Food for thought

Instructions:

1. After viewing the attached videos, select ONE that peeks your interests. 

2. In an APA formatted essay (not to exceed 5 paragraphs) the Author will address the following in a response to the discussion board: 

  • Discuss the pros and cons that may cause the difference in perspectives.
  • Apply a minimum of one Theory and one Principle to analyze the ethical implications of the issue.
  • What are the possible long term risk to humanity.
  •  As a member of the moral community, propose a boundary and/or limitation that may lead to an ethical resolve.

Economic Effects of Bond Yields

  

Research bond yields historically from the 70s to the present. Describe secondary effects in the economy of the change in bond yields/cost to issue bonds.

The successful submission will clearly and concisely describe the effects in the general economy of change in interest rates.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

  • Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately      3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original      content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information      may come from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside      the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Textbook,      lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but           are not counted toward the three-reference      requirement.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates,      graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the           paper and list on a reference page in APA      style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing. 

Total Rewards System Proposal

 This research-based assignment focuses on the latest available information about creating, organizing, and managing a total rewards program. Envision a service-based (insurance, telemarketing, or other) profit organization that employs 20,000 employees in 17 different countries. There are 2,000 management-level individuals who speak a variety of languages. The company employs diverse individuals who are governed by multiple regulatory environments. Please use PepsiCo for this assignment.

Write an eight-page paper in which you:

  1. Create a brief overview of  PepsiCo the company requirements for a total rewards system.
  2. Formulate a total rewards strategy to encompass the fundamentals of compensation and regulatory environments.
  3. Explain the advantages of the total rewards strategy you are proposing and how it might satisfy the employees’ needs.
  4. Determine the key communication components of the total rewards system.
  5. Indicate your strategy for devising a competitive pay structure.
  6. 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; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. 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.

NO PLAGIARISM

WILL BE CHECKED THRU TURNITIN & SAFEASSIGN

NEED TO PROVIDE TURNITIN REPORT

Discussions Due Monday by 5pm

                                                                                    Discussion 1

Human service and social service agencies respond to both individual and community needs. Imagine that you are the director of a domestic violence shelter. How do you determine whether or not a client’s need is individual and should be addressed in a treatment plan or whether the client’s need is part of a larger community issue? Provide examples of criteria and factors you would consider before responding on a micro versus macro level. Be specific. Give examples.

                                                                                  Discussion 2

Using information from search engines and other credible sources, address the following in this week’s discussion: Select two research instruments whether it is a  survey, community mapping, interviews, or focus group. Compare and contrast the two tools and provide an example of how these tools might be used appropriately in a needs assessment. Be specific. Give examples.

W9D1

Your Project Sponsor pulls you aside and admits that he has no idea what earned value management concepts (EVM), such as AC, BCWP, and EV mean; he is only concerned that you deliver the project ahead of schedule and under budget. Using the information covered from your readings and other activities, develop a project to educate him, including which EVM performance measures you would educate him on. Provide a rationale for your selection of topics. 

Homework Question

 

The challenges to initiate transformational change in industry can be overwhelming. Analyze the Brazilian concept of jeitinho and explore how the concept may be useful in breaking the status quo. 

In your journal assignment, provide two recommendations using the Brazilian cultural concept of jeitinho to address current and future knowledge worker shortages that Nimble Storage may experience. 

Use global talent management practices to support your recommendations.

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

week 4 533

 

Respond to the following:

  • For a job you know well, create a questionnaire of five items that elicits employee reaction to the employees’ levels of compensation.
  • Identify what information should be included in a job analysis and job evaluation in order to develop a job structure.

Due Tonight by 10 pm

The outline of your final project should contain your thesis statement, and the remainder should be a full-sentence outline where you specifically show how your paper will flow. 

Note: A full-sentence outline differs from bullet points because each section of the outline must be a complete sentence. Each part may only have one sentence in it. Capital letters are ideas that support the thesis.

Your outline must contain a minimum of 12 full sentences as follows.

The Paper is about Police Brutality in the US.

  • The thesis statement of the paper (2 sentences minimum)
  • 4 key points to support the thesis statement: 
    • What is the issue and why is it significant? (2 full sentences minimum to clarify this point)
    • How would your first philosopher address your issue? (2 full sentences minimum to clarify this point)
    • How would your second philosopher address your issue? (2 full sentences minimum to clarify this point)
    • How would you apply your philosophers’ principles to your issue in modern society? (2 full sentences minimum to clarify this point)
  • Conclusion (2 sentences minimum)

Business Ethics

Describe business ethics and its importance and talk about the assessments.  300 words. 

Self-assessments are a beneficial tool to provide one with more insight on why they are the way they are. During week one you will complete three self-assessments in this course related to ethics. You will record your results on your ethics portfolio.

Based on your ethical assessments completed for this course during week one, what are your initial thoughts on how your individual results compare to have you view ethics personally and how you view ethics in business. You are encouraged to share some specific examples of your assessment results to support your opinion. However, if you would like to keep your results private, you can speak to your results in general terms.

Please provide 1-2 examples to support your viewpoints that other learners will be able to assess and debate within our weekly discussion forum.