Compile a four page report to answer the following five questions. Any sources used, including your textbook, should be cited appropriately. Upload as one word document.
1. In a report to your client, discuss the current status of Chinese environmental programs: (air, rivers, groundwater, wastewater, drinking water, soils, solid wastes, regulations, and enforcement).
2. Your client is going to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients for the generic pharmaceutical markets. Using the 15 research areas, discuss in your report what you would expect the key changes to the Chinese environmental regulations to be that the U.S. company can anticipate when entering into force in the next five years. Project how this may impact Chinese suppliers and the manufacturing operations of the U.S. company that will be relocated to China.
3. Under research program number 13, it is clear that China plans to develop programs and regulatory requirements that will regulate the production and use of hazardous and toxic chemicals in commerce. Up to now, China has traditionally lagged behind other countries in the development of world class environmental programs. They watch western countries (U.S. and Europe) to learn from their experiences with the intent to pick out program elements that work and can be adapted to China. In your report, discuss what you see to be the benefits and penalties to Chinese environmental programs for taking this approach
– where does this approach help them, where does this approach hurt them?
4. The U.S. has an adversarial approach with industry to managing and enforcing their environmental programs. The U.S. uses a heavy hand when dealing with non-compliant industries and they are experts in the use of permits and fines to drive behavior and the structure of compliance programs of manufacturing operations. The Chinese have an enforcement division, but it is lightly used unless it aversely impacts reputation or the brand of China itself. For example, during the Olympics, some companies had to shut down their operations for two months without government compensation. The air was breathable, the haze was gone, and workers were not paid during the shutdown. In your report, discuss for your client how the Chinese enforcement strategy may impact his manufacturing operations. Include a discussion on how workers at the site will view EHS and the programs in place that are designed to protect workers and the environment from harm.
5. In conclusion, based on your assessment here of environmental factors, present in your report your recommendation. Should the U.S. company relocate to China or remain in the U.S.? State your top three reasons for making your recommendation.
Course Text:
Kutz, M. (2009).
Environmentally conscious materials handling. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Amy Fjeld
HRM345-1404B-02
Building Effective Teams
Instructor: Jamie Boyd
Phase 4 Individual Project
IT in Amazon
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Introduction
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Evaluating Estimates and MaterialityInstructionsReview the fo.docxSANSKAR20
Evaluating Estimates and Materiality
Instructions:
Review the form 10-K or annual reports for Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation, then answer the following questions by referring to the item number in the forms:
1a. Some common numerical thresholds and benchmarks for overall materiality judgments are 5% of net income and 1% of assets. The materiality level at which items are considered clearly trivial—materiality level where the auditor believes errors below that level would not, even when aggregated with all other misstatements, be material to financial statements—is generally 5% to 10% of overall materiality. Calculate these numerical thresholds for Ford and Toyota, assuming 5% for misstatements considered clearly trivial.
1b. Assume that you discover a $10,000,000 error in inventory. What difficulties would you encounter in deciding whether or not that amount is material?
1c. The numerical thresholds differ across the two companies. Why does that present a problem for the auditor? For third-party users?
1d. What is the SEC’s position on the use of numerical thresholds?
1e. What other characteristics of potential misstatements should auditors consider when evaluating their materiality?
2a. What does the term netting mean in the context of misstatement judgments?
2b. What is the SEC’s guidance concerning netting?
2c. Why is it helpful to financial statement users to have companies avoid netting?
3. One of Ford’s most significant liabilities concerns pensions and postretirement benefits. What is the nature of the estimates required to value these liabilities? What risks do these estimates pose for the audit firm?
4. Read Ford’s MD&A disclosure concerning goodwill and impairments. Describe the nature of estimates that management needs to make in order to estimate the impairments. What audit evidence would you want to gather to be assured that management’s estimates are reasonable?
5a. See the notes in Toyota’s and Ford’s financial statements dealing with warranties. What are the amounts for accrued warranty liabilities and annual warranty expense for each company?
5b. What is the nature of estimates required for warranty liabilities?
5c. What planning analytical procedures can you develop to help you understand the relative size of warranty accounts for both companies. What inferences do you draw from the comparison of these analytics?
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
· 4-5 pages in length
· Formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements
Include at least two or three outside sources. The CSU-Global Library is a great place to start.
Friends, not foes?: Work design and formalization in the modern work context
Author(s): TINA L. JUILLERAT
Source: Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 31, No. 2/3, Putting Job Design in
Context (FEBRUARY 2010), pp. 216-239
Published by: Wiley
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41683903
Accessed: 01-04-2017 21:17 UTC
REFERENCES
Linked refe ...
In Chapter 8.4 of the text, the author lays out several action items.docxrochellscroop
In Chapter 8.4 of the text, the author lays out several action items and practices that can be used to achieve good communication inside an organization.
For each of the three practices, outline a scenario describing how that particular practice has been, or could be, implemented in your current organization.
Choose three of the scenarios that you have outlined and discuss them in a short paper. Also discuss the impact of technology on the communication system. Does technology improve or confuse the system?
4.1 Practice 1: Hire, Develop, and Retain Effective Communicators
In a 1998 survey of 480 companies and public organizations by the National Associ- ation of Colleges and Employers, communication abilities are ranked number one among personal qualities of college graduates sought by employers. Work experi- ence and motivation are second and third.[21] Clearly, one of the reasons why com- munication skills are so important is that these skills are essential for facilitating or- ganizational change. A less obvious reason why good communicators are essential is that these individuals understand how to design and enhance the communication systems within an organization so that information flows more effectively. For example, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones argue that effective leaders “communicate with care.” Communicating with care means that the leaders choose their channels of communication strategically, tailor their message to the aims of the change initiative, authentically disclose intimate details when appropriate, and are very sensitive to the pace and timing of their communications.[22] Clearly, any employee with this subtle set of skills is a rare and valuable human resource, and the organization does well to enhance this skill set in as many individuals as pos- sible, since their skill can be leveraged into improved communication systems for the entire organization.
4.2 Practice 2: Invest in Information Technologies and Experiment With New Formats
The number one capital investment for most organizations is in information tech- nologies; the primary new means of communicating within organizations. By some accounts, information technologies account for 35% to 50% of all business capital investment in the United States.[23] There are several obvious reasons for this high level of investment—the clear benefits of productivity gains due to improved in- formation, the transition from an industrial to an information-based economy, and the declining cost of information technologies coupled with increasing capabilities. However, information sharing is the essence of communication, and so effect- ive information technologies are an essential ingredient to making an organization change capable. Information is being shared more extensively with not only senior executives but also with the entire organization. Examining trends in information sharing in trying to understand organizations that were “built to change,” Ed Lawl- er and Chris.
Evaluating Estimates and MaterialityInstructionsReview the fo.docxSANSKAR20
Evaluating Estimates and Materiality
Instructions:
Review the form 10-K or annual reports for Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation, then answer the following questions by referring to the item number in the forms:
1a. Some common numerical thresholds and benchmarks for overall materiality judgments are 5% of net income and 1% of assets. The materiality level at which items are considered clearly trivial—materiality level where the auditor believes errors below that level would not, even when aggregated with all other misstatements, be material to financial statements—is generally 5% to 10% of overall materiality. Calculate these numerical thresholds for Ford and Toyota, assuming 5% for misstatements considered clearly trivial.
1b. Assume that you discover a $10,000,000 error in inventory. What difficulties would you encounter in deciding whether or not that amount is material?
1c. The numerical thresholds differ across the two companies. Why does that present a problem for the auditor? For third-party users?
1d. What is the SEC’s position on the use of numerical thresholds?
1e. What other characteristics of potential misstatements should auditors consider when evaluating their materiality?
2a. What does the term netting mean in the context of misstatement judgments?
2b. What is the SEC’s guidance concerning netting?
2c. Why is it helpful to financial statement users to have companies avoid netting?
3. One of Ford’s most significant liabilities concerns pensions and postretirement benefits. What is the nature of the estimates required to value these liabilities? What risks do these estimates pose for the audit firm?
4. Read Ford’s MD&A disclosure concerning goodwill and impairments. Describe the nature of estimates that management needs to make in order to estimate the impairments. What audit evidence would you want to gather to be assured that management’s estimates are reasonable?
5a. See the notes in Toyota’s and Ford’s financial statements dealing with warranties. What are the amounts for accrued warranty liabilities and annual warranty expense for each company?
5b. What is the nature of estimates required for warranty liabilities?
5c. What planning analytical procedures can you develop to help you understand the relative size of warranty accounts for both companies. What inferences do you draw from the comparison of these analytics?
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
· 4-5 pages in length
· Formatted according to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements
Include at least two or three outside sources. The CSU-Global Library is a great place to start.
Friends, not foes?: Work design and formalization in the modern work context
Author(s): TINA L. JUILLERAT
Source: Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 31, No. 2/3, Putting Job Design in
Context (FEBRUARY 2010), pp. 216-239
Published by: Wiley
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41683903
Accessed: 01-04-2017 21:17 UTC
REFERENCES
Linked refe ...
In Chapter 8.4 of the text, the author lays out several action items.docxrochellscroop
In Chapter 8.4 of the text, the author lays out several action items and practices that can be used to achieve good communication inside an organization.
For each of the three practices, outline a scenario describing how that particular practice has been, or could be, implemented in your current organization.
Choose three of the scenarios that you have outlined and discuss them in a short paper. Also discuss the impact of technology on the communication system. Does technology improve or confuse the system?
4.1 Practice 1: Hire, Develop, and Retain Effective Communicators
In a 1998 survey of 480 companies and public organizations by the National Associ- ation of Colleges and Employers, communication abilities are ranked number one among personal qualities of college graduates sought by employers. Work experi- ence and motivation are second and third.[21] Clearly, one of the reasons why com- munication skills are so important is that these skills are essential for facilitating or- ganizational change. A less obvious reason why good communicators are essential is that these individuals understand how to design and enhance the communication systems within an organization so that information flows more effectively. For example, Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones argue that effective leaders “communicate with care.” Communicating with care means that the leaders choose their channels of communication strategically, tailor their message to the aims of the change initiative, authentically disclose intimate details when appropriate, and are very sensitive to the pace and timing of their communications.[22] Clearly, any employee with this subtle set of skills is a rare and valuable human resource, and the organization does well to enhance this skill set in as many individuals as pos- sible, since their skill can be leveraged into improved communication systems for the entire organization.
4.2 Practice 2: Invest in Information Technologies and Experiment With New Formats
The number one capital investment for most organizations is in information tech- nologies; the primary new means of communicating within organizations. By some accounts, information technologies account for 35% to 50% of all business capital investment in the United States.[23] There are several obvious reasons for this high level of investment—the clear benefits of productivity gains due to improved in- formation, the transition from an industrial to an information-based economy, and the declining cost of information technologies coupled with increasing capabilities. However, information sharing is the essence of communication, and so effect- ive information technologies are an essential ingredient to making an organization change capable. Information is being shared more extensively with not only senior executives but also with the entire organization. Examining trends in information sharing in trying to understand organizations that were “built to change,” Ed Lawl- er and Chris.
Abstract— The IT industry is considered to be dynamic in nature where strategies are changing faster than policies.
Organizations inherently view merger as a key to business change, especially when they want to make a union play. The
relentless pace of technology change and the constant union of different business models across the industry prompt a “buy
vs. build” decision to generally result in “buy”. Mergers are said to be successful only if they lead to an increment in
shareholder value, but latest study conducted by KPMG in 2013 indicates that 83% of merger deals did not boost
shareholder returns. And one of the most noticeable reasons of failure was lack of HR integration between two companies
undergoing the transition. It is evident from the research done across the globe that there has been negligible attention
shown towards IT industry. The mergers have been increasing in this sector ever since a few decades where the IT industry
has grown manifolds, however not many research studies have been able to capture the essence of the matter. The HR
function in IT industry which deals with high volume of employees who have a significant impact on the performance and
results is often undermined by the Top management. Considering the criticality of mergers as a strategic tool, it has been
reviewed that the study conducted by firms as well as researchers have found that the major challenges faced by HR postmerger
would be change in organization, fusion of culture, managerial challenges, transparency in communication and
employee stress. The limitation of this research paper is that the HR challenges faced by organizations post-merger are
confined to IT industry. According to our extensive research and understanding, recommendations are given which exhibit a
holistic viewpoint on the different practices and imperatives that organizations must embrace in order to create a successful
HR integration post-merger in the sector.
Keywords—Employee Stress, Fusion of Culture, HR integration, Post-Merger, Strategic tool
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Article 1:
Question:
1. What is that project? Provide complete description. Consider using PPM.
2. What was the scoop, deliverable, and results of the project?
3. What constraints did you experience and how did you handle them?
4. If you had to do the same project again, what changes will you recommend?
Degree endorsement is the strategy by which all social occasions (underpins, customers, clients, et cetera.) formally grasp the degree of the wander. It requires a survey of work things and results to ensure that they are done precisely and tasteful. If the analysis closes carelessly, the expansion endorsement process should see and record the level and level of satisfaction (Wortmann, J.C. 2012). Augmentation endorsement differs from quality control since it essentially incorporates affirmation of work comes to fruition, while quality control implies the rightness of activity happens. Eventual outcomes of undertaking, occasion or occasion of all or part of the result are the outcome of the execution of the wander plan. Records submitted to the endeavor thing portrayal must be available for review. The terms used to portray this record (plans, judgments, particular files, outlines, et cetera.) vary according to the application region (Wortmann, J.C. 2012).
The audit should fuse such activities as estimation, testing and testing to choose if the results meet the essentials. Examinations are differing called studies, thing reviews, surveys and walking goes; in a couple of regions of utilization, these unmistakable terms have thin and specific significance (Wortmann, J.C. 2012). A record that a customer or support has recognized that a wander or stage thing ought to be masterminded and scattered. This affirmation may be unexpected, especially toward the complete of the stage. Control overextension changes imply (a) factors that impact contrasts in the degree to ensure that the movements are useful, (b) to choose the degree of changes, and (c) to regulate genuine changes at the period of the occasion and when.
Changes inside the control go must be completely joined into other control shapes (time control, cost control, quality control) (Morris, Peter W.G. 2010). Execution reports give information about the feasibility of the degree, for instance, widely appealing thing culmination, and which are assuredly not. The execution report may moreover enable the endeavor to gathering to recollect issues that may incite issues later on (Morris, Peter W.G. 2010).A change request can occur in various structures verbal or formed, quick or underhanded, outside or internal, legally endorsed, or optional. The movements might be extended or may be allowed to restrain the degree. The structure that controls the augmentation change chooses the technique in which the degree of the endeavor can be changed. It consolidates chronicles, following edges, and underwriting levels required to decide changes (Morris, Peter W.G. 2010).
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Question 1 quCompanies with reputations as good places to work TatianaMajor22
Question 1 : quCompanies with reputations as good places to work have generated superior financial performance." Explain your answer using informed sources?
Companies with reputations as good places to work such as Adobe, Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, and so on have generated superior financial performance because these companies incorporate organizational behavior principles, which are studies that investigates the impact of individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness into their workplaces. By doing that these companies have been able to yield many important organizational outcomes, that could affect them. Also, these companies with reputations of good places to work at have incorporated the importance of using interpersonal skills within the workplace. By them incorporating interpersonal skills it has helped built a strong association between the quality of workplace relationships and job satisfaction.
Not only does it have a strong association between the quality or workplace relationships and job satisfaction, but it helps when it comes to stress and turnover rates. Incorporating interpersonal skills has resulted in a lower turnover of quality employees and higher quality applications for recruitment. Furthermore, by increasing the OB principles in an organization and incorporating interpersonal skills, it can help foster social responsibility awareness. Which is good for that company or organization because it incorporates social entrepreneurship education into that company to train future leaders in addressing social issues within their organizations.
Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2018). Organizational Behavior (18th Edition). Pearson Education (US). https://monroecollege.vitalsource.com/books/9780134729749
Question #2 Regarding the use of technology, how is customer and competitor behavior monitored and measured? Explain your answer using scholarly sources and citations within the text.
Technology is used by big companies such as Google and Facebook, who rely on advertising income for their revenue, which is why they need technology to predict user behavior. Similarly, to Google and Facebook companies like Netflix and Uber use technology to predict when and where customers may want to use their service. Although Netflix and Uber may reply on user subscriptions for revenue, they mostly use technology to track user behavior to provide them with what is best suited for that specific user. An example of how companies use technology to monitor, and measure would be Kroger a U.S grocery store electronically collects information from 55 million customers who have loyalty cards and sells that data to vendors. When we think of companies using technology, we think about big companies or companies who it would benefit the most but according to our textbook insurance firms also use technology for their benefit too. In the t ...
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AUDIT EXERCISE
When trying to determine the ability of the organization to manage technology and innovation, it is important for managers to understand the firm s capabilities. Capabilities are the set of characteristics an organization possesses to facilitate and support its strategies. In the management of innovation and technology, there are a number of frameworks for determining the innovative capabilities of the organization. The Innovative Capabilities Audit Framework22 indicates five categories of variables for a business to consider. These categories are:
1. Resource availability and allocation
2. Capacity to understand competitors' strategies and industry evolution with respect to innovation
3. Capacity to understand technological developments relevant to the business
4. Structural and cultural context of the business unit affecting intrepreneurship (internal entrepreneurship)
5. Strategic capacity to deal with innovation initiatives by internal entrepreneurs
What type of information would you need to collect in each of these five areas to determine when, where, how, if, and what innovations should be undertaken in the business? Be specific and justify your answer.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Discuss the definition of technology from a strategic point of view.
2. Discuss the role of innovation in the strategic management process.
3. Define management of technology and give an example based on your knowledge.
4. Define management of innovation and give an example of how a firm can manage innovation processes.
5. Give an example of GE s management of technology and how they were able to gain a competitive advantage from those activities.
PART ONE OPENING CASE: GENERAL ELECTRIC
The GE case illustrates the changes a company can go through because of a change in technology and innovation. What changes in technology do you think GE has undertaken? In process? In product? What type of innovation do you think these changes illustrate (see Figure 1.4)
(White 29)
White, Margaret A., Garry Bruton. The Management of Technology and Innovation: A Strategic Approach, 2nd Edition. South-Western, 2014-08-04. VitalBook file.
The citation provided is a guideline. Please check each citation for accuracy before use.
APPENDIX 1 Social Responsibility and Management of Technology and Innovation
This appendix discusses social responsibility and managing technology and innovation. In recent years, societys expectations of business have changed. Society expects that firms will act in the public interest rather than focus on maximizing profits at any cost. The expectations that firms will act to benefit society will continue in the future and in fact will be expected to become even stronger.1 As a result the social issues surrounding either internal innovation or externally obtaining technology will increase both the complexity of technology management and the impact on firm performance. Thus, by considering social issues, managers may not only impact the firms ...
Organizational Development (OD) interventions refer to a set of planned and systematic activities intended to improve an organization's effectiveness and health. The application of OD interventions is crucial to ensure that an organization can adapt to changes in the internal and external environment. There are various types of OD interventions that organizations can apply, such as team building activities, leadership workshops, culture change programs, and performance management systems.
Team building activities are useful in developing and improving interpersonal relationships within teams, while leadership workshops aim to enhance the leadership skills of managers to effectively guide their teams. Culture change programs are effective in facilitating organizational change, while performance management systems help align individual efforts with organizational goals.
Overall, OD interventions are essential in ensuring that an organization continuously improves and adapts to changes in the environment. Therefore, organizations should prioritize the application of OD interventions to enhance their performance, productivity, and overall effectiveness.
Individual Project I-3
1. Title
Technology Innovation Project
2. Introduction
Background of the Corporation
Largo Corporation is a major multinational conglomerate corporation which specializes in a wide array of products and services. These products and services include healthcare, finance, retail, government services, and many more. The annual revenue is about $750 million and it has about 1,000 employees. The parent company is located in Largo, Maryland and its subsidiaries are headquartered throughout the United States.
The mission of the corporation is to bring the best products and services to people and businesses throughout the world so they can then realize their full potential.
The corporate vision guides every aspect of their business to achieve sustainable, quality growth:
Productivity: Be a highly effective, lean and fast-moving organization.
People: Be a great place to work where people are inspired to achieve their maximum potential.
Partners: Nurture a winning network of customers and suppliers, together we create mutual, enduring value.
Responsible: Be a responsible citizen that makes a difference through ethical behavior.
Revenue: Maximize long-term return while being mindful of our overall responsibilities.
The company’s culture is reflected in their corporate values:
Leadership: Courage to shape a better future.
Collaboration: Leverage collective intelligence.
Accountability: Own up to your responsibility.
Passion: Committed to excellence.
Diversity: Provide new perspectives into our business.
Quality: We will want quality as part of our brand.
The corporation consists of the parent company and the following subsidiaries:
Healthcare – Suburban Independent Clinic, Inc. (medical services)
Finance – Largo Capital (financial services)
Retail – Rustic Americana (arts and crafts), Super-Mart (office products)
Government Services – Government Security Consultants (information security)
Automotive – New Breed (electric cars)
Systems Integration –
Solution
s Delivery, Inc. (communications)
Media Design – Largo Media (website and app design)
The organization is headed by CEO Tara Johnson who completed her Master’s degree at UMUC and eager to make worthwhile improvements to the corporation. She rose through the ranks of Largo Corporation starting with systems integration, then retail and her last position before becoming CEO was in finance.
The corporation is in a highly competitive environment so the CEO wants savvy employees at many levels to make wise judgments and take an aggressive approach and deliver results towards improving the bottom line yet maintaining corporate social responsibility.
Corporate Issues
Ms. Johnson is very concerned about the outlook of her company. Revenues recently declined and she felt that the organization needed a transformation for the company to do well over the long term. In thumbing through some readings she was inspired when she uncovered the following:
We live in a business world acceler.
You have been chosen to present in front of your local governing boa.docxmaxinesmith73660
You have been chosen to present in front of your local governing board (county commission, city council, etc.) to outline the prevention and preparedness programs that should be implemented in your community.
Create a PowerPoint presentation consisting of 8−10 slides (excluding the title slide, table of contents slide, and references slide) that covers the following:
Evaluation of the threats specific to your community (man-made and natural)
Threat mitigation techniques that should be incorporated
Important partnerships that should be maintained with both public and private entities
Cost effectiveness of mitigation versus the expense of response to an incident
Business continuity considerations for returning government services to normal operations
.
You have been charged with overseeing the implementation of cybersec.docxmaxinesmith73660
You have been charged with overseeing the implementation of cybersecurity best practices for EnergyA. In this course, you examined 10 design and security principles (Deception, Separation, Diversity, Commanlity, Depth, Discretion, Collection, Correlation, Awareness, Response) in the context of national and critical infrastructure protection
.
You have been commissioned to create a manual covering the installat.docxmaxinesmith73660
You have been commissioned to create a manual covering the installation planning issues relating to the following network servers:
A domain controller
A DNS server
A Terminal Access Gateway
A Web server
A database server
A file and print server
In covering the installation planning issues, you should provide hardware advice in terms of a) system capabilities (internal and input/output); b) which systems should be replicated to ensure high availability [assume 99.999% uptime]; and c) which systems can be co-located on one or more virtualized servers
.
You have been challenged by a mentor you respect and admire to demon.docxmaxinesmith73660
You have been challenged by a mentor you respect and admire to demonstrate your commitment to young children, their families, and the field of early childhood. Your mentor asks you to think about the many factors and issues that affect children's healthy development and learning and choose one that you care about personally, examine the issue in your state, and then identify advocacy strategies you can use to champion this cause.
.
You have been chosen as the consultant group to assess the organizat.docxmaxinesmith73660
You have been chosen as the consultant group to assess the organization’s readiness to perform in a high value care environment
(better care, lower cost)
. Using the tools in
CEO Checklist
(ATTACHED)
how would you brief management in your assessment of the organization under those principles?
Interview key stakeholders in the organization to gain information and categorize in the subsection provided in the checklist (ATTACHED).
Two Pages (one for each element)
Please focus on these two elements as these are my sections to complete!
1) Governance priority—visible and determined leadership by CEO and Board (one page)
2) Culture of continuous improvement—commitment to ongoing, real-time learning (one page)
Thanks!
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You have been assigned a reading by WMF Petrie; Diospolis Parva (posted as a pdf folder).
You needn’t read the whole volume; I would like you to concentrate on pp.(4-12) which outlines Petrie’s method.
Further information about Petrie’s method can be found in Bard in box 5-A, pp. 100-102.
For this discussion, answer the following questions;
1. Why does Petrie invent sequence dating? What kinds of artifacts does Petrie use to construct his relative sequence?
2. Why is the following statement important for “anchoring” Petrie’s method in time?
“The most clear series of derived forms is that of the wavy handled vases (Class W)…side by side with this (Class) W pottery… we have seen to be later than the rest, as it links to the historic age… lettered L,” (Petrie 1901:5).
3. Why do you think Petrie’s method reflects the passage of time?
Your answer should be 3-4 paragraphs.
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You have been asked to speak to city, municipal, and state elected a.docxmaxinesmith73660
You have been asked to speak to city, municipal, and state elected and appointed officials who investigate disaster management at the next governmental meeting. Your main task is to recommend policy actors who could be involved in disaster management planning after a catastrophic event. These individuals will be involved during the entire process.
Develop a PowerPoint presentation to guide your presentation. Be sure to address the following:
Identify key local, state, and federal partners as policy actors.
Provide rationale for the selection of each policy actor.
Determine how these specific people will aid the community amid the devastation.
As you develop your PowerPoint, you may wish to interview someone in your community that is involved in disaster planning. Interviews can be conducted in-person, via telephone, or by email. However, this is not required. Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as speaker notes for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists.
Support your presentation with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.
Length: 12 slides (with a separate reference slide)
Notes Length: 200 words for each slide
Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style.
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You have been asked to provide a presentation, covering the history of the juvenile court system in the United States. In your history, be sure to address the following issues:
10-12 slides
When was the first juvenile court established?
What was the child-saver movement during the 1800s? How did this social movement lead to the creation establishment of the juvenile justice
system?
What is
parens patriae
, and how has this concept influenced juvenile courts in the United States?
Identify and describe 2 significant changes in the legal rights of juvenile offenders since the establishment of the juvenile justice
system.
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*Importance of healthy diet and exercise
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*Responsible sexual behaviors (use of condoms, risk of sexually transmitted infections including HIV, and concerns related to unintended pregnancies)
*Injury and violence prevention (motor vehicle crashes, firearms, poisonings, suffocation, falls, fires, and drowning)
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-Recommend potential strategies that the health care team can use when faced with a cultural practice that conflicts with the medical model.
-Recommend strategies to increase community participation and enhance the relationships/partnerships between the medical community and members of the culturally diverse community.
The Critical Thinking Paper
^Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style.
^Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
^Must document all sources in APA style.
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Organizations inherently view merger as a key to business change, especially when they want to make a union play. The
relentless pace of technology change and the constant union of different business models across the industry prompt a “buy
vs. build” decision to generally result in “buy”. Mergers are said to be successful only if they lead to an increment in
shareholder value, but latest study conducted by KPMG in 2013 indicates that 83% of merger deals did not boost
shareholder returns. And one of the most noticeable reasons of failure was lack of HR integration between two companies
undergoing the transition. It is evident from the research done across the globe that there has been negligible attention
shown towards IT industry. The mergers have been increasing in this sector ever since a few decades where the IT industry
has grown manifolds, however not many research studies have been able to capture the essence of the matter. The HR
function in IT industry which deals with high volume of employees who have a significant impact on the performance and
results is often undermined by the Top management. Considering the criticality of mergers as a strategic tool, it has been
reviewed that the study conducted by firms as well as researchers have found that the major challenges faced by HR postmerger
would be change in organization, fusion of culture, managerial challenges, transparency in communication and
employee stress. The limitation of this research paper is that the HR challenges faced by organizations post-merger are
confined to IT industry. According to our extensive research and understanding, recommendations are given which exhibit a
holistic viewpoint on the different practices and imperatives that organizations must embrace in order to create a successful
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4. If you had to do the same project again, what changes will you recommend?
Degree endorsement is the strategy by which all social occasions (underpins, customers, clients, et cetera.) formally grasp the degree of the wander. It requires a survey of work things and results to ensure that they are done precisely and tasteful. If the analysis closes carelessly, the expansion endorsement process should see and record the level and level of satisfaction (Wortmann, J.C. 2012). Augmentation endorsement differs from quality control since it essentially incorporates affirmation of work comes to fruition, while quality control implies the rightness of activity happens. Eventual outcomes of undertaking, occasion or occasion of all or part of the result are the outcome of the execution of the wander plan. Records submitted to the endeavor thing portrayal must be available for review. The terms used to portray this record (plans, judgments, particular files, outlines, et cetera.) vary according to the application region (Wortmann, J.C. 2012).
The audit should fuse such activities as estimation, testing and testing to choose if the results meet the essentials. Examinations are differing called studies, thing reviews, surveys and walking goes; in a couple of regions of utilization, these unmistakable terms have thin and specific significance (Wortmann, J.C. 2012). A record that a customer or support has recognized that a wander or stage thing ought to be masterminded and scattered. This affirmation may be unexpected, especially toward the complete of the stage. Control overextension changes imply (a) factors that impact contrasts in the degree to ensure that the movements are useful, (b) to choose the degree of changes, and (c) to regulate genuine changes at the period of the occasion and when.
Changes inside the control go must be completely joined into other control shapes (time control, cost control, quality control) (Morris, Peter W.G. 2010). Execution reports give information about the feasibility of the degree, for instance, widely appealing thing culmination, and which are assuredly not. The execution report may moreover enable the endeavor to gathering to recollect issues that may incite issues later on (Morris, Peter W.G. 2010).A change request can occur in various structures verbal or formed, quick or underhanded, outside or internal, legally endorsed, or optional. The movements might be extended or may be allowed to restrain the degree. The structure that controls the augmentation change chooses the technique in which the degree of the endeavor can be changed. It consolidates chronicles, following edges, and underwriting levels required to decide changes (Morris, Peter W.G. 2010).
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Not only does it have a strong association between the quality or workplace relationships and job satisfaction, but it helps when it comes to stress and turnover rates. Incorporating interpersonal skills has resulted in a lower turnover of quality employees and higher quality applications for recruitment. Furthermore, by increasing the OB principles in an organization and incorporating interpersonal skills, it can help foster social responsibility awareness. Which is good for that company or organization because it incorporates social entrepreneurship education into that company to train future leaders in addressing social issues within their organizations.
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4. Structural and cultural context of the business unit affecting intrepreneurship (internal entrepreneurship)
5. Strategic capacity to deal with innovation initiatives by internal entrepreneurs
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1. Discuss the definition of technology from a strategic point of view.
2. Discuss the role of innovation in the strategic management process.
3. Define management of technology and give an example based on your knowledge.
4. Define management of innovation and give an example of how a firm can manage innovation processes.
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PART ONE OPENING CASE: GENERAL ELECTRIC
The GE case illustrates the changes a company can go through because of a change in technology and innovation. What changes in technology do you think GE has undertaken? In process? In product? What type of innovation do you think these changes illustrate (see Figure 1.4)
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Background of the Corporation
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Productivity: Be a highly effective, lean and fast-moving organization.
People: Be a great place to work where people are inspired to achieve their maximum potential.
Partners: Nurture a winning network of customers and suppliers, together we create mutual, enduring value.
Responsible: Be a responsible citizen that makes a difference through ethical behavior.
Revenue: Maximize long-term return while being mindful of our overall responsibilities.
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Leadership: Courage to shape a better future.
Collaboration: Leverage collective intelligence.
Accountability: Own up to your responsibility.
Passion: Committed to excellence.
Diversity: Provide new perspectives into our business.
Quality: We will want quality as part of our brand.
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Healthcare – Suburban Independent Clinic, Inc. (medical services)
Finance – Largo Capital (financial services)
Retail – Rustic Americana (arts and crafts), Super-Mart (office products)
Government Services – Government Security Consultants (information security)
Automotive – New Breed (electric cars)
Systems Integration –
Solution
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Media Design – Largo Media (website and app design)
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Describe how the investigators found and documented the evidence, if any.
Describe the procedures and tool(s) used for acquiring potential evidence.
Describe the obstacles faced in the investigation.
Outline the most significant improvement to digital forensic investigations/tools that assisted with efficiency and reliability.
Provide the links to two modern tools that could have assisted with the collection of evidence.
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Note:
Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
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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. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
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Costs and benefits of each alternative solution
Recommended solution needed for approval
List of alternative solutions, feasibility of each in a table, and the selected solution
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List project deliverables
List roles and responsibilities
List risks, issues, and assumptions
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What types of “Things” communicate within the IoT concept?
How do these types of “Things” communicate?
How do “mobile technologies” relate to IoT?
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1. Compile a four page report to answer the following five
questions. Any sources used, including your textbook, should be
cited appropriately. Upload as one word document.
1. In a report to your client, discuss the current status of
Chinese environmental programs: (air, rivers, groundwater,
wastewater, drinking water, soils, solid wastes, regulations, and
enforcement).
2. Your client is going to manufacture active pharmaceutical
ingredients for the generic pharmaceutical markets. Using the
15 research areas, discuss in your report what you would expect
the key changes to the Chinese environmental regulations to be
that the U.S. company can anticipate when entering into force in
the next five years. Project how this may impact Chinese
suppliers and the manufacturing operations of the U.S. company
that will be relocated to China.
3. Under research program number 13, it is clear that China
plans to develop programs and regulatory requirements that will
regulate the production and use of hazardous and toxic
chemicals in commerce. Up to now, China has traditionally
lagged behind other countries in the development of world class
environmental programs. They watch western countries (U.S.
and Europe) to learn from their experiences with the intent to
pick out program elements that work and can be adapted to
China. In your report, discuss what you see to be the benefits
and penalties to Chinese environmental programs for taking this
approach
– where does this approach help them, where does this approach
hurt them?
4. The U.S. has an adversarial approach with industry to
managing and enforcing their environmental programs. The U.S.
2. uses a heavy hand when dealing with non-compliant industries
and they are experts in the use of permits and fines to drive
behavior and the structure of compliance programs of
manufacturing operations. The Chinese have an enforcement
division, but it is lightly used unless it aversely impacts
reputation or the brand of China itself. For example, during the
Olympics, some companies had to shut down their operations
for two months without government compensation. The air was
breathable, the haze was gone, and workers were not paid
during the shutdown. In your report, discuss for your client how
the Chinese enforcement strategy may impact his manufacturing
operations. Include a discussion on how workers at the site will
view EHS and the programs in place that are designed to protect
workers and the environment from harm.
5. In conclusion, based on your assessment here of
environmental factors, present in your report your
recommendation. Should the U.S. company relocate to China or
remain in the U.S.? State your top three reasons for making
your recommendation.
Course Text:
Kutz, M. (2009).
Environmentally conscious materials handling. Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley.
Amy Fjeld
HRM345-1404B-02
Building Effective Teams
Instructor: Jamie Boyd
Phase 4 Individual Project
3. IT in Amazon
1
Introduction
IT experts have significantly influenced the growth and
developed of organizations.
Amazon is one of the major firms that came up with the
knowledge and the global impact of technological advances
influenced by a team.
4. Over the years, most organizations globally have focused
on considerable attention on how IT can affect several
industrialized states. For the past few years after keen
consideration on IT revolution implications, the significance of
IT began to be appreciated because of its impact in the financial
system. Amazon is one of the major firms that came up with the
knowledge and the global impact of technological advances
influenced by a team.
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key component of an effective workplace
Based on several impact of IT in most organizations, CIOs and
IT leaders have noted the efficiency of technology in
communications, finance, trade, diplomacy, and trade
information technology strategy outline is one of the major
factors that influences growth and development of an
organization. Based on several impact of IT in most
organizations, CIOs and IT leaders have noted the efficiency of
technology in communications, finance, trade, diplomacy, and
trade (Weill, & Ross, 2009).
5. 3
Relationship
There are several stakeholders in Amazon and they include
CIOs, CEOs, IT leaders, and C-level executive officers.
CEOs have a major role in the organization and their role is to
head every department within the organization.
There are several stakeholders in Amazon and they include
CIOs, CEOs, IT leaders, and C-level executive officers. Each
stakeholder has a role in the business process. For instance, the
role of CIO is to ensure that the IT activities with the
organization are well managed. CIOs have the ability in IT and
they ensure that activities that run the organization are well
managed. Conversely, CEOs role is confirm with the CIO that
the procurement procedures are active in order to ensure that
business procedures satisfy and meet the needs of the
organization (Hammer, 2004).
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Interview
Interview method is appropriate for research.
It will facilitate the collection of data.
Interview method involves questions.
Stakeholders of the company include CEO, CIO, C-executive
leaders.
6. In order to gather accurate data about the organization. It
is important to seek information from the stakeholders of the
company. The stakeholders of the company include CEO, CIO,
C-executive leaders. Interview method is the best approach that
can be used to collect data. Interview method is important
because it will facilitate the collection data.
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IT DATA
The use of new IT in Amazon organization has recently
influenced effective changes in the procurement process.
Change in IT has influenced smoother and effective process
movement, effective allocation of information, devolution of
tasks and decisions.
The use of new IT in Amazon organization has recently
influenced effective changes in the procurement process. Today,
Amazon is one of the leading organizations in online business.
Change in Information Technology in Amazon has significantly
influenced success in several procurement strategies. Change in
IT has influenced smoother and effective process movement,
effective allocation of information, devolution of tasks and
7. decisions. Therefore, change in IT has developed procurement
procedures that are the center of warehouse, accounting, and
purchasing. There are several benefits of IT in the procurement
process in Amazon since it was implemented. For instance,
change in IT has currently made procurement processes to be
central in the business sector of Amazon (Fuller, Valacich,
George, 2008).
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Conclusion
IT has brought significant improvements in Amazon
organization especially in its business operations.
IT change has influenced operational innovations which has
transformed the entire organization.
IT has brought significant improvements in Amazon
organization especially in its business operations. Unlike other
organizations, communications within the organization is
cheaper, more efficient and quicker because of improved
procurement process. Amazon is in a stable position to
communicate with people around the globe and transact its
business without any difficulty. IT change has influenced
operational innovations which has transformed the entire
organization. The impact of innovative IT on each stakeholder
within the organization has influenced change. IT leaders in
Amazon are in a position to operate the organization effectively
without any difficulty of allocating data in the business like
before. The impact of IT implementation on each stakeholder
has made a considerable impact in Amazon Company (Fry &
8. Polonsky, 2004).
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References
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Systems Project Management. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey:
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Team Development
Amy Fjeld
HRM345-1404B-02
9. Building Effective Teams
Instructor: Jamie Boyd
Tuckman’s team development model
The progression and features of each:
Stage 1 – Forming - Characterized by much uncertainty of the
roles and responsibilities.
Stage 2 – Storming – Characterized by intra-group conflicts.
Stage 3 – Norming – Characterized by cohesiveness and close
relationship
Stage 4 – Performing – The team is functional and starts the
tasks or project.
Formation of a team takes time and the members goes through
10. recognizable stages as they change from being strangers to a
group that works together harmoniously with common
objectives. Bruce Tuckman’s model describes these stages. The
stages of team development stages are Forming – at this stage
the group comes together, the members are unclear of what
work will the team do and exited about the task ahead. One
person takes the team leadership and he dominates at this stage
to engage the team members in identifying what they will
accomplish and how they will work together. The team members
get to know each other at this stage. Storming is the second
stage where the team encounters differences in opinion by the
members that occasionally lead to conflicts in the team. The
power struggle is experienced. Norming is the third stage
characterized by cohesion and agreement among the team
members who respond well to the team leader facilitation. The
team becomes united and committed to the roles and
responsibilities . Processes and working styles are developed.
Performing is the last stage of team development, the team
members understands clearly the roles and responsibilities. The
strategies to solve intergroup conflicts are established. The team
has high degree of autonomy and all the team members can
share leadership.
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Leadership activities to prepare the team for working together
Determined by stage level of development
Forming – giving instructions and making objectives clear.
Storming – establishment of process structure and strategies to
problem solving.
Norming – let the team to self drive.
11. Performing – delegation of tasks and projects
At each stage of Tuckman’s Model the team is at different level
of development therefore as the team identifying the stage of
development of my team will be important since strategies and
activities to move the team to the next stage of development and
to prepare them team to start working together differ. Below are
the leadership activities at different stages of Tuckman’s model
Forming- being the team leader I will take charge of the team
giving instructions to the team and establishing clear objectives
for both the whole team and for individual members. At this
stage I will engage the team in setting of values, mission and
goals.
Storming – swift conflict solving to enable me build good
relationship and trust among the members. I prefer using Myers-
Briggs psychometric indicators to help the team members to
learn about work styles and strengths. Where necessary training
the members on conflict resolution skills. Ensure establishment
of processes and structures.
Norming –At this stage sitting back and giving the team a
chance to take responsibility for progress towards the goal will
be the option. A team building event can be organized
Performing- at this stage the team is ready take up the task and
projects and are certain of the goals, roles and responsibilities
of the team. Therefore, at these stage I can delegates tasks and
projects and let the team perform as I focus on other goals and
work area.
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12. Training and development activities to build trust and
productivity in the team
Strategies to build trust in a team:
Open communication.
Discuss trust issues within the group.
Discourage cliques in the team.
Avoid shifting of blame when mistakes occur.
Encourage team members to know each other personally.
Set good examples as a leader.
Trust refers to the reliance in the ability, strength and character
of the team members in doing the right thing in the
achievement of the set goals. Trust is essential for an effective
team as it promotes collaboration, innovation, sense of safety
and productivity. Trust enhances sharing of knowledge among
the team members. The following strategies are effective in
creating culture of trust within the team and thus increase in
productivity of individual team members and as a group.
Open communication- this is essential in promoting existence of
trust among the team members. These involve encouraging
everyone on the team to talk with each other in an honest and
meaningful way. This can be achieved through creation of a
team charter defining the purpose of the team and individual
roles and organizing team-building exercise.
Discussing trust issues within the group- when a leader
identifies an issue of trust within the group it important to find
out how the problem cropped up so as to come up with
appropriate strategy to counter the problem. This can be done
by giving the team members a questionnaire to fill out
13. anonymously. Questions such the trust level in the team and
why they think there is lack of trust in the team asked. After
going through the questionnaire, the members of the team
brought together and discuss the issues together.
Discouraging cliques- this is will be done by starting an open
discussion where the team members can freely express
themselves about their opinion concerning to cliques cropping
in the team.
Avoid blame shifting-in the course of the team working together
mistakes occur and sometimes disappointing occurrences where
pointing of fingers starts. As the leader encouraging the team
members to take it positively and think about in constructive
manner as well as coming up with ways to fix the mistakes. this
boost the morale of the member and build trust among them and
ultimately increasing their productive.
Know each other personally- plan various activities that will get
the team members acquainted and form strong bonds for
example holding informal group discussions where members
suggest a topic to discuss and also sparing sometime when
members can interact with each other like lunch and break
hours. This creates situation that allow them share personal
stories with each other. This socialization after work will help
the workers know each other personally.
lead by example- team members always observe and take cues
from the leaders therefore show them that you trust them and
show them what trust in others really looks like.
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Measuring whether trust exists within the team
Using model of trust by Mayer, David and Schoorman to assess
whether team trust exist.
Trust Indicators:
14. Formative Indicators – factors perceived trustworthiness e.g.
ability benevolence and integrity.
Relative Indicators – perceived risk and outcomes.
The trust model was developed with the aim to answer questions
such as why do people trust, why should a person trust another
and where does trust come from. The model will help in
evaluation of trust in a team as it outline what drives a member
of the team to trusting other members of the team.
The model of trust suggest three factors to determine
organizational trust; characteristic of trustor, characteristic of
trustee and perceived risk. The current level of trust in a team is
influenced by propensity of the trustor and trustworthiness
element the trustee possesses.
Characteristic of the trustor are presented as propensity to trust
that means some people are more trusting than others. On the
other hand the qualities of the trustee are presented as
trustworthiness. According to the model there are three
elements of trustworthiness. Ability which is trustee
competences, benevolence or the willingness to do good to the
trustor and integrity that is whether the trustee has set of values
to good behavior.
A given situation will have a specific amount of perceived risk
that test the current trust. greater the trust and lower the
perceived risk in the trust relationship the more likely that risk
taking will occur in the trust relationship. The results of taking
risk very from extremely positive to negative giving feedback to
the trustee and he increases or decreases his level of
trustworthiness.
15. 5
How to measure the effectiveness of a new team
Factors used to measure team effectiveness include:
Cohesiveness – the intra relationship among members.
Communication – willingness to put into consideration every
member opinion.
Homogeneity – similarities and differences of team members.
Group Think – making decisions to suppress opposing view
point in order to preserve harmony in the group.
Team Stability – can be evaluated by measuring degree to which
members are interdependent with one another.
The following factors that determine team effectiveness can be
used to assess how effective a team is.
Cohesiveness- team cohesion influences the extent to which the
members relate with one another, trust and respect one
another’s abilities and opinions. This can be assessed through
observation when the team is working or when in a meeting, i.e.
looking at how a member address each other or respond to other
members opinion. Where team cohesiveness exist members are
committed and willing to achieve individual and team goals.
Communication- indicators of effective communication in a
team include willingness to put into consideration every
member opinion, mellow conversation tones, quick conflict
resolutions and efficient decision making process.
16. Group think- to determine the degree to which a team is
experiencing group think I consider evaluating whether the team
is exerting excessive amount of dominating features. Other
signs may include apathy towards team goals, results and
individual conformity. This phenomena results because
individuals in the team are overwhelmed by desires to be
accepted and minimizing conflicts in the group.
Homogeneity- these refers to the extent of similarity and
difference from one member to another. Though challenging to
determine the right balance between overly homogeneity and
overly heterogeneity I will consider similarities and differences
in members personal characteristic, skills, abilities, educational
and generational background as well as cultural background to
evaluate team members homogeneity. A team exhibiting high
homogeneity is likely to be cohesive and members effectively
communicate thus making the team more effective.
Team stability- its most significant in influencing team
performance. It can be evaluated by measuring degree to which
members are interdependent with one another which goes hand
on with trust.
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