Alice Jones was employed as a clerk-typist by a company. She requested and was refused a vacation day. The employer’s refusal was based on her failure to submit the request at least two weeks in advance as required by company policy. She announced that she would take the day anyway, and when she subsequently failed to report for work, was fired for insubordination, plus the […]

Enhancing employees’ knowledge through training and development is crucial in today’s marketplace. Employees that receive training and improved skills, which make them more knowledgeable and able to perform their daily work more effective and efficiently, tend to be more engaged and motivated. This in turn is reflected in improved performance and helps the organization stay competitive. However, the implementation of the proper strategy for employee […]

The workplace can be an especially stressful environment. Personal conflicts between coworkers, fear of layoffs, and heavy workloads can be causes of negative stress. This stress can be carried to our homes and after-work activities, impacting personal health. Allowing these stressors to build and intensify will only further impair the work environment. For this assignment, you are required to review a scenario regarding a woman […]

Research your chosen company. Wells Fargo Find a minimum of three library sources, which will support your thesis in this assignment.  Review your assigned weekly lecture and text reading.  Select from this reading 8-10 key concepts, which will also support your thesis.  In a four to five page paper, address the questions below.  Your paper should follow APA format including a title and reference page.  The […]

“A code of ethics is a formal statement of the company’s values concerning ethics and social issues; it communicates to employees what the company stands for” (Daft, 2012, p. 138).  It has always been interesting to me how society sets what is ‘right and wrong’.  There are some aspects that seem to cross all or most cultures, but for the most part, we define them […]

Critical reading and writing relies on the development of intentional skills.  Critical reading requires that you drill down into the intention of the writer in order to discern the thoughts, ideas, feelings, and message the writer sought to convey.  When you read critically, you are able to engage more meaningfully to the material and better interpret text to make rich mental connections.   Critical reading […]

Good news! You have just received notification that your grant proposal was selected and approved. The funding agency is excited about the possibilities you have presented in your proposal, and they are looking forward to the difference you will make in the community. However, they are concerned with the difficulty you may face in measuring the results of your intervention. The intervention seeks to prevent […]

Final Project Instructions: Based upon what you have learned, and the research you have conducted, why is it important for HR Management to transform from being primarily administrative and operational to becoming a more strategic partner. Provide a background of HR history and some data from a specific organization of your choice to support your ideas, arguments, and opinions. IMPORTANT!!Submit your work as an MS […]

Assume you have been hired as a training consultant by a medium sized technology company.  Your client company has asked you to develop and make a presentation for an employee training and career development program. The majority of the company’s employees are entry level programmers and developers and help desk technicians, but they also employ administrators and administrative assistants. The client company is looking for […]

This is a good time for you to reflect upon your education . . . think about elementary as well as middle or junior high school and then high school. Think of what you were taught, how you were taught, the teachers you had as well as the other professional educators you came in contact with . . . how you liked school (or not) […]