Explain the functions, roles, and activities of managers. Research two companies within the last 3-years, not described in the book, and discuss what managerial characteristics were essential to lead change.

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  • Explain the functions, roles, and activities of managers. Research two companies within the last 3-years, not described in the book, and discuss what managerial characteristics were essential to lead change.

 

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Write a 2-3+ page, double-spaced essay about classical, behavioral, and modern management approaches to leading.

 

  • Give a brief history and the development of each theory.
  • Discuss why the principles are important for managers in the workplace.
  • Compare and contrast each theory.
  • Give an example of how managers can use each approach to lead employees to change.
 

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Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font.  The final product will be between 5-7 pages in length excluding the title page and the reference page.

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Assignment 3: Differences that the 21st century leader faces from those faced by the 20th century leader
Assignment Purpose:

As a conclusion to the capstone course on leadership, students will write a paper on the differences that the 21st century leader faces from those faced by the 20th century leader.

The purpose of this paper is for the students to demonstrate the knowledge of the differences between the 20th and 21st century business landscape and how a new leader has unique challenges to face to be successful in the future. Student needs to focus on the five major challenges that face the 21st century leader.

Assignment Description:

*       Write a paper on the following theme:

“The evolution of business landscapes in the last century through today has created a new role for the leader requiring the emergence of the people-centric person who creates competitive edge within an organization by moving people.”

Assignment Instructions:

Step 1:  Review the assignment instructions carefully.

Step 2:  Review the grading rubric for the assignment.

Step 3: Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font.  The final product will be between 5-7 pages in length excluding the title page and the reference page.

Step 4:  In your paper, respond to the following elements of leadership:

*       Compare and contrast the business landscapes of the 20th and 21st century focusing on organizational structure, environment, and ways to create value to capture a competitive edge;

*       Explain how the differences in business landscapes changed the role of a leader within the organization and what that role is today and likely to be in the future (include the differences between leaders and managers);

*       Discuss the nature and types of challenges facing the leader in the 21st century; and

*       Explain why the leader must be people centric in order to create a competitive edge.

Step 5:  Follow this format:

*       Title page with title, your name, the course, the instructor’s name;

*       Introduction paragraph. The introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper but is typically written after writing the body of the paper (Questions students responded to above).  View this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph:  http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html

*       Body, in paragraph form using headings;

*       Summary paragraph. .  A summary paragraph restates the main idea(s) of the paper.  Make sure to leave a reader with a sense that the essay is complete.  The summary paragraph is the last paragraph of a paper.

Step 6:  In writing a formal paper it should be done in the third person.  What this means is that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:  http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person

Step 7:  In writing this assignment, students are asked to support the reasoning using in-text citations and a reference list.  A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.  View the sample APA paper under Week 4 content and How to Cite and Reference, also under Week 4 content.

Step 8:  In writing this assignment, students are expected to paraphrase and not use direct quotes.  Learn to paraphrase by reviewing this link:  https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html  

Step 9:  Using the grading rubric as a comparison, read through the paper to ensure all required elements are presented.

Step 10: Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.

*       Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a first measure;

*       Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof the paper;

*       Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing Center (EWC).  The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need improvement.

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You are required to use a minimum of two reputable sources, which must be cited and referenced, only one of which can be an assigned or provided text or source. It is strongly suggested that the one selection is from the America: History and Life with Full Text database located within the CSU Online Library. Inappropriate resources or failure to use resources that are HY 1120, American History II 5 available in the CSU Online Library can lead to deductions. All sources used, including textbooks, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

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Unit V Essay

The list below includes some provocative discussions related to the events in this unit’s reading. Choose one of the five topics to write about. Compose a one-page essay in which you will take a first-person perspective of the situation, describe the debate in your own words, and provide a justified and academically defended argument for one side or the other. The essay will need to reflect your understanding of the time period to avoid being anachronistic, and your argument must relate to one of the viable outcomes from that time.

 As a multi-generational American citizen, in the wake of Pearl Harbor, do you support the internment of your Japanese neighbors?

 As an 18-year-old male high school senior, are you eager or fearful of going to war?

 As an 18-year-old female high school senior, are you eager or fearful of going into the wartime factories?

 As a tax paying citizen, prior to November 1941, is the crisis in Europe something that the U.S. should join, or should the U.S. remain isolated? (Use a perspective from no later than November 1941.)

 You are an important congressperson. How do policies and economics that are in place at the end of the war impact America’s position in the world?

In addition to the topic you selected from the list above, you must consider the influence of the below factors and conditions, which are relevant to all the topics above, and provide historical detail relevant to your topic:

 perceptions or impacts of limitations on and advocacy for civil rights,

 influence by propaganda or stereotypes,  impacts of international events or crises,

 impacts of economic conditions, and

 effects on the U.S. isolationist policies. As this is a point of view essay, a modern perspective will not accurately address what the question is asking for.

You are required to use a minimum of two reputable sources, which must be cited and referenced, only one of which can be an assigned or provided text or source. It is strongly suggested that the one selection is from the America: History and Life with Full Text database located within the CSU Online Library. Inappropriate resources or failure to use resources that are HY 1120, American History II 5 available in the CSU Online Library can lead to deductions. All sources used, including textbooks, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

 

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Describe your selected entity—is it a cell, a terrorist network, a nation-state sponsoring terrorists, a conventional nation that opposes the U.S., or some other form?

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DONT FLOOD WITH REQUESTS UNLESS YOU HAVE READ THE REQUIREMENTS> IF YOU DO I WILL IGNORE YOU. MUST HAVE THE RATING TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIMS. SORRY, TOO MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN BURNED

 

* THIS MUST BE DONE BY THE DEADLINE. NO EXCEPTIONS, NO DISCUSSION. *

 

PRIORITY WILL GO TO THOSE I KNOW AND TRUST

 

I AM NOT A LIBERAL AND DO NOT WRITE LIKE ONE. IF YOU LIKE SOCIALISM OR DISLIKE THE U.S. PLEASE DONT WASTE MY TIME. THE WRITING MUST BE CENTER / RIGHT. I DO NOT ENJOY REWRITING ENTIRE PAPERS I PAY FOR

 

 

There is an expression often used by military historians that says, “Know thy enemy.” One reason to adhere to such an adage is that knowing your enemy’s philosophy, capabilities, habits, fears, strengths, and more allows one to better design appropriate defenses and preventative measures. This tenet is not always well-considered or remembered, however.

 

For this unit, you will think like an adversary of the United States. At the same time, you will consider and describe (or perhaps “invent”) technological concepts and constructs similar to those employed by the U.S. to include communication networks, fusion centers, a viable information sharing environment, and other technologies possibly used in creative ways. (An example is using a cell phone as a remote detonating device for an improvised explosive device (IED).) You may also describe technologies not known in current use, but these choices must have some citable basis in reality. Make such descriptions persuasive if you elect to use these.

 

Assignment Guidelines

 

  • Address the following in 4–6 pages:
    • Describe your selected entity—is it a cell, a terrorist network, a nation-state sponsoring terrorists, a conventional nation that opposes the U.S., or some other form?
      • Your selection and description may be hypothetical, based on real-world organizations or governments, or a combination of both. You are not limited to terrorist organizations or networks.
    • What are at least 5 main technological types and/or tools used by your selected entity with regard to information sharing and intelligence gathering? Explain.
    • Describe the adversary’s version of the following:
      • Communications networks
      • Fusion centers
      • Information sharing environment (ISE)
      • Detection tools
      • Surveillance capabilities
    • Assuming your adversary is unconcerned with ethics, describe at least 3 of the unethical or immoral ways this enemy uses technology to attempt to attack or defeat the United States or its allies.
    • What are 3 unethical ways this entity or its sponsor employs the technologies against their nation’s own population? Explain in detail.
      • For all of these unethical acts, include details about the motives behind precise uses.
    • Lastly, having considered in detail the ethical violations involved in studying your enemy’s leveraging of technology, contemplate and discuss under what circumstances or justifiable cases the U.S. might employ similar methods;
      • Remember to defend your answers with evidence or critically derived arguments.
  • Note: You do not need to necessarily agree with the identified or invented unethical practices; describe them as potential motives, uses, or justifications as objectively as you can, avoiding inserting your opinion or emotion into your answer.
  • Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
 

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  Billy, a Seattle, Washington resident, sues the Orange Corporation, a Texas corporation, under a breach of contract (a state law cause of action) in Washington State Court for $100,000.   The Orange Corporation does most of its business in Texas. It is incorporated in Texas, and its corporate Headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas. However, the Orange Corporation does have a branch office in Seattle, Washington where it employs a single salesman. Additionally, the corporation advertises in the Seattle.  The corporation argues that Washington lacks personal jurisdiction over the corporation. Is the corporation right? Assume for this question that Washington may exercise personal jurisdiction to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States.  Be sure to list the standard the court will apply.  

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Situation 1: Mike, a Utah resident, sues Jim, a Nevada resident for $60,000 in Nevada’s Federal District court for negligence (a state law civil suit).  Jim argues that the case should be dismissed for a lack of subject matter jurisdiction.  Is he right?

Situation 2: Bill, a California resident, sues Bob, also a California resident, for copyright infringement, a cause of action arising under federal law, in a Federal District Court in California.  Bob argues that there is no subject matter jurisdiction. Is he right?

Situation 3:  Billy, a Seattle, Washington resident, sues the Orange Corporation, a Texas corporation, under a breach of contract (a state law cause of action) in Washington State Court for $100,000.   The Orange Corporation does most of its business in Texas. It is incorporated in Texas, and its corporate Headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas. However, the Orange Corporation does have a branch office in Seattle, Washington where it employs a single salesman. Additionally, the corporation advertises in the Seattle.  The corporation argues that Washington lacks personal jurisdiction over the corporation. Is the corporation right? Assume for this question that Washington may exercise personal jurisdiction to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States.  Be sure to list the standard the court will apply.

Situation 4: Same facts as above. Assume the court finds there is personal jurisdiction. Can the Orange Corporation have the case removed to federal court?

 

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Prepare a spreadsheet with three columns:  Date, High Temperature, and Low Temperature.  List the past 60 days for which data is available.

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Search the Internet for U.S. climate data.

 

Choose the city in which you live: Washington, D.C. 

 

Click on the tab that reads “Daily.”

 

  1. Prepare a spreadsheet with three columns:  Date, High Temperature, and Low Temperature.  List the past 60 days for which data is available.

 

  1. Prepare a histogram for the data on high temperatures and comment on the shape of the distribution as observed from these graphs.

 

  1. Calculate  and S.

 

  1. What percentage of the high temperatures are within the interval   – S to  + S?

 

  1. What percentage of the high temperatures are within the interval   – 2S to  + 2S?

 

  1. How do these percentages compare to the corresponding percentages for a normal distribution (68.26% and 95.44%, respectively)?

 

  1. Repeat Parts 2 to 6 for the minimum temperatures on your spreadsheet.

 

  1. Would you conclude that the two distributions are normally distributed?  Why or why not?
 

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You have been asked to create a PowerPoint presentation on a training method for executives at an organization you currently work for or an organization you wish to work for in the future. Research a training method of your choice to MHR 6551, Training and Development 3 complete this presentation. Below are the methods covered in this unit; you may select one from this list or a different method that interests you:  learning organizations,  adult learning,  evidence-based learning, or  method of your choice. In your PowerPoint presentation, include the following points:

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You have been asked to create a PowerPoint presentation on a training method for executives at an organization you currently work for or an organization you wish to work for in the future. Research a training method of your choice to MHR 6551, Training and Development 3 complete this presentation. Below are the methods covered in this unit; you may select one from this list or a different method that interests you:  learning organizations,  adult learning,  evidence-based learning, or  method of your choice. In your PowerPoint presentation, include the following points:  explanation of the training method;  how your organization can implement it;  the benefits of this method;  the potential barriers to this method and how you can overcome them;  how you will present this information (in a traditional format, computer-based, e-learning model, or a combination), an explanation of that method, and the reasons why; and  any additional information you feel may be helpful. Your presentation must be at least 10 slides in length, not including the title and reference slides. You are required to use at least one outside source and to utilize the notes section. Within the notes section, include additional explanations. As you write your presentation, keep in mind that you are presenting for executives at your organization. All sources used, including the required readings, must be cited and referenced according to APA guidelines.

 

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Describe the reasons for Disney’s adoption of ITIL.   Examine the results that were attained by Disney. Compare and contrast ITIL, Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) frameworks with regard to whether Disney would have attained the same results with the COSO or COBIT framework.

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The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a set of concepts and techniques for managing IT infrastructure, development, and operations. ITIL offers eight sets of management procedures: service delivery, service support, service management, ICT infrastructure management, software asset management, business perspective, security management, and application management. Disney began adopting ITIL best practices in the mid-2000s. Read “ Disney’s ITIL® Journey”, located at http://www.best-management-practice.com/gempdf/disney_itil_journey.pdf.

Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:

  1. Describe the reasons for Disney’s adoption of ITIL.
  2. Examine the results that were attained by Disney.
  3. Compare and contrast ITIL, Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT) frameworks with regard to whether Disney would have attained the same results with the COSO or COBIT framework.
  4. Examine how Disney implemented auditing and compliance in its enterprise architecture.
  5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain the role of audit and compliance in enterprise architecture.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the integration of enterprise systems with inter-organizational partners.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in enterprise architecture.
  • Write clearly and concisely about enterprise architecture topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

 

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Provide your view on how a formal process improvement program could help at both vendor locations and inside ABC’s own factory.

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You have just been hired as the director of process improvement, a new position, by the VP of Operations for the ABC Manufacturing Company. ABC has been plagued by both internal and external vendor issues; the vendor issues involved repeated late deliveries and poor quality, while internally poor deliveries to customers resulted from both vendor issues, as well as quality and scheduling issues. The CEO’s instinct is that the factory could benefit from some wide-reaching process improvements.

The VP of Operations has decided that a far greater focus on vendor quality and internal process improvements must be taken. The VP of Procurement, prior to your coming on board, had already met with the CEO’s of ABC’s 4 major vendors and alerted them that he expected them to begin turning around their quality performance. About a month prior, he had sent each a letter suggesting several formal overall quality programs that they may embark upon, which included the following:

  • TQM
  • Juran’s Trilogy
  • Crosby’s program
  • Deming’s program
  • Six Sigma

Part One:

The VP has already received the following responses from each of the main vendors, and he asked you, in coming months, to work with each vendor as they implement their quality initiatives.

  • Company A had written back that it was planning to implement the Juran program but had not yet begun.
  • Company B had written back that it was planning to implement the Crosby program but had not yet begun.
  • Company C had written back that it was planning to implement the Deming program but had not yet begun.
  • Company D had written back that it was planning to implement a TQM program but had not yet begun.
  • Company E had written back that it was planning to implement the Six Sigma program but had not yet begun.

While all Companies note plans without and current action, your task is to provide each company clarification of each respective quality initiative in terms of overall concept, methodology, pros, and cons. You are to consolidate your findings into a single report for the VP prior to communicating these to each company individually.

Part Two:

In addition, you know that as far as internal processes and overall supply chain management goes, that there may be opportunities for improvement. Currently, the following internal opportunities exist for possible process improvement:

  •  Supply Chain Management
    • The company communicates separately with each vendor; usually when a forecast or production change is made, not every vendor finds out the same day. This leads to confusion, excess inventories, and stock outs.
  • Demand Planning
    • The primary method to establish the master production schedule is to use a forecast that is created prior to the beginning of the year and updated monthly using salesmen’s inputs. Invariably, the company ends up producing too much of the wrong items (not demanded) and too few of what is in demand (real customer orders).
  • Multistage Inventory
    • To create ABC’s final finished product requires a multiple-step supply chain, which looks something like the following:
      • Raw material to vendors factory
      • Vendor processes raw materials to make their parts
      • Those parts are shipped to ABC’s factory
      • ABC processes purchased parts through a succession of departments, each one adding more and more vale
      • Finally, all finished components are assembled into a finished product.
    • Currently, every step in this entire supply chain is scheduled, monitored through some kind of MRP system, reported throughout the day, and seems to take an inordinate amount of system updating.
  • Transportation Planning
    • ABC continues to use its own fleet to deliver finished goods all over the country and to have common carriers deliver parts from its vendors, also located all over the country.
  • Process Control, Performance, and Variability
    • ABC’s own internal process seem to all of a sudden go in and out of quality specifications; the company always seems to find out too late to avoid massive amounts of scrap, rejected parts, or labor costs to rework parts.
  • Negative and Positive Cash Flow
    • The company goes through frequent swings from positive to negative cash flows as inventory purchases for large lots create negative cash flows, but then using up these materials occur at a slower rate, and with less outgoing, cash flow becomes positive. The CFO really struggles with managing these cash flow swings.

Before you begin to put together a vendor visitation schedule, your boss, the VP of Procurement, advised you that the CEO expects a comprehensive report, in about a month, covering the opportunities for improvement on the above topics.

Part Three:

  • The key characteristics and requirements and the pros and cons of each of the following overarching quality programs. The chart should have columns for an overall 1-sentence description of each program, its pros, and its cons.
    • TQM
    • Juran’s Trilogy
    • Deming
    • Crosby
    • Six Sigma
  • Provide your view on how a formal process improvement program could help at both vendor locations and inside ABC’s own factory.
  • Specifically, in the areas of vendor quality and delivery performance, what are the benefits of creating a vendor certification program, and what does it involve?
  • Specifically, in the area of ABC’s own internal workings, what opportunities for continuous improvement exist, and what exactly would you do?
  • How do you get ABC itself to adopt a more continuous improvement mentality?

Finally, and most importantly, all these operational improvements could create a strategic advantage for ABC because most of its competitors have similar internal and vendor quality challenges, as well as internal operational challenges.

 

 

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