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Discuss how organizational architecture and corporate culture are related. Use an example of a real-life firm and discuss how its corporate culture blends with its organizational architecture.

2.  Billy Riggan is in charge of all technical developments at Always Round Tire. He makes all the choices concerning product innovations in the company. He finds that he is overworked and that several of his research scientists seem to be spending work hours playing tennis. What is going on?
3. Always Round Tire tries to base its promotions on seniority (where education and training requirements are not necessary). The company finds that this system seems to work most of the time with shop floor supervisors and team managers. But the system breaks down for higher-level positions. Why?
4.  Economists believe the free rider problem is very important in complex business organizational structures. Still, businesses continue to build teams to solve problems or to deliver products to consumers. Often special rewards or bonuses are provided to the team rather than to the individuals on the team. Write a brief essay that either defends the economists’ concern or explain why economists are wrong on this issue.
5.  Many firms today use 360-degree performance evaluations. Make a case for this type of evaluation based on the informativeness principle. What problems may be encountered from implementation of such a system?

 

6.  Reflecting on what you have learned in this course, discuss the relevance of Responsible Stewardship in the context of economic analysis and organizational architecture.

 

 

7. Choose a real-life example of a firm that you think is part of an oligopoly market and describe the characteristics of the market structure that explain why the firm would be classified as such.

Public organizations can be categorized into two basic categories: open and closed models of organization. Compose descriptions of two fictional public organizations that are structured around one being open and the other being closed. Briefly describe what services, goods, or activities each organization provides. Then, compare the two organizations in terms of any similarities and differences based upon their open or closed organizational structure.

Assignment Guidelines

• Address the following in 750–1,000 words:
  • Create and describe two fictional public organizations.
    • One organization should be structured around the closed organizational model, while the second should be structured around the open organizational model.
  • For each of the two fictional organizations:
    • What services, goods, or activities does the organization provide? Explain.
  • Specifically, in terms of organizational structure, how are the two organizations different? Explain in detail.
  • Specifically, in terms of organizational structure, how are the two organizations similar?

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR JANUARY
1) Journalize the transactions listed below and on the next page and post to the ledger accounts.
Omit explanations.
2) Prepare an unadjusted trial balance.
3) Journalize the adjusting entries and post to the general ledger. Adjustment data are provided on
the next page.
4) Prepare an adjusted trial balance.
5) Prepare a schedule of accounts receivable. List the balance of each customer account with a
balance and total the balances. Compare the total to the balance of Accounts Receivable in the
general ledger.
6) Prepare an income statement for the month ended January 31, 20–.
7) Prepare a retained earnings statement for the month ended January 31, 20–.
8) Prepare a balance sheet as of January 31, 20–.
9) Complete the analysis test for January on page 27.
TRANSACTIONS FOR JANUARY
General Entries
Jan. 5 Received $60,000 from Sophia LeBron and issued 12,000 common shares of $5 par value.
5 Paid $6,000 of general liability and property insurance. The disbursement by Check No. 100
was for a complete year of service.
6 Rented an office and furniture for $2,000 per month. Issued Check No. 101 for $6,000,
representing the first and last months’ rent and the security deposit. (The security deposit,
the last month’s rent, and the current rent are to be classified separately.)
7 Issued Check No. 102 for $1,600 for the purchase of office supplies.
7 Issued Check No. 103 for $7,000 for advertising to be run in local newspapers and magazines
in the month of January.
10 Roxana Perini engaged My Place, House of Décor to renovate her oceanfront
condominium. Received $10,000 from Roxana Perini after services were completed.
12 Recorded $6,000 (net 30) decorating fees earned on account from Maribel Thompson to
remodel her office.
My Place, House of Décor
26
Jan. 20 Received $8,000 from Frederick Lombart, a customer. These fees were related to services
rendered to improve his office’s lobby.
25 Recorded $12,000 (net 60) decorating fees revenue earned on account from Roberto
Andriani, a long-time customer who wanted to enhance his residence’s decor.
30 Issued Check No. 104 for $190 to pay the utilities bill for the month.
30 Issued Check No. 105 for $300 in payment of the telephone bill for the month.
30 Issued Check No. 106 for $200 for postage.
30 Issued Check No. 107 for $450 for business automobile expenses.
30 Issued Check No. 108 for $5,600 to Sophia LeBron for salary. (Payroll taxes are not considered
in this entry. Transactions in later months will show you how to journalize payroll
tax deductions and expenses.)
Adjusting Entries
a) Expired insurance for the period, $500.
b) Supplies on hand as of the end of the month, $1,000.

If you are tutoring, select one or more ESL student(s) who will agree to be your tutee(s) for 16 hours of instruction. Otherwise, you will work with a group of students as a coach or teacher (usually a coach, i.e., a classroom assistant).

 

2. Establish the speaking and/or listening needs of your tutee/students, and select several points that you will treat during your tutoring or coaching sessions. Sequence these points if possible. To determine what content to cover, elicit ideas from the student(s)/instructor, consult course texts and other similar resources, and analyze recorded conversation to identify frequent or pervasive errors.

 

3. For each tutoring/teaching/coaching session, review previous points and plan a variety of exercises for the present session. These exercises can be original or taken or adapted from textbooks.

 

4. Consider keeping a careful audio-recordedlog of what happens during each tutoring/teaching (or coaching?) session, e.g., your preparation, exercises, reactions, comments from the tutee, etc. These should be a big help in writing your report. Audio logs will not be collected, but failing to keep one will probably make writing your report and journal more difficult.

 

5. Keep a written journal or log of your tutoring/teaching/coaching activities. This will make it easier to write your final report. Keep it current—do not attempt to reconstruct activities near the end of the semester. Write at least one entry for each meeting with your tutee(s). In it, address points such “bigger picture” issues such as what your tutee(s) or student(s) are gaining from the experience, what you are gaining from the experience, or any insights you are gaining into language teaching and/or acquisition. Also, include all lesson plans and copies of any written activities or materials you use. This journal will constitute a source of documentation for your work. It should also help you to get more out of the experience. Therefore, although I will not read all of your journal, I will glance through it to make sure it is all there. It will be worth 10% of the grade on your tutoring report—include a complete journal, and you get the 10%. Leave it out, and you lose 10%. Include a semi-complete one, and get partial credit for 10% of the report.

 

6. Your report should be a maximum length of eight (8) double-spaced pages, and should include the following seven sections, in this order:

 

1. An introduction (1/3 page)
2. A summary of your needs assessment, i.e., how you decided what the learners needed to learn (not what you decided) (1/3 page)
3. A summary of how your contact hours were organized, i.e., what you did during a typical lesson—not on one specific occasion, but what you normally did (1 page)
4. A description (list plus any explanation that might be necessary) of what speaking and/or listening points were covered over the course of the project (1 page)
5. Your interactions with the student(s), and student responses (in terms of improvement, affect, acculturation, etc.) to the lessons and to the overall experience (2 pages)
6. Suggestions for how you could improve your teaching/tutoring/coaching in the future; descriptions of what the host instructor should have done differently are irrelevant to this section, and will receive no credit (1/2 page)
7. OPTIONAL Section: What the host instructor should do to improve his/her teaching (if you are coaching). This is completely separate from Section F. (1/3 page)
8. A conclusion (1/3 page)

 

Please use section headings for each of the seven sections (eight sections, if you are coaching and add the optional section). Adjust possessive determiners appropriately.

Attachments:

The Research Paper must demonstrate the understanding of new learning in project management and how it relates to cost and value management. This assignment should be six to eight pages (not including the title and reference pages) and should integrate the reading, multimedia, and class discussions. It is mandatory to have research from the classroom text, as well as at least three scholarly sources from the Internet or Ashford Online Library to support your views.

Consider the validity of your sources carefully before using them in academic papers. It is recommended to use examples from your professional experience where possible or build from your learning in the discussion boards.

Focus of the Research Paper

Use at least one project you have been a team member of or a project manager for as an example to contextualize the research topics below:

All of the following topics must be addressed in order for the paper to be complete:

• Discuss the importance of work packages to support the creation and use of the WBS.
• Examine how to establish a cost and schedule performance measurement baseline.
• Present examples of EVM and how it will help the PM understand project status.
• Examine how the PM uses project control charts to show project status and present value.
• Recommend an effective change management process to ensure a successful project.

 

Writing the Research Paper

The Research Paper:

• Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
• Must include a cover page that includes:

  – Title of Paper

  – Student’s name

  – Course name and number

  – Instructor’s name

  – Date submitted

• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
• Must use at least three outside sources from the Internet or Ashford Online Library.
• Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper comparing two juvenile diversion, intervention, or prevention programs operating in your city or state.

Address the following in your paper:

• How do the programs work to reduce juvenile crime? Base this on an analysis of the relationship between program premise and goals and one or more major causes of juvenile delinquent behavior.
• What are the programs’ major goals, objectives, and core beliefs?
• Who are the key participants in these programs?
• What services do they provide to youths?
• Identify which program of the two is more effective at reducing juvenile crime and why.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Instructions:
Your selected hospital is the Mayo Clinic.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/about/missionvalues.html
http://www.mayoclinic.org/annualreport/2010/financials/
GO to the hospitals web site and research the information needed. These will include the Mission Statement, Strategic Plan, and Annual Report. Demographics will be in the Home Page, Locations, etc. Other valuable information is to be found in Community Outreach areas, Certification and Accreditations, and Corporate Compliance areas. You should use outside materials (news articles, videos, etc) to supplement information from the hospital web site.
Your work must include the following:
Proposal and Introduction of Project
Write Introduction
State selected organization
Rationale behind the selection of the organization
Set the scene and tone of the paper.
Requirements
There should be 3 to 4 references
Prepare this project according to APA guidelines.
Should be 500 words.

Prepare a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation with speaker notes totaling 50 words per slide that includes the following:

• An introduction slide
• Slides that present on or answer the following 5 points:

• • Top three elements of health and wellness you would want to improve in society
  • How will you incorporate nutrition and fitness as active parts of your life?
  • Describe an effective strategy for making effective healthcare decisions.
  • What are the environmental effects on your health from your home and other places you spend a great deal of time?
  • What are ways to protect and enhance your immune system?
• A conclusion slide
• A minimum of two academic references

Due Week 8 and worth 300 points

 

The 20th and 21st centuries have produced many business leaders, such as corporate giants like Jack Welch of GE, Daymond John of FUBU, Steve Jobs of Apple, and Herb Kelleher of Southwest. In addition, many hip-hop moguls have risen to prominence, such as Sean Combs, aka P Diddy, of Bad Boy Records; Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam; and Sean Carter, aka Jay Z, of Rock Nation.

 

Regardless of their business models and industries, organizational leaders are expected to create realistic visions for their companies and the people that they guide. However, such visions often result in vastly different leadership styles. Therefore, experts have concluded that there is no one best leadership style geared towards guiding employees and companies to accomplishing organizational goals.

 

Using the Internet and Strayer databases, research your favorite senior executive (CEO, CFO, COO, Director, President, Founder, etc.) from any organization that has made a strong impact on his or her industry (fashion, music, food, banking, technology, automotive, etc.).

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the overall leadership style(s) of your chosen senior executive.
2. Analyze the organizational structure and culture of the company your chosen executive has led, or is currently leading, and determine the company’s approach to human capital management and employee development. Next, explain whether or not you believe your chosen senior executive’s leadership approach has enhanced workplace productivity and the shared vision of the organization. Provide one to two (1-2) examples of your chosen senior executive’s actions to support your response.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of your selected leader’s performance, based on his or her ethical conduct and effective communication. Next, determine whether the chosen leader was successful in motivating and empowering his or her employees and gaining customer loyalty.
4. Determine three (3) best practices that other organizational leaders can use in order to motivate employees and transform their company, based on practices that you believe made your chosen leader successful at his or her company and within his or her industry. Support your rationale with an explanation of the potential benefits that other business leaders may reap from your chosen best practices.
5. Use at least five (5) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify 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:

• Explain the multiple aspects of the managerial planning process and the application of various business- and corporate-level strategies.
• Analyze the importance of ethical behavior to an organization’s culture and the new ethical dilemmas created by globalization.
• Determine viable organizational structures by addressing the key considerations in organizational structure, applying the process of division of labor, and adapting basic structural formats.
• Explain the principal theories of leadership and motivation, and describe the fundamental considerations in managing and motivating individual and group behavior.
• Describe actions to improve communications, manage conflict, develop strong organizational culture, and improve the ethical behavior in organizations.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in management concepts.
• Write clearly and concisely about management concepts using proper writing mechan

Using the bank scenario as a guide, discuss the following:

• Create advertising and public relations objectives that align to each one of the bank’s strategic goals. Be sure to use the specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) methodology.
• Demonstrate how each objective aligns directly to an organizational goal.
• Discuss the importance of using specific objectives to meet the organizational goals from measurement, accountability, and return on investment perspectives.