Identify one story in the news that a company lost money because of poor planning. Many excellent examples come from the marketing literature on a failed product launch.

 Poor planning in the workplace

Purpose: Identify one story in the news that demonstrate poor planning in the workplace.

Instructions: Identify one story in the news that a company lost money because of poor planning. Many excellent examples come from the marketing literature on a failed product launch. The article should be within the last 30 days. You can use news outlets or publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, or Harvard Business Review. The assignment will be formatted with a cover page, reference page, and utilizing APA. There should be three paragraphs that address the questions in the assignment below. Please identify one story in the news that pertains to poor planning in the workplace.

Then address the following:

Paragraph 1: Summarize the news story or article in less than 100 words.

Paragraph 2: Write up what went wrong/ and how it could have been avoided using the planning/control cycle as you studied in the course. (You will need to tie what you learned in the class to demonstrate you understand the learning for the week). Paragraph 3: Tell me how you will use the planning/controlling process to ensure you are successful in your field of study now or in the future.

The assignment will be formatted with a cover page and reference page. Students should use APA as the formatting structure for the assignment. However, you don’t need an abstract. * As a reminder, students should use APA and a reference page where they will include the proper sourcing so I can review the article online. Also, you will be referencing the textbook as well because you are tieing what you learned in the class. You will upload the document to the assignment.

What key messages would you deliver concerning the importance of public service?

Harness the Power of Public Service (Video)

President Bill Clinton addresses Rutgers University students regarding the value of public service and civic engagement. Access the following website and watch the video.

What key messages would you deliver concerning the importance of public service?

Augment your answer with information from other videos on this site that deal with the impact of public service on community building.

Rutgers Newark Public Service, “Harness the Power of Public Service,”

September 29, 2009, www.youtube.com/RUPubServe

 

Summarize the news story or article in less than 100 words. Explain how the story relates to ethics in the workplace. How does the story relates to what you have learned in the course?

Chapter 3: Written Assignment: In the News

Purpose: To reinforce the importance of ethics in the day-to-day operations of real companies. In addition, students will apply what they learn in the course to the news article to demonstrate an understanding of the learning objectives. Instructions: Identify one story in the news (within the last 30 days) that pertains to an ethics situation faced by a company. You can use news outlets or publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, or Harvard Business Review. The assignment will be formatted with a cover page and reference page. Students should use APA as the formatting structure for the assignment. However, you don’t need an abstract. Below are the specifics for the assignment. Please identify one story in the news (within 30 days) that pertains to ethics in the day-to-day operations of the company.

Then address the following:

Paragraph 1. Summarize the news story or article in less than 100 words.

Paragraph 2. Explain how the story relates to ethics in the workplace.

Paragraph 3. How does the story relates to what you have learned in the course?

Paragraph 4. What is your takeaway/opinion on how the organization handled the situation?

 

 

Based on the facts in the case and what you have learned in this chapter, evaluate the culture change effort that is under way. What cultural systems have been targeted in the culture change effort? What systems are missing, if any? Does the culture appear to be in alignment? Misalignment? What else might management do that it hasn’t already done to make the culture change successful?

DISCUSSION ESSAY

Identify the ethical culture problem at Texaco in the mid-1990s.

Based on the facts in the case and what you have learned in this chapter, evaluate the culture change effort that is under way. What cultural systems have been targeted in the culture change effort? What systems are missing, if any? Does the culture appear to be in alignment? Misalignment? What else might management do that it hasn’t already done to make the culture change successful?

How long might such a culture change take?

 

Identify an industry association that advocates for that particular industry – list the name of the industry association.

Power Point Presentation

Create a PowerPoint Slide deck (no narration required) consisting of five slides – a title slide and an informational slide for each of the following industry segments – Foodservice/Restaurant, Lodging/Hotel, Travel/Tourism, and Event Planning.

The title slide should include at minimum your name, the title of the assignment, and the due date.

For each of the industry segment slides, the content required is as follows:

Include the industry segment as a title on the slide
Identify an industry association that advocates for that particular industry – list the name of the industry association.
Find the “advocacy”, “issues”, or “data” page for that particular association – it may or may not be called by one of those names. Post a link to that page.
Identify and briefly summarize ONE issue or statistical information the association is highlighting on that page. Explain why that issue is important to the industry and why it could impact society beyond just that industry. 3 to 5 sentences is enough.

What is your risk profile? Are you a risk taker, or are you risk averse? What are the greatest risks you face in your line of work? What levels of risk can you live with, and which ones can’t you live with?

Identifying Your Values—and Voicing Them

  1. Questions of purpose. What are your personal and professional goals? What do you hope to accomplish? What would make your professional life worthwhile?
  1. Questions of risk. What is your risk profile? Are you a risk taker, or are you risk averse? What are the greatest risks you face in your line of work? What levels of risk can you live with, and which ones can’t you live with?
  1. Questions of personal communication style or preference. Do you deal well with conflict, or are you nonconfrontational? Do you prefer communicating in person or in writing? Do you think best from the gut and in the moment, or do you need time to reflect on and craft your communication?
  1. Questions of loyalty. Do you tend to feel the greatest loyalty to family, work colleagues, your firm/employer, or other stakeholders, such as customers?
  1. Questions of self-image. Do you identify yourself as being shrewd or naive? As idealistic or pragmatic? As a learner or as a teacher?

 

post a link, and summarize an example of how a hospitality organization is adding value to the guest experience in a unique way.

Starwood hotel industry

Your assigned readings this week focus on adding value to the hospitality experience and competitive strategies in the hospitality industry. For this discussion, find, post a link, and summarize an example of how a hospitality organization is adding value to the guest experience in a unique way.

Be sure to include in your summary the segment of the hospitality industry in which this organization is operating, the unique strategy, and your opinion of whether or not this will be successful in the long term.

Write a summary on the different perspective the author speaks about management of ethics mentioned in the article with references. Discuss Kohlberg’s moral motives of management as explained by the article with proper references.

Ethics in Management: Ethical Leadership and Culture

The content is available for free download in knowledge resource from the SEU homepage:

Read chapter 16 “Ethics in Management: Ethical Leadership and Culture” page 299-309 Source Title: Handbook of Research on Sustainable Supply Chain Management for the Global Economy Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 11

ISBN13: 9781799846017|ISBN10: 1799846016|EISBN13: 9781799846024 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4601-7.ch016 available in SDL and answer the following questions:

1.Write a summary on the different perspective the author speaks about management of ethics mentioned in the article with references. (500 words-5 Marks)

2.Discuss Kohlberg’s moral motives of management as explained by the article with proper references. (500 words-5 Marks)

3.Elaborate how the author connects leadership and culture with management of ethics with proper references. (500 words-5 Marks)

 

 

To which extent do you agree or disagree with the author point of view “that internal customers’ needs are important as externals to create a true quality environment” and Why?

CUSTOMER-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT: ORGANIZATIONS MUST EXTEND THEIR DEFINITION OF CUSTOMERS.

In this article, the author discusses the different definition of customers either internal or external and how satisfying all customers’ needs helps the organization in term of accomplishing its quality objectives. Read the article, and answer the following questions:

Assignment Question(s):

  1. In your own words, summarize the article. ( 150 – 200 words ) ( 5 marks )
  2. To which extent do you agree or disagree with the author point of view “that internal customers’ needs are important as externals to create a true quality environment” and Why? ( 150 – 200 words ) ( 5 marks )
  3. Discuss the tools needed to operate within the new environment as indicated by the author. ( 100 – 150 words ) ( 5 mark )

 

 

What do you understand by the Cognitively Complex Problem-Solving method used in this case study.

Title: Towards “Cognitively Complex” Problem Solving: Six Models of Public Service Reforms (Case Study).

Author: Willy McCourt

Assignment Questions: (Marks 15)

Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:

 Question 1: What do you understand by the Cognitively Complex Problem-Solving method used in this case study/ (250-300 words) (3-Marks).

Question 2: Discuss the six models of problem-solving approach that are useful for public service reform (250-300 words). (3-Marks).

Question 3: What are the expected problems in public service reform, and suggest a suitable solution? (250-300 words) (3-Marks).

Question 4: Why capacity building is a distinctive feature of public administration at various organizations in many countries? (250-300 words (3Marks).

Question 5: What is your learning from this case study and how it is beneficial for you? (250-300 words) (3-Marks).