Author: chris

INSTRUCTIONS:

1- Training Plan Project- After reading and studying chapter 11, pp. 155-169, complete the following.

2- Object for Training Plan- After completing this project, you will have developed a training program for one of the employees you supervise or for your own job.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Select a position in your firm for which you are responsible or select your own position.

1) Write a job description outlining important areas of responsibility.

2) List the tasks necessary to produce the desired outcomes.

3) List the performance standards and how the standards will be measured.

4) Develop a training plan that you would use if you were going to train someone for the position.

*Remember to tell them how, show them how, let them try it, observe performance, and then retrain or praise. Include in your written plan:

1) Task to be performed

2) How you would instruct the trainee to perform the task.

3) How you would help the trainee see what good performance looks like.

4) How you would know if the trainee had learned to do the task correctly.

This can be a very sensitive issue and thus you are reminded to respect the opinions of others even though they may not be the same as yours.

Discuss your position in favor of, or in opposition to, euthanasia and assisted suicide. If you feel one is acceptable and the other isn’t please address that in your discussion.

Support your statements with evidence from the Required Studies and your research. Cite and reference your sources in APA style.

“Long-Term Liabilities” Please respond to the following:

Use the Internet or Strayer online databases to research companies like Philip Morris International, Medtronic Inc., Plains All American Pipeline LP, and Simon Properties Group that all sold 30-year bonds in 2012 in an effort to extend their debt, lock in low interest rates, and take advantage of investor demand. Then, determine the principal advantages and disadvantage of issuing 30-year bonds over 5-year bonds for the companies you researched. Provide support for your response.

LEG 100

· Explain whether or not the U.S. Government should do more to protect consumers. Conversely, should consumers become more aware of when they are purchasing products in today’s business environment?

· Suppose you were an IT manager at a business. Identify the specific laws addressing consumer information that would need to be considered by your company. Explain why such laws are necessary to adhere to.

TOPICS: Innovation

SUMMARY: Innovation is an important but difficult task for some companies. The research in this articles reviews specific strategies businesses can use to become more innovative. Instead of trying to marginally improve what they do or sell, companies need to find ways to make major breakthroughs.

CLASSROOM APPLICATION: Creativity and innovation are difficult to teach but important to the success of companies. This article and its insights can help companies and students better understand how to enhance innovation and ideas. Successful companies need to adapt and change over time to remain competitive. New products and services can also help companies grow over time. Ideas can occur when companies change their frame of reference or look for trends in other industries. Another source of ideas is foreign markets or activities that are not a part of the core business. The list of strategies includes building scenarios, using the web as a marketplace for ideas, communicating with lead users, observing customers in depth, examining market segments where the company isn’t a leader, giving employees time to work on project, forming partnerships with entrepreneurs, helping different departments and units share ideas and seeking diversity.

QUESTIONS:

1. How do companies build scenarios that might help them anticipate future products and services?

2. Why might it be difficult for a company to figure out if there is an additional or different segment for its products and services? How did BT Group PLC use this strategy? What did it develop as a result?

Forecasting Models and Types of Data

There are different types of forecasting models that can be used in business research. Each model is suitable for a type of historical demand data. Some data may have a trend, may be without a trend, or may be seasonal.

How can trendless data be evaluated?
How does a trailing-moving average compare to a centered-moving average?
When should exponential smoothing be used for data? Explain with an example.
In exponential smoothing, what type of smoothi

Respond to the following questions thoroughly, in 150-300 words for each question. Use your textbook as your first and major reference.

What is the difference between a contribution income statement and a traditional income statement? Under what circumstances would a firm use each?
What is a company segment? Why would a firm want to divide itself into operating segments? Why would a firm want to measure profits by segment? How would common costs be allocated to each of a company’s segments?

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Describe at least two (2) types of bullying to which Amanda Todd was subjected.
Identify at least three (3) consequences that Amanda Todd experienced as a result of being bullied, and discuss her attempts to deal with them.
Recommend two (2) strategies that you believe Amanda’s parents, teachers, and authorities could have used in order to reduce episodes of bullying of Amanda and thus prevent Amanda’s suicide.
Compare at least two (2) similarities and two (2) differences between the bullying cases that take place today with those cases that took place when you attended high school.
Explain the key contributing factors that you believe led to bullying behaviors. Next, suggest at least three (3) ways in which prevention programs can reduce bullying cases overall.
Use at least two (2) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Write a 350- to 700-word paper discussing the following:

Briefly describe a personal situation in which punishment could be used.
What are some of the possible areas of concern with punishment? Which do you feel is most concerning? When would an extinction procedure be more beneficial? How would you implement the procedure?
Include in your answer possible side effects as well as ethical considerations that must be followed

Identify two different examples (one positive and one negative) of social media that has impacted (or interacted with) global criminal justice systems.

Create a 12- to 15- slide presentation in which you address the following:

Describe the impact/interaction the form of social media had upon the criminal justice system.
Explain the effects of the positive impact/interaction and suggest additional ways in which the criminal justice system can use this form of social media.
Explain the effects of the negative impact/interaction and suggest ways in which the criminal justice system can use this form of social media more effectively.
Using one of the social media forms that your team selected, develop a plan to use that social media form in a way that would have an impact on global policing, courts, and corrections systems.

Resources: Riordan Virtual Organization, Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy, and Competitive Advantages Paper
Scenario: The board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing has asked you to create a strategic plan for the organization.
Create a 1000 word strategic plan for Riordan Manufacturing starting from what you learned in Week One and using a similar strategic management process as Concepts in Strategic Management and Business Policy. You may also use information from the team project you completed for Riordan Manufacturing in Week Four to create the strategic plan.

Cover thoroughly the areas of environmental scanning, strategy formulation, strategy implementation, and evaluation and control.
• What competitive advantages does Riordan have, and which competitive strategies should Riordan utilize to improve innovation and sustainability in both domestic and international applications?
• What measurement guidelines should be used to verify strategy effectiveness?
Explain and justify all of the decisions you have made for your strategic plan, using research and understanding learned from the reading material.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Present a completed strategic plan to the board of directors for Riordan Manufacturing.
Include an outline your strategic plan for Riordan Virtual Organization in 8-10 slide presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint®.