Analyze two areas of critical importance for collaboration between HR and managers when making staffing decisions.

Assignment – Core HR Functions
Overview
Hiring, compensation, and performance appraisal policies and practices are critical HR functions and play an important part in defining an organization as a whole. Making sound choices in these areas builds a foundation for an organization’s success. In this assignment, you prepare a presentation for hospital department managers focused on specified processes and practices topics. 
Scenario
Imagine that it has become apparent that staffing changes will be required in the wake of the merger. The VP of HR has decided that it would be good to create a presentation for department managers that outlines approaches to facilitate some of these changes. 
Preparation
PowerPoint Essentials
Visit the following LinkedIn Learning resources if you have not mastered the essentials of PowerPoint.

  1. Analyzes two areas of critical importance for collaboration between HR and managers when making staffing decisions.
  2. Recommends a process and elements for creating effective job descriptions.
  3. Explains two prominent considerations for developing fair and competitive compensation and benefit plans.
  4. Justifies your recommendation for an appropriate employee performance appraisal methodology. 
  5. Additional Instructions
  • Resources: Use four sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
  • PowerPoint: 6–8 slides, not including the required title, purpose conclusion, and references slides. Include detailed speaker’s notes to elaborate upon complex ideas or issues. A viewer should be able to get a solid understanding of your presentation by viewing the slides and the notes.
  • SWS: This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
  • Propose HRM policies and procedures related to manager training, hiring practices, compensation and benefits, and employee performance.
Determine the specific details that would make the equity approach to valuing your business worthwhile. Provide a rationale with your response.

Using the business venture below, you will continue to build a financial plan for the business.

Business Venture : You own a mom-and-pop corner grocery store in a small town. The name of the store is Betty’s. Nothing Is set in stone, so you have full reign over this assignment just make sure it pertains to the grocery business so think of start up costs, rent, supplies, etc…

Instructions

Write a 4–5 page paper in which you:

1. Prepare a pro forma balance sheet for the first 12 months of your business. Include the assumptions on which it is based. Justify your balance sheet.

2. Prepare a pro forma income statement for the first 12 months of your business. Include the assumptions on which it is based. Justify your income statement.

3. Prepare a pro forma cash budget for the first 12 months of your business. Include the assumptions that you have made when creating the budget. Justify your budget.

4. Scrutinize tangible and intangible costs of obtaining financial capital for your business start-up to determine whether the costs justify the implementation of the funding source.

5. Assume your business is five years old and running profitably and consider how you would grow your business over the next five years. Determine the specific details that would make the equity approach to valuing your business worthwhile. Provide a rationale with your response.

Review some of the possible risk factors associated with becoming an HT victim, and discuss some possible primary interventions that could service to help prevent or reduce HT.

 Most of the services/support provided for human trafficking (HT) victims come after they have been trafficked and can be considered as secondary interventions. Review some of the possible risk factors associated with becoming an HT victim, and discuss some possible primary interventions that could service to help prevent or reduce HT.

The discussion must address the topic.

Rationale must be provided

350 words in your initial post. Turnitin less than 15%. 

Minimum of two scholarly references in APA format within the last five years published

explain and give a key example of at least three components of his theory of communicative action

Based upon your reading content from Week 2, concerning the work of Jurgen Habermas, please address the following in a brief essay: 1) explain and give a key example of at least three components of his theory of communicative action; 2) explain why or why not you think that applying his theory of communicative action would be for the benefit of society; 3) provide a concise definition of the “life world,” and give at least one example of how the life world has been compromised, or damaged, in modern society. Share a current event related to that example. Include a brief description of the current event and its connection to your discussion

Essays must be at least 4 pages (not including title page and abstract – abstract not necessary), and double-spaced. Essays must be in APA format and sources must be properly cited.

Calculate the arithmetic mean, median, and mode Salary of the students.

You are required to answer ALL questions.

To be handed in by ….., Mid-day in Google Classroom) –

NO acceptance after set deadline

1. Total 5% Marks: The following figures show the annual salaries in CHF of 20 GBS Mathematics of Finance

students doing Internship at Bank chains in Barcelona and Geneva.

Calculate the arithmetic mean, median, and mode Salary of the students.

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15’180, 19’870, 14,375, 15’767, 15’870, 15’180, 14’375, 36’938, 15’180, 46’132, 15’525, 19’600, 14’375, 23’069, 16’767, 16’767, 17’880, 14’375, 14’375, 14’375

2. Total 5% Marks: A Mathematics Investment analyst receives the following data showing the percentage

changes in Labor costs of Junior managers in an investment bank Chain over a 12-months

period. The highest change observed was +172 per cent for a senior manager in one of

the banks in Madrid.

Percentage Change Frequency -5 to under 0 2 0 to under 5 32 5 to under 10 25 10 to under 15 10 15 to under 20 8 20 to under 25 3 25 to under 30 2 30 to under 35 5 35 to under 40 4 40 to under 100 3 100 to 172 4

a). What is the mean annual percentage change in Labor costs for Junior managers in this investment bank?

b). What is the estimate of the Median Value? (3% Marks)

c). What is the modal class interval? (2% marks)

3. Total 5% Marks:

The following information applies to a portfolio composed of Fund A and Fund B.

Fund A Fund B

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Portfolio weights (%) 70 30

Expected returns (%) 10 16

Standard deviations (%)

7 13

Correlation between the returns of Fund A and Fund B

0.80

The portfolio’s standard deviation of return is closest to:

A. 7.38%.

B. 8.80%. C. 8.35%.

4. Total 5% Marks: You open a bank account today (06th April 2022) expecting that your dad will credit

your account three years later. If indeed your dad puts in CHF 15’500, how much

money will have in your account after 10 years if your earn 6% interest semi-annually

compounded?

5. Total 5% Marks:

Your dad has been asked to retire today and take his retirement benefits either as a

lump sum or as an annuity. The pension officer presents him with two alternatives:

● An immediate lump sum of CHF 2 million ● An annuity with 20 payments of 200’000 each year starting today

The interest rate at your bank is 7% per year annually compounded. Which option

would you recommend your dad to take?

6. Total 5% Marks:

Your pension Fund manager estimates that the corporate sponsor will make CHF 10

Million contributions, 5 years from now. The rate of return on the plan assets is

estimated to be 9% per year. The Pension Fund manager wants to calculate the FV of

this contribution 15 years from (the date at which the funds will be distributed to

retirees). Compute that FV?

7. Total 5% Marks: Using five years of monthly data, an analyst computes the following risk and return measures for three portfolios:

Portfolio Mean Monthly Portfolio Beta Portfolio Return Standard deviation

X 1.0% 1.5 1.3

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Y 1.5% 2.3 2.0 Z 2.5% 3.0 1.7

The mean monthly return on Treasury bills (T-bills) is 0.5% over this period. The most preferred portfolio, based on its Sharpe ratio, is: A. Portfolio X B. Portfolio Y C. Portfolio Z

8. Total 5% Marks: Based on historical returns, a portfolio has a Sharpe ratio of 2.0. If the mean return to the portfolio is 20%, and the mean return to a risk-free asset is 4%, what is the standard deviation of return on the portfolio?

9. Total 5% Marks: The expected returns and standard deviations for the three portfolios are shown in the table below.

Portfolio Expected Return Standard Deviation Beta One 21% 9.3% 1.4 Two 13% 6.4% 1.1 Three 11% 6.0% 1.0

An investor wants to select the optimal portfolio using Roy’s safety-first criterion with a threshold return of 3%. Assuming the risk-free rate is 2%, this investor should select Portfolio: A. One B. Two C. Three

10. Total 5% Marks:

Don Thompson plans to work for ten years and then take an extended vacation. He expects to save $3,000 a year for the first five years and $5,000 a year for the following five years. These savings will start one year from now. Thompson has $10,000 in an account paying 6% compounded annually and will begin putting his future savings into the same account when they begin. Given these assumptions, the

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amount of money that Thompson will have at the end of year 10 is closest to: A. $64,372 B. $68,725 C. $71,774

11. Total 5% Marks: Mike Ellers is evaluating a Venture capital investment that requires an initial investment of $2 million and, if it survives, the venture is expected to have a value of $15 million at the end of four years.

Year 1 2 3 4 Probability of failure 20% 20% 15% 10%

What is the NPV of this investment given the conditional failure rates above and a required rate of return of 25%? A. $1,008,102 B. $1,133,440 C. $1,710,560

12. Total 5% Marks: An investor bought 1,000 shares of Revland Co. on January 1, 2018, for $50 a share. He recorded the following data about the stock over the next three years: Year Year-End Stock Price Dividends During the Year 20X4 $45.00 $2.00 20X5 $50.00 $2.00 20X6 $60.75 $2.25

The geometric mean return over this 3-year period is closest to: A. 11% B. 12% C. 13%

13. Total 5% Marks: A portfolio manager has a two-asset portfolio with the following characteristics:

Asset Portfolio Weight Return Standard Deviation Correlation A 0.20 6% 5% 0.50 B 0.80 12% 20% 0.50

The standard deviation of this two-asset portfolio is closest to?: 14. Total 5% Marks:

Compute the Coefficient of Variation CV = Std / mean – assuming mean is 172.25

Height cm Frequency (Nr. of Students)

150 and under 155 1

5

155 and under 160 1

160 and under 165 2

165 and under 170 3

170 and under 175 6

175 and under 180 2

180 and under 185 4

185 and under 190 1

15. Total 5% Marks:

Find the median height of GBS students from the below data:

Height cm Frequency (Nr. of Students)

150 and under 155 1

155 and under 160 1

160 and under 165 2

165 and under 170 3

170 and under 175 6

175 and under 180 2

180 and under 185 4

185 and under 190 1

16. Total 5% Marks:

Distribution showing the weekly output of stock Traders at an Investment Bank in

Barcelona:

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Output (Stock Units) Number of Traders 100 – 160 1 160 – 180 5 180 – 200 10 200 – 220 35 220 – 240 55 240 – 260 74 260 – 300 20

a). Find mean of weekly Output

b). Find Median weekly Output

17. Total 5% Marks: From the below data, assess the average deviation from the mean price per unit of stock

Stock Price Number of Stocks sold

1.5 – 2.5 15

2.5 – 3.5 2

3.5 – 4.5 19

4.5 – 5.5 10

5.5 – 6.5 14

18. Total 5% Marks:

You are asked to arrange some Corporate Bonds in order of their maturity. What is the number of ways that are possible to arrange 4 Bonds from a total of 10 Bonds?

19. Total 10% Marks: – Use the below info to answer questions 19a-19e

Records show that for every 100 items produced in a factory during the day shift, two

are defective, and for every 100 produced during the night shift, four are defective. If

during the 24-hour period, 2000 items are produced during the day and 800 during

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the night, what is the probability that an item picked at random from the 2’800

produced during the 24-hour period;

a). Was produced on the day shift and was defective? (2 % marks)

b). Was produced on the Night shift and was defective? (2 % marks)

c). Is defective irrespective of the shift? (2% marks)

d). If a selected item is defective, what is the probability that it came from the day

shift? (2% marks)

e). If a selected item is defective, what is the probability that it came from the night

shift? (2% marks)

How do you view performance in your company and how do you try and obtain maximum individual performance?

FINAL ASSIGNMENT: STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

(ongoing assignment)

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To develop this ongoing Human Resources Management (strategic), you need to carry out the

following tasks (tasks 1 )

Task 1

1. Create your own “virtual” company (based on an existing one to make your work

that much easier)

2. Indicate the mission and the vision of your company v

3. How would you describe your corporate culture

4. How do you see your employees? (are they an asset, a cost…)

5. How do you view performance in your company and how do you try and obtain

maximum individual performance?

6. Carry out an internal HR analysis of your company

7. What workforce do you have currently? Identify hierarchy and

communication/reporting order

8. Job description /specification. Draw up one job spec for a mid-management position

and a junior(administrative) position in the company)

9. Use the 9 grid matrix to analyze your workforce and identify your talent and explain

how you can help them “grow” within the organization or need to substitute the

individual(s)

10. How are you going to retain your talent?

11. What tools and platforms are you going to use to recruit new candidates/talent?

Task 2

Corporate strategy. You are focused on growing your company and have thus you are

increasing your product portfolio.

1. What additional workforce do you believe you will require for the correct operation?

(use your own criteria – analytical skills and critical thinking to identify what skills and

abilities you require).

2. Identify how this subsidiary is going to affect the workforce in your head office (do you

need to establish new departments, recruit new staff, re-distribute present tasks and

responsibilities of current staff …)

Task 3

After carrying out steps 1 and 2, the next critical step is to analyze HR challenges and

propose Strategic HR solutions for your organization. To correctly analyze your

organization, we recommend that you break down your analysis into the following fields:

a. Impact of national culture on organizational cultures (in general)

b. Global or external environment that you believe affects (short, medium, or long term,

the recruitment, and retention of staff)

c. Recruitment process (sourcing, selection, and onboarding)

d. Create a job spec for a junior management post in your company

e. Cultural intelligence – what does it mean for your company and how it is being

addressed)

f. Leadership approaches (link this section also to your line managers)

g. People development (recognize and identify areas of development)

h. Performance management and Rewards and Incentives

The above fields will give you a great overview of your organization and areas that are

challenging due to culture/preparation (staff skills and abilities …)

Task 4

How are you going to use an ethical approach to your business. You can break it down into

sections such as:

Communication (remember “listening”)

Motivation (recognize the contribution and allow individuals to approach senior

management with ideas, proposals, concerns, etc, and address them if they do affect the

overall environment in the company.

Talent and recognition (family members). Open panel discussions. Ignore their recognized

skills and abilities, as most people have others that are not put into use. Discuss openly,

share ideas, opinions…..

Trust/empowerment

Trust, respect, leadership, etc. Please do link to your corporate culture

NOTE: I am aware that not all may have access to key/strategic information. In this case,

you can either implement your own vision and goals as to how to manage the workforce,

how to implement new HR strategies, and new leadership approaches, or alternatively, you

can select a company of your choice.

What will your annual payment be if you sign up for this mortgage?

BCO212 Business Finance 1 Midterm Exam Task brief & rubrics

Task

· individual

· upload word document or pdf with solutions

Formalities:

· Wordcount: 900 words maximum, 600-900 words normal

· Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.

· Font: Arial 12,5 pts.

· Text alignment: Justified.

· The in-text References and the Bibliography have to be in Harvard’s citation style.

Submission: Week 4 – Via Moodle (Turnitin). During the class of week 4.

Weight: This task is a 40% of your total grade for this subject.

It assesses the following learning outcomes:

· To be able to apply CAPM model

· Apply financial models of annuities and perpetuities

Problem 1 (30 points):

You work for a pharmaceutical company that has developed a new drug. The patent on the drug will last 5 years. You expect that the drug’s profits will be $4 million in its first year and that this amount will grow at a rate of 2% per year for the next 5 years. Once the patent expires, other pharmaceutical companies will be able to produce the same drug and competition will likely drive profits to zero. What is the present value of the new drug if the interest rate is 10% per year?

Exercise 2 (25 points):

You are thinking of purchasing a house. The house costs $280,000. You have $30,000 in cash that you can use as a down payment on the house, but you need to borrow the rest of the purchase price. The bank is offering a 20-year mortgage that requires annual payments and has an interest rate of 6% per year. What will your annual payment be if you sign up for this mortgage?

Exercise 3 (25 points):

Company ABC Corporation is operating on US market. Risk-free rate on US market is equal to 4%. Beta of company ABC is equal to 1.2. The estimate of risk-premium is equal to 6%.

Question 3.1: Assuming that CAPM model holds, find return on equity for company ABC? (15 points)

Question 3.2: Assuming that CAPM model holds, find return on debt for company ABC? Company ABC has credit rating equal to BB. Use table below. (15 points)

Exercise 4 (13 points): Theoretical question (250 words maximum)

What is the beta of the asset? Could you give an example of the asset that has zero or close to zero beta?

Could you give an example of the asset that has negative beta?

Determine how these leadership competencies apply to organizational success.

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World (Links to an external site.), watch The “Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch (Links to an external site.) video and the Week 1 Assignment video above.

In The Last Lecture video, Randy Pausch informs his audience about his health situation and then goes into sharing his childhood dreams that he was able to achieve. Through his lecture, he is able to demonstrate the leadership competencies commonly identified among leaders from around the world.

In a PowerPoint presentation,

  • Analyze seven key leadership competencies observed in The Last Lecture
  • Identify how these competencies relate to various leadership styles.
  • Determine how these leadership competencies apply to organizational success.

For this class, The Last Lecture assignment will be one of two assignments that will apply toward Folio. Be sure to upload your presentation to Folio once you have completed it and share a link in your submission in addition to uploading it to Waypoint to be graded.

Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.

Topic: Death Penalty

Articulate a specific dilemma in a situation faced by a particular person based on that topic. The situation can be real or fictional.

  • Summarize the dilemma.
  • Define any needed key terms associated with the dilemma.
  • Analyze the conflicts or controversies involved in the dilemma.

Revise and rewrite based on any feedback you received in your previous draft (week three).  

*I will submit a draft to reference* 

Reference and discuss any professional code of ethics relevant to your topic such as the AMA code for doctors, the ANA code for nurses, etc.  State whether and how your chosen topic involves any conflicts between professional and familial duties or conflicts between loyalty to self and loyalty to a community or nation.

What in your view is the most moral thing for that person to do in that dilemma? Why is that the most moral thing? Use moral values and logical reasoning to justify your answer

Next, apply the following:

  • Aristotle’s Golden Mean to the dilemma
  • Utilitarianism to the dilemma
  • Natural Law ethics to the dilemma

Which of those three theories works best ethically speaking? Why that one?

Why do the other two not work or not work as well?

 Is it the same as what you said is the most moral thing earlier? Why or why not?

#1  House, R. (2009). The death penalty and the principle of goodness. The International Journal of Human Rights, 13(5), 680-688. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642980802533224

#2  Potter, N. (2009). Kant on punishment. The Blackwell Guide to Kant’s Ethics, 179-195. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444308488.ch8

#3  Rachels, J., & Rachels, S. (2015). The elements of moral philosophy. McGraw-Hill Europe.

#4  Ross, D. (2013). Foundations of ethics. Read Books.

#5  Subjecting ourselves to capital punishment. (2011). Kant and Applied Ethics, 117-138. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118114162.ch5

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Describe the concepts of information and computer literacy as they relate to patient care.

Reflect back over the past six weeks and describe how the achievement of the Course Outcomes in this course have prepared you to meet the RN to BSN Student Learning Outcome #7 and the BSN Essential IV.

· Student Learning Outcome 7: Use information management skills while implementing safety principles to create a safe, caring environment for care delivery

· Baccalaureate Essential IV: Knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology are critical in the delivery of quality patient care.

Pay attention to the Course Objectives (below) as a guide to illustrate your preparedness for each of the two outcomes (SLO7 & Baccalaureate Essential V)

· CO4: Describe the concepts of information and computer literacy as they relate to patient care.

· CO5: Explain the relationship between information needs of the: clinician, patient, institution, and insurer and the role of the EHR in all of these needs.

· CO 6: Explain the relationship of the EHR to inter-professional communication/collaboration and continuity of care.

· CO 7: Articulate the role of information technology in providing safe, quality care

· The paper should be 4-5 pages, not including the Title- and References pages.

· Use APA 7th style formatting.

· Justify your responses with appropriate resources. For example, references should be current (within the last 5 years) scholarly publications (use the library databases), and quality Websites with current information that end in .gov., org. , or .edu. Use APA 7th style formatting for in-text and reference list citations.

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