Discussion_Virtual Workplace
Discussion_Virtual Workplace
Watch the first video that describes the initial meeting between Ralph and Angela.
Then watch the video “Afterthoughts”.
Transcript_virtual_workplace.doc
Read the Scenario and the Profiles of the managers involved in the meetings.
Post your answer to the following questions.
- How would you grade Ralph on his management skills, techniques and overall performance?
- In your opinion, how should Ralph react when Angela asks for resignation? Should he end the meeting, or accept resignation, or try a new approach? What strategy would you suggest to Ralph?
- How would you have conducted the meeting? Include concrete instructions on how you’d do it differently..or better.
Assessment of a business entity or organization
The final paper will include an assessment of a business entity or organization that you are familiar with. You will create a 10-page (minimum) double-spaced paper that includes the following:
· Detailed analysis on how the organization applies the lessons learned in the course, including the following concepts (select those that are applicable to your selected organization):
Selected organization: AMAZON
o Fundamentals of leadership, including leadership styles and traits
o Strategic thinking
o Emotional intelligence
o Communication and leadership
o Organizational culture and climate
o High performing teams
o Managing organizational change
o Problem management and decision making
o Consensus building and negotiation
o Ethics and professional codes of conduct
o Managing conflict
o Strategic planning
o Power and Politics
· Citing and referencing applicable course materials and textbooks, including:
o Bradberry, T. & Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional intelligence 2.0. San Diego: TalentSmart.
o Lewis, James P. (2003). Project leadership. New York: McGraw-Hill.
o Lussier, R.N & Achua, C.F. (2012). Leadership: Theory, application, & skill development (6th Ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
o Project Management Institute (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK Guide, 6th Ed.) Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc.
o Other academic citations are encouraged, but will not be accepted in lieu of the above.
· Master’s level academic writing style, including appropriate grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, internal organization including appropriate paragraphs, citations, and references in accordance with the APA Publication Manual.
· Overall organization of document to include an introduction, body and conclusion.”’
Determine whether or not the table is probability distribution.
In the accompanying table, the random variable x represents the number of televisions in a household in a certain country. Determine whether or not the table is probability distribution. If it is a probability distribution, find its mean and standard deviation.
Is the table a probability distribution?
yes
no
If a table is a probability distribution, what is its mean? Select the correct choice below and fill in any answers boxes within your choice
a. Its mean is 2.8(Round to nearest tenth as needed).
b. The table is not a probability distribution.
X P(x)
0 0.04
1 0.13
2 0.27
3 0.25
4 0.18
5 0.13
How does Kesey’s choice to or not to impart a moral or lesson impact the meaning of the work as a whole?
A moral or a lesson is a common convention in stories. In what way has Ken Kesey, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest adhered to or subverted this convention? In other words, to what extent does the novel attempt to impart a moral or lesson, to what degree it is successful if it is attempting to impart a moral or lesson, and how does Kesey’s choice to or not to impart a moral or lesson impact the meaning of the work as a whole? Make sure to follow the expectations of the rubric.
Influences That Led to Modern English As We Currently Use It
Write a 250 to 300 word short essay on the following topic: Influences That Led to Modern English As We Currently Use It Your short essay should include an introductory paragraph where you present your thesis and two main points to support your thesis, and then one paragraph on each of your main points, followed with a short concluding paragraph which summarizes your paper. The paper, therefore, will consist of four paragraphs total, and try to stay reasonably within the 250 to 300 word limit. Follow all the guidelines of good writing, and follow standard essay format. Be sure to edit and revise your work before submission
Select a recent (within the last 90 days or less), international marketing article on the subject of cultural heritage
Select a recent (within the last 90 days or less), international marketing article on the subject of cultural heritage. See the suggested websites to find recent articles included below. Write a two-page, double-spaced review, providing the following information:
- An assessment of the article (cite the article using APA format)
- Your opinion of the article
- A connection to something specific you’ve noted in the readings for this class (thus far)
- A cover page and reference page (referencing the article you reviewed in APA format)
Websites to find article www.forbes.com https://hbr.org www.adage.comhttp://businessculture.org http://data.worldbank.org/countrywww.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factboo… www.exporthelp.co.zawww.rateslist.com www.payscale.com http://countrystudies.us www.world-housing.netwww.europaworld.com http://expertscolumn.com www.ases.org/index www.everyculture.comwww.oanda.com/currency/converter www.doingbusiness.org www.childinfo.org www.ttb.govhttp://export.gov www.state.gov www.riskandforecast
Identify the issue that began the conflict, the players and their roles within the conflict, the severity of the conflict, and your personal role in the conflict at the initial stage.
This project will assess your understanding and management of conflict through a paper outlining a personal or professional conflict you were involved in or helped to mediate. The conflict you select should have three distinct stages: 1. Initial Conflict (What started the issue and what initial steps were taken to resolve it?) 2. Escalation (Why did the initial conflict balloon into something bigger?) 3. Resolution (How was the conflict eventually resolved and what were the results?)
10-12 page essay
a. The essay should be double-spaced with 1 inch margins and should be written in Times New Roman 12 point font b. The essay should be formatted in APA format with 3-5 references
Content Guidelines for Submissions: papers should be structured around and contain the following topics:
1. An outline of the Conflict: Identify the issue that began the conflict, the players and their roles within the conflict, the severity of the conflict, and your personal role in the conflict at the initial stage.
2. Identification of the Conflict: Identify the type of conflict (value, structural, data, relationship, or interest) and support the identification with evidence from the conflict.
3. Initial Management of the Conflict: Discuss the initial steps used to manage the conflict and the form of management taken (accommodation, avoidance, competition, compromise, collaboration, or a combination of these).
4. Escalation: Identify why the initial method of conflict management failed and why the conflict escalated. Be sure to examine closely the roles that emotion, intimacy, and relationships played at this stage.
5. Outcomes: Assess the potential outcomes of the conflict after it escalated. Describe a possible outcome for each of the three scenarios: win-win, win-lose, and lose-lose.
6. Mediation: Discuss the necessity of having a mediator, assess what kind of mediator could have been used in this conflict, and describe the possible benefits and drawbacks of mediation for this case.
7. Resolution: Describe how the conflict was resolved and whether the resolution was effective. Map out the actual or potential results of the resolution on a timeline.
PROJECT SUBMISSION 1. A title page is not required for project submissions.
Business writing assignment 1: meeting email
As the chairperson of the budget committee for your department, you need to announce an upcoming meeting to the other committee members. You want the members to know that Jennifer Andrews, the company’s cost accountant, will be present to give a detailed report about the cost overruns on the Emerson project. You want the committee members to be prepared to discuss how your department can do a better job of anticipating and preventing cost overruns, and you want them to send you some bullet points for the discussion by a certain date.Before completing this assignment, study the examples of an ineffective email communication and an effective email communication shown in Figure 1.2 on page 7 of your textbook.
- In a Word document, prepare the subject line and text of an email that you would send to the committee members.
- Make up whatever information you need, such as names, dates, times, place, etc., to prepare the email.
- Be sure you include all information your audience will need.
Find a specific standards organization you are interested in.
Address the bulleted items in 200 to 250 words or more. Use additional research to support your answers and remember to cite your sources. Then respond to at least two classmate’s posts.
As a business I want to know what are the basic expectations for my product or service. Where do I go to know what these standards are? Organizations many non-profits have been established to provide the requirements, specifications, guidelines, or characteristics of a product or service. An example is the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). Standards from this and other organizations take into account governmental regulations materials used, products produced, processes applied, and services that are suitable the intended purpose.
Base you post on the following:
• Watch:
The Challenge of Ensuring Food Quality in a Growing Complex Food Supply Chain video https://youtu.be/tURAsK9g4JY
• Go to the following web page and explore some of these organizations:
IBR STANDARDS HOSTED BY ANSI
https://ibr.ansi.org/Standards/
• Find a specific standards organization you are interested in. It can be different than the ones on the website.
• Give a description of this organization
• Discuss specifically
§ Where do these standards come from?
§ Does this organization offer other services?
§ How do they help their industry maintain quality?
Find a company website of your choosing, that has very low appeal,
Find a company website of your choosing, that has very low appeal,Describe the issues, provide solutions We live in a time when online shopping has become a widely-used method for acquiring goods and services. Many shoppers today seek out information browsing the Internet, either to conduct research as a preamble to visiting a brick and mortar store or to directly purchase a product or order a service. As we studied in a previous chapter, search engine optimization (SEO) is a very important factor if an enterprise wishes to succeed in reaching online customers effectively. NIKE, Inc., one of the most successful businesses in its field, had not done well in search engine rankings a few years ago, despite allocating a large amount of capital to that endeavor. Even with its highly innovative staff, Nike ultimately had to seek outside help to come up with a better SEO solution.
Find a company of your choosing other entity with an Internet website that has very low “eye candy” appeal, font sizes that are too small or barely readable, or pages that seem to crawl at a snail’s pace when loading. Describe the issues and offer solutions that might enhance the website. Contrast this company’s presence with that of another, describing specific areas where one shines and the other lacks. Be sure to discuss the “backend” where web servers and networking capability might be an issue. Is the reason for slow throughput to your system an inadequate or poorly designed network infrastructure on their end? What could the enterprise do to “fix” the issues? Let us see what you can come up with to help the company improve its Internet footprint.
APA Style requirements are a must.
