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Discuss the advantages of using teams for innovation. What is the role of managers in promoting innovation? Provide an example where you worked in a team that was innovative, or provide an example you have read about.

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Discuss an industrial hygiene hazard in your workplace or research one that you had not thought about before this class. Discuss with you fellow students what you have learned from this class about that hazard. What actions would you like to take now that you have learned more about the hazard? 6 AND 7 ARE LESS THAN 200 WORDS

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Using Figure 1.2 in Ch. 1 of Exploring Research, create a flowchart using Microsoft® Word or a similar program that helps you identify what research design to use for your research question.

Write a 500- to 750-word summary of the ethical issues that affect your selected research question and methodology, including the following:

Write a brief statement of the research question.

List the possible ethical issues, such as consideration of characteristics of your sample, type of data collection, potential for bias, and so forth.

Identify and cite the APA ethical standard concerning the issue.

Respond to each issue, specifying how you, the researcher, will minimize or eliminate it.

Research the Internet for recent litigation, censures, and fines involving national public accounting firms.  Examples of litigation cases against national public accounting firms include fines by regulatory authorities and censures by professional societies.

 

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

1. Analyze the primary accounting issues which form the crux of the litigation or fine for the firm, and indicate the impact to the firm as a result of litigation or fine. Provide support for your rationale.
2. Examine the key inferences of corporate ethics related to internal controls and accounting principles which lead to the litigation or fine for the accounting firm.
3. Evaluate the primary ethical standards of the accounting organization’s leadership and values which contributed to approval of the accounting issues and thus created the litigation or fines in question.
4. Identify specific conduct violations committed by the organization and accounting firm in question. Next, create an argument supporting the actions against the organization and accounting firm, based on the current professional code of conduct for independent auditors and management accountants.
5. Make a recommendation as to how regulators and professional societies may prevent this type of behavior in question for the future. Provide support for your rationale.
6. Use Four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

ECON545: Project 2—Macroeconomic Analysis

The Macroeconomic Paper tests your ability to apply economic principles to a business decision considering the impact of macroeconomic variables. Select one situation from the items outlined below: A to D. Complete the paper on the selected situation as specified below. The completed paper is a professional report and is due in Week 6 (260 Points). See the grading rubric at the end of this document. Be sure to use the DeVry library to find data, and avoid questionable sources, such as Wikipedia.

Discussion: Heteroscedasticity

Discuss the types of situations where you would expect to see non-constant variance in the data. Provide examples to support your response.

Describe a specific instance where heteroscedasticity would be a problem and the remedial measures that could be taken.

Homework: Chapter 9

Question: 9.1

Problems 9.8, 9.10, 9.14, and 9.19

Write a 4-5 page paper in which you:

Perform a regression restating the regression from Assignment 2 into one or more of the functional forms discussed in Chapter 5 and interpret the meaning of the coefficient in your new model.

Identify a qualitative attribute or category that could affect your dependent variable, and discuss the dummy variables that you would create to estimate these categorical differences.

Discuss any potential specification errors that may exist within your model.

Perform tests to identify potential specification errors and discuss remedial actions based on your testing results.

Your assignment must:

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 tile 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.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Select and apply the appropriate model to analyze economic data.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in econometrics.

Write clearly and concisely about econometrics using proper writing mechanics.

Assignment 2: Human Resource Strategy

Due Week 6 and worth 200 points

Use the Internet to research the Best Places to Work (http://www.greatplacetowork.com/). Select two companies from two different industries on the Fortune 100 list.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Compare and contrast the two (2) industries you have identified in terms of size, products, services, customers, economic and regulatory environment.
Describe the mission, vision, values and core business practices of each of the companies you selected.
Determine from your research, at least two (2) HR strategies the company uses to ensure they acquire the needed talent to support their mission, vision, values, and core business practices. Provide support for your findings.
Suggest at least two (2) HR strategies that could promote a competitive advantage for each company within their industry. Provide a rationale for your position.
Use at least four (4) academic quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Assignment 2: Human Resource Strategy

Use the Internet to research the Best Places to Work (http://www.greatplacetowork.com/). Select two companies from two different industries on the Fortune 100 list.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Compare and contrast the two (2) industries you have identified in terms of size, products, services, customers, economic and regulatory environment.
Describe the mission, vision, values and core business practices of each of the companies you selected.
Determine from your research, at least two (2) HR strategies the company uses to ensure they acquire the needed talent to support their mission, vision, values, and core business practices. Provide support for your findings.
Suggest at least two (2) HR strategies that could promote a competitive advantage for each company within their industry. Provide a rationale for your position.
Use at least four (4) academic quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

World Culture Project Paper

Office Art Memo. Memorandum. Your boss, who knows you have been taking a humanities class since he pays for your tuition reimbursement, has tasked you with managing the art budget for your company, expecting you to choose various pieces of art for the new corporate offices. (Note: Replicas of the works are acceptable since they are more cost-efficient and you are working on a budget.) Include the following:
Identify three (3) examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three (3) Post-Impressionist works. Explain how the six (6) pieces of art fall into these two (2) styles.
In a memo, describe the appearance of your six (6) choices to your CEO so he or she will know what the art looks like and where it would be placed in the corporate offices.
Explain why each piece is considered to be historically significant.
Explain how each piece “fits” your company’s overall (or desired) corporate image. Keep in mind that a piece of art is supposed to “say” something about the owner, so describe what would these pieces of art say about your company.

Support your ideas with specific, illustrative examples. If there are questions or points associated with your chosen topic, be sure to answer all of the listed questions and address all of the items in that topic. If your topic asks you to do several things related to the topic, be sure to do each of the things listed.
While some of the topics tend to lend themselves toward particular writing genres, you are not restricted to the specific format suggested for the individual topic. For example, you may do an “interview,” a “proposal,” a “letter,” a “short story,” a “blog,” an “essay,” an “article,” or any other written genre for almost any of the topics. The project is intended to be fun as well as informative, so feel free to be creative with the delivery of your information.
Use at least three (3) good quality academic sources, with one (1) source being the class text.
Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Watch one of the following movies:

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Peaceful Warrior (2006)

Rain Man (1988)

Girl Interrupted

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

If you would like to use a different movie, you MUST get permission from your instructor first.

Using the main characters in the movie you chose, answer the following questions:

Define cognition and provide a description of the cognitive processes.

What is the relationship between cognition and personality development?

Explain how biological and environmental factors can shape our cognitive processes.

How do parents influence a child’s personality according to each theory: evolutionary, biological/genetic, and behavioral?

How does self-efficacy relate to personality?

What “nature” and “nurture” factors contribute to one’s self-efficacy?

Make sure you are using the reading materials as one of your resources as well as an additional three outside resources. Apply APA formatting and citations. The total amount of pages should be at least 6 pages.

Organizational Behavior Analysis

In this assignment you will analyze the organizational behavior of your current or former employer. Describe how the following areas influence the organizational behavior in a negative or positive manner:

Type of culture (Pluralism, Dualism or Salad bowl)
Modes of communication in the organization (i.e., written or verbal)
Nature of authority (i.e., recognized social rank)
Motivational techniques (e.g. intrinsic or extrinsic used to influence productivity and performance)
Areas of EQ (emotional quotient) embraced by the organization
Virtual elements (i.e., teleworking and virtual offices)

Provide examples for each item listed above and discuss how each example applies to the organization identified. Your paper must be eight to ten pages in length and use a minimum of four scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook. Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center