Management

we examined a managerial activity that spans all four functional areas: decision making. Our exploration included managerial ethical dilemmas and the specific decisions faced by managers in business today. Address the following: Select a manager. This can be someone you know or someone you have learned about through the news, reading, etc. Assess his or her strengths in decision making based on assigned reading concepts/theory. Research can also be supplemented from (but not solely based on) other information from academically credible resources. Assess that same manager’s decision-making weaknesses using the assigned reading concepts/theory. Research can also be supplemented from (but not solely based on) other information from academically credible resources. Assess the manager’s track record for making ethical decisions including at least one example of either an ethical or unethical decision made. Defend 2–3 recommendations for management performance improvement in decision making based on sound, academically credible concepts and theories from assigned reading and academically credible research. Submission Details: Present your analysis as a 2–3-page report in a Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style. Support your responses with examples and research.  Cite any sources in APA format.

Part A – Written or Oral Questions 1. When identifying the risks, why should you do the following• Identify the context for risk management • Identify risks using tools, ensuring all reasonable steps have been taken to identify all risks • Document identified risks in accordance with relevant policies, procedures, legislation and standards? (15 marks) 2. When analysing and evaluating the risks, why should you do the following: • Analyse and document risks in consultation with relevant stakeholders • Undertake risk categorisation and determine level of risk • Document analysis processes and outcomes? (15 marks) Part B – Written Assessment Take an example of a situation of risk that you have previously managed in the workplace, or have been involved with, and explain your risk management processes and treatment plan for the risk. You should also Include the following in your answer: 1. Details of the risk situation (5 marks) 2. Who you needed to communicate with during the work undertaken, including relevant stakeholders, colleagues and management (5 marks) 3. The research and analysis made and how you presented your findings (20 marks) 4. List the all identified risks in work areas by using Risk Register Form (15 marks) 5. Did you need to refer areas of risk to others, due to the risk being under another work area (5 marks) 6. What legislative and organisational pol

Create a PowerPoint recommending a leadership theory. Address the following: Summarize key details about the organization and two or three of the most important insights you have developed so far about the organization during your course project. This one paragraph summary should provide just enough information that someone who has not ready any of your papers so far would have a brief background for understanding your project organization. Why do you believe your chosen leadership theory is the best for your organization? What is your rationale? What research can you cite to support your choice? What are the factors in your organization that make your selected leadership theory the best choice? How will using this theory positively impact the following variables? Managers’ behavior toward subordinates and its effect on subordinates Communication Motivation of subordinates Group and team behavior Decision making Culture Be sure that you conduct the research necessary to support your conclusions and cite your sources appropriately.

To develop, actualize and communicate a deep understanding for the meaning of strategy, execute the requirements below in essay format using headings to segment topics and to create a flow of ideas for your reader. This Discussion Assignment essay is due no later than the last day in Unit 1. Execute the following checklist items in the development of your Discussion Assignment essay: Choose a publicly traded company by searching the Hoover’s Company Profile database in the library or the Yahoo Finance website. Conduct research on the company website and using library resources. Provide a brief synopsis about the company, the industry sector in which it operates, products, and target market. To complete this Discussion Assignment, you may also choose to analyze your current employer if you have access to the required information necessary to inform your writing. Another option you have is to choose a Baldridge award winning company from the NIST website using the “Award Application Summary” to complete this Discussion Assignment. Conduct additional research on the company website as necessary to meet the following requirements. Using Table 2.1 in the textbook, critique the adequacy and merit of the vision statement for your chosen company, listing effective elements and shortcomings. Visit and explore the investor relations website for your chosen company to find examples of strategic and financial objectives.          List four objectives for each company, and indicate which of these are strategic and which are financial. Evaluate the company vision and mission statements. Explain what management has discussed concerning staffing, resource allocation, policies and procedures, information and operating systems, continuous improvement, rewards and incentives, corporate culture, and internal leadership at the company. What are the core values of your chosen company? Are they realistic? Does the company live up to its core values?   What sets your chosen company apart from its competitors? Describe the type of competitive advantage your chosen company has established.               What is there about the strategy of your chosen company that can lead to sustainable competitive advantage?              Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed, academic research resources (including your textbook) to substantiate your critical thinking, and to provide viable reasoning for your perspectives. Write in third person and apply proper APA style referencing format. Use headings to segment the topics in your writing in order to create a flow of ideas for your reader.

Quality Management Research the following topics related to quality management: Dimensions of quality Cost of quality Six Sigma ISO Quality tools In a Word document, compose three paragraphs describing the topics: one paragraph per selected topic, based on your simulation activities, course material, and additional research you conduct online.

Write a 2-page double-spaced paper (no less than 500 words) responding to any two of the following questions. When citing research and journal articles, be sure the full reference is added at the end of your paper in APA format. Do not use examples provided in the required course materials; you must research your own examples and provide citations.1. Select two countries from two different continents. Then, describe each country’s culture, a firm in each country, and discuss how each country’s social culture influences values and business practices in the corporate environment. Include in your analysis where each country fits into Hofstede’s cultural framework and the GLOBE framework, the cost of doing business, and the status of economic development in each country. [MO 1.1]2. Select two countries from two different continents. Assess how each country’s culture affects preferences for its leadership styles. Compare and contrast the two countries’ leadership styles. [MO 1.2]3. Illustrate ethical issues faced by managers of international firms in at least two countries from two different continents. Compare and contrast these issues. [MO 1.3]4. Choose an international firm and two host countries where the firm manufactures products that have different ethical values than the firm’s home country. Describe each host country’s ethical norms that pose a dilemma for the firm’s managers and explain your belief on how the managers should handle each situation. [MO 1.4]5. Deliberate on ethical considerations that international managers could integrate into their decision making in at least two foreign locations. [MO 1.5]6. Under what conditions is it ethically defensible to outsource production to the developing world where labor costs are lower when such actions also involve laying off long-term employees in the firm’s home country? Use specific country locations in your response. [MO 1.5]7. Choose an international firm and two countries in which the firm operates. Suggest new practical ways that the firm could contribute to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in each country. [MO 1.6]Describe a specific international firm’s presence in two countries where the countries’ cultures are different from each other. Elaborate on how the firm’s managers and employees value and respect their coworkers in other countries and how they function well together. What other actions could the firm take to successfully increase cohesion among personnel from various backgrounds? [MO 1.7]

How important is flexibility in management in the context of Human Resources and Its Role in Organizations?

For this week’s discussion your instructor will assign you a quantitative research design from the list below. Pretest/Posttest Control Group Design: For your initial discussion response, post 3 to 5 paragraph analysis of your assigned quantitative research design. Your analysis should include:• A brief description of the design and where it is most appropriately used• The assumptions for the design• The strengths and weaknesses of the design and the threats to internal and external validity• Analyze the design given in terms of appropriateness, assumptions, strengths and weaknesses, and threats to internal and external validity.Use a variety of the resources provided in the class as well as resources in the Walden University Library as well as reputable sources found on the internet. Make sure that you are using APA formatted citations to back up your statements and providing APA formatted references.

Review three (3) academic sources relating to project management. Consider the perspective and reflect upon their inference of the following topics: ·         What are some best practices for project proposals? ·         What are some best practices for requirements identification/management? ·         What are some best practices for project stakeholder management? Analyze & Write For each of the three academic sources, provide an analysis with citations in current APA format. Give an assessment of your research and provide the following: ·         Write a 250 – 300 word summary of your findings. ·         Include a single sentence take away on what you have assessed. ·         Include a single sentence criticism for what you have evaluated.

Assignment 2-Sources of Power In the Chapter 8 readings, we have learned that the Sources of Power includes how people acquire power over time. View Table 8.1 Major Sources of Power. (1) Informational sources of power (2) Personal sources of power (3) Power based on position in an organization (4) Relationship-based sources of power (5) Contextual sources of power. Provide a written analysis of five different Fortune 500 companies that have demonstrated each of the (5) Sources of Power. *The paper should be no less than 5 pages (not including the APA Title Page and Reference Page). Assignment 2 – Negotiation Select a case to analyze: You will need to find an interesting example of negotiation in the news or popular culture.To find a case to analyze: When watching TV shows or movies, note scenes involving interesting negotiations and/or read major newspapers to find descriptions of negotiations either in the business or political setting. If you are using a tv/movie scene, plan to write a description of a clip in. YouTube often has clips from TV shows and movies. Here are lists of other video clip sources on other media sources: YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix, Metacafe etc.  Note that there are examples on YouTube of similar projects done by other students in other negotiation classes. Obviously, you should not copy those examples. But: it is not a bad idea to look at those as good/bad examples of how to map the principles we discuss in class onto a negotiation scene.1. As soon as you have selected your case, you should provide some kind of link to your source material (e.g. a web address for a video or news article(s) or a short description of the relevant scene if there is not yet a video clip available). 2. Analysis: You will need to connect the concepts we learn in class to the example you’ve chosen to analyze. For example: Does the case show a party considering its BATNA/WATNA? Do the negotiators appear to be working from different conflict styles? If so, how do the styles impact the negotiation? Are the parties bargaining in a distributive or integrative way? Are they using particular strategies? How did their strategies succeed or fail? Would you have advised them to do something differently? Obviously, you will not find one case that allows you to explore every concept we learned in class. Instead, look for interesting examples of a few concepts that you can present well through the case.Write and submit the assignment in a Word document in the APA formatted paper with no more than 5 pages (not including the APA formatted Title Page and Reference Page).Assignment 3 You are the customer service manager for Catco International a manufacturer and online retailer of pet related products. The company has been in business for 25 years and you were brought in ten years ago to supervise the increasing staff size due to online sales. When you were hired there were two customer service representatives. Currently there are 10 customer service representatives that are your direct reports. Four of which were recent hires within the last year. In a 3 to 5 page paper you will discuss how you will resolve potential conflict by applying effective conflict management, communication and influence techniques to this scenario.Marge has been with the company since it started 25 years ago. Prior to that she worked in customer service as a cashier for fifteen years at a local grocery store. She helped to create most of the customer service procedures and strictly adheres to them and expects everyone else to do the same. She has very conservative values and is very opinionated and readily shares her religious beliefs with others. She has been asked to take over the training of Jamie a new hire.Jamie was hired two weeks ago. This is her first job since completing her Associates Degree. Like most millennials, she is very tech savvy. She is a vegan. She is also very liberal on social issues.Steve is also a recent hire, having only been with the company for six months. Although he is new to the company, he has been in customer service for 10 years and was lured away from a competitor. He has been in a committed same sex relationship with his partner for five years. He is open about his orientation with family and friends but has been guarded with his new co-workers.Cindy was one of your first hires ten years ago. She is a competent customer service representative that has always had good reviews but recently her attendance has been a problem due to child care issues. Recently divorced, she is now a single parent with twin toddlers.Bill and Ted are Generation X’ers that were hired eight years ago. Both are adequate performance wise but are the last to come in and the first to leave every day. Both tend to wait until the last minute to complete tasks. They are usually inseparable both at work and in their social life. Bill was recently married while Ted has never had a long-term relationship. Recently, Ted has been spotted afterhours with Ashlee.Wendy has been with the company for twelve years and has gotten the reputation for being a whiner. She is always complaining about work issues and people issues. Her work is good, just not her negative attitude.Ashlee is a go-getter that you hired five years ago right out of college. She is always looking for ways to improve office procedures. She has excellent performance ratings and would make an excellent assistant manager. Ashlee trained Jamie while Marge was on vacation.Mike has been working for the company for two months. He is Marge’s nephew and she talked to the owner to help him get the job right out of high school. So far, he has been a good worker. He is an avid outdoorsman and asked for deer hunting season off.Rodrigo was hired four months ago although he is originally from Mexico, he and his family recently became US citizens. He is in his late forties and has two teenage daughters with his wife of twenty-five years. Prior to working for Catco International, he worked in middle management for a multinational firm for many years and recently lost his position due to downsizing.• Identify at least five potential sources of conflict. Give specific details about the individuals involved and the sources of the conflict.• Compare the advantages and disadvantage of the conflict management techniques as it applies to each scenario. • Make a recommendation to help with conflict resolution on in each scenario by conflict management, communication and influence techniques. Write the 3 page paper in the APA format. Please include an additional page for Title Page and Reference Page.