What needs to change and why? What are the obstacles to effecting change? What is your specific action plan for Barbara?

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Organizational Behavior study case

Read the Barbara Norris Case and answer the following questions:

  • What needs to change and why?
  • What are the obstacles to effecting change?
  • What is your specific action plan for Barbara?

 

Describe the payer systems mentioned in the case study. Explain how the market forces have influenced the need for integrated delivery systems. How might the insurance provider explain the payment system they utilize for their clients? Explain if this method is effective or not for their clients.

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Payer systems

Scenario: A patient is confused about how to make payments for a recent visit to urgent care and hospital stay. Her insurance provider website allows her to use her HSA account to make a payment online. She uses her HSA debit card to make the payment, but her insurance provider sends her a check instead of sending it to the Tri-City HealthCare Agency. After contacting her insurance help desk via the website, she is told to send the check to Tri-City Health Care agency herself. The patient asks the insurance provider help desk representative why they can’t just make the payments for her. She is told about the various payment types and payers in the healthcare industry and how the market influences the integrated delivery systems in the industry.

After reading the scenario, answer the following (75-100 words each answer) in a separate document:

  1. Describe the payer systems mentioned in the case study.
  2. Explain how the market forces have influenced the need for integrated delivery systems.
  3. How might the insurance provider explain the payment system they utilize for their clients? Explain if this method is effective or not for their clients.
  4. What might be the most significant legal and regulatory effect on managed care organizations?

 

What do you understand by Bill of Material?

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12.1 Learning Outcomes:

  • Implement technological tools in production models like forecasting, lean manufacturing and world class manufacturing (WCM) to enhance the productivity and communication with other persons involving in operation and also to review their contribution to the profit.
  • Exhibit effective leadership skills and teamwork capacity in making decisions, re location and layout strategies, taking cognizance of human resources and work methods/job design.

12.2 Action Required:

  • Watch the short video in the following link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc2gPR_MiH4

12.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

  1. What do you understand by Bill of Material?

12.4 Instructions

  • Answer the question in test your knowledge section.

Post your answer in the discussion board using the discussion link (Week12: Interactive learning Discussion)

 

Explain the Decision Tress. Describe the Imperfect and Perfect information.

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Discussion w 12 spreadsheet

Q· Explain the Decision Tress.

Q· Describe the Imperfect and Perfect information.

 

Describe the major administrative tools used to manage employee compensation. Explain the importance of competitive labor market and product market forces in compensation decisions.

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Employee compensation management

List the main decision areas and concepts in employee compensation management.

Describe the major administrative tools used to manage employee compensation.

Explain the importance of competitive labor market and product market forces in compensation decisions.

Discuss the significance of process issues such as communication in compensation management.

Describe new developments in the design of pay structures.

Explain where the United States stands on pay issues from an international perspective.

Explain the reasons for the controversy over executive pay.

Describe the regulatory framework for employee compensation.

 

Why do you believe Gartner invested in this research and resulting publication? Explain in your own words and cite other references as to why the term “TalentWar” is appropriate.

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Week 11 Case Analysis

This is a 2-page case study analysis assignment in APA format with reference.  Instructions:

  1. Read the attached pdf file
  2. Answer the following questions:
  3. Why do you believe Gartner invested in this research and resulting publication?
  4. Explain in your own words and cite other references as to why the term “TalentWar” is appropriate.
  5. Select one example from the overview that impressed you. Explain why it caught your attention.
  6. Identify two takeaways from the publication.

All in APA format with reference.

Explain which principle best describes your reasoning and your action(s) in the dilemma you faced. Were you conscious that you were reasoning and acting on these (or other) ethical principles before, during, and after your ethical dilemma? Explain.

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Minimum 2,000 words)  (70 Marks)

  1. A. Your Ethical Dilemma.

1: Describe an ethical dilemma that you recently experienced.

Be detailed:

  • What was the situation?
  • Who did it involve?
  • Why?
  • What happened?
  • What did you do?
  • What did you not do?
  • Describe your reasoning process in taking or not taking action.
  • What did others do to you?
  • What was the result?

2: Reread the descriptions of relativism, utilitarianism, universalism, rights, justice, and moral decision making in the lecture.

Explain which principle best describes your reasoning and your action(s) in the dilemma you faced.

3: Were you conscious that you were reasoning and acting on these (or other) ethical principles before, during, and after your ethical dilemma? Explain.

4: After this lecture, would you have acted any differently in your dilemma than you did? Explain.

  1. B. Corporate Social Responsibility / Profits

(Minimum 600 words)

(20 marks)

Briefly explain whether you think CSR and profits are compatible or a paradox

 

Explain the decision-making approach discussed in this case study. Why supplier selection is a typical multi-criteria decision-making process involving subjectivity and vagueness?

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A Rough Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Sustainable Supplier Selection under Vague Environment: A Case Study.

Author: Huiyun Lu , Shaojun Jiang , Wenyan Song, Xinguo Ming

 

Assignment Instructions:

  • Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
  • On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
  • From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
  • In the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:

Assignment Questions: (Marks 15)

Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:    

Question 1: Explain the decision-making approach discussed in this case study (250-300 words) (3-Marks).

Question 2: Why supplier selection is a typical multi-criteria decision-making process involving subjectivity and vagueness? (250-300 words) (3-Marks).

Question 3: Discuss the Sustainable supplier selection that is required for manufacturing companies. (250-300 words)  (3Marks).

Question 4: Why Supplier selection decisions are important for most of the manufacturing firms? (250-300 words) (3-Marks).

Question 5: What is your opinion about this study and how it is connected to course and beneficial for you? (250-300 words) (3-Marks).

Describe the characteristics of transformational change. Explain the organization design intervention for both domestic and worldwide situations.

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Q-How organization development (OD) interventions enable mergers and acquisitions.

  • Describe the characteristics of transformational change. (MLO 18.1)
  • Explain the organization design intervention for both domestic and worldwide situations. (MLO 18.2)
  • Learn about the integrated strategic change intervention and understand how it represents the revolutionary and systemic characteristics of transformational change. (MLO 18.3)
  • Explain the rationale and logic behind organization collaboration. (MLO 20.1)
  • Describe and apply organization development (OD) interventions that enable mergers and acquisitions. (MLO 20.2)

Videos:

Transformational Change

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPHnMVIRjg8

Required Readings:

  • Chapter 18: Transformational Change.
  • Chapter 20: Trans-organizational Change.

TEXTBOOK: Cummings, T., & Worley, C. (2015). Organization development and change. (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. ISBN#: 13 9781133190455 (print), ISBN#: 13 9781285800967 (e-text).

 

 

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.

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Foreign markets expansion

  1. 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.
  2. Compare the different modes firms use to enter foreign markets.
  3. Identify the factors that influence a firm’s choice of entry mode.
  4. Recognize the pros and cons of acquisitions versus greenfield ventures as an international market entry strategy.
  5. Evaluate the pros and cons of entering into strategic alliances when going international.

11.2 Action Required:

Watch the video using the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zklAlpBnWkw

 11.3 Test your Knowledge (Question):

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of strategic alliances.

 11.4 Instructions

Students are to answer the given question in Discussion Board.