For this and all the remaining SLP assignments you will continue to use your reference organization—the one you described in the SLP for Module 1. EBAY
For this Module, think about macroeconomic indicators of performance, and how recent changes in these indicators have affected the performance of your organization. For example, how does the change in GDP affect the sales, profitability, expansion plans or competitiveness of your organization. Or, as another example, has the rise in the national rate of unemployment had any affect on your organizations’ operational performance or management decisions?
Below are three examples of what is required for this assignment. The first two are examples of correct approaches and the third is an example of an incorrect approach.
Sample Mini-Analysis (1):
My organization is a beauty shop/spa that caters to middle class women. With the recession and rise of unemployment the shop has had decreased revenue and profit. This has been particularly true of the spa part of the business because that is more of a luxury service than the simple haircut and coloring end of the business.
Notice that the primary focus was on how this macroeconomic indicator has affected the business. This is a good example of the approach to take.
Sample Mini-Analysis (2):
I will begin with the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and why it is important to the well being of TLMP. Companies such as TLMP must be able to anticipate inflation and the impact it will have on currency exchanges and how that would impact their international production and trade. The reason ECI is of less importance to TLMP then some of the other indicators, is because it is a lagging indicator. Albeit important, it is not an indicator that will provide advance data that would allow TLMP to make a change in plans to account for an anticipated change in economic policy.
Notice that the above emphasizes the effect the ECI will have on the costs to TMLP and management has to engage in planning if these costs are expected to increase. It also demonstrates that even though ECI is an important index it is limited in its ability for TMLP management to use it because it does not provide the data in time for the company to use it for its planning. This is a good example of the approach to take.
Sample Mini-Analysis (3):
The management of Pleble Corporation uses the Retail Sales report for its planning. They compare the sales of Pleble on a month to month basis, and break it down by its various product lines to spot where sales are falling or increasing.
Notice that this is NOT a correct focus. There is an important macro-economic indicator called the Retail Sales Report but the above analysis, after mentioning it, goes into a discussion of Pleble’s sales report, and that is not a macro indicator because it is only about one company, not the entire economy. The proper focus would have been to utilize the national sales report in a way that would have helped Pleble management to forecast where their sales may be going in the near term future. For example, the downward tend of retail sales over the past 5 months indicates that Peble should reduce their inventory.
There are literally thousands of macro-economic indicators that are reported. Keep in mind that a given organization, such as a home builder, may be affected by housing starts, even though that indicator may have no affect on a defense contractor. The link to Investopedia just below lists 25 of the most commonly used macroeconomic indicators.
http://www.investopedia.com/university/releases/
Note: It is always good to use at least one indicator that measures your industry, like housing starts if you are looking at a Realtor or construction company, but if you cannot think of any that applies to your SLP company then use GDP, CPI, and retail sales.
In addition to the overall quality, depth, grammar, and organization of the paper, the following will, in particular, be assessed:
CCSS & Differentiated Classrooms
What we have learned so far in this course is that students come to us with assorted characteristics, physical and cognitive disabilities, multicultural backgrounds, and diverse learning needs. We have also learned that the systems of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are grounded in differentiated instructional practices to form the basis of quality curriculum.
As noted in Week Two, your participation in your school’s Professional Learning Community (PLC) as developing experts in implementing differentiated instruction will guide your PLC team to create a two- to three-page Word document-based prospective blog (not an actual blog at this time) that identifies differentiated assessment and teaching strategies. These strategies can be used to assess student mastery of the new Common Core State Standards while providing engaging and rigorous classroom instruction.
**For the purpose of this assignment, you will be using a Word document (two- to three-pages) to create a prospective blog that can be designed online at another time.**
Within your blog, you must include:
In an Internet retailer, you will find a wide range of job functions. Leaders frequently need to adjust their own expectations to meet the reality of the situation. There are times when you might want an outcome much sooner than those whose job it is to perform the work. For this assignment, you must research motivational theories, pick 2 theories, and address the following:
Assignment objectives:
Describe the concept of an organization and how it is changed
Explain the role of a manager
Classify the major theories of organizations
Conclude the dimensions of an organization’s culture
Describe the techniques of managing change
After reading materials about evolution and about antibiotic and pesticide resistance in the text, the Course Materials, the AIU Online Library and / or the Internet, answer the following.
Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for references used throughout the assignment.
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials. Please refer to the following.
External Web links:
Motivating Employees Through Compensation and Benefits
How can HR staff work with organizational managers to create an effective incentive and motivation plan to make employees more effective and efficient?
Use the University online library and your textbooks to read about HR incentives. Based on your assigned readings for this module, consider the relationship between employee compensation packages and productivity in your current or previous organization.
Next, respond to the following:
Beginning Satuday, February 18, 2016, post your responses to the appropriateDiscussion Area.
Write your initial response in 500 words.
Recently it was announced that two major hospital systems would be merging their services in to one entity. Both are comprised of multiple hospital units and specialty clinics. While on the surface, this has been touted as an economical move with substantial savings to both parties and the potential to solidify their market share, there are as yet many barriers to overcome.
For instance, one system has its roots as a Catholic entity, while the other began with its origins as a Jewish facility.
The medical staff is divided on whether the merger is good for patients and their practices. Both groups of employees are understandably unsettled as it is uncertain who of the senior administrative staff will remain. The organizational culture of both institutions is also of major concern.
Given these circumstances, what form or model(s) of leadership would you bring to bear? Describe in detail the steps you would take to redirect the mission and vision of this new emerging entity.
Final Paper
Focus of the Final Paper
You are the manager of Acme Fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietor, and the owner has never changed the entity. The company makes and sells fireworks. The owner has informed you that the company has received inquiries from several large retailers about the company’s ability to fill large orders on a regular basis. The owner told the retailers that the company could fill such orders, and a price per unit was agreed upon. No other details were discussed. The owner is anticipating that new employees will need to be hired but is worried that if the large orders do not continue, the company will not have the funds to pay the new employees. The owner is now considering changing the business entity but does not know what entity to form or how to form it.
The owner has asked you to do the following:
For each task, be sure to analyze the relevant law, apply the facts to the law, and make a conclusion.
Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:
Post a 200 to 300-word response to each of the the following question:
1. What is the difference between a sequential control structure and a selection control structure? Explain how both control structures could be used in the algorithm for the simple task of making a peanut butter sandwich.
2. What are the differences between a pre-test loop, a post-test loop, and a For (built-in counter-controlled) loop? Explain how one of those three loops could be used in the algorithm for the simple task of making a peanut butter sandwich.