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In understanding why employers offer benefits to employees, discuss the effects government mandated benefits have on wages and profits. Is government intervention a positive or negative issue for organizations? Employees? Employers? What might wages and benefits look like if government was taken out of the equation

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Write a research paper that analyzes methods
used to appropriately manage groups and teams. In your paper, be sure to 
include the following:

Discuss the process of evolving a group into a team and the importance of organizational culture in that process.

Evaluate the leadership styles that are effective for managing groups and teams,
including unique considerations for leading multicultural teams.

Describe the benefits and drawbacks of having groups or teams in terms of 
groupthink vs. teamthink

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HR as a Strategic Partner

Imagine you were just hired as the new HR director. In the past, HR has not had significant input in the organization's strategic planning. In one of your first meetings with the CEO, you suggest that the HR function should be more strategic. The CEO is unsure if this is necessary and responds, "I will invite you to the next meeting with all the directors. You can make a presentation to convince us why and then we can discuss this more."

Choose an organization with which you are familiar or to which you have access to public information (e.g., BP, McDonalds, Starbucks). You will be using this organization throughout the course in various assignments.

For this Application, create a 7- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation that you would present to a group of directors on why the HR function should be more strategic. Include the following:

How the organization's strategic planning might benefit from using a systems-thinking approach, which would include HR
The benefits and contributions HR might bring as a strategic partner
The role HR metrics can have in the organization's strategic planning and implementation of strategies
How HR metrics might be the driver of organizational change
How HR metrics contribute to the organization's future success

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Preparing for the Interview

You are working for a manufacturer of a specialized guidance system for the latest jet fighter aircraft used by several branches of the military. Your current position is as a senior supply management specialist reporting to the Vice President of Purchasing. She asks for your help in developing a series of questions to be used in interviewing and hiring a new junior buyer, an entry level position. You have agreed that the successful candidate will have 0-2 years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Most importantly, the new hire must have an excellent grasp of the current vocabulary and tools used in the professional practice of supply management. Knowing that you have recently completed at least one course in supply management, she now asks that you provide written answers to the questions so that the other interviewers can judge the candidates’ knowledge. The questions are:

Give examples of at least three different job titles within supply management and explain how they contribute to the success of an organization.
Choose a manufacturing company that has entered into a strategic partnership; classify the type of relationship, and explain the benefit to the organization.
Explain the role that supply management plays in achieving sustainability goals in an organization.
Select at least five items that would be considered when determining the total cost of ownership (TCO) for a piece of capital equipment. Classify each item as being either a positive or negative value if asked to complete the calculation.
Name at least three characteristics that you share with professional negotiators. Explain why you believe each is important to your role in supply management.
Select one method of using data to choose a new supplier. Summarize why you believe this is an appropriate, fair, and consistent method of conducting business.
List at least three special considerations when seeking international sources of materials. Compare how each differs from doing business only within the United States.
Explain the application of at least three types of fixed-price contracts. Determine the implications for the supplier and the purchaser for each type.
Your Summative Assessment

Must be 1800-2400 words (excluding title page and references page) in length, double-spaced and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. Contextual (Level One)headings must be used to organize your paper and your thoughts. Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student's name
Course name and number
Instructor's name
Date submitted
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must utilize a minimum of 5 scholarly and/or peer-reviewed sources from the Ashford Library in addition to the textbook. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

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Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be three (3) double-spaced pages
Today’s business arenas are extremely competitive nationally and internationally. Please thoughtfully consider the following statements and provide answers supported from information in your textbook and include at least one outside source with appropriate citations.

1.    Support a leadership impact ideology for TQ implementation by synthesizing the processes necessary to provide an organization with a TQ paradigm.

2.    Assess three (3) characteristics that contribute to a TQ organization by prioritizing the steps necessary to achieve a competitive advantage in the marketplace using TQ methodology.

3.    Evaluate how you, as a manger, would integrate three (3) specific leadership initiative tools to provide your company with a TQ organization.

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Senior leadership at Matrix are requesting an executive summary from human resources that will help them understand the need for a new performance appraisal system and the details associated with developing this process. This must be written in a manner that does not initially overwhelm the senior leaders at Matrix. You must gain their “buy in” to the need for developing a new performance appraisal system and demonstrate the value that will be gained for the organization.

As the leader of this project for human resources, you will be required to prepare the executive summary that will include the following information:

The purpose and value of a performance appraisal system
The components associated with the development of this system as well the criticality of job analyses and accurate job descriptions.
The accountabilities associated with a performance appraisal system
The advantages and disadvantages of performance appraisal systems
The primary advantages of a new performance appraisal system to Matrix

4 scholarly references

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Research three leaders in different professional fields, such as education, medicine, government, business, or nonprofits. 

Be mindful to select leaders with whom you can identify as having a working self-concept that may influence the leadership approach.

Analyze each leader’s leadership style, and keep in mind that this style may fit better under another theory. 

Describe the leader’s organizational effectiveness, and explain how the leadership style changed/impacted followers in the leader’s organization.


Write a critical analysis in which you study each leader’s approach to leadership and its impact on the followers in an organization.

Compare and contrast these leadership styles and how leadership applications impact organizations. Link your findings to current research.

Finally, highlight your understanding about leadership and note any gaps in your knowledge about cognitive psychology literature based on your research.

Support your response with research from at least four scholarly sources.

The attachments can be a starting point for your research.

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Requirements for ESSAY: 5-6 PAGES, including reference

1. List specific changes that Apple has made to its Code of Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each change.

2. Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that they will understand the standards that Apple requires in order to maintain their relationship with the company.



Requirements for PowerPoint presentation: 6-8 SLIDES

1. Summarize Apple’s Supplier Responsibility information.

2. Discuss Apple’s stance on each of the following areas:
Empowering workers
Labor and Human Rights
Health and Safety
The Environment
Accountability

3. Identify the key ways that Apple’s Progress Report has changed since last year.

4. Examine the manner in which Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct helps the organization operate as a socially responsible organization.

5. Provide detailed speaker notes of what you would say if you were delivering the presentation.

6. Submit a reference page with at least two (2) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 


The title and reference slides are not included in the required slide length.

Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away.

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This paper has to answer the following questions: 
1. What has been happening to the structure of banking in China? Which banks have branches in China? 
2. How are mergers changing the shape of the financial-services industry?

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Achieving job satisfaction through positive employer-employee relationships towards organizational success

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Leaders employ different leadership styles with various followers, how might that impact organizational effectiveness? 

What could a leader do to avoid such impressions, while still being adaptable to followers’ needs, especially with co-workers from different cultures?

Instructions:
Please address the above questions in a critical analysis essay, as well as any other related issues or topics that may surface.

Requirements:
Incorporate at least 4 to 6 scholarly sources to support your analysis. You may use additional sources, trade journal articles and the attached documents.

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Methods of entry, export /import financing, 

https://globaledge.msu.edu/content/onlinecoursemodules/67/methods-of-payment/player.html

Take the quiz at the end of each of the section in the module
Provide a one and a half page single spaced executive summary of the major points made in these videos