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Please answer the following Critical Review Questions from Chapter Four:

1. Do you believe that managers today are using more boss- or more subordinate-centered leadership styles? Explain!
2. Do you agree that time is an important situational factor to consider in selecting a leadership style for a situation? Explain!
3. Which contingency leadership theory do you think is the best? Explain!
4. Which contingency leadership theory do you actually plan to use, and how? If you do not plan to use any, give a detailed reason for not wanting to use any of the models.

Your submission should be a minimum of two full pages of analysis.

For this assignment, use the same company you researched in Assignment 1. (Google)

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Compare the difference between job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Determine which is more strongly related to performance for your selected company.

Apply motivational theory and performance management principles to evaluate the company as a potential employer.

Use at least three (1) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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 motivational theories and their impact on work behavior and performance.

Use technology to research issues affecting organizational behavior in order to deliver assignments which are clear, concise and have proper writing mechanics.

Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

 

Leader Traits

The purpose of this assignment is to identify the traits frequently associated with leadership effectiveness and explore the advantages and disadvantages associated with trait approaches to leadership.

For this assignment

 

Provide an overview of the leader’s role that includes the following:

 

Name and title of the leader

His or her specific role/position

The name and industry of the organization

Describe qualities that are important to the leader’s success.

 

Provide examples of how some leaders with similar traits are successful in very different fields, as well as how equally successful leaders may not share all the same traits.

 

Analyze how differences in the various situations faced by different leaders may impact leadership effectiveness.

 

Your paper should be three DOUBLE SPACED PAGES IN LENGTH (excluding the title and reference pages).

Your paper must be formatted according to APA style and must include citations from three scholarly sources from the proquest database that are scholarly articles.  You must also provide an reference page also…

According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. Use the Internet to research Apple. Use a tablet, smartphone, laptop, desktop, or traditional video recorder to record a maximum of a five to seven (5-7) minute dynamic video on the topics detailed below. Alternatively, you may submit a four to six (4-6) page paper instead of the video submission.

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the Kaltura video tutorial found in your online course shell (Week 4).

Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:

• Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Social Performance of Organizations
• Tags: BUS475, Social Performance
• Description: First Name, Last Name – BUS475 Assignment 1 (Date Uploaded ex. 11-14-2014)

Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5-7) minutes OR write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of Apple, and identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale.
2. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organization’s financial performance. Provide support for the response.
3. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with Apple.
4. Submit a reference page with at least four (4) quality references that you have used for this presentation / paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

If you choose the written paper, 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 the relationship between business and society, and the ways in which they are part of an interactive system.
• Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society.
• Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder groups, their roles, and relationships.
• Compare and contrast the concepts of corporate social responsibility and citizenship.
• Analyze ways ethical challenges affect the multiple functions of business.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.
• Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

Option B: Most psychologists believe that our sexual preferences and orientation are largely determined by our biology. Explore the biological and psycho-social aspects of sexual preference by completing the following items.

1. Based on your assigned readings and videos this module, identify somebiological or genetic factors that influence sexual orientation behavior. Describe two or more conclusions from biological research of sexual orientation behavior. (These may include genes, brain functioning, metabolic, and hormonal, etc.)

2. Based on your assigned readings and videos this module, identify somepsychological and social/cultural factors that may also influence sexual orientation. Describe two or more conclusions from psychological or social research ofsexual orientation. (These may include personal issues, family issues, society, media, or cultural issues.)

3. Based on your research, explain whether you viewsexual orientation as primarily biologically based or psycho-socially based.

Your response should be approximately three paragraphs in leng

1) Briefly describe the company you researched, its compensation strategy, best practices they are applying, and compensation-related challenges they are facing.

2) Analyze how your company applies compensation practice to determine the positive or negative impact to the company and its stakeholders.

3) Examine the ways in which laws, labor unions, and market factors impact the company’s compensation practices. Provide specific examples to support your response.

4) Evaluate the effectiveness of traditional bases for pay at the company you researched.

5) Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Case Analysis

Please note: In order to thoroughly research the company you have chosen, you should work on this project throughout the course. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL UNIT VIII TO BEGIN YOUR WORK.

Research ONE of the following four companies:

1. Apple
2. Google
3. Coca Cola
4. American Airlines

Respond to the four writing prompts below. Your responses must include information from your course materials and from outside research, including at least two resources from the CSU Online Library and at least two online sources. Suggestions for online sources can be found in Appendix 12.A in your textbook. The CSU Online Library can be found in the myCSU Student Portal. The library offers several research resources, such as short tutorials on subject research guides and accessing the library. You can also reach out to the librarians at thevirtuallibrarian@columbiasouthern.edu.

1. Create a case study summary of the company you have chosen including a general overview of the company and its external environment, a list of its current strategies and objectives, and a financial analysis of the company using ratio analysis.
2. If the company continues with its present strategies and objectives, where will it be in five years?
3. If you were the CEO of the company, what strategies would you recommend and why?
4. Describe the competitive strategies used by the company’s main competitors. Which of these strategies are the

   most effective? How can your company combat these strategies? Support your answers.

    

   If you paraphrase or quote words or ideas from your course textbook or other resources, you should cite your sources using APA guidelines. Your case analysis should be at least eight pages in length. Please contact your instructor if you have any questions.

Motivation and Rewards

Culture plays a major role in the motivation of employees. Consider that though you have a mix of ethnicities on your team, you also need to be aware of cultural differences including gender, generation, and other categories of human differences.

Write an 8–10-page report on employee motivation, including a recommendation for an employee reward system that will meet the needs of the variety of cultural groups you manage based on the following motivation factors:

1. Job security
2. Professional development
3. Job performance
4. Goal setting
5. Employee recognition
6. Compensation

Discuss employee motivation as it relates to culture, and consider how you might develop a reward system that recognizes diversity and is equitable and legally sound. Support your recommendations with scholarly references.

Use the Research Analysis to complete this assignment.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that discusses research-based interventions to treat psychopathology.

Review and differentiate the characteristics of the selected disorder and discuss the research about intervention strategies for the disorder by completing the following:

• Evaluate three peer reviewed research studies using the Research Analysis.
• Conceptualize the disorder using one of the psychological perspectives listed in the text. (Models that fit under the heading of behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, humanistic, or existential would work.  Social learning would be an example or rational emotive therapy.)
• Discuss the treatments or interventions that have been shown to be the most effective for your selected disorder. Why?

Cite at least five peer-reviewed sources.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

• Discusses research-based interventions to treat psychopathology
• Reviews and differentiates the characteristics of the selected disorder and discusses the research about intervention strategies for the disorder
• Evaluates three peer-reviewed research studies
• Conceptualize the disorder using one of the psychological perspectives listed in the text.

 

Discusses the treatments or interventions that have been shown to be the most effective for the selected disorder

Focus of the Final Project

As the faculty’s leading expert in curriculum and instructional design, you have been asked by your administrator to present a training session on how to develop quality units of instruction and lesson plans.

Segment One: PowerPoint for Training Session

Using the assignments completed in Weeks Two, Three, and Five as a foundation, submit a PowerPoint presentation for your training session. Your presentation must include a minimum 10 slides and incorporate the processes for quality unit and lesson design and development. Please keep in mind that the slides should be used to support your talking points in the notes section (below the slide).

Include the following in Segment One:

• Outline the framework for your district including demographics, community background, district or work setting environment, student characteristics, and current curriculum.
• Discuss the district’s guidelines for curriculum development, formatting and evaluations. Include any other relevant information that attendees will find useful in meeting the district’s requirements.
• Describe how to develop lessons that include instructional technology, checking for understanding and assessment techniques.
• Conclude with a holistic summation of quality curriculum and instructional design.

Your presentation must be professional and relevant.  It must include five references formatted in APA style.

Segment Two: Handout for Training Session

The administrator requires a handout to accompany your training session that will detail the presentation’s talking points and can be used as a reference tool.  The handout must include all of the relevant information included in the slide presentation that can be easily referenced in the future as a tool for instructional design and curriculum development.

Your handout should be at least seven pages (title page, five-page handout, reference page[s]).

Preparing the Final Project

The presentation and handout must include title and reference pages, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. The Final Project must use at least five scholarly sources.