Select a current diversity issue in the workplace, and research the issue from a variety of perspectives. Write a 6-7 page analysis of a concept or issue related to workplace diversity.

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Current Diversity Issue Research Paper (Team assignment) – Due week 6
Description
Groups of 2-3 students will form and select a current diversity issue in the workplace, and research the issue from a variety of perspectives. Examples of topics include age, sexual or religious discrimination, gender diversity/discrimination, LGBTQ issues, diversity issues in Europe, diversity issues in Asia, cross-cultural communication, diverse leadership styles, and child labor. The specific concepts to be selected must be approved by the faculty member, so students will submit their topic selection before the end of Session 2 to obtain consent to proceed.
The paper should be structured as follows:
1. Students will write a 6-7 page analysis of a concept or issue related to workplace diversity. The page count does not include the cover or the reference page. Please do not exceed 7 pages.
2. Begin the analysis with a short introductory paragraph expressing what the concept is and why it is significant to you and your colleagues. Be sure to define and describe it carefully.
3. Research the literature (use at least four (4) scholarly sources) to enhance your analysis of the selected concept. *Use the course text to support your ideas if appropriate. Provide examples, illustrations, and case studies that will enhance the understanding and appreciation of the concept and analyze the various ways it can be addressed in the workplace.
4. Identify recommendations for further research, education, and management as appropriate.
5. Have an interesting and meaningful conclusion. In the conclusion, bring to a close your analysis of the concept, and go beyond a summary of key points made.
6. **Discuss also the broader implications of the main points addressed in the paper, and any suggestions for workplace diversity training that might apply.

Write a thought paper (3-4 pages) on the organization change through exploring how an unsafe oil rig business can build up a change management plan to safe oil rig Business

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Organizations can be designed to respond to the environment through internal change and development. There are two main key aspects of organizational change and innovation: introducing new products and technologies and changing people and culture. Sometimes change and innovation are spurred by forces outside the organization and other times, managers within the company want to initiate major changes. Watch the following videos, read about Piper Alpha explosion in July 1988 and create a change management plan for unsafe oil platform to safe oil rig business.

Write a thought paper (3-4 pages) on the organization change through exploring how an unsafe oil rig business can build up a change management plan to safe oil rig Business.

Elaborate on the concept of comparative advantage and how this concept is the determining factor in the long-term stability of a country and profitability of an organization.

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Comparative Advantage
International economics is dominated by the idea of comparative advantage – that different endowments and activities in different countries make them relatively more or less efficient at different economic activities. In other words, countries (and organizations) should specialize in the economic activities where they have a competitive edge against the competition.

In a two to three page research paper in APA style, elaborate on the concept of comparative advantage and how this concept is the determining factor in the long-term stability of a country and profitability of an organization. In particular, research and determine the following:

Define and explain the concept of comparative advantage.
Select any country that interests you. Then, determine one product or service where the country has a comparative advantage and one where they have a comparative disadvantage. Discuss the factors within the country that created this comparative advantage, and also the factors that contributed to their comparative disadvantage.
Finally, where the country has a comparative advantage, detail the strategy the country should adapt to maintain this advantage for the next five years. Importantly, comparative advantages fade rapidly and countries (and organizations) should constantly strive to maintain and expand their existing comparative advantages.

Define and explain the concept of globalization. Compare and contrast the growth of globalization over the past thirty years, in general, and then specifically for one industry of your choice.

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Globalization refers to the increasing integration of national and regional markets and economies and the domination of the world economy by massive multinational firms. It has affected nearly every organization, and industry, in the competitive marketplace today.

In a two to three page research paper in APA style, detail the following in relation to the changing nature of global competitiveness:

Define and explain the concept of globalization.
Compare and contrast the growth of globalization over the past thirty years, in general, and then specifically for one industry of your choice. For instance, you may present the growth of imports and exports over the past thirty years, and then detail the impact globalization has had on United States toy manufacturers.
Finally, evaluate how globalization has altered the competitive landscape. In particular, elaborate on how a globalized marketplace affects the profitability and productivity of an organization and an industry.

Explore a key aspect of organizational development within a large business setting, and prepare a substantive outline detailing the program that you intend to design, develop, implement, and maintain for the benefit of the organization identified.

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Your final research paper will be based on a topic of your choice related to an aspect of organizational development examined in this course. This assignment requires that you explore a key aspect of organizational development within a large business setting, and prepare a substantive outline detailing the program that you intend to design, develop, implement, and maintain for the benefit of the organization identified. For the purposes of this assignment, you must select a Fortune 1,000 company for this project. You may use the readings assigned in the class to supplement your research.
Prepare an outline with bullet points of the topics, subtopics, theories, and concepts that you plan to ultimately cover in your research paper.  The outline should cover the organizational culture of the Fortune 1,000 company Costco.

Identify the product or service. Which components of your scope would you consider for procurement? What should go into the make-or-buy analysis

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i. Identify the product or service.

ii. Which components of your scope would you consider for procurement?

iii. What should go into the make-or-buy analysis?

iv. What are your vendor selection criteria?

v. Describe some of the tools and techniques you would use for planning and managing communications and work performance.

A make-or-buy analysis is a general project management technique that is used to determine whether a particular task can be accomplished by the project team or should be handled via external sources. Since the project management team may source work from outside the organization to meet the scheduled commitments, it is important to understand the good practices and factors that influence make-or-buy decisions.

Understanding the good practices and factors that influence make-or-buy decisions may mean evaluating whether to contract the work out or to do it within the team. It could also mean deciding whether to build a solution to your problem or buy one that is already available. Some questions to consider include the following: How much does it cost to build it as opposed to buying it? How will this decision affect the scope of your project? How will this decision affect the project schedule? Do you have time to do the work and still meet your commitments?

As you plan out what you will and won’t contract, you will notice that it is important to think through your reasoning very carefully.

To support the make-or-buy analysis, communication processes are required to ensure timely and appropriate planning, collection, creation, distribution, storage, and retrieval of project information. Project managers spend time communicating with team members and project stakeholders, including vendors with different cultural and organizational backgrounds, different levels of expertise, and different perspectives and interests. Being aware of the good practices in project management communication supports project execution and outcomes.

Describe how Project Management techniques can help in Operations Management. How should Project Management be used in the organization you chose? What would it look like and what would be the benefit?

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Complete a chart outlining the functions of an organization you are familiar with or have worked for. You can use the assignment from week 1, introduce the organization, and provide the chart  Make sure you adjust your week 1 assignment to any feedback from your instructor. Depending on the industry of your chosen organization, describe in detail how location strategy and human resources affect the success/failure of the organization. Be specific and use sources!

Describe in detail what a successful supply chain looks like for the business you introduced. If you chose a service organization, do your research – there is still a supply chain! Why is it successful/unsuccessful? What do you recommend should be done differently/what works well? Be specific!

Many companies are investigating how an ERP System can help increase efficiencies and profits. Companies are presented with a number of options which they need to consider when deciding on an ERP System. Describe the ERP system of your chosen company; if they do not have one, what would you suggest they do? Use the comparative assessment you completed in week 6 as a guideline .

Lastly, describe how Project Management techniques can help in Operations Management. How should Project Management be used in the organization you chose? What would it look like and what would be the benefit?

What other countries is China investing in, where does most of China’s foreign investment come from, and what does this mean for its relationship with those countries?

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The minimum requirement for the project is to show a consequential relationship between at least two variables, or specific types/categories of data, the possibilities for which are indefinite (for example, this could include number of hospital beds to air pollution to foreign direct investments within China and/or between China and other countries, at the city-, provincial-/state- or national-levels)

What is required, however, is a thoughtful look at data you think is interesting, an explanation of what you think it tells us about the current domestic and/or international situation of China, and that of its future. Connect it to some topic discussed in class. What does the data say about economic interdependence with other countries?

What other countries is China investing in, where does most of China’s foreign investment come from, and what does this mean for its relationship with those countries? visualizations are also required.

Do you agree or disagree that telehealth is cold and impersonal? What are the advantages of telehealth? What are the disadvantages of telehealth?

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When Janel Wood’s 9-year-old son recently began experiencing migraines, the working mother decided to try a new company health care program that allowed her to communicate with a doctor through videoconferencing, voice over IP and instant messaging.

While her son was home for lunch, Wood logged onto a local medical practice’s website and connected via videoconferencing and IM with the doctor on duty, who then reviewed her son’s electronic medical record, or EMR, online. The doctor sent Wood links to migraine articles and podcasts and prescribed more hydration for her son, which worked overtime. “I ended up bringing [my son] back to school before missing any classes, which he was kind of bummed about. It was so quick and efficient,” Wood said. Read the article and answer the following:

Do you agree or disagree that telehealth is cold and impersonal?

What are the advantages of telehealth?

What are the disadvantages of telehealth?

What other industries could benefit from this type of technology?

Not less than 350 words of your answers. Make sure you label each question with the question number. Use APA style if you cite other resources.

Go to the websites of at least two different airlines. Check the prices of a flight for each airline approximately three weeks from “now.” Then check the prices for the same flights in less than a week, in one week and in two weeks. Write a report on your findings and what they tell you about airline pricing.

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In Chapter 9, we learned about how airlines use yield management pricing to ensure that every seat is filled on every flight, thus maximizing profits. Go to the websites of at least two different airlines. Check the prices of a flight for each airline approximately three weeks from “now.” Then check the prices for the same flights in less than a week, in one week and in two weeks. Write a report on your findings and what they tell you about airline pricing.

2. Do a little research and find an example of a firm that attempted to sell a product or set of products online and failed.

What do you believe are the key factors that led to the failure?

What could the firm have done differently to increase the chances for success?