Author: chris

in the Workplace

The City of Centervale’s Department of Labor has proposed a plan to learn whether employers in the region are willing to hire ex-offenders. The department requests that a professional research report is prepared to obtain any quantitative and qualitative research findings addressing the use of ex-offenders in the workplace.

Several issues influence this decision, including public safety concerns, ethical issues of hiring outside of the law-abiding community, cost effectiveness, and type of ex-offenders who would be eligible for hire. Specifically, the hiring of an ex-offender would require screening each job candidate. Essentially, no violent or sexual offenders or offenders involved in arson would be eligible for this pool of future applicants. It is envisioned that the most meaningful way to obtain objective insight would be to conduct a form of web survey research. In essence, survey research typically embraces exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, and evaluative research designs.

This type of survey research captures attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, opinions, characteristics, policies, knowledge, expectations, and self-classification issues. Therefore, web-based survey research would be the desired type of research for investigating and deciding whether ex-offenders should be hired.

Locate and read at least two authoritative articles about using a web-based survey for data gathering associated with hiring ex-offenders in the workplace. Use the Argosy University Online Library resources, the National Institute of Justice Data Collections, or the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Databases.

In a minimum of 300 words, post your responses to the following topics to this Submission Details:

• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using a web-based survey (or other measures) for data gathering.
• Discuss the type of research questions appropriate for survey research.
• Discuss what sample size would provide sufficient data.
• Discuss the results of the survey (are the results positive or negative?) 

• Although Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947, the first flight of a commercial supersonic travel did not take place until 1969. Discuss the subject of supersonic flight, both military and civilian.
• Why were supersonic bombers, such as the B-58 and the B-70, phased out, whereas the subsonic B-52 is scheduled to fly for up to 90 years?
• Why were the Concorde and Tu-144 supersonic transports commercial failures?
• Why did the United States end its SST project in 1971?

The primary posting should be approximately 100 words.

After reading the attached article please respond to the following:

Describe your understanding of the 2 forms of relaxation therapy (RT) noted in the study.

Compare and contrast RT with the other approach examined in the study: cognitive therapy, or cognitive-behavioral therapy (CT, CBT).

What were the primary objectives of this study?

Do the results of this study support the use of these treatment protocols over other psychotherapies? That is, are they superior to other protocols? Why or why not?

• This time period saw the landing of a man on the Moon as the culmination of an American space program lasting over two decades. How were domestic and international politics involved in the original decision to land a man on the Moon?
• How did this program affect the economy and the development of new technologies?
• Since the last manned mission to the Moon took place in 1972, what can we predict about the future of space travel?

Chapter 12 discusses five (5) types of leader power. These five types fall into two (2) broader categories: position power and personal power. (30 points) (A 2-page response is required.)

1. Define each of the five (5) types of leader power.
2. Discuss how each of the five (5) types of leader power impact and/or motivate followers.

 

3. Which of the five types of leader power fall into the category of position power, and which fall into the category of personal power?

It has been said that strategic leaders are concerned with vision and mission, while strategic managers are concerned with strategy. Do you agree? Your answer should include specifics about what you believe a strategic leader does as opposed to what a strategic manager does (e.g., analyze competitors, review market analysis, become informed on technological trends, etc.). In addition, discuss whether you feel there is a need for both roles in organizations today. Justify your answer.

Chapter 15 of The Leadership Experience, Richard Daft, 5th Edition, argues that the efficient performance organization is no longer effective. Discuss why this is the case, citing at least three (3) examples from business journals and/or the popular press (e.g.,Wall Street Journal). (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)

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Vision statements can apply to an individual, a family, a business, or simply to decorating your apartment. Think about something you care about for which you want the future to be different from the present. (25 points) (A 1½-page response is required.)

1. Review the discussion of what a vision does and the common themes of vision in your text (pp. 389-388) and refer to Denton’s (1997) article for examples of vision statements. Write a personal vision statement that focuses on your desired change.
2. Discuss each of the five (5) common themes of vision found in your text.

 

3. Which of these themes do you feel is reflected in your personal vision statement, if any? Explain.

Chapter 15 (The Leadership Experience, Richard Daft, 5th Edition) and your Lecture and Research Update discuss creativity. Do you feel that creativity is a talent of a select few or something that can be developed in any leader? Discuss your answer and provide at least two (2) reasons why an organization might suffer from a lack of creativity.

Describe a decision you have made or need to make. Provide the decision tree for your situation. Do not provide the solution to your decision tree.

 

please make a decision tree and decribe

 

Unitas has a parade in honor of Columbus Day each year. Most years, local Native American groups have issue protests against this parade because they feel that not only did Columbus not discover America, but the celebration of the day ignores the centuries of oppression and mistreatment of Native American peoples. This year, one of the Native American groups has asked the town for permission to put up an educational display and information on their point of view in the town center on Columbus Day. The mayor is considering this request and has asked for your feedback regarding the background of the Native American group’s request.

• Briefly discuss the history of how Native Americans have been treated by dominant groups in the United States since European settlement.
• How does this history relate to the way that certain Native American groups have protested Columbus Day?
• Do you think the mayor should support the request of the Native American group? Why or why not?