Mark Jones, a Production Manager, has been transferred from the manufacturing plant in his hometown of Chicago to his company's overseas manufacturing plant in Osaka, Japan.

1. BUS 423 Module 1 Assignment 3 Cultural
Influence in Business Psychology
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Mark Jones, a Production Manager, has been transferred from the
manufacturing plant in his hometown of Chicago to his company's
overseas manufacturing plant in Osaka, Japan.
You are the company's I-O psychologist. Using Hofstede's Five Basic
Elements of Culture Distinction, write an e-mail message to the Vice
President (VP) of Production discussing at least three cultural
differences that Mark will experience in managing front-line plant
workers in Japan in contrast to in the United States. Also address how
cultural differences may play a role in individual differences Mark will
experience.
Your e-mail message should also include at least three recommendations
on how managers can take up overseas tasks with minimum transition
problems. State the rationale for your recommendations.
Because the VP of Production is a busy individual, restrict your e-mail
message to one to two pages. Type the e-mail message in Microsoft
Word, and send it to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox
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2. BUS 423 Module 2 Assignment 2 Physical
Ability Tests
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Assignment 2: Physical Ability Tests
Select a job that requires a moderate level of physical ability, such as
security staff, office delivery personnel, door-to-door salespersons, retail
salesperson, or nurses at hospitals and conduct an interview to determine
their level of physical activity. Create a list of 8-10 interview questions
and conduct an interview to determine their level of physical activity.
Based on your interview, create a physical ability test plan for this job.
While it is important you develop a list of questions based on your
reading of the individual assessment some of the questions you may
want to include for the interview include:
Prior to being hired were you asked to take any physical ability tests?
What do you perceive to be the physical demands of your job?
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 meaning very physically demanding and 1
meaning not at all physically demanding, how physically demanding
would you say your job is?
Are there physical demands you were unaware of prior to accepting your
position?

3. Do you believe physical ability tests should be given to individuals
being considered for your type of work? if yes, what types of physical
tests would you recommend?
Create a detailed physical ability test plan for this position. Use the
template provided. The plan must include a minimum of five physical
ability tests. Please describe each test in detail, and indicate how the
tests will be administered and evaluated. Make sure you also include the
interview questions you asked.
Submit the test plan and list of questions asked to the M2: Assignment 2
Dropbox
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BUS 423 Module 3 Assignment 2 LASA 1 An
Effective Training Evaluation Plan
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Instructions:
In the online lectures in Module 3 and your textbook readings ("Training
and Development", Leadership", and "Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and
Job Involvement") you learned about the importance of training your
employees. However, training is only effective when employees can
retain the information and incorporate what they learn to improve their
job performance.

4. You have just learned that your company is looking for ways to cut back
expenses. One of the cost cutting measures being considered is to
terminate the training department, as the company considers this an
expense and they do not believe training is contributing to the
profitability of the company. As the head of the training department it is
your job to defend the value of the department. You realize that well
trained employees perform their jobs more efficiently and consequently
can contribute to higher productivity and profits for the company. One
way to show the value of training is to have tools that will allow a
manager to track the performance of an employee both before and after
they have received training.
Report
Write a report that will be shared with senior management on why
training is a very important part of the company’s overall financial
success. Discuss the advantages of having well-trained employees.
Evaluation Tool
Using what you have learned about transfer training and the evaluation
of training programs create an evaluation tool which can be used to
evaluate how effective any given employee training program is in terms
of:
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Increasing the level of transfer of knowledge (knowledge retention)
Monitoring the effectiveness of the skill performance in the job
performance improvement
Include common attributes in your evaluation tool which could be
applicable to most employees at the organization such as: employees
showing concern for saving the company money or consistently turning
in error free work. Your training tool should contain a minimum of 10
evaluation criteria.

5. Your training evaluation tool must be included with your report
defending the value of the training department. You know that your
report will be shared with senior level managers and eventually to the
board of directors. However, you are uncertain whether or not you will
be allowed to present your work at a later time or in a different manner.
Therefore it is important that your report is well written and
professional.
Report Details
The report should be 5-7 pages in length and include:
Executive Summary highlighting all the factors in the scenario.
Justification of the importance of retaining the training department in the
company and explanation of how the training department is important to
the overall success of the company.
Training Evaluation Tool to evaluate knowledge retention and job
performance improvement (10 criteria minimum).
Explanation of how the evaluation tool will be implemented.
Describe how the evaluation tool will help evaluate the level of transfer
of knowledge and skill performance for current training programs as
well as, monitor and improve planning for future training effectiveness.
Summary and conclusion of tool’s effectiveness.
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BUS 423 Module 4 Assignment 2 Occupational
Health and Safety
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Consider the information presented in this unit regarding occupational
health and safety. Prepare an article for a newspaper (approximately 3
pages) that discusses the top 10 causes of accidents in the work place
and the steps that can be taken to reduce the number of those accidents.
Support your claims with examples and research.
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BUS 423 Module 5 Assignment 2 LASA 2
Company Assessment
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Conduct an interview with an employee (preferably a supervisor or
manager) at your current job or a previous job. If you have no prior work
experience, you may interview a family member or friend who is
currently employed. You have just been promoted to the manager of
your department and have been asked to review the following:
Value of a team environment:Is the company operating with a team
structure? How effective is the team structure? How could the company

7. improve the effectiveness of the team environment? If there is no team
structure currently in place, how should one be implemented?
Job satisfaction of the employees:Are the employees satisfied or is there
a lot of complaining, absenteeism, and turnover? What could the
company be doing to improve job satisfaction?
How does the company currently communicate with their employees
regarding company changes? Do they rely on technology for their
announcements? Is this an effective method of communication?
Efforts made to motivate your employees:What is being done to
motivate the employees? Do employees get regular pay raises? Is there
a rewards program? Are they being recognized for their
accomplishments? Name at least three things the company could be
doing to motivate their employees.
Assistance offered in helping your employees to deal with stress
management: Are the employees given any tools to deal with stress
management? Does the company have access to mental health
counselors? Are employees given permission to take any mental health
days? What could the company be doing to help employees deal with
their employees’ stress?
Prepare a 4-6 page report that includes an overall assessment of how
each of the above is currently being handled and how you would change
the system. Be sure to provide examples and be specific in your
reasoning behind your suggested changes. Utilize at least three
scholarly resources in your report (one of which may be your text book).
This report must include:
·
Executive Summary
Analyze and explain what is being done in the five areas described
above (team, job satisfaction, communication, motivation, and stress
management) in the company.
Write recommendations for what they could be doing better in all five
areas
Conclusion

8. Appendix: List of questions asked in interview
The paper must be well organized using headings and subheadings.
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