Write a 375-word paper in which you complete the following:

Describe the primary components of a strategic management process, and indicate why a strategic management process is needed for a company.

Research at least one company and describe the strategic management process that the company uses.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

100 % original

0 plagiarism

For tomorrow no more late than 9 am

Homework 3
WasteNot Recycling

WasteNot Recycling picks up recyclables from homeowners in Boulder, Colorado. Neighborhoods subscribe to the service so that pickup is cost-effective. WasteNot provides special containers to subscribers for sorting recyclables: a blue container for paper products and a purple container for aluminum, plastic, and glass products.

Subscribers place their recycling containers on the curb for biweekly pickup. Each recycling container is weighed before being emptied. WasteNot drivers carry handheld recording devices used to track each pickup. Subscribers receive quarterly profit-sharing checks based on their contributions. If WasteNot does not make a profit, subscribers are not paid for their recyclables. If WasteNot makes a profit, subscribers share in that profit.

WasteNot has asked you to help develop a relational database that will effectively track subscribers, using the data downloaded from the drivers’ devices. WasteNot has provided you with asnapshot of two tables you need to create. The Customer table shown here holds static customer information such as name, address, and phone. The Customer Record table holds data about each recyclable pickup.
Specifically, WasteNot needs you to:
• Create a Microsoft Access database named “YOURNAME_WasteNot”
• Create the tables, fields, data types, and primary key(s) for the database.
• Create the relationship(s) needed between the tables.
• Populate the database with the data provided above.
Please submit the created database file through the assignment link in Moodle.

HINT:
• There are two tables in the database
• Do NOT forget to define primary key(s) for your tables!
• Some table might have more than one attribute as its primary key
• Do NOT forget the relationship between the two tables!

Customer
Customer Record

As the diversity manager of a global company, you have developed a deep appreciation for the importance of understanding multi-cultural teams in the workplace. However, you know that some of the managers struggle with developing and managing multicultural teams in your company. There seems to be a need for company-wide information and training on the topic of “Developing and Managing Multi-Cultural Teams.”

You decide to prepare a training handout for the next managers’ meeting, that emphasizes the following points:

• Dimensions of a multi-cultural team
• Discrimination laws and their impact on managing a multi-cultural team
• Affirmative action programs and their impact on managing a multi-cultural team
• Building an inclusive culture within the team
• Challenges of managing a multi-cultural team
• Recommendations for improving communications within a multi-cultural team
• Modeling and leading diversity acceptance and change

Prepare a six to eight-page Word document as a training handout for managers, addressing each of the points listed.  Include an executive summary and conclude by summarizing your handout by describing three important concepts you learned while researching this topic.

Use at least three resources in addition to your textbook to justify your responses. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work.

Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc. For example, if your name is John Smith, your document will be named SmithJ_M5_A1. doc.

By Monday, February 8, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Executive summary clearly and concisely summarizes the primary themes of the training handout.	20
Dimensions of a multi-cultural team are accurately addressed in detail.	28
Discrimination laws and their impact on managing a multi-cultural team are accurately addressed in detail.	28
Affirmative action programs and their impact on managing a multi-cultural team are accurately addressed in detail.	28
Building an inclusive culture within the team is accurately addressed in detail.	24
Challenges of managing a multi-cultural team are accurately addressed in detail.	28
Recommendations for improving communications within a multi-cultural team are accurately addressed in detail.	28
Modeling and leading diversity acceptance and change is accurately addressed in detail.	24
Summary of three important concepts is addressed in detail.	28
Written Components: Style (8 points): Document is prepared as a training handout with the appropriate tone, audience, and word choice Organization  (16 points): Introduction, transitions, and conclusion Usage and mechanics (16 points ): Grammar, spelling, sentence structure APA elements (24 points): In text citations and the inclusion of at least three resources,  paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style	64
Total:	300

Assignment 1: The MPBS Compensation Plan LASA (CO 1, 2, 3, 4)

NOTE:  As you prepare for this assignment, you should research typical United States, Japanese, and German approaches to compensation using your textbook, the Argosy University online library, and the Internet. Consider arguments for and against each of the three countries’ approaches to compensation.  Research the trends and issues affecting the global workforce. As you conduct your research, make note of the recent trends affecting the three approaches and the factors which might be causing each country’s approach to change.

The assignment:

MPBS has requested your assistance in developing a new and comprehensive compensation plan that will meet the company’s needs in both their domestic operations and their international operations.  MPBS management has asked you to review their current plan and prepare a report describing the new plan.

You have asked MPBS to describe the most important criteria they would like to see in the new plan and they have indicated they would like to have a compensation program that will:

• Help align organizational efforts to the company’s mission and strategic plan.
• Recognize, reward and stimulate good and excellent performance.
• Be considered fair and equitable by as many company personnel as it is realistic to expect.
• Withstand legal challenges.
• Be cost effective.
• Address the diverse needs of the scientific, administrative, sales, management, and technical staff.

MPBS recognizes that they have taken a very haphazard approach to employee benefits and have asked you to ignore the benefits they now provide as you develop a new employee benefits package for the company.  Your consulting team has met and worked up the framework of the report that should be submitted.  In addition to employee benefits, it must provide for annual adjustments to base pay, whether salary or hourly wage, and a pay for performance plan.   MPBS management has asked you to design the total compensation plan that will cover all employees located within the United States in detail first, then follow that detailed plan with recommendations on how it should differ for employees living and working in Germany and in Japan.

Your report should include the following:

1. The core of the benefits package [e.g., insurance, paid time off (PTO), and retirement programs].
2. Lifestyle benefits with appropriate summary details on each of these benefits.
3. Classification of the percentage of the total compensation budget that should be allocated for the benefits plan.
4. Annual adjustments to individual base pay.  Be specific.  Determine the extent (if any) to which adjustments to base pay should be tied to seniority, cost-of-living, or performance, or a specified combination of these.  Indicate any difference in guidelines for adjustments that should differ for specific occupational groups and/or geographical locations.
5. Short-term and long-term incentive, or pay-for-performance plans, including whether the incentives should be based on individual, team/group, or organization-wide performance.
6. Compare any differences that should be made for employees living and working in Germany and in Japan.
7. Provide rationale for how well your plan meets the most important criteria MPBS provided you in the beginning of the assignment.
8. Distinguish how your plan will motivate employees to best align themselves to MPBS’s goals.  Briefly describe the motivational theories that support your reasoning and tie the theories to the different parts of your plan.
9. Evaluate how the components of the recommended compensation plan shape a consistent message to employees and summarize the message the plan conveys.

To complete this assignment, you must submit a 6-9 page paper that addresses the twelve elements of the task as numbered above and provide reasons for your recommendations.

The paper must be submitted as a Word document and it must follow APA style guidelines. By Monday, February 8, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Detailed the core benefits package including insurance, PTO and retirement programs.	28
Summarized the lifestyle components of the benefit plan.	24
Classified the percentage of total compensation budget that should be allocated for the benefits plan.	28
Determined the annual adjustments to individual base pay and explained the extent to which adjustments to base pay should be tied to seniority, cost of living or performance. Explained any adjustments for specific occupation groups or geographical locations.	28
Explained the short-term and long-term incentive, or pay-for-performance plans, including whether the incentives should be based on individual, team/group, or organization-wide performance.	28
Determined how the plan should differ for expatriates working on location in Germany and Japan.	28
Provided a rationale for how well the new plan meets MPBS’s criteria for the company’s plan.	24
Distinguished how your plan will motivate employees to best align themselves to MPBS’s goals. Described the motivational theories that support your reasoning and tied the theories to the different parts of your plan.	24
Evaluated how the plan shapes a consistent message and summarized the message.	24
Written Components: Organization (16) usage and mechanics (16) APA elements (24) Style (8)	64
Total:	300

Write a short paragraph (at least 3-4 full sentences) discussing the laws of Hammurabi.  Choose three laws from the Code of Hammurabi, summarize them, and discuss what they tell us about Mesopotamian culture.

 

Having read this week’s assigned readings, you are now familiar with various theories and approaches to motivating employees. Consider your current job, a job you have had in the past, or one you know well, and then complete the Assignment.

 

Submit by Day 7 a 300- to 700-word paper which answers all of the following questions:

 

• What motivational techniques, methods, or strategies does (or did) your current or past employer use to try to keep employees productive, satisfied, or motivated?
• What worked and didn’t work to keep you productive, satisfied, and/or motivated?
• What motivational theories explain why your employer’s efforts worked or didn’t work to keep their employees productive, satisfied, or motivated?
• Based on your experiences and the readings, what would you recommend that your current or past employer do to try to keep their employees productive, satisfied, and/or motivated?

Application Assignments must be in APA style and format.

 

 

Week 4 Learning Resources

This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this week’s assigned Learning Resources.

Required Resources

Readings

• Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2014). Essentials of contemporary management (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
  • Chapter 7, “Designing Organizational Structure” (pp. 222–257)

    This chapter addresses the different ways of structuring an organization. The authors emphasize the ways in which environmental, technology, and human factors can and should influence the choice of organizational structure. This discussion flows into an explanation of designing jobs, grouping jobs, and then forming divisions within an organization that may be based on functional, geographic, product, or market areas. The criteria and variations in global structures are also discussed. Finally the authors explain the establishment of lines of authority, communication, and collaboration.

    Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Think about an organization that you have been a part of or are familiar with. Did that organization appear to have been rationally organized to achieve specific criteria? Were responsibilities clearly delineated? Were there unnecessary obstacles to communication or collaboration? Was technology adapted to the organization’s design, or was the organization’s structure adapted to take advantage of new technology? Was the structure of the organization truly efficient and effective? Did the organization’s structure influence the productivity and morale of employees? How might you go about changing the structure of that organization?

  • Chapter 8, “Control, Change, and Entrepreneurship” (pp. 258–295)

    This chapter addresses the importance of organizational control and of designing a control process, as well as how technology and the establishment of control systems can facilitate organizational control. Two categories of control processes are examined. (1) “Output control” focuses on quantitative indicators of output, production, quality, satisfaction, and the achievement of goals, objectives, and targets. (2) “Behavior control” focuses on directing and influencing the behavior of employees and groups of employees through the use of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, rules, boundaries, and direct supervision. Lastly, control is discussed as an important element of change management and of entrepreneurship.

    Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Think about an organization that you have been a part of or are familiar with. Did the managers and supervisors have effective control over their areas of responsibilities? When the managers and supervisors wanted something changed or done, did this get changed or done in an efficient manner? Did the managers and supervisors really know what was occurring within their areas of responsibilities? Were there clear standards of performance and personal conduct, and how were these standards monitored and enforced? Were there goals, objectives, or targets for all functional areas? Was progress toward those goals, objectives, or targets continually monitored?

  • Chapter 9, “Motivation” (pp. 296–325)

    This chapter addresses the nature of human motivation and introduces you to various theories that explain various aspects of motivation. Those theories include the family of “needs” theories, as well as expectancy theory, equity theory, goal-setting theory, and two learning theories. The chapter ends with a discussion of various ways in which money, in the form of compensation, has been used to influence employees’ behavior and performance.

    Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Try to see how each of the theories complements the other theories. Ask yourself, what does each motivational theory contribute to your understanding of human motivation? What are the differences and the relationship between job satisfaction and motivation? What is the difference between attempting to motivate an employee versus attempting to manipulate an employee? Based on the motivational theories and your personal observations, under what conditions may a pay increase motivate an employee, and under what circumstances might a bonus work better? What really motivates you to be a good employee? Is it different than that which can motivate you to excel or strive for higher achievements?

Incorporating ideas from the attached article, write 5 paragraphs regarding what is meant by organizational culture and how it is created, influenced, and changed based on globalization. Provide an example of an organization with which you are familiar (e.g., your gym, church, workplace, or a well-known organization) and describe how that organization has changed, or not changed, its organizational culture due to globalization.

Leadership and Teams – Theoretical Leadership Models

Synthesize the topics of leadership and teams by crafting an essay in which, using supporting materials, you assess the theory and practice of leadership as it relates to teams.

In your critical essay, address both of the following items:

1. Describe and explain how one leadership model (a model deemed valid by today’s research standards, as discussed in the module material) interacts with the most important performance outcomes with regard to teams.
2. Choose one or two contemporary leadership theories and describe how a leader who was following the tenets of the theory or theories would interact with the members of his or her team in order to maximize the strengths of work teams in general while mitigating the pitfalls of such teams. Support your thinking by describing and applying at least one example, which can be based on an actual case or a hypothetical one.

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

• 3-4 pages in length
• Formatted according to the  APA Requirements
• Cite a minimum of two scholarly sources,

Write clearly and logically, as you will be graded on content, analysis, and your adherence to the tenets of good academic writing, which should be succinct where possible while also exploring the topics appropriately. Although two outside scholarly sources are required for this paper, remember that you can always improve your work by providing support from additional outside scholarly sources, which helps both to bolster your own assertions and supplement your ideas.

***Assignment is due SUNDAY Februrary 7 at 8pm EASTERN time***

I will send photos of the chapters upon marking an agreement. Please primarily answer these questions from the corresponding chapters written next to them. You must also use at least one other additional source to validate your answers to the questions. The source can be an article related to the topic you have chosen. Please try to use in text citations as often as possible and using the proper APA formatting. If you are unfamiliar with this type of formatting please refrain from requesting to do this assignment. Thank you.

Select only one of the cases below and answer the corresponding questions. I suggest selecting the topic you feel most confident with. Make sure to identify which case you have selected in the heading of your post e.g., Case #1.

Keep responses to the questions at 2-3 paragraphs total.

Case #1: A client who has not questioned her religious beliefs

Brenda, age 22, comes to see you because of problems in living at home with her family. She tells you that she feels dependent both financially and emotionally on her parents and that although she would like to move out and live with a girlfriend, she has many fears of taking this step. She also says that her religion is extremely important to her and that she feels a great deal of guilt over the conflict she has with her parents. After some discussion you find that she has never really questioned her religious values and that it appears that she has completely accepted the beliefs of her parents. Brenda says that if she followed her religion more closely, she would not be having all these difficulties with her folks. She is coming to you because she would “like to feel more like an independent adult who could feel free enough to make my own decisions.”

1. Which personal characteristics of effective counselors from Ch. 2 would be most helpful in this situation?
2. Which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from Ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why?
3. What ethical issues from Ch. 3 do you need to consider in this specific case (at least 2) and why?

 

Case # 2: A woman struggling over an abortion decision

This case involves Melinda, a 25-year-old Latina who says she wants to have an abortion. She has been married for three years, already has two children, and says: “We had to get married because I was pregnant. We didn’t have money then. The second kid was not planned either. But now we really can’t afford another child.” Her husband is a policeman going to law school at night. She works as a housekeeper and plans to return to school once her husband finishes his studies and it is “her turn.” He should graduate in another year, at which time she is scheduled to enroll in classes at the community college. Having another baby at this time would seriously hamper those arrangements in addition to imposing the previously mentioned financial burden. But the client reports:

“I go to call the clinic, and I just can’t seem to talk. I hang up the minute they answer. I just can’t seem to make the appointment for the abortion, let alone have one. I was never much of a Catholic, and I always thought you should be able to get an abortion if you wanted one. What’s wrong with me? And what am I going to do? I don’t exactly have a lot of time.”

1. Which personal characteristics of effective counselors from Ch. 2 would be most helpful in this situation?
2. Which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from Ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why?
3. What ethical issues from Ch. 3 do you need to consider in this specific case (at least 2) and why ?

 

Case #3: A woman who wants her marriage and her affair

Loretta and Bart come to you for marriage counseling. In the first session you see them as a couple. Loretta says that she can’t keep going on the way they have been for the past several years. She tells you that she would very much like to work out a new relationship with him. He says that he does not want a divorce and is willing to give counseling his “best shot.” Loretta comes to the following session alone because Bart had to work overtime. She tells you that she has been having an affair for two years and hasn’t yet mustered up the courage to leave Bart for this other man, who is single and is pressuring her to make a decision. She relates that she feels very discouraged about the possibility of anything changing for the better in her marriage. She would, however, like to come in for some sessions with Bart because she doesn’t want to hurt him.

1. 1. Which personal characteristics of effective counselors from Ch. 2 would be most helpful in this situation?
   2. Which of the issues faced by beginning therapists from Ch. 2 might become an issue for you in this specific case (at least 2 issues) and why?
   3. What ethical issues from Ch. 3 do you need to consider in this specific case (at least 2) and why ?

Three discussion posted in one homework assignment post. Two to Three paragraphs per each discussion $ 3 dollars per discscussion a total of 9 Dollars total for all three. But, will pay ten if all three are done correctly before saturday morning. Thanks

 

 

 

1.)  Intro to Business Law

 

Review the article / videos below which set the stage for your discussion response.

Fired Flight Attendants Fight Back Against United Airline (Full Report and Video [1:36])

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/56746585#56746585

 

Imagine you represent a person who claims to have been the victim of a breach of contract. Determine the information that you would need to know to best determine if there was a contract. How would you present a case to a court to show your client was the victim of a breach of contract, and how would you overcome the defenses to the alleged breach? Be sure to use legal terms and concepts from the reading to support your analysis.

 

https://youtu.be/HPYz2IzIii0

 

 

2. )  ACCOUNTING 100

• Watch BNET Video’s video titled “Modernizing Inventory Management” on modernizing inventories as used by Cole Hardware:
• Click here to open the video in a new window.
• Explain how Cole Hardware used technology to manage inventory and identify at least two (2) benefits of the use of this technology by the company.

 

3.)  SOCIOLOGY 100