Review “The Katrina Breakdown” in Chapter 3. Setting aside the philosophical and legal issues this case raises, identify and explain two to three management or efficiency arguments for and against a more centralized response to large national disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

 

 

 

Intergovernmental Relations” Please respond to the following:

 

Assume that your selected agency received funding to expand its current emergency plan, which involves the Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice. Provide a one-page email memorandum that introduces the plan, the role of the host agency, and how your agency plans to collaborate with the other agencies.

 

 

 

what are the key findings of the SWOT analysis done by Conant. •Which of following term or terms best describes the strategy or strategies that Conant implemented at the Campbell Soup Co.? Why?
â—¦Low-cost,
â—¦Differentiation,
â—¦Focus low-cost,
â—¦Focused differentiation
â—¦Related differentiation
•Was the Campbell Soup Co. vertically integrated? If it was, was it backwards or forward integrated? Whats the reason?
• what do you think were the strengths and weaknesses of Conant’s strategic decisions?

This week you are exploring the characteristics of our species and the role we play in our ecosystem. Two terms commonly used to describe an organism’s place in the environment is their “habitat” and their “niche.” A habitat is defined as an area inhabited by particular species. A niche is defined as the role (job), activities and resources used by an organism. For example, a polar bear’s habitat is the arctic whereas its niche is to swim, eat fish, walruses and seals, and to take care of polar bear cubs. Have you ever considered the characteristics of your niche or thought about what might happen if you were forced to switch to another niche? This Assignment will give you the opportunity to compare and contrast the niche that you live in with an assigned niche (described below).

Your essay should include:

You are the senior operations manager for a mid-sized insurance company. One of your smaller competitors (also an insurance company) has been hit hard due to many claims from a recent major storm. The company has also made some bad investments and is in financial trouble. Your boss has called you in to tell you that they plan on buying out this firm and integrating their business, and he needs you to develop the internal executive proposal that outlines a plan for integrating the smaller company into your current company’s current organizational model. Your job is to come up with an organizational plan to create a smooth merger of the two companies. From start to finish, develop a proposal ‘for internal use only’ that explains how the company should proceed.

 

Your boss tells you that the main goal of your proposal is to minimize behavioral resistance to change at both companies, to include clients, leadership, and subordinates. Include recommendations, such as activities, communications, and corporate meetings/events, in each related area of organizational behavior that will help with this merger. Be sure to cite theories from your textbook and at least three peer-reviewed, scholarly articles written in the organizational behavior field within the last three to five years to support your proposed ideas. Your paper should consist of a minimum of two pages. Please be sure to cite all references, including your textbook, in proper APA format. Be sure to cover each of the following content areas: 

 

 Improving Perceptions

Work-Related Stress

Employee Motivation

Rational Choice Paradigm

Team Processes

Channels Of Communication

Organizational Culture And Power

Ethical Issues

Organizational Structure