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Do some Internet research on Chevron’s use of seismic imaging technology. Briefly explain how it works and how it has helped Chevron discover new oil and gas reservoirs. C6-7

2. Do some Internet research on security vulnerabilities associated with SCADA and digital industrial control systems. Summarize the major security concerns associated with these systems and steps than can be taken to enhance their security.

3. Discuss the pros and cons of moving enterprise-wide applications that have traditionally been supported on premises to the cloud.

4. Do some Internet research on identify management and single sign on systems. Briefly explain how these work and why they are important in business intranets and extranets.

5. Why is it increasing most important for a CIO or IT executive who oversees geographically distributed

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Assignment 1: Culture

Due Week 2 and worth 200 points

Imagine you work for a company that has recently merged with an overseas company. Write a brief introduction to your company as well as the company that was purchased. Then develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist detailing what steps you would take as the HR manager to help unify the culture of both companies.

Create two (2) company introductions and develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist in which you:

1. Give a succinct overview of your fictitious company.
2. Give a succinct overview of the fictitious company merged with.
3. Develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist of steps you would take to unify company culture.
4. Explain your rationale for choosing each of the steps in your checklist.
5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Determine the nature of globalization, cultures, and labor markets, and assess the impact on human Capital management (HRM).
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.
• Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.

Students, please view the “Submit a Clickable Rubric Assignment” in the Student Center.

Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center.

Assignment 1: Culture

Due Week 2 and worth 200 points

Imagine you work for a company that has recently merged with an overseas company. Write a brief introduction to your company as well as the company that was purchased. Then develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist detailing what steps you would take as the HR manager to help unify the culture of both companies.

Create two (2) company introductions and develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist in which you:

1. Give a succinct overview of your fictitious company.
2. Give a succinct overview of the fictitious company merged with.
3. Develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist of steps you would take to unify company culture.
4. Explain your rationale for choosing each of the steps in your checklist.
5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Determine the nature of globalization, cultures, and labor markets, and assess the impact on human Capital management (HRM).
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.

clude the following in your presentation:

• Introduction slide
• Agenda slide
• Describe the organization, with a brief description
• Explain the business problem or opportunity
• Analyze why the business problem is important
• Identify what variable would be best to measure for this problem. Explain why.
• Apply data analysis techniques to this problem (tell which techniques should be used: descriptive stats, inferential stats, probability, linear regression, time series). Explain why.
• Apply a possible solution to the problem/opportunity, with rationale.
• Evaluate how data could be used to measure the implementation of such a solution.
• Conclusion
• References slide (if any source material is quoted or paraphrased throughout the presentation)

Include on the slides what you’d want the audience to see (include appropriate visual aids/layout) and include in the Speaker’s Notes section what you’d say as you present each slide. If any source material is quoted

Write a short response (200-300 words each) to the following ideas:

• Describe the concept of personal, interpersonal, and political empowerment.
• Explain an individual’s involvement in multiple social systems–micro, mezzo, and macro–within the environment.
• Discuss the macro system response to child maltreatment, sexual abuse, crime, and delinquency.
• Compare and contrast the application of functionalism and interactionist theory to poverty.
• Describe the role and responsibility of the human service worker in the macro environment.

Required Sources: at least one peer-reviewed resource and one of the texts.

Write a case story describing “a real-life, close-to-the- bone dilemma or critical incident” that you have experienced that has resulted in a “wound” during your career. Preferably, if possible, the story should relate to a leadership position or some leadership role that you currently have, or have had as a university or high school student. The story itself should not typically exceed one page. It should be rich enough in specifics to facilitate the reader’s ability to contextualize your experience.

 

PART II:

Describe what you actually did to deal with the wound. Explain to the reader what you believe the short-term (next day to a month) and long-term [academic/professional] impact of that particular strategy was. This part of your paper should not typically exceed one page.

 

PART III:

Using your Jung inventory findings, as well as a minimum of two (2) leadership theories/frameworks from your readings, class discussions, homework assignments and group work:

 

• Identify, in retrospect, given your new exposure to “leadership” in this course, courses of action, approaches, strategies, conceptual approaches that you might have taken in order to avoid the wound in the first place. Take care to identify the specific leadership theory/frame that would suggest/justify your thinking and explain why that theory is consistent with your response.
• Identify a minimum of three different courses of action that you could have pursued, but didn’t, in addressing with the wound, after the wound occurred. Provide at least one major advantage and one major disadvantage of each course of action listed. Take care to identify the specific leadership theory/frame that would suggest/justify your thinking and explain why that theory is consistent with your response.
• Explain the leadership lessons that you learned or that were reinforced as the result of this wounding experience and the process of reflecting on it.

Visit the U.S. Government Web site, TradeStats Express:http://tse.export.gov/TSE/TSEReports.aspx?DATA=NTD

1. Find National Trade Data.
2. Determine the trade balance between the U.S. and China for the most recent five year period.
3. Illustrate the trend over this period with a graph of the data.

Based on the data provided, create a report in Microsoft Word discussing the trade balance between China and the U.S. for the most recent five year period. In your discussion, include an analysis of the effect of such trade balance on the economies of China and the U.S., both individually and comparatively. Justify your discussion and analysis by using appropriate examples and references.  Include in your report an analysis of the impact on the U.S. economy of the situation where China hol

Compare and contrast the: 3 movies Birth of a Nation, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and Citizen Kane. Discuss the political content of these films. What is the political message of each movie? Hoe does the film reflect social and political reality of the era? What was the political impact of these movies at the time of their release?  PLEASE add your interpretation of how politics was reflected and resolved in film. DO NOT provide a plot summation of the movies. Analyze the political content and intent contained in these films.

 

– Answer to the essay question is 3-5 pages ( TNR 12 point, double spaced.

#1

Review the details of the case Authority and Leadership: Rising From the Ranks from your course text, and respond to the following questions:

1. Identify the potential advantages Julie might enjoy in becoming manager of a group of which she has long been a member, and contrast these with the possible disadvantages that might present themselves because she has long been a member of this group.
2. Describe how Julie will have to proceed in establishing herself as the legitimate possessor or supervisory authority on the unit, and describe the sources and forms of Julie’s authority.

 

#2

In any organization, regardless of the industry, some level of conflict and/or office bickering is inevitable and may have a damaging impact on productivity and motivation or morale. However, it is the responsibility of the manager to ensure that conflict is avoided whenever possible and, when it does occur, it is handled in an appropriate and respectful manner. With this in mind, listen to the podcast, Stop the Medical Office Bickering and respond to your selected option.

Case Study: A Matter of Motivation: The Delayed Promotion

Review the details of the case above from your course text, and respond to the following questions:

 

1. Thoroughly analyze the likely state of your ability to motivate yourself in your new position. In the process, comment to whatever extent you feel necessary on your level of confidence in the relative stability of your position and how this might affect your performance.
2. Describe the most likely motivational state of your HIM staff at the time you assumed the director’s position, and explain in detail why this state probably exists.
3. Based on the podcast, what are some proactive strategies that management could have used to reduce the potential for conflict in this situation?

n the first part, I want to write about my experience in Student Union Art Department in my university in Chia, the first year, I was the director of the art department and the next year, I was the minister.

 

PAPER #1 (10%)

4-5 PAGES; DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS #5

THE WOUNDED LEADER

 

PART I:

Write a case story describing “a real-life, close-to-the- bone dilemma or critical incident” that you have experienced that has resulted in a “wound” during your career. Preferably, if possible, the story should relate to a leadership position or some leadership role that you currently have, or have had as a university or high school student. The story itself should not typically exceed one page. It should be rich enough in specifics to facilitate the reader’s ability to contextualize your experience.

 

PART II:

Describe what you actually did to deal with the wound. Explain to the reader what you believe the short-term (next day to a month) and long-term [academic/professional] impact of that particular strategy was. This part of your paper should not typically exceed one page.

 

PART III:

Using your Jung inventory findings, as well as a minimum of two (2) leadership theories/frameworks from your readings, class discussions, homework assignments and group work:

 

• Identify, in retrospect, given your new exposure to “leadership” in this course, courses of action, approaches, strategies, conceptual approaches that you might have taken in order to avoid the wound in the first place. Take care to identify the specific leadership theory/frame that would suggest/justify your thinking and explain why that theory is consistent with your response.
• Identify a minimum of three different courses of action that you could have pursued, but didn’t, in addressing with the wound, after the wound occurred. Provide at least one major advantage and one major disadvantage of each course of action listed. Take care to identify the specific leadership theory/frame that would suggest/justify your thinking and explain why that theory is consistent with your response.
• Explain the leadership lessons that you learned or that were reinforced as the result of this wounding experience and the process of reflecting on it.
• This part of your paper is typically two-three pages.

 

• You do not need a separate “references” page at the end of your paper.
• You DO need to integrate your sources/claims throughout your paper.
• Given the nature of the assignment, you may use “I” throughout the paper.
• No cover page.
• Your name and initialized “honor pledge” at top of page one.
• Papers are typically 4-5 (double-spaced) pages. Times New Roman 12 point font.
• The paper length is a guide, not a minimum or maximum.