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n the news recently, a major defense contract cut employee compensation across the board, lets thousands of its employees go, and increased CEO pay dramatically.   

Read the two articles below – the first from the NY Times and the second from Bloomberg news.  Then, tell us what the company’s justification for these moves were, how this aligns with what you just learned about compensation this week, and how you would advise executives considering such a move, if you were their HR leader.

Don’t forget to adhere to the usual deadlines for posting and responding in weekly discussions and to review and comment on the initial posts of at least two of your peers.

Link to Bloomberg article:  https://news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/raytheon-leaders-get-merger-windfall-amid-furloughs-pay-cuts

Access the NY Times Article here.

N/B…Other related to the readings 

BUS 681 Week 5 Assignment

 PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A BID FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH GRADUATE LEVEL WRITING TERMS AND CONCEPTS. ALL DIRECTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED AND NO PLAGIARISM. MY SCHOOL USES SOFTWARE TO DETECT COPIED MATERIAL. AND REFERENCE THE BOOK AND USE SCHORLARY SOURCES.  MUST FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTION  AND REFERENCE THE BOOK    

Case study

 

Read the case study titled “Revitalizing a Brand”, located in the online course shell. Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the branding and communication strategies of one (1) health services organization that is similar to the health services organizations mentioned in the case study.

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

  1. Describe the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.
  2. Conduct a Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) analysis associated with the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.
  3. Assess the importance of benchmarking in Plaza Home Health Services’ development and implementation of an effective brand strategy (marketing communication, identity, and brand position).
  4. Compare branding and communication strategies of a similar health services organization with that of Plaza Home Health Services. Determine whether or not Plaza Home Health Services should apply additional best practices into its current branding and communication strategies. Provide a rationale and support for your response.
  5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other 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:

  • Examine the marketing research process and market segmentation strategies in the health care industry.
  • Analyze business planning based on an analysis of domestic and global operating environments, market dynamics (supply and demand), commercialization, and product-market expansion.
  • Explain how branding strategies apply to the health care market for existing and new products.
  • Determine the marketing communications strategy used in health care services.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services strategic marketing.
  • Write clearly and concisely about health services strategic marketing using proper writing mechanics.

Current Topic Paper

  

  1. Personal and Professional Impacts* – 60 points (1-2pages): Share how the      COVID-19 Pandemic has affected you, your family, friends and neighbors,      both personally and professionally; 
  2. Current & Future Impacts on the ER/EE      Relationship and the Workplace – 60 points (1-2 pages): Leveraging your learnings in this class,      as well as additional research, identify both the current and likely future      issues and challenges resulting from the pandemic which you envision      impacting the employer/employee relationship and the workplace, considering      some or all of the following elements of the employee lifecycle:      recruitment and hiring, performance management, training and development,      career advancement, remote or flexible work arrangements, and compensation      and benefits; also consider the potential legal implications related to      discrimination in employment practices, including but not limited to      hiring, termination, worker’s compensation and disability.
  3. Critical Analysis & Conclusions – 60      points (1-2 pages): Offer your well-reasoned and informed analysis and      opinions on the most significant negative and potentially positive      outcomes of the pandemic, as it relates to the employer/employee      relationship and the workplace of the near future – what will the “new      normal” in the workplace look like!

case study

This assignmet iclude 2 part 

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part 1: 

Length: 2.500 words ± , excluding reference list and appendix (12-point Times New Roman font, line-spacing 1.5 for the body of the report, but single line-spacing for References and Appendix)

Your task is to analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of leadership portrayed in the film, using the “framework for understanding leadership” given in the textbook (DuBrin, 2015, Chapter. 1, p. 21, attached).

PREPARING THE REPORT. Please note that you will need to draw upon additional readings on leadership. You are expected to identify specific issues from the film, in order to comment on the effectiveness of the leadership demonstrated in it. You will need to cite research literature and provide a reference list.

The filmmakers may have taken liberties with historical facts, but, for the purpose of this report, it is not an important issue. It is not expected that you will do further research into the person or circumstances involved in the film as this assignment is not about history—but it is a critical analysis of leadership effectiveness as depicted in the film.

FORMAT. The assignment is to be presented in a report format. A guide such as the one by Summers and Smith (2014) can assist you in preparing a report. You should include: (a) assignment cover sheet (b) title page (c) executive summary (d) table of contents (e) introduction (f) several sections presenting your analysis and discussion (g) conclusion (h) references and (i) appendix.

REFERENCES. The in-text citations and the reference list should be presented in a standard referencing style (Swinburne Harvard style).

RESEARCH. Consulting and utilising the research literature is an essential element of this assignment. You are required to explore the relevant literature concerning the aspects of leadership you plan to address in your report. You should use the literature in a thoughtful manner to evaluate the effectiveness of leadership in the film. It is expected that you will cite a minimum of 12 refereed journal articles related to leadership from the above journals.

FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS. In this report, you are expected to discuss issues which affect leadership effectiveness. It is not a biographical report, a film critique, or a historical report. While you may find it useful to do some reading about the people and situations featured in the film, the report should focus mainly on leadership effectiveness. Avoid extensive biographical details, discussion on the historical events, or aspects of film making.

APPENDIX. The report needs to have an Appendix at the end, which provides evidence of your observations. It should be presented in a table format with three columns: (1) Element of DuBrin’s Framework, (2) Characteristics Observed, and (3) Corresponding Scene (just describe the scene where you have observed the characteristic, e.g., Scene depicting the Administrative Board hearing). Improve the readability of the appendix by selecting table properties intelligently (e.g., use Auto Fit to Contents, define the header row to repeat across pages, do not allow rows to break across pages, etc.). Use single line-spacing for the entire Appendix.

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part 2

Your task is to write a total of 5 x 200-word weekly in-depth reflections from each of the weeks focusing on at least one major lesson learnt for your own leadership development. These should be focused, personal, practical, candid, specific, and in-depth reflections about what you have learned about yourself. These lessons might relate the discussion in lectures, class and/or tutorial, and/or what you learnt through the assigned readings, at your workplace, or generally in the community. You also need to identify areas for improvement to enhance leadership effectiveness and how you would go about achieving them.

The first 5 weeks of reflections (weeks 1-5) are due at the end of Week 5.

The second 5 weeks of reflections (weeks 6-10) are due at the end of Week 10.

Please note that this is a reflective exercise, as such do not merely re-tell what happened in class or what you read in the reading. Rather, they are reflections of how a specific idea/lesson relates to your personal and specific leadership development in terms of strengths, weaknesses, potentials, barriers, etc. A few questions to help you think about the weekly entry are as follows:

  • -Am I seeing myself as a leader now or as an emerging leader?
  • – How can I develop leadership skills from these weekly sessions/classes?
  • – How does the learning challenge the way I see myself, my work, or the real world?
  • – Why is it relevant to my career or future plan?
  • – How am I going to apply the idea/lesson in my own context? Are there some foreseeable challenges?
  • – What is the action plan?

Training and motivation

Topic #1 – Designing Training to Motivate Learning

How can training be designed to motivate learning and accommodate trainee differences? Consider learning styles, adult learning theories, and motivation. Use at least two resources from the class.

Topic #2 – Your Motivation to Participate in Training

What is your motivation for participating in training and applying training to your job and future development? As you develop your answer, consider need-based theories, process-based theories, and intrinsic vs. extrinsic factors.

Please answer both questions 

HRM 520 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION

 

Database, Database Management System, and Business Applications 

1. Watch the following two videos from the lynda.com course Relational Database Fundamentals with Adam Wilbert. 

2.  Review Figure F2.1 Database, Database Management System, and Business  Applications on page 28 of the textbook. Based on the videos, and your  readings this week, please respond to the following questions: 

  • Choose  a set of data from the database list (e.g., Performance data). Next,  select the appropriate application program that the data interfaces with  via the database management system (i.e. Performance program). Now,  explain how information from the application and system are displayed on  your computer screen as the user. Explain how you use the program and  what functions are available to you. What recommendations would you make  to improve the program’s functionality to make it easier for end users? 

  

NOTE: MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSTED CHOOSE ANY

Who can complete this by 10 tonight

Stereotype Threats

For this assignment, you will write a paper of 5–6 pages (excluding the cover page and references list) that compiles the content from your first two assignments and includes a final section that addresses the topic of stereotype threat.

You will be expected to complete the following:

  • Compile knowledge of your own racial, ethnic, and cultural identity: 
    • Summarize your own race, ethnicity, cultural influences, traditions, beliefs, and values.
    • Align description of your racial, ethnic, and cultural identity with the racial and cultural identity theory and support this discussion with two scholarly references.
    • Compare and contrast your findings from taking various cultural competency assessment scales and tools. Refer to the scales and tools and summarize your current level of cultural competence.
  • Compile knowledge of your selected disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group: 
    • Summarize your understanding of microaggressions faced by the disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group.
    • Align your description of microaggression encountered by the disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group with at least two scholarly references.
    • Summarize three strategies or therapeutic interventions to counter the identified microaggressions and support discussion with two scholarly references.
  • Identify the type of stereotype threat your own racial, ethnic, or cultural group might face. Support discussion with at least one scholarly reference. 
    • Compare and contrast the stereotype threat of the two groups referred to above.
    • Given your racial, ethnic, or cultural identity, develop a culturally competent response to stereotype threat for your chosen disenfranchised racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural group. Consider issues of countertransference, cultural sensitivity, imbalance of power between client and worker, and so on. 
      • Note assumptions may your client make about you.
      • Identify a culturally competent response.
      • Support your discussion of cultural competence with at least two scholarly references.

Assignment Requirements

  • Include a cover page, page numbers, and a running head.
  • It is acceptable to write in the first person for this assignment.
  • Cite at least 10 sources.
  • Use current APA style and formatting, particularly for citations and references.

Resources

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Lesson 6 Discussion Forum 1: 300 Words minimum

Congratulations! You have recently been promoted and are the company’s new Human Resources Manager! You have offices in several countries, so how would you evaluate different compensation packages for employees who are located throughout the world?

Your discussion is to be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman font using APA format with a minimum of two sources

Reply to 2 posts: 160 Words each

Reply to post 1:

In the modern business age, organizations are increasingly able to identify the importance of employees and feeling like employees are the key assets for the business. To satisfy the key customer needs, organizations are increasingly implementing the compensation plans so that they can encourage the employees by giving the positive rewards and other benefits (Rodríguez, 2013). 

The role of newly promoted human resource manager in the organizations mainly focuses on the revising existing policies so that they can keep the balance over current organizational plan and other crucial components of the business. The newly promoted human resource manager should implement the fair compensation policies when organizations have several branches across the world and take the location constraints into consideration (Rodríguez, 2013).  

The HR managers should keep the focus on analysis of several benefits on the compensation plan and take the best decision to satisfy the employees in the organizations. Smart HR managers in the organizations know the importance of employees hence they try to take all the possible steps so that they can retain the skilled staff in the organizations and make the complete balance over the compensation plans. Compensation plan includes the wages, salaries, bonuses etc. can motivate the employees and help the organizations to improve the productivity by end of the day (Harris & Jobe, 2015).

Reply to Post 2:

In the modern business age, organizations are increasingly able to identify the importance of employees and feeling like employees are the key assets for the business. To satisfy the key customer needs, organizations are increasingly implementing the compensation plans so that they can encourage the employees by giving the positive rewards and other benefits (Rodríguez, 2013).

The role of newly promoted human resource manager in the organizations mainly focuses on the revising existing policies so that they can keep the balance over current organizational plan and other crucial components of the business. The newly promoted human resource manager should implement the fair compensation policies when organizations have several branches across the world and take the location constraints into consideration (Rodríguez, 2013). 

The HR managers should keep the focus on analysis of several benefits on the compensation plan and take the best decision to satisfy the employees in the organizations. Smart HR managers in the organizations know the importance of employees hence they try to take all the possible steps so that they can retain the skilled staff in the organizations and make the complete balance over the compensation plans. Compensation plan includes the wages, salaries, bonuses etc. can motivate the employees and help the organizations to improve the productivity by end of the day (Harris & Jobe, 2015).

Lesson 6 Discussion Forum 2: 300 Words minimum

What are some key performance indicators that are used by organizations in which you have been employed? How did managers explain the importance of these KPIs, and were any rewards tied to them?

Your discussion is to be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman font using APA format with a minimum of two sources. 

Reply to 2 posts:

Reply to post 1:

A key performance indicator is a method used to value the performance outcomes on techniques shown by business companies for the aim of achieving key business benefits and achievements.

a) What are some key performance indicators that are used by organizations in which you have been employed?

For the organizations to perform well and gain some performance the following attributes are done in my working organization to gain satisfaction.

i)Strategic workforce plan which can be designed by the employers to come up with the exact number of employees giving service and also calculating the number of retired employees for the security purposes for that retired personnel not to gain advantages than the ones working considering age limit(Medne, & Lapina, 2019).

ii) Net profit and gross income

The analysis is done every time to calculate the total gross income and also the net profit to the organization to know how it performs in terms of business success and how the profit is generated either positively or negatively.

b) How did managers explain the importance of these KPIs, and were any rewards tied to them?

According to the manager’s explanation on the importance of KPIs is that they support and give at the same time give motivations to employees who seriously show the highest level of determination when working leaving the underperforming employees with fewer benefits (Nallusamy, 2016).

Reply to Post 2:

A Key Performance Indicator is a measurable worth that exhibits how adequately a company is accomplishing key business objectives. Organizations use KPIs at various levels to assess their prosperity at arriving at targets. Making do with KPIs frequently implies attempting to improve driving indicators that will later drive slacking benefits. Driving indicators are antecedents of future achievement; slacking indicators show how effective the association was at accomplishing results before. KPIs can be utilized to follow the operational performance of offices, activities or people against targets or goals. They can give an administration instrument to picking up understanding and dynamic. Developing significant KPIs that track, and obviously envision performance takes some arranging. Each KPI needs to address a particular business objective, and give ideal, precise data to evaluate progress towards goals (Parmenter et al, 2009).

KPIs allow executives to communicate the crucial focal point of the organization to financial specialists, colleagues, and different partners. As KPIs channel through the organization, they should catch employees’ eye to ensure that everybody is moving together the correct way and conveying an incentive to the business (Lake et al, 2019). Representative confidence, culture and limit, among others, all add to performance. KPIs improve performance management by permitting everybody to perceive what they’re doing, however what others are doing as well.