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To prepare for this assignment, make sure to complete the StrengthsFinder quiz located in the back of your book. This will take approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Click here for a video tutorial on how to complete the quiz and view your results.  Then, view information about your top five strengths at “Start Here - An Overview of the StrengthsFinder Movement,” found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50J8DYo7r44&list=PLhYBLDN6sURWX7h8IdebX2CYyR9QwqoDX. Then view information about your top five strengths at “Strategic - Learn more about your innate talents from Gallup's Clifton StrengthsFinder!” found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sWM36m3d48&list=PLxDaK7wIyw9609RQuIcVwcCtJ6j17hmO4&index=1. 

Write a one to three (1-3) page paper in which you:

    Describe your initial reaction to finding out your top five strengths.
    Explain how your top five strengths relate to your leadership style. Determine how they relate to the key functions you would need to perform as a manager.
    Determine what traits you need to work on the most to become a good leader. Then, explain whether these traits differ from the strengths you need to be a good manager.
    Indicate which of your strengths you anticipate you will use the most in college or a future career.
    Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
        Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
        Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

    Describe the primary functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) and the associated skills, tools, and theoretical approaches that can be used to accomplish these functions.
    Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.
    Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechanics.

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Imagine that you work for a company with an age-diverse workforce. You have baby boomers working with millennials. Their backgrounds are different, and how they view work is different. This is causing some friction within the workforce. Before the tension escalates, you need to have a meeting to discuss the issue. Prepare a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation for your staff meeting that addresses this issue and proposes a solution.

Create a five to seven (5-7) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

Propose a solution that will relieve friction in your company’s age diverse workforce.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and at least one (1) relevant graphic (photograph, graph, clip art, etc.). Ensure that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from up to 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.
Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

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DQ1: Shashi Tharoor on "Soft Power"
•Watch this video. It is Shashi Tharoor, a politician from India, talking about "Soft Power";
•Answer these two questions with a response of AT MOST 350 words: ◦India is becoming a world leader through what Shashi Tharoon, the speaker, calls "Soft Power." What does he mean when he uses the term "Soft Power?" Give examples.
◦We are living in the "Information Age", and countries and their peoples must be "connected" to succeed. Is India "connected?" If so, how? Give examples.

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FedEx and UPS have many similar resources and compete across many of the same markets. How are they different? Stated differently, how do they differentiate themselves?

What are some of the major and unique strategic actions taken by each firm? Have these actions been successful?

Based on information in the case and from your research, which of these firms do you predict will be the most successful in the future? Please explain your reasons.


You are encouraged to supplement the case with some outside research. Just be sure to list your sources clearly.

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The role and reach of the federal government expanded greatly between 1865 and 1960. What was the specific nature of that expansion, and how significantly did it affect Americans? What areas of American life—political, economic, social, cultural, labor conditions, and so on—were most affected by new government roles and responsibilities? 

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Part 1, Policy:  describe what the law or policy is. 

Part 2, Purpose: why did it become law? What cased it to become a policy?

Part3, Stakeholders:  who will be/are affected? 

Part 4, Strategic triangle analysis:  
      1. Is it substantive valuable? 
      2. Is it legal or politically sustainable? 
      3. Is it administratively and operationally feasible? Will it work? 

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-jerry-brown-smoking-bills-20160504-story.html
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/05/health/california-smoking-age-21/

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Describe both the importance of and challenges created by social media's impact on marketing for a start-up business. How has technology and social media changed the landscape for a start-up as it tries to get its message heard and understood by customers? 

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Evan Spiegel

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Financial Analysis.

Select one pair of companies from the following list: 

•    Lowe’s (LOW) and Home Depot (HD)
•    Dollar General (DG) and Dollar Tree (DLTR)
•    UPS (UPS) and FedEx (FDX)
•    McDonald’s (MCD) and Wendy’s (WEN)
•    Target (TGT) and Kohl’s (KSS)
•    Agco (ACGO) and Deere (DE)
•    Macy’s (M) and Dillard’s (DDS)
•    Sherwin Williams (SHW) and PPG (PPG)

Review the most recent annual reports for each of the two companies.  Gain an understanding of each company’s products and services, the markets they serve, and their financial performance.

Complete a financial analysis to determine which of the two companies is the better performing by looking at the most recent financial reports.

For the purposes of this analysis, a well performing company is one whose returns are better than their peers and the industry average over a long period of time (return on invested capital (ROIC).

To demonstrate superior performance, a company generally has  consistent annual revenue and profit growth; high profit margins on revenues; high operating margins, high sales per employee; high sales per square foot of floor space (retail); good  inventory management (inventory turns), and a strong balance sheet with positive free cash flow.

Good financial performance is the result a good business strategy that is executed well and often includes: investments in appropriate technology; good leadership; talented and dedicated employees; gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage, and a focus on strategic goals, the strategic use and development of technology, and cost management.

Complete a financial analysis to show a comparison of the two companies using standard financial metrics.  Based on the analysis, determine which company is better performing.

Based on your conclusions, explain why the better company achieves better performance than its competitor.  What does the company do well to achieve the superior financial performance?  What can they improve on to even do better?

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The following is a list of the topics for the short paper assignments. 

All papers must be from 5-7 pages in length, follow APA writing style guidelines, and use at least three outside references. 

Each paper must have a cover page; an abstract; an introduction which clearly states the purpose of the paper and gives a brief background of the case the and topics to be covered; the body of the paper which is the analysis); a closing paragraph which summarizes the key point of the case; and a reference page with the outside sources used in proper APA format.  The use of headings for each of the major sections of the paper is suggested as it makes the paper more professional looking and easier to follow. 

Each paper is worth 100 points toward your final course grade and is to be submitted when due as an Assignment in Blackboard. Papers will be graded on: (1) content (completeness, accuracy, and logical arguments based on facts and application of business models), (2) format-proper use of APA writing style format, organization and structure, and (3) grammar (spelling, punctuation, proper word use, etc.). 

Papers with a Safe-Assign rating of 20% or greater must to be corrected and resubmitted before final grading or the grade will be penalized, Make sure that you cite sources in the body of the paper when taken directly from reference sources and do not copy materials to avoid a high rating.

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To complete this assignment, write a correctly formatted academic mini-essay of one page per questions to address each of the following statements:
Question 1: Identify and discuss the main reasons for a government to privatise their airports.
Question 2: Discuss how a change in in airport ownership can influence an airport’s performance.
Question 3: Identify and discuss the major factors influencing an airport’s costs and revenue (both aeronautical and non-aeronautical).
Question 4: Define benchmarking in the context of the airport industry and discuss its importance for measuring an airports economic performance and efficiency

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Employee Training and Talent Management"

Go to the Bersin’s Website to read the article titled “Today’s Chief Learning Officer: Tamar Elkeles - A CLO of the Decade”, located at http://www.bersin.com/blog/post/2010/11/todays-chief-learning-officer--tamar-elkeles---a-clo-of-the-decade.aspx. Explain how the role of a Chief Learning Officer (CLO) adds value to the human resources organization. Provide a rationale for your response.
Imagine that the CEO of your company (past, present, or future) has asked you to explain the importance of adding more funding to the organization’s talent management program. You have two (2) minutes of her time to convince her that your ideas would add value. Briefly outline the key points to your strategy.

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"Recruiting and Selecting Human Resources"

Use the Internet to research a company that you would like to work for, with a focus on its recruiting efforts. Make two (2) recommendations for how the company you researched can improve its recruiting efforts. Provide two (2) specific examples to support your response.
Briefly describe a human resource position that you would someday like to hold; then, outline the optimal selection process for such a position. Provide a rationale for your response.