The courts have not interpreted Title VII to prohibit discrimination against employees based on their sexual orientation. The courts have defined the "sex" to refer only to gender. However, some states and cities prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. From a purely legal perspective, should Title VII be amended
Name a company that successfully uses teamwork and empowerment. What has that company done that makes it so successful in this regard? Has its team approach made a difference in its performance? How?
From the following statements, which one helps explain the current popularity of teams? A) are easier to manage B) better utilize employee talents C) are less expensive D) promote socialization and cohesion E) greatly increase efficiency
Create a summary of this event: Harlem Globe Trotters Comedy Basketball. Harlem Globe Trotters vs St. Augustine Shorts Basically you should answer the following: a. Provide the basic information about the event: What are the Who, What, When, Why, Where, and How of the event? b. What was successful about this event? What sho
Cooper Training Service (CTS) provides instruction on the use of computer software for the employees of its corporate clients. It offers a course on the clients' equipment. The only major expense CTS incurs is instructor salaries; it pays instructors $3,600 per course taught. CTS recently agreed to offer a course of instructors
Prepare a paper that describes the uses of business forecasting. Must use APA style formatting and list references.
Imagine that you are an employee of a large organization about to go through a restructuring. What information would you like? From whom would you prefer to get this information? Why? In what format would you prefer to get it: individually, in a group, through an office memo or email, other? What would be the best sour
What is the centroid method?
Research Question: What could FDIC do to reduce foreclosures in the U.S.? - Discuss potential challenges to validity and reliability of your research question, data, and analysis. - Outline steps needed to minimize these challenges
Modes of Interventions Paper Differentiate between coaching individuals and teams and other models of influence (e.g. leadership and management). How do they differ from each other? When is it appropriate to use each of them? Discuss the differences in the context of various levels of a system.
There are various ways to classify frauds. One classification system uses several category types such as the following: Employee embezzlement Management fraud Investment fraud scams Vendor fraud Customer fraud Search for a fraud/financial crime with sufficient detail to describe the fraud, including the classification
"On Kohlberg's scale, I consider myself to be . . .". Be sure to define this scale and relate your own sense of where you are on the scale to other levels, with a brief explanation.
An in-depth look at negotiating as a basic tool of management, aspects of different negotiating styles, (intuitive, normative, analytical, and factual), negotiating with others according to styles, negotiating across cultures, parameters of negotiations, Negotiation Styles Aspects of difference in style are: The amount
Trompenaar's (1993) found seven dimensions - concerned with what people do, individualism, time and environment (have been discussed under Hofstede, Kulkhohn and Strodtbeck) Universalism versus particularism - measures the extent to which people believe that general principles are more, or less, important than unique circum
Early research on the influence of cultural conditioning on collective human behaviors challenged the assumption of the universalism of management practices emanating from the USA and others like Japan. In an increasingly border-less world managers need to know how national cultural differences might affect organization struc
Shareholders wealth maximization The goal of the firm, and therefore of all managers and employees, is to maximize the wealth of the owners for whom it is being operated. The wealth of corporate owners is measured by the share price of the stock, which in turn is based on the timing of returns (cash flows), their magnitude an
The marketing team for a restaurant wants to determine the price elasticity of demand coefficient for its steak dinner. It priced its dinner at different price points in local restaurants to see how many would be sold at different prices. The following is the result of the price trials: Price Quantity $5 15000 $8 1
Meile Machine Shop, Inc., has a 1-year contract for the production of 200,000 gear housings for a new off road vehicle. Owner Larry Meile hopes the contract will be extended and the volume increased next year. Meile has developed costs for three alternatives. They are general purpose equipment (GPE), flexible manufacturing syste
Please read the following case and then answer the two questions at the end. Equipping for the future Many employers facing industry job shifts also are confronted by workforce changes due to retirement of key executives and employees. One firm that has 'drilled' well in the oil equipment and services industry is National
What is Aggregate Planning? What are the goals of aggregate planning? Include one reference.
Explain how through the use management information systems, the competitors of a company benefit when your company uses information technology and lower costs and improve profit margins through increasing efficiency.
Physical Security. Draw a facility floor plan! Submit a drawing, as close to scale as possible, of a home or business facility. Design an alarm protection system for it. Show on this drawing all security devices that you propose for use. Draw the facility floor plan in Microsoft PowerPoint. Show the planned usage of secur
QUESTIONS 1. List in order the characters in this story that you like, from most to least. What values governed your choices? 2. Rate the characters on their level of moral development. Explain. 3. Evaluate each character's level of courage. Discuss. Case Study There was an island, and on this island there lived a gi
These are 4 questions for a case study. First read the Internet Mini Case #6 on Williams-Sonoma. It can be found on the Pearson Higher Education web site at this address: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/wheelen/cases.html 1. If the Williams-Sonoma continues with its present strategies and objectives, where will it be in 5
According to the text, what is the "key" to effective management of change in culture? 1.Planning 2.Operationalize 3.Evaluation 4.Communication Strategic goals can be accomplished through defining an action plan. Which of the following is NOT one of the components that make up an action plan? 1.Stating what action is go
Part 1 The term "formal research" traditionally refers to conducting an experiment under controlled conditions in order to discover, demonstrate or test a hypothesis. On the other hand, a "business proposal" is considered the systematic gathering of information with the intent of arriving at an optimal solution for a given pr
Bottleneck in a tube manufacturing process. Explain Theory of Constraints and how bottlenecks can be managed.
1. Please elaborate on the statement below: Work specialization can be best described as "the degree to which activities in the organization are subdivided into separate jobs" 2. Think out of the box. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Brainwashing? 3. Please elaborate on the following statement below: Th
Which is more important: external validity, internal validity, or a balance between the two? Explain why. How can external validity and internal validity affect one another?
Change Factors: Change is something that is not always quickly or easily embraced by a company or individuals. It often represents a disruption in routines, activities, and the way we see our jobs and roles within a company. What are some factors management should examine prior to approving a change in its company's technol