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rhetorical writing strategies

As you complete the course, it is important to look back at the content and skills that you have learned, and consider how you will implement these skills throughout your academic program, and in your personal and professional life.
Reflect on the content presented, and the skills you have learned throughout all five weeks of this course.
Write a journal entry of at least 350 words discussing the following questions:

Note: Because this is a journal entry, APA formatting is not required

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 Persuasive Essay Presentation

Throughout this course, you have worked on a persuasive essay, which you submitted in Week 4. Now it is time to present your persuasive essay to a target audience. In this assignment, you will be taking the key points from your persuasive essay and integrating them into a persuasive essay presentation.
Read the Persuasive Essay Presentation Instructions.
Create your 6- to 8-slide Persuasive Essay Presentation.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

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Performance Improvement Plan—Outline

My public health choice is HRSA. Please write about this.
 

Assignment 3: Recommend a Performance Improvement Plan—Outline

For this assignment, you will prepare a performance improvement plan for an organization that you will submit in Module 5. In this module, you will begin work by creating a simple outline defining the organization you have chosen and explaining the reasons for your choice.
Do the following:

  • Identify the organization for which you want to create a performance improvement plan.
  • Prepare an outline for a performance improvement plan for the organization. Include the following:
    • Include the name of the public health organization chosen.
    • Explain why you chose this organization.
    • Explain why this organization needs performance improvement.

Your final product will be a 2–3-page outline in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

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Develop a CPM Matrix for Hershey Company

 
Exercise 3F Step 1-3: Develop a CPM Matrix for Hershey Company.
Instructions: 
Step 1: Turn back to the Cohesion Case and review the section on competitors. Also, view online resources that compare Hershey with Mars and Nestle. Use the sources listed in Table 3-8.
Step 2: Prepare a CPM that includes Hershey, Mars, Nestle.
Step 3: Turn in your CPM [include in your GALE2 paper and submit through Blackboard] for a classwork grade.
CPM Matrix Checklist:
£ Critical Success Factors are for the industry and found in the industry surveys.
£ Review your CPM Matrix against examples presented as figures in Chapter 3.
£ Does your CPM Matrix (i.e., columns, rows, totals) appear to be consistent with the examples in the textbook?
£ Did you sum the weight and the score columns for each company?
£ Interpret the results.
£ What does your CPM Matrix tell you about Hershey and its competitors?
£ Did you compare and contrast each company’s score in your discussion of the results?
£ Did you cite your sources?
£ Is there an in-text citation for the source after each Critical Success Factor?
£ Are sources cited
£ In your text using proper APA style: (Author LN, date) or (Author LN, date, p. ) for quoted material?
£ In your References section? All in-text citations must have the full citation included in the reference section.
CPM Tips:
· Use the S&P industry surveys to identify Critical Success Factors.
o “Be mindful that gaining and sustaining competitive advantage is the overriding purpose of developing the CPM” (David & David, 2017, p. 82).
o Emphasize how and why particular factors can yield competitive advantage for the firm” (David & David, 2017, p. 82).
· Follow the instructions in Chapter 3.
· Use the S&P Industry Surveys to as the basis for each company’s ratings and weights.
o “Emphasize how and why particular factors can yield competitive advantage for the firm” (David & David, 2017, p. 82).
· Sum the weight and the score columns. The rating column is not summed.
· Interpret the results. What does your CPM tell you about Hershey in relation its competitors included in the CPM?
o Use each company’s score when interpreting the results.
o “Emphasize how and why particular factors can yield competitive advantage for the firm. In other words, instead of robotically going through the weights and ratings (which by the way are critically important), highlight various factors in light of where you are leading the firm” (David & David, 2017, p. 82).
o Definitely “bring the data” throughout your project because “vagueness” is the most common downfall of students in case analyses (David & David, 2017, p. 82).
 

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Differentiate the key assessment metrics in achieving an operational project plan.

Attached is the original assignment that I got an “F” on. The notes the instructor left are at the bottom.
Competencies
Differentiate the key assessment metrics in achieving an operational project plan.
Instructions
Presently, your multinational organization uses steel at locations across the U.S. and globally with operations in Mexico, Russia, India, and China. Your boss is tasked with developing a global Request for Proposal (RFP) for gathering and comparing steel suppliers. In preparation for his RFP, he has tasked you with building an internal data collection tool to identify key questions to include within the RFP. The purpose of your survey is to identify all key information that is needed for the RFP, and the data collection tool will be sent to managers across the U.S. and globe. The data collection tool is a survey administered through email. Furthermore, the tool must contain a maximum of 10 questions and include the following:

  • Cost
  • Volume
  • Locations
  • Safety

Your job is to develop the project plan for the execution of the data collection tool. The project plan needs to include milestones, key events associated with creating an RFP, and corresponding dates. The time allotment from start to finish for this project by your boss is three months. Additionally, standard templates need to be built that support the project plan, including an action list, meeting minutes, and a risk management tool.
NOTE:  First of all you are the Project Manager for this assignment.  Secondly you are to create a Gantt chart showing each activity, its’ start and end date.  Thirdly you need a Risk Assessment Template.  Lastly you need the survey itself consisting of 10 questions.  Your meeting minutes

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contemporary leadership competencies

You have become comfortable with contemporary leadership competencies and feel it is time to open your own small business. As a future business owner, you know that all organizations must be well managed and that effective leadership is at the core of ensuring that a business runs smoothly. Reflect on the following questions and write a 3-5 page report to help you solidify your thinking and describe your plan for running a small business.

  • Refer to the DISC behavioral characteristics you identified for yourself in module 01. How will you use two of these characteristics (i.e., values, culture, mission, and vision) to shape your small business?
  • Employees are a business’s greatest asset. Refer to the best leader traits/skills/tactics you identified in module 02. How will you mentor the informal and formal leaders that you hire?
  • Identify the leader theory from module 03 that fits you best. How can this leader theory help you align business goals, customer expectations, and employee objectives? (Attached)
  • Refer to the challenges to leading change that you selected in module 04. Identify two of these challenges. How will you address these challenges to minimize risk for your new business?
  • Utilizing the facilitative leadership skills you studied in module 05, discuss the three facilitative leadership skills that you think are the most important for your business. How will you incorporate what you learned about facultative leadership into your business so that employees can successfully run meetings and projects?
  • Refer to the leadership skills you presented in module 06, as well as the other concepts you’ve studied in the course (e.g., leader traits, leadership theory, and facilitative leadership skills). How will you use these to ensure effective leadership in your small business?
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Solar power in Saudi Arabia

Question 1
Read the article about Solar power in Saudi Arabia: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/business/energy-environment/saudi-arabia-solar-renewables.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
1. Develop a Balanced Scorecard for use in evaluating annual success. Identify one objective for each of the four perspectives. Each objective should be unique. Provide a reference to the source (within the NYT article or elsewhere) from which the objective was adapted.
2. Develop a SWOT analysis based on these objectives
3. Identify two metrics (measures) for each objective (for a total of 8 metrics). (An example is provided below.)
Example from UPS:                                                                                                      
Balanced Score Card Area: Internal Processes
Objective: Integrate leading-edge technologies in all operations to provide better service to our customer base (Consistent with Growth Strategy: Leverage our leading-edge technology)
Metric 1: Percent of UPS outlets with leading edge technology in use.
Metric 2: Number of new technologies pilot tested per year.
Question 2
Learning Outcome 1, 40 points
Last year, Volkswagen was accused of letting its desire for rapid growth, market dominance, and affiliation with the clean energy trend, get in the way of integrity, quality, and safety in vehicle emissions. Search the web for news, research, or trade articles from reputable publications (wikipedia and political opinion pieces are not acceptable sources) for articles about the Volkswagen recalls and investigations. Include your citations (APA format) in your response. Organize your response in the following manner:
1. How have the recalls affected public opinion about Volkswagen’s record for quality and reliability? Provide a complete response that discusses not only public opinion immediately after the recall, but current public opinion. Alternatively, you may use illustrative/annotated graphics (or an interactive video) as your response.
2. How has Volkswagen changed its strategies toward value chain management as a result of these quality and safety problems? Identify at least two specific strategies Volkswagen undertook in response to the quality and safety problems. [Hint: use one of the planning tools to illustrate effect across the value chain].
Question 3
[Learning Outcome 2, 40 points] Read the following stories (and additional stories you find appropriate) through the lens of our supplemental readings, lecture content, and textbook readings:
Story 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/technology/think-amazons-drone-delivery-idea-is-a-gimmick-think-again.html?_r=0 (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Story 2: https://www.wired.com/2015/09/washington-post-now-free-amazon-prime/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Story 3 https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/30/walmart-launches-free-2-day-shipping-without-a-membership-on-purchases-of-35-or-more/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Story 4: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/business/amazon-challenges-netflix-by-opening-prime-to-monthly-subscribers.html (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Use Amazon as your basis for answering the following questions
1. List and describe two challenges faced by organizations in the execution of a strategic plan.
2. Identify two organizational systems/processes that you could use, as a manager, to address the challenges identified in part 1. Describe specifically how these systems/processes could be used to address the challenges identified. (Examples of organizational processes/systems to consider include Goals and Measures, Rewards and Recognition, Communications, Training and Development, Organizational Structure, Senior Leadership, Rules and Policies, Physical Environment, Staffing, Information Systems and Knowledge Sharing, Operational/Process Changes, Ceremonies and Events, etc.)
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unethical behavior

MGMT314: Week #8 Paper:

INCLUDE AN ABSTRACT

Body of your paper: 5-6 page Paper

For this assignment, you should focus on the reading material for weeks 1-7. Also, use our library to support your positions.

The body of your paper: (5-6 Pages total in length)- Show me that you are attempting to support your thoughts with key material from our reading material AND outside sources:

Answer the following five questions:

1. What are some of the most common forms of unethical behavior in our workforce today? How could leadership in organizations help to minimize this ethical misconduct? Explain and support your positions with relevant course content and outside sources.

2. As our businesses have developed over the last 100 plus years, have our modern day businesses evolved to be more ethical today? What are some of the factors that helped you come to your conclusion? Take a position and support your thoughts.

3. Would you describe the financial meltdown in our 2007-2008 financial markets as a failure of “people” or of our “capital market processes”? Why? Support your thoughts with ethical theory and examples. Use our library for added research if needed.

4. Tell me about why diversity and discrimination are two important ethical factors that leaders should focus on while attempting to manage their workforce?  Provide one example of how mismanaging these issues have had an impact on an organization. How would you explain the importance of these to your employees?

5. Are corporate outreach and company sponsored volunteer programs a good idea for organizations to implement? Why? From an ethical leadership perspective, why would you choose OR not choose to implement these programs? Use course theory and specific examples to support your conclusion.

THIS IS AN APA PAPER AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW APA format.

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major consumer technology corporation

The Search for Leadership Paper

You are the CEO of a major consumer technology corporation. The company is global and offers remote employment, in addition to numerous physical locations. It distributes the products through different global wholesalers to reach retailers who in turn sell to the ultimate consumer. Your job is to find a new president for the organization. The past president has retired after 25 years of service. You will have to explain to the board of directors what criteria will be used in the search for a new company president.
In your paper:
· Explain what being a leader is, and what traits are needed to be an effective leader.
· Describe the type of leadership style and skills needed for the position.
· Analyze the importance of attending to tasks and relationships.
· Explain the importance of a leader following and communicating a vision, and setting the tone.
· Examine the necessity for a leader to have good out-group member skills, as well as the ability to handle conflict and overcome obstacles.
· Justify the needed ethical leadership traits for this position
The Final Paper
· Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
· Must include a separate title page with the following:
· Title of paper
· Student’s name
· Course name and number
· Instructor’s name
· Date submitted
· Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
· Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
· Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
· Must use at least five scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the text. Wikipedia is not an acceptable source.
· Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style