Author: chris

Bifferentiating total rewards to attract employees with the requisite competencies the organization needs in order to achieve its goals and objectives is one of the key functions of the HRM function.

differentiating total rewards to attract employees with the requisite competencies the organization needs in order to achieve its goals and objectives is one of the key functions of the HRM function. Differentiating compensation, benefits and workplace environment such as flex schedules, teleworking or job sharing to fit the needs and desires of different segments of the workplace is a strategy most organizations engage in order to attract and retain the needed employees.

Select two segments of the workforce such as recent university graduates, parents with young children or recently retired military (just a few examples – you may select other categories). Provide a short description of the compensation and benefits you would design unique for each of the two segments.

Provide your rationale for your differentiation.
Internal equity and external competitiveness are two of the core elements of effective compensation plans. If you are employed, ask your HR department what steps are taken by them to ensure internally that compensation is assigned in an equitable manner and externally, the compensation for benchmark positions are competitive. If you are not employed, you may either seek the answers from an organization of your choice or research the needed steps and describe the needed steps.

For the second question please look up a company on the internet. Split both questions up between one page, with one reference for each question, thanks

Identify the major steps involved in the data file update process, and identify which of the steps can be performed using scripting.

As a member of the software development team at your company, you have been asked to provide a plan for how your new GPS goods and services locator software application can provide automatic updates of the required data to your customers. Your task is to develop a plan, and submit it to your development team for implementation.

  • Prepare a document to submit your work:
    • Use Word.
    • Title page
      • Course number and name
      • Project name
      • Student name
      • Date
    • Provide a plan for the software updates:
      • Identify the major steps involved in the data file update process, and identify which of the steps can be performed using scripting.
      • Select an appropriate scripting language for the tasks that can be performed using scripting, and justify your selection.
      • Provide well-documented script code in the selected language for at least 2 of the functions that would be used within the major scripting tasks. For example, the scripted solution may be required to receive a query from a remote computer with a date of the remote computer’s data file, and the script must receive this request and determine if the remote computer’s data file is current.

Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.

Sector

Due Week 10 and worth 240 points

Use the Internet or Strayer online databases to research five (5) of what you believe to be the most important and pressing economic issues that confront the United States healthcare industry today and will continue to do so into the next decade.

Provide a review of these issues in a ten to twelve (10-12) page paper in which you:

  1. Provide a detailed description of the issues that you have researched.
  2. Analyze the most significant economic effects of the researched issues on healthcare industry. Provide at least two (2) examples of these issues to support your response.
  3. Suggest specific strategies that relevant entities / stakeholders may use to address the selected issues from an economic perspective. Justify your response.
  4. Determine the strategic manner in which the United States can apply best economic best practices from other countries in addressing these issues.
  5. Assess the likelihood of government and or private sector effectively addressing the issues.
  6. Use at least ten (10) current references. Five (5) of these references must be from current peer-reviewed sources to support and substantiate your comments and perspectives.

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:

  • Analyze the factors that are influencing the demand and supply of health care services in the U.S.
  • Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system with the health care system of other countries.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health economics

Identify three primary types of energy that powers your home as well as all of the homes in your community.

It is easy to criticize society for not using renewable resources, but in reality, how difficult would this transition be? What processes and procedures would be involved? How would such a transition be made?

The purpose of this assignment is for you to consider what type of energy your neighborhood is currently powered by and what it would really take to convert this source to a renewable one. How much would it take to switch your community to a renewable resource and what would this mean for the environment?

For the assignment, complete the following:

  • Identify three primary types of energy that powers your home as well as all of the homes in your community. You may find this information on your community Web site or the Web sites of the local power companies. For example, your community may use electricity and solar panels.
  • Explain how the sources of energy you identified impact the environment. Consider the following:
    • Does the use of these types of energy resource have a negative impact on the environment in your area?
    • Does your community have nuclear waste to dispose of?
    • Has your community always used these three power sources? If so, how do you feel this has impacted the environment over time?
    • How much of an impact have these sources of energy had on local air and water quality?
  • Considering the current source(s) of power available, determine how much energy your house uses each month. You can find this information on your monthly energy bill.

    Calculate your annual usage for a year. Using this value, estimate the energy consumption for your community. The US Census Bureau is one resource you can use to estimate the number of households in your community.

    You can use the following formulae for this calculation:

    (monthly energy usage) × (12 months per year) = (household energy usage per year);

    (yearly energy estimate for your house) × (estimated number of houses in your community) = (estimated yearly energy use for your community)

    The following is an example of the above calculation:

    52.8 kilowatt hours (kwh) per month × 12 months = 633.6 kwh;

    633.6 kwh × 200 houses in your community = 126,720 kwh
  • Recommend a realistic, renewable resource to power your community, using your calculated power needs. Consider the following sources: hydropower, solar power, wind turbines, and geothermal energy.
    • Which source would be the best for your community?
    • Justify your choice based on the kind of resources that are available, how much power these alternative sources can produce, and your estimated energy demands for the community.
  • Having recommended an alternative power source, conclude by addressing the following:
    • How realistic is this alternative power source for your community?
    • How will people in your community respond to energy conversion? Will they support it or be against it? Give reasons.
    • How expensive would it be to convert to the alternative power source you recommended? How would this new source impact the environment?
    • What organisms would benefit most from this conversion?

Support your statements with appropriate examples and approximately 4–6 credible resources.

Write an 8–10-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.doc.

By Monday, December 7, 2015, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.

Grading Criteria and Rubric

Download the rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Identify three primary types of energy that powers your home as well as all of the homes in your community.
36
Explain how your current sources of energy impact the environment, and answer all additional required questions in the assignment.
52
Determine how much energy your house uses each month and calculate the energy consumption for your entire city.
40
Recommend a realistic renewable resource to power your city, using your calculated power needs. Justify your response.
40
Explain how realistic this new resource is for your area, what the expense to convert energy sources would be, and whether you feel that people would support an energy conversion.
40
Explain how this new energy source would impact the environment and what organisms would benefit most from this conversion.
28
Writing Components:

Organization (16)

Usage and Mechanics (16)

APA Elements (24)

Style (8)

Describe whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and determine whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage.

Worth 220 points
HINT: See Chapters 29 and 30 of the text to help understand some of the legal issues covered in this assignment.
Larry Landlord has recently renovated an apartment and has put it on the market to be rented for $800.00 a month. Larry Landlord has been in business for approximately five (5) years and has had both positive and negative experiences with tenants. Larry Landlord is hoping to find a good, long-term tenant for his apartment. Roger Renter saw Larry’s sign for the apartment for rent and thought the location and the apartment would be perfect. Roger met Larry to look at the apartment and Roger fell in love with it. All of the interior fixtures had been replaced and the unit had a nice large closet. Roger noticed that although newly painted, the exterior of the apartment did show a little bit of wear. Because of the condition of the exterior of the building, Roger asked Larry about any roof leaks. Larry stated that he had never had a leak and was not aware of any leaks.
Roger and Larry entered into a valid contract for the rental of the apartment. (Note: The issue of whether or not a contract exists is NOT part of this question. For purposes of this question assume the contract is valid and there are no issues with the contract.)
Roger Renter was very happy in his new location; the apartment was quiet and the neighbors were friendly. Larry Landlord was also very happy because Roger Renter was a model tenant. Roger Renter paid on time and was quiet and respectful to other tenants.
The part of the country where Roger rented was rainy in the summertime. Roger rented and moved into the apartment in October. In June, a tremendous rainstorm occurred and Roger’s roof began to leak. The leak was minor at first and Roger merely put a trash can under the leak and had no other issues that month. When handing over his monthly rent check, Roger told Larry about the small leak. Larry thanked Roger for letting him know about the leak and told Roger he would have it fixed.
The next month the rains came again and the leak grew larger in Roger’s apartment. Roger was not home at the time of the rain and therefore the leak damaged some of Roger’s furniture. Roger called Larry to let him know that there was a leak and asked when it might be fixed. Roger also stated that he thought Larry had fixed the roof. Larry curtly stated, “When it rains, sometimes it pours. When it pours, sometimes it leaks.” Roger did not like Larry’s tone or response and called back to ask when the roof might be fixed. Larry stated, “When I get to it.” The following day, Roger sent Larry a note about the roof leak and asked Larry to please address the issue.
The week before the rent was due, another rainstorm occurred and the leak was even larger. This time the leak damaged Roger’s clothing, furniture, and some precious items he had inherited from family members. Roger called Larry and asked Larry to fix roof immediately. Larry responded in a similar and condescending manner. Roger hung up the phone and threw his baseball bat against the wall, damaging the drywall and knocking out an electrical socket.
Since it was the rainy season, Roger knew it would rain again and therefore simply moved his items away from the leak and did nothing to help mitigate the damage from the leaking roof.
Larry came into the apartment to investigate the leak and found damage from not only the leak but also from the thrown baseball bat. Roger states that the baseball bat damage was a direct result of Larry’s inability to fix the leak based on his anger from Larry’s curt response.
Suppose you are a mediator. In five to seven (5-7) pages discuss the rights and responsibilities of the landlord and the tenant in which you:
  1. Explore the legal rights and responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord.
  2. Decide whether or not the landlord and / or the tenant had a legal duty to mitigate damages.
  3. Determine whether or not Larry has legal grounds to evict Roger. Explain why or why not.
  4. Describe whether or not Roger has a legal obligation to pay for the damage he caused and determine whether or not Larry would be liable for any direct damage.
  5. Support each response with facts presented in the scenario.
  6. Use proper legal terminology throughout your responses.
  7. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
  8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
    • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    • 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 is not included in the required page length.
    • Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The refe

Describe”The Light of the World” by Bob Marley in the 3rd ed.

This paper is a poetry explication about the poem “The Light of the World” by Bob Marley in the 3rd ed. of The Seagull Reader (pg.329). This poem can be analyzed line-by-line or as a whole and explain all of the literary terms this poem uses; for example, why did they use alliteration? Why they chose these things? etc. Use sentences like the focus of this poem is…and stay away from, in my opinion. Citing poetry (cite by line number) and “/” slash means putting a line together with the next (2 max). End punctuation goes after the line number.
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Helpful Link: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/poetry-explications/

Determine which Department consumes the most general government resources (support your selection).

Part 1 – Budget analysis
1. In your paper, provide answers to the following questions using visual as well as text. Provide the discussion and analysis as if you were presenting a report to Council:
a. What major concerns are addressed in the budget document?
b. What is the total County budget? Breakout the budget for the enterprise funds versus the general fund.
c. What sources of revenue are received by the County overall?

2. Look at the General fund budget overall. Compare revenues and expenditures budgeted.
a. Determine which Department consumes the most general government resources (support your selection). For that department, answer these questions:
i. What are the department’s goals and purpose? How do those match with what you would think the citizens expect?
ii. Are there revenues specific to the department?
iii. What are the budgeted expenditures? Provide examples from the budget.
iv. If a 15% decrease is to be made for this department you have chosen where would you cut the budget? Explain why and what you think the overall effect of this decrease would be on the department.
v. Anything else you think is significant about this department’s budget?

Part 2 – CAFR analysis
1. Read the Transmittal Letter, MD&A and notes. For additional reference, look for official reports or financial information such as reports to Council about the CAFR.
2. Provide an analysis of the CAFR using text and graphics as if you were presenting your analysis to someone in order to inform them about CAFRs in general and this city in particular.
3. Include in your analysis the answers to the following questions. Be sure to also conform to the guidelines for the paper overall presented in the first section of these instructions and support your opinions with references or examples.
a. Has the County received an award for the CAFR? If so, you don’t need to spend time analyzing conformity with GASB 34 requirements.
b. What detail is available in the notes to the statements that would be useful to a particular type of reader (citizen, potential commercial operation, etc.).
c. What is the financial situation for this government? Support your comments with examples from the CAFR. Is there sufficient information to determine the financial health of the government?
d. Compare the information provided in the CAFR and the budget for this city including a review of the budget vs. actual statements in the CAFR.
e. What do you think was especially helpful or not in the CAFR overall including the MD&A and statistical sections? Support your responses with examples.
Tell the reader what you will cover and why it is interesting; give the reader context (for instance, say something about the city such as its location, weather, what it’s known for, etc..
Body – Organization

Compare and contrast supply oriented economies of scale with network externalizes.

Suppose you are the manager of a company that produces software for personal use. What types of economic ideas would you consider when thinking about your pricing strategy? How will you determine the price that you will sell the software for upon release? What pricing strategies might you use in the future? Why would you use these strategies for pricing?

Question 2:

Choose three of the resolutions we debated in class. Explain how your supported opinion on one or more can inform your opinions on the others. You could, for example, look at a commonality such as efficacy of government regulation, the future of work, the impact of free rider problems, or others.

Debate topics discussed:
1. Society works best when everyone acts in their self-interest.
2. The Internet will destroy journalism
3. The United States would benefit economically from an open immigration policy
4. By 2025 over 1% of cars sold in the United States will not require a driver.

Question 3:

Compare and contrast supply oriented economies of scale with network externalities. What are their implications for industry structure? Why have these elements of economics grown in importance in recent decades?

*Around 400 words for each question
*Use economic terms
*No source needed

Outline and evaluate some of the ways in which it is claimed that the MBTI can contribute to understanding and enhancing the experience of work and organization.

Subject is Personality and Work: A Myers-Briggs Perspective.
In that academic essay in text citation and reference are required.

Answer one of the following questions.
1. Compare and contrast the MBTI with ONE of:
a. David Keirsey’s(1998)‘Temperament theory’
b. Meredith Belbin’s(1993)team role inventory(seealsoFoy,1999).

2. Outline and evaluate some of the ways in which it is claimed that the MBTI can contribute to understanding and enhancing the experience of work and organisation.

Compare and contrast how each of the works of art reflects the theme.

Choose two works of modern art, from different movements, to address one of the following themes:
Societal Improvement
Gender issues
Racial Issues
Conflict (War)
Technology
Compare and contrast how each of the works of art reflects the theme. How does each artist take a unique stance when rendering an image pertaining to your selected theme? Include a strong formal analysis of the works of art to argue what you believe to be the artists agendas. Be sure to also include the historical context of what was happening politically, socially, and historically at the time the work of art was created. For example, did you choose to discuss gender issues and one work was from the 19th century, while another was from the 1970s? What was going on societally and how does this affect the work of art? How does each art movement reflect the issues of your selected theme? You must use at least three scholarly sources to research the historical significance of the two works and also to provide background on the artists. Your textbook counts as one source.
Points Possible: 50

Submission Method: Please submit a paper copy in class, on the due date (remember, no late work is accepted). Please do not email or upload your work on D2L I will not accept emailed work or papers uploaded on D2L. Only papers turned in, on the due date, will be accepted.

Format: Papers must be 4-6 pages, double-spaced, with one inch margins, using Book Antigua font size 10 or Times New Roman font size 12. If you use Chicago Manual of Style, the cover page (not counted in the number of pages) must include your name, instructors name, title of the class, due date, and title of the paper. If using MLA style, please include your name, instructors name, class title, and due date in upper left corner of first page. Please also include an illustration page (not included in the page count) at the end of your paper.