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Assignment
This assessment is designed to test your knowledge and understanding of
organisational behaviour and human resource management, research and practice.
There follows five questions that each relate to some aspect of the OB/HRM subject area.
You should choose any three of the five questions to answer. We would expect a
minimum of 700 words per question, but some might require more detailed answers so taking you the maximum of 3000 words. You must support your answers with evidence from acknowledged academic sources. You may use personal experience to illustrate the application of a topic/theory, but you must still provide evidence from acknowledged sources to support your answer. A list of websites that have been shown to provide inappropriate and inaccurate information is available from the module blackboard site.
You use these sites at your own risk but you should be aware that these sites often appear in the work of students who do not pass the assessment.
You are required to provide full academic references using the HARVARD system AT THE END OF EACH OF THE QUESTIONS. References do not add to the word count.
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The weekly lecture series is designed to provide the research, case studies and theory that will enable you to successfully complete each of the questions. These lectures and seminars are not the only sources of information. You are encouraged to draw on as many appropriate sources as you can. The more you engage with the literature on the topic the better the likelihood of achieving a higher award.
Each answer should develop a critical analysis of the research being presented and where relevant include case study examples which can help you apply the research.

1. “Does knowledge of HRM help small and medium sized enterprises (SME) ensure
they recruit and select employees who can contribute to maximising the
competitive performance of a business?” Critically examine this question and
support your answer with appropriate examples from theory and practice

2. Critically analyse the value of induction, training and socialization processes in
ensuring the long term engagement of employees. Support your answer with
appropriate examples from theory and practice

3. What factors should be considered in the design of a job to help maximise
employee performance? Critically evaluate and identify the appropriate theories
associated with this question

4. How does investing in staff training and development contribute to the strategic
capability of an organisation? Critically explore this issue and support your
answer with appropriate examples from theory and practice.

5. Critically analyse the difference between the concepts of transformational
leadership behaviour and transactional leadership behaviour. You should
support your answer with a critical analysis of appropriate theories.

There is a marking matrix at the end of this guide that provides more guidance on the assessment criteria.

I LEAVE THE LIBERTY TO THE WRITER TO CHOOSE 3 QUESTIONS FROM THE LIST. DEPENDING ON THE QUESTION, I WOULD APPRECIATE AT LEAST 1000 WORDS PER QUESTION; APPROPRIATE REFERENCES FOR EACH QUESTION. IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THREE SEPARATE ASSIGNMENTS ALL RELATED TO THE “UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING ORGANISATION” MODULE.

6 REFERENCES FOR EACH QUESTION.

If God is omnipotent and omnibenevolent, how can evil exist?

I do not believe that God created everyone to be perfect he created us to have flaws and to not be perfect. He created us to make mistakes, and then coming from that use the power of God to learn right from wrong. I believe that there is the Devil and God, and it is human nature, which God created us with, to decide to act upon the good or evil. God did not simply create us to be perfect.

this is how i side on the topic so something along these lines.

Hereis all you need please i need it before 11th of December please copy past is will take me out of college and i am old coustmer since 2010 .
Here is all u need

ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES T205A – SYSTEMS’ THINKING THEORY & PRACTICE
2015/2016 SEMESTER I – Fall 2015

T205 A -TMA- Semester I – 2015 – 2016
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Please read these instructions carefully, and contact your tutor if you require any further clarifications. You should submit your completed assignment to your tutor to arrive no later than the cut-off Date (December 12, 2015).

Please use standard A4 size paper for submitting the hard copy of your TMA. Your name, personal identifier, course and assignment numbers must appear at the top of each sheet. A soft copy of your TMA must be uploaded to the university moodle within the indicated cut-off date. The hard & soft copies must be identical. Please leave wide margins and space at the end of each sheet for tutor comments. It is better to use double spacing so that you can easily handwrite corrections to your drafts and tutors have space to include their feedback on the script. Start each question in the assignment on a new page. Any extended text should ideally be word-processed, but, diagrams and accompanying notes may be hand drawn and hand written and on an A4 paper.

Completing and sending your assignments
When you have completed your TMA, you must fill in the assignment form (PT3), taking care to fill all information correctly including your personal identifier, course code, section & tutor, and assignment numbers. Each TMA and its PT3 form should be uploaded on the AOU branch moodle within the cut-off date. Late submissions require approval from the branch course coordinator and will be subject to grade deductions. All assignments are treated in strict confidence.
If you feel that you are unable to meet the cut-off date of the TMA because of unusual circumstances, please contact your tutor as soon as possible to discuss a possible extension to the cut-off date.
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Plagiarism
The Arab Open University Definitions of cheating and plagiarism
According to the Arab Open University By-laws, “The following acts represent cases of cheating and plagiarism:
• Verbatim copying of printed material and submitting them as part of TMAs without proper academic acknowledgement and documentation.
• Verbatim copying of material from the Internet, including tables and graphics.
• Copying other students’ notes or reports.
• Using paid or unpaid material prepared for the student by individuals or firms.
• Utilization of, or proceeding to utilize, contraband materials or devices in examinations.”

Penalty on plagiarism
The following is the standard plagiarism penalty applied across branches as per Article 11 of the university by-laws:
1) Awarding of zero for a TMA wherein more than 20% of the content is plagiarized.
2) Documentation of warning in student record.
3) Failure in the course to dismissal from the University.
All University programmes are required to apply penalties that are consistent with the University by laws.

Examples of Plagiarism

Copying from a single or multiple sources, this is where the student uses one or more of the following as the basis for the whole, or a good part, of the assignment:
1. Published or unpublished books, articles or reports
2. The Internet
3. The media (e.g.TV programmes, radio programmes or newspaper articles)
4. An essay from an essay bank
5. A piece of work previously submitted by another student
6. Copying from a text which is about to be submitted for the same assignment

Introduction
This TMA has one question with three sub sections. You should answer them all. The questions in this assignment are all about different aspects of the process of exploring a complex situation.

Question 1 (100% marks)

You are strongly advised to use the AOU e-library to locate additional relevant resources which can support your analysis and argument. This will earn you extra points.

(a) Read through the attached article “VW scandal: corporate shakeout and economic crisis”, as you read through the article, create one Spray diagram to summarize the different ideas of the article respecting the conventions, and techniques. It is advised that students submit hand drawn diagrams as opposed to computer generated ones. Photocopies of diagrams should not be accepted. Reflect on your diagram in no more than 200 words. (15 Marks)

(b) Based on what you learned in T205A (T552/Diagramming), and on the content of the article, draw a System Map diagram to show all the components of the “VW scandal”. The system map should include all the components of the system paying special attention to the grouping and the hierarchy. Reflect on your diagram in no more than 200 words (15 Marks)

(c) Using an essay format (one essay with different sub-sections), and based on what you learned in T205A concept file 02, and T551 Linear Programming:
1- Analyze the type of situations discussed in the case; justify your answer based on what you learned in T551 linear programing (Word Count 400; 10 Marks).
2- Discuss the different ways of thinking presented in T551 Linear programing and assess how applying each of the three ways of thinking (causal, logical, and reductionist) can enlighten our understanding of the VW problem. (Word Count 500; 15 Marks).
3- Assess how different worldviews, perspectives, and mental models, can interact to create the problems at VW. (Word Count 400; 15 Marks).
4- Assess how the issue of power (visible and invisible) within the organization might have also contributed to the emission problem at VW. (Word Count 250, 10 Marks).
5- Conflict is an essential part of organizational life and is at the heart of many organizational problems; assess the conflict generating mechanisms at play at VW as discussed in T205A concept file 02, and whether it was allowed to surface or not. (300 words, 10 Marks).
6- Analyze how and whether applying the systems approach to the problem in the case can improve and enlighten understanding (Word Count 350; 10 Marks).
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(2200 2400 words) (70 marks) (Please see guidance below)

General Mark’s deductions of 20% as follows

• PT3 Form (failure to use the PT3 completely filled) (deduct up to 5% marks)
• TMA Presentation and Structure, and word count​(untidy, work way below or above the word count, no display of word count) (deduct up to 5% marks)
• Referencing and in-text citation (poor referencing and in-text citation, without plagiarism, (deduct up to 10% marks).

TMA Guidance to students

(a) Note that the submission for this question requires your rough spray diagrams, and a condensed or tided up version. You should do your best to follow the conventions for the spray diagram as explained in T552. It is also important that the diagram communicates to your tutor, so make sure the writing is legible and not too small. However, don’t redraw your initial rough spray diagrams just to tidy them up; we want to see what you drew as you worked. You need to identify the main idea of the article and include it within your central topic, and then identify the most important points and include them within the subtopics blobs then branch out as explained in T552 appendix (A1.1.)

(b) Here you are required to draw a system map, which includes all the relevant components of the “US Health Care System” as discussed in the case without neglecting the assumptions. Your tutor’s feedback will be helpful in clarifying to you any misconceptions you might have about drawing the diagram and it will also help in assessing your diagramming skills.

(c) Here you are required to draw back on concepts learned in T551 and Concept file 02 (as relevant) in order to analyze the questions. Please remember that for each section you need to provide a clear theoretical discussion, and then explain how those concepts are applied in the case on hand. Again you are strongly advised to use your own words to discuss the concepts as you understood them. Do not copy material from the books since it will have a negative impact on your grade, and very importantly do not get consumed in a purely theoretical analysis without assessing how these concepts are applied in the case study. Make sure to respect the word count as it is an indicator to you of the depth of analysis required. Please remember that failure to paraphrase, and to reference will also lead to failing the TMA.

There are different ways to tackle and structure your ideas. Please remember that your work should be structured in an essay format with a clear introduction, then possibly different subsections (as needed) to assess each idea and a conclusion.
The introduction should set out the topic of the discussion clearly. For each of the body paragraphs/sub-sections you need to provide a clear theoretical discussion which explains how the relevant course concepts are related to the article on hand. The conclusion should summarize your findings and reflect on your learning. You should not write in the first person (i.e. I think), the third person is more appropriate for college level writing (i.e. we can conclude), but in any case it is preferable to avoid both styles and to state your argument (i.e. instead of saying “this essay will tackle the ways of thinking and the systems thinking approach”, you can start with a statement about system’s thinking in organizations). Similarly in your conclusion you should not use “it could be concluded”, rather simply restate the main points and your findings.

What are the main methods of dealing with conflict within teams? How do they work?

the project problem is :How do we attract and hire more women into the business?
Be creative
Think outside the box
What would you do?
What would you like to see from employers?
further information i will attach to you . thx

Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format. In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that demonstrate a clear connection to the readings. Answer the following: • Coaching and mentoring should be a core competency of nurses prepared at the graduate level. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your response. • Based on your graduate specialization, identify one coaching activity that you can do in this advanced practice role. What strategies would you employ for this activity? • Describe one mentoring activity you might complete with a mentor that would help you to acclimate to your new advance practice role. Should this activity be structured or unstructured? Objectives Unacceptable Satisfactory to Below Satisfactory (F through C Range) Above Average (B Range) Exemplary (A Range) Actual Possible 0 Points 1 to 16 Points 17 Points 18 to 20 Points 20 Quality of Initial Posting No initial posting to evaluate. The information provided is inaccurate, not focused on the assignment’s topic, and/or does not answer the question(s) fully. Response demonstrates incomplete understanding of the topic and/or inadequate preparation. The information provided is accurate, displaying a good understanding of the topic(s) covered. A good understanding is when you are able to explain the terms and topics covered. Initial posting demonstrates sincere reflection and addresses most aspects of the assignment, although all concepts may not be fully developed. The information provided is accurate, providing an in-depth, well thought-out understanding of the topic(s) covered. An in-depth understanding provides an analysis of the information, synthesizing what is learned from the course/assigned readings. Course materials and additional scholarly resources are used to support important points. Participation in Discussion 0 Points 1 to 6 Points 7 Points 8 Points 8 No responses to other classmates in this discussion forum. Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts but only on one day of the week. Comments may not be substantive, meaning they reflect and expand on what the other student wrote or grounded in evidence. . Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts on more than one day( and to the instructors comment if applicable). Comments are substantive, meaning they reflect and expand on what the other student wrote and are grounded in evidence.. Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts and to the instructor’s comment (if applicable) on more than two days. Responses demonstrate an analysis of peers’ comments, building on previous posts. Postings extend and deepen meaningful conversation and may include a follow-up question. Postings are grounded in evidence. Writing Mechanics (Spelling, Grammar, APA) and information literacy 0 Points 1 to 5 Points 6 Points 7 Points 7 No postings for which to evaluate language and grammar. Some issues in any of the following: grammar, mechanics, spelling, use of slang, and incomplete, erroneous, or missing APA citations and references. Lacks appropriate references to support response or references may be on topic but are dated or from non-appropriate sources.. Minor errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling in the initial posting. Minor errors in APA formatting (citations and references) and APA style. If required for the assignment, utilizes sources to support work for both the initial post and some of the comments to other students. Sources include course and text readings as well as outside sources that are academic and authoritative (e.g., journal articles, other text books, .gov websites, professional organization websites). No errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling in both the initial post and comments to others. APA formatting is correct. Postings demonstrate a clear relationship to evidence. Sources include course and text readings as well as outside sources that are academic and authoritative (e.g., journal articles, other text books, .gov websites, professional organization websites). COMMENTS: Place your substantive comments here including what went well (needs to continue) as well as areas for improvement to achieve specified learning outcomes. It is important to individualize feedback and to ensure coaching for improved achievement of learning outcomes in future assignments. It is acceptable to place comments directly within the rubric in the specific criteria area where additional coaching comments need to take place. Total 0 35 Late Deduction (if applicable) 0 Total Points 0 35 Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format. In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that demonstrate a clear connection to the readings. Answer the following: • Coaching and mentoring should be a core competency of nurses prepared at the graduate level. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your response. • Based on your graduate specialization, identify one coaching activity that you can do in this advanced practice role. What strategies would you employ for this activity? • Describe one mentoring activity you might complete with a mentor that would help you to acclimate to your new advance practice role. Should this activity be structured or unstructured? Objectives Unacceptable Satisfactory to Below Satisfactory (F through C Range) Above Average (B Range) Exemplary (A Range) Actual Possible 0 Points 1 to 16 Points 17 Points 18 to 20 Points 20 Quality of Initial Posting No initial posting to evaluate. The information provided is inaccurate, not focused on the assignment’s topic, and/or does not answer the question(s) fully. Response demonstrates incomplete understanding of the topic and/or inadequate preparation. The information provided is accurate, displaying a good understanding of the topic(s) covered. A good understanding is when you are able to explain the terms and topics covered. Initial posting demonstrates sincere reflection and addresses most aspects of the assignment, although all concepts may not be fully developed. The information provided is accurate, providing an in-depth, well thought-out understanding of the topic(s) covered. An in-depth understanding provides an analysis of the information, synthesizing what is learned from the course/assigned readings. Course materials and additional scholarly resources are used to support important points. Participation in Discussion 0 Points 1 to 6 Points 7 Points 8 Points 8 No responses to other classmates in this discussion forum. Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts but only on one day of the week. Comments may not be substantive, meaning they reflect and expand on what the other student wrote or grounded in evidence. . Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts on more than one day( and to the instructors comment if applicable). Comments are substantive, meaning they reflect and expand on what the other student wrote and are grounded in evidence.. Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts and to the instructor’s comment (if applicable) on more than two days. Responses demonstrate an analysis of peers’ comments, building on previous posts. Postings extend and deepen meaningful conversation and may include a follow-up question. Postings are grounded in evidence. Writing Mechanics (Spelling, Grammar, APA) and information literacy 0 Points 1 to 5 Points 6 Points 7 Points 7 No postings for which to evaluate language and grammar. Some issues in any of the following: grammar, mechanics, spelling, use of slang, and incomplete, erroneous, or missing APA citations and references. Lacks appropriate references to support response or references may be on topic but are dated or from non-appropriate sources.. Minor errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling in the initial posting. Minor errors in APA formatting (citations and references) and APA style. If required for the assignment, utilizes sources to support work for both the initial post and some of the comments to other students. Sources include course and text readings as well as outside sources that are academic and authoritative (e.g., journal articles, other text books, .gov websites, professional organization websites). No errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling in both the initial post and comments to others. APA formatting is correct. Postings demonstrate a clear relationship to evidence. Sources include course and text readings as well as outside sources that are academic and authoritative (e.g., journal articles, other text books, .gov websites, professional organization websites). COMMENTS: Place your substantive comments here including what went well (needs to continue) as well as areas for improvement to achieve specified learning outcomes. It is important to individualize feedback and to ensure coaching for improved achievement of learning outcomes in future assignments. It is acceptable to place comments directly within the rubric in the specific criteria area where additional coaching comments need to take place. Total 0 35 Late Deduction (if applicable) 0 Total Points 0 35 Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format. In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a well-reasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations, references, and examples that demonstrate a clear connection to the readings. Answer the following: • Coaching and mentoring should be a core competency of nurses prepared at the graduate level. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Defend your response. • Based on your graduate specialization, identify one coaching activity that you can do in this advanced practice role. What strategies would you employ for this activity? • Describe one mentoring activity you might complete with a mentor that would help you to acclimate to your new advance practice role. Should this activity be structured or unstructured? Objectives Unacceptable Satisfactory to Below Satisfactory (F through C Range) Above Average (B Range) Exemplary (A Range) Actual Possible 0 Points 1 to 16 Points 17 Points 18 to 20 Points 20 Quality of Initial Posting No initial posting to evaluate. The information provided is inaccurate, not focused on the assignment’s topic, and/or does not answer the question(s) fully. Response demonstrates incomplete understanding of the topic and/or inadequate preparation. The information provided is accurate, displaying a good understanding of the topic(s) covered. A good understanding is when you are able to explain the terms and topics covered. Initial posting demonstrates sincere reflection and addresses most aspects of the assignment, although all concepts may not be fully developed. The information provided is accurate, providing an in-depth, well thought-out understanding of the topic(s) covered. An in-depth understanding provides an analysis of the information, synthesizing what is learned from the course/assigned readings. Course materials and additional scholarly resources are used to support important points. Participation in Discussion 0 Points 1 to 6 Points 7 Points 8 Points 8 No responses to other classmates in this discussion forum. Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts but only on one day of the week. Comments may not be substantive, meaning they reflect and expand on what the other student wrote or grounded in evidence. . Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts on more than one day( and to the instructors comment if applicable). Comments are substantive, meaning they reflect and expand on what the other student wrote and are grounded in evidence.. Displays an understanding of the topic by responding to two or more classmates’ initial posts and to the instructor’s comment (if applicable) on more than two days. Responses demonstrate an analysis of peers’ comments, building on previous posts. Postings extend and deepen meaningful conversation and may include a follow-up question. Postings are grounded in evidence. Writing Mechanics (Spelling, Grammar, APA) and information literacy 0 Points 1 to 5 Points 6 Points 7 Points 7 No postings for which to evaluate language and grammar. Some issues in any of the following: grammar, mechanics, spelling, use of slang, and incomplete, erroneous, or missing APA citations and references. Lacks appropriate references to support response or references may be on topic but are dated or from non-appropriate sources.. Minor errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling in the initial posting. Minor errors in APA formatting (citations and references) and APA style. If required for the assignment, utilizes sources to support work for both the initial post and some of the comments to other students. Sources include course and text readings as well as outside sources that are academic and authoritative (e.g., journal articles, other text books, .gov websites, professional organization websites). No errors in grammar, mechanics, or spelling in both the initial post and comments to others. APA formatting is correct. Postings demonstrate a clear relationship to evidence. Sources include course and text readings as well as outside sources that are academic and authoritative (e.g., journal articles, other text books, .gov websites, professional organization websites). COMMENTS: Place your substantive comments here including what went well (needs to continue) as well as areas for improvement to achieve specified learning outcomes. It is important to individualize feedback and to ensure coaching for improved achievement of learning outcomes in future assignments. It is acceptable to place comments directly within the rubric in the specific criteria area where additional coaching comments need to take place. Total 0 35 Late Deduction (if applicable) 0 Total Points 0 35

to choose one of the following sectors and produce a well-researched synthesis of the major professional issues specifically for the discipline of Child and Youth Care Practice within that sector: Residential Care and Treatment Education Hospitals Youth Justice Street Involvement and Youth Homelessness Aboriginal Youth Services In-Home Support Services and Family Work The paper should respond the following types of questions (these are examples only): How are CYCs involved in this sector? What are the issues with respect to training and pre-service qualifications? What are the issues with respect to boundaries, ethics, values, etc.? How is the relational approach of CYC practice reflected in this sector? What are some challenges faced by CYCs in this sector in terms of doing the work in accordance with CYC principles? What types of professional relationships are important for CYCs when working in this sector? What are the issues related to professional communication? What might be some issues related to power and to cultural and other forms of identity diversity? Students are strongly encouraged to search for references that reflect a range of research methodologies, multiple geographic and cultural contexts as well as multiple time frames (some material from previous decades/eras as well as some that is very recent).

Discuss a healthcare legal issue. The topic must receive faculty approval prior to initiation. Place the appoved topic and your completed PPT in the healthcare legal issue forum. The PPT can be no more than 10 slides excluding the title and reference page. Slides must be voice narrated with use of smart art and pictures. Use sceenr (screenr.com) or screen casting (screencast-o-matic.com) to narrate your PPT. These are web based screen recorders which allows you to narrate PPTs. A link will be assigned to you from the website. Place the name of your PPT and the link in a word document for submission through e-courseware drop box. 5 references less than 10 years old excluding course books are required. Submission must be received through dropbox and must include: 1. Introduction 2. Background of the healthcare legal issue (issue development) 3. Relavance to healthcare law and ethics 4. Resolution strategies 5. Implications for healthcare leaders 6. Conclusion 7. References

This paper is concerning organized crime in Brazil and how there is corruption in the government and law enforcement. Also includes possible actions and ways to improve Brazil.

To ADD MORE SENTENCES AND DEPTH TO THE FOLLOWING PAPER FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS LISTED BELOW In a well written essay, discuss the major change that occurs in the novel. Here is a suggested format for your paper. In your first paragraph, begin with a few sentences of general introduction to the book. General subject matter of the book, important information about the book or author, or generalizations about the book constitute appropriate subject matter for these sentences. Then, begin to narrow your focus by discussing the change or changes that take place in the book. Make the major change your thesis sentence. Conclude your first paragraph by explaining that the remainder of the paper will guide the reader through the evolution of the major change. You may use this exact language. In the next 3 paragraphs, identify 3 causes of the major change. Treat each cause in a separate paragraph. For each cause, give the details of the cause and why this is having such an impact on the change. Use concrete details and use at least one quotation (with MLA citation) for each cause or paragraph. Your challenge here will be to explain the cause in detail without getting bogged down in re-telling the story. You may assume I have read the book or am at least familiar enough with the plot to understand the narrative’s movement. Finally, write a concluding paragraph. This paragraph should restate your thesis and conclude with a few sentences evaluating the book. Avoid such useless phrases as “This was the best book ever” or “The book was totally boring.”