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Organizational Structure

 

Week 6 Assignment 2 Submission

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Assignment 2: Organizational Structure
Due Week 6 and worth 300 points
You are the HR manager for a small retail company that sells a high volume of products over the Internet.  Your company is growing rapidly due to increased Internet sales. Your company prides itself on providing high-quality products and services. The Customer Service department is integral to the success of the company. Over the past few months, the Customer Service department has been unable to fill its openings for Customer Service Representative positions. You suspect there could be a number of reasons for this, but you know you first need to look at the job, the work flow, the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience the company is seeking to ensure the job reflects the current workload and expectations.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Examine at least three (3) approaches that you can take as the HR manager to conduct a job analysis of the Customer Service Representative position. Suggest the major pros and cons of each selected approach. Recommend the approach that would be most effective in conducting the job analysis for this organization. Justify your recommendation. 
  2. Select two (2) out of the four (4) approaches to job design that are the most important for you to consider. Suggest two (2) challenges that you may encounter when designing a job using each of the selected approaches. Support your response with specific examples to illustrate the potential advantages and disadvantages of using each approach.
  3. Using the four (4) approaches to job design, create two (2) strategies that the organization can implement to attract and select qualified applicants for the Customer Service Representative position. Justify the main reasons that the selected strategies would be effective.
  4. Propose three (3) ways that you can use the information obtained from a job analysis to measure the performance of Customer Service Representatives. Provide a rationale for your response.
  5. Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • 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.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze issues involved in job design, resource planning, and recruitment.
  • Evaluate an organization’s approaches to and procedures for training employees to meet organizational goals.
  • Examine performance management issues and processes.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignment.

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effective leadership (traits and skills, behaviors, influence processes, situational variables)

Leadership Essay


Answer the following questions:
1. What are some points of convergence in the four major lines of research on effective leadership (traits and skills, behaviors, influence processes, situational variables)?
2. What are some of the most important findings about effective leadership in organizations?
3. Which leadership theories do you think apply to yourself? If you were studying your own leadership style, which line of research would you pursue?
4. What improvements could be made in the way leadership is studied? If you were asked to identify the 10 most essential functions of leadership, what would be on your list (which may differ from the list suggested by the author)?
Write a 4 page paper in APA format (not including the cover page and reference page). Locate
two contemporary (2013 or more recent) journal articles in the LIRN that apply to the leadership
theories in this case. Answer all the questions below. The paper must have a total of 3 scholarly
resources including the text book.
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sustainable growth rate (SGR)

How does a company assess its sustainable growth rate (SGR)?
• How does a firm use the SGR in decision making? 
What are the consequences for a firm that grows a higher rate than its SGR?
• What are the consequences for a firm that grows at a lower rate than its SGR?
Consider the following ideas to include in your answer:
• Which variables are used in calculating the SGR?
• How does a firm use the SGR in choosing a financing option?
• How does a firm finance a growth that is higher than its SGR?
• What is the opportunity cost for a firm that grows at a lower rate than its SGR?

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Contemporary Moral Problems

philosophy：Contemporary Moral Problems

1. Hardwig seems to believe that both the right and the duty to die are a matter of compassion. Explain this. Do you think he has a point?
 
2. Are any of the reasons on Hardwig’s list of conditions under which one might prefer not to live also on your list?
 
3. Explain the reasons why Hardwig says he cannot understand religious beliefs about ending life?
 
4. What “individualistic fantasy” does Hardwig discuss, and what is its significance with respect to the duty to die?
 
5. How many factors does Hardwig consider might have an impact on the “duty to die?” How many of them are factors that make the duty more compelling? Of those, which do you think is the most/least convincing? Explain.
 
6. What are Hardwig’s (3) reasons for asserting that unassisted suicide should not be the only means by which one could perform this duty?
 
7. What are Hardwig’s (2) reasons for asserting that family assisted suicide is also not a sufficient option?
 
8. What are Hardwig’s (4) arguments supporting that physician assisted suicide is a necessary option?
 
9. According to Hardwig, what (4) factors contribute to making the duty to die such a troubling problem? Do you think he makes a good points?
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Disaster Discussion 6

Disaster Discussion 6

TEXT:

Reading
1. Behavioral Health Response to Disasters, Author: Framingham, Julie:
Forum Assignment for the Week: 300 Words minimum For this week’s Forum, respond to the following:   This week, we consider the many options for treatment in disaster situations.
· Using the course materials as a guide, identify the treatment option(s) you would deploy in a specific disaster situation, explaining your rationale for the selection(s).
· In addition, discuss the population(s) the treatment will be used with and why this is the most appropriate choice for the population(s) identified.

***Your post must also end with a “Question to the Class” – something related to the topic that you found thought-provoking and about which you’d like to know more and have further dialog. ***
General Instructions Applicable to All Forums:
Forum post source citation is not required for forum posting in our class.  This is because we are engaging in conversation that happens to be in writing form, not composing essays or research papers. You will, however, need to paraphrase (restate in your own words) any words of published authors in parts of your posts that are based on their work.  Copying of published material, which is plagiarism, is prohibited and any instances of it, including forum posts, will result in a zero score without an option for re-submission to recoup lost points and a report sent to the Registrar’s Office per University policy.
 
Discussion forum posts will be graded on verbal expression, critical thinking, making an effort to not just participate in but contribute to the dialog with initial and reply posts of a substantive nature commensurate with graduate level studies. Posts must have correct grammatical construction, spelling, and punctuation with no texting or other casual style language.
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 Identifying Misleading Information in an Argument

Week 5 Discussion

  •  Identifying Misleading Information in an Argument”

Please respond to the following:

  • Consider the following argument: There are many arguments for the elimination or modification of current U. S. drug laws, but one of the most persuasive involves what negative effects drug laws are having on society in comparison with the effects of the drugs themselves. In the past ten years, most forms of drug use have dropped significantly, especially among teens. Despite this, non-violent drug offenders accounted for 21.1 percent of the federal prison population. First time drug offenders serve, on average, a sentence three months longer than kidnappers, nine months longer than burglars, and thirty-three months longer than sex abusers. In 1992, the average cost of keeping an inmate in either state or federal prison was about $20,000 per prisoner per year. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 455 prisoners per 100,000 population. It is maintaining these prisoners at great expense in an environment where they are unlikely to develop a socially constructive attitude. Perhaps it is time that we reconsider our attitudes toward those who choose to use drugs; failure to do so may cost society even more than it already has.

Note: All students are required to post a minimum of two (2) posts per online discussion thread. Students must have one (1) original post and a minimum of one (1) other post per discussion thread.

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recruitment methods used by terrorist organizations to attract members to carry out their goals

 
For this week’s Forum, respond to the following:   This week, we investigate the recruitment methods used by terrorist organizations to attract members to carry out their goals. The methods used have been compared to those used by traditional organizations, enacting organizational and managerial processes familiar to most.
· After reviewing the course materials for the week, discuss the aspects of recruitment and membership in terrorist organizations as they compare to that of the traditional organization.
· Consider how you view terrorist recruitment efforts as affecting the lone wolf (or lone actor) terrorist engaging in activity on behalf of the organization, and share your position and rationale with the group.

Reply to the following response with 200 words minimum. (please make response as if having a conversation, respond directly to some of the statements in below post. This is not providing an analysis of the original post. Respectfully address it and even ask clarifying or additional questions.)
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When looking at a terrorist organization is like looking at any other organizations and the key is bureaucracy. Bureaucracy is a key factor in most larger and most effective terrorist groups. Through the layers of managements they often show control over large numbers of people through either force, coercion and/or charisma. Just like in all other organizations, a terrorist group also have internal disagreements over finances, power struggles, and problems maintaining discipline among the rank and file. Financial support is something that a terrorist organization much have therefor they have to use money outside of the formal banking and financial systems called Hawala. Hawala is popular because its something relies on honor and promises of repayment more than the actual physical transfer of money. This is illegal in many countries.
 
I think that in todays world it is so easy to get into contact with the lone wolf especially when they have access to todays technology. These types of people still want a feel a since of belonging and often want to make a change in the world. They can often be encouraged into taking their own life because they often want to make a change for the greater of the organization.
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Class,
I think that recruitment for terrorism and traditional recruitment is sort of the same thing. I think that you will always have the leaders that have a motive. With their motive, they will try to convince people of why their reasoning and their cause of their fight is valid and why they should join them. Along the way, they will make their day one supporters and followers that will become their main support system. After a while, they will not have to do much for the work because their main henchmen will be the voice, the front men. The day one supporter will go out and recruit more people and this is how they will grow. The leader will become the face of the movement and will be at what they think are the big and more important events. I think that the lone wolf often has their own motivations for doing something. They do not need much motivation when it is time for the lone wolf to act.
United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary. (2003). Narco-terrorism: International drug trafficking and terrorism, a dangerous mix: Hearing before the committee on the judiciary, United States senate, one hundred eighth congress, first session. Washington, DC: United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Chugani, S. H. (2009). Benevolent blood money: Terrorist exploitation of zakat and its complications in the war on terror. North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 34(2), 601.
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I will begin this week’s forum by stating that I did not know a lot of the recruitment process.  As I was reading the article written by Hunter et al. (2017), I was impressed.  The recruitment process can be compared in some aspects with any traditional job.  I used to believe that terrorist organizations would hire anyone that wanted to kill Westerners, but I was wrong.  Most terrorist organizations want intellectuals, loyal, and sane followers to be part of them (Hunter et al., 2017).  In fact, some of them have job applications.  This was the process for al-Qaida members; they had to fill-out their personal information, their skills, family members, religious preference, and health status (Hunter et al., 2017).  Like al-Qaida most terrorist organizations have developed a process and filed their job applications while maintain a human resource person to keep them.  In addition, they have recruiters.  This can be compared to most job recruiters and how they bring personnel to the organization.  Most of their recruiters are what keep the organization going; these recruiters are charismatic and are able to bring qualified members to their group (Hunter et al., 2017).  However, the specific qualifications that a recruit must have, makes it also difficult for those that want join a terrorist organizations.  Therefore, for those individuals who do not get selected decide to act on their own.  Many of the individuals that do not get selected is because they visibly suffer a mental disorder and terrorist organizations want emotional stable people (Seifert, 2015).  Once these individuals do not get selected, they may decide to act on their own to prove to the organization their worth, or they could act in anger, or act alone to support the cause of the organization (Seifert, 2015).  It was interesting to see how terrorist organizations can discriminate against people that want to actually help them.
 
References:
 
Hunter, S. T., Shortland, N. D., Crayne, M. P., & Ligon, G. S. (2017). Recruitment and selection in violent extremist organizations: Exploring what industrial and organizational psychology might contribute. American Psychologist, 72(3), 242-254. http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy2.apus.edu/10.1037/amp0000089
 
Seifert, K. (2015).  Psychology Today: Lone Wolf terrorist and mental illness.  Retrieved on 31 January 2018 from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-the-cycle/201501/lone-wolf-terrorists-and-mental-illness
** Please don’t just rephrase their info, but respond to it. Remember to answer question at the end if there is one. **
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Group Psychology

 
Forum Assignment for the Week: 300 Words minimum This week’s discussion focus is “Group Psychology”. The study of group psychology is literally what its name suggests, the study of how groups intentionally or unintentionally influence individuals who are in the presence or members of groups. We cannot leave a course on the psychology of terrorism without examining this important area of research, because historically nothing has proven as powerful in shaping human behavior. We are group beings. We live, work and play with and among others. Although professional ethics won’t allow researchers to attempt to discern the influences that groups exert on human behavior by experimentally isolating individuals from the moment of birth and across their lifetimes, a number of landmark research efforts have given us insight into the reactions of individuals in group settings.
· Before participating in this week’s discussion, review Mina Cikara’s TEDx Talk When ‘I’ Becomes ‘We’
· http://www.tedxcambridge.com/talk/when-i-becomes-we/
Group living has been essential for our survival since the first humans walked the Earth. Beyond just surviving, people who accurately identify, value, and cooperate with in-group members enjoy numerous material and psychological benefits. However, group life is also a source of social strife and destruction. From Israelis and Palestinians to Red Sox and Yankees fans, group identity has led to innumerous conflicts. Much of the research into this intergroup conflict has focused on group members’ perceptions of the other. However, this focus neglects that when we become part of an “us,” we change as well. Recent evidence from psychology and neuroscience indicates that individuals acting on behalf of a group will often act more ruthlessly than individuals acting alone. Better understanding how we change when we shift from “me versus you” to “us versus them” may generate new avenues for interventions among individuals and groups in conflict (Cikara, 2014).
· Considering the perspectives introduced in the course materials for the week, discuss the role of group psychological principles in providing rationalizations for terrorist behavior. Are these rationalizations valid explanations of the violent acts carried out; provide adequate details to substantiate the position you present.
***Your post must also end with a “Question to the Class” – something related to the topic that you found thought-provoking and about which you’d like to know more and have further dialog. ***
General Instructions Applicable to All Forums:
enlightened Forum post source citation is not required for forum posting in our class. This is because we are engaging in conversation that happens to be in writing form, not composing essays or research papers. You will, however, need to paraphrase (restate in your own words) any words of published authors in parts of your posts that are based on their work. Copying of published material, which is plagiarism, is prohibited and any instances of it, including forum posts, will result in a zero score without an option for re-submission to recoup lost points and a report sent to the Registrar’s Office per University policy.
Discussion forum posts will be graded on verbal expression, critical thinking, making an effort to not just participate in but contribute to the dialog with initial and reply posts of a substantive nature commensurate with graduate level studies. Posts must have correct grammatical construction, spelling, and punctuation with no texting or other casual style language.
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People of Appalachian Heritage

People of Appalachian Heritage.
People of Arab Heritage.
Read chapter 8 and 9 of the class textbook and review the attached Power Point presentation.  Once done, answer the following questions;
1.  Give an overview of the Appalachian and Arab heritage related to their healthcare beliefs and mention if there is any similarity in both cultures.  Give an example.
2.  How the Appalachian and Arab heritage view the process of death and explain if there is any similarity in any of them?
3.  Explain is there is any similarity in the healthcare beliefs of the Appalachian and Arab heritage with the evidence based nursing care that is provide.
As stated in the syllabus present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion tab of the blackboard title “Week 4 discussion questions”.  A minimum of two evidence based references no older than 5 years old  besides the class textbook are required.  Two replies sustain the proper references to any of your peers and a minimum of 500 words are required