Explain the connection between organizational behavior and your selected job skills from the matrix. • Discuss how these job skills can lead to improved job performance. • Explain how Organizational Behavior can aid you in decision-making and problem-solving. • Predict the consequences of unethical behavior in the workplace.
Decision making Organized Positive attitude Dependable Communication
Portfolio Project Assignment Choice #2: Employee Use of Internet At Work: Policy Proposals
Your consulting services have been requested by the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. The CEO is concerned about the use of the internet at work and employs your consulting services to discuss her concerns. Primarily, she is concerned that employees might be abusing the internet and is wondering what repercussions the company might face in a variety of legal areas, specifically with respect to the legal environment of business, ethics, and human resources issues. She is also concerned with preventing abuse of the internet at all levels, from low-level employees to the Board of Directors.
She requests a memo from you regarding: 1.Possible torts that could be committed by employees who use the internet at work 2.Possible crimes that could be committed by employees who use the internet at work (and indicate whether the crimes are white collar or blue collar) 3.Liability of the corporation versus liability of the individual employee through commission of torts or crimes using the internet at work 4.Whether violations of the duty of care or duty of loyalty could exist through use of social media sites at work 5.Employee privacy rights or concerns that exist regarding use of the internet at work 6.Employment laws that protect the employee or the employer with respect to use of the internet at work.
Identify two policies that this CEO could put in place to curb the potential for abuse of the internet at work, with one policy that addresses low-level employees and one policy that is targeted for the board of directors. Keep in mind the business judgment rule with respect to the latter policy and discuss whether it might ever be invoked to enforce or ignore such a policy. Articulate your ideas on how to remedy the issue of corporate malfeasance that occurs through abuse of the internet at work. Proffer some clear recommendations to the CEO about how to improve overall corporate governance by reducing the potential for abuse of the internet at work.
You must also clearly address ethical issues that arise regarding your policies; note that ethical issues might exist on behalf of the employee if your policies are not utilized, but ethical issues might exist on behalf of the employer if the polices are implemented.
The CEO intends to pass along this memo to other employees in the company who might not have a strong understanding of these concepts. Thus, you are also requested to clearly explain and define the legal concepts you raise. She also is concerned about offending employees with policy suggestions and requests you keep this in mind with your suggested policies.
This issue exists in many companies and corporations, so you are encouraged to research outside sources for data supporting policies to reduce abuse of the internet at work. Demonstrate critical thinking by analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting appropriate policies to provide an original perspective to enhance corporate legal and ethical environs as they relate to use of the internet at work.
You are expected to convey complex ideas in a clear, concise and organized fashion, using the required and recommended readings from the course for analytical support. Although you are encouraged to cite from your textbook, you are required to cite a minimum of four scholarly sources (beyond the textbook) to support your statements. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these sources.
Discuss the dietary changes needed to slow development or prevent cancer. Find at least one reputable website related to the disease you picked and describe the dietary recommendations.
Assuming that you are the controller for a publicly traded company, your CFO has asked you to prepare a presentation for the accounting department personnel and the public auditors about the importance of the SOX Act and the requirements and responsibilities that the Act establishes for the auditors in charge of an annual audit. After the presentation, the CFO wants all accounting personnel and public accounting auditors to understand the regulations and guidelines established by the SOX Act and also for you to provide recommendations as to how the Act's principles can be improved to make American corporations more ethically responsible.
Prepare a presentation that includes the following:
Assess the provision of the Sox Act that requires the establishment of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the measures that public accounting firms are taking to ensure that they maintain their independence in all audit assignments, including the mechanisms they are establishing to ensure that the necessary independence and integrity are prevalent in all aspects of their relationship with their clients.
Analyze how executives of corporate America have embraced the new regulations and requirements of the Sox Act while maintaining their purpose to produce a profit for investors and staying in compliance of the new rules in the industry. Explain what those new requirements are for the CEO and CFO of publicly traded companies.
Describe your assessment of the responsibilities established for accounting personnel—including protection for whistle-blowers—and for the public accounting auditors.
Determine how the responsibilities of the board of directors audit committee have changed due to the Sox Act in overseeing the financial reporting process and to hire and be in charge of the independent auditors.
Provide recommended sanctions to be imposed on those who do not comply with the SOX Act provisions, and whether or not the sanctions should be stiffened or should include other personnel in the organization. Researched sources should follow these guidelines:
At least half of the researched sources should be from authoritative electronic sources related to the accounting field.
The findings presented in the paper should be accurate renditions of the Sox Act, including citations and references.
Follow APA guidelines when citing references. Include a reference page.
Questions And Topics We Can Help You To Answer Using your local place of employment, business, or organization, discuss a situation when you were required to make a management- or leadership-related decision. Also, based on the nature of the decision, would you identify it as heuristic in nature? Or did the decision require critical thinking? How do you know? Thoroughly explain.
"Promise and Peril" is a theme that runs throughout the history of technology. Many technologies give out hope (promise) that they will make the world a better place. Alternatively, some technologies seem to threaten us (peril) in one way or another. Of the technologies discussed in the Week 3 Readings, which one provides or promises the highest equal amount of promise and peril. Make your argument with reference to a technology that you argue is mostly good, and to a technology that you argue is mostly bad.
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Now that the foundation has been set for the BPM project, it is time to launch. The Launch Pad phase is where the project is scoped, established, and launched.
According to your book, the first two results that should be expected from the Launch Pad phase will include: 1.Definition of stakeholders involved or associated with the project. 2.Stakeholder engagement and commitment, and documented and agreed upon expectations.
The first five steps in this phase are all about ensuring this is done properly. Even though the project team is engaged and working hard, it is possible to fail in a project when the stakeholders or executive management is not properly engaged. In fact, this is one of the most commonly cited reasons for failed projects and an often discussed cause for frustration for all involved.
For this Discussion topic, search for and discuss a news article or a case study in which a company has failed in a project due to lack of stakeholder engagement. Answer the following questions, copying the numbered format. 1. Describe what the project/situation was. 2. List who the stakeholders were. 3. Describe why they were not properly engaged. What happened? 4. Describe how this impacted the outcome of the project.
Do not forget to cite and reference your sources in APA format (use the Kaplan Writing Center for APA help).
You have been hired as a city planner to help develop a new energy plan for an existing metropolitan area. You have been asked to consider all energy options and determine the best way to spend the initial budget. You can choose more than one option to address the city’s energy needs. Be careful to remember this system will need to support the city as the population grows.
Your initial first year budget: $10 billion Budget for every following year: $1 billion Energy needed to power metropolitan area: 3,000 Megawatts
Energy Source Initial Cost to Setup Energy Production Monthly Cost Energy Output Limit
Nuclear Plant $6 billion $1.5 million 1,000 Megawatts Coal Fired Power Plant $1.3 billion $2 million 1,000 Megawatts Wind Power $3 billion $500,000 1,000 Megawatts Geothermal $3 billion $500,000 1,000 Megawatts Hydroelectric $350 million $500,000 1,000 Megawatts Solar Power $3.5 billion $300,000 1,000 Megawatts Natural Gas $1.5 billion $1,000,000 1,000 Megawatts
Write a 750--word proposal.
Include
• a breakdown of the energy resources your city will use.
o Explain why you chose these resources. o Include a chart detailing your budget breakdown used to determine your energy proposal.
• the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy sources to your city and the environment. • the effect that population growth will have on your energy plan over the next twenty years. What can be done to assist the city as its population grows?
Research a corporation on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University's online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.
Write an eight to ten (8-10) page paper in which you: 1. Determine the impact of the company’s mission, vision, and primary stakeholders on its overall success. 2. Analyze the five (5) forces of competition to determine how they impact the company. 3. Create a SWOT analysis for the company to determine its major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. 4. Based on the SWOT analysis, outline a strategy for the company to capitalize on its strengths and opportunities, and minimize its weaknesses and threats. 5. Discuss the various levels and types of strategies the firm may use to maximize its competitiveness and profitability. 6. Outline a communications plan the company could use to make the strategies you recommend above known to all stakeholders. 7. Select two (2) corporate governance mechanisms used by this corporation and evaluate how effective they are at controlling managerial actions. 8. Evaluate the effectiveness of leadership within this corporation and make at least one (1) recommendation for improvement. 9. Assess efforts by this corporation to be a responsible (ethical) corporate citizen and determine the impact these efforts (or lack thereof) have on the company’s bottom line. Provide specific examples to support your response. 10. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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; references must follow APA or school-specific format.
use the Internet to search for at least 5 scholarly articles that relate to the topic and have been published within the last 5 years. Academic articles and journals must be reputable and obtained from professional websites that address the content of this course. Popular magazines and online sources such as Wikipedia are not permissible.
After reading the articles, select 1 article relating to your key topic that you wish to use in your thread. 1. Key Concept Explanation: Define your key topic by using a source other than the textbook. Give a clear, concise overview of the essential elements relevant to understanding your key topic. In addition, explain why you are interested in this topic (e.g., academic curiosity, application to a current issue related to employment, or any other professional rationale). 2. Comparison: Compare your research with what you have studied during the module/week in which the key topic/thread is assigned. Note differences or commonalities about your key topic, providing evidence that you have extended your understanding of this topic beyond the textbook readings. This is an opportunity for you to cite the additional articles you originally researched. This section must meet a minimum of 200 words. 3. Article Summary: In your own words, provide a clear and concise summary of the article you selected. This section must meet a minimum of 200 words. 4. Biblical Integration: Include at least 3 appropriate biblical references. Explain the relevance of your key topic to God’s law and how it can be applied in a Christian context. This section must meet a minimum of 100 words. 5. Application: Specifically state how your key topic has been applied to real-world businesses or describe the potential your key topic has to influence today’s business world. Your application must possess a professional rationale that demonstrates the significance of your key topic. This section must meet a minimum of 100 words. 6. Annotated Bibliography: Cite the articles you researched in current APA format. An annotation must accompany each citation. Each annotation will consist of a descriptive and evaluative paragraph of at least 100 words. The annotations are designed to help your classmates in their understanding of your topic. In addition, provide a persistent link for each article.
It is important to identify what issues will be targeted before revision can begin in the upcoming Innovate phase. In the Understand phase, you conduct root cause analysis, which not only helps to determine the right problems to attack, but also to gather an understanding of where you are currently and where you need to be. Correct identification will allow you to make quick improvements, which would not be possible if you only treated the symptoms.
For this Discussion topic, first: • Explain, in your own words, the difference between root cause analysis and simply identifying issues in a process.
Then, research and describe an article or a case study where a company has performed a successful root cause analysis. This means they went deeper than identifying just the symptoms. • Explain what the symptoms were and what root causes they identified as the culprits. • How did this analysis help the company create quantifiable, specific targets/objectives in their improvement efforts?
Make sure to describe how they accomplished this; there are various specific methodologies beyond sitting and talking in a room that can be used for this purpose. For example, root cause analysis is part of Six Sigma, which has specific tools for carrying this out.
If you cannot clearly show the distinction between the root causes and symptoms in the case, then you do not have the right case. You are not looking for cases where someone just identified problems by talking to people — root cause analysis is a very specific term that describes using formal methodologies to go beyond the most obvious issues. Your example should demonstrate this in-depth analysis.
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