Unit IV

Unit IV Assessment:

 

Question 1

1.  

Distinguish external competitiveness policies from internal alignment policies. What is external competitiveness? What factors shape an organization’s external competitiveness? Why is external competitiveness so important? Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

 

 

Question 2

1.  

There are consequences of pay level and pay mix decisions. Identify and briefly discuss each factor. What pay level does the efficiency wage predict? What pay level does the fairness wage predict? Does the theory accurately predict organization behavior? Why, or why not? Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

 
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A WORK DISCUSSION

What are the general wage concerns that management and employee representatives bring to the negotiating table? Why do workers try to negotiate wage employment guarantees? Supplemental unemployment benefits?

PLEASE REPLY TO MY CLASSMATE RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE? (A MINIMUM OF 125 WORDS or MORE) 

Some general wage concerns are pay equity and wage compensation, whereas the goal and understanding is that the bookkeeper does not expect to be paid the same as the company accountant and the vehicle operators don’t expect to be paid the same as the manual laborers, etc., but when it comes to when the company decides to reclassify the positions as “service providers”, making dispatchers, coordinators, reception, etc all the same level, whereas they all used to be different pay levels or benefits is where is can be tricky and is a wage concern that has to be addressed by the management and employee representatives at the negotiating table. The workers try to negotiate wage employment guarantees and supplemental health benefits because like any employee, you want to make sure that if there is a health issue with yourself or family member you are protected, that you have the financial protection and the financial means for when you need to retire to be able to support yourself and your family by having pension plans set up or if something should happen that you become disabled or are unable to work any longer by having a good death and disability plan and mental health plans. Other big negotiation is employee services such as child care, that is something that has become so expensive and a lot of families have to really think about if it’s worth both parents working or not, if the union/employer can negotiate child care compensation. (Carrell & Heavrin, 2013).

Reference
Carrell, M.R., & Heavrin, C. (2013) Labor relations and collective bargaining: Private and public sectors (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall

 
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Describe The Group, Its Purpose (Work Function), How This Group Fits Into The Overall Organization, Its Reporting Relationships, And Its Key Stakeholders

Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 6–8 slides (excluding title and reference slides) and speaker notes of 200–250 words per slide
Points Possible: 150 Due Date: 12/15/2014 11:59:59 PM CT [removed]

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

A key component of an effective workplace is the ability of the groups to successfully collaborate. Choose a work group within your organization. Using a model of organizational improvement, plan a development project for this group. Include responses to the following in your presentation:

  • Describe the group, its purpose (work function), how this group fits into the overall organization, its reporting relationships, and its key stakeholders.
  • How will you gather data (interviews, questionnaires, or group discussions) from the group and any key stakeholders?
  • Describe the type of data that you will need to design your development plan.
  • How will you diagnose the level of functioning for the group?
  • Give a few examples of developmental activities that you would use for various levels of functioning that are based on your diagnosis.
  • How would you communicate the progress of the group to both group members and key stakeholders?

You must include a minimum of 4 scholarly references.

 
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During Early Childhood, Gender-Stereotyped Beliefs

1. During early childhood, gender-stereotyped beliefs
A. first emerge.
B. strengthen.
C. weaken.
D. disappear.
2. Gender-schematic thinking is so powerful that when children see others behaving in gender-inconsistent ways, they
A. become more pronounced in their gender segregation as well as gender-role conformity.
B. experience a crisis of gender labeling that disrupts peer interactions.
C. object and tell that person not to behave in such a way.
D. often can’t remember the behavior or distort their memory to make it gender-consistent.
3. The connection between mature moral reasoning and action is
A. nonexistent due to the fact that theoretical morality and real-life morality are based on different constructs.
B. weak due to the impact of personal relationships on the decision-making process.
C. modest due to the influence of empathy, sympathy, and guilt.
D. strong due to the realization that behavior reflects thinking and judgments.
4. Dr. Arbus is interested in learning how children come to understand their multifaceted world. In her research, she asks questions like, “When do infants discover that they are separate beings, distinct from other people and objects?” Dr. Arbus is studying
A. the inner self.
B. social cognition.
C. personality development.
D. self-concept.
5. Colin says, “I’m Colin. I’m 6 years old and have two older brothers. I’m good at running and football. I’m not very good at wrestling, and I don’t like doing my chores. Sometimes I get mad at my brothers.” Colin is constructing his
A. self-concept.
B. remembered self.
C. theory of mind.
D. autobiographical narrative.
6. Research findings suggest that language is _______ teach children about gender stereotypes and gender roles.
A. the only method to
B. the primary means through which parents
C. not a factor in the way that parents
D. a powerful indirect means to
7. Twin studies reveal that empathy is _______ heritable.
A. slightly
B. highly
C. rarely
D. moderately
8. Which of the following statements is an example of recursive thought?
A. “If she doesn’t give me the book, I’m going to tell the teacher.”
B. “Mommy is mad because I hit my sister.”
C. “I thought you would think I was just kidding when I said that.”
D. “My teacher is always happy.”
9. During the evening drive home, Mr. Cruz looks at his 4-year-old daughter in the rearview mirror and asks what she’s doing. She responds, “I’m thinking inside.” Her response indicates an awareness of the _______ self.
A. categorical
B. enduring
C. remembered
D. inner
10. Eight-year-old Oren has just begun describing other people’s personalities. He is most likely to describe someone as
A. “tall and thin.”
B. “boring and dull.”
C. “angry and sad.”
D. “always fighting with people.”
11. In the United States, _______ students are the most isolated group.
A. white
B. Hispanic
C. black
D. Asian
12. Because cross-cultural findings on the reversals of traditional gender roles are inconclusive, a more
direct test of the importance of biology on gender typing could be achieved by
A. studying adolescent boys and girls in tribal villages.
B. observing other-sex play in children who score high in androgyny.
C. observing infant behavioral preferences immediately after birth.
D. testing the impact of sex hormones on gender typing.
13. To manage her emotion, 12-year-old Britney appraises the situation as changeable, identifies the difficulty, and decides what to do about it. Britney is using
A. problem-centered coping.
B. emotion-centered coping.
C. emotional self-efficacy.
D. a secure base.
14. _______ is the only emotion that males express more freely than females in everyday interaction.
A. Anger
B. Sorrow
C. Embarrassment
D. Envy
15. Which of the following four babies who went to the doctor for the same vaccination will most likely remember it better?
A. Mari, who smiled and cooed at the doctor
B. Bina, who was highly upset by the injection
C. Wyatt, who was startled by the injection, but didn’t cry
D. Juan, who remained alert throughout the appointment
16. Mastery-oriented children focus on learning goals, whereas learned-helpless children focus on _______ goals.
A. performance
B. specific
C. short-term
D. social
17. Temper tantrums tend to occur because toddlers
A. frequently compete with siblings for desired toys.
B. are easily overwhelmed and often have a difficult temperament.
C. recall that crying as an infant got them immediate adult attention.
D. can’t control the intense anger that often arises when an adult rejects their demands.
18. After seeing two little boys taunt another child on the playground, Najai tells the teacher that they should make playground rules that protect other people’s rights and welfare. Najai is requesting a common set of
A. social conventions.
B. moral imperatives.
C. moral ideals.
D. matters of personal choice.
19. In 1990, shyness in Chinese children was positively associated with being well-adjusted. However, as China’s market economy expanded and the valuing of _______ increased, the direction of the correlations shifted.
A. timidity
B. passivity
C. collectivist values
D. sociability

20. In response to the Heinz dilemma, Bill says, “You shouldn’t steal the drug because you’ll be caught and sent to jail if you do. If you do get away, the police would catch up with you any minute.” Bill is most likely in the _______ stage. A. instrumental purpose orientation B. punishment and obedience orientation C. social-order-maintaining orientation D. morality of interpersonal cooperation

Childhood Development

 
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BUS 434 Discussion Responses 1 & 2

Compensation Strategy

 

Select an organization with which you are familiar and describe the type of compensation strategy it uses.

Guided Response:

Be sure your response is between 200-300 words and includes at least two scholarly references, one of which should be our course text.  Respond to at least two classmates’ posts.

 

 I need to respond to these two student’s discussion

 

Reply to Katise Aiken

An organization I am familiar with is Peoplease. This company has been around forever twenty years. We are a small company with about 60 employees. I am a Payroll Specialist and I have been with this company for over 11 years. The company provides services such as payroll, HR, benefits, and tax for mainly trucking companies all over the United States. The strategy that fits this company is the “total rewards strategy, including compensation, benefits, work-life effectiveness, recognition, performance management, and talent development” (Weathington, 2016. Ch. 1.2). When I first started at this company, the perks are what drew me to this company. The starting pay was decent, especially with no experience. We got a fairly good raise each year in addition to a nice size bonus. The benefits are exceptional. All Single medical coverage is paid 100% by the company. The coverage includes dental, medical, vision, and life. They offer tuition reimbursement for courses taken that is related to your job.

Our company, as well as our clients, recognize employees for doing a good job. With being recognized there is also a reward given whether it’s money or a letter recognition. The 401K plan is great, it consists of a match up to 4%. If a company keep the focus on compensation strategy that can and will build morale and with keep the employees motivated to do their job. “Compensation represents by far the most important element in the employment relationship and is of equal interest to the employer, employee and government” (Bhatia, 2010. pg. 2). Keep in mind compensation strategies will help motivate, but will also attract new good and qualified candidates to the company.

Bhatia, K. (2010). Compensation management. [electronic resource]. Mumbai; Himalaya Pub. House, 2010. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Weathington, B. L. & Weathington, J. G. (2016).  Compensation and benefits: Aligning rewards with strategy  [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://ashford.content.edu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

 

 

Reply to Ana Rojas

Hello professor and classmates.

The organization with which I am familiar with is a Bank but have never worked there. The type of compensation strategy it uses is through salary, bonuses, vacation, sick days, 401k, commissions, and insurances. As it says in our text is an excellent strategy “to keep the new potential hire focused on performance and not distracted by personal matters” (Weathington & Weathington, 2016, Sec. 1.2). This organization has a desirable approach to recruit the right employees. This technique will avoid absences, turnovers and the temptation to take advantage to request more of what is set.

They offer salary depending on the experience and market.  They make an appointment specifically to negotiate with the possible future employee before any decision.

Bonuses are always on the table. Every employee who goes to a general doctor will receive an amount of $300-$700 annually. There are other types of written test about a daily routine that they can go and get a bonus.

Vacation is paid for three weeks. In case that an employee does not use it, the money is transferred to them.

They give around ten days for the sick days.

The 401k works by taking whatever the employee wants from 1% to 6% from each check. The bank doubles the amount of each dollar. This amount could be retired in cases that employee leaves for the total amount and in any case.

Commissions work in a private matter. However, chargeback is applicable. This action means that if the customer terminates the offer the employee needs to pay the points back to the organization. This system applies for the next six months people enrolled. After that no chargeback is applicable.

Insurance plan is great. It offers health in vision, dental, general and specialists. They can cover the whole family. The fee is around $600 monthly for all.

Compensation is one of the Bank’s strengths. However, I have heard that some of the bonuses as the one for medicals are not available anymore starting this year and some others will discontinue because their system is interested in incorporating another technological strategy with fewer employees. Another reason could be because of the recent financial crisis our country and society has been experiencing (Proctor & Murtagh, 2014). Many organizations were obligated to implement this cut. Previous employees from the bank say that the rate of commissions and bonuses were multiple times better before than what is today.

Reference

Proctor, R. & Murtagh, J. (2014). Incentive compensation for bank CEOS and CFOS before and after the financial crisis. Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues, 17(2), p.61. Retrieved from http://bi.galegroup.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/global/article/GALE%7CA397579854/9b3aaa91dafaf767eb0a184e7eceb4d4?u=ashford

Weathington, B. L. & Weathington, J. G. (2016). Compensation and benefits: Aligning rewards with strategy [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://ashford.content.edu

 
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Management And Leadership 400 Series 6 Papers 2 To 4 Pages. NO PLAGERISM OF ANY KIND….Let Me Know Needed By Sunday 6PM. Professor Kim

Module 1 – Case

Leadership Traits, Behaviors, and Styles

Assignment Overview

Image of Larry EllisonAll of you have probably read quite a bit about the world’s wealthiest man—Bill Gates. But some of you are probably not nearly as familiar with Bill Gates’s main rival and world’s seventh wealthiest man—former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Ellison recently retired as CEO but is still active as the chair of Oracle’s board of directors. Unlike Gates, who is relatively reserved, Ellison is known for his extravagant lifestyle and boastful interviews.

The rivalry between Ellison and Gates is legendary, but not quite as much is known about Ellison’s leadership style. He has been described as a “jerk,” and his managerial style has been described as “take no prisoners.” While he is unquestionably a very strong leader, he has also been criticized for spending a lot of time playing golf while leaving many leadership duties to his subordinates.

For this assignment, read up on leadership traits, leadership behaviors, and leadership styles in the required background materials. Then read up on Larry Ellison and find as much as you can about his personality and leadership style. Finally, try to apply what you’ve read in the required background materials about leadership traits, behaviors, and styles to what you found out about Larry Ellison.

Here are some articles to get you started on your research about Ellison:

Mendleson, R. (2010, November 8). Why it pays to be a jerk. Canadian Business, 83, 28-30, 32, 34. [ProQuest]

Leibovich, M. (2000, October 30). The outsider, his business and his billions series. The Washington Post, p. A1[ProQuest]

Hymowitz, C. (2005, July 12). Working fewer hours is hard for most CEOs, but some find a way. Wall Street Journal, p. B1. [ProQuest]

Case Assignment

Once you are finished with your research on Ellison and have thoroughly reviewed the background materials on leadership traits, behaviors, and styles, write a 4- to 5-page paper addressing the questions below. For each answer, make sure to cite at least one of the Case Assignment articles listed on this page as well as one of the required textbook chapters from the background materials—for example, Hiriyappa (2009), or Bauer and Erdogan (2012).

1. How would you describe Ellison’s personality and leadership traits? Refer to the specific leadership traits discussed in Hiriyappa (2009) or Bauer and Erdogan (2012).

2. Would you describe Ellison’s behavior as being task-oriented, or people/relationship-oriented? Refer to Hiriyappa (2009) and Bauer and Erdogan (2012).

3. How would you describe Ellison’s leadership style? Consider the leadership styles discussed in the “Types of Leaders/Leadership Styles” section of Chapter 10 of Hiriyappa (2010).

Assignment Expectations

· Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.

· Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials

· List supporting references and cite sources in proper format.

· Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).

· Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper , including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.

 

 

Mod 1 SLP

Module 1 – SLP

Leadership Traits, Behaviors, and Styles

For the Session Long Project you will be applying the concepts in the background materials to your own personal experiences in the workplace. For this first SLP assignment you will choose a supervisor that you personally worked for and got to know well, and compare and contrast this supervisor’s leadership characteristics with your own personal leadership characteristics using the concepts from the required background materials. Carefully reflect on your supervisor’s traits, behaviors, and leadership styles. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper addressing the following issues:

1. Overall, is your current role more of a leadership or a management role? How about your supervisor? Are they a manager or leader? Refer to the section on “Differences between Leadership and Management” in Chapter 10 of Hiriyappa (2010).

2. What key differences in leadership traits do you see between yourself and your supervisor? Refer to specific leadership traits discussed in the required textbook chapters.

3. What key differences in leadership behaviors do you see between yourself and your supervisor? Refer to the concepts of being task-oriented, or people-centered/relationship-oriented that are discussed in the required background materials.

4. How would you compare your own leadership style with that of your supervisor? Consider leadership styles discussed in the background text materials such as autocratic style, participative/democratic style, and laissez-faire/free-rein style.

SLP Assignment Expectations

· Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.

· Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials

· List supporting references and cite sources in proper format.

· Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).

· Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper , including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.

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MOD 2 CASE Study

 

Module 2 – Case

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Situational Approaches to Leadership

Assignment Overview

https://tlc.trident.edu/content/enforced/117930-MGT401-2018JAN29FT-2/Modules/Module2/M2-home-hersey-blanchard-situational%20leadership%20model.png?_&d2lSessionVal=9pyLJftrz0Sig4p8VaNpcPm6M&ou=117930For this assignment, first review the background materials with a focus on Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership model. Make sure you are familiar with the four leadership styles covered in the situational approach including Directing, Coaching, Supporting, and Delegating and situations where you are supposed to use these four styles.

Also, familiarize yourself with the more complex Path-Goal model and Fiedler’s Contingency model. You don’t need to know these two models in as much detail as the Situational model to complete this assignment, but make sure you understand the main idea of these models as well as some of their main advantages and disadvantages.

Case Assignment

1. For each of the following situations, explain which of the four leadership styles covered in the Situational model should be used and explain your reasoning with references to Chapter 4 of Avery (2011) and at least one other required reading from the background materials:

A. You are in charge of a team of architects. They are highly skilled but have strong opinions and do not necessarily follow instructions. These architects are independent thinkers who are used to doing things their own way.

B. You are in charge of a fast-food restaurant. The employees are all teenagers who have not yet graduated from high school, and this is the first job for most of them.

C. You are the supervisor of a team of software engineers. They are all highly skilled and highly motivated, and are used to working independently. All of them believe in the mission of the company.

2. Each of the three models (Situational, Fielder Contingency, Path-Goal) covered in this module involves both “inputs” and “outputs.” For example, Situational Leadership involves taking employee commitment and competency as inputs and then—based on the employee information—choosing Directing, Coaching, Supporting, or Delegating as an output. Create a table comparing and contrasting the three models in terms of inputs and outputs, and include a 1- or 2-paragraph discussion of your table.

3. Based on your table in Part 2 above and the readings, which of the three models do you think is most useful? Take into consideration both its ability to adapt leadership styles to realistic situations you may face, as well as ease of use of the model.

Assignment Expectations

· Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.

· Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials

· List supporting references and cite sources in proper format.

· Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).

· Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper , including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.

 

 

MOD 2 SLP

 

Module 2 – SLP

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Situational Approaches to Leadership

For the Module 2 SLP assignment you will continue to apply the concepts from the background materials to your own personal experiences in the workplace. Think carefully about Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership model and the four leadership styles of Directing, Coaching, Supporting, and Delegating. Then consider the styles of one or more of the supervisors you have worked with, and reflect upon whether or not their style changed depending on the situation.

After doing some reflecting on your own experiencing and reviewing the background materials, write a 2- to 3-page paper addressing the following issues:

1. Take a look at the four developmental levels D1-D4 discussed in Avery (2004). Which of these levels best describes the developmental level of your supervisor’s full team?

2. How would you describe the tasks required of your supervisor’s full team? Are they structured or unstructured?

3. Overall, how well does your supervisor’s leadership style match with the developmental level of their team and the characteristics of the team’s tasks? Consider the Situational Leadership model for developmental level and the Path-Goal model for task characteristics in your answer.

4. Based on either the Situational Leadership or Path-Goal model, do you have any recommendations for how your supervisor could change their leadership style?

SLP Assignment Expectations

· Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.

· Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials

· List supporting references and cite sources in proper format.

· Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).

· Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper , including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.

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MOD 3 Case Study

Module 3 – Case

Change-Oriented Leadership: Transformational and Charismatic Leaders

Assignment Overview

Image of Travis Kalanick

Travis Kalanick was the founding CEO of the ride-sharing giant Uber. Under his leadership, Uber has become a globally successful firm with a valuation over $60 billion. Kalanick is in his early forties, but Uber is the third firm that he started. Earlier in his career he founded the file-sharing company Scour which ended up going bankrupt due to lawsuits. He had more success with another file-sharing company called Red Swoosh which he later sold for $19 million.

In spite of all of his accomplishments and success, he has always been a controversial CEO. Recently he was caught on video berating an Uber driver, a video that went viral. He has also faced allegations of fostering a toxic corporate culture. After facing a continuing wave of negative publicity, Kalanick had to step aside as CEO, but remains as a powerful member of Uber’s Board of Directors.  He is also still one of their major shareholders, so even though another CEO will be managing the day-to-day, affairs he is likely to remain as a major leader within Uber.

For this paper you should first thoroughly review the background readings and make sure you are clear on the distinction between charismatic, transformational, and transactional leadership. Then do some research on Travis Kalanick’s leadership style. There is no shortage of articles about Travis Kalanick and Uber. But harder to find are articles on what kind of leader he is and how he leads his employees. Here are a few articles to get you started, but if you can find articles that are more recent or have more information about his leadership style, feel free to use them in your paper instead:

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Hook, L. (2017, March 10). Uber: The crisis inside the “cult of Travis.” Financial Times, p. 11. [ProQuest]

Somerville, H. (2017, April 13). Uber CEO’s iron grip poses challenge in COO search. Reuters. Retrieved from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-governance/uber-ceos-iron-grip-poses-challenge-in-coo-search-idUSKBN17F1CO?il=0

Fast Company. (2015, September 25). Travis Kalanick, the fall and spectacular rise of the man behind Uber. South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1860723/travis-kalanick-fall-and-spectacular-rise-man-behind-uber

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Case Assignment

After you have reviewed the background materials and done some research on Travis Kalanick, write a 4- to 5-page paper addressing the issues below. Make sure to cite both required background readings such as Barine and Minja (2012) or Luthans et al. (2015) as well as specific articles on Travis Kalanick.

1. Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a charismatic leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.

2. Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a transformational leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.

3. Does Travis Kalanick meet the definition of a transactional leader based on what you’ve read? Explain your answer using both the required background textbook readings as well as specific information you found about Kalanick.

4. Overall, what do you believe are the main benefits and drawbacks of Travis Kalanick’s approach to leadership? Do you think he needs to make major changes in his leadership style?

Assignment Expectations

· Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.

· Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials

· List supporting references and cite sources in proper format.

· Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).

· Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper , including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC porta

 

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MOD 3 SLP

Module 3 – SLP

Change-Oriented Leadership: Transformational and Charismatic Leaders

For the Module 3 SLP assignment you will be again be applying the concepts from the background materials to your own personal experiences. You can write about the same supervisor you wrote about in Modules 1 and 2, or choose a different supervisor that you worked with and got to know well.

Carefully review the concepts and definitions of charismatic, transformational, and transactional leadership. Then write a 2- to 3-page paper addressing the following issues using specific examples from your personal experiences:

1. Describe a situation you experienced in the workplace when a current or past supervisor used a transformational or charismatic approach to motivate their employees. Was it effective?

2. Describe a situation you experienced in the workplace when a current or past supervisor used a transactional approach to motivate their employees. Was it effective?

3. Based on what you’ve read for this class so far as well as from your own experience working with different supervisors, do you think transformational and charismatic leadership can be learned or do you think it something you are born with? To support your answer, use both of the following: your personal experiences and references from the required background materials.

SLP Assignment Expectations

· Follow the assignment instructions closely and follow all steps listed in the instructions.

· Stay focused on the precise assignment questions; don’t go off on tangents or devote a lot of space to summarizing general background materials

· List supporting references and cite sources in proper format.

· Use appropriate writing style in essay form (organization, grammar, and spelling).

· Include both a bibliography and in-text citations. See the Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper , including pages 11-14 on in-text citations. Another resource is the “Writing Style Guide,” which is found under “My Resources” in the TLC portal.

 
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MGT-550 Milestone 3

MGT 550 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric Overview: For Milestone Three, you will craft the external message that will be used to address the problem you identified in the case study. To access the final project case study, “Research in Motion: Sincerely, a RIM Employee (A),” refer to the HBR coursepack link in your syllabus. In doing so, you will specify the mediums you will use to deliver the message, explain why the mediums are important, and outline the target audience. Furthermore, you will explain how the message promotes the organization’s strategic goals. Finally, identify potential sources of conflict that may arise as a result of your external communication. Consider the message you are communicating as well as the medium(s) used. Prompt: Prepare a draft of your external communication to address the identified problem. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

III. External Communication A. Determine the medium(s) that you will use to deliver your message and explain how you made this decision. B. Define the target audience of your external communication. Include key factors and any cultural factors about this audience that you

considered. C. Craft the message that you will communicate externally and defend how the message promotes the organization’s strategic goals. D. Identify potential sources of conflict that may arise as a result of your external communication. Consider the message you are communicating,

as well as the medium(s) used. Use the following rubric to help you address the critical elements appropriately.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your external communication should be 4 to 5 pages in length with double spacing, one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, and adherence to the latest edition of APA formatting.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

External Communication:

Medium(s)

Determines the medium(s) that will be used to deliver message and explains how this decision was made, supported by text and other scholarly sources

Determines the medium(s) that will be used to deliver message but does not explain how this decision was made or explanation is cursory, illogical, or not supported by text or other scholarly sources

Does not determine the medium(s) that will be used to deliver message

22.5

External Communication:

Audience

Defines the target audience of internal communication, including key factors and any cultural factors that were considered, supported by text and other scholarly sources

Defines the target audience of internal communication but definition is vague or key factors and cultural factors are missing or not supported by text or other scholarly sources

Does not define the target audience of internal communication

22.5

 

 

External

Communication: Message

Crafts external communication message and defends how message promotes organization’s strategic goals, supported by text and other scholarly sources

Crafts external communication message and defends how message promotes organization’s strategic goals but defense lacks cogent connections to the message or strategic goal promotion is illogical or not supported by text or other scholarly sources

Does not craft external communication message

22.5

External Communication:

Conflict

Identifies potential sources of conflict as a result of the communication, supported by text and other scholarly sources

Identifies potential sources of conflict as a result of the communication but response is illogical or does not consider the messaging and the mediums used or is not supported by text or other scholarly sources

Does not identify potential sources of conflict as a result of the communication

22.5

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%

 
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Week 8 Final Project

Individual Paper- Each student will choose three cases, each from a different chapter, from the readings in weeks 5, 6 and 7 (Chapters 13, 14, 15 and 16). No students on a team will choose the same cases and there should be no duplicate cases. A Reference page should be provided. (100 points)

Use the following cases

chapter 14 case 1: O’Connor v. Ortega 480 U.S. 709 (1987) page 781

chapter 15 Case 1: Commonwealth v. Hunt page 827

Chapter 16 Case 3: Varity Corp. v. Howe page 893

Your responses should be well-rounded and analytical, and should not just provide a conclusion or an opinion without explaining the reason for the choice. For full credit, you need to use the material from the week’s lectures, text and/or discussions when responding to the questions.

Utilize the case format below:

Read and understand the case. Show your Analysis and Reasoning and make it clear you understand the material. Be sure to incorporate the concepts of the chapter we are studying to show your reasoning. Dedicate at least one sub-heading to each following outline topic:

Facts [Summarize only those facts critical to the outcome of the case]

Issue [Note the central question or questions on which the case turns]

Explain the applicable law(s). Use the textbook here. The law should come from the same chapter as the case. Be sure to use citations from the textbook including page numbers.

Holding [How did the court resolve the issue(s)? Who won?]

Reasoning [Explain the logic that supported the court’s decision]

Dedicate 1 sub-heading to each of the case questions immediately following the case. First, restate the question and then fully answer.

Conclusion. This should summarize the key aspects of the decision and also your recommendations on the court’s ruling

Include citations and a reference page with your sources. Use APA style citations and references.

 

Reflection.  The Week 8 submittal also include a separate reflection paper from each student.. The paper should be between 1-2 pages in length.. This should cover all of the work in this course. Students should address the three most significant cases or concepts they learned in our course with citations.  (50 points).

Rubrics:

Paper Rubric: 100 points (Each student graded separately).

Category Points Description:

  • Use of Case Format: 60 Points (20 points per case). Paper is clear and fully contains the facts, issues, applicable law, holding, reasoning and conclusion. The presentation contains well rounded and analytical, and should not just provide a conclusion or an opinion without explaining the reason for the choice. The paper incorporates the concepts of the chapter from which the case was chosen.
  • Case Questions: 30 Points (10 points per case). Dedicates 1 subheading to each of the case questions immediately following the case. Restates the question and then fully answers.
  • APA Format: 10 Points.  Includes citations and a reference page with your sources. Use APA style citations and references.

 

Reflection Paper: 50 points. Each student will individually prepare a paper that reflects on their course learning and should be between 2-3 pages in length.  This should cover all of the work in this course. Students should address the 3 most significant cases or concepts learned in our course with citations.

  • Case or Concepts Presentation: 30 points (10 points each).
  • Analysis: 10 points.  Presentation reflects higher level understanding and explanation of cases/concepts presented.
  • APA Format: 10 Points. Includes citations and a reference page with your sources. Use APA style citations and references.
 
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Behavioral Competencies

Behavioral Competencies

Behavioral Competencies

In this section, you will determine strategic HR initiatives that support people, organizations, and workplaces under the technical competency while selecting the most appropriate behavioral competencies.

You must select at least one behavioral competency in addressing each domain (i.e., business, leadership, or interpersonal).

A. Determine HR initiatives that support the people technical competency and explain which behavioral competencies within the business domain are the most appropriate.

HR Initiatives for People Technical Competency

Implement comprehensive training programs. These programs enhance employee skills, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and technological advancements.

Foster a culture of continuous learning. Encourage employees to pursue professional development opportunities and stay updated with industry trends.

Introduce mentorship programs. Pair experienced employees with new hires to facilitate knowledge transfer and professional growth.

Develop robust recruitment strategies. Focus on attracting talent that aligns with the company’s values and technical requirements.

Implement performance management systems. Regularly evaluate and provide feedback to employees, promoting growth and addressing any performance gaps.

Behavioral Competencies within the Business Domain

Effective communication is essential. It ensures clear conveyance of ideas and expectations, fostering a collaborative work environment.

Adaptability is crucial. Employees must navigate changing business landscapes and adjust strategies accordingly.

Leadership skills are vital. Leaders inspire and motivate teams, driving organizational success through strategic vision and guidance.

Critical thinking is important. It helps in analyzing complex problems and making informed decisions that benefit the organization.

Teamwork enhances performance. Collaborative efforts lead to innovative solutions and a supportive workplace culture.

 

B. Determine HR initiatives that support the organization’s technical competency and explain which behavioral competencies within the leadership domain are the most appropriate.

 

C. Determine HR initiatives that support the workplace technical competency and explain which behavioral competencies within the interpersonal domain are the most appropriate.

 

D. Recommend strategic HR initiatives across the organization that utilize a combination of behavioral competencies and explain why this is the most appropriate approach.

Guidelines for Submission: This milestone must be submitted as a 3- to 4-page Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Use the latest edition of the APA manual for formatting and citations.

 

References

https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-initiatives-examples/

 
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PROBLEM SET 6,7

Problem Set 6″ for BUSN603 D003 Win 15

Part 1 of this quiz is based on the information in Problem 13-10 and Part 2 is based on the information in Problem 13-15 in the Textbook.

Please review the Single-Channel Queuing Model in Section 13.4 of the textbook before taking this quiz. You may find it very helpful to go through the examples presented in Program 13.1 in the textbook as well as in the Week 5 PowerPoint Slides (13-9 to 13-10 and 13-20 to 13-28). Please also join our Discussion Post 6a for any additional tips and hints on completing this quiz.

If you use “by the chapter” list to find the appropriate program to use in Excel QM, then you actually have to look in Chapter 14 instead of 13.

Part 1 of 2 – Part 1

This part of the question is based on the following information.

The Schmedley Discount Department Store has approximately 300 customers shopping in its store between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M. on Saturdays. In deciding how many cash registers to keep open each Saturday, Schmedley’s manager considers two factors: customer waiting time (and the associated waiting cost) and the service costs of employing additional checkout clerks. Checkout clerks are paid an average of $8 per hour. When only one is on duty, the waiting time per customer is about 10 minutes (or hour); when two clerks are on duty, the average checkout time is 6 minutes per person; 4 minutes when three clerks are working; and 3 minutes when four clerks are on duty.

Schmedley’s management has conducted customer satisfaction surveys and has been able to estimate that the store suffers approximately $10 in lost sales and goodwill for every hour of customer time spent waiting in checkout lines.

Please fill out the following table to answer the quiz questions in Part 1. (You may also download the attached worksheet.)

Number of checkout clerks
1               2           3             4
Number of customers                         300            300     300            300
Average waiting time (per customer)
Total customer waiting time
Cost per waiting hour
Total waiting cost
Checkout clerk hourly salary
Total pay of clerks for an 8-hour shift
Total expected cost

 

Question 1 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The total customer waiting time is  hours when there is only one clerk, and it will be reduced to only  hours if there are four clerks. (Please only enter an integer and include no units.)
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Question 2 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The total wait cost is  dollars when there is only one clerk, and it will be reduced to only dollars if there are four clerks. (Please only enter an integer and include no units.)

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Question 3 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The total cost of hiring is only  dollars when there is only one clerk, and it will be increased to  dollars if there are four clerks. (Please only enter an integer and include no units.)

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Question 4 of 10
10.0 Points

To minimize the total expected cost based on your calculations above, the optimal number of clerks to have on duty each Sunday is ___________.

 

 A.1
 B.2
 C.3
 D.4
Part 2 of 2 – Part 2

This part of the question is based on the following information.

The wheat harvesting season in the American Midwest is short, and most farmers deliver their truckloads of wheat to a giant central storage bin within a two-week span. Because of this, wheat-filled trucks waiting to unload and return to the fields have been known to back up for a block at the receiving bin. The central bin is owned cooperatively, and it is to every farmer’s benefit to make the unloading/storage process as efficient as possible. The cost of grain deterioration caused by unloading delays, the cost of truck rental, and idle driver time are significant concerns to the cooperative members. Although farmers have difficulty quantifying crop damage, it is easy to assign a waiting and unloading cost for truck and driver of $18 per hour. The storage bin is open and operated 16 hours per day, 7 days per week, during the harvest season and is capable of unloading 35 trucks per hour according to an exponential distribution. Full trucks arrive all day long (during the hours the bin is open) at a rate of about 30 per hour, following a Poisson pattern.

The cooperative, as mentioned, uses the storage bin only two weeks per year. Farmers estimate that enlarging the bin would cut unloading costs by 50% next year. It will cost $9,000 to do so during the off season.

 

Question 5 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The average number of trucks in the system is  trucks. (Please only enter an integer and include no units.)

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Question 6 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The average time per truck spent in the system is  minutes. (Please only enter an integer and include no units.)

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Question 7 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The utilization rate for the bin area is  . (Please round it to two decimal points.)

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Question 8 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The probability that there are more than 3 trucks in the system is about  . (Please round it to two decimal points.)
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Question 9 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The total daily cost in the unloading process is  per day. (Please only enter an integer and include no units.)
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Question 10 of 10
10.0 Points

 

Based on the above calculation, the net saving/loss of enlarging the bin is  dollars, hence the cooperative  proceed to enlarge the bin. (Please round to an integer and include no units. Use a “-” sign in front the number to indicate a net loss, if there is a loss. Also, enter only “should” or “should not” in the second blanket.)
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Problem Set 7″ for BUSN603 D003 Win 15

Part 1 of this quiz is based on the information in Problem 16-9 and Part 2 is based on the information in Problem 16-16 and Problem 16-17 in the Textbook.

Please review the Control Charts introduced in Section 16.4 in the textbook before taking this quiz. You may find it very helpful to go through the examples presented in Program 16.2 in the textbook as well as in the Week 5 PowerPoint Slides (16-22 to 16-23).

If you use “by the chapter” list to find the appropriate program to use in Excel QM, then you actually have to look inChapter 17 instead of 16.

Part 1 of 2 – Part 1

This part of the question is based on the following information.

When set at the standard position, Autopitch can throw hard balls toward a batter at an average speed of 60 mph. Autopitch devices are made for both major- and minor-league teams to help them improve their batting averages. Autopitch executives take samples of 10 Autopitch devices at a time to monitor these devices and to maintain the highest quality. The average range is 3 mph. Using control chart techniques, determine control-chart limits for averages and ranges for Autopitch.

Please use the attached table or Excel QM to answer the following questions.

 

Question 1 of 10
10.0 Points

 

Based on the attached table or Excel QM, the upper control limit for averages is  . (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.)
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Question 2 of 10
10.0 Points

 

Based on the attached table or Excel QM, the lower control limit for averages is  . (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.)
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Question 3 of 10
10.0 Points

 

Based on the attached table or Excel QM, the upper control limit for ranges  . (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.)
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Question 4 of 10
10.0 Points

 

Based on the attached table or Excel QM, the lower control limit for ranges is  . (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.)
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Part 2 of 2 – Part 2

This part of the question is based on the following information.

Colonel Electric is a large company that produces light bulbs and other electrical products. One particular light bulb is supposed to have an average life of about 1,000 hours before it burns out. Periodically the company will test 5 of these and measure the average time before these burn out. The attached table gives the results of 10 such samples.

 

 

Question 5 of 10
10.0 Points

 

The overall average of these means is  , and the overall average range is . (Please round it to one decimal point and include no units.)
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Question 6 of 10
10.0 Points

 

Based on the result in Question 5 and the attached table for Part 1 or Excel QM, the upper control limit for a 99.7% control chart for the mean/average is  . (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.)
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Question 7 of 10
10.0 Points

 

Based on the result in Question 5 and the attached table in Part 1 or Excel QM, the lower control limit for a 99.7% control chart for the mean/average is  . (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.)
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Question 8 of 10
10.0 Points

Does this process appear to be in control in terms of the mean?

 

 A.Yes.
 B.No.

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Question 9 of 10
10.0 Points

 

Based on the result in Question 5 and the attached table for Part 1 or Excel QM, the upper control limit for a 99.7% control chart for the range is  and the the lower control limit is . (Please round it to two decimal points and include no units.)
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Question 10 of 10
10.0 Points

Does this process appear to be in control in terms of the range?

 

 A.Yes.
 B.No.
 
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