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What is the connection between the Mexican son genre and the zapateado, specifically within the son jarocho? How have Chicanos managed to sustain and further evolve this connection in the United States and abroad?

Make specific reference to the readings, lecture and the video clips ( your observation) as support for your written assignment.

The purpose of this discussion is to give you the opportunity to apply ethical theories and perspectives to modern issues of the workplace. Off-duty conduct away from the workplace can be monitored and reported in many ways, and with the increase in social media use, there will be far greater opportunities for employers to become aware of what employees get up to outside of the workplace. Some types of behaviors are especially concerning as they may have on-duty consequences; however,  other types of off-duty behavior are more difficult to clearly define as grossly inappropriate to warrant employer intervention. But who draws this line, and what are the ethical implications of where the line is drawn? Prepare and post a response to the following prompt:

Using the resources provided, your own research, and your knowledge of the ethical concepts from the text, consider the issue of off-site monitoring of conduct:

• Using your own work experience, imagine a circumstance in which your supervisor wanted to monitor your behavior off the job. Describe the circumstances, including how your conduct is being monitored and why your conduct is being monitored.
• Would you consider your example to involve a minor, moderate, or severe invasion on an individual’s privacy? Explain your reasoning. Share your un-emotional, well-defined, evidence-based response to your boss to support your viewpoint.
• What issues led to the employer’s monitoring of the employee? Use one ethical theory or perspective to help support the employer’s viewpoint, and use a scholarly source as your evidence.
• What about the employee’s viewpoint? Use one ethical theory or perspective to support the employee’s right to privacy outside of work, and use a scholarly source as your evidence.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Assignment 1: Voting

The ultimate expression of freedom in the United States is the right to vote. This right is deeply treasured by many Americans, but there are those that take the process for granted. How is my vote counted? Do I have fair representation in Congress? Does my vote make a difference? These are the kinds of questions a concerned citizen must ask when considering the voting process.

There are a number of different methods for counting votes used around the world ranging from majority rule to the constitutionally mandated electoral college used to determine the US presidency. In order to explore the complexities of the voting process and methods used to assure fairness, let’s examine the following scenario:

In the near future, Congress and the states will abolish the process of voting at the polls in the United States. Instead, all citizens will cast their votes via an approved and secure smartphone app.

In your post, address the following questions:

• Describe what changes you anticipate this would make to the accuracy, documentation, expense, and convenience of the voting process.
• What method of fairness do you feel would be best suited to counting the votes in this process: majority rule or some other variation?
• Explain whether this method of voting could be considered truly secure.
• What are some unintended consequences that could arise from this method of casting votes?

When constructing your response, consider the theories, examples, and concepts discussed in your readings this module, and refer to them to support your conclusions.

Write your initial response in a minimum of 200 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By Saturday, November 21, 2015, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, November 25, 2015, review the postings of your peers and respond to at least two of them. Consider commenting on the following:

• If this smartphone voting method was based solely upon the majority-rule method of voting, how could citizens ever really know if they are being fairly represented by elected officials?
• Based upon what you’ve learned this module, is voting as straightforward as the general public might Think?

This assignment is designed to integrate the reflection of personal experience and the information covered in the textbook. Assuming you are Ludmilla responding to a recent email from Juanita, answer the following questions:

• Besides cultural differences, what other factors might affect human resource management with this international office?
• What abilities will help Juanita succeed and potentially fail in this assignment as an expatriate?
• What has been the reason for the high failure rate of expatirate managers in Uzbekistan? What can Ludmilla do to increase the success of expats?
• Since Uzbekistan has been significantly influenced by Russia for over 70 years, from Hofstede’s perspective, what impact has culture had on appraisal systems, self- managing teams, and systems for gathering suggestions from workers?

Functional Areas of a Business Scoring Guide.

In previous scenarios involving RPZ Marketing, you reviewed the background of the business, the beginning of the major changes triggered by its acquisition of another marketing company, and particular issues that have arisen in the three functional areas of Operations, Marketing, and Human Resources. In Unit 7, you will encounter the additional area of Finance and Accounting, and in Unit 9, Information Technology (IT).

For this 4-page paper, select three areas to address, including two of the three already addressed in this course, and one of the two yet to be discussed. For each area that you select, address these three questions:

What is the primary purpose of this functional area?

How does this functional area support the achievement of organizational goals in any business?

What is your assessment of the extent to which this functional area is successfully supporting RPZ’s organizational goals?

For the functional area not yet addressed, simply explain what your chosen area (finance or IT) would need to do to effectively support RPZ’s organizational goals.

Organize your paper according to the following outline:

Introduction

First functional area (Name of function):

Explain the primary purpose.

Explain how the purpose of the functional area supports organizational goals.

Assess the extent to which this function at RPZ Marketing is effectively supporting organization goals.

Second functional area (Name of function):

Explain the primary purpose.

Explain how the purpose of the functional area supports organizational goals.

Assess the extent to which this function at RPZ Marketing is effectively supporting organizational goals.

Third functional area (Name of function):

Explain what this functional area of RPZ would need to do to effectively support organizational goals.

Conclusion

Provide your assessment of areas in which RPZ needs to focus the greatest additional attention and resources, based on your understanding of the company’s current situation.

References page

Requirements

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

References: References and citations are formatted in consistent style, with a preference for APA (6th edition) style and formatting.

Number of resources: Minimum of 3 scholarly resources to support the solution identified as most productive for the problem identified.

Length of paper: Approximately 4 typed double-spaced pages.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Refer to the Functional Areas of a Business Scoring Guide to ensure that your work meets the grading criteria for this assignment.

Once you have completed your assignment, submit your paper to Turnitin. When you receive the report from Turnitin, correct any citations that you missed or cited incorrectly, then turn your assignment in to your instructor.

Your assignment is due by 11:59 pm Central Time on Sunday.

Short Essay 1 Topic: Historians have often characterized ancient civilizations as either primary or secondary civilizations, or as what I would call hydraulic or non-hydraulic civilizations. Hydraulic civilizations are those that have had to learn how to manage and control the movement of water and in this regard, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Indian and Chinese civilizations have been called hydraulic or primary civilizations. On the other hand, we have Greek and Roman civilization, which are largely derivative (secondary) civilizations that did not depend on managing the movement of water. What influences did managing the movement of water have on developing civilizations? How might geography and environment influenced things like society, thought, politics, and religious beliefs? This question requires that you take a comparative approach and consider the Ancient Near East (also called Western Asia) as well as Egypt, India, China, Greece and Rome. You are basically asked to compare developments in hydraulic and non-hydraulic Completed essays should target 750 words in length. Please include the following: an appropriate title and tile page; 1″ margins; double-space Times New Roman 12pt font; footnotes and bibliography must conform to the Turabian style sheet.

Tony, the new director of human resources, and Edna, the compensation and benefits manager, are hanging employment legislation posters in RETREAT, the TEAM FUN! employee cafeteria. Edna offers, “I remember some woman who applied for a job to advertise men’s baseball gear and sued when she didn’t get the job.  The EEOC said she had no case. A couple of years ago, we moved Fred from fitness demos to stock management because he couldn’t do the treadmill or lift the big weights anymore. There was talk about an age discrimination case because he was 57, but that never went anywhere.”

 

Tony asks, “Do you realize that all of the warehouse workers are male and all the RETREAT workers are female?”

 

Edna replies, “What’s your point?” Tony waves his hand at the EEOC information they have displayed. Edna shrugs, “This is the best job I ever had. If you ask anyone else who works here, they will say the same thing.”

 

 

 

Questions:

 

1. What is the probable defense for the baseball gear job (BFOQ, 4/5ths rule, glass ceiling)? Explain.

 

2. Why didn’t Fred’s age discrimination case go anywhere?

 

3. Is TEAM FUN! open to discrimination charges in other areas?

For this assignment, you will be writing an informal business proposal memo.

Your company is interested in venturing into the world of social media as part of a growth strategy. Unfortunately, the decision makers have very limited experience or knowledge in this area. They are particularly interested in the following social media services, among others:

Social media site 1
Social media site 2
Social media site 3
Social media site 4
Social media site 5

Your boss has asked you to investigate the types and uses of social media that might be appropriate in the workplace. In addition, you are also asked to compare and contrast the services and provide a recommendation that would be suitable to your company’s goals. Specifically, your boss would like you to prepare an informal proposal in the business memo format.

At a minimum, your essay should address the following in the business memo format:

Provide a brief summary of the types of social media options that are available.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using social media in the workplace.
Compare and contrast at least 2 of the current social media options.
Present and support your personal recommendation.
Follow the informal proposal business memo protocol (Review Chapter 6: “Workplace Formats for Writing” and see Figure 6.9 below from page 126 for additional guidelines). Creativity in alignment with the 4 Cs of business writing is encouraged.

In this course, you will look at classical ethical theories of utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics. You will also examine different perspectives on ethical issues introduced by relativism, ethical egoism, and emotivism. For this paper, you will apply these theories and perspectives to a current issue, selected from the list of issues below.

Choose one of the ethical issues from the list below to research and write about. It is recommended that you choose a topic you are familiar with or have thought about previously. For example, you might choose an issue that either worries you or enrages you; you might choose one that you have worked on; or you might choose one that relates to recent events in your community.

Possible Issues

Corporate executive compensation
Corporate contributions to political campaigns
Affirmative action
The media and its responsibilities
Domestic surveillance
Whistle blowing in government or in a business
Religion in the workplace
Pornography
Consumer tracking
Ethical problems of gambling
Progressive taxation rates
Immigration
Women’s equality

In your paper, you will apply the ethical theories and perspectives to the issue you select. You do not have to use all six, but you should apply at least two ethical theories and at least one ethical perspective in your paper. Make sure you write primarily on ethical topics and concepts; do not get distracted by doing analyses that apply political, economic, religious, or legal perspectives. Describe, compare, and apply the ethical theories and perspectives to the topics. Explain how the theories and perspectives would analyze the issue. What are the ethical issues? Where are there breaches of ethical behavior? How could each theory help people think about what would constitute virtuous or ethical behavior?