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 Instructions:

Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs) offer many benefits to patients, and are valued by providers and insurers, as well.

For this assignment, you will research and assess the past, present, and future role of PCMHs.

• In an opening paragraph, define and concisely describe a PCMH.
• In a second paragraph, explain the history of PCMHs.
• For the body of your paper, explain the present structure and impact of PCMHs (approx. 500 words).
• In a closing paragraph, explain the future role of PCMHs. Include relevant research to support your viewpoint.
• Include a minimum of two scholarly sources on a separate reference page; APA format should be followed throughout.

Chapter 10: Exercise 10-2 on page 208 of the text.

• Create a list of three best practices recruiters should use  when screening potential candidates for a HR management position.  Justify your selections.
• Create a new best practice for HR management based on the information that you learned in this course.

Respond to at least two other peers and compare and contrast what you learned about yourself with what others described. Provide relevant and appropriate feedback regarding the post and the learner’s ideas for further development.

Meyer and Meijers (2017) argue that leaders can be more effective when they understand their preferred style of leadership. As a leader having flexibility is important because a circumstance or situation may require the use of multiple leadership styles. One of the assessments had questions that focus on behaviors in a group setting and ask for a true or false response. A preferred style of leadership may involve a person’s strengths, which can be learned or natural ability. This is a comfortable place that the person should feel comfortable leading with. Daft (2018) points out that developing leadership qualities takes work including self-discovery and personal understanding.Other leadership styles may be more challenging or used less because a situation does not need that type of style applied. According to Daft (2018) leadership provides learning opportunities so people can expand their minds and abilities while they assume personal accountability. A leader will be presented with challenges and rise to the occasion with wisdom can prove influential.

               The Relational theories seems to fit me best, I tend to have a lot of positive interpersonal relationships, my background in organization communication has equipped me with a certain degree of skill that matches my outgoing personality. Daft (2018) describes how leaders build relationships through empowerment, leadership communication, team leadership, and embracing diversity. This model can impact my personal influence with stakeholders by being genuine and pleasant to be around while providing helpful information that relates to organizational goals. Personal relationships and boundaries are important for maintaining these relationships. Meyer and Meijers (2017) agree that leadership is relational, not positional.

References

Daft, R. L. (2018). The leadership experience (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage

  Please complete the following work from the chapters listed below in your textbook. Show detailed work in your submittal and create this in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Project (Time New Roman or Arial, font 11 or 12) document(s) as required; draw any diagrams and/or cut-and-paste screen captures into ONE Microsoft Word document Use your textbook, lecture notes, Powerpoints and chat discussions from the appropriate Unit/Chapter to complete this assignment:

Chapter 6

• Read, list and discuss:

1. The stages of group development
2. Types of conflicts
3. Types of negotiation

Chapter 7

Discussion Questions

1.        1.Do you agree with the following statement: “With proper planning it is possible to eliminate most/all risks from a project.”  Why or why not?

Problem

1.  Assessing Risk and Benefits.  Suppose you are a member of a project team that is evaluating the bids of potential contractors for developing some sub-assemblies for your project.  Your boss makes it clear that any successful bid must demonstrate a balance between risk and price.  Explain how this is so; specifically, why are price and risk seen as equally important but opposite issues in determining the winner of the contract?  Is a low price/high risk bid acceptable?  Is a high price/low risk bid acceptable?  Why or why not?

Chapter 8

Discussion Questions (DQ):

1. Why is cost estimation such an important component of project planning?  Discuss how it links together with the Work Breakdown Structure and project schedule?
2. Think of an example of parametric estimating in your personal experience, such as the use of a cost multiplier based on a similar, past cost.  Did parametric estimating work or not.  Discuss the reasons why.
3. Would you prefer the use of bottom-up or top-down budgeting for project cost control?  What are the advantages and disadvantages with each approach?

Problem:

1. Calculate the direct cost of labor for a project team member using the following data:

Hourly rate:                 $35/hr.

Hours needed:             150

Overhead rate:             55%

        2. Assume that overhead is charged on a flat rate basis.Each member of the project is assigned an overhead charge of $150/week.What would the direct cost of labor be for an employee, given that she is  assigned to the project for 200 hours at $10.50/hour?

        3. It took MegaTech, Inc. 100,000 labor-hours to produce the first of several oil drilling rigs for Antarctic exploration.Your company, Natural Resources, Inc. has agreed to purchase the fifth oil drilling rig from their manufacturing yard. Assume that                          MegaTech experiences a learning rate of 80%.At a labor rate of $35 per hour, what should you, as the purchasing agent expect to pay for the fifth unit?Remember, the simplified formula for calculating learning rate time is given as:

TN = T1C

Where TN = Time needed to produce the Nth unit

      T1        = Time needed to produce the first unit

                  C         = Learning curve coefficient

Self-Study

  In your work history, what business methods were used for company  recruitment, selection, and career development? Did these methods meet the needs  of global employment?  Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are  necessary.our journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are  necessary. :

Instructions

Review the University of Pennsylvania’s Knowledge @ Wharton website and conduct a search about a contemporary human resource topic. Suggested topic areas listed below. From the results, choose an article to read and briefly describe the topic in one or two paragraphs:

• Global competition for Talent
• Challenges with a global workforce
• Diversity Initiatives/Training
• AI ( Artificial Intelligence) at work
• People Analytics

For additional details, please refer to the Journal Rubric document.

HR Headline: Pay for Performance Remains Controversial

“Pay for Performance” has made inroads in business, but has remained a hard sell in public school systems. There are some successful examples where teacher pay has been linked to student test scores. For example, in Minnesota, some districts have stopped giving automatic raises for seniority and base 60% of all pay increases on performance. In Denver, unions and school districts designed an incentive program where teachers receive bonuses for student achievement and for earning national teaching certificates. However, some plans have not worked. For example, Cincinnati teachers voted against a merit pay proposal and Philadelphia teachers gave their bonus checks to charity rather than cashing them. It appears that having teachers involved in planning the incentive system is one key factor to success. The same can be said for all incentive plans – if employees don’t buy into them, they will not work.

Your paper may be based on a business entity of your choosing from the public or private sector and must answer the following Research Questions:

1. How could an organization measure the effectiveness of its pay-for-performance plan(s)?

2. From an employee’s perspective, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

3. From an employer’s perspective, what are the advantages and disadvantages of using a pay-for-performance plan?

Unit V Journal

Instructions

Distinguish between protected and unprotected conduct under the National Labor Relations Act. Choose the side of the employer or employee, and debate the protection afforded to the side you have chosen. What arguments could be made for the opposite side? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit V Essay

Instructions

Assume that an unfair labor practice charge was filed against your company by several employees and three prospective employees. See the form linked below indicating the charge, which outlines the scenario below: 

FORM NLRB-501: Case 4689-3

On July 29, 2016, Delphi Golf, Inc. and the union entered a collective bargaining agreement. The majority of the company’s employees covered by the agreement had not designated the union as their collective-bargaining representative. The agreement contains a union-security clause requiring employees who are members in good standing of the union to maintain their membership in good standing and all other employees to become members of the union on or before the 31st day following the effective date of the agreement or the date of their hire. The union instructed Delphi Golf, Inc. not to employ three servers for restaurant positions in the company because the servers were not members of the union. The company is an employer within the meaning of Section 2(2) of the act engaged in commerce within the meaning of Section 2(6) and (7) of the act. 

Explain in a two-page essay the process and steps your company will have to take to defend this action. Explain the defenses to the action and if the union employees have valid claims. What actions by the employer should have been done differently, if at all? What actions by the union should have been done differently? Who, if anyone, is liable? 

You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA style citations.

Unit VI Journal

Instructions

Choose either arbitration or a court proceeding, and debate the benefits of bringing an action for collective bargaining in that forum. Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit VI PowerPoint Presentation

Instructions

In this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation on the topic of collective bargaining. 

You will highlight seven different areas of collective bargaining that you will explore. Be sure to also include an introduction. The goal is for you to explore areas that interest you and for you to explain them in more depth. You can be creative in how you demonstrate your knowledge about the topic you choose. You can use links in the presentation, graphics, case law, videos, etc. You can choose one area and highlight different processes in collective bargaining such as the process, duty to bargain, tasks involved, administration, enforcement, etc., or each area can be an entirely different aspect of collective bargaining such as picketing, strikers, unions, enforcement, etc. 

The above are suggestions. This assignment is a chance for you to explore. 

You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your content. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA style citations. 

Common Assignment Requirements 

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your comprehension of project planning as a key function for enabling PMO success and business outcomes. To satisfy this objective, address the following assignment key elements:

• In your own words including scholarly reference support,
  • Define project planning in context of the PMO.
  • Describe the primary rationale for PMO project planning.
• Compare and contrast the project planning functions between Supportive and ControllingPMO types as described in the PMBOK Guide (6th ed.), Part 1 Section 2.4.4.3 page 48.
• Describe the application of PMO standards and metrics in PMO project planning.
• Summarize how the project planning enables PMO success while recognizing ethical considerations and challenges unique to an international PMO.

Option #2: PMO Planning Results Presentation

For the assignment Option #2, develop a multimedia-rich presentation to address the Module 4 Common Assignment Requirements.

• Your multimedia-rich presentation must contain logically cohesive flow including audio, video, and graphical content.
• The length of the presentation, beyond the title and reference portions, should be 8 slides with speaker notes (or narration transcript) which should be equivalent to five to seven minutes of narrated presentation.
• Please present your content clearly, concisely, and cohesively. The presentation must be submitted as a completely self-contained file (e.g., PowerPoint, Screencast-O-Matic, or Prezi) or as a link to a hosted Internet site.
• In addition to your course textbook, cite at least four current (within 5-years) scholarly resources (peer-reviewed, official governmental reports, and other scholarly sources) to support your suppositions, assertions, and conclusions. To enhance your learning experience, scholarly resources are available from the CSU Global library.
• Format your submission per the C (Links to an external site.)SU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.), which includes an introduction and conclusion.

You may wish to review the Visual Presentations (Links to an external site.) section in the CSU Global Writing Center for help creating, formatting, and recording audio for your presentation according to the requirements. If you need assistance with your writing style or you need writing tips or tutorials, visit the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.