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Each question poses an
Organizational Behavior issue and asks you to critically analyze the issue from
different perspectives; support your analysis with OB theory, expert citations and examples as evidence;and persuasively present your conclusion.
As outlined in the Mid Term Grading Rubric, your response to each question should:
Comprehensively discuss and analyze the issue Includes expert citations (such as from your textbook) to support your analysis and conclusions
Use specific examples as evidence
Persuasively argue a specific conclusion as to why you agree or dis
agree
Be two (2) double
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spaced pages (approximately 700 words)
Use complete sentences, correct spelling and grammar; and adhere to APA standards
Mid
–
Term Exam Questions
Select and answer 3 questions
1. Why do you agree or disagree that diversity is a strateg
ic advantage? In your response,
consider:
What is diversity?
What are the benefits of promoting diversity?
What are the downsides of a diverse organization?
2. Why do you agree or disagree th
at leaders are responsible fo
r employee job satisfaction? In
preparing
your response, consider:
What is job satisfaction?
How can leaders promote employee job satisfaction?
What is the impact of employee attitudes on job satisfaction?
3. Why d
o you
agree or disagree that money is the primary motivator of todays workforce?
Organizational Behavior (OL 300) Mid
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Term Exam
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In
preparing your response, consider:
What is motivation?
What theories and/or evidence support money as the primary motivator?
What theories and/or evidence dont support mo
ney as the primary motivator?
4. Why do you agree or disagree that a leader significantly im
pacts employee productivity and
performance?
In preparing your response, consider:
What is the link between motivation, performance and rewards?
What strategies
can leaders use to encourage and facilitate productivity and performance?
What is the impact of employee knowledge, skills a
nd attitude on productivity and
performance?

After reviewing this section, read and analyze this case study by Elizabeth Layman (2011), Job Redesign for Expanded HIM Functions. 2011 AHIMA Convention Proceedings.

http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_049430.hcsp?dDocNamebok1_049430

Read and analyze the article. Answer the following questions:

How are the principles of goal setting applied in this case?
How are the principles of job enrichment applied in this case?
What were the outcomes of job enrichment in the HIS Departments?
What was the impact of job enrichment on motivation and communication in the HIS Departments?
Detail the answers to these questions in a three page (double-spaced) paper. You may look at other material on job design/job enrichment that is found on the Internet in formulating your answers to these questions.

Assignment 1: Client Letter

Due Week 2 and worth 150 points

Imagine that you are a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a new client who needs an opinion on the most advantageous capital structure of a new corporation. Your client formed the corporation in question to provide technology to the medical profession to facilitate compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Your client is very excited because of the ability to secure several significant contracts with sufficient capital.

Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research the advantages and disadvantages of debt for capital formation versus equity for capital formation of a corporation. Prepare a formal letter to the client using the six (6) step tax research process in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in Appendix A of your textbook as a guide.

Write a one to two (1-2) page letter in which you:
1.Compare the tax advantages of debt versus equity capital formation of the corporation for
the client..
2.Recommend to the client whether he / she should use debt or equity for capital formation of the new corporation, based on your research. Provide a rationale for the response..

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions..
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length..

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze tax issues regarding corporate formations, capital structures, income tax, non-liquidating distributions, or other corporate levies..
Use technology and information resources to research issues in organizational tax research and planning..
Write clearly and concisely about organizational tax research and planning using proper writing mechanics

In MND Shakespeare illustrates what can happen when various kinds of love conflict or compete with eros (romantic love).For instance, even though Hermia and Helena appear to have been friends all their lives (phileo or friendship love), in the middle of the play they are angry at each other because both Demetrius and Lysander love Helena. Write an essay in which you explore what Shakespeare seems to be saying about the relative power of romantic love (eros) over one of the other three kinds of love (phileo, storge or affectionate love, and agape or unconditional love) displayed in the play.

A Midsummer Nights Dream by Russ McDonald

In no more than 2-3 paragraphs, clearly discuss the features of the product and how these features solve the consumer problem that you identified. In this analysis, be very specific on how each feature of the product/service provides a benefit to the consumer.
Avoid vague statements like this product saves time for the customer. Instead, if your
product does save time for the customer, discuss how a specific feature of the product saves time for the customer and then quantify the savings in time.

How Giovanni Boccaccio Described the plague in Florence in his book Decameron

Evaluating the relative effectiveness of a variety of collaborative approaches

Find two recent WSJ articles(no more than 3 months) about any of the following
Exchange Rate Arrangement
Futures and Options
Management of Transaction Exposure
Management of Economic Exposure
the articles can be on different topics. I need one article with one page analysis. do it separately.
Your submission should contain summary and reflection on two WSJ articles published since Aug 29, 2016
DO NOT COMBINE TWO ARTICLES AND DO ONE TWO PAGE ANALYSIS!!!

Using a current bill, illustrate how a bill becomes a law in the federal government. Discuss how which steps the bill has already passed, and then explain which steps it has left to become a law. Please use the link below.

https://www.congress.gov/

This is a group project, My part on it is to be the database administrator. Below i have the problem and my job on it.
Problem Instructions
Flix2You is looking for a company to help them design a solution that meets the requirements they have set forth. As a team and aided by course materials, course content, and quality external resources, you need to create a proposal to meet the requirements of Flix2You. Keep in mind; your organization is not
the only one being solicited for this contract.

Good luck to each of the teams. May your solution be the winning one!

Problem Introduction
Flix2You wants to expand its current operations. The goal of Flix2You is to make better use of their current data which would then allow them to apply analytics to better understand how they formulate a new strategy for their business. \”We have collected data in our system for almost 9 years. So we know we are data rich but as they also say.information poor, says Steve LaSalle, a corporate vice-president. Flix2You wants to be the most comprehensive video rental portal in the country.

The purpose of this problem is for your team to create a solution that meets the needs of Flix2You, a movie rental company. Flix2You already has a website but is wants to better understand who their customers are and how they can increase revenue. Flix2You is searching for an organization that will help them create a solution to manage the data and database that drives the Flix2You site and their corporation.

The goal of this problem is to assist Flix2You in their initiative to design a solution that will create a data repository for easier querying and applying analytics to better understand their data. More specifically, Flix2You needs an organization to create a database design, create a backup and recovery plan, conduct a user analysis for using the new database, analyze current data, create database reports, and identify any legal issues for the new repository that Flix2You needs to be aware of.

It is the responsibility of your team to demonstrate the nature of the solution by producing a problem document which is actually a plan to help Flix2You and solve their problem. Requirements for the document are detailed throughout this document.

**Database Administration (2-4 pages)** MY MAIN JOB ON THE PROJECT
Identify the roles and responsibilities of a DBA and any other administrative personnel who will be using the system. Include hardware/software knowledge, infrastructure knowledge, and clustering knowledge a DBA would need to have to succeed in administrating this system.

Database Backup and Recovery

Prepare a plan suggesting to Flix2You how they should store their data and backup and recovery strategies. Discuss how you will deal with technical issues that may occur while using the site. Outsourced 3rd solutions can be utilized. Note that any work contracted by 3rd Party solutions should be investigated for security, reliability, and cost.

Data Access and Security

Determine what types of security measures need to be in place so the system cannot be breached. Multiple levels of security will be necessary:

Database security describe how you will secure the database so only people with the correct login/password will be able to access the data.
Privacy statement explaining how a customers data will be used.
Anticipate any legal implications or disclaimers that need to appear on the site due to employees having access to customers personal information. Should employees have to sign disclaimers?
Dataload
If creating a new read only database that will pull data from an operational database, be sure include a discussion (eg. Plan) as to how you intend on updating the data that will be contained in your proposed database design. This would include frequency of the update, timeframe as to when the update would be conducted etc.

If creating a new design that is replacing the current operational database, be sure to include a discussion as to your companys plan to migrate the existing database data to the new system and how it may or may not impact daily operations.