Management

Write one paragraph containing background information on the organization the speaker or the topic being addressed, obtained from the speaker’s organization website, handouts, or other. This information can’t come from comments or stats given by the speaker in class; it should show a little outside research. Provide an APA reference for this source. Write three-four paragraphs applying the speaker’s comments to class material. Identify three –four topics from class that the speaker addressed. For each topic, explain the concept and best practices as we learned it in class. Then, apply each topic to remarks made by our guest. How did what s/he shared illustrate or give evidence of a management topic you just explained/defined? Be sure to explain the topic and make specific linkages/quotes from the speaker’s remarks. Write one paragraph at the end describing a “takeaway point” or important new insight that you gained by hearing this speaker. In what way did your thinking change? It can be about your own career direction, about the field of public administration, an important skill or habit of the manager, or the like.

Part A: Project Selection ( Select a Company ) Part B: Scope Statement ( Write scope statement )

Review  AirAsia: The World’s Lowest Cost Airline and discuss the concept of cost advantage. Review textbook Figure 7.10, Using the value chain in cost analysis. A case study is a puzzle to be solved, so before reading and answering the specific questions, develop your proposed solution by following these five steps: Read the case study to identify the key issues and underlying issues. These issues are the principles and concepts of the course area which apply to the situation described in the case study. Record the facts from the case study which are relevant to the principles and concepts of the course area issues. The case may have extraneous information not relevant to the current course area. Your ability to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information is an important aspect of case analysis, as it will inform the focus of your answers. Describe in some detail the actions that would address or correct the situation. Consider how you would support your solution with examples from experience or current real-life examples or cases from textbooks. Complete this initial analysis and then read the discussion questions. Typically, you will already have the answers to the questions but with a broader consideration. At this point, you can add the details and/or analytical tools required to solve the case. Case Study Questions: Discuss how AirAsia achieves a cost advantage. Provide an in-depth analysis for AirAsia Construct and use a value chain to show how AirAsia achieves its multiple cost advantages. Are AirAsia’s cost advantages imitable by other airlines? Why or why not? Can AirAsia effectively compete in long-haul air travel given the nature of its existing strategy and the nature of the cost advantages that underpin AirAsia’s existing strategy?

Part A: In your own words, define performance management and a performance evaluation system.  Summarize your understanding of the difference between these two concepts. Part B: Why is it important for HRMs to investigate performance issues to identify the root cause? How would you handle an employee conduct violation, such as harassment or theft?  How would you counsel an employee who lacked the skills and knowledge to perform his/her job responsibilities?  What type of performance issues(s) could benefit from a performance improvement plan?

How the strategy process killed innovation at Microsoft

Imagine yourself as an HR manager of a mid-size IT-company located in California. The recent yearly HR report revealed some staggering statistics: the yearly costs for hiring grew 30% as compared to previous year the training costs grew by 20%, yet the HR evaluation also demonstrated 15% increase of number of “underperforming staff” the turnover rate grew by 45% as compared to previous year and constitutes 20% as a company-wide statistics now Please review the statistics and prepare a PPT presentation for the Board of Directors providing recommendations for cost-reduction. Your presentation should cover the following questions: In your opinion, should the leadership team be concerned about these statistics or this is a normal trend considering the labor trends on IT market? What additional information you might need to make an informed decision on this and why? Which strategies for retaining talent would you recommend to reduce the costs? Your PPT presentation should be at least 10 slides long, excluding the title page and reference list. Be sure to include detailed speaker’s notes to support the brief points presented on the slides. Use at least 3 additional sources other than reading materials to support your argumentation. References to the reading materials and/or additional sources must follow APA style. Evaluation The grading rubric, which represents the performance expectations for this assignment, is located below. To submit your assignment, select Submit Assignment, follow prompts to submit your work, add any comments for your instructor in the comments box (optional), and then click Submit Assignment

How does a supply chain management oriented company deal with performance measurement tradeoffs?  What leads a company to be more strategic versus tactical in their choice of measurements?

Week 5: Compensation Systems for Millennials DiscussionNo unread replies.No replies. Prompt Considering that Millennials represent an increasing share of the workforce (Deloitte, 2016), and are taking on more and more leadership roles, how do you think the average workplace will change within the next 10-15 years? Which new job conditions will need to be introduced to attract this population? If you were an employer, which features of the employee compensation system would you emphasize to make your job offer attractive for Millennials? Evaluation The quality of your posting will be assessed, not your viewpoint. Your posting will be assessed based on your understanding, thinking, writing, communication, application, and documentation, using the rubric provided. To view the grading rubric associated with this discussion, click the Options icon (3 dots) in the top right corner of the page, and select Show Rubric. Engagement Click on Reply below to post an initial post to the discussion prompt by 11:59PM on Thursday of this week. Your Initial post must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. Comment on at least two colleagues’ posts, by clicking on Reply below their posts, by Saturday,11:59 PM of this week. Response posts must be 150 words minimum, debate or substantiate the original post, and provide support for each reply post position.

Your consulting firm was just granted an exclusive contract for Vanda-Laye Corporation. You now must decide your pricing policy. The firm will encounter no fixed costs, and all revenue is after taxes. As your firm has been granted an exclusive contract, your pricing and output decisions will be those of a monopolist. Tasks: • Analyze what a monopolist is and the effects it could have on the consulting firm. • Evaluate if any antitrust policies need to be put into place. How will your pricing policy be justified? • Explain the implications of increasing the price you will charge Vanda-Laye Corporation verses what it was previously charged.

You will identify a  single significant issue in your industry and prepare a research-based position paper on how this issue may be most effectively addressed. The issue may be one of the trends you identified in project 2, or it may be an overarching issue related to the trends. Use your research to find out how the issue has been addressed by other companies in the past and how experts in the field recommend addressing it. Paper Guidelines: Your paper should open with an introductory paragraph that identifies a specific problem or issue and makes a claim about its significance in your industry. The rest of your paper will develop an argument that supports this claim. Body paragraphs need to describe and justify your proposed solution and explain how it relates to how other companies or experts have addressed the same problem or issue based on your research. Use information from your sources to support your ideas while ensuring that your own voice and ideas control the paper. Be sure to include a parenthetical citation (Author’s last name, year of publication) at the end of every sentence that includes words, ideas, or data from a source. While presenting your own argument, you should also anticipate and refute counter-arguments or alternative approaches. By showing that you understand other approaches and being very clear about how your approach is preferable, you will be more likely to convince readers to take your advice. You should end your paper with a concluding paragraph that reiterates your recommendation and reminds readers of the most important points you want them to remember. You should not introduce new information in your conclusion.