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Management Week 5

 
Part 1

What motivates you? Why? Answer using specific items from the textbook or other resources. (Success, monetary benefits, accolades).

Part 2
On page 430, Highlight 10.10 discusses 10 principles for leading virtual teams. (Resource: Leadership Edition: 7th Leadership Author: Hughes Edition: 7th ISBN: 9780078112652 Copyright Year: 2012 Publisher: McGraw-Hill) Choose one or two of these principles and describe how they could have been applied to improve your work when you were a member of a virtual team.

Part 3
Stages: There are four well-known stages all groups move through prior to becoming cohesive, they are: (a) Forming, (b) Storming, (c) Norming, and (d) Performing first developed by Bruce Tuckman in 1965. Later, adjouring was added to the original four to make: (a) Forming, (b) Storming, (c) Norming, (d) Performing, and (e) Adjourning. Describe a recent school, work or family group you were a part of; did you notice these various stages? Now you are aware of these stages, do you believe any of these stages can be skipped and is there a “price” in skipping any of these stages? Your response should be approximately 100-300 words.

Part 4
In an agreement between a supplier and a customer, the supplier must ensure that all parts are within specification before shipment to the customer. What is the effect on the cost of quality to the customer? What would be the effect on the cost of quality to the supplier?

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Part 1
This session you can select from various alternative assignments. Whichever one you select, it must be posted here no later than 11:59 P.M., Monday, Nov 30. Your alternative assignments are as follows…pick A or B to complete for Part 1:

(A) Whether it is for a birthday, anniversary, wedding, or other special occasion, we all will be purchasing gifts for friends, family and loved ones. Buying gifts is usually as simple as picking one out, paying for it then taking it home for wrapping but how safe are the items that we are purchasing? Everyday items are being recalled whether it’s a coffee mug or a car. For this assignment you are to look up recalled items from the past year and then answer the questions below. When you are looking for recalled items you should write about an item that you could have foreseen yourself buying before the assignment or something you may have already purchased.You can look up recalled items by product type, by date or even by company. Your assignment is not limited to this resource. For example, car recalls are not listed on this website so depending on your interests you may choose another website.

When you find a product that interests you please answer the following questions:

What is the name of the product?
About how many units were sold?
What was the hazard?
Where there any accidents or injuries from the product? If so, how many?
Who was the distributor?
Where was the product manufactured?
Where was the product sold?
After you answered these questions please summarize your opinions or thoughts on this product and the hazards it presented to the consumer.
Finally, please list the website (web address) in which you found the information.

(B) Using all of the information you may have learned over the semester, find a product or service that may overtly, cleverly, artfully, or deviously lead a consumer into making a poor decision to either purchase or use the product or service. I want you to attack it, tearing it apart as if you personally or a family member had been duped into using the product or service and potentially caused harm to you or your loved one. You can use either a PowerPoint (let’s see your skills!) or Word document to provide your responses to the following:

Completely identify the product or service.
Provide a graphic/photo and/or video of the product or service.
Provide the complete web address.
Describe how the product or service would have enticed you to purchase it (advertising, marketing, testimonials, recommendations (doctors, actors, friends), etc.).
What caused you to question the product/service’s safety or effectiveness?
Did you find evidence that the product was unsafe? How and where?
What makes the product unsafe, ineffective, or unproven?
Describe what you would have done if you (or your loved one) had actually been harmed by the product or service. Recommend using your text as a reference. As a future health educator, you may be faced with providing this advice.

Part 2
You must also respond to a minimum of two classmates’ postings no later than 11:59 P.M., Friday Dec 4.

BTW, I am also surprised that no one examined “acai” products for Session 2 (particularly how it is marketed). I will include a few slides about this product either within the session overview or as a separate item as an example of what you could be used for an attack. I also have an example of what you might have as a submission for this assignment posted under course content. Please be sure to view the slide as a slide show to open the links and also view the notes page.

I will grade your discussion post and responses by quantity and quality as well as spelling/ grammar/ typographical errors similar to all of the previous assignments.

[worth up to 25 points]
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health care and disease

Your Name & Date
AE Test Your Knowledge article review form
Number, e.g., 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, and Title of Article:
Insert here Insert here
1. Briefly state the main idea of this article:
Insert comments here…
Consider using a paragraph format, i.e., introductory and concluding sentences sandwiching
several more sentences pertaining to a single topic or central theme.
2. List three important facts that the author uses to support the main idea (use quotes
sparingly or not at all):
a. Fact 1
b. Fact 2
c. Fact 3
3. What information or ideas discussed in this article are also discussed in your textbook
or other readings? List the textbook chapters and page numbers:
Insert comments here…
&
Insert comments here…
4. Provide at least two Internet resources that discuss information presented in the article
with a short description of each site:
Insert URLs and comments here…
Consider using a paragraph format, i.e., introductory and concluding sentences sandwiching
several more sentences pertaining to a single topic or central theme.
5. Comment on what you thought of information contained in the article and/or how
information found on the Internet (or textbook) may relate to the subject:
Insert comments here… Consider using a paragraph format, i.e., introductory and concluding

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people, Management & Organisations (OB & HRM)

Use ONLY these references:
• OrganisationalBehaviour (8th Revised Edition) Huczynski& Buchanan Pearson
• HR Management at Work (5h Edition) Marchington& Wilkinson CIPD
• The Study Guide (attached)
Please cover the following topics with the following suture (550 word in each question):Use cases from the course or your own experience. Define terms: Different ways of sharing responsibility
• Introduction
• What is the focus of your answer?
• Often some general reflections given on drivers of trends in service delivery.
Although keep introduction short- don’t use up too much time here.
• Outline briefly case study organization
– Think overall but also delivery of different aspects
• Can be answered in a variety of ways depending on mode(s) of service delivery
• Thinking of broader literature, what are the advantages and disadvantages of varying modes?
• Alternative forms of delivery form natural vehicle for discussion and critique (and recommendations).
• Example issues with delivery mechanisms
Be critical: Does your case support or counter existing literature?
• Wider theoretical perspectives
• How can delivery be improved? (This is part of the question so needs to be considered to answer question fully. Draw recommendations based on diagnosis of problems and literature regarding service delivery (not from thin air)
• Conclusions

Overall approach
Essay style:
1. Short, clear introduction
2. Main body of answer
3. Conclusions
Examples:
Either use whole examples or ‘punctuate’ with examples to illustrate key points

1. Organizational Structures:
The answer shod cover the following areas:
• Issues contingences of organization structure
• What type of environmental or strategic contingences
• Sake decisions
• Examine the potential influences of strategic choices and contingency factors on organizational re-structuring decisions. How far are such decisions determined or restrained by these choices and contingencies
• Compare and contrast contingency theory and strategic choice perspectives on what makes for an appropriate and successful organizational structure.
• Examine the argument that, to be successful, businesses need to align their organizational structures with the strategic choices they make
2. Organizational Cultures:
The answer shod cover the following areas:
• The strength of cultures ..( is having a strong culture is a good thing?) ..advantages and disadvantages .. Goal allying people .. How can be positive or negative?
• What factors influence cultures organization
• Integration / differentiation
• Examine the argument that a strong and unitary organizational culture is always feasible, appropriate and desirable.
• Critically examine why it can be so difficult to change organizational culture.
• Examine the arguments for and against attempts by businesses to develop strong, unitary organizational cultures.
3. Change Management:
The answer shod cover the following areas:
• Different modules (hard & soft approaches) when to use
• Issues of leadership of organization
• Contingences of change management
• Resistance to change
• Explain and evaluate the strategies available to management when introducing change.
• Examine the suitability of alternative change management strategies
• Examine the influence that social and cultural factors can have upon any attempt at planned organizational change. Using change management models and examples to illustrate, examine how these factors can be harnessed in support of the change management effort.
4. Models of HRM (e.g. Best practices, best fit and the Resource Based View):
The answer shod cover the following areas:
• Best practice approach
• Best fit approach
• Strategies
• Environmental contingences
• Competitive advantage.
• How do you target the HR result in order to get all type of the targeted advantages?
• Outline what is meant by the best practice/high commitment HRM paradigm, and critically review its strengths and weaknesses as a framework for guiding HRM delivery and performance.
• Explain how factors external to the organization (e.g. labour market, product market, and national context) shape ‘best fit’ HRM policy and practice at work.

5. Employee Involvement And Participation“EIP”
The answer shod cover the following areas:
• How EIP impact organization outcome ..demonstrate the impact .. employee commitment.
• Informal (management style) Vs. formal (arranging meeting) EIP
• Type of risk involves.
• To what extent, if any, can employee involvement and participation positively impact on organizational outcomes? Draw upon a wide range of potential practices.
• Drawing upon the concepts discussed in the module, review how employee involvement and participation (EIP) operates at your own organization.
• Evaluate how effective it is in practice, and suggest ways in which EIP could be improved.
• What criteria should be used to evaluate the effectiveness of Employment Involvement and Participation (EIP) practices in the workplace? Is this criteria likely to be the same or differ across organizational contexts or from the perspectives of various stakeholders.
• Outline the varying strategies that can be used to increase employee involvement and participation (EIP). Can such practices improve employee performance in the workplace?

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The development of Female Rhetorical Theory.

 
The research question (thesis) is:
1. Why have there not been more female rheotricians? Are there historical events that brought on a change?

This research question should enable me to probe the relationship between social/cultural/political forces and the development of rhetorical theory.

This research is supposed to lead me to discover a new or different approach to the topic not to report others’ ideas.

I want you to peruse these two sources in addition to other sources from your own choice:

1. Molly Wertheimer, ed., LISTENING TO THEIR VOICES: THE RHETORICAL ACTIVITIES OF RHETORICAL WOMEN. U of South Carolina P, 1997.

2. Women in the History of Rhetoric_, edited by Christine Mason Sutherland. University of Calgary Press, 1999

Please include a brief prospectus about potential publication of the paper.

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BERKSHIRE INDUSTRIES PLC

 
The case study is from Management control systems: Performance measurement, evaluation and incentives. (3rd Edition) book. And the case study for this assignment is the Berkshire Industries PLC case on page 439.
The questions for the assignment are:
Use the data pertaining to the Snack Food Division, as shown in Exhibit TN-1, to calculate:
a.The economic profit for the division for 2000 and 2001;
bThe economic profit target for the division for 2001;
c.The division manager’s bonus payout (% of salary) for 2000 and 2001. (Assume that the slope of the payoff line for 2000 was arbitrarily set by Berkshire management to equal 1.0.)
2. Assume the base salary of the manager of the Snack Foods Division was ?120,000 in both 2000 and 2001. How much cash would the manager receive from his bonus payouts in 2000 and 2001?

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Security risk assessment

Security risk assessment for business. All materials will be uploaded included business descriptions and photos. No additional references required. All references will be from textbook and articles. Articles will be uploaded, but you need to find the textbook. Essay structure will be provided.

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Write a management report that critically discusses the noise issues arising and clearing justifies any practical recommendations you may make as a result.

Aims
The aim of this assignment is to develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of
the practices associated with the management of physical agents in the work
environment within the framework of relevant guidance and legislation.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the project the student should:
 Have an in-depth understanding of the philosophy and principles of managing
physical agents.
 Have an appreciation of the issues associated with physical agents within an
organisation, how these are measure and managed.
 Demonstrate an ability to select relevant data and information from appropriate
scientific sources and to provide an in-depth and critical evaluation of the information
therein, whilst showing an understanding of the relevant practical implications.
 Be able to use relevant sources of information, with critical insight, to evaluate the
costs and benefits of managing physical agents.
 Be able to formulate innovative proposals with appropriate and detailed justification.
 Be able to reflect on the significance and inter-relationship of the knowledge gained
in this course and within the broader context of health and safety
 Further develop skills of critical evaluation.
General Instruction
You should research a range of reference materials including recent published research
relating to the physical agent you are discussing. Journal articles on research can be
found through the portal in the e-library using science direct, for guidance on accessing
journals and eBooks online please refer to the accessing electronic resources guide on
Moodle.
The work is to be word-processed and appropriately referenced using the Harvard
system of referencing. It should be presented in the form of an essay and the length
must be with 10% of the 3000 word limit, excluding appendices, bibliography, etc. A
word count must be included.
All assignments must be submitted electronically using the Turnitin plagiarism service
through Moodle (even where a hard copy is required by your local centre). In the correct
Moodle course, click on the Assignment folder; Assignment Submission; identify and
click the correct assignment link and then follow the instructions.
There are a number of centres offering this programme so you must ensure you
submit in the correct folder or your assignment may not be marked.
You may also be required to submit a hard copy to your local centre. Your local centre
will tell you whether or not a hard copy is required to be submitted. Assignments will not
be marked unless they are submitted electronically.
Assessment
This coursework accounts for 60% of the course marks. The pass mark is 50%. The
final grade for the course is an aggregate of the grades achieved for assignment 1 and
2. It is not necessary therefore to pass both assignments to pass the course overall. It
will be assessed on the basis of:
Content 45%
Critical evaluation 25%
Structure and presentation 15%
Referencing 15%
Feedback
Written feedback is provided on Moodle along with your grade breakdown. Please
ensure you pay close attention to your feedback and email your course tutor should
you require any further clarification on the points raised.
Submission
This assignment will normally be submitted 12 weeks after the study school but check
online in Moodle or with your Centre for exact dates.
Work submitted late will not be marked unless a formal extension of time has
been granted. Please contact your course tutor if you cannot make the
submission date.
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Plagiarism and Copying
It is not acceptable to copy other student’s coursework or material directly from your
sources of information. This is plagiarism. If you copy material it will be highlighted by
the Turnitin system that is used for on-line submissions. The copied content will not be
marked and you may be referred to the Plagiarism Panel and will be awarded a zero
mark. Your final mark transcript will also show that you have been penalised for
submitting plagiarised material.
We will ignore small matches associated with common phrases and terms and will
ignore matches highlighted in your reference list when considering whether or not your
work is plagiarised.
As a general rule you should aim to get your similarity index into the “green” zone on
Turnitin. If you are in the “amber” zone you will need to look very carefully at your work
to see what you can put into your own words to reduce your score. High amber scores
may be referred to the plagiarism panel and will certainly mean that a significant part of
your work will not be considered in the marking. If you are in the “red” zone you will be
referred to the plagiarism panel.
We strongly advise you to submit a final draft through Turnitin well before the cut-off
date to check your similarity index. Please remember that you are only allowed to
submit one draft version of your coursework every day so leave yourself plenty of time
to revise and resubmit your final version of the coursework.

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Viewpoints on Theory

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Please answer this question:
What relationship(s) do you find between middle-range nursing theories and evidence-based practice? Provide one example that uses a specific middle-range theory to support your views.

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Natural Eating

 
from the sources that you had done on Annotated Bibliography, which is you have summarized, use it to make the research paper, I will upload the Annotated Bibliography paper that you had done. This paper should be original cause I’m going to turn it in on turnitin.com

Research paper guidelines:

This paper has the same guidelines as the other ones. It must be at least 650 words.

You are not allowed to use first and second person; the paper must strictly be in third person.

It is an argument paper, so you must argue your topic.

Use 2-3 sources and add them to the works cited.

All MLA requirements will be enforced; punctuation, organization, and overall content will be graded heavily, so edit, edit, edit for comma splices, run-ons, incorrect apostrophe usage, comma usage in general, contractions, choppy sentences, short sentences, awkward sentences and phrases, incorrect in-text citations, no works cited, incorrect paper set-up (Topic and conclusion sentences? Is there a thesis? Transitions? Double-space? Too much space in between paragraphs?) The guidelines are not limited to these. Are the paragraphs AT LEAST 7 sentences?

Refer to the research checklist. The paragraph requirement on the handout is incorrect. It should be at least 7 sentences. Claiming that the checklist states 5 sentences as an excuse will not work since you just read that it is incorrect, and you have heard me say it must be minimum 7.

A paper that aims for the minimum is a sloppy paper.