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For this assignment, prepare a paper that addressed each of the following:

1. Choose a risk management model (i.e. MSRAM, MRM, CCPM, CMMI, etc.).

2. Choose one government agency and one private OR public sector entity. Implement your risk management model for both entities.

3. Identify the risks for both entities.

4. Analyze the risks for both entities.

5. Evaluate the risks for both entities.

6. Provide a recommendation and solution for both entities to mitigate risk, threats, and vulnerabilities within the organizations.

7. Discuss how security representatives and leadership between both entities should monitor and review your risk management assessment and model plans.

8. Compare both organizations and discuss how the risk management model chosen influenced your assessment. Was it successful? What are the limiting factors? What would you do differently?

Technical Requirements

Your paper must be at a minimum of 8-10 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit).
Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content.
Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space.
Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework. 
Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.
All submissions will be graded using the assignment rubric.

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At times, change can be hard to accept, but when change adds value, one becomes motivated to take the necessary steps to do things differently. Think about a time when you had to change something about your personal, educational, professional, or spiritual life that added value, and explain how you dealt with the change.

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Choose an organization and identify an area in which it needs to communicate a change. What type of change agent and change model needs to be implemented? What would be the expected outcomes?

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Research a company that failed because they did not adapt. What technology disrupted them and how long did it take? Think Kodak or Blockbuster: Describe how a particular company or industry was eliminated by a new technology. For example, how did the digital camera destroy the film market? What was the impact of the convergence of these technologies through Moore's Law, the Hype Cycle and the 6 D's of Disruption?

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Describe 3 emerging global technologies and explain where each one is on the hype cycle. Defend your explanation.

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Essay Topic
In an internet article for paperwritings.com, (https://www.paperwritings.com/free-examples/critical-analysis-of-ifrs-essay.html), the authors state that the:

“Adoption of the IFRS in many countries has various advantages. It will lead to economic stability in different countries due to the increased foreign investment and division of labour. There will be decreased transaction costs such as training, accountancy and audit fees for the foreign investors. IFRS greatly reduces earnings manipulation as it increases the transparency of the financial statements. There are mandatory disclosures in the off-balance sheet items that make it hard for the company accountants to manipulate the profit and asset figures. It also decreases the costs of equity. The investors are able to understand the accounting data of investments clearer reducing the perceived risks of the project. They are more willing to accept lower returns.
Finally, the IFRS encourages fair value accounting which shows the investors the market prices of the company’s assets and liabilities. It acts as a signal in times of economic boom and depression. It also encourages and ensures corporate governance in the company which leads to healthy companies.” 

Your assignment is to share your thoughts on this commentary. Do you agree or disagree with their assessment? Why? (Please limit your response to 200 words or less)

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Purpose 

In this project, you will demonstrate an understanding of management and leadership skills and leadership styles.  You will read a case scenario and apply what you have learned to make a recommendation for a new position with Wonder Products.

Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment

demonstrate leadership skills by communicating a shared vision, motivating and empowering others, and creating a culture of ethical decision-making and innovation
How to Set Up the Paper

Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced using 12-point font.  The final product will be 3-4 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.  Write clearly and concisely. 

Create a title page with a title, course number and section, your name and the instructor's name.

Scenario

You are currently working as an associate reporting to the Senior Lead Consultant for Management Consultants.  The Senior Lead Consultant has been contacted by Paula Stiles, head of Human Resources for Wonder Products. Wonder Products currently produces and distributes organic food products to major retailers such as Whole Foods that in turn are sold to the public.  Wonder Products has decided to start producing and distributing a line of all-natural energy bars with its existing contracted clients.  Paula explained that she has been working to complete the initial phase of the planning process for a new division within the company that will be called the Energy Bars Division.    

As Wonder Products launches the Energy Bars Division to design, develop and deliver energy bars, the company will need to bring in a Senior Manager to manage and lead this division and will be responsible for bringing the division together to operate as a well-oiled machine.  The desire is that the new Senior Director for the Energy Bars Division have both management and leadership traits and will be open to innovative ways to create products that contain all-natural products that help maintain steady blood sugar levels.  These products will not only be popular among the traditional Wonder Products customer base, but also will be the face of the organization when marketing company products. 

The Senior Lead Consultant has asked you to help conduct a candidate search for the position of Senior Director for the Energy Bars Division.  

Partnering with Number One Management Consultants, Paula will be vetting three potential candidates who will be expected to jump in and begin the development of management plans that will be used to establish the new division.  The transcripts from the interviews of the three potential candidates have been given to the Management Consultants team who will help Paula.  The new Senior Director will be a Manager of the 21st Century who will be able to instill the culture, value and traditions of Wonder Products into the employees hired as managers and employees. 

In the beginning, the Senior Director will be the face of Wonder Products’ marketing brand.  In addition, the new Senior Director will need to be able to motivate not only the employee base of these new products but also motivate a new customer base for Wonder Products on the ‘difference’ Wonder Products will bring to the Energy Bars industry.  Currently, the Energy Bars industry consists of many well-established companies, and a strong entry will be key to grab market share.  Innovative and well-made products, good marketing, and a clear strategy will be critical to a strong entry, so bringing in a strong director will be key. 

Candidate Summary of Transcripts

Nancy Drew

Nancy has spent the past 20 years working for Star Lite Foods, a mid-sized vegetarian food company currently operating out of Arizona, which recently was bought by a large health food company looking to expand to Energy Bars.  For the past three years Nancy has served as the Vice President of the New Product Design and Marketing Department where, according to her statements in the interview, she oversaw a team of workers who made decisions about what products to pursue and the amount of marketing each product should receive.  Nancy admitted that she likes to delegate because she feels her team of workers need the freedom to make choices.  Nancy boasted that the team was instrumental in helping Star Lite gain a double-figure increase in market share.  Before being named as a vice president for Star Lite, Nancy worked for 10 years as a Regional Manager in Idaho responsible for sourcing vegetables from regional farms.  During her run as a Regional Manager she was responsible for making visits farms to help develop a whole farm business plan.  This type of business plan provides a 30,000-foot perspective to helps family farm businesses develop a vision and mission to keep the operations on course.  She credited her success in that role to her ability to get local farmers to work together to develop cooperative opportunities between farms.  Instead of farmers working independently, they had the benefit of group decision making.  A program was implements called, Community Communications created by Nancy to keep farmers apprised of the latest news in farming and to encourage the building of relationships.  Nancy utilized the assistance of her staff to set up a blog, a website for members of the farming community with the latest up-to-date sources of information for farming learning initiatives, activities and strategic goals and plans.  The latest initiative was to implement social media channels for news and information.  The previous seven years with the company were spent climbing the corporate ladder starting with the company in the production line at the Michigan plant where the company got its start.  During her interview Nancy suggested that Wonder Products should consider getting into the Energy Bars industry with less focus on sustainability and green initiatives as it can be a difficult industry for new entrants.  Nancy proposed focusing on making quality products that can be sourced from local vendors.  She stated that once established, the company could initiate a move to being more environmentally and attentive to the well-being of consumers.  Nancy proudly stated that she likes to surround herself with good people whose behavior is better than hers.  In her cover letter, Nancy stated that she is an experienced executive with a successful track record.

Dane Evers

Dane Evers started Evers Vegetarian Foods 12 years ago that currently has $400M in annual sales.  In a recent acquisition, Wonder Products agreed to purchase Evers Vegetarian Foods.  As part of the settlement, Dane was promised a senior position with Wonder Products.  The agreement also made accommodations for several of the key managers and employees to work for Wonder Products as Dane expressed his gratitude and respect for these employees who were highly skilled, educated and experienced employees.  In the interview, Dane shared that he encourages these staff members to get involved in both major and minor discussions stating that he like to think of the business as a family.  Everyone calls each other by their first names and Dane indicated that everyone is willing to roll up their sleeves to meet deadlines.  Dane admitted that while he depends on the people that comprise Evers Vegetarian Foods, that he likes to be immersed in the business and always wants to stay informed as to what is happening with every department.  He laughed and indicated that likes to know the facts so that the most rational decisions can be made.  He also shared that he has limited experience with Marketing but believes that he believes that since he has been leading Evers Vegetarian Foods through its growth that he could easily manage Wonder Products into a new venture.  Dane  feels confident he is the best candidate and is a front runner for the position.

Joe Johnson

Joe Johnson has been working for Wonder Products as the Deputy Executive Director of the Southern Division for the last year mainly focused on helping the Flavorful Soybean Spreads branch become more environmentally and human friendly.  Joe holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.  Before coming to Wonder Products, Joe was the production manager at the San Diego faculty for 12 years.  He was highly regarded within the employee ranks as a fair manager who is interested in increasing the confidence in abilities and commitment of his employees.  During the interview Joe stated that his direct reports frequently comment that Joe is willing to commit the time to focus on the task while taking the time to listen and offer advice to his workers.  At one point in the interview, Joe commented that he believes in engaging workers by encouraging them to develop skills to progress to the next level.  When employees reach the next level, he sees himself as a manager who focuses more on the employee than the tasks by supporting these workers to ensure work continues to be done at the required level.  For some of the workers, Joe indicated that he empowers workers to take the ball and run with it.  Joe admitted he does not have any marketing experience to help be the face of the new product, but has a strong desire to work on those skills and believes he has the managerial and leadership skills to guide the team to success.  Joe stated in his cover letter that although he has limited experience, he believes he would be a good fit for the new position because he is committed to Wonder Products employees who lives its core values and has a firm understanding of the company’s vision and mission.  He has a strong desire to see the company become a leader in energy bars  and he believes his degree in chemical engineering and his desire to be a leader at Wonder Products makes him the best candidate for the position.

Instructions: 

You have been asked to review the three candidates and make a recommendation for the Senior Manager position.  The new Senior Manager will have a lot of responsibility in managing and leading. 

You will evaluate each of the three candidates considering each candidate’s full body of experience and how their experience aligns with Paula’s expectations for the new position as well as how each candidate will lead within the context of Wonder Products desire to create all-natural products.  

Use the following headings and instructions to complete the project:

Introduction

Write an Introduction paragraph.  The Introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and will be used to describe to the reader the intent of the paper explaining the main points covered in the paper.  This intent should be understood prior to reading the remainder of the paper so the reader knows exactly what is being covered in the paper. 
Consider writing the introduction last to ensure that all of the main points are covered.
Management and Leadership Skills/Style

Identify and discuss the management skills that each candidate possesses.
Identify and discuss the leadership skills that each candidate possesses.
Identify and discuss the leadership style of each candidate.
Candidate Recommendation

Recommend one candidate that Number One Management Consultants should recommend to Paula Stiles at Wonder Products and explain why this candidate is the best choice.
Explain why the other two candidates were not selected.
Conclusion

Create a concluding paragraph.  The Conclusion tells a reader the main topics covered in the paper.

References:

Review the Paper 

Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present.

The following are specific requirements that you will follow.  Use the checklist to mark off that you have followed each specific requirement.  

Checklist

Specific Project Requirements



Proofread your paper



Read and use the grading rubric while completing the paper to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade. 



Third person writing is required.  Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:  http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person. 



Contractions are not used in business writing, so do not use them.  



Paraphrase and do not use direct quotations.  Paraphrase means you do not use more than four consecutive words from a source document.  Removing quotation marks and citing is inappropriate.  Instead put a passage from a source document into your own words and attribute the passage to the source document.  There should be no passages with quotation marks.  Using more than four consecutive words from a source document would require direct quotation marks.  Changing words from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation marks.  If more than four consecutive words are used from source documents, this material will not be included in the grade.  



You are expected to use the research and weekly course materials to develop the analysis and support the reasoning.  There should be a robust use of the course material.  Material used from a source document must be cited and referenced.  A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.  Changing words from a passage does not exclude the passage from having quotation marks.  



Use in-text citations and provide a reference list that contains the reference associated with each in-text citation.



You may not use books in completing this problem set unless part of the course material.  Also, do not use a dictionary, Wikipedia or Investopedia or similar sources.



Provide the page or paragraph number in every in-text citation presented.  Since the eBook does not have page numbers, include the chapter title and topic heading.  If using a video, provide the minutes and second of the cited material.


CLASS MATERIAL:

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-principlesofmanagement/chapter/why-it-matters-leadership/ 

MODULE 10-14 

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How do I assign the rights of a contract to someone else?
To assign rights of an existing contract, your assignment agreement needs:

The assignor's information (name and address)
The assignee's information (name and address)
Third party details (name and address of the other party involved in the original contract)
The original contract information (date of execution and purpose of original contract)
A description of the contract rights being transferred (can be partial rights or full contract)
Consideration (the benefit or profit, e.g. money, assets, property, etc., received by the assignor for assigning the contract)
Signatures of the parties and date of execution
You can have an Assignment notarized or witnessed by individuals not party to the contract, but it's not a requirement.

You should always review and consider the terms of your original contract before assigning it.

For example, you may be required by the second party of the original contract to get their consent before assigning contractual rights to a new party. There might also be stipulations where you remain liable for the terms of the contract even after assigning to a new party.

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This exercise simulates the collective bargaining process, with particular emphasis on the most
important elements of the negotiation: planning and preparing for the bargaining table. Your
group will take on the same work and responsibilities of an actual bargaining committee in
preparing and generating an actual bargaining strategy as well as a bargaining proposal. Teams
will then share their proposal with a group representing the “other side” and each side will then
re-evaluate their positions. This exercise will also ask groups to objectively debrief the
simulation.



PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE ATTACHED THE INSTRUCTIONS. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THIS IS A TEAM PROJECT I WILL ONLY NEED TO PROVIDE THE BARGAINING PROPOSAL FOR THESE MENTIONED ITEMS. 
I) Term
ii) Wages
iii) Wage differential
iv) Benefits Premiums
v) Union Security
vi) Seniority Rules
vii) Contracting Out
viii) Holidays
ix) Grievance Procedure

HELPFUL TIP: Collective agreement language is rarely completely original. Most current
collective agreements are available online. It is quite alright to copy language that exists in
a current collective agreement, BUT be sure that the language makes sense in the context of
Lenny’s Fine Furniture. ALSO, beware that just because you find something to copy does 
Please let me know if you need clarification on anything.
not mean that language is devoid of ambiguities. You will still want to review it to ensure it
meets your standards. 

that being said please use the BCGEU 18th Main Agreement link https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/careers-myhr/managers-supervisors/employee-labour-relations/conditions-agreements/collective-agreements?keyword=BCGEU&keyword=collective

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What do you make of Schultz’s take on corporate responsibility, and its impact on the Transformation?

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What were the most important factors behind Starbucks decline in 2007 and 2008 and which factors were less obvious?

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What were the most important aspects of Starbucks transformation and why did these matter to the survival and transformation of the company?