You are coming to the end of your first course at Walden University and you are about to embark on a journey that will support and deepen your exploration of yourself, others, the world around you, as well as your chosen field of study. Are there any thoughts or reflections you want to share with your instructor or classmates as you begin the final week […]

Unit VIII Final Paper  Based on information covered in each unit of the course, create your own personal theory on leadership following the core functions listed throughout the course.  Make sure to answer the following questions:   What traits and behaviors are at the core of your leadership model?  What core personality traits do you bring to your personal leadership model?  What leadership […]

Create a presentation that introduces the reward  management system deployed by the small employer, Alfa I Omega (AIO) (Chapter  14) that allows it to compete with larger companies to get top-flight workers  (Odrakiewicz, Szulc, & Odrakiewicz, 2018). Incorporate into the  presentation the governmental factors that influence reward systems in this  country and your evaluation of whether or not the premise of small raises and more […]

Cost of Living The City of St. Albans has a unionized police force that is coming up for a contract renewal. The police have one issue: the cost of living increases. During the past 10 years, police officers have received minimal cost of living increases, and this time they want to match what other police forces are making. They claim that their salaries are below […]

Strategic Planning Versus Budgeting As you have been introduced to this week, there is a wide range of budgeting options available to managers throughout the organization (including HR managers), and it is crucial to be able to differentiate between the various types and purposes of budgets in order to select the one that will best meet a particular need. This Application includes two separate components […]

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on patterns of thinking, with decreased attention on patterns of behavior and emotional components of relationships. Researchers have given an enormous amount of attention to CBT and its application to a variety of individual mental health concerns, but they also have appropriated it for working with couples and families. Many systems purists argue that CBT is an individual-oriented theory that […]

Discuss how the concepts in this course MHR 6451-16P-6B18-S2 Human Resource Management Methods can be applied to real-world situations and increase your chances of career or life success.   Optional: After watching the TedX Talks video titled Cultural Differences in Business: Valerie Hoeks: TEDxHaarlem, respond to the following question: Valerie Hoeks explains that one of the cultural differences between Europe and China is the importance that […]

Background: International AccountingThe situation:Back office operations supporting the global operations were all in HQ in the United States. While some countries had financial staff, the majority of business financial services were supplied from this HQ group.Problems:Processing expense and budgetary costs for this unit were skyrocketing (over 20% a year).The operation is very people intensive and is seen as highly inefficient (by management, the workers in […]

Final Film Critique Throughout this course, you have been compiling a blog and writing essays that analyze various elements of film such as theme, cinematic techniques, and genre. It is now time to combine those elements into a comprehensive analysis of one movie. You will be completing this assignment in two stages: for the first stage (1500 to 1800 words), you will analyze an entire […]

Write a paper that presents and defends an optimal performance appraisal system for your current position or for one you hope to hold within the next five years. Using information from articles recommended by your faculty along with research you conduct, briefly explain the purpose you believe the appraisal should fulfill, the approach (focus on goals/results, on behaviors, on traits, or on some combination thereof), […]