Day: September 5, 2020

For your final writing assignment, you will prepare a 5-7 page Essay on a current HOT TOPIC in one of the hospitality management segments. 

You will choose the segment of the Hospitality Industry that interests you the most:  Foodservice, Lodging, Travel & Tourism as well as a hot topic or current issue that is affecting that specific industry.

Explain how this issue became a hot button issue for the industry.
Describe how the industry is responding to or adapting to this issue. Are there any industry associations that are taking a stand regarding this topic?
What is the industry doing to address this current hot topic?
Include specific industry references and examples to reinforce your points, include at least one industry professional organization (such as the National Restaurant Association, American Hotel & Lodging Association, or the U.S. Travel Association).
Finish up by describing how this issue could continue to influence or affect the industry in the future; how will the industry handle this issue going forward?
The essay should be in APA format, about a segment in the industry that interest you and focused on a current topic occurring in that industry segment today.  “Restaurant Management” is NOT an acceptable topic.

Please make sure you use at least 3 resources, and cite them properly.  Spell check and proofread.

Assignment Overview
This Case Assignment focuses on phenomena within an organization that enable or hinder learning about business process. The discussion is one from a scholarly perspective, not from any given organization.

Case Assignment;
Paste these instructions on the cover page of your case paper, using a small font.
After reviewing the required reading for this module (and if you have time the optional reading), write a 5-page paper addressing the following questions/topics:
    What are professional development activities and organizational development activities according to Blau et al, (2008); what are the differences between the two?
    Explain/describe and contrast organizational learning mechanisms according to Clifford and Thope (2007), as well as Bleu et al (2008).
    What are individual-level factors that deter from learning about processes according to Ng et al., 2006 and Orpen, 1997? Find 1 or 2 external sources if you can, and compare them to those identified by these authors.
    Explain organizational environment issues that deter learning about processes. Compare and contrast the works of Alderfer & Smith, 1982 and Ashforth & Mael, 1989, as well as 1 or 2 external sources.
Summarize your findings on why individuals learn about processes in organizations or are hindered from learning within organizations.

Assignment Expectations;
Submit at minimum a 5-page paper (excluding cover sheet and references, figures, sections with bullets, and tables), double spaced, no extra spaces, and 1-inch margins, that answers the questions using all of the required reading, and if possible the optional reading and 1 to 3 outside references.
The paper will have a proper main heading stating the name of the class, module number, and title of the paper. The paper will also have an introduction that states the purpose of the paper and what will be answered, as well as section headings that guide the reader throughout the evolution of the discussion.
Quotations should only be used for definitions so that the student can demonstrate the ability to synthesize and articulate knowledge from the required reading.
All assertions and key discussion points are properly cited using APA format. In other words, any sentence or paragraph that contains material derived or synthesized from the background reading or other sources will be cited. References are in APA format. All references are cited at least once.

Submit at least a three page assignment that contains the following information as you articulate your DSP research problem and initial supporting literature that highlights the researched selected operational problem within the proposed DSP topic:
    Develop a draft of the research problem / topic within the first two paragraphs of the assignment.
    Articulate what academic and practitioner based literature supports the proposed research problem and how it relates to a possible selected organization and or industry.
    Elaborate what historical or current events / trends within the selected industry support the discovery and investigation of the selected research problem draft.

SLP Assignment Expectations;
Submit a 3-page paper (excluding cover sheet and references, figures, sections with bullets, and tables unless the tables are specified in the instructions) double spaced, no extra spaces, and 1-inch margins, that answers the questions using most of the required reading and if possible the optional reading and one outside reference.
The paper will have a proper main heading stating the name of the class, module number, and title of the paper. The paper will also have an introduction that states the purpose of the paper and what will be answered, as well as section headings that guide the reader throughout the evolution of the discussion.
Quotations should be used only for definitions so that the student can demonstrate the ability to synthesize and articulate knowledge from the required reading.
All assertions and key discussion points are properly cited using APA format. In other words, any sentence or paragraph that contains material derived or synthesized from the background reading or other sources will be cited. References are in APA format. All references are cited at least once

Assignment Overview:

This Case Assignment focuses on understanding different levels of an organization and different classes of process. The discussion is one from a scholarly perspective, not from any given organization.
Paste these instructions on the cover page of your case paper, using a small font.
After reviewing the required reading for this module (and if you have time, the optional reading) write a 5-page paper addressing the following questions/topics:
1.    What are at least three levels of an organization, regardless of structure?
2.    Compare and contrast, according to Davenport (1993) and Dickenson (2003), the generic levels or types of processes (tasks or routines) within an organization.
3.    According to Davenport and Short (1990), what types of organizational processes work within and across organizational boundaries?
4.    According to Van de Ven and Delbecq (1974), what are the two dimensions that a process (task) may demonstrate?
5.    According to Wijnberg, N.M., Van Den Ende, J., De Wit, O. (2002), what types of decisions are made at the three different levels of the organizations and how does IT enable these decisions (please use figure 1 in this document as a reference for discussion)?
6.    Articulate the importance of the five basic components of a business process (IDEF0) according to business process engineers (why are these needed?); present and defend your opinion on what would happen if anyone is removed.
Assignment Expectations
Submit a 5-page paper (excluding cover sheet and references, figures, sections with bullets, and tables) double spaced, no extra spaces, and 1-inch margins, that answers the questions using all of the required reading, and if possible the optional reading, and 1 to 3 outside references.
The paper will have a proper main heading stating the name of the class, module number, and title of the paper. The paper will also have an introduction that states the purpose of the paper and what will be answered, as well as section headings that guide the reader throughout the evolution of the discussion.
Quotations should only be used for definitions so that the student can demonstrate the ability to synthesize and articulate knowledge from the required readings.
All assertions and key discussion points are properly cited using APA format. In other words, any sentence or paragraph that contains material derived or synthesized from the background reading or other sources will be cited. References are in APA format. All references are cited at least once

1. How was Abercrombie & Fitch found to be violating Title VII (specifically)?
2. What was the EEOCs argument (on behalf of Elauf)?
3. What was Abercrombie & Fitchs argument?
4. What was Justice Clarence Thomass argument in his dissent? Do you agree or disagree with him?

Read Keith v. County of Oakland, 2013 U.S.App. LEXIS 595 (6th Cir) on page 350 in your textbook.  Post your answers to questions 1 through 5 found at the end of the case. Do you agree with this decision? Support your answer with additional cases or research

This SLP assignment focuses on demonstrating practical application of the concepts discussed in a case. The student will demonstrate understanding of what organizations and businesses process, and discuss the relationship between organizational structure and business processes. The discussion is one from a practical perspective.
Paste these instructions on the cover page of your paper, using a small font.
After reviewing the required reading for this module (and if you have time, the optional reading), and using the work completed in the case, select a specific organization and write a 3-page paper addressing the following:
1.    What does the organization do? (i.e., What types of products or services does it provide?) Note that the organization could be For-Profit, Non-Profit, or Government.
2.    What is the structure of this organization? Why do you think it was selected?
3.    Discuss one or more high level processes the organization accomplishes. Which department do you think is the lead for this process?
4.    Discuss one or more information technology systems used to accomplish the processes identified in 3 above. Why do they use information technology? Who are the participants that use the identified tool?
You are encouraged to use the SAME terms and sources as the case for the generic parts of your paper and specific sources related to the organization you identified, if they are publicly available

SLP Assignment Expectations:

Submit a 3-page paper (excluding cover sheet and references, figures, sections with bullets, and tables) double spaced, no extra spaces, and 1-inch margins, that answers the questions using most of the required reading and if possible the optional reading and one outside reference.
The paper will have a proper main heading stating the name of the class, module number, and title of the paper. The paper will also have an introduction that states the purpose of the paper and what will be answered, as well as section headings that guide the reader throughout the evolution of the discussion.
Quotations should only be used for definitions so that the student can demonstrate the ability to synthesize and articulate knowledge from the required reading.
All assertions and key discussion points are properly cited using APA format. In other words, any sentence or paragraph that contains material derived or synthesized from the background reading or other sources will be cited. References are in APA format. All references are cited at least once