Author: chris

Not only is the U.S. experiencing a demographic shift, but the world is also changing, and national borders are becoming blurred. This increased connectivity will highlight human differences while putting organizations in a position to benefit from the multiple perspectives gained through a diversified workforce. BANKS Industries continues to look for business acquisitions and plans to continue to expand over the next five years.

Consider forecasted changes in the U.S. and on a global level, and write an 8–10-page executive report addressing the following:

• Given increased globalization and demographic shifts, what changes in the workplace are likely to occur? Explain in terms of workforce demographics, new challenges, and benefits.
• How will these changes impact the way organizations function?
• How will HR practices change staffing, rewarding, employee relations, communication, performance management, training and development, and technology? Within that discussion, point out current best practices that may require modification as well as the most appropriate modifications.
• What are the legal and ethical implications of change?
• How should current employees and leaders begin to prepare for this change? Prepare a change management plan that includes strategies to communicate relevant information to employees.

Write an 8–10-page executive report in Word format. Support your predictions and suggestions with scholarly resources and empirical evidence. The executive report should include a cover letter, a title page, a reference page, and sections addressing the topics listed. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A2.doc.

By Wednesday, February 03 , 2016,

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Described the likely changes in the workplace given increased globalization and demographic shifts as well as their impact on the way that organizations function.
Explained possible changes in HR practices with regard to staffing, rewarding, employee relations, communication, performance management, training and development, and technology. Identified current best practices that will require modification and suggested appropriate modifications.
Described the legal and ethical implications of change.
Recommended strategies in which current employees and leaders can begin preparing for this change through a change management plan. Included strategies to communicate relevant information to employees.
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Team Assignment

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Using Excel and the data provided in the case, work in your teams to assist Stephanie in choosing a project.  Use the following questions:

• What decision analysis tool would help Stephanie  with the HVAC decision? What kind of information aqnd asumption will she need for this decision?
• What additional information would help with the analysis?
• What should Stephanie suggest as the best tree option and as the best tile replacement option?
• With the options available to her, which projects should Stephanie pursue in what order and for what reasons?
• How should Stephanie present her analysis to managers so that she can gain stakeholder buy in?
• Is this a profit generating or cost reduction opportunity for Stephanie and HealthCare? Ist there evidence of CSR playing an important role in either c

Contemporary Issues in Marketing

 

The following is the criteria for the essay:

(1) Key Papers read and used. (5% marks) Essay refers to and uses at least the keyrecommended academic papers/texts.

(2) Evidence of broader, relevant reading. (10% marks) Essay refers to and uses atleast 8 related academic papers.

(3) Discussion demonstrates understanding. (20% marks) The key arguments areidentified   clearly   and   used   as   the   basis   for  discussion.  Unsupportedassertion/opinion is avoided.

(4) Key   ideas   clearly   identified.  (20%   marks)  Ideas  separated  out   and   clearlylabeled and defined.

(5) The paper evaluates ideas. (20% marks) Ideas are weighed up dispassionatelyagainst evidence and in terms of their impact on practice and theory.

(6) The paper is reflective (critical). (5% marks) The student considers his/her ownsocial and cultural position as a source of bias

(7) The paper provides examples of good and bad practice. (15% marks)Uses anumber of practical examples to support the theoretical arguments

(8) The   paper   is   professionally   presented.  (5%   marks)  Title,   author,   Harvardreferencing system. Clear layout, neatly presented. Also mechanically soundness.(grammar, spelling etc.)

 

Question 1: (7-8 pages)You have been asked to write a report to the CEO of an international renown, highstreet fashion retailer in the UK. The CEO has acknowledged that they are facingfierce competition from the rival competitors and they are losing customer to theircompetitors. He has acknowledge that they have problems in certain areas and hasidentity   3   key   areas   (electronic   marketing,   relationship   marketing,   integratedmarketing communication) that he thinks need attention, discussion and elaborationon how they are link, the 3 key areas are outline below.

 

With reference to the reading you have done, prepare a report for the CEO, the task isto write a report discussing and elaboration on how each of the above concepts is link.Fundamentally, your report should analysis the main issues concern in each area andthen use examples where possible describe the major issue that you consider are ofimportant to marketing that crossover all 3 of the above fields.

 

Reflect   on   why   these   issues   are   of   important   to   marketing   theory   and   practice.Especially focusing on fashion industry.Use a formal report structure with side headings, reference and diagrams, figure isappropriate. Remember you do not need to phone list at he reference at the end. Justsight the references of these paper you have use to report.In   the   essay,   must   use   electronic   marketing   (EM),   relationship   marketing   (RM),Integrated marketing communication (IMC) to elaborate

 

The report format should have the introduction > executive summary > content >recommendation > summary > conclusion.

 

Question 2: (5-6 pages)Discuss the role of social media in relationship marketing. Use theory and examplesto demonstrate you understanding.The following detail you should mention in your report,(i) What is social media?(ii) The importance of social media?(iii) How to maintain the loyalty of customer to the company?

You can use the following article in your essay.

(i) Understanding the Diffusion of Integrated Marketing Communication <IlchulKim, Dongsub Han, and Done E. Schultz>

(ii) Perceptions of Integrated Marketing Communications: a Chinese ad and PRagency perspective <Philip J. Kitchen and Tao Li>

(iii) Towards a  new   definition of  Integrated  Marketing  Communications  (IMC)<Jerry Kliatchko>(iv) Th

iscussion Question 1 (Aggregate Assessment) due 1/12/16

In community and public health nursing the target of care is the community, thus the community is the client receiving the care. The role of the nurse is to evaluate health concerns, and develop an aggregate plan of care to address those concerns. Aggregates or target populations in the community may include child care centers, cities, counties, senior centers, homeless shelters, minority communities, faith based organizations, work sites, schools, or other populations. Identify and discuss a few targeted populations in your community that are of interest to you, and explain your reasons for the selections identified.

 

 

Discussion Question 2 (The Intervention Wheel) due 1/15/16

Using the Intervention Wheel, choose two of the interventions that you feel are most important and discuss how they can be used with an aggregate.

 

Discussion Question 3 (Health Problems) due 1/17/16

Which area, rural or urban, has the most health problems? Why?

 

Discussion Question 4 (Epidemiological Issues) due 1/19/16

What epidemiological issues did you find in your community? What differentiates these as epidemiological issues vs. individual issues? For example, hypertension in the African American population is an epidemiological issue, but in the Caucasian population, it is an individual issue.

 

Discussion Question 5 (Chronic Diseases) due 1/21/16

Discuss the top two chronic diseases seen in adults in your area.

 

Discussion Question 6 (Health Promotion) due 1/23/16

Using one of the health issues identified for your community, discuss health promotion areas at two levels.

 

 

 

 

Discussion Question 7 (Poverty and the Community) due 1/25/16

What is the poverty level in your community? How many people live below the poverty level in your community? What does this mean for your community (what issues arise from the poverty level and the number of people below the poverty level)?

 

Discussion Question 8 (Causes of Death) due 1/27/16

Using the CDC website, conduct a search to compare the causes of death among two ethnicities of the same age or two ages of the same ethnicity.

Discuss your selection and the results. Cite two sources to explain your results.

 

Discussion Question 9 (Responsibilities of a Nurse) due 1/29/15

Discuss the following with regard to the role and responsibilities of a nurse in a community:

• How are nurse practitioners utilized in your community?
• Do they increase access to health care or work for physicians?
• What are the requirements for nurse practitioners in your state?
• What privileges do they have that general nurses do not have?

 

Discussion Question 10 (The Five Pillars and Aggregates) due 1/31/15

In your opinion, which of the five pillars defined in the College of Nursing Philosophy -caring, communication, critical thinking, professionalism, and holism is most important in dealing with an aggregate or community?

Using the network diagram below, your task is to incorporate the devices on the lower right into the diagram to create a secure corporate network. The devices you need to incorporate into the network diagram include: Web server, ftp server, vulnerability scanner, anti-virus server (client-based / server-based), Web proxy, intrusion detection system (IDS), and authentication server.

 

 

 

Note: All client-based / server-based devices work where a client is installed on a workstation, which has bidirectional communication with a corresponding server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

 

1. Determine which devices you will use for both the current network diagram infrastructure consisting of firewalls, routers, and workstations as well as the device you need to incorporate.  Include the following for each:
   1. Make or vendor’s name (e.g., Microsoft, Redhat, Cisco, Juniper, Netgear, 3Com, etc.)
   2. Model (e.g., Windows 7, ASA 5500, Cisco 3500, Squid, etc.)
   3. IP address assigned to all devices
2. Establish the configuration for each device in which you:
   1. Research each of the devices you chose and provide a basic configuration you would use in your network.
   2. Use IP addresses to describe your configuration.
   3. Explain the impact that each of your configurations has on the security of the entire network.
   4. Highlight at least five (5) security features for each device, including devices in network diagram.
3. Using Microsoft Visio or its open source alternative to create a final network diagram that incorporates all devices into the existing network and ensures the following:
   1. VPN sessions (from laptop) are only allowed to access the desktops in the IT department by IT department employees.
   2. All VPN connections from the Internet cloud into the corporate network terminate at the VPN server.
   3. Users from Engineering and Finance and Accounting CANNOT communicate.
   4. Vulnerability scans occur daily in which all desktops are scanned at least once per day.
4. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

 

 

 

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 student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.

 

Imagine for a moment that you are a hacker; an ethical one. You are called upon by law enforcement based on your expertise to hack into a network of a business known to be launching crimes against humanity as its primary mission for operation and capital gain. Assume you are not to be concerned with any politics of the job and your actions are legal and ethically justified. This nefarious business takes its own security seriously and therefore has implemented several forms of network security such as firewalls, Web proxies for its Web gateways, and VPNs for remote users. You also know that this business exists much like any normal corporation, renting several floors of office space to accommodate between 100-200 employees. Also imagine that the business’s entire network topology is located in that same location. Your goal is to infiltrate the security enough to find evidence included in the local MSQL database. You need to remain anonymous and operate within the reasonable parameters of the law.

 

 

 

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

 

1. Explain your method of attack and operation within reasonable parameters of the law.
2. Discuss specific malware, social engineer, or any other type of attacks you would deploy to achieve your desired goals.
3. Assess the hurdles you expect and how you plan to overcome them.
4. Determine how you would remain anonymous without blowing your cover.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar

escribe a professional situation where you would like to have greater influence. Select, at least, four concepts from Cialdini’s book that apply to your situation. Describe each concept in accurate detail. Develop from each concept a strategy you will use to enhance influence in the designated situation. Finally, rank the four concepts according to your estimate of their promise for meeting your influence challenge. Indicate why you believe each of the four would be more or less effective.

Requirements:

 

1. In one to two pages describe the professional situation where you would like to have greater influence including the following components.

• A description of the context of the professional situation including your role in the organization.
• A description of the current level of influence.
• A description of the desired level of influence.

Identify four concepts from Cialdini’s book that apply to your situation (3 to 4 pages total).

• Describe each concept in accurate detail (minimum 2 paragraphs for each concept).
• Develop from each concept a strategy you will use to enhance influence in the designated situation (minimum 1 paragraph for each strategy).

Rank each four concepts according to your estimate of their promise for meeting your influence challenge. Indicate why you believe each of the four would be more or less effective (2 – 3 paragraphs). The case study should include the following:

• APA Formatting including heading and subheadings.
• Graduate level writing free from grammar and mechanical errors.
• Citations from readings or other relevant resources to support information presented.
• The document should make best use of the technology.

Describe a professional situation where you would like to have greater influence. Select, at least, four concepts from Cialdini’s book that apply to your situation. Describe each concept in accurate detail. Develop from each concept a strategy you will use to enhance influence in the designated situation. Finally, rank the four concepts according to your estimate of their promise for meeting your influence challenge. Indicate why you believe each of the four would be more or less effective.

Requirements:

 

1. In one to two pages describe the professional situation where you would like to have greater influence including the following components.

• A description of the context of the professional situation including your role in the organization.
• A description of the current level of influence.
• A description of the desired level of influence.

Identify four concepts from Cialdini’s book that apply to your situation (3 to 4 pages total).

• Describe each concept in accurate detail (minimum 2 paragraphs for each concept).
• Develop from each concept a strategy you will use to enhance influence in the designated situation (minimum 1 paragraph for each strategy).

Rank each four concepts according to your estimate of their promise for meeting your influence challenge. Indicate why you believe each of the four would be more or less effective (2 – 3 paragraphs). The case study should include the following:

• APA Formatting including heading and subheadings.
• Graduate level writing free from grammar and mechanical errors.
• Citations from readings or other relevant resources to support information presented.
• The document should make best use of the technology.

Go to the Geico Website to read the “Total Rewards Program” at http://careers.geico.com/working_at_geico/total_rewards_program.

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

 

1. Determine which facets of the Geico total rewards program align with the five (5) top advantages of a total rewards program outlined in Chapter 2 of the textbook and discuss your reasoning.

 

2. Create a strategy for ensuring that the Geico plan addresses all of the advantages.

 

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the communication of Geico’s total rewards program based upon the Website’s descriptions of the benefits. Recommend two (2) areas for improvement.

 

4. Assuming employees are unhappy with the current plan, offer two (2) improvements or changes to Geico’s total rewards program.

 

5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

 

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 student’s name, the professor’s 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:

 

• Define total rewards and describe the advantages of a total rewards approach.

 

• Analyze an organization’s strategy, workforce, operating environment, and key stakeholders to identify critical factors in designing a total rewards strategy.

 

• Evaluate the elements of a total rewards communication program.

 

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in total rewards.

 

• Write clearly and concisely about total rewards using proper writing

Go to the Geico Website to read the “Total Rewards Program” at http://careers.geico.com/working_at_geico/total_rewards_program.

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

 

1. Determine which facets of the Geico total rewards program align with the five (5) top advantages of a total rewards program outlined in Chapter 2 of the textbook and discuss your reasoning.

 

2. Create a strategy for ensuring that the Geico plan addresses all of the advantages.

 

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the communication of Geico’s total rewards program based upon the Website’s descriptions of the benefits. Recommend two (2) areas for improvement.

 

4. Assuming employees are unhappy with the current plan, offer two (2) improvements or changes to Geico’s total rewards program.

 

5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

 

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 student’s name, the professor’s 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:

 

• Define total rewards and describe the advantages of a total rewards approach.

 

• Analyze an organization’s strategy, workforce, operating environment, and key stakeholders to identify critical factors in designing a total rewards strategy.

 

• Evaluate the elements of a total rewards communication program.

 

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in total rewards.

 

• Write clearly and concisely about total rewards using proper writing