What socio-cultural and structural barriers do women encounter on their way to top management?

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Socio-cultural and structural barriers

What socio-cultural and structural barriers do women encounter on their way to top management?

Using the information found in the discussion preparation, determine two work-life challenges that may be faced within any organization by military personnel, such as reserve and National Guard members, people who speak with accents or have English fluency concerns, or gays and lesbians. Examine at least two employment laws that protect your selected group.

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Employment laws

There are two questions for this assignment. Include a minimum of two references for each question, adding them to the end of the specific question.

  • (1) Using the information found in the discussion preparation, determine two work-life challenges that may be faced within any organization by military personnel, such as reserve and National Guard members, people who speak with accents or have English fluency concerns, or gays and lesbians. Examine at least two employment laws that protect your selected group. Next, outline a plan that could assist an organization in protecting the selected group from discrimination.
  • (2) Examine the major influences that organizational culture can have on organizational ethical decision-making. First, be sure to make a meaningful connection between culture and ethics and then determine what aspects of culture might improve ethical decision-making. The response must be thorough and provide clarity.

 

Consider a situation in your workplace or in daily life where you had to complete a series of activities in half the time that you originally planned. Describe what it was, how you did it, and if you brought in extra help to do it. Also, were you successful at achieving the revised target? What, if anything, went wrong?

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Unit VII Discussion Board Post

Read the study Guide

Now, let’s focus on Unit VII. During this Unit, we will continue to explore project control. Earned value provides the precise information needed to understand the health of the project in terms of schedule and budget. However, once this information is known, the question becomes “what now?” Earned value is a technique for monitoring the project, but monitoring is not the same as control. Control is accomplished by the actions of the project manager and project team in response to the signals presented by the earned value metrics. Additionally, project control involves steering the project back after it has drifted away from the baseline project goals for scope, schedule, and budget. These are the core elements of the triple constraint, and they are observed to be interlinked, thereby making project control quite a management challenge.

Assignment

Consider a situation in your workplace or in daily life where you had to complete a series of activities in half the time that you originally planned. Describe what it was, how you did it, and if you brought in extra help to do it. Also, were you successful at achieving the revised target? What, if anything, went wrong?

What problems should he tackle first? Which were operational and which were organizational? What timeline should he establish? How should he consider the people in the company? What should he ask them? How should he approach them to solicit their ideas for the turnaround?

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How to begin the turnaround

As Liam sat in his office, he stared at the flip-chart sheets on his walls. During his first week, he had put up the sheets and began listing every issue or problem that he or others identified. After three weeks, there were now more than two dozen items. With this substantial list, Liam thought that he had a handle on the magnitude of the problems at Cote Construction. What he needed to do now was come up with a plan to address them. To begin, he had a number of decisions to make:

  • What problems should he tackle first? Which were operational and which were organizational?
  • What timeline should he establish?
  • How should he consider the people in the company? What should he ask them? How should he approach them to solicit their ideas for the turnaround?
  • How should he deal with Felix? Should he allow him to continue as head of Equipment and Operations? Should he sideline Felix and formally reduce his authority at
  • What problems should he tackle first? Which were operational and which were organizational??
  • Would it, in fact, be a relief to employees to know that Felix no longer played a role in the company?

 

How can the company improve the group awareness in the company? State the process of using a microcosm group to address organization-wide issues. What are the disadvantages of restructuring based on functional structure?

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Group awareness in a company

How can the company improve the group awareness in the company? (2 marks)

State the process of using a microcosm group to address organization-wide issues. (3 marks)

What are the disadvantages of restructuring based on functional structure? (3 marks)

Should the reward system be individual-based or group based? (2 marks)

What is the role of executive leadership in transformational change? (2 marks)

Finally, provide a workable solution to the client in not more than 200 words. (3 marks)

 

What does this material suggest are the kinds of projects that would best suit you? What does it suggest your strengths and weaknesses are as a project manager? How can you compensate for your weaknesses?

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Action Required:

Do an Internet search for the Keirsey Temperament Sorter Questionnaire and find a site that appears to have a reputable self-assessment questionnaire. Respond to the questionnaire to identify your temperament type. Read supportive documents associated with your type.11.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

What does this material suggest are the kinds of projects that would best suit you? What does it suggest your strengths and weaknesses are as a project manager? How can you compensate for your weaknesses?

 

Identify specific opportunities for improvement with regard to the content in the initial posting. Furthermore, you should provide supporting rationale for your stated position, as well as concrete suggestions and guidance intended to strengthen the effectiveness of the content.

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Unit 4 Op Managment Responses

It is important to become comfortable receiving and giving constructive criticisms, since this is an important component in one’s professional growth and development and a core competency for leaders. Students will be expected to read the initial posting of at least TWO peers, and then provide thoughtful comments addressing the following:

Point out what you perceived to be the strengths of the initial posting along with supporting rationale.

Identify specific opportunities for improvement with regard to the content in the initial posting. Furthermore, you should provide supporting rationale for your stated position, as well as concrete suggestions and guidance intended to strengthen the effectiveness of the content.

Peer responses should be typed directly into the discussion thread and not attached to a posting. For these responses, should outside sources be used to support the content within the postings, proper in-text citations and correctly formatted references should be prepared consistent with the APA. The list of references should be physically positioned at the end of the postings.

Briefly introduce your chosen firms, and partners of the acquisition. Explain the different reasons for this acquisition. What is the method used by the acquiring firm to manage its culture after acquisition?

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Acquisition strategy

From real national/international market, choose an example of acquisition and answer the following questions:

  • Briefly introduce your chosen firms, and partners of the acquisition (industry, nationality, size, market position…). Max 100 words
  • Explain the different reasons for this acquisition.
  • What is the method used by the acquiring firm to manage its culture after acquisition? underline the pros and cons of this method.
  • Is this acquisition successful? Justify.
  • Give three challenges that can face a firm that uses an acquisition strategy.

 

Describe the different organizational choices that can be made in an international business. Explain how organization can be matched to strategy to improve the performance of an international business.

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Part-1

Q.1 Learning Outcomes:

  • Explain the three basic decisions firms must make when they decide on foreign expansion: which markets to enter, when to enter those markets, and on what scale.
  • Compare the different modes firms use to enter foreign markets.
  • Identify the factors that influence a firm’s choice of entry mode.
  • Recognize the pros and cons of acquisitions versus greenfield ventures as an international market entry strategy.
  • Evaluate the pros and cons of entering into strategic alliances when going international.

11.2 Action Required:

Watch the video using the following link:

11.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliances.?
  • Write the answer here with references-

 

Q.2 Learning Outcomes:

  • Describe the different organizational choices that can be made in an international business.
  • Explain how organization can be matched to strategy to improve the performance of an international business.

12.2 Action Required:

Watch the video using the following link:

12.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  • Discuss three dimensions of organizational culture.
  • Write the answer here with references-

Evaluate the purpose of a performance management system. Analyze the benefits of implementing a well-defined performance management system. Create a vision statement, mission statement, and goals for the organization.

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Project Three

In Week 1 and Week 2, you conducted some preliminary work in order to gain a better understanding of performance management. Now, it is time for you to put your knowledge into action so the production department, sales department, and quality assurance department can unify their vision for the organization. In this week, you will develop a plan to link the performance management system with the organization’s strategic goals.

Tasks
Evaluate the purpose of a performance management system.
Analyze the benefits of implementing a well-defined performance management system.
Create a vision statement, mission statement, and goals for the organization.
Analyze one of the approaches to measure performance.
Develop a performance management system that will align with the organization’s strategic plan.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Submission Details:
Create a 4–5-page Microsoft word document.