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You are training individuals you supervise on how to attain expertise in your field.

Write a 1,050- to 1,200-word instruction paper on the processes involved with attaining expertise, reference the chapter in your text titled, “Expertise”.

Include the following salient points in your work:

1. Outline the stages in the development of expertise.
2. Outline the dimensions involved in the development of expertise.
3. Discuss how obtaining skills makes changes to the brain.

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Assignment 5: Business Plan – Final

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: your final business plan and your business plan financials. Note: You must submit both sections as separate files for the completion of this assignment.

You have completed all of the necessary sections of your business plan and will now create a final draft. Use any / all feedback you have received to polish your plan to the point that you could confidently show it to investors and potential partners or customers.

Refer to the Outline of a Business Plan, beginning on p. 399 of the course text. (Click here for help accessing a specific page number in your eBook.) Not all businesses will include all of these components in this order, but use the outline as a guide. Specifically your plan will not require the Development, Milestones, and Exit Plan section of the business plan.

Section 1: Business Plan (MS Word or equivalent)

Construct a ten to thirty (10-30) page business plan. Note: Twenty (20) pages are sufficient for most businesses.

1. Write a one to three (1–3) page executive summary for your business plan, in which you justify:
   1. A clear and concise business concept.
   2. A thoroughly planned business concept.
   3. A capable management structure.
   4. A clear-cut market need.
   5. Significant competitive advantages for your business.
   6. Realistic financial projections.
   7. That investors have an excellent chance to make money.
   8. A realistic and developed exit plan.

Note: Read Chapters 4 and 18 of the course text: Successful Business Plan . Use the plan preparation worksheets on pp. 58–61 and the sample executive summaries on pp. 62–66 to help guide you, choose to write either a synopsis summary or a narrative summary, and include highlights from the each section of your business plan.

2. Combine all of the sections stated below and revise your initial business plan draft, which you submitted in Week 8, based on feedback you have received.
   • Executive Summary
   • Company Description (Assignment 1)
   • Industry Analysis and Trends ( Assignment 1 )
   • Target Market ( Assignment 2 )
   • Competition ( Assignment 2 )
   • Strategic Position & Risk Assessment ( Assignment 1 )
   • Marketing Plan & Sales Strategy ( Assignment 2 )
   • Operations Plan ( Assignment 3 Part 1 )
   • Technology Plan ( Assignment 3 Part 1 )
   • Management & Organization ( Assignment 3 Part 1 )
   • Ethics & Social Responsibility ( Assignment 3 Part 2)
   • The Financials ( Week 7 Discussion )

3. The Financials and the Management description—must spark enough interest to convince a reader to continue. Enhance the two (2) mentioned sections to appropriately engage the reader.
   • Hints: The financial section of your business plan will be derived from the previously completed financial worksheets.
4. Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements:
   • Cite the resources you have used to complete the exercise. Note: There is no minimum requirement for the number of resources used in the exercise.
   • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; 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 page length.

Section 2: Business Plan Financials (MS Excel worksheets bundled with course textbook)

5. For year one, submit a revised Income Statement, Cash Flow Projection, and Balance Sheet from the “Business Plan Financials” Excel template based on your feedback from Project Deliverable 4: Business Plan – Draft .

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Describe strategic planning techniques used to formulate alternative strategies designed to achieve stated business goals.
• Create a plan to implement a firm’s strategy and manage the change from current operations.
• Analyze strategies for exerting the internal leadership needed to drive the implementation of strategic initiatives and improve operating excellence.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic management.
• Write clearly and concisely about strategic management using proper writing mechanics.

ssignment 5: Employee Compensation and Benefits

This assignment consists of two (2) sections: a narrative and a PowerPoint presentation. You must submit two (2) sections for the completion of this assignment. Label each file name according to the section of the assignment it is written for.

Note: For additional information on how to submit more than one file for an assignment, follow the instructions in the document “How to Submit Multiple Files for an Assignment”, located here.

Imagine that you have just been hired by a new company as the director of the HR department. You have been tasked to hire a new secretary for the department and to develop an employee compensation and benefits package that will be used for that position upon hire. Develop a PowerPoint presentation to present this information to your Vice President. Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Website, located at www.bls.gov, for information regarding organizations and pay in your geographical area.

4. Provide an overview of the employee compensation and benefits package that you developed in the narrative portion of this assignment.

5. Determine if the employee will be exempt or nonexempt and discuss how overtime will be handled.

6. Suggest other benefits that might be considered within the next few months to enhance employee performance and provide job motivation.

7. Provide information on how government regulations will influence the compensation.

8. Examine data from two (2) organizations listed in the BLS Website with packages similar to yours, focusing on salary, compensation, and benefits in order to convince upper management that your package should be accepted and implemented.

9. Describe how the competitive compensation and benefits package will align with the HRM strategy.

Choose two companies in the same business and industry; one company must be a Saudi listed Company and the other one must be from the Fortune 500 companies ( US Listed company).

Go to www.tadawul.com.sa then click on equities, then click on listed companies web link. The list of companies with their official website is listed on the page.
Go to http://fortune.com/fortune500/2014/ The list of top 500 companies for 2014 is listed on this page.

Go to the company’s website to get each company’s latest annual report (2014.)

All of the financial and company information that you need will be in the company’s Annual Report. Submit soft copy of the annual reports (in CD) together with your written report.

Answer all of the questions to the best of your ability, using all of the accounting skills that you have accumulated in Accounting One, Two, and Intermediate to answer the questions

You must submit your final report about your findings.
WRITTEN REPORT

Your written report should include the following items:-

Brief introduction about your company, location and products.
Answer to all questions.
QUESTIONS
Using the annual report for each company answer the following:

Business:-

What products or services does the company sell? Be specific
What do you think the outlook is for these products or services?
Who is the company’s external auditor? How many times the audit committee did meet? How many members are there on the committee? What is the percentage of attendance for the audit committee meeting?
Who is the chief operating officer (CEO) of the company? Who is the chair person for the board of directors? How many members on the board of directors? How many times the board did meet?
Income statement:-

Look at income statement presentation, which method does company follow: IASB or GAAP? How can you tell, be specific?
What is the company’s (weighted) average number of shares-basic?
What are the company’s basic earnings per share?
What are the company’s total sales/revenues/net sales?
What is the company’s total operating income/income from operations?
What is the company’s interest expense (net)?
What is the company’s pretax income (earnings)/income before taxes?
What is the company’s income tax expense/provision for income taxes or zakat?
What is the company’s net income/net earnings?
What is the company’s gross profit/gross margin?
What is the company’s gross profit percent (gross profit divided by sales)?
Balance sheet:-

Look at balance sheet presentation, which method does company follow: IASB or GAAP? How can you tell, be specific?
What are the company’s total assets?
What are the company’s total current assets?
Look at account receivable; calculate the percentage of changes in account receivable from 2013 to 2014? As an investor why would you want to compare these changes?
Look at inventory: what inventory cost flow method does the company use? Where is this information recorded, be specific?
What are the company’s total property, plant & equipment (net)?
What method of depreciation company use? Where is this information recorded, be specific?
Does the company have intangible asset? If so, identify them.
What are the company’s total liabilities?
What are the company’s total current liabilities?
What are the company’s total non-current liabilities?
What is the company’s total contributed capital (includes common stock,
preferred stock and additional paid in capital in excess of par)
Cash flow statement:-

What are the individual totals of the operating activities, investing activities &
financing activities-found on the statement of cash flows?
How much cash did the company invest in property plant and equipment?
How does net income compare to its net cash provided by operating activities?
What items were the most responsible for the difference between net income and net cash provided by operating activities?
Did the company pay dividend? If so how much were they?
What percentage of net income was the cash dividend?
Overall:-

Are there any significance differences between annual report of a Saudi listed company and the fortune 500 company? If so identify the differences? Be specific (the differences can be in terms of additional information provided, clarity of information provided etc.)
Calculate liquidity ratios for both companies and discuss the short term credit risk of the company.

Requirements;apa format cover page, cites references, 12 font double space

Step 1: Create a case study based on your own life. Follow the headings as presented in the case studies on pages 29–30 of your text:

Name:

Education:

Marital Status:

Children:

Hometown:

Current Residence:

Complete your case study with a written narrative of 1 to 1½ pages about yourself. Unlike the case studies in the text, please write your assignment in the first person (“I am…,” “I was…”). Share only information you are comfortable sharing with others. If you prefer, you may create your case study about a family member or friend you know well.

Step 2: Write a reflection of 1 to 1½ pages on your current view of the meaning and importance of diversity consciousness in your personal life and/or in your workplace. Use the following questions as a guide for your reflection:

• What does “diversity consciousness” mean to you?
• How have your past life experiences affected your views of diversity and diversity consciousness?
• How have your views of diversity changed over time?
• How important is it to you to exercise diversity consciousness in your personal life and/or in your workplace?

Remember to cite concepts from your text in preparing your case study and to use APA style in your writing.

Total pages: 2–3

• Course Text: Bucher, R. D. (2015). Diversity consciousness: Opening our minds to people, cultures, and opportunities (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: PearsonEducation.

• • Chapter 1, “Diversity: An Overview”
  • Chapter 5, “Communicating in a Diverse World” (p. 144, “Eight Ground Rules for Difficult Dialogues”)

Describe the composition, crystal structure & its typical defects, microstructure & phases;

properties important for the selected applications, their dependence on the structure,

possibility of improving the properties by modifying the structure and/or processing.

Emphasize what is most interesting about the selected material

(e.g. what makes this material the best for the selected application, etc).

References:

The sources (e.g. books, journal publications, websites) of all data used must be referred to.

In particular, remember to give references (including internet sources) for each illustrations,

unless you create it yourselves.

Students are encouraged, but not required, to use databases available through the library,

such as ISI Web of Knowledge, to search for relevant research papers and reviews.

Final Exam
Please answer question 10 and 11 and 3 others of your choice in details, APA styles and external sources required.
Why is it important for the organization to view all components of staffing (recruitment, selection, employment) from the perspective of the job applicant?

Would it be desirable to hire people only according to the person/organization match, ignoring the person/job match? Please explain in detail

One of the strategic staffing choices is whether to pursue workforce diversity actively or passively. First suggest some ethical reasons for the active pursuit of diversity, and then suggest some ethical reasons for a more passive approach.

As a staffing professional in the human resources department or as the hiring manager of a work unit, explain why it is so important to represent the organization’s interests, and what are some possible consequences of not doing so?

What are the differences advantages of succession planning for all levels of management, instead of just top management?

What problems might an organization encounter in doing an AAP that it might not encounter in regular staffing planning?

What are the limitations of disparate impact statistics as indicators of potential staffing discrimination?

Why is each of the four situational factors necessary to establishing a claim of disparate impact?

What are the differences between staffing in the private and public sectors? Why would private employers probably resist adopting many of the characteristics of public staffing systems?

Assume the company you work for practices strict adherence to the law in its relationships with employees and job applicants. The company calls it “staffing by the book.” But beyond that, it feels that “anything goes” in terms of tolerated staffing practices. What is your assessment of this approach?
Assume that you’re the staffing manager in a company that informally, but strongly, discourages you and managers from hiring people with disabilities. The company’s rationale is that people with disabilities are unlike to be high performers or long term employees, and are costly to train, insure, and integrate into the work unit. What is your ethical assessment of the company’s stance; do you have an ethical obligation to try to change the stance, and if so, how might you go about that?

The director of your department has requested that you conduct some research on the topic of cyber law or Internet law. He has asked you to draft a memo including the following information:

• Research, identify, and discuss at least 2 emerging trends or legal issues involving cyber law or Internet law. Examples could include but are not limited to the following topics:
  • e-contracts
  • e-signatures
  • cyber torts
  • use of social networking for advertising
  • social networking and employee restraints
  • identify theft
  • cyberstalking
• Include good research and references to discuss the cyber law issues identified.
• Research, identify, and summarize a specific legal case involving a cyber law issue. The summary should include a good description of the facts of the case and the outcome (court’s ruling) of the case.
• Provide your opinion on the outcome of the case. Do you agree with the court’s ruling, or do you feel that a different outcome would have been more justified? Why or why not?
• Include all appropriate APA citations and references.

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Assignment 3: Staffing Your Intrapreneurship Plan

Due Week 9 and worth 200 points

Take the intrapreneurship plan you created for Assignment 2. Think about the people you would need and the skills they need to possess to effectively support your intrapreneurial business idea.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Assess the type of team you consider the most appropriate to support your intrapreneur idea.
   • Tip: Check Chapter 9, page 282. Click here for help accessing a specific page number in your eBook.
2. Explain how you will recruit (both internally and externally) the members of your team.
   • Tip: Check Chapter 8, pages 232-234
3. Identify the key position to lead your team. Then, create the job posting for the position including salary range.
   • Tip: Review job descriptions using your favorite job search engine (e.g., www.careerbuilder.com, www.monster.com, www.jobing.com, etc.), and check common skills and requirements for similar positions. For the salary range, you can visit http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm or http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Salary.
4. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources you have located using the Strayer Learning Resources Center (LRC) / Strayer in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource, and neither do web-based blogs.

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 format.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your 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:

• Apply the four (4) functions of management and effective decision making to efficiently utilize resources and achieve organizational goals.
• Integrate the core human resource management functions and considerations into viable recommendations to meet the organization’s operating requirements.
• Examine team concepts and effective communication in the workplace.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in contemporary business.
• Write clearly and concisely about contemporary business using proper writing m