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    In a major implementation projects (like Oracle or SAP) are the cost of employee downsizing factored into the financial analysis? If so, on what basis?

    Hiring, Firing and Discrimination

    Two Companies operated salmon canneries in remote areas of Alaska, which canneries functioned only during the summer salmon runs. There were two general types of jobs at the canneries: cannery line jobs, which were unskilled positions, and "noncannery" jobs, which were prodominantly skilled positions but varied from engineers to

    Change Management

    How will you create a plan for the following approaches for managing resistance to change: Education and communication Participation Negotiation

    How a company should address HR management

    A textile company in United States is importing ceramic tiles out of Spain. Based on United States country analysis, explain how the company would address the Human Resources management and cultrual factors.

    Diverse resources

    Strong development teams require a large number of diverse resources. Why or why not?

    4 Variance Methods

    Dillard, Inc. has developed the following standard cost data based on 60,000 direct labor hours, which is 75% of the firm's capacity. Fixed overhead is $360,000 and variable overhead is $180,000 at this level of activity. Direct material (3 lbs. @ $2.00/lb.) $ 6.00 Direct labor (0.5 hrs. @ $8.00/hr.) 4.00 Factory overhe

    Evaluate methods of motivating and rewarding individuals

    Details: You are responsible for supervising one clerical assistant. You know that a large amount of work is going to be assigned to this person in the very near future and that it will be necessary to keep motivation high to meet deadlines. You do not have resources available for any extra monetary rewards. Post on the discussi

    Organizational Behavior

    Organizations have distinct structures and cultures that influence their direction and reactions to change. Your director is thinking about proposing a new process for sales that represents a fairly large shift in the way things are currently done. The director would like to meet with you to discuss any possible resistance to th

    Resource Planning

    (See attached file for full problem description) 1. Consider the MPS, BOM, and inventory data shown below (15 pts). Master Production Schedule: the following table shows the MPS start quantities. Item: A Lot Size: LFL Lead Time: 1 Week Safety Stock: 5 Time Period (Weeks) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Gross Requirement

    Identify an organization that has suffered from fraudulent activity

    (1) Identify an organization that has suffered from fraudulent activity. It can be one that has been in the news or an entity that you know has committed a fraud and find everything you can about that entity from various Internet sites and other resources. Assume you have been hired by a company to investigate this person's back

    Explain how to build teams and manage their different stages of development.

    Details: You will be a member of the newly-formed project staff team. This team will need to realize process gains within its first three months. You want to help, not hinder, the team's progress, so you decide to do some research upfront. You bring up your challenge at your managerial networking meeting. You pose the following

    Discuss the implications of organizational structure and culture .

    Details: Organizations have distinct structures and cultures that influence their direction and reactions to change. Your director is thinking about proposing a new process for sales that represents a fairly large shift in the way things are currently done. The director would like to meet with you to discuss any possible resista

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    How should resulting performance data be disseminated and utilized throughout the organization?

    Family Medical Leave Act / American with Disabilities Act

    Mr. X has worked for your company for four years; you are his supervisor during this time. You have heard from other employees that Mr. X claims he has some type of mental problems which tend to come and go, but he has never formally mentioned it to you or management. A few days ago, while receiving constructive criticism from h

    Behavior Principles & Operations Management

    PART 1-- Organizational Behavior A former colleague calls you and he sounds very frustrated. Once again, senior leadership has proclaimed itself to be the followers of the latest management fad - he thinks this time it's Most Effective Habits of Excellent Leaders - and expects the entire organization to immediately shift dire

    Describe methods of managing conflict and change.

    Details: A former colleague calls you and he sounds very frustrated. Once again, senior leadership has proclaimed itself to be the followers of the latest management fad - he thinks this time it's Most Effective Habits of Excellent Leaders - and expects the entire organization to immediately shift direction. You shake yo

    Critical Issues In Human Resources

    How can you assess critical issues in HR of planned or unplanned change? How does it effect global and economic changes? How does if effect political, legal and social changes in virtual organizations and e-business and technology? Please give some examples of how these issues are done and if any references please cite

    Evaluation and reward

    An important aspect of the all management responsibilities is the process of evaluation and reward. There are controversial issues of evaluation and reward of the design and implementation of strategy. What is the strategic process and the environmental pressures involved in the assessment process.

    Organizational Chart - International Business Management

    Healthcare in Taiwan Mert Atakan Joey Brito Damien Gonsavlez Patricia Jimenez Jeff Pucci Our company will be a small niche medical company located in Taiwan. The company will employ about 60 people. These employees will consist of operations personnel and company staff such as Medical Doctors, Occupational

    Organizational structure

    1. Which organizational structure is best for a multi-business corporation, or is there one? 2. Why or why not?

    Describe the employee complaint process

    1. If an employee wants to file a discrimination complaint against an employer what is the process? 2. Explain the discrimination complaint and civil litigation processes. 3. Explain how the complaint begins with the EEOC and proceeds through the civil litigation process from the state level up to the US Supreme Court. Ple

    Affirmative action, reverse discrimination, Moral Theory of Utilitarianism, Constuctive way of addressing discrimation based on gender and race, constructive way to end discrimination, Reconcialiation of efforts to end discrimination and Moral Theory of Utilitarianism

    Many organizations have established policies to remedy discrimination in hiring of women and minorities. Discuss whether or not you feel that affirmative action programs, reverse discrimination, and criteria of comparable worth are appropriate forms of remedy. How is your response to this assignment consistent with the m

    Diversification and Vertical Integration

    What are three types of opportunities for sharing that form a sound basis for diversification or vertical integration? Give an example of each from companies you have read about.

    Human resource/ labor relation

    2. Salary Adjustment Facts: In the contract governing the 1980-1981 school year, the parties had agreed that teachers who attended 93 or more calendar days in any school year would be advanced on the salary schedule for the following year. The number of days required for advancement was changed in the contract governing th