Locate an example of professional communication from a reputable online source. Choose a paragraph that has at least three sentences. Evaluate the effectiveness of this paragraph at three levels, starting with the paragraph structure.  Is the paragraph unified and cohesive? Does it have a clear topic sentence and sufficient support to clarify and expand on that topic? Second, evaluate each sentence. Are the sentences easy […]

This week we explored the idea corporate social responsibility alongside an examination of the role of business in society.  One opinion characterized as the dominant view, put forward by Milton Friedman, hold’s the purpose of business is to make as much legal profit for its owners as possible.  Contrasted with this is the stakeholder view, put forward by Edward R. Freeman, which claims the function […]

As she continues her journey at CSU, Claudia has been asked to determine her personal motivation for learning. She has researched the material quite well, and she knows her definitive answer, but she wants to make sure that her daily actions align with her personal motivations.   You should use the details found within the lessons to help establish a detailed schedule for Claudia. Do not […]

  Imagine that you are an office manager and you have been tasked with the job of coordinating and heading the dismissal meeting for an employee layoff.     Write a eight (8) page paper in which you:  1.Propose three (3) ways that a manager can cope with any negative emotions that may accompany an employee layoff. 2.Describe a step-by-step process of conducting the dismissal meeting.   3.Determine the […]

Overview: This assignment requires students to write a piece of self-reflection on their learning of doing an in-class case analysis activity. It counts 30% of final grade of this course. Group presentation of the case analysis is in week 7 (The activity also meets course learning outcome 5). The group activity itself will NOT be assessed, but how students engaged in the work will be i.e. self-reflection.  […]

HSOs are integrated systems that operate to promote the delivery of health care services. That is, HSOs are composed of multiple departments that are intrinsically linked across the health care delivery process. To that end, the processes that occur within HSOs take considerable input from the environment or multiple stakeholders to modify, contribute to, and define how health care should be delivered or practiced. However, […]

CLASS…Concurrent with our discussion of lessons from the stories of change in Chapter 1, I want to introduce you to the change literature this week by asking you to review the attached case study involving the merger of two hotels at Disney World. One of the weaknesses in our textbook is that it does not focus enough, in my opinion, on the practical application of […]

CLASS…Concurrent with our discussion of lessons from the stories of change in Chapter 1, I want to introduce you to the change literature this week by asking you to review the attached case study involving the merger of two hotels at Disney World. One of the weaknesses in our textbook is that it does not focus enough, in my opinion, on the practical application of […]

Read the Case: Culture Clashes Make Change Difficult at SAP in chapter 15 of your text book. Use the internet for additional research. Imagine you are an HR consultant called in to advise the leadership at SAP. Prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation to present your responses to the information below. Use the notes section in PowerPoint to clarify your points. Include a title slide […]

1.      Workers at Coniff Enterprises recently went out on strike in protest over employer actions it claimed were in violation of the NLRA Section 8(a)(3). The strike lasted for a period of about 50 days before the NLRB ruled that the company was innocent of any wrongdoing. Coniff Enterprises hired temporary strike replacements to keep the business running. At the end of the strike, the […]