Category: Business and Management

Organizational Structure
1.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTWJJNOJ_oI
2.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV2kezFTVJ0
3.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LELGwFhKHsk&t=6s (only part on organizational structure)
4.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vPCN6X3FUI&t=3s
5.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yYnW-HlBc

Write a summary of each video.  Include the key points and interesting ideas you found from viewing that video.  Write a 2nd paragraph that interprets or explains how the video can help a manager understand organizational strategy, structure or function. Consider using an example from the video to explain further.

The questions that follow can assist your research: 
    What might help a manager understand how an organization is structured, and how it functions? 
    What does this video tell me?

What is the Final Format?
As previously stated, the paper will be written in current APA format, must be a minimum of 16 pages (not including the title page, abstract, and references), and must utilize at least 15 scholarly references. The final format must include the following:
    Title page;
    Abstract;
    Outline;
    Introduction (no longer than 1 page);
    Findings (a minimum of 13 pages);
    Conclusions, recommendations, and suggestions for further study (a minimum of 2 pages); and
    References that are current (less than 3 years) or important for historical background

After reading the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide, write a Mass Casualty Incident Specific Annex describing the response to a high amount of casualties during a disaster in Bobsville.

Your annex should:
Identify the departments and agencies designated to perform response and recovery activities and specifies tasks they must accomplish
Outline the integration of assistance that is available to local jurisdictions during disaster situations that generate emergency response and recovery needs beyond what the local jurisdiction can satisfy
Specify the direction, control, and communications procedures and systems that will be relied upon to alert, notify, recall, and dispatch emergency response personnel; warn the public; protect residents and property; and request aid/support from other jurisdictions and/or the Federal Government (including the role of the Governors Authorized Representative)
Provide coordinating instructions and provisions for implementing Mutual Aid Agreements (MAAs)
Describes the logistical support for planned operations.
Write a minimum of 2 pages on the function and its contents. You may reference CPG101 Appendix C and other agencies documents as reference but you must write your Annex for Bobsville specifically.  You will use this document in future classes and execute this plan so help yourself by being thorough.

Please create your response in a Microsoft word document, and upload as an attachment for submission.  Pages are to be double-spaced utilizing Verdana 12 point font text and 1 inch margins. The page requirements are exclusive of your reference list and cover page. 

You will formulate 5 open ended questions and provide your written explanations / justifications for why you selected these questions. you will submit a narrative of the interview. This narrative should highlight the answers to the 5 questions you pose and include a summary of your reflections / reactions / insights and a commentary on the value (or lack there of) of the experience.

Developing employees through the implementation of training and development opportunities is a primary function of human resource management (HRM). Performance measurement and appraisals are one way to determine what type of additional training is needed to ensure employee success.
Imagine that you have been hired as the human resource manager at an organization where you have previously worked or are currently working. Your first task is to assess areas for improving training and development and the performance appraisal system within the organization. Write an essay on your analysis of these two areas. Address the questions below in your assignment. Use headers to organize your paper and show what you are covering in your assignment.

Training and Development Analysis

What are the steps of the new hire training process? Are there any steps missing that you would add?
As the human resource manager, how would you evaluate the training needs of your staff?
How can you ensure that the training you would provide is effective? What data might be used to make your conclusion?
What considerations would you make for employee learning styles?
How would future training and development be impacted through human resource planning?
Do you have a plan to shape employee behavior within your organization? Why, or why not?

Performance Appraisal Analysis

As the human resource manager, what are two best practices you would follow when planning for employee performance appraisals?
What performance methods would you choose over other methods?
What are two of the common problems with appraisals? How would you avoid them in your organization?
What components do you think are required for effective human resource planning?
Be sure to include an introduction. Support your essay with a minimum of two references. Your essay must be at least two pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

Learning Outcome(s) Assessed:

Understand the fundamental components of the business environment and the internal and external drivers for change implicit to it;
Identify competing interests among stakeholders and understand the implications of those competing interests.
Description of Assignment: Target length: 1,500 words

Task:

Find a multinational organisation of your choice and describe and evaluate the changing business environment of this company using appropriate theories, models and relevant examples.

Requirements

This 1,500 words assignment is to be typed in an essay format.  You are only allowed 10% more or 10% of the expected word count.  The structure should include:

Expected Format of the Essay

Introduction:

In this section I would expect the best students to:

Discuss what we mean by The Business Environment
Consider why an understanding of The Business Environment is important
Explain any relevant theories/models in relation to the wider topic of the business environment.
Signpost the structure of the document, including a brief overview of the company they have chosen
Main Body:

In this section I would expect students to discuss the challenges/changes that the organisation they have chosen had to deal with.  A clear analysis should be provided in relation to what was the change, what was the impact it had on the organisation and how did they deal with it. If students can relate those changes to any of the models discussed in class, for example PESTEL, then even better.

The main purpose for performing this secondary research is to allow students to practically see the impact that changes in the business environment can have on business organisations. That way they can understand that such changes can be  positive or negative, direct or indirect. 

Conclusions:

This section should summarise the main points of the previous section, drawing everything together.

List of References:

References need to be provided in an alphabetical order.

You must do your own work and avoid plagiarising at all cost. Plagiarism is a serious academic crime and all plagiarized work will be awarded a zero mark.  Please ensure that every part you have read from a book or an official website, and intend to use in your essay, is paraphrased and in text references provided accurately using Harvard Referencing System.

Grading Criteria (What constitutes a good delivery in the essay):

Criteria

Ratings

Depth of analysis/critical thinking

Excellent 4.0 pts

Good 3.0 pts

Adequate 2.0 pts

Inadequate 1.0 pts

Fail

Application of models/theories/concepts/frameworks

Excellent 4.0 pts

Good 3.0 pts

Adequate 2.0 pts

Inadequate 1.0 pts

Fail

Introduction and Conclusions

Excellent 4.0 pts

Good 3.0 pts

Adequate 2.0 pts

Inadequate 1.0 pts

Fail

Use of practical business examples

Excellent 4.0 pts

Good 3.0 pts

Adequate 2.0 pts

Inadequate 1.0 pts

Fail

Expected structure of report

Excellent 4.0 pts

Good 3.0 pts

Adequate 2.0 pts

Inadequate 1.0 pts

Fail

Good use of English language

Excellent 4.0 pts

Good 3.0 pts

Adequate 2.0 pts

Inadequate 1.0 pts

Fail

In a minimum of 200 words, answer the following question using level headings Question One & Question Two & Question Three.

1.Should employees create religious employee-resource groups in the workplace?
2. What are the pros and cons for the origination of allowing this practice?
3.If tolerance for and education about different religions seem to be the trend in today’s workplace, why has the number of complaints filed with the EEOC risen steadily over the past 10 years?

cultural decision-making using the case study Brief Integrative Case 2.1: Coca-Cola in India (p. 248) in International Management: Culture, Strategy, and Behavior.

This case focuses on the cultural differences of the U.S. company Coca- Cola and the country of India. In this situation, the people in the area around the Coca-Cola plant accused Coca-Cola of reducing the water levels, and more importantly, contaminating the water supply used for farming and personal consumption in their bottling process.

After reflecting on this situation involving cultural differences, as a leader, how might MNEs demonstrate their commitment to working with different countries like Saudi Arabia and respecting the cultural and natural environments of the country?

What types of decisions would you need to make? Would there be bias in the decision-making process? Can you give an example?

Please include introduction and conclusion also use 4 references including this book as main reference  Cavusgil, S. T, Knight, G., & Riesenberger, J. (2017). International business: The new realities (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. ISBN: 9780134324838