1.    Gueutal & Stone (2005) state that an organization’s communicationpractices can have a profound effect on how employees respond to anorganization’s compensation practices and whether the organization getswhat it wants. Assess the pros and cons of your organization’scommunication approach in regard to compensation practices. Offer adifferent strategy that would provide more value to your organization aswell as its employees. Provide specific examples to support your […]

 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 […]

Symbols of culture are called artifacts. Artifacts are the most visible and accessible level of culture. These include behaviors, stories, rituals (everyday practices that are repeated frequently), and symbols (e.g., company logos, company colors). For example, the president of a company volunteering at Habitat for Humanity is an artifact of culture. An example of symbols as an artifact of culture is Ashford University’s shield that […]

The first set of the new product is scheduled to ship next week as part of a large-scale promotion. Fred, the product engineer, just came to you looking panicked. He was holding the box in which the product is shipped to the home sales representatives. (The packages going to the end-consumers will be inside the boxes.) He pointed out a blatant spelling error in the outer […]

Analyzing International Organizations Identify an international organization and analyze the financial viability of the organization in the current international financial environment. Discuss the effects of instability in the foreign currency markets on organizational elements such as the supply chain, manufacturing and production. Explain how the organization mitigates the inherent risks in international currency. Submit your two to three page paper (not including title and reference […]

Industry Forecasting: TEXT is Managerial Marketing By JAMES FINCH Website:  GE Healthcare  (http://www3.gehealthcare.com/en) Identify an industry of choice (Auto Industry, Healthcare, PC or Telecommunications). Using the PESTEL analysis from the readings, discuss and analyze the factors that may impact the industry and the successful marketing of a company’s product, for example Ford Motor Company over the next five years. Which factors are perceived to be the […]

Programs must consider the needs or expectations of many stakeholders, including the program administrator and staff, the funding institution, and the community the program serves. In any human services program, one of the most influential stakeholders is the funding institution. The funding institution often has its own expectations for the program and its evaluation. How do the needs and expectations of stakeholders influence your program […]

In the summer of 2006, the global competitive landscape in which Nokia was operating was changing at an astoundingly fast pace. Market growth was shifting to emerging countries, mobile devices were being commoditized, handset prices were declining, networks were combining (Nokia had just merged its own networks infrastructure business with that of Siemens, forming Nokia Siemens Networks, or NSN), Microsoft and Apple were making moves […]

Discussion Questions. 100 words for each question. 1.In order to complete a successful training needs analysis, some thought has to be given to the current level of competence of employees. Think about some ways you would go about doing that in your organization. Discuss how you would complete this task. 2.Costs are always a concern and it has been noticed that you are running around […]

You are employed at a large global high-tech company that has offices worldwide in such places as Tokyo, London, Bombay, Toronto, Mexico City, Chicago, and Seattle to name a few. Although the sales has been reasonable these past few months even with the global economic crises, an internal crises exists related to employee morale being at an all-time low. There are many different beliefs on what is right […]