Write a 2-3 page paper discussing the measurement scale for each question in the survey developed in the Unit III assignment. Decide if you will use composite scale score or a summated scale score. Justify your decision. How will you measure reliability, validity, and sensitivity?

Explain how you will deal with ethical dilemmas during the research process (confidentiality, anonymity, conflicts of interest, informed consent, debriefing, experiments on human subjects, and so forth).

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

NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit VI must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit VII assignment). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this assignment to the Research Proposal. This will help the student achieve a better review/grading for the Research Proposal.

Performance Management Presentation (Benchmark Assessment)

Performance management systems vary from institution to institution and company to company. Selecting the correct system to apply to an institution requires careful analysis. In this assignment, you will analyze a performance management system and prepare a presentation of your analysis.

General Requirements:

• Use speaker notes to provide additional information and justification for your bullet points.
• While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
• You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Directions:

Read “Performance Management at the National Institute of Management” and create a PowerPoint presentation with a minimum of 15 slides that includes the following related to the case study:

1. An overview of the advantages and disadvantages of the existing performance management system. Has the current system failed to address organizational objectives satisfactorily? What are the short-term and long-term implications of the current system on the organization and faculty?
2. A comparison of the perspectives of the various stakeholders, particularly the board of directors and faculty. How might you align the two perspectives?
3. A summary of the performance management cycle stages through which the organization goes. Identify what stages seem to be excluded and how this impacts subsequent stages of performance management.

Two key suggestions that the director should take including suggestions for incentives that would motivate employee performance and utilize that workforce to enhance an organization’s human capital talent in order to drive successful business results.

Format of the Review.

1. Introduction: Identify the film you are going to review. The director, title, date and place of production may be placed at the beginning of the essay in the form of a “bibliographic” citation. Then state what the director’s goal was in writing and or directing the film. For example, Why did the director choose this specific subject? What contribution to our understanding of history, culture and society did the director, and actors intend to make? How do we appreciate more Japanese culture? And …

 

2. Brief Summary:   In the main body of the review, you should begin by briefly describing content and organization, along with the most important evidence used. Do not get bogged down in details here; this section is only intended to prepare the reader for the critical assessment to follow. Again, a detailed synopsis is not necessary.

 

3. Critical Assessment: Evaluate the work’s contribution to our understanding of history, culture and society. There are several things you should look for:
4. a) Identify a central argument, or thesis. The thesis is not the topic of the film but a specific argument that the author/director has expressed about the subject. Sometimes, it is stated in the introduction, sometimes in the conclusion. Feel free to review these sections first to determine the main argument. Knowing the main argument will help guide you through the rest of the film. The focus at certain points highlights the director’s intentions.

 

1. b) Identify perspective, point of view, or purpose. This can be approached in a number of different ways. Ask yourself whether there is a particular emphasis, such as economic, social or humanitarian. Is the film informed by a social, historical, or political ideology? If the film describes a conflict, does the director, either explicitly or subtly, favor one side over the other?
2. c) Look at the director’s evidence: what sources are used? Are those sources balanced, reliable, and legitimate?
3. Conclusion: Assess the overall quality of the film. Does the style or content of the film recommend it to a specific audience? Offer a final evaluation: How valuable is it? How important is it? Please do not “recommend” the film.
4. Final Evaluation: How does this work contribute to the field

History of U.S. Labor Legislation

Employers have a long history of using their power to abuse employees. Past employer practices have led to bloody conflicts. Over time, the development of Federal regulations has helped ease the tense employee/employer relationship.

Create a timeline of all the significant labor legislation passed in the 20th century using Word’s Table( https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Insert-or-create-a-table-de20e78c-ede3-4043-a9fb-27f0b73fb447) feature. Next to the name of each law, place a column with the year it was passed, and then another column, in your own words, provide a description of what the law covered. If the law was amended by another law, make an additional column and explain why and how it amended the previous law.

 

The research paper and final project will consist of a case study analysis of a company of your choice(WalMart). The research must offer a business overview of the company, their Ideation phase, how they went from Ideation Stage (Start Up) and moved through the Survival Stage (Vally of Death) and on to the Growth and Expansion stages, if applicable. Discussion should include how the organization was formed and what is their organizational structure. The analysis should examine the management philosophy of innovation, culture and the reasons why the company has become so successful. The study must investigate the innovations introduced by the management and what strategies were used to make the company efficient and competitive within the industry.  This study should also look at the innovations implemented by the ownership/management team and what methods and strategies were used to create a sustainable competitive advantage. The case study should also explain the role of entrepreneurship in the development of the company and the fundamental reasons behind their success. Spend some time explain the business model.

PART A (20 marks)

Note: All amounts are in Australian dollars. Ignore any double tax agreements.

You are an Australian-resident individual. During the income year ended 30 June 2015 you earned the

following amounts:

• $90,000 (gross) salary from working in Australia. Australian tax withheld was $40,000.

• $10,000 (gross) salary from working in France for two months, on which $4,000 French income

tax was paid.

• $30,000 capital gain net of any applicable discount from the sale of shares in a United States

company. United States tax of $12,000 was paid on this.

• $35,000 as a fully franked dividend from an Australian resident company. This amount received

is net of $15,000 franking credit.

• For foreign income tax paid, you wanted to know how much you can claim as foreign income tax

paid in accordance with the Foreign Income Tax Offset (FITO) limit. You would do a further

research on this matter.

• You have a private health insurance cover for the whole year under Medibank Private.

In addition to the above:

You and Maxine are equal partners in a partnership. The partnership operates a car dealership selling

brand new and second-hand cars. The partnership is registered for GST purposes.

Note: All amounts are GST-exclusive unless otherwise stated.

During the year ended 30 June 2015, the partnership had the following transactions:

1. Cash received from sales of $2,500,000. Accounts receivable balances as at year end were as

follows:

• 30 June 2014: $260,000.

• 30 June 2015: $180,000.

2. Trading stock purchases of $1,200,000. All purchases satisfy the requirement of being on hand.

Opening stock value for tax purposes is $1,300,000. Closing stock value for tax purposes are as

follows:

• Market selling price: $1,600,000.

• Replacement price: $1,400,000.

• Cost: $1,100,000.

3. Interest expense of $400,000 in relation to a $2 million bank loan. The money was used as

follows:

• Working capital: $1,200,000.

• Return of capital to partners: $800,000.

• The partners used the money returned to them to carry out extensive renovations to their

private home.

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4. Parking fines incurred by employees of $2,100.

5. Salary costs of $500,000. Of this amount, $80,000 was paid to Maxine as salary.

6. Restaurant meal expenses of $5,000. Records indicate that these expenses were incurred taking

highly valued corporate clients to dinner in order to maintain good business relationships. You

and Maxine were the only persons from the business to attend. The partnership has not made a

meal entertainment election for FBT purposes. You wanted to know how much you can include

in your allowable deductions and might do additional research on this matter.

7. Clothing allowance of $3,000 was paid to sales employees on 30 June 2015 to purchase more

professional attire as required.

8. Professional fees of $6,000 paid to Raul David Chartered Accountants on 28 February 2015. The

fees relate to investment advice to assist the partnership to set up a small share portfolio of

$1,400 and the preparation of the BAS and compliance with GST obligations of $4,600.

REQUIRED:

(a) Calculate the minimum net income of the partnership for the income year ended 30 June 2015.

For all items (excluding items 1 and 3) provide a relevant section reference or case law to support

your answer. For items 1 and 3 provide relevant case law to support your answer. Explain all

exclusions.

You may want to use the following format:

Item Description/calculation

References (Legislative

references are to ITAA

1997 unless otherwise

stated) and/or Case law

Amount

($)

1

Sales: <insert computation, if

any>

<insert case law or relevant

section reference, see

requirement letter (a)>

<insert amount>

(+) for

assessable

income, (-) for

allowable

deductions

2.. etc.

NET INCOME $XXX,XXX

(b) Calculate your minimum tax payable by, or maximum refundable, for the income year ended 30

June 2015. Show all workings, references are not required.

(c) After completing your calculations in (b), download the electronic copy of the Individual tax

return 2015 (NAT 1371-6.2015) from the ATO website and fill out the required information to

complete your income tax return accordingly.

 

Resources: The University Library or the Electronic Reserve Readings

 

Find at least two business research peer-reviewed articles in the University Library.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you practice identifying the critical first stage of developing any research study:

• State the purpose of the business research for each article.
• Determine the research questions and hypotheses being researched in each article.
• Identify the dependent and independent variables being manipulated or measured in each article.

Conduct a search to find a leader in health care.  As an idea, you might explore the websites of for-profit and non-profit organizations and find the bios of their CEOs. Select a leader in health care to further examine.  Which leadership theory best describes this individual’s leadership style?  What is the rationale that supports your findings? Provide specific examples to support your response.

Use the : MHA601 Library Research Guide for help with locating a scholarly source for this discussion.  Your initial post should be at least 300 words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources.

Need Help with Acquisition Proposal Research Assignment, #s 4-8, but definitely need help with #6 asap