Discuss on HR Design Decisions

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  1. Week #2 Individual HR Design Decisions

    Instructions:
    Southwest Airlines is a well-known company featured in our textbook. Over the next 4 weeks, you will take on the fictional role of intern at Southwest Airlines Human Resources. You will utilize the textbook and other professional resources to complete your assessments.

    Your first week on the job is filled with learning the ins and outs of Human Resources and the industry. Your manager told you that one of your projects is to assist with a new HR strategy for the company. This strategy is broken down into 3 parts that you’ll work on throughout the course. They are:

    1. Examining current practices
    2. Talent recruitment and selection
    3. Strategy recommendation
    4. Your first task is to examine Southwest’s current HR practices, as reported in public sources. Use the HR Design Decisions chart as resource for your analysis framework.

      Write a 1150-1300- word paper that provides a review and rationale of the elements listed below to decide where Southwest Airlines’ HR practices fall. Support the analysis with evidence from sources on the web.

    • Employees as expenses vs. employees as assets
    • Compensation below market, above market, or competitive
    • Spontaneous training and development or planned training and development
    • Specific job descriptions or general job descriptions
    • External or internal recruitment, or both
    • Limited socialization of new employees or extensive socialization
    • Collective bargaining or individual bargaining
    • Possible sources for information include but are not limited to:
    • Organization website and associated websites
    • Vault Campus includes detailed reviews and survey information about what it’s like to work at Southwest. To access Vault Campus, visit eCampus and click PhoenixLink.
    • Websites that specialize in company reviews and job postings
    • Magazine and journal articles from the Internet or University Library
    • Submit your chart.

Chinese American Language And Literature

Please type up your answers.

Make sure to clearly identify which question and part you are answering. Please do

all the parts as specified.

To strengthen your answers use specific examples and quotes from the readings to

support your points and identify your source using a

parenthetical citation (last name, pg #).

Do not just focus on analyzing an isolated quote or quotes. Your answers should

reflect a comprehensive understanding of the overall reading you are addressing.

Any quotes you use from the readings should be used as evidence to support your

analysis of the reading you are addressing.

When you are done, upload your final exam to TurnItIn on iLearn.

1) Discuss what life was like for early Chinese immigrants as reflected in:

a. Poems of Songs of Gold Mountain

b. An English Chinese-Phrase Book

c. Writings by Sui Sin Far

2) How does history and immigration, and the society at large, impact family

relationships and experiences as discussed in:

a. Louis Chu’s Eat A Bowl of Tea

b. Eddie Fung

c. The Eighth Promise

d. Irene Dea Collier

3) Compare and contrast the 2nd generation experiences of characters in the

following. Please discuss the kinds of conflicts and experiences they

experience growing up as Chinese in America?

a. Eat a Bowl of Tea

b. Eddie Fung

c. The Eighth Promise

d. Irene Dea Collier

e. Harvey Dong

Interpreting Financial Statements

Interpreting Financial Statements

You will remember from the Week 1 Assignment that Medi-Supply is a small but growing company that sells medical devices to hospitals in the local area. The company wants to expand their distribution regionally and hopefully nationally with their innovative devices. They are looking for investors as well as seeking out potential banks to borrow funds for expansion. These investors require standardized financial statements and are very hesitant to get involved with any companies before ensuring their adherence to ethical business and financial practices, in order to avoid tarnishing their reputation.

The owner of Medi-Supply has hired XYZ Corporation to provide consulting services to help them sort through their financial data, build their financial statements to display to potential investors and help them ensure they are on track with their goals and are avoiding any potential risks. You have been assigned to this project by your manager, Tim Lewis. Tim asks you to compile the results of your review into a series of reports, with detailed financial statements included.

In Week 1, you completed a business report on the management goals and financial ethics of Medi-Supply company. This week, you will continue your work by preparing financial statements and a business report related to your findings.

To prepare for this Assignment:

  • Review this week’s Learning Resources.
  • Download the Week 2 Assignment Financial Statement Excel Template and the Week 2 Assignment Business Report Template. You will use both documents to complete this Assignment.
  • Refer to the Academic Writing Expectations for 2000/3000-Level Courses as you compose your Assignment.
By Day 7

Submit your completed Financial Statement Excel Template along with your business report that addresses the following prompts.

Part 1: Preparing a Balance Sheet
  • Using the Financial Statement Excel Template, which includes the needed data, prepare a balance sheet for Medi-Supply. Be sure to use proper Excel formulas to show your work in cells where math is involved to derive the answers.
  • Using the Business Report Template, how would you interpret the quality of the balance sheet? In your response, be sure to address whether there is excessive leverage, enough cash to make payroll and/or buy equipment, et cetera. (75–150 words, or 1–2 paragraphs)
  • Based on your interpretation of the balance sheet, would you recommend lending to the company? Explain why or why not, including any potential risks. (75–150 words, or 1–2 paragraphs)
Part 2: Building an Income Statement
  • Using the Financial Statement Excel Template, which includes the needed data, prepare an income statement for Medi-Supply. Be sure to use proper Excel formulas to show your work in cells where math is involved to derive the answers.
  • Using the Business Report Template, address the following using Medi-Supply’s income statement:
    • Interpret the quality of the income statement for this company. Is the income statement improving or deteriorating over time? Explain your answer, including why you reached your conclusion. (75–150 words, or 1–2 paragraphs)
    • Describe whether or not this company is profitable. If the company is unprofitable, explain if it is growing fast enough for sales to outpace expenses. (75 words, or 1 paragraph)
    • Based on their income statement, would you invest in the company? (75 words, or 1 paragraph)
Part 3: Calculating the Operating Cash Flow
  • Using the Financial Statement Excel Template, which includes the needed data, compute the operating cash flow for Medi-Supply. Be sure to use proper Excel formulas to show your work in cells where math is involved to derive the answers.
  • Using the Business Report Template, address the following using Medi-Supply’s operating cash flow:
    • Interpret the quality of the operating cash flow for this company. Is the operating cash flow improving or deteriorating over time? Explain your answer, as well as why you reached your conclusion. (75–150 words, or 1–2 paragraphs)
    • Describe whether or not the company generates positive cash flow from operations. (75 words, or 1 paragraph)
    • Based on the quality of their cash flow, would you invest in the company? (75 words, or 1 paragraph)

Note: For each part of your business report, be sure to reference at least one scholarly source to support your findings, for a total of three (3) scholarly sources. Use the Week 2 Assignment Business Report Template and the Week 2 Assignment Financial Statement Excel Template, provided in this week’s Learning Resources, to complete this Assignment.

Discuss The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics

Select an article that touches on the ethical concepts you learned from this week.  Post a summary of your article for discussion with your classmates, and answer the following question:

What ethical dilemmas did you notice in your article review for this week? Provide examples and incorporate concepts you learned from the

The Impact of Culture and Time on Business Ethics

This week we will be learning about the Impact of Culture and Time on Business. The materials presented this week provide opportunities will allow you to

second article, 200-250 words

Merck & Co. is justly lauded for its involvement in the fight to control the spread of river blindness in Africa. For more information, watch this World Bank video about Merck & Co.’s efforts to treat river blindness (https://openstax.org/l/53Merck&Co) and its partnership with international organizations and African governments.

What did you learn from this video clip? What ethical concepts can you apply to this video clip that you have learned from this class so far?

  1. Assess the role of ethics in a business environment.
  2. Investigate the interaction of business and culture from an ethical perspective

Project Management Case Study

Assignment Question:

Please read the Case-10.1 “The Blue Sky Project.” from Chapter 10 “Being an Effective Project Manager” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 384 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.  Answer the following questions with 500 Words limit.

1. If you were Garth, how would you respond to the director? (1.5 Marks)

2. What mistakes did Garth make? (1.5 Marks)

3. What are the lessons to be learned from this case? Based on specific concepts from the chapter give your opinion.

Assignment Question:

Please read the Case-10.1 “The Blue Sky Project.” from Chapter 10 “Being an Effective Project Manager” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 384 also refer to specific concepts you have learned from the chapter to support your answers.  Answer the following questions with 500 Words limit.

1. If you were Garth, how would you respond to the director? (1.5 Marks)

2. What mistakes did Garth make? (1.5 Marks)

3. What are the lessons to be learned from this case? Based on specific concepts from the chapter give your opinion.

Ethical Issues in Using the Internet in Research

        • Use the work you completed for Parts, I, II, and III to inform your analysis for this assignment.

          Write a 500-750-word analysis of the significance of these three matrices regarding their relevance for strategic planning. Describe the key information for each and how information from each will influence recommendations for strategy selection, planning, and implementation.

          Without prematurely determining and formalizing strategic goals and objectives, begin thinking about possible strategies to capitalize and add value to the organization based on the analysis of this information.

          Be sure to cite three to five relevant and credible sources in support of your content

          Use the work you completed for Parts, I, II, and III to inform your analysis for this assignment.

          Write a 500-750-word analysis of the significance of these three matrices regarding their relevance for strategic planning. Describe the key information for each and how information from each will influence recommendations for strategy selection, planning, and implementation.

          Without prematurely determining and formalizing strategic goals and objectives, begin thinking about possible strategies to capitalize and add value to the organization based on the analysis of this information.

          Be sure to cite three to five relevant and credible sources in support of your content

Discuss on Business Communications

Discuss on Business Communications

Please read the instructions carefully in the document titled “Home Learning Exercise week 5”

In addition, you have to go over the slides before completing the assignment.

If you dont, I will ask for it to be re-done.

Please read the instructions carefully in the document titled “Home Learning Exercise week 5”

In addition, you have to go over the slides before completing the assignment.

If you dont, I will ask for it to be re-done.

Discuss on Business Communications

Please read the instructions carefully in the document titled “Home Learning Exercise week 5”

In addition, you have to go over the slides before completing the assignment.

If you dont, I will ask for it to be re-done.

Please read the instructions carefully in the document titled “Home Learning Exercise week 5”

In addition, you have to go over the slides before completing the assignment.

If you dont, I will ask for it to be re-done.

International Business Plan

You continue to provide promising global strategy advice for MediCorp, Inc. The company has been so pleased with your contributions to their strategic planning and development that they would like you to assist with a new endeavor. Leveraging their strength in manufacturing genetic testing devices, MediCorp now wants to diversify their offerings and expand within the field of medical devices. This is a large field that extends to a myriad of products. MediCorp has asked you to identify a medical device that the company can use as a vehicle for expanding into another country. Choose from the list of medical devices and countries provided and note your choice in the ‘Project 5: Choice of Medical Device and Country’ discussion area.

Choose a country as a location for MediCorp’s expansion and create an international business plan that guides the company’s operations in that country and grows MediCorp’s business within the selected device’s NAICS industry subsector. You will need to employ one of the strategy selections from your simulations in Projects 3 and 4 to develop a strategy that examines MediCorp’s potential customers, business operations, financial projections, and implementation metrics. As this client’s business grows, Maryland Creative Solutions CEO, Jillian Best, emphasizes that it is critical for you to provide clear and concise analysis in your reports to MediCorp. She remarks, “Success with these reports could mean big things for MCS as well as for each of you. Let’s finish strong.”

Introduction

Building on the lessons from your Capsim simulation and your analyses of MediCorp, Inc. in the global and local markets, you will now craft an international business plan that calls on you to devise a marketing strategy, develop financial projections, and create a strategy implementation plan for the company to market a new product in another country by relocating one or more activities from MediCorp’s value chain in the United States to your selected country.

You will have two weeks to develop your international business plan.

MLB CASE STUDY

After reading the Collusion in Major League Baseball Case from our textbook, respond to the following prompts in one to four sentences:

Based on the information in the case (and as of the case’s date, 1988-1990)

  • According to the case’s description, during the following periods did collusion exist between MLB owners and, if so, was it tacit or explicit (briefly describe why)?
    • In the offseason preceding the 1985 season
    • In the offseason preceding the 1986 season
    • In the offseason preceding the 1987 season
    • In the offseason preceding the 1988 season
  • Why might Major League Baseball be at risk if there is not explicit collusion, but there is tacit collusion (i.e. not communicated between owners, nor through the commissioner’s office)?
  • Which industry attributes affected the likelihood of successful collusion in Major League Baseball (see Table 7.6) and how so?
    • Additional information: Between 1984 and 1988, there were 26 MLB teams. New teams could not be added without approval of existing teams’ owners, andMajor League Baseball had limited ability to prevent other parties in its supply chain from working with other leagues (in baseball or in other sports)
  • How are the ethical implications of collusion in Major League Baseball similar and/or dissimilar from other examples of collusion (specific as given by the textbook, or in general as described by the textbook)?

Starting an External Environmental Analysis

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BMGT 495 – Project 1:  Starting an External Environmental Analysis (Week 2)

NOTE:  All  submitted work is to be your original work (only your work). You may  not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online  clearinghouse.  You are expected to understand the Academic Integrity  Policy, and know that it is your responsibility to learn about  instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper  citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 7th Ed.  (You are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated  reference list only).

Project 1 is due Tuesday by 11:59 p.m. eastern time of week 2 unless otherwise changed by the instructor.

Purpose: 

This  project is the first of four projects.  This project provides the first  steps in completing an external environmental analysis of your focal  company’s strategic management plan.   You will use tools and apply  concepts learned in this and previous business courses to demonstrate an  understanding of how organizations develop and manage strategies to  establish, safeguard and sustain their competitive positions in the 21st century’s (rapidly evolving/shifting/changing), uncertain hyper-competitive business environment.

Completing  a company overview and assessing the general environment is a key  aspect of performing an external environment analysis.  This project  provides you with the opportunity to evaluate the competitive position  of one of the organizations listed below and integrate that information  in the beginnings of an external environmental analysis.

The  company you will be analyzing operates within the global market.  You  will assess the company in terms of the global industry.  Industries  differ widely in their economic characteristics, competitive situation  and future profit potential.

In  this project, you are presenting a report document.  The expectation is  that the report provides the level of details to help the audience  grasp the main topics and to understand the General Environment.

Analysis  is the operative word.  In analyzing the external environment, you are  expected to thoroughly research and take that research and break it into  small parts to gain a better understanding of what is happening in the  external environment of the business.  In researching an industry, it is  important to understand that every company within an industry is  different so gathering information on one company does not mean that the  collected information is relevant to other companies within that  industry.  When researching, parsing the material is critical to an  accurate analysis.  Avoid presenting just any information as that may  lead to using irrelevant information.

You  will then write the report in your own words to share the external  analysis.  You are expected to present information and support the ideas  and reasoning using the course material and your research.  You will  not lift any information from source documents without properly citing  and referencing.  For the technical analysis aspect of the project, you  are required to create the technique on your own and may not use from  any source material that you happen to find.  No work from a  clearinghouse or similar website may be used or cited as a credible  source.

Outcomes Met With This Project:

  • utilize a set of useful analytical skills, tools, and techniques for analyzing a company strategically;
  • integrate  ideas, concepts, and theories from previously taken functional courses  including accounting, finance, market, business and human resource  management;

Instructions:

In  completing the report, you will use the chapters in the eBook and other  course material. Moreover, you will perform research on the company and  its industry before responding, in narrative form, to the information  provided in the steps (see below).

Step 1:  Specific Company for All Four Projects