1) Distinguish Relations of Ideas from Matters of Fact; 2) Determine which category each of these two items belongs to and give a short explanation for your determination: a) California has more people than Texas. b) A pentagon has more sides than a square. (essay: max. 400 words)
Step 1:
Nathan Parker will give a tour of the OSU Clark Meat Science Center. Please watch the video and answer the following questions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5zvNxNt-ztPaW5QMkh4c0xKN0E/view?usp=sharing
Questions:
1.) General
a) What government organization inspects this facility?
b) What is the purpose of the OSU Clark Meat Science Center?
2.) Processing Floor
a) How are carcasses transported around the facility?
b) Name two primal cuts of beef.
c) Name three different types of equipment or pieces of machinery that are used on the processing floor.
3.) Smoke Room
a) What are three meat products that are cooked in the smoke house?
b) The Food Safety and Inspection Service branch of the USDA have established guidelines for lethality (internal temperature). What is the appropriate lethality temperature that must be reached for cooked beef, pork, and lamb products? What about poultry?
c) Where must the cooked products be stored? Why is this?
4.) Holding Cooler
a) How long are beef carcasses ‘aged’? Why?
b) What else occurs in this cooler?
c) Where are beef carcasses ‘ribbed’?
5.) Slaughter Floor (*No slaughtering occurs in this video*)
a) When an animal arrives at the facility, an ante mortem inspection must occur before the animal is unloaded off the trailer.
i. What is the inspector assessing during this examination?
b) How does the process of stunning differ between beef and hogs?
c) The inspector will evaluate several parts of a beef animal during the post mortem (after death) inspection. Name three specific parts that are inspected.
d) After exsanguination, different processes are performed on hogs and beef. Discuss the main differences.
e) Why is the spinal column removed in beef animals that are over 30 months of age?
f) What is the average dressing percentage for the following species:
i. Beef –
ii. Lamb –
iii. Pork –
You are the Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) at your organization. As the CHRO, one of your primary roles is to be the workforce strategist. Your organization is planning to expand business operations to your neighboring state by opening an office. As a result of this expansion, your organization needs to make sure that the best and brightest employees are recruited to fill key roles at the new office. Write a 7-10 page research paper using APA style outlining the steps involved in recruiting the staff at the new office.
Grading Criteria:
The student researched the legal statues affecting the selection and hiring of employees.
The student identified the number and type of positions that need to be filled at the new office. Moreover, the student discussed qualifications, e.g., education level and number of years of experience, associated with each position.
The student researched, evaluated and chose several selection devices such as interviews or ability tests to reject or accept applicants. Moreover, the student assessed the weaknesses and strengths of these selection devices.
The student researched, evaluated and chose whether or not to utilize integrity testing and drug testing.
The student applied correct APA, style, usage, grammar, and punctuation.
The student supported the research paper with at least four different scholarly sources such as research journals, research studies, government or accredited educational institutions websites.
Using the same company you researched in Assignment 1, evaluate the company’s compensation plan to determine how it could be improved.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
Evaluate the existing compensation plan to determine if it is the most appropriate for your company. Explain your rationale.
Determine the most beneficial ratio of internally consistent and market consistent compensations systems for the company you selected.
Evaluate the current pay structure used by your company and assess the recognition of employee contributions.
Make two (2) recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the discretionary benefits provided by the company you selected.
Evaluate the types of employer-sponsored retirement plans and health insurance programs provided by the company you selected and compare them to that company’s major competitors.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
RESEARCH PAPER
The Research Paper will be a comprehensive research review of the significant principles of management communications used to successfully achieve organizational objectives.
For this assignment of a minimum of 8 pages, you need to integrate material from the readings, multimedia, and class discussion boards, and also reflect on professional experience where possible. It is mandatory to include research from the classroom text as well as from six scholarly sources to support your views.
Consider the validity of your resources carefully before using them in academic papers.
Use at least one professional example to address the topics below.
The following components must be included in order for the paper to be complete:
Explain effective communication norms in a business setting.
Describe the role of interpersonal communication both as a manager and as an employee. What specific techniques have you used to overcome barriers to communication? Be sure to specify your role in the communication.
Explore the role of international and intercultural interpersonal communications in today’s global businesses.
Describe both verbal and nonverbal management communication.
Explain approaches for effective written management communication.
Analyze various approaches for engaging an audience during a presentation and encouraging active listening.
Describe effective methods of conflict resolution.
Analyze techniques for leading teams and group meetings.
Management Behavior
Resources: InterClean Scenario and Ch. 1–4 of Managing Human Resources
Consider the following scenario:
Imagine you are a midlevel sales manager at InterClean, Inc., responsible for 3 first-level managers. In response to a merger that is about to take place with EnviroTech, you have been given the task of drafting a memo to your supervisory team on the importance of managerial behavior.
Write a memo of no more than 1,050 words that includes the following:
An explanation of how a manager’s behavior can affect the productivity of his or her workers
A description of the types of management actions that comply with employment laws and those that do not
A description of some best practices for working with a diverse work environment
Prepare a 1,050- to 1,500-word paper that discusses research-based interventions to treat psychopathology.
Review and differentiate the characteristics of the selected disorder and discuss the research about intervention strategies for the disorder by completing the following:
Evaluate three peer reviewed research studies using the University of Phoenix Material: Research Analysis.
Conceptualize the disorder using the biopsychosocial or diathesis-stress models.
Discuss the treatments or interventions that have been shown to be the most effective for your selected disorder. Why?
What is the role of ethics in business? Prepare a paper that addresses the following:
Evaluate the concept of ethics as it relates to business operations. Be certain to utilize your text’s definition and then compare and contrast definitions from other sources.
What stance does Drucker take on ethics?
How does your text author relate Carr’s perspective regarding the role of ethics in business?
Provide your own perspective: are personal ethics and business ethics really different? Why or why not?
Part 2
For the next part of this assignment you will create an outline of the main points you want to address in this paper. This will serve as the basis for your Assignment 2.2 Final Draft. (Note: Please use the Purdue Owl Website to assist you with this assignment; this website can be accessed at: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/engagement/2/2/55/
Write a one to two (1-2) page outline in which you:
Describe the two (2) international events involving the US military from the past five (5) years you investigated that can be traced back to a foreign policy created after the Civil War.
List three (3) aspects of US history since 1865 that have led to the US’s rise as a world super power policeman.
List three to five (3-5) international incidents since World War II where America has taken on a policing role.
List three to five (3-5) driving forces that fueled international policy decisions involving the international incidents you outlined previously. (Consider treaties, exit strategies, elections, wars, etc.)
Use at least three (3) academic references besides
Assignment Instructions
Why is a market analysis important? Describe your options for performing the market analysis necessary for your business plan. What are your key market characteristics?