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analyze a current event ( any political event such as civilian protest or current presiedantial elections ), explain what you have observed in relation to the theory of social penetration mention in the text book. address the value and usefulness of the theory of social penetration. Analyze the theory in deepth and reflect this theory to the event that you have choosen to discuss. the resource is the text book: A First Look At Communication Theory by Griffin,E.

Step 1 Go to Module 3 of the Digital History Reader at http://www.dhr.history.vt.edu/modules/us/mod03_rev/index.html Step 2 Read the “Introduction” and “Context” Step 3 Read the selections from the “Evidence” section. Step 4 Select one of the following four groups of primary sources: · African Americans · Women · Poor white men · Non-Protestants Writing Assignment: Write a 2 to 3 page historical essay that discusses the various ways in which the American Revolution affected the lives of individuals within that group. Weighing the evidence, did the group benefit from the Revolution? Submit online and bring 2 copies to class on Wed. Oct. 21. This assignment closes at the start of class on Oct. 21. Please put your name on a cover sheet but do not put it on the other pages.

argumentative research paper, basing an original thesis on the course theme, The American Dream: Dead or Alive? and the long work we’re using for this course, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America, by Barbara Ehrenreich. You must include at least (10) academic research sources cited in the research paper, following MLA guidelines including in-text citations within paragraphs and a separate Works Cited page. The American Dream: Dead or Alive?” Research Essay Topic, Instructions and Dated Assignments The Epic of America, published in 1933 by businessman and historian James Truslow Adams (1878 – 1949), attempted to address the historic development and philosophic vision of America. It was in this book that Adams coined the term “The American Dream” which he defined as, “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.”* Written during the height of the Great Depression, Adams still felt confident enough in the opportunities inherent in the American way of life to espouse this “American Dream” vision of our society. But is it still true today? If yes, why? If not, why not? Taking into consideration the text we are reading for this semester, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America, by Barbara Ehrenreich, think about the following questions: Can you attain the American Dream by simply working hard? Is college really necessary? And what then after college? Is the job market the same as it was for your parents or grandparents, or how has it changed? Does the government have a role in creating jobs in today’s economy, or should it stay out of the way so businesses could grow with less regulation? Does economic standing, gender, race, immigrant or non-immigrant status, or sexual orientation matter in achieving the American Dream? And in order to make that American Dream come true for yourself, is it more important to do what you love, or do what you can to make money? Consider the argument outlined in the required long work, Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich. TAKE A STAND Pro or Con on an Idea or Issue raised by the book and/or the course theme “The American Dream – Dead or Alive?” though a THESIS STATEMENT (argument). Outline the basic Idea or Issue the reading and theme addresses, compare/contrast the political, economic, social, and cultural climate, plight, and issues surrounding the topic involved. GO DEEP into the issue, proving your point though analysis backed up by Research. Include specific passages in the readings to support a reasoned argument or interpretation, as well as academic sources that support your main thesis. Tie all points together in a ‘conclusion’ statement that “proves” the thesis (argument). WORD ON FORMATTING: Please follow all MLA guidelines for formatting, but especially: no extra spaces between paragraphs, if using citation makers please proofread, and NO URLs in your Works Cited citations, as they just make your essay look sloppy. additional info: My stand on it is the american dream isn’t really real its made up if you can do it from that stance it’d be great

Question #1 (250 word + essay) APA format with references

Discuss the bombing campaign the RAF and the USAAF conducted against the Third Reich. How did the two differ in objectives and why? What resistance impediments did the campaign experience? What was accomplished by the bombing campaign?

 

Question # 2 (250 word + essay) APA format with references

Outline the factors which resulted in the choice of Normandy as the site of D-Day. What other options did the Allies contemplate, and where these alternatives sites ruled out? Describe the military events which composed D-Day on the beaches of both Omaha and Utah. Finally, what was the German reaction the D-Day and why?

 

Question # 3  Place the events below in correct chronological order.

1) Following Hitler’s suicide, his German successors surrender to the Allies

2) Allies met at a conference in Portsmouth to determine the fate of a cross channel invasion (D-day)

3) The Tehran conference ended the debate concerning OVERLOAD

4) At the Casablanca Conference the Allies determined POINTBLANK must be a critical element of any invasion of Germany

 

5) A group of both German citizens and generals unsuccessfully attempt the end the Nazi regime through a foiled attempt on Hitler’s life

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes guidelines related to minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping, and child labor. Some companies find themselves facing legal challenges when they inappropriately classify employees as exempt or nonexempt for the purpose of overtime payments.

You have discovered that Elora Jean & Co. has classified many of its nonproduction positions as exempt. As the human resources (HR) legal consultant contracted to review all HR policies, you are concerned with legal exposure, union challenges that may result, and poor tracking of hours worked for the purpose of paying overtime. You plan to prepare a presentation for Elora Jean & Co.’s owner, outlining your observations, concerns, and recommendations, keeping in mind the company’s desire to remain competitive while adhering to employment laws.

Components of this presentation will include the following:

• Discuss the key components of the FLSA overtime requirements, focusing specifically on considering the legal distinction between exempt and nonexempt employees.
• Generalize how FLSA will affect Elora Jean & Co.’s ability to classify employees as exempt or nonexempt in relation to the payment of overtime, and determine at what point overtime is paid with regard to hours worked. Research of federal and Indiana state laws is necessary.
• Discuss the implications of improperly paying union staff and not having a defined overtime policy as it relates to labor relations.
• Discuss the legal implications of improper classification.
• Develop a procedure that Elora Jean & Co. can use to equitably manage overtime at its facilities.
• Formulate strategies that you recommend to ensure that Elora Jean & Co. accurately classifies employees as exempt or nonexempt. Discuss the roles that job analysis and job descriptions play in the process.
• Discuss the record-keeping requirements imposed by the FLSA.
• Address legal issues of minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labor for the Malaysian facility. Assess possible HR policy differences in the Malaysian operation and how they may affect Elora Jean & Co.’s domestic

FOR PHYLLIS YOUNG ONLY

“The topic still is Starbucks”

 

Describe the sampling procedures (convenience, quota, simple random) that will yield the best results for your research objective and justify your rationale for choosing the procedure(s). Include the following information:

1. Research the objective.

 

2. Description of the population: Process for identifying the target population and selecting the sampling frame

 

3. Identify the different types of biases that are likely to occur, and explain what steps you will take to minimize them.

 

4. Conclusion: Highlight the major points discussed in the previous sections. Be sure to relate the information back to the purpose and relevance of the research.

 

 

You must use correct APA formatting when writing your paper. All references used, including the textbook, must be cited.

 

 

Textbook:

 

Zikmund, W. G., Babin, B. J., Carr, J. C., & Griffin, M. (2013). Business research methods.  

 

           (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western.

 

This assessment task requires that you synthesise the understanding of organisational culture and leadership with your theoretical and practical knowledge of Organizational Behaviour in Australian organisations. The focus of this activity is to determine how the practice of Organizational Behaviour must be redesigned and realigned in multiethnic/multicultural contexts to ensure cultural appropriateness and to achieve organisational effectiveness.

Scenario:

Australia has one of the world’s most culturally diverse workforces. Managing different cultural workgroups has ongoing implications on the success of the organisation. However, cultural differences leading to conflicts caused by ineffective communication and increasing moral and ethical degradation at workplaces continue to be issues of growing concern. Furthermore, as the workforce becomes more diverse and multigenerational, labour power may force improvement in the employment relationship and call for different kinds of leaderships. Recently, exploratory studies conducted in Australia have examined the blend of leadership styles/behaviours that different cultural workgroups preferred their managers to exhibit.

Using both literature and publicly available data:

1. Identify and critically analyse and discuss the communication challenges that a leader would expect to encounter in relation to the cultural diversity of many Australian organisations.

2. Critically discuss how leaders can address the ethical issues related to the cultural diversity in many Australian organisations.

3. Identify, synthesise and critically discuss an optimal mix of leadership styles/behaviours which would be aligned with managing culturally diverse workplaces; these should be sufficiently flexible, and able to be appropriately adopted in Australian organisations.

The purpose of the assignment is to build up a specific understanding of managing a multicultural workforce and behavioural practices. This is a multi-strand knowledge gathering research that focuses on critical strategic issues in leadership and employee behaviour.

This assessment assesses the following subject learning objectives:

-be able to critically examine assumptions and propositions of theorising about organisational behaviour in general;

-be able to compare and analyse the strengths and weaknesses of organisational behaviour theories relevant to managers with human resource responsibilities;

-be able to critique and to apply organisational behaviour theories and concepts to case studies and/or issues in their own workplaces;

– and be able to evaluate current organisation practice and to develop strategies that may assist in the understanding and management of employee behaviour.

There are three key themes to be addressed, all in relation to culturally diverse Australian organisations.

1. Identifiy, critically analyse and discuss the communication challenges that a leader would expect to encounter in culturally diverse Australian organisations (Information; Critique; Application).

2. Critically discuss how leaders can confront the ethical issues related to culturally diverse workforces in Australian organisations ( Information; Critique; Application).

3. Identify and critically discuss the appropriate leadership models/styles for managing culturally diverse workplaces in Australian organisations(Information; Critique; Application).

4. Correct use of spelling, puncuation, grammar, syntax, and sematics; well-organised structure; the use of academic style of writing and the correct use of APA6 referencing.

The assignment should be in the form of an academic essay. Use a concise title that reflects the key issues. Use appropriate subheadings to organise the material.

Description of LASA In this assignment, you will create a business analytics implementation plan. The plan will consist of explaining business analytics to management, addressing the advantages and disadvantages of business analytics, the challenges of utilizing business analytics, along with a backup plan in case management does not accept the first option. Scenario You have been hired as a business analyst for a well-known design firm. Currently, they utilize technology for their day-to-day operations but not to analyze data to help with making business decisions. Your task is to convince management that the usage of business analytics would be a great benefit to the business and it would help the business to make well-informed decisions and thus action plans that would align with the business’s strategic planning. The firm currently has technology in place but does not have any connected systems. The databases are all independent of each other but they do utilize a client/server environment. The firm currently has one location and it is looking to add a second location in another part of the state, but is unsure as to whether it would be beneficial to the firm. Instructions Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research business analytics implementation plans. Select at least 4 scholarly sources for use in this assignment. Write a proposal in which you explain the importance of using business analytics. Objectives of proposals: Describe the business and provide a summary of the business analytics they could apply to their business in multiple scenarios. Describe the benefits and disadvantages of business analytics, as well as how the organization can be proactive in addressing any disadvantages. Include at least 3 benefits and disadvantages. Address any challenges the organization may face using business analytics, as well as how the organization can be proactive in addressing the challenges. Be sure to address at least 3 challenges. Propose three business analytic techniques. Compare them and discuss at least two benefits and disadvantages of each. Create an implementation plan to integrate business analytics into your organization. Create a backup proposal in case management does not approve your initial proposal. The backup proposal should have at least 3 changes different from the original plan. Write the paper from the perspective that it will be presented to management of the firm and you are trying to persuade them to utilize business analytics for data-driven decision making. The paper has to contain the following: Cover Page Table of Contents (auto-generated by MS Word) Introduction Implementation Plan (5–6 pages of content) Conclusion References Utilize at least 4 scholarly sources in support of your recommendations. Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources; display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Write a 10–12-page proposal in Word format. This page total should include the Cover Page, Table of Contents, Introduction, Implementation plan, Conclusion, and references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc. By Wednesday, October 7, 2015, Assignment Components Proficient Max Points Describe the business and provide a summary of business analytics. A clear summary of business analytics and how it is applied towards the business scenario is given. 16 Describe the benefits and disadvantages of business analytics, as well as how the organization can be proactive in addressing any disadvantages. At least 2 appropriate benefits and disadvantages of business analytics are fully articulated towards the business scenario. Strategies are described to address any disadvantages the organization may encounter. 24 Address any challenges the organization may face using business analytics, as well as how the organization can be proactive in facing the challenges. A full description of at least 3 challenges that may happen while utilizing business analytics and how the organization will address those challenges. 16 Compare three business analytic techniques. At least two benefits and challenges of each technique are clearly stated. 20 Create an implementation plan to integrate business analytics into your organization. A clear and concise implementation plan to present to management as to how to implement or integrate business analytics into the organization is created. 64 Create a backup proposal in case management does not approve your initial proposal. A clear and concise backup plan with at least 3 changes from the original plan in case management does not accept first proposal is created. 20 Academic Writing Organization (12) Usage and Mechanics (12) APA Elements (16) Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in appropriate and accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. APA format was used. Use of scholarly sources aligns with specified assignment requirements. 40 Total   200

In a paper, identify and analyze the necessary steps in preparing for and engaging in the collective bargaining process. Evaluate an example of a collective bargaining process in an industry of your choice that you have found through an Internet search.

Compare the different strategies implemented by both the union and management. Based on your analysis, address the following:

1. Determine the most important bargaining challenges in the modern workplace.
2. Explain whether or not different industries have different factors to consider and provide examples.
3. How would you address these if you were a member of the management team within the industry you selected for conducting your research?
4. Explain how the union employees may address the situation.
5. Explain how these issues have changed in the last decade and discuss possible reasons for these changes, which could also serve as helpful recommendations for your target audience.
6. Identify your target audience and provide a summary statement of your findings and recommendation.

PART I

 

Directions: Read the questions below and formulate a response to each that is at least one hundred words in length.  Please cite the textbook and external resources to support your answer (Wikipedia sources are not permitted).  List each resource used at the end of paper in the reference list section.  Please remember that you may utilize LIRN to help you search for resources.  You can visit the Academic Resource Center for a guide on how to utilize LIRN successfully.

 

1. Contrast a nuclear family and an extended family.

 

2. What are the advantages of an arranged marriage according to Native Americans?

 

3. Discuss the functions of exogamy and one function of endogamy.

 

4. Describe and explain the symbols used by anthropologists to diagram kinship relations.

 

5. Discuss how marriage customs are social constructs.

 

6. Describe two goals of kinship systems.

 

7. Give one difference between Hawaiian terminological systems and Iroquois terminological systems.

 

8. Compare and contrast kinship in patrilineal and matrilineal societies.

 

9. Compare and contrast the functions of kinship in societies that have unilineal descent and those that have nonunilineal (bilateral) descent.

 

10. Explain what a clan is.

 

 

PART II: Journal #1

 

Using a minimum of three resources (Wikipedia.com is not an option) write a 1-2 page paper in APA format to identify and describe the various forms of marriage found cross-culturally. Explain the advantages of each from a woman’s viewpoint and from a man’s viewpoint.

 

 

PART III: Journal #2

 

 

Using a minimum of three resources (Wikipedia.com is not an option) write a 1-2 page paper in APA format to compare and contrast the functions of kinship in societies that have unilineal descent and those that have bilateral (or kindred) descent. Give specific examples from your assigned ethnography or other readings and from your own culture.