Category: Management

Evaluate the potential impact of your meeting and the launching of your TQ plan, including two (2) strengths and two (2) weaknesses of the plan.

Quality Management – Assignment 4
BZ440 Quality Control

Directions: Unless otherwise stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling and grammar.

Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four (4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.

One of the philosophies mentioned in your text includes the strategy of Plan, Do, Check, and Act. keep this philosophy in mind when considering the information required below.

1. Discuss the premise of TQ. Then, design a TQ initiative for a company of your choosing, outlining steps that will provide internal and external support for your initiative.

2. Outline a plan for a team meeting with your managers, and elaborate how together you will disseminate this plan to the entire company.

3. Evaluate the potential impact of your meeting and the launching of your TQ plan, including two (2) strengths and two (2) weaknesses of the plan.

Describe the role of the HRM in the performance appraisal process and in performance management. Be sure to tie their role into overall organization goals and outcomes.

HRM614SIGNATURE

Module 8 Signature Assignment

In 7-8 pages, you will write this 2-part assignment.

Part 1

The HRM professional has an important role in the performance appraisal process.

Describe the role of the HRM in the performance appraisal process and in performance management. Be sure to tie their role into overall organization goals and outcomes.

Next, describe the step by step process the HRM undertakes in

Developing performance assessments,

Evaluating results

Linking results to the overall organization mission and values.

Be sure to cite your information sources in the body of the text and add the applicable references to your reference page.

What is the problem the author cites as challenging?What predictions or hypotheses does the author state?

Public Administration- Emotional Intelligence

The subject of the paper will be research articles on emotional intelligence theory and/or practice. The student will locate research articles online.

The student will choose four (4) research articles to discuss: the topic being investigated, the research results, and the potential for the use of findings in the workplace.

The four articles’ selection could all be on one aspect of emotional intelligence theory and/or practice. Or you could examine two (2) articles that say one thing about emotional intelligence, and the other two (2) articles could be opposing the first two (2) articles.

If you answer all the questions stated below in your narrative, you will be including the most critical points in the article,

1. What is the purpose of the article?

2. What is the problem the author cites as challenging?

3. What predictions or hypotheses does the author state?

4. What is the research design? A cross-sectional survey, etc.

5. Describe the instrument used?

6. What are the population and sample size?

7. How many responded participants responded?

8. What are the sample demographics?

9. Were the hypotheses supported in the article?

10. What are the discussion points made in the discussion?

11. What are the findings?

12. What are the limitations?

13. What is further research?

All papers submitted will be typewritten, double-spaced, 8-12 pages (excluding title page and bibliography).

The font should be 12 points and the type style Times Roman, Courier, or equivalent. Full and proper citation is expected. Citations in your paper’s text must reference a complete list of works cited at the end of the paper.

The paper should be done using the APA style manual. Wikipedia, blogs, etc., are not considered as academic sources. Also note that excessive citation, although referenced, is still considered plagiarism.

Review Purdue Owl citing protocols

Evaluate the efficacy of this strategy together with considering whether any changes to this strategy are needed. Suitable and credible academic and industry literature MUST be used to support your analysis and evaluation.

Company Strategy Analysis and Evaluation

TASK 3: Company Strategy Analysis and Evaluation (Summative) You must complete a 1,500 words (± 10%) written analysis and evaluation of a company’s or organisation’s strategy, chosen from the list of companies/organisations below.

Using relevant models from 3 (three) concepts covered in the module, you will need to analyse the company’s or organisation’s strategy.

You will also need to evaluate the efficacy of this strategy together with considering whether any changes to this strategy are needed. Suitable and credible academic and industry literature MUST be used to support your analysis and evaluation.

The completion of tasks 1 and 2 will help in the completion of this summative task.

The assessment feedback detailed in the tables 5 & 6 below will be used to assess the task 3 assessment.

Companies/Organisations Select one company/organisation from those listed below which will form the basis of your work for tasks 2 and 3 of the PORT1 portfolio assessment.

• Aldi • Amazon • Apple • Renault • Ryanair • Tesla • Tesco • Sainsbury • Microsoft • Lego • Virgin • Marks & Spencer

Table 5: PORT1 Assessment Criteria Weighting
Criteria Description

Weighting 30% Task 3 Analysis Correct use and application of relevant strategic management models, theories and concepts, evidencing depth in understanding, knowledge and analysis.

Task 3 Evaluation Ability to consider and critically appraise the choice and efficacy of a company’s/organisation’s strategy together with an evaluation and critique of supporting literature and theory. 25% Task 3 Literature Use and application of a wide range of relevant and credible academic and industry literature supported by correctly formatted in-text citations and reference list entries

using Harvard Referencing. 25% Task 3 Communications Presentation of work, academic writing style, coherence, clarity and proofing. 10% Portfolio Formative and summative tasks completed and uploaded to Moodie 10%
Module Handbook 2020/21 — BSP6000 Strategic Management

What were critical decisions, what was going on around them, etc. 3. Concept/Theory Connection: relate your readings and observations to different leadership concepts/theories (THIS REPRESENTS THE BULK OF YOUR PRESENTATION).

LIA REPORT: NELSON MANDELA

LIA Report This report is PPT Slides only – no written paper –Modified May 2020ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT: Since Covid-19 prohibits students from volunteering in a service-learning leadership project typical for this class, the following alternative assignment has been created.

The student will select a contemporary leader (someone since 2000 – this cannot be a politician and you should choose someone who is popular, well researched and written about) and perform a comprehensive analysis of their leadership by summarizing the major points of their experience and what theories used, concepts covered/addressed, and the problems facing the person/organization.

Student will augment their findings with at least 8 other references other than your textbook or other editions by the same authors.

Slides should contain the presentation bullets – details on those bullets and citations, etc. should be included in the notes section (lower part of the slides).

Students will identify aspects where they agreed and disagreed with the authors of external researched articles in the conclusion section. The individual you select can be a corporate CEO/manager, non-profit organization leader, government or health organization leader, etc.

Whoever you select, ensure that the individual is well analyzed and written about as you will be utilizing those external articles in your project and analysis.Each PPT report must include the following (10-15 slides):Structure of the PowerPoint: 1. Introduction – Your Name, Individual you selected for this project, and WHY.2. Information about your leader.

What were critical decisions, what was going on around them, etc. 3. Concept/Theory Connection: relate your readings and observations to different leadership concepts/theories (THIS REPRESENTS THE BULK OF YOUR PRESENTATION).

Include one slide on lessons learned from this leader and his/her leadership style.Augment your findings with research which shows how the different theories work/do not work in various situations.

At least 8 research sources outside of the textbook must be used to earn more points than “Average” (THE REFERENCES SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE NOTES SECTION OF THE SLIDES).

You are encouraged to use peer reviewed journals, magazine articles, and other popular press material other than textbooks.4.

Students will identify aspects where they agreed and disagreed with the authors of the external articles in the conclusion section 5. References – From the research,  include one SLIDE FOR ALL REFERENCES in APA style.

After your PowerPoint is posted, you are required to comment on three of your classmates’ presentations citing what they did well and suggestions for improvement.

How do you propose to analyze and to interpret the data and information which you collect? In other words, how will your analysis and/or interpretation show that the policy or program goals or outcomes have or have not been achieved?

Public Administration

Abstract (no more than 1 page, gives a brief overview of the contents of your paper, the abstract is written last after you have completed your entire paper)

Introduction (2-3 pages in length)

Include your  statement in first or second paragraph.

Describe or summarize the policy or program which you intend to evaluate.

What are the goals or desired outcomes of the policy or program?

Why are the goals or outcomes important?

Include your research questions at the end of the introduction.
Literature Review (3-4pages in length)

This section of your paper corresponds directly to your research questions. Each question should be reflected in sub-headings in your literature review. If you don’t have a research question about “it” don’t include “it” in your paper.

How have other researchers attempted to evaluate the policy or program? What were their conclusions? What might be replicated in your evaluation?

What theory or theories connect the policy or program to its goals or desired outcomes?

Methodology (2-4 pages in length, this is how you are going to evaluate this program/policy in the future)

Of all the evaluation techniques you have learned in the course which one will you use to evaluate your policy or program? (Implementation evaluation, Process evaluation, Outcome evaluation, Goals or desired outcomes, Program theory, Quantitative methodology, Qualitative methodology, Dependent variable(s), Independent variable(s),

Experimental design, Quasi-experimental design, Internal validity, External validity, Unit of analysis, Replication, Meta-analysis, Cost-benefit analysis, Cost-effectiveness analysis)

Is an experimental design relevant to your evaluation? If so, how? What form? If not, why not?

Is your evaluation a process evaluation or an outcome evaluation? Why? How?

What are the principal components of your evaluation design?
Study Variables

Name your dependent, independent, and control variables.

Data Collection

Name your unit(s) of analysis.

How do you propose to measure the factors, variables, goals, or outcomes which are relevant to your evaluation?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of your proposed measures?
Sampling and Survey Instruments

What are the principal sources of data and information which you propose to employ?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of your proposed sources?
Data Analysis

How do you propose to analyze and to interpret the data and information which you collect? In other words, how will your analysis and/or interpretation show that the policy or program goals or outcomes have or have not been achieved?

Conclusion (2-3 pages in length)

Analyze what you have learned and inform the reader (No real analysis will be done).

What policy or programmatic recommendations might emerge from your evaluation?

References (must be in APA style, not all citation generation programs will produce a correct APA reference page, you must double check)

Consider positive and negative uses of power. Explain one way in which you have experienced a supervisor/boss/leader using power in a positive way and explain one way in which you have experienced a supervisor/boss/leader using power in a negative way.

Consider positive and negative uses of power. Explain one way in which you have experienced a supervisor/boss/leader using power in a positive way and explain one way in which you have experienced a supervisor/boss/leader using power in a negative way.

Draw on the readings and be specific in the implications of both positive and negative uses of power.

Links for readings:
1. https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-power-of-a-clear-leadership-narrative/
2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/leadership

Explain the three components in the Expectancy Theory model and what their implications for training are. Also describe how this theory would affect the training that occurs in sports. In other words, how would you implement the expectancy theory in a sports training situation?

Personnel Training and Development (Sports Management)

Explain the three components in the Expectancy Theory model and what their implications for training are. Also describe how this theory would affect the training that occurs in sports. In other words, how would you implement the expectancy theory in a sports training situation?

Write what you learned from this analysis. Center and label this figure in your paper Fig.1 – My Weekly Analysis.

This is a three page assignment with an APA cover page and APA reference page for a total of five pages. Add an introduction that states the purpose of the paper.

Then detail the three sections of your paper as follows (use these three subheadings).

Time Analysis. Complete a time log in a table format (see sample below) that indicates the number of hours you spent in week one (Monday through Sunday).

Be sure it totals 168. Write what you learned from this analysis. Center and label this figure in your paper Fig.1 – My Weekly Analysis.
Activity

# of Hours

working

sleeping

studying

recreation

family

driving

meals

other

TOTAL

168

Fig. 1 – My Weekly Time Analysis

My Strengths. Use an online instrument (you choose) or other source (properly documented) that indicates your work strengths and work preferences My strengths and preferences: Strong leader and worker, good trouble shooting skills, good communication skills)

My Next Professional Goal. Detail your next professional (not educational) goal with a minimum of two references and an enumerated list of steps and target dates. Be as specific as possible.

Be sure to state why this goal is important to you. You are also encouraged to use the writing center and NU library (see below). My next professional goal is to purchase 5 investment properties to become a real estate investor.

What do you advise Blue Corp to do? Retaliate? Ignore the information and the attack by Red Corp? Something else? On which of the rule(s) discussed in the Sagan essay do you base your recommendations, and why?

This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin®.

Instructions:

After reading the Content Seven material, go the the following link and read the essay by Carl Sagan entitled A New Way To Think About Rules To Live By http://tetrahedral.blogspot.com/2011/12/carl-sagans-new-way-to-think-about.html

Afterward, write an essay addressing the following questions.

1.Which rule(s) do you live by personally? Give specific examples of how you apply the rules you identified in your life. Why do you choose these rules over others? Defend your personal position with sound reasoning.

2. Red Corp hires you to consult on an ethical issue they are facing. Red Corp recently discovered that its customer database has been hacked and published online, along with the customer database of its biggest competitor, Blue Corp.

Red Corp had no prior knowledge of or involvement with the hacking until a Red Corp employee stumbled upon the files published on the internet and brought it to the attention of Red Corp management.

Red Corp has no idea how the files were hacked and published, or by whom. Obviously, since Blue Corp’s customer database is also published online, Red Corp doesn’t believe that Blue Corp had anything to do with the hacking (i.e. it appears Blue Corp was a victim to the same hacking as Red Corp).

Red Corp doesn’t know if Blue Corp knows about the databases online yet. Red Corp believes that if Blue Corp knew about it, Blue Corp would almost certainly use Red Corp’s customer information against Red Corp (i.e. try to steal Red Corp’s customers).

Red Corp checked its account activity over the last quarter, and there doesn’t appear to be any unusual changes in business, so it is unlikely that Blue Corp knows about the databases (yet). Red Corp has begun the legal process of petitioning for its database to be removed from the internet, but the process is expected to take at least a few weeks because of the information rights issues involved.

What do you advise Red Corp to do? Tell Blue Corp about the databases online, and hope they will agree to a mutual good faith non-use of competitor information? Use Blue Corp’s database and go after Blue Corp’s customers, in anticipation that Blue Corp will likely do the same eventually? Ignore it and hope that Blue Corp doesn’t find it? Something else? On which of the rule(s) discussed in the Sagan essay do you base your recommendations, and why?

3. Suppose that Red Corp decides to use the database, and begins under-bidding Blue Corp and taking its customers. Witnessing this, Blue Corp investigates and discovers the customer databases (both Blue Corp’s and Red Corp’s) online.

If Blue Corp does nothing, it believes that Red Corp will continue to steal customers. Blue Corp hires you to consult on a response.

What do you advise Blue Corp to do? Retaliate? Ignore the information and the attack by Red Corp? Something else? On which of the rule(s) discussed in the Sagan essay do you base your recommendations, and why?

4. Did you rely on the same rules in your advice to question #1 and #2?
If you did, can you think of a different set of circumstances in which you would have given different advice (and relied on different rules)?

If you did not, why not? How were these situations different such that the difference caused you to change your basis of morality?

IMPORTANT NOTE: For the sake of these questions, you may assume that the published customer databases cannot be removed from the internet, and that law enforcement cannot help.

While in reality, these options would be perfectly reasonable, they aren’t relevant to the purpose of the assignment.

Submission Instructions:

This assignment should at a minimum contain 2,000 words of content (double spaced). Word count does not include headings, cover pages, references, or question text (if you choose to include it in your paper); I am looking for 2,000 words of substance.

Your paper should be in APA format including a properly formatted cover page (abstracts are optional) and a reference page with at least three (3) NEW references: Providing additional references to your assignments demonstrates your desire to conduct additional research on the topic area, and can improve your research skills.

Include properly formatted in-text citations within the body of your work for each of your listed references so the reader can ascertain your original thoughts or ideas as well as the portion of your work that is credited to credible sources.

It is very important to identify work from other sources to ensure that proper credit is provided to researchers in the field. This assignment uses Turn It In for originality verification.

Submit the weekly written assignment as an MS Word attachment (.doc or .docx format). A recommended font is 12pt Times New Roman. DO NOT include discussion board answers with your formally written assignment submission.