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    Unemployment Benefits, Taxation, and Allocation

    Please explain the following ideas: 1. When the government tries to cut the economic pie into more equal slices, the pie gets smaller 2. Thorough background checks must be done on individuals availing unemployment benefits 3. On the other hand, increasing the tax for gasoline will cause people to live closer to where the

    Contamination of New Jersey Wells

    Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) is an organic water contaminant that often results from gasoline spills. The level of MTBE (in parts per billion) was measured for a sample of 12 well sites located near a gasoline service station in New Jersey (Environmental Science & Technology, Jan. 2005). The data are listed in the accompanying ta

    Managing Individual Behavior

    Using the links below, answer the following two questions about Google: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/best-companies/2012/snapshots/1.html http://www.google.com/about/ 1) How do Google's corporate values and goals concerning employees, customers, and the business combine to create job satisfaction and motivate th

    A strong work team in a health care organization

    What are the benefits of a strong work team? What are the common problems that a work team can face when working together? When is it appropriate to use work teams? What is the individual's role within the team? Do you feel that a work team is beneficial to the staff? By mandate, all medical records must be electronic by

    Learning styles, work behaviors, and stages of group development

    Find a scholarly article for each of the following topics: a) Learning Styles (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, and Combination) b) Work Behaviors (Job Performance, Turnover, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and Absenteeism) c) Stages of Group Development (Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning)

    Bangladesh: Economic Development

    Consider the social, business and geopolitical issues involved. Develop a proposal for expanding these types of programs for greater reach and effectiveness. Be sure to address how you would use technology in your approach. Case Study A thriving global economy is linked to reduction of poverty. Microcredit loan programs hav

    Finding qualified candidates

    You work for a small business that is having trouble finding qualified candidates for a position. In a discussion post, propose research questions that are relevant to the issue.

    Isolated business problems

    How do problems in an organization affect other departments or functional areas of business? Can a problem be isolated and not have an effect on other departments or functional areas of the business? Provide examples from your organization or an organization with which you are familiar.

    Responsibilities of the Governing Board in Modern Healthcare

    Being a hospital or clinic board member these days is a great big responsibility. The membership has perhaps become a more crucial role for the community than ever before. Summarize the key functions of the governing board in modern healthcare.

    Terra Cycle: Foundations of Behavior

    http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/bp/bp_akamai/robbins/TerraCycle_Foundations_Behavior.html Follow the link to watch the video - and answer the following questions: 1. Elaine Gaughran, Vice President of Human Resources, explains that TerraCycle hires mostly recent college graduates. Why? What are the advantages and disadvantag

    Southweast Airlines Personel Retention Rates

    Consider the following web site with some interesting statistics about Southwest: http://www.businessweek.com/careers/bplc/companies_46.htm It states that their retention rate after 5 years is 55% (Businessweek, 2013). Is that good, bad or average? What are the top three attributes they look for when hiring?

    Innovator's DNA

    The Innovator's DNA is a leadership model. Research shows that one third of our innovative ability is genetic, while the other two-thirds is developed over time. True or false?

    A Discussion On Corporate Venturing

    There are three approaches to corporate venturing; the first is focused corporate venturing, the second is a dispersed corporate approach, and the third is the concentrated venture approach. True or false?

    Pornography at work

    I need help with writing a disciplinary procedure for the scenario using the outlined detailed description below. Not all is roses at your company. One of your best programmers was just caught looking at pornography on the internet. This has clearly upset one of the owners, who insists that something must be done to stop this

    Violent videogames

    There is sometimes a perceived conflict between earning profit and being responsible. What should a company do about adding violent games to their product mix? What impact might this have on the various stakeholders for the company? Why might the perception that profits can't mix with responsibility be false? How does this affec

    Pygmalion Effect

    Discuss the Pygmalion Effect. a. What is the Pygmalion Effect as it relates to leadership and management? b. Why is the Pygmalion Effect important when implementing a Strategic Quality Management initiative or any change initiative?

    Team Life Cycle

    Discuss (a) the phases of a team life cycle; (b) how to increase a team's potential to survive, be productive, and flourish in the long term; and (c) how and why the team life cycle is relevant to the 5P's Strategic Leadership Model.

    Skills and Attributes of a Manager: How to Implement

    The case study: Develop a plan for your approach to management that includes the skills and attributes a manager must possess. In this plan, explain how you would implement each function of management in your role as a manager. The solution examples how any successful manager leads by example. Exhibiting the behavior expe

    Management Theories

    Explain both Bureaucratic Management Theory and Classical Management Theory, including background on the development of each theory. Then compare the similarities and the differences between the two theories.

    Project effectiveness: Walmart

    Develop methods and tools to measure project effectiveness for Walmart. Books used in class Block, P., & Nowlan, J. (2011). Flawless consulting. A guide to getting your expertise used (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. Wickham, P., & Wickham, L. (2008). Management consulting: Delivering an effective project (3rd ed.). Harlow,

    Personnel Dexterity Tests

    Personnel tests are designed to test a job applicant's cognitive and/or physical abilities. The Wonderlic IQ test is an example of the former; the Purdue Pegboard speed test involving the arrangement of pegs on a peg board is an example of the latter. A partidexterity test is administered nationwide by a private testing service.

    Talent Management System: Attracting and Retaining the Best

    The case scenario: What is the definition of talent management? Explain why companies are placing intense focus on attracting and retaining the best talent at all levels of an organization. For a fictitious company, what kind of talent management system would you develop? The solution provides a thorough explanation of w

    Writing Memos

    Assignment 1: Writing Memos A new company claims it manufactures the best dog food in the market. It employs around 250 people worldwide. After six months in business, one of the company's brands is found to contain harmful bacteria. Overnight, reports start pouring in from all over the country about pets falling sick, some cri

    Moral Issues In Business

    Please help me with what ethics theory (Kant, utilitarian, egoism, Rawl's, libertarian) that you would suggest for these questions --Downsize in the face of economic difficulty --Export capital for production abroad --Export commodities which have been banned from sale in the United States --Break union contracts in

    Supervisory Training: Cost-Benefit Ratio & ROI

    The Training Director expects that supervisory training will reduce the cost of grievances and lawsuits filed against the company by 50%. The current estimate of these costs is judged to be $100,000 per year. The director has allocated $2,500 for course development and $500 each for the actual training of 20 supervisors, which i

    Compliance-Based Approach

    A compliance-based approach is externally motivated. This means that it based on the fear of punishment for doing something unlawful. This is the only element shared with an integrity-based approach. Lastly, for a firm to have a highly ethical organization the following interrelated elements are necessary: role models, corporate

    Barrier-free structure

    A barrier-free organization is an organizational design where a firm deliberately bridges differences in culture, function, and goal to find common ground. This common ground helps facilitate information sharing and other forms of cooperation within the global firm. True or False