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Michelle, Elena, and the Mobile Manufacturing, Inc. (MM) board of directors know how important it is to understand the environment in which it is operating. They hired you—a highly-regarded marketing consultant—to bring a fresh perspective to the marketing plan. You are scheduled to meet with Michelle and Elena next week to discuss the environmental conditions that are relevant to introducing the new product.

As you prepare for the meeting, you consider all of the possible environmental issues. You recognize that Elena brings an interesting perspective to the process because she has experience designing mobile phones for the Eastern European market, and she is pushing for a new product that can be marketed worldwide. On the other hand, Michelle is more concerned with the domestic marketplace and is worried that trying to market a new product anywhere outside the United States—much less worldwide—could be very risky.

You sit down to start your work on the marketing plan, and you begin by drafting some goals that the marketing plan needs to address.

Walking through the halls at MM, you ponder the job that lies ahead. Coming out of her office, Michelle spots you and heads in your direction.

“I’m so glad you’re here,” she says. “Have you settled into your office?”
“Yes,” you say. “I’m eager to get started.”
Michelle enters your office and takes a seat in a chair. “I’m scheduled to make a presentation to the board at the quarterly meeting next week. I know it’s short notice, but I was wondering if you could pull together a 30-minute presentation for them?” she asks.
“What would you like me to present?” you ask.
“As you know, you and Elena have been brought on to revitalize the product line for the company. Your role is to create a winning marketing plan that will allow us to capitalize on the new product that Elena is designing. The board would like you to discuss some of the issues that you will be considering as you develop the marketing plan for the new product. I know they’re especially interested in your thoughts on the global market.”
“That sounds like a great idea,” you say.

Consider the environmental variables (i.e., technological, demographic, economic, political, and cultural variables) that you must include in your marketing plan, and answer the following:

  • Which of the environmental factors do you feel is the most critical, and why?
  • What might someone with an opposing viewpoint think is the most important?
    • Given this opposing argument, how would you argue your opinion?
  • What solutions should be considered as you seek to develop a sense of ownership of your plan?
  • What solutions would you recommend to the board, and why?
  • Is a compromise feasible?

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Introduction

Highly effective leaders need to be able to develop and communicate their vision to their followers. This discussion is designed to help you develop your visionary skills.

Tasks

Formulate a vision for your organization and communicate it to your classmates. If you are currently not working in a healthcare organization, formulate this vision for your organization. If you are not working, use this discussion to communicate your personal vision. In doing so, be sure to include:

  • The organization’s or your mission
  • Your vision for the organization or for yourself
  • Your vision of where the organization or you will be not only in reference to healthcare but also in other industries

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

Respond to your classmates throughout the week. Justify your answers with examples, research, and reasoning. Follow-up posts need to be submitted by the end of the week.

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Based on your discussions with Michelle, you have developed a clear picture of the environmental issues that will affect the initial release of the new product. As you compile your notes, the phone rings.

“Hello?”
“Hi. This is Michelle. I want to touch base with you about your presentation to the board next week. Do you have any questions about the upcoming meeting?”
“Thanks for calling,” you say. “You have good timing. I was just reviewing my notes and working on my PowerPoint presentation. I think I’ve covered the areas we discussed at our last meeting. Do you have something else that you want me to include?”
“Oh, good,” says Michelle. “Yes, I’d like you to share 3 or 4 goals for the marketing project, too. Make sure these goals are specific as possible. You might want to lead with the goals, but I’ll leave that up to you. Naturally you’ll need to do some research to determine the types of goals that are relevant for a new product project like this. Be as specific as you can when outlining realistic expectations.
“Okay,” you say as you jot down more notes. “Anything else?”
“Just be sure to include your thoughts about whether we should develop a product that can be marketed world-wide. You know that is one of their main concerns. You’ll have about 30 minutes for your presentation. ”
“Will do. Thanks for the information. I think about 10–15 slides should be about right for a 30-minute presentation.”

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

The students should list and explain 3–4 goals that a company in this situation should set for itself. The explanations should be 2–3 sentences each, and they should include citations from the text and other sources. Each goal should be as specific as possible; for example, the goals might include—among other things—the following items:

  • Sales in dollars or units
  • Market share
  • Customer awareness
  • Profit
  • Return on investment
  • Customer satisfaction

10 to 15 slide powerpoint 200 words each.  4 references.

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Project

The project assignment provides a forum for analyzing and evaluating relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.

Introduction

Building trust is one of the most important aspects of leadership. As a leader, you will need to have an executable plan to develop trust. As you continue on your leadership path, the plan will become more ingrained and even take some adjustment, but you must begin somewhere.

Tasks

Read the following article:

  • Reagan, B. (2004). How to score high on the trust equation. National Underwriter/P&C, 108(19), 10–11.

Using this article as a foundation, develop a plan on how you will develop trust within your staff.

Be sure to include specific examples of the activities and rationale behind your plan. For example:

  • Communication (how you will communicate)
  • Modeling (what types of activities will you use to model)
  • Commitment (how your staff will know that you are committed)
  • Accountability (what the accountability measures are and who or what will hold you accountable)

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

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Which party (union or management) would likely be in a stronger position to bargain for its preferred wage outcome under the following conditions, and why? 

  • high profits, an expanding market share, a healthy economy, and the cost of living rising less than two percent per year 
  • low profits, stagnant sales growth, uncertain economic conditions, and a projected four percent annual rise in cost of living 

Your response to these questions should be a minimum of 1 page in length. Use APA format to cite and reference all quoted and paraphrased material, including your textbook. Please be sure to include your reference list on a separate page.

Can someone do my Week 4 Discussions 1 & 2, comments and the three assignments in Principles in Managerial Accounting?

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Discussion 1

 

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the articles Who Needs Budgets?, Traditional Budgeting vs. Beyond Budgeting (Links to an external site.) in the Financial Planning page of the CFO Edge website, and Traditional Budgeting Versus Beyond Budgeting: A Literature Review (Links to an external site.).

In the words of GE’s legendary ex-CEO Jack Welch, Jack Welch, “The budgeting process at most companies has to be the most ineffective practice in management. It sucks the energy, time, fun, and big dreams out of an organization (…) [and] brings out the most unproductive behaviors (…)” (Welch & Welch, 2005, p. 189).

Some argue that the purposes of budgeting can be achieved without the conventional budgeting process. These companies espouse an idea called beyond budgeting that proposes to replace annual budgets with rolling forecasts of key performance indicators (Hope & Fraser, 2003). Others disagree, pointing out that the work of continuous planning is costlier than budgeting and that doing something continuously tends to make the process superficial.

So, the jury is still out. But so far, GE still prepares budgets! Discuss in an initial post of 200 words whether the controversial concept of beyond budgeting is a better approach for financial planning and analysis (FP&A) than traditional budgeting.

Discussion 2

 

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, please read the Budget of the United States Government (Links to an external site.).

Congress is responsible for creating the federal government’s annual budget. For agencies and their programs to be funded, Congressional authorization committees must pass, and the President must sign, all 12 authorization bills by September 30—the last day of the current fiscal year—so the country can have a new budget in time for the start of the next fiscal year (USA.gov, n.d.).

Access the Government Publishing Office (Links to an external site.) to obtain Historical Budgetary Tables following the steps below:

  • Click on the link to access the Budget of the United States Government (Links to an external site.)
  • Click on the “Fiscal Year 2018” link
  • Scroll down and select “Historical Tables”
  • Obtain the .xls (Excel) file format of Table 1.1 and Table 1.2 to complete the two requirements below:
    • Table 1.2 shows the budget of Surpluses or Deficits (–) as Percentages of gross domestic product (GDP). Determine how many times since 1950 the budget has shown a surplus and how many times it has shown a deficit using the data in the Total column, “Surplus or Deficit.” Also, identify the 3 years with the highest deficits, and the year with the highest surplus as a as a percentage of GDP. What were the surplus and deficit percentages for these years?
    • Table 1.1 shows the budget Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and Surpluses or Deficits (–) from 1789–2022. Identify whether the highest deficits incurred in the identified years from Table 1.2 were paid with tax revenues (receipts) or borrowed funds (outlays). Discuss how the government gets money and where the government spends money on.
  • Click on the “Fiscal Year 2018” link, scroll down and obtain the PDF file for “Major Savings and Reforms” to complete the last requirement. The Major Savings and Reforms volume describes major savings and reform proposals included in the 2018 President’s Budget.
    • Discuss major discretionary budget eliminations. Why is it important that government budgets accurately estimate future revenues during economic downturns?

Employee Safety & Global Human Resource Management – 450 Words

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Discussion post

Employee Safety, Health, and Wellness 

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the nature and role of safety, health, and wellness.
  2. Discuss workplace safety programs.
  3. Summarize the problems associated with workplace bullying and violence.
  4. Discuss the negative effects of employee stress and burnout.
  5. Explain substance abuse, describe substance-abuse-free workplaces, and how to implement a dug-testing program.
  6. Describe employee wellness programs and    employee assistance programs.

Global Human Resource Management

Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss the evolution of global business and the context of global human resource management.
  2. Summarize global staffing practices.
  3. Describe global performance management and human resource development practices.
  4. Discuss global compensation practices
  5. Explain global safety, health, and employee and labor relations.
  6. Discuss globalization issues for small to medium-sized businesses.
  7. Why is it economically beneficial to maintain workplaces that are safe, healthy, and drug-free?
  8. As an HR professional, what arguments could you provide to convince top management to support the establishment of a safety program?
  9. Discuss the relationship between alcohol abuse and stress. As an HR professional, why is it important to recognize the warning signs of both?

Expectation:

–  Minimum of 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced)

–  Identify the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.

–  essay form (narrative form) no Bullet points should not to be used 

–  2 outside scholarly or professional source related to human resource management. 

–  Textbook : Title: Human Resource Management  , ISBN: 9780134739724 Authors: Martocchio Publisher: Pearson Edition: 15TH 19 

Anatomy of a Job Description

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review this week’s readings and Weekly Lecture.

The job description plays an important role for job evaluations, performance reviews, and the success of the individual within the organization. All areas of the process rely on the proper analysis and construction of the job description. There are times that the job description and the job posting are one in the same. For this exploration, we are going to look at job description templates and job postings and determine the effectiveness of the design and the impact on intended outcomes. Be sure to do some research on the key differences between job description and job postings.

Discover:

Job Descriptions: Search online for a minimum of two different job descriptions from various sources. Save and attach descriptions to your initial post. (If there is no option to save, copy and paste the whole job description template into a Word document and attach.)

Job Postings: Search online for a minimum of two job ads or postings from various sources. Copy and paste each job ad and/or posting to a Word document, and attach it to your initial post.

Dissect:

Job Descriptions: Review each job description template, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of each. Compare and contrast the templates, looking for good aspects and poor aspects of each. What is missing for a solid understanding of what the job requires?

Job Postings: Review each posting, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of each posting. Compare and contrast the postings, and define the unimportant pieces of the ads and the information that is lacking for a solid understanding of the expectations. Will the job posting attract the appropriate candidate pool? Why or why not?

Diagnose:

After reviewing job description templates and job postings, discuss the various components of the job description template and a job posting. Is it appropriate to use one template for both tasks?

As a human resource manager, assess the importance of job description templates and job posts in human resource planning and how that planning fits within a larger corporate strategy. What design would you recommend when posting for a position?

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Position and Compensation Classifications

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review this week’s readings and Weekly Lecture.

Identifying the proper classification for each position is an important responsibility of the HR department. Depending on the size of the organization, there are various ways that a classification is decided and put into practice. Larger organizations require specific levels of approval of the classification before implementation, whereas with smaller organizations, the determination is often made by the HR director.

For this discussion, take the role of the HR director in a small organization. The organization is adding two new positions to the workforce, and it is your responsibility to determine the classification and compensation categories for each position. Carefully determine the role of each position and the responsibilities of the position within the organization. Determine the logical classifications for each position. Define and defend each category selected for the position and your reasoning for selecting the options. Support your decisions with resources that defend your choices.

Position 1:

This position is responsible for customer service and responding to the complaints of the consumer. The employee will work a 6-hour day, three days a week, with a rotating shift. This position will report to a supervisor and will have no direct reports.

Position 2:

This position is responsible for all accounts payable and accounts receivable. The employee enters all information into a data system and develops monthly reports for the CFO of the organization. This position has four direct reports that perform a variety of accounting duties. This position works an eight-plus-hour-a-day schedule, five-plus days a week, depending on need.

Classification and Compensation Categories:

Role title

Level

Hourly

Salary

Exempt

Non-exempt

Full-time

Part-time

Full-time temporary

Part-time temporary

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Job Design

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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review this week’s readings and Weekly Lecture.

For this assignment, you will create the job description using the information from the Week 2 – Assignment : Job Analysis. The job analysis is a critical step in the process for a job description to be reliable and useful. Remember, as an HR leader, you would typically have input from more than one position questionnaire to complete a job analysis.

Use the job analysis you conducted in Week 2, and determine the appropriate design for the position.

Analyze the various elements required for creating a job description for the specific position.

Create a job description that includes the information defined in the job analysis.

Provide a rationale for the chosen design.

Explain the purpose and importance of each section within the job design.

Support your reasoning with credible resources.

The Job Design paper

Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

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