Category: Essays

The following are specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment:

Understand critical success factors in achieving strategic objectives.

Apply a variety of qualitative and quantitative business analysis techniques. Use technology and information resources to research issues in business strategy. Write clearly and communicate effectively about business strategy using proper writing mechanics and appropriate media.

Write a 3-5 page paper in which you do the following:

Discuss the most likely IKEA core competency, how you would test whether this is truly a core competency, and the steps you would recommend that IKEA take if it isn’t.

Compose a 1-2 page memo to advise a company that is entering into a strategic alliance what it must do to increase the chances of success. Address at least three issues the company will likely face.

Your assignment should adhere to these guidelines:

Write in a logical, well-organized, conventional business style. Use Times New Roman font size 12 or similar, double-space, and leave ample white space per page.

On the first page or in a header, include the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. Reference pages are not included in the assignment page length. Faculty has discretion to penalize for assignments diverting from the assignment guidelines. Check with your individual professor if you feel the assignment requires a much longer or shorter treatment than recommended.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality and focus, logic/organization of the paper, and communication skills, using the following grading criteria

Imagine that you are a member of the HR department of a small retail company and upper management has asked you to create a new employee customer service training class for all new employees.

Write a six (6) page paper in which you:

Justify the use of a needs assessment of your company’s proposed employee customer service training, stressing five (5) ways in which such an assessment would expose any existing performance deficiencies.
Develop a customer service training implementation plan and determine the method of training (i.e., presentation, discussion, case study, discovery, role play, simulation, modeling, or on-the-job training).
Justify why you selected the training method that you did.
Propose two (2) ways to motivate an employee who has no interest in attending a training class.
Develop a survey to collect feedback from the employees who attend the training.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Design job and task analyses that align with the overall HRM strategy.
Design training and development systems to improve employee performance.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics

Imagine that you are a member of the HR department of a small retail company and upper management has asked you to create a new employee customer service training class for all new employees.

Write a six (6) page paper in which you:

Justify the use of a needs assessment of your company’s proposed employee customer service training, stressing five (5) ways in which such an assessment would expose any existing performance deficiencies.
Develop a customer service training implementation plan and determine the method of training (i.e., presentation, discussion, case study, discovery, role play, simulation, modeling, or on-the-job training).
Justify why you selected the training method that you did.
Propose two (2) ways to motivate an employee who has no interest in attending a training class.
Develop a survey to collect feedback from the employees who attend the training.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Design job and task analyses that align with the overall HRM strategy.
Design training and development systems to improve employee performance.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics

In this assessment, students will read the case study provided. Students will then write a paper analyzing the situation with the daughter and father in terms of the following required elements: The expectation is that the analysis is thorough and detailed yet concise. Be sure to make connections between the facts presented in the case study and the information on leadership in the course readings. Students are expected to effectively use a wide range of the course readings in completing the paper, which means the course readings are used to support ideas and reasoning rather than stand-alone statements. In writing this paper, it is necessary to perform an analysis in terms of how and why the daughter or father take a certain course of action. Students are not covering the topics superficially but are required to use the course readings to explain the detail:

Leadership role
Leader as individual
Social architect
Change agent

Include father as a manager with short-term goal orientation
ØInclude daughter as a leader with long-term goal orientation

Relationship builder
How can the daughter and father use the concept of moral compass to give direction to the implementation of a vision and contribute to the success and sustainability of the company?

Required Formatting of the Paper #2:

This report should be double spaced, 12-point font, and five to seven pages in length excluding the title page and reference page;
Include an introduction and a summary paragraph;
Title page with your name, the course name, the date, and instructor’s name;
Use headings;
Writing should be clear and concise;
Write in the third person;
Use APA formatting for in-text citations and reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes. Deductions will be taken when direct quotes are used and found to be unnecessary;
Outside resources may be used but the majority of the support will come from the course readings with a wide array of readings used;
Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder

Research the Internet for an article, publication, or online document written in the last 12 months that describes how DSL and cable modems use multiplexing. Be prepared to discuss.

From the e-Activity, analyze the multiplexing techniques of DSL and cable modem Internet and suggest the one you prefer. Explain your decision.
Compare and contrast the use of leased lines in a WAN or LAN setting. Then recommend what you would use if you were a CIO. Support your response with evidence or examples

This assignment uses the information you have gathered for your weekly World View Chart Assignments. Choose one (1) category (origin of all things, nature of god, view of human nature, view of good and evil, etc.) from the chart to focus on for this assignment. Consider how the selected aspect relates to each of the religions covered and to your own social or work experiences.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Select one (1) category from the completed World View Chart. Provide a rationale for choosing this category.
Describe the selected content and explain the significance of the selected category across the religions studied.
Provide one (1) specific example of how the selected category is manifested in your social environment.
The category i have chose is Christianity

To successfully complete this assignment, you will:

· Analyze 3 scenarios (based on actual events) and identify developmental characteristics of a child aged 2–6 that are evident in the behavior of the children described.

· Apply knowledge from the field of developmental psychology to provide a basis for the legal system’s determination that children should not be held responsible for crimes committed.

· Present this information in a professional manner, implementing current APA guidelines for style and formatting

Craig Ciesla and Micah Yairi eventually turned to friends and family for funding. Should they have done that first? What are the risks with raising money from such individuals? Explain in detail using sources and research. Use credible sources to support and explain.

2. What are the risks and benefits of waiting until they had been granted patents to ask for customer feedback? Explain in detail using sources and research. Use credible sources to support and explain.

3. The partners gave up equity in their company – part of the ownership — to get help they needed. Was this a good idea? Why or why not? Explain in detail using sources and research. Use credible sources to support and explain.

4. Why do you think Ciesla and Yairi stuck it out, even with such bad luck? What would it take for you to be so persistent? Explain in detail using sources and research. Use credible sources to support and explain.

Make sure you format your papers in proper APA 6th. Be sure to properly cite your sources inside your text using APA 6th citations rules as well as proper APA referencing guidelines in your “References” (bibliography) section at the end of your papers.

Case Study:

tactus tackles

Fund-raising Craig Ciesla and Micah Yairi had an incredible idea: What if the flat screen on your iphone, atM machine, or car dashboard could suddenly display real, three-dimensional buttons when you wanted them and stay flat when you didn’t? Wouldn’t that make it easier to type on a smartphone, use electronics if you’re blind, or reach a button while you’re driving? how cool would that be? Ciesla and Yairi, both phDs with advanced physics backgrounds, had a way to make this seeming miracle occur: they would be the first to make physical buttons rise from a flat touch screen or panel. “the concept was solid. the market was huge. anywhere there’s a touchscreen, there could be a need for physical keys. We thought we’d get funding—no problem,” said Ciesla. “We were wrong.” they began with a classic case of bootstrapping. While working fulltime in other jobs, Ciesla and Yairi toiled nights and weekends at the dining room table or in the garage, working on the core technology and pouring their own money into the business. “We discussed whether we should have a round of ‘Friends and Family’ money, but we shied away from that,” said Ciesla. “even if you tell your friends and family that there’s a 90 percent chance they’ll lose their money, they won’t believe you.” “You don’t want to damage those relationships,” added Yairi. So they started looking for professional investors. “We put together a business plan and that took a lot of work,” he continued. “Based on that, we created powerpoint presentations, and pitched and pitched and pitched to investors. But we were lucky. We had connections to well-established venture capital firms here in Silicon Valley. One was sufficiently excited about our concept that they helped us craft our VC presentation.” things were going great; an investment in their company—now called tactus technology—from a top-tier venture capital firm was virtually assured. Yet forces outside their control were at work. this was September 2008. Days before their final presentation to VCs, the investment bank Lehman Brothers declared the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history. america was now in serious financial crisis. Venture capital was suddenly paralyzed. a new funding strategy had to be developed for tactus. the intrepid duo lowered the amount of money they hoped to raise, and targeted angel investors. to make that work, they decided to trade part of their equity in the company to bring in the appropriate type of people to meet their needs. they would give stock instead of cash, or to supplement it, so that they would need less money. By good fortune, Ciesla and Yairi were introduced to a patent attorney who liked the idea so much that he took equity instead of cash. that allowed tactus to file critical patents, an important prerequisite before engaging with potential customers. the new strategy was paying off. In the first week of March 2009, the guys got a “term sheet”—an offer—from an angel investment group excited about the technology. they would get the money they needed to go to the next level. But once again, timing wasn’t on their side. On March 6, the Dow Jones plummeted. the stock market had dropped more than 50 percent in less than 18 months, with no bottom in sight. private investors overwhelmingly get their investment funds from their stock portfolios, so Ciesla and Yairi’s investors vanished overnight. It took a few weeks to figure out where to go next. “We realized this is something we hugely believed in. We needed more money to protect our intellectual property, to engage with prospective customers, to get a design firm on board to create an improved prototype,” said Ciesla. at that point, they turned to friends and family. they also brought on board Nate Saal, a friend and serial entrepreneur, who had founded and sold two prior companies. In early 2010, they launched an angel investment round and landed their first significant seed investor. the founders now went full-time with tactus. It was risky to give up full-time jobs, so they told themselves: “We have to raise this amount of money by this date, or we’re done.” With an angel round and several patents in place, they started talking to prospective customers. Without getting customer feedback, receiving Series a funding (the first round from VCs) would have been very difficult. During the bootstrapping phase, the partners put less than $100,000 into their fledgling business. they raised about $200,000 in the friendsand-family round. In the angel round, they raised around $1 million. When they finally got venture funding in 2011, they raised $6 million in their first round. Stage of company, market focus, size of investment, and level of risk all need to be aligned to find the right VC, they learned. “We spoke with dozens and dozens of venture capitalists. We heard ‘no’ a lot,” said Yairi. “We’re a hardware company, and VCs have shifted to a more conservative investing philosophy—investing in software, which can get great returns with less capital outlay. they want established revenues.” “there’s tension, figuring out how much to postpone the next phase of raising money,” said Saal. “the longer you can stretch funds in your existing stage, the more value you can build, and the more equity you’ll keep in the next funding round. how long do you bootstrap? Do you go to friends and family, find an angel investor? Will you do that big round with a VC? every entity needs to think about the right transition points—and how to maximize value without putting the company at risk.” “raising funds took longer and required more effort than we expected. It’s basically nonstop. It’s a constant part of building a company,” said founder Ciesla. n

Research your chosen company. Find a minimum of three library sources, which will support your thesis in this assignment. Review your assigned weekly lecture and text reading. Select from this reading 8-10 key concepts, which will also support your thesis. In a four to five page paper, address the questions below. Your paper should follow APA format including a title and reference page. The four to five page paper length requirement does NOT include the title page and reference page. Refer to your classroom area titled South University Policies and Guideline: Using APA Standards in Your Coursework to ensure you are following the correct format.

In weeks one and two, you gathered information about an organization as it relates to planning and decision making. In this assignment, you will apply the functions of Planning, Organizing, and Controlling. You will be required to use concepts and analyze the current management situations at the organization you have chosen.

Your paper must include research and should include a clear introduction with a thesis statement and a conclusion. Your research paper should address the following:

Describe how the organization was managed in the past. Compare the difference between management approaches in the past to those the organization currently uses. Ensure you identify relevant management theory both for past practices and current approaches.

Describe how the organization is structured. Include a copy of the organizational chart. Describe how managers perform the organization function of management based on the structure of the organization. Ensure one of the five types of structures as described in the textbook is identified and analyzed.

Identify a key manager in the organization and describe his/her primary functions and responsibilities. Evaluate how effective this manager is in fulfilling these responsibilities making clear recommendations for improvement. Ensure you refer to the functions of management as described in your textbook.

Describe how decisions are made in this organization. Using materials from the textbook or other relevant sources on decision making evaluate the effectiveness of the decision making process and make clear recommendations for improvement.

Describe the system of controls the organization uses. Include in this description how control is used to ensure the organization meets its goals and objectives as well as how the organization uses a quality control process to ensure products and/or services are delivered as promised. Evaluate the role of managers in these processes. Make clear recommendations for improvement. Ensure you refer to your textbook or other relevant sources in your evaluation.

Summarize the key recommendations you have made identifying each with the relevant function of management.

Include an APA formatted reference list and a title page (these do not count towards the minimum page requirements).

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Submitted a 4-5 page research paper that included three library sources and provided 8-10 key course concepts to support work.
20
Described how the organization was managed in the past. Compared the difference between management approaches in the past to those the organization currently uses. Identified relevant management theory both for past practices and current approaches.
20
Described how the organization is structured. Included a copy of the organizational chart. Described how managers perform the organization functions of management based on the structure of the organization. Ensured one of the five types of structures as described in the textbook was identified.
25
Identified a key manager in the organization and described his/her primary functions and responsibilities. Evaluated how effective this manager was in fulfilling these responsibilities making clear recommendations for improvement. Ensured functions of management as described in the textbook were discussed.
25
Described how decisions are made in this organization. Used materials from the textbook or other relevant sources on decision making. Evaluated the effectiveness of the decision making process and made the recommendations for improvement clear.
25
Described the system of controls the organization uses. The description included how control is used to ensure the organization meets its goals and objectives as well as how the organization uses a quality control process to ensure products and/or services are delivered as promised. Evaluated the role of managers in these processes. Made clear recommendations for improvement. Used textbook or other relevant sources in evaluation.
25
Summarized the key recommendations identifying each with the relevant function of management.
20
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner: demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Analyze Strategies and Pay to Formulate Organizational Objectives

 

price is non negotiable. must be plagarism free! please be fluent in English as grammar is important. Thanks for reading!!

For this assignment, create a Power Point presentation to educate managerial staff on the importance of strategic objectives and total compensation. Based on this week’s required readings and your own practical experience, develop a minimum of five strategic objectives for an organization that you are currently employed with or have previously worked for. Next within your presentation, analyze how an effective compensation program supports the achievement of these strategic objectives.Hint: Use the “Key Steps in Formulating a Total Compensation” contained in Chapter 2 of your text. The steps are attached in the PDF located on page 10.

Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as “speaker notes” for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.

Support your presentation with at least three (3) scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.

Length: 12-15 slides (with a separate reference slide)

Notes Length: 100-150 words for each slide