for Tesco’s international expansion to date. To what extent do these conform to established theory and thinking on patterns of international expansion?

How effective do you think “oddball” questions are in determining person-organization fit? Why are so many employers using these non-traditional questions?

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Last Discussion Forum Week 7

Watch the following video entitled “Top 10 Weird Job Interview Questions”

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/top-10-weird-job-interview-questions/

and critically respond to the following questions:

1. How effective do you think “oddball” questions are in determining person-organization fit? Why are so many employers using these non-traditional questions?

2. Create an oddball question that you think your employer (or a previous one) could have used to determine how well you would fit in your position. Explain why you think this is a good question.

Identify a health care issue that is currently being discussed at the state or national level. Summarize your representative’s position on your selected health care issue. Explain why you agree or disagree with your representative’s position.

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Letter to a Legislator

Step 1: Identify One of Your Representatives
For representatives at the national level, you can find the name and address of the legislators that represent you at the following:

  • U.S. House of Representatives.
  • U.S. Senate.

To identify the names and contact information of state and local representatives, visit Common Cause and put in your address.

Step 2: Research Where Your Representative Stands
After choosing your topic and representative, research where your representative stands on your chosen health care issue as well as where the medical profession (professional organizations, practicing medical professionals, patients, and other advocates) stands on the issue.

Use GovTrack.us to look for your chosen representative and do some digging on their position on the topic.

To research where the medical profession stands, you may want to look at the following websites in addition to searching the Strayer Library for publications from specific medical professional groups on the topic.

  • HHS.gov.
  • Healthy People 2020 – Topic Areas at a Glance.
  • World Health Organization.

Step 3: Write the Letter
Once you have identified both your topic from Healthy People 2020 and the representative you will write your letter. Keep in mind this is a business letter and will require specific formatting. You will need to be sure you have the name, date, and address of the representative at the top of the page and include your name and address at the close.

Take a look a look at some of these sample letters for reference:
Write a Letter to Your Legislator.
Sample Letter to Legislator.
Template Letter to a Legislator [PDF]
Sample Letter to Legislators Issue: Nurse Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII).
In the contents of your letter, please include the following:

Identify a health care issue that is currently being discussed at the state or national level.
Summarize your representative’s position on your selected health care issue.
Explain why you agree or disagree with your representative’s position.

Provide an overview of what a manufacturing process is and how it is organized. Explain the concepts of setup time, utilization time, production scheduling, and bottlenecks in a simple manufacturing process and what the role of the operations manager is.

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Unit 2 – Discussion Board Ops. Management

Operations is the engine that drives a business. This module focuses on the heart of that engine: managing the production process.

Provide an overview of what a manufacturing process is and how it is organized.
Explain the concepts of setup time, utilization time, production scheduling, and bottlenecks in a simple manufacturing process and what the role of the operations manager is.

What percentage of the local public agencies in Florida have ADA transition plans?

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Hypothesis

1. Research Question 1:
What percentage of the local public agencies in Florida have ADA transition plans?

Null hypothesis: the percentage of local public agencies in Florida with ADA transition plans have no direct impact on post-secondary school transition into employment.

Alternate hypothesis: a high percentage of local public agencies with ADA transition plans directly translate to effective post-secondary school transition

Select a type of facility and describe the area selection process, set-up of the facility, and operations. Address the following concerns: location, marketing/promotion, security, operations, maintenance, financial matters, etc.

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Operate a Facility

Assignment:

1) 1000 word minimum, not including title page and references.

2) Select a type of facility and describe the area selection process, set-up of the facility, and operations.

3) Address the following concerns: location, marketing/promotion, security, operations, maintenance, financial matters, etc…The paper is to include the aforementioned but is not limited to the subjects listed. It’s the responsibility of the student to consider all relevant functions.

An in-depth paper on what type of facility you envision yourself seeking employment at and how you would pursue it.

Give examples of how and why you selected the facility that you did.

Why is it important for HR management to transform from an administrative and operational function to a strategic partner. Provide a brief history of the HR function (no more than one page), and research regarding a specific organization of your choice that has successfully made this transition.

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Final Research Project

Why is it important for HR management to transform from an administrative and operational function to a strategic partner. Provide a brief history of the HR function (no more than one page), and research regarding a specific organization of your choice that has successfully made this transition.