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Two discussions and both should be lengthy with references.

 

Discussion #2

Discuss your opinion regarding whether unions are still relevant and necessary in today’s work environment. What other means might be used to ensure the ‘‘employee voice’’ in the workplace? Use a reference.

Please remember that quality, substance, and content are also counted, not just the number of times you participate. Please interact with at least one of your classmates.

 

Discussion #3

Can an individual be both pro-union and pro-employer, or does being pro-union mean one has to be anti-employer?

Can an individual be anti-union and still legitimately claim to support pro-employee interests?

Explain your response, use at least one reference,  and interact with two of your classmates.

Given that project teams within a large hospital department have been ineffective in meeting their productivity goals and providing patient information in a timely way, you are asked to work with the teams to analyze and resolve the situation. Develop the elements of your consulting contract using the following requirements: 

1. Create a consulting contract that defines the boundaries of your analysis and objectives of the project.
2. Explain the kinds of information you seek and your role in the project.
3. Define the product you will deliver and support you will need from the client.
4. Identify suggested time schedule, confidentially, and feedback.

The requirements and format of the paper is to be as follows:

• Include two references
• 3-4 pages typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font (size 12), APA format. Your 3-4 pages shouldexclude (meaning not include) the title and reference pages.

Explore how a firm determines the optimal scale of a plant for a given rate of output and why this determination relates to longer-run strategies versus current operations. Also, discuss the differences between economies of scale and economies of scope and how firms can benefit from each.Then, provide a specific company example of economics of scale or economics of scope and how it affects production and cost or how technology affects the inputs and costs. Conduct research and use specific examples.

Prepare a 750-word paper defining logistics and discuss how logistics influences the supply chain.

Define logistics and discuss the increased importance of logistics on satisfying customer requirements for a product or service.

Identify and describe the managerial issues that influence logistics and directly impact the supply chain.

Drawing on personal experience, provide an example of a logistics managerial issue which lead to customer dissatisfaction, and one example where logistics plays a crucial role in customer satisfaction.

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

 

Review the Engstrom case study, looking specifically at organizational issues and address the following:

1. Identify root causes of known organizational issues from a human behavior perspective.
2. Analyze root causes from a human behavior perspective and validate the analysis with supportive research evidence.
3. Explain the resulting impact of poorly aligned and administrated human behavior theories and concepts.

Use in-text citations beyond Newstrom’s text. Avoid overdependence on direct quotes

Write a 700-1,050 word paper in which you define “cognitive psychology”.

 

Address the following:

 

* Identify at least four key milestones in the development of cognitive psychology as a discipline.

* Discuss the importance of behavioral observation in psychology.

1. Leadership Skills

   Complete the 6.2 Leadership Skills Questionnaire. Based on what you know about yourself and the scores you received on the Leadership Skills Questionnaire in the three areas  (administrative, interpersonal, and conceptual), how would you describe your leadership skills? Which specific skills are your strongest, and which are your weakest? What impact do you think your leadership skills could have on your role as a leader? Explain.Guided Response: Review several of your peers’ posts.  Give additional advice to at least two of your peers on the importance of knowing their stregnths and weaknesses in relation to leadership skills.

2. Vision 
   Stephen Covey (1991) contended that effective leaders “begin with the end in mind.” These leaders have a deep understanding of their own goals and mission in life. How would you describe your own values and purpose in life? In what way is your leadership influenced by these values?.

 

Guided Response: Analyze several of your peers’ posts.  Respond to at least two of your peers and explain how knowing your values and purpose in life influence your leadership style.

Explore how a firm determines the optimal scale of a plant for a given rate of output and why this determination relates to longer-run strategies versus current operations. Also, discuss the differences between economies of scale and economies of scope and how firms can benefit from each.

Then, provide a specific company example of economics of scale or economics of scope and how it affects production and cost or how technology affects the inputs and costs. Conduct research and use specific examples.

Imagine that you work for the maker of a leading brand of low-calorie, frozen microwavable food that estimates the following demand equation for its product using data from 26 supermarkets around the country for the month of April.

For a refresher on independent and dependent variables, please go to Sophia’s Website and review the Independent and Dependent Variables tutorial, located at http://www.sophia.org/tutorials/independent-and-dependent-variables–3.

Option 1
Note: The following is a regression equation. Standard errors are in parentheses for the demand for widgets.
QD       =          – 5200 – 42P + 20PX + 5.2I + 0.20A + 0.25M
(2.002)  (17.5) (6.2)    (2.5)   (0.09)   (0.21)
R2 = 0.55           n = 26               F = 4.88

Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables:

Q          =          Quantity demanded of 3-pack units
P (in cents)       =          Price of the product = 500 cents per 3-pack unit
PX (in cents)     =          Price of leading competitor’s product = 600 cents per 3-pack unit
I (in dollars)       =          Per capita income of the standard metropolitan statistical area
(SMSA) in which the supermarkets are located = $5,500
A (in dollars)     =          Monthly advertising expenditures = $10,000
M                     =          Number of microwave ovens sold in the SMSA in which the
supermarkets are located = 5,000

Option 2
Note: The following is a regression equation. Standard errors are in parentheses for the demand for widgets.

QD       =          -2,000 – 100P + 15A + 25PX + 10I
(5,234)  (2.29)   (525)   (1.75)  (1.5)
R2 = 0.85           n = 120             F = 35.25

Your supervisor has asked you to compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Assume the following values for the independent variables:

Q          =          Quantity demanded of 3-pack units
P (in cents)       =          Price of the product = 200 cents per 3-pack unit
PX (in cents)     =          Price of leading competitor’s product = 300 cents per 3-pack unit
I (in dollars)       =          Per capita income of the standard metropolitan statistical area
(SMSA) in which the supermarkets are located = $5,000
A (in dollars)     =          Monthly advertising expenditures = $640

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1.    Compute the elasticities for each independent variable. Note: Write down all of your calculations.

2.    Determine the implications for each of the computed elasticities for the business in terms of short-term and long-term pricing strategies. Provide a rationale in which you cite your results.

3.    Recommend whether you believe that this firm should or should not cut its price to increase its market share. Provide support for your recommendation.

4.    Assume that all the factors affecting demand in this model remain the same, but that the price has changed. Further assume that the price changes are 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 cents.

a.    Plot the demand curve for the firm.

b.    Plot the corresponding supply curve on the same graph using the following MC / supply function Q = -7909.89 + 79.1P with the same prices.

c.    Determine the equilibrium price and quantity.

d.    Outline the significant factors that could cause changes in supply and demand for the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food. Determine the primary manner in which both the short-term and the long-term changes in market conditions could impact the demand for, and the supply, of the product.

5.    Indicate the crucial factors that could cause rightward shifts and leftward shifts of the demand and supply curves for the low-calorie, frozen microwavable food.

6.    Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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 how production and cost functions in the short run and long run affect the strategy of individual firms.

•    Apply the concepts of supply and demand to determine the impact of changes in market conditions in the short run and long run, and the economic impact on a company’s operations.

•    Use technology and information resources to research issues in managerial economics and globalization.

•    Write clearly and concisely about managerial economics and globalization using proper writing mechanics.

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How do management and leadership complement each other within the organization?

Who are more likely to be the primary decision-makers, managers or leaders?

In today’s business world, do management and leadership go hand in hand?

Is it feasible that these roles are separate within an organization?

Now, think about a past decision that you made that did not work out the way you intended. In your initial discussion post, address the following:

Identify the decision-making model that you used at the time the decision was made, and explain why this was model was used.

Looking back at the decision, describe which two decision-making challenges may have led to the faulty decision and describe how that contributed to the results of your decision.