Author: chris

Assignment: Write a 1- to 2-page memo to a business manager that is not familiar with network communication. Describe the role of protocols in network communication.

 

• What widely used networking protocols support or make possible video calls also known as video teleconferencing? What role does each protocol play in the video call process? Include basic connectivity roles.
• What is a troubleshooting model? Describe how you would use a troubleshooting model to resolve a user’s inability to connect to the Internet from a physically connected networked laptop in an office. What protocols are used in this situation to connect a networked laptop to the Internet?

Jennifer, the owner and manager of a company with ten employees, has hired you to take over the HRM function so she can focus on other areas of her business. During your first two weeks, you find out that the company has been greatly affected by the up economy and is expected to experience overall revenue growth by 10 percent over the next three years, with some quarters seeing growth as high as 30 percent. However, five of the ten workers are expected to retire within three years. These workers have been with the organization since the beginning and provide a unique historical perspective of the company. The other five workers are of diverse ages.

In addition to these changes, Jennifer believes they may be able to save costs by allowing employees to telecommute one to two days per week. She has some concerns about productivity if she allows employees to work from home. Despite these concerns, Jennifer has even considered closing down the physical office and making her company a virtual organization, but she wonders how such a major change will affect the ability to communicate and worker motivation.

Jennifer shares with you her thoughts about the costs of health care on the organization. She has considered cutting benefits entirely and having her employees work for her on a contract basis, instead of being full-time employees. She isn’t sure if this would be a good choice.

Jennifer schedules a meeting with you to discuss some of her thoughts. To prepare for the meeting, you perform research so you can impress your new boss with recommendations on the challenges presented.

1. Point out which changes are occurring in the business that affect HRM.

2. What are some considerations the company and HR should be aware of when making changes related to this case study?

3. What would the initial steps be to start planning for these changes?

4. What would your role be in implementing these changes? What would Jennifer’s role be?

What influenced American Art at the turn of the Twentieth Century?  How did it impact artists?  How did impact Collectors? Discuss Courbet, a Realists,  Manet, and the Impressionists.  What about the Post-Impressionists?

 

How does Courbet influence later Americans?  The Ashcan Artists?

 

Why are these French Painters so important to American Art?

 

Many of the Ashcan artists were illustrators working for newspapers.  (Was there a European Precedent for this?)  Do you think this experience influenced their paintings? Explain your answer.

 

How did emerging technology change American art? How does it continue to change? Do you think the effects of technology have been positive or negative? Why?

Using the Internet and Strayer University databases, research Starbucks’ organizational culture and the key leadership and management traits used to execute the business strategy.

 

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Suggest the key elements of Starbucks’ organizational culture that contributes to its success in a global economy. Indicate management’s role with creating and sustaining the organizational culture.
2. Assess the effectiveness of Starbucks’ management decisions in providing innovative offerings for its customers (e.g., WiFi, style of coffee, etc.) in order to achieve its current competitive marketplace advantage. Provide support for your rationale.
3. Determine one (1) key management competency that a successful manager at Starbucks is likely to have. Indicate one (1) way in which this particular competency is a good fit for the organizational culture.
4. Evaluate Starbucks’ ability to achieve long-term sustainability as a global leader in the coffee industry without the organization’s CEO, Howard Shultz.
5. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources. 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 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:

• Examine the concepts of management related to modern-day work environments.
• Analyze the corporate environment, culture, and challenges for managing in a global environment.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in modern management.
• Write clearly and concisely about modern management using proper writing mechanics.

 

In this week’s reading, you have read about some aspects of business in the global environment and about the rewards and challenges that come with a more diverse environment. You have also encountered the idea of “global outsourcing” and “global supply chain management.” The readings explored how new technology developed in a distant land, and changes of political alignments , can impact global business operations and ripple across the world to affect all types and sizes of businesses.

Post by Day 3 a 150- to 500-word statement in the Discussion thread that responds to all of the following:

What are some of the global forces that affect businesses today?
Give an example of how a specific business, company or industry has been, or could be, affected by global forces ?
How might a company’s diversity of employees, customers, and suppliers affect its success in today’s global business environment?

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

You are encouraged to enrich your posting with your personal examples, experience, or insights.

Edit your postings carefully for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.

Respond by Day 6 with at least 75 words each to two or more of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

Ask a probing question.
Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
Offer and support an opinion.
Make a suggestion.
Expand on your colleague’s posting.

You are trying to describe the Ethernet as the most common local area networking standard for your coworkers, friends, or family members. Discuss the following:

• Provide a detailed description about the Ethernet as the most common local area networking standard for wired networks.
• Discuss the most common components that are used to create an Ethernet network.

Question 1:How do employers measure a Liberal arts applicant?

Question 2:Should a grads salary be important in measuring the value of a liberal arts degree?

 

Question 3:Employers measure “Teamwork” as an important attribute for success. Where does a liberal arts student gain that attribute?

 

Question 4:Your analysis of the two articles

Discussion  1

 

There are two general types of job evaluation methods: those that investigate the job as a whole and those that investigate the job from a variety of components. Choosing one job evaluation method, examine how that method would be the preferable approach to attain comparable worth throughout the organization, and where it would not be the preferable approach.

 

Discussion 2

 

Surveys are an important tool to assess the competitive forces in the marketplace regarding pay practices. The most critical step in the survey process is obtaining the proper job match. For an organization you are familiar with, identify a position that would be the match to utilize in your survey, including a brief discussion on the limitations of using this position to determine your organization’s overall salary competitiveness in the market.

 

Compare and contrast this research to prior studies as described in the article. That is, according to the researchers, what makes this study unique?

Can the results of the research have practical application in our adult lives? If so, in what ways are we affected; if not, why?

Discuss the implications for further research, questions raised by the study, and your personal perspective on the results.

Share any personal experiences that would either support or reject any of the five hypotheses. Yo

Competition has, since the 90s, led to wider gaps between industry leaders and laggards. There are more “winner-take-all” environments and greater churns among industry sector rivals. We have witnessed sharp increases in quality and quantity of IT (Information Technology) investments. We’ve seen striking competitive dynamics, particularly in sectors that spend the most on IT. Some of the competitive dynamics models include the Destroy Your Business (DYB) strategy, the Grow Your Business (GYB) strategy, the Information Systems (IS) and strategic advantage, and the social business strategy.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Compare and contrast the DYB and GYB strategies in terms of the ability to sustain a business in the marketplace over the long term, to be competitive against rivals, and profitability.
2. Examine the “cannibalization” strategy and determine if it is or is not a better strategy compared to the DYB strategy for growth, competitiveness, and market leadership. Provide two (2) business examples.
3. Determine whether or not changes in business strategy should entail reassessment of IS. Provide three (3) reasons to support your position.
4. Examine how firms can use social IT in alignment with organizational strategy and IS strategy. Consider collaborative capabilities, what, how, and who should use social IT for a social business strategy.
5. Use at three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.