Development of Self

In this discussion, you will begin to construct a personal identity profile:

• First, summarize findings from the Internet research in the study of this unit (the context of your birth).
• Next, identify your birth characteristics (gender, race, ethnicity, ability, status, sexual orientation, nationality, et cetera).
• Finally, incorporate the following sections from Chapter 1 of your Culture and Identity text—“Development of the Self in Context”, “Societal Influences on Development”, and “Oppression” (pages 6 and 7) into an analysis of the accuracy of fit between your birth characteristics and your birth context.

Once you have completed the work above, answer the following questions:

• Did you find favorable, unfavorable, neutral, or absent images of your birth characteristics in the media (your gender, race, ethnicity, ability status, et cetera)?
• How does your identity align with the Thomas and Schwarzbaum discussion of oppression?

Response Guidelines

Respond to the posts of at least two learners. Comment on differences and similarities noted in the context of birth and analysis of goodness of fit between birth characteristics and birth context.

Learning Components

This activity will help you achieve the following learning components:

• Explore the historical or cultural and social factors that impact the development of personal identity.
• Assess one’s ethnic identity.

Resources

• Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.

  4-6 pages (body) 

Shannon Albright has an accounting degree from a U.S. accredited university. She also became certified as a CPA (certified public accountant). Upon graduation, she was offered and accepted an entry-level accounting position at a firm in Atlanta, GA. She has been gainfully employed with this firm for the last 5 years. Recently she interviewed with your firm, which is located in Boston, MA. You, working for the human resources department, want to hire Shannon for your organization’s financial accountant position.

You know Shannon is a strong candidate, and you want to develop a competitive offer that will attract Shannon yet still fit within the company’s budget and compensation structure (i.e., considering both internal and external equity).

With this in mind, you are asked to prepare the offer for Shannon. The following will be included in this package and should be specific to Shannon and this situation:

• Compensation package: What pay rate will you offer (using salary survey research as support)? What else may be included in the compensation package?
• Incentive plan: What performance-based incentives does this offer include?
• Benefits plan: What specific benefit plans does this offer include?

It is important to provide the necessary supporting details to explain the incentives and benefits being offered. The more details you provide, the better educated Shannon will be to make her decision to accept.

Along with these packages, you will include a 1-page cover letter addressed to your supervisor that outlines what you propose to offer.

• This cover letter should explain and justify the compensation package, incentive plan, and benefits plan.
• Make sure to discuss job location and experience level
• Your detailed plans will then follow that cover page.

Using the Internet and library, locate all necessary information for constructing these 3 packages. This is a research assignment so be sure to include and cite your research within the paper using APA style.

Training Needs Analysis

Chapter 3 of the textbook describes the analysis stage of ADDIE. In this step, a training needs analysis is required. Based on the training needs analysis, describe a training course that could be used for your current job position. How will the training address the needs of the employees?

Use this week’s lecture as a basis for your post. Reference and cite the textbook in your original post. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Companies decide to outsource to other entities that can accomplish a job function for a comparable cost, optimize operations, and allow for more resources to be deployed in areas where the company specializes. Outsourcing can mean departments or functions are handled by another company. It is important to ensure a seamless transition for all chain members. 

Case Assignment

• Begin with the background readings which provide a foundation in industry outsourcing trends and practices. Research what functions are often outsourced in logistics/supply chain and why.
  This portion of the paper will be 1 page in length.
• Research the pros and cons of outsourcing in logistics (at least three pros and three cons must be discussed).
  This portion of the paper will be 1 page in length.
• Research two examples of logistics/supply chain companies that outsourced and had different results. (Use examples that are not from this week’s readings)
  This portion of the paper will be 1 page in length.

Resources should be no more than three years old for this Case Assignment because the industry is changing rapidly, and the goal is to remain relevant throughout your career. 

Module 3 Case Background Readings

Trends and Practices in Supply Chain Analytics (2020)

Formulating a Predictive Flow (2020)

Masters of Logistics 28th Edition: Find Your Digital Direction (2019)

The Build-Versus-Buy Conundrum in Supply Chain Digitization (2020)

Need Speed Across the Supply Chain? It’s All About the Barcode (2019)

How a Freight Audit and a TMS Can Drive Efficiency for Your Supply Chain (2019)

“Digital Transformation” Can Enhance Working Capital Performance, New Hackett Group Survey Reveals (2019)

Three Logistics Trends to Watch in 2020 (2019)

Adding Data Science to Supply Chain’s List of Job Specs (2019)

Since you are engaging in research, be sure to cite and reference the sources in APA format. The paper should be written in the third person; this means words like “I,” “we,” and “you” are not appropriate. For more information, see Differences Between First and Third Person. The excessive use of quotes or unoriginal content will directly impact performance since it suggests lack of comprehension and indicates that a student may not have mastered the concepts.

Assignment Expectations

Use the attached APA-formatted template (LOG302 Case4) to create your submission.

Your submission will include:

• Trident’s cover page
• A 3-page paper with APA citations (2- or 3-sentence introduction, 3-page body, and 2- or 3-sentence conclusion)
• The alphabetized reference list page in APA format

 Review the case study Maruti Suzuki India: Defending Market Leadership in the A-Segment and identify a problem that can be addressed by a research report. Draft a preliminary description of the problem and a research question based on the problem identified. For this journal and the first final project milestone, you will not need to reference the data sets provided, but you may want to review the data briefly to help inform the development of your research question.

Note: You will notice that there are both qualitative and quantitative data sets accompanying the case study. While both can be used to address a business problem, you will be using quantitative data sets for the purpose of the final project in this course. 

Week 4 Assignment 2 Submission

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Assignment 2: Avon Products or GE Money America Case Study
Due Week 4 and worth 150 points

From the Goldsmith & Carter textbook, select either the Avon Products (Chapter 1) or GE Money Americas (Chapter 6) case study for this assignment.

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

1. Provide a brief description of the status of the company that led to its determination that a change was necessary.
2. Identify the model for change theory typified in the case study of your choice. Discuss what led you to identify the model that you did.
3. Illustrate the types of evaluation information that were collected and how they are used to benefit the company.
4. Speculate about success of the changes within the next five (5) years and how adjustments could be made if the results become less than ideal.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic 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; 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 page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Explore how to identify and develop high-potential talent.
• Analyze behavior change theories and their impact on talent management processes.
• Determine the effects of leadership in the management of talent pools and the talent review process.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in talent management.
• Write clearly and concisely about talent management using proper writing mechanics.

Employee Rewards and Recognition

As an HR manager in a large healthcare organization, you have developed a new reward and recognition program designed to help increase employee motivation and job satisfaction in a specific hospital department of your choice. You may choose a clinical or nonclinical department.

Based on the course readings and a minimum of four appropriate sources of research, create a 4–6 page executive summary suitable for presentation to senior leadership on employee motivation that includes the following:

1. Determine which department is best suited for the reward and recognition program. 
2. Identify a specific goal the employees must work on to be eligible for recognition or to receive the award. 
   • Examples include reducing errors, increasing customer/patient satisfaction, or reducing costs.
3. Research a specific motivation theory and determine why this method would be the most practical and effective for this program.
   • Examples are the expectancy theory, equity theory, goal-setting theory, Management by Objectives (MBO), or the four-prong model of intrinsic motivation.
4. Explain why the selected theory would be the most practical and effective for the rewards and recognition program.
5. Recommend 2–3 types of rewards and/or recognition that would the most effective in motivating the employees to achieve the goals.
6. Create a communication tool for eligible employees announcing the program, rules, and awards.
   • Examples: Email, newsletter, internal Facebook post.
7. Go to the Strayer Online Library and locate at least four quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not quality as academic resources.

Communicating Bad News

Scenario: You are a middle manager at a large technology organization. You arrived at work today to find out that your organization is going through a reorganization. There will be mass downsizing – immediately. You met with your boss, who informed you that the company has been losing revenue for too long and immediate action is necessary. More decisions are to come. 

Your job is not in jeopardy; however, you will lose team members in the downsizing. Your team members are panicked and you need to step up to address the issue with them. You also need to maintain productivity and the results.

You call a meeting to discuss this with your team. Then you take some time to prepare yourself to deal with this situation. This is not an easy message to communicate, but a common one. Think through your approach by following the prompts below.

Part One: Write a script to tell us what you will say to your team at the meeting today. 

Part Two: Discuss your strategy with us, by addressing the questions below: 

• What is your communication strategy with your team?
• How often will you provide communication to your team about updates? You need to keep them informed, but not panicked.
• How will you get your key message across, while keeping your team productive?  
• What can you do to reduce the challenges of distraction and the rumor mill for your team?

How does a health care administrator determine which social media tool is most appropriate for an intended audience or health message? Using social media tools to communicate health messages offers many benefits including instantaneous feedback, establishing a networked community, and enhanced information dissemination. With these thoughts in mind, how might these benefits transcend into the marketing of a new health care service?

For this Assignment, reflect on a health service and target population that you would like to use as part of a marketing plan. The health service and target population you select will become the focus of your Final Project. Consider contemporary social media tools and other communication technology tools you might use for your marketing plan. Think about which tools might provide your marketing plan the greatest scope and which social media tools might be most appropriate for the health care service you chose. Then select two social media tools for your marketing plan.

Note: The completion of this Assignment will consist of the elements necessary for Component 1 of your Final Project.

The Assignment (1–2 pages)

• Describe the health service for which you intend to develop a marketing plan, including an explanation of why this service is needed and the potential target audience for this service.
• Describe the two social media tools you selected for your marketing plan.
• Explain how the social media tools you selected are most appropriate for your intended audience and health service in your marketing plan.

APA styles

references

HA3110D – Quality Improvement and Risk Management

LP10.2 Assignment: Self-Improvement Project Final Report

Directions

Follow the instructions in the Self-Improvement Final Report Guidelines document to create the final report for your self-improvement project.