Assignment 4: On-boarding In this assignment, you will create an outline of an onboarding process. Summarize what you feel are the 2 most important elements in onboarding in the global environment. Write a one to two (1-2) page memorandum to your Human Resource Director in which you: 1. Explain why an on-boarding process needs to be created. Then create an outline of an on-boarding process. Include a brief explanation of each step and explain why it is important. 2. Summarize what you believe are the two (2) most critical elements to consider when on-boarding in the global environment. 3. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements: a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. c. Use the APA format to reference your work, including in-text references when necessary.See the APA Guide located in the Student Center tab. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: · Analyze international business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness.  · Select performance management processes to assess and improve performance throughout a multinational corporation. · Propose training programs to improve performance throughout a multinational corporation and address the considerations for effective learning in a diverse workforce of expatriates, host country nationals, and third-country nationals. · Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM. · Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics. Running head: MEMORY LOSS AMONG THE ELDERLY 1 MEMORY LOSS AMONG THE ELDERLY 2 Memory Loss among the Elderly Institution Affiliation Date Memory Loss among the Elderly A recent study from the University of Minnesota reported that the memory deficiency among the elderly is not as high as earlier thought. While it is true that the capability to remember the specific facts reduces with age, other types of memory are not affected in the same way. Koustaal (2015) reported that while the elderly have less ability to remember specific details than other groups, the retention of events and experiences is almost similar. This changes the highly widespread belief of the decrease in our ability to remember as we grow old. The changes in memory among people as they grow old are caused more by other health problems than age. Most neuropsychologist agrees that cognitive loss starts at the age of 20 years. People fail to notice the loss because it is not significant enough to impede daily activities. However, between 45 and 49 years, people start to feel these effects while at 75 years, ot ...

1. Assignment 4: On-boarding
In this assignment, you will create an outline of an onboarding
process. Summarize what you feel are the 2 most important
elements in onboarding in the global environment.
Write a one to two (1-2) page memorandum to your Human
Resource Director in which you:
1. Explain why an on-boarding process needs to be created.
Then create an outline of an on-boarding process. Include a
brief explanation of each step and explain why it is important.
2. Summarize what you believe are the two (2) most critical
elements to consider when on-boarding in the global
environment.
3. Format your assignment according to the following
formatting requirements:
a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Use the APA format to reference your work, including in-text
references when necessary.See the APA Guide located in the
Student Center tab.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
· Analyze international business strategy to identify human
resource requirements and formulate supporting HRM plans that
can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s
competitiveness.
· Select performance management processes to assess and
improve performance throughout a multinational corporation.
· Propose training programs to improve performance throughout

2. a multinational corporation and address the considerations for
effective learning in a diverse workforce of expatriates, host
country nationals, and third-country nationals.
· Use technology and information resources to research issues in
global HRM.
· Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper
writing mechanics.
Running head: MEMORY LOSS AMONG THE ELDERLY 1
MEMORY LOSS AMONG THE ELDERLY 2
Memory Loss among the Elderly
Institution Affiliation
Date
Memory Loss among the Elderly
A recent study from the University of Minnesota reported that
the memory deficiency among the elderly is not as high as
earlier thought. While it is true that the capability to remember
the specific facts reduces with age, other types of memory are

3. not affected in the same way. Koustaal (2015) reported that
while the elderly have less ability to remember specific details
than other groups, the retention of events and experiences is
almost similar. This changes the highly widespread belief of the
decrease in our ability to remember as we grow old. The
changes in memory among people as they grow old are caused
more by other health problems than age.
Most neuropsychologist agrees that cognitive loss starts at the
age of 20 years. People fail to notice the loss because it is not
significant enough to impede daily activities. However, between
45 and 49 years, people start to feel these effects while at 75
years, other people can see the impact (Clapp & Gazzaley,
2012). While it is normal to have changes in our ability to
remember, it is necessary to identify those changes that are
abnormal so that severe diseases cases are not ignored. It is a
common problem, especially among low-income communities to
confuse most memory challenges such as dementia and
Alzheimer's disease for aging and inevitable (Gard, Hölzel &
Lazar, 2014). It is noteworthy that the brain is capable of
producing new cells to stall information even at a very old age
which makes memory loss with aging not inevitable.
The deterioration of memory with age is not uniform and does
not affect all memory types at the same time in the lifespan of
an individual. In fact, studies have shown that some types of
memory such as semantic improves exponentially as one grows
old (Clapp & Gazzaley, 2012). This means that unless an
individual is having other health problems, their ability to
remember general facts should remain perfect. Also, a
procedural memory that helps recall how to do things remains
the same throughout an individual’s life. Episodic memory that
helps understand questions of what, where and when, and long-
term memory are affected most by aging (Gard et al., 2014).
Consequently, certain brain functions such as learning new
things, information processing and ability to perform more than
one toss deteriorate inevitably with age.
Several physiological and physical problems can result in

4. glitches in memory. For example, depression, infections,
substance abuse, depression, dehydration, medications, thyroid
imbalance and poor nutrition have been reported to cause
significant changes in an individual’s ability to remember.
Alzheimer's disease and dementia are the chief culprits for loss
of memory with age (Clapp & Gazzaley, 2012). It is, therefore,
necessary to attend to any challenges an individual or their
loved ones face with memory rather than ignoring them and
attributing them to age. In the hospital, a doctor should discuss
all the possible causes of the problem with a patient and get a
complete medical workup. To rule out psychological stresses
such as anxiety and depression, a comprehensive
neuropsychological evaluation should be done.
To keep up with age and ensure a healthy brain, an individual
should take precautions to minimize age-related changes. One
way of doing this is socializing and getting involved in
community activities (Aizpurua Koutstaal 2015). Also, physical
activities such as brisk walking help in boosting the brain
functionality. One also ought to train their brain on learning and
memorizing by challenging it every day with new tasks. It is
also necessary to avoid ageist stereotypes as they may cause
memory loss psychologically (Villeda et al., 2014). While age is
a factor in memory loss, its effects will be felt most by the
physical and physiological fitness of an individual.
References
Clapp, W. C., & Gazzaley, A. (2012). Distinct mechanisms for
the impact of distraction and interruption on working memory in
aging. Neurobiology of aging, 33(1), 134-148.
Aizpurua A., Koutstaal W. (2015). A matter of focus: Detailed
memory in the intentional autobiographical recall of older and
younger adults. Consciousness and Cognition, 2015; 33: 145
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2014.12.006
Villeda, S. A., Plambeck, K. E., Middeldorp, J., Castellano, J.
M., Mosher, K. I., Luo, J., ... & Wabl, R. (2014). Young blood
reverses age-related impairments in cognitive function and
synaptic plasticity in mice. Nature medicine, 20(6), 659-663.

5. Gard, T., Hölzel, B. K., & Lazar, S. W. (2014). The potential
effects of meditation on age‐related cognitive decline: a
systematic review. Annals of the New York Academy of
Sciences, 1307(1), 89-103.
University of the Basque Country. (2015, June 5). Memory loss
among the elderly is lower than what was originally
thought. ScienceDaily. Retrieved January 17, 2018 from
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150605081613.html