Assessment 3 

Use activities, interests, and opinions (AIO) measures to create a psychographic profile for a product of your choice.

• Questions to Consider 

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community

• Every business encounters situations where decisions made by another party—or changes in consumer demand—affect the livelihood of the company. Consider how a decision made by another party could affect the company for which you work: o Consider how the company for which you work may respond if the demand for its products or services were to suddenly decrease. What would be the effects of the decrease in demand?o If a dramatic decrease in demand did occur, and you were in charge of addressing the situation, what would you do?o How would the decision of the other party, and your proposal to improve the situation, affect consumer behavior?• Find the consumer segments of the area where you live. You can do this by doing an Internet search; many Web sites allow you to search for demographics by zip code. Once you have located the information you need, consider the following: o What are the consumer segments in the area where you live? What are the characteristics of these segments?o What is your reaction to this information? Is it what you expected? Why or why not?o How might enterprises use this information to their advantage when it comes to marketing their products and services?• Assessment Instructions

Psychographics is an area of market research concerned with measures of consumer activities, interests, and opinions (AIO). Utilize AIO measures to create a psychographic profile for a product of your choice.

Complete the following:

• Select a product that is readily available and describe what it is and how it is used by consumers.• Using the concept of AIO measures (determining how well a particular consumer fits AIO statements), create a psychographic profile for a typical consumer of the chosen product. Note that the profile you outline may be one of many different profiles that are appropriate for the product.• Identify at least two probable items within each of the areas (activity, interest, and opinion) for the profile that you create. As an example, an activity might be “I frequently listen to country music”; an interest might be “I am interested in the latest consumer electronics”; and an opinion might be “International travel is educational for my children.”

Use proper APA style and formatting. The content of your assessment should determine its length.

Community Policy Proposals

You will be using the results of your Unit 3 Community Assessment assignment as the basis for this assignment. You have examined the social change and public policy environment of your home community by surveying the population demographics (taking into account gender, race, and sexual orientation, as well as varied nationalities and their social and economic status) and explored public sources of information in order to identify demands for social changes in businesses, non-profits, and government. These demands reflect the possible need for public policy development. 

• Draft and present two possible policy proposals that respond to the specific public demands you identified in your community in the previous assignment. 
  • These demands may apply to businesses, non-profit organizations, or government.
  • Utilize the document entitled, “Elements of a Standard Policy Statement,” which is located in your Social Policy Toolbox, to guide your development of these proposals.
  • Include a title for each proposal.
• Write a 750-word summary of your two possible policy proposals, emphasizing these elements:
  • State the proposed policy on which you have decided, with the following:
    • A descriptive title.
    • A statement of the public entity for which the policy is intended.
    • The beneficiaries of the policy.
    • The human service outcome for social change.
  • State which actors in the home community may play a constructive and active role to advance the policy process, and identify the actors or factors that may pose as obstacles to your proposed policy.
  • State the key discussion points raised by your peers in support of or in opposition to your proposed policy.
  • State your rationale for choosing the policy proposal.

Assignment Requirements

• Summary Length: 750 words.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Formatting: Present your paper in APA format. 
• Written communication: Written communication must reflect graduate-level writing skills and successfully convey the message.

Reference the assignment scoring guide to help you complete this assignment.

Submit your Community Policy Proposals summary in the assignment area.

Resources

• Community Policy Proposals Scoring Guide.
• APA Style and Format.

20 page paper DUE 7/22/2020

Describe some of the key variables that are needed to design a large-scale organizational transformation. Include a discussion of the following:

• Organization structure 
• Human resources (HR) policies 
• Leadership communication and trust 
• Performance measures 

Your paper should address the following:

• Why each variable is important 
• The elements that need to be addressed when structuring an organization 
• HR policies and how they might impact transformation efforts 
• The manner in which leadership communication can instill trust 
• How to select and utilize performance measures (including competitive analysis) 

Need to make the attached paper into a PowerPoint Presentation minimum 2 slides with speaker notes. 

Slides MUST be designed according to the paper which is about walmart and amazon

Slides must summarize the paper and excel file. Minimum 2 slides must have speaker notes on EACH SLIDE

Please read and respond to the attachment(s).

Note: Only up to 20% of the written response content can be quotes from third parties.

Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lectures:

• Expatriate: Predeparture Planning and Training
• Global Staffing, Leadership, and Software Applications
• Global Workforce, Succession Planning, and Training

Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction:

By the due date assigned, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. Respond to the assigned questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub-questions of each bullet point. The sub-questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your peers have already posted so that we can engage in several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to reuse the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.

Tasks:

Question 1:

Evaluate an article from the South University Online Library or Harvard Business Review that discusses female expatriates.

Question 2:

Analyze the effectiveness of the predeparture training for an expatriate.

Submission Details:

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite all sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1,000 words as noted in the attached PDF.

: F 

A voluntary self-identification form required by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) for federal contractors asks job applicants with disabilities to self-identify as disabled. This form is designed to help federal contractors and subcontractors meet Section 503 regulations, which set a target of seven percent of the workforce comprised of employees with disabilities. Nationally, there is a high rate of unemployment among people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits businesses from asking specific questions about whether an applicant has a disability,

Start by watching this OFCCP video:

U.S. Department of Labor. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) (October 2015) Disability Inclusion Starts with You. Retrieved at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAKsPd_lIw8

Now, for your first post, defend or challenge one of the following positions (“a” or “b”):

a. The use of the voluntary form results in benefits for everyone. The use of the form leads to expanded opportunities for people with disabilities, Moreover, through use of the form, employers have a better understanding of the composition and needs of their workforce, leading to higher employee productivity, which, in turn, benefits society. 

or

b.  Applicants with disabilities should proceed with caution before self-identifying as disabled on this voluntary form. The employer may be able to satisfy some federal contracting requirements through these forms, but not every HR department is ethical and can be trusted to keep this information confidential in the hiring process. An applicant should wait until he or she is hired before deciding whether to disclose any disability; especially if the applicant has a non-apparent disability.

For either “a” or “b” above, bring in additional information from at least two reputable sources (library and/or Web-based).  Also bring in your own personal experiences, as applicable.

Subsequent Posts—Module 2  

Challenge, defend, or supplement comments made by at least two different classmates. Bring in additional information specific to the discussion. Your additional information may be from the news, your readings/research and/or personal experience. Cite your sources.ederal Contract Compliance and  First Post—Module 2

“Practical reasoning represents the capacity to draw on knowledge and intellectual skills to engage concretely with the world. Practical reasoning allows the individual to go beyond reflection to deliberate and decide on the best course of action within a particular situation” (Colby et al., 2011: 60).

Amazon is disrupting at least 5 industries;  the culture of innovation combined with deep pockets makes it clear why Amazon will be the retailer to watch in any category. Amazon.com has been tiptoeing into the world of brick-and-mortar retailing for some time now. The 1,800-square-foot convenience store called Amazon Go that uses a simple premise of the proposition that you simply scan an Amazon Go phone app at an entry gate, shop for whatever you like and walk out the door. No checkouts, no card transactions, no bagging.  Amazon key is designed to allow in-home delivery when a customer isn’t there!

Amazon’s general counsel, David Zapolsky, had a lot on his mind last month when he and four members of his legal team visited the offices of New America, a liberal-leaning think tank in Washington. The retail juggernaut was days from announcing its $13.8 billion purchase of Whole Foods, a deal that would not only roil the grocery industry but also trigger a government antitrust investigation into the strategies and practices of the “Everything Store.”

Is amazon getting too big? Is this good or bad?  Who should be worried: consumers, government, competitors, everyone, or no one?

Use guided questioning, research both points of views, and critically analyze them. Please respond with at least 250 words. Once you create a thread, please respond to two posts (please make your response substantive not I agree or I disagree). 

Topic 1: Labor Relations, Safety, and the Legal Environment of Human Resource Management

To practice for your unit Assignment discuss the all of the following topics. These should be relevant to your presentation Assignment.

• What is the purpose of law for human resources management in health services organizations?
• What are the three most important legal issues in human resources management?