Develop a business assessment for the company, focusing on managing employees from an HR perspective in a grocery store environment and retail industry.

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Phase I – Business Assessment

This assignment is for an original, unused, and not previously sold, one of a kind paper.  No less than 10% plagarism as it goes through a checker.

Read the details of the Gladwell Grocery Stores case scenario. In this assignment, you will provide Mr. Bell with an assessment of the current business based on the details of the scenario. You will describe the company in terms of size, industry, type of business, number of stores, etc., and explain to Mr. Bell why you think Gladwell Grocery Stores can benefit from an HRIS.

Assume your role as an HR consultant, and prepare a business assessment that addresses the following criteria.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Introduction

1.       Assess the current situation for the company, focusing on the issues that the HR Manager is currently facing from not having an HRIS in place.

Business Assessment

2.       Develop a business assessment for the company, focusing on managing employees from an HR perspective in a grocery store environment and retail industry.

Identifiable Issues

3.       Create a list of the key HR functions that you believe will be beneficial to the organization. From the list, choose one (1) HR function that will be the focus of your business proposal moving forward. Explain the main reasons why you chose that HR function and validate your reasoning with research and theory.

Conclusion

4.       Explain two to three (2-3) reasons why the company would benefit from adopting an HRIS. Focus on how the HRIS would address the HR function you identified in your business assessment.

5.       Use at least (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

6.       Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.c. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

·         Analyze the strategy of the organization, the HR strategy and HR programs with HRIS.

·         Analyze key elements of the design in database HR relationships and evaluate system considerations in the design.

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource information systems.

·         Write clearly and concisely about human resource information systems using proper writing mechanics.

Gladwell Grocery Stores Case Scenario

Gladwell Grocery Stores has ten (10) stores in upstate New York. They have approximately 400 – 440 employees. Most of the employees are part time, with approximately 45% of them full time. The operations manager, Tom Bell, also acts as the HR manager and travels to each location each week to take care of recruiting, scheduling, hiring, and answering questions for the employees as needed. He also takes care of payroll using Excel spreadsheets and has computer software to print payroll checks.

Mr. Bell approaches you, an independent HR consultant and owner of your own consulting firm, for a proposal. He would like to greatly reduce his travel to each location each week, due to the increase in gasoline costs. He is curious to know if there is anything you can suggest in helping him complete his HR tasks more efficiently and in a cost-effective manner. He hopes there is some way he can do part of his HR tasks from his office instead of traveling to each location every week

Discuss how your solutions address the issues within the workplace. Discuss what would be the responsibility of the global leadership team.

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Unit VII PowerPoint Presentation

Instructions

For this assignment, imagine you are an expatriate manager for a subsidiary of a major company headquartered in the United States. You are preparing a PowerPoint presentation to brief the CEO on your plan to address the safety issues specific to the country (of your choice) where you are working as the expatriate manager.

In your introduction, discuss four concerns in the workplace: benefits, safety, health, and global security issues. List one issue for each concern listed.

Next, prepare a solution for each of the four concerns. Discuss how your solutions address the issues within the workplace. Discuss what would be the responsibility of the global leadership team.

Conclude your presentation with a summary of how you noted the needs of your global audience, how you will design and deliver the training for employees keeping in mind Geert Hofstede’s research about cultural differences, and your plans to assess its success.

Be sure to include clear and specific speaker notes for each slide. You must include a minimum of one image or graphic within your presentation. You must use at least two sources, with one being the textbook.

Your PowerPoint presentation must be at least seven slides in length, not counting title or reference slides. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used.

Explain the impact of racial disparities in drug use and arrest rates on minority groups and communities and identify ways to address these disparities.

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To complete this assignment, follow the steps below, pasting or typing the questions into a Microsoft Word document and responding to each question with thought and detail. Include a title page and a reference page in correct APA format. Incorporate in-text citations when you refer to the course material.

  1. To get started, first review data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), located in the Resources. The survey is a part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive, provided by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. When you select one of the options, such as heroin use, you can then specify how the data is presented. To see statistics for heroin use based on race and ethnicity, select the “Heroin Use” link. Then select the following options in the drop-down lists:
    • Measure of Heroin Use: Select “Ever Used Heroin” first. Then select the other options to create additional graphs and charts as you would like.
    • Respondent Characteristics: Select “Race and Ethnicity.”
    • Confidence intervals: Use the default option, “(None displayed).”
    • Chart Options: Choose any of the options for viewing the chart, depending on how you would like the data to appear.

Repeat this procedure for the other illegal drugs on the list, including marijuana (illegal in most states), crack, and cocaine. You can open each table in a new tab in your browser, which makes it easier to compare the data.

Based on your review of the data, answer the following questions. Be sure to use specific data from the NSDUH charts and graphs to illustrate your points. Identify the name of the tables or graphs (for example, “Ever Used Heroin by Race” is the title of the table and graph produced when you followed the initial steps above).

Question 1: Describe differences in illegal drug use based on race and ethnicity. Which racial and ethnic groups are most likely to use each illegal drug? Your response should contain at least 150 words.

Next, take a look at drug arrests by race and ethnicity. This data is available on the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports Web site in their annual report, “Crime in the United States.” For the 2013 data on arrests, go to Persons Arrested, which is located in the Resources. You will see a list of table numbers on this page. Tables 43, 49, 55, 61, and 67 show data that include categories for race and ethnicity. Click on each table number to see the full tabular data. You will need to scroll down each table to look for the line labeled “Drug abuse violations.” Note that Table 43 provides the overall national picture regarding drug abuse arrests, while the other tables provide specific regional data based on the classifications of cities, counties, suburbs, and nonmetropolitan areas.

Based on your review of this data, answer the following questions. Be sure to use specific data from the FBI tables to support your points and clearly identify which tables you are referring to by specifying the table number.

Question 2: Describe differences in drug arrests based on race and ethnicity. Which racial and ethnic groups are most likely to be arrested for drug abuse violations? Your response should contain at least 150 words.

Question 3: Compare and contrast the data on drug use with drug arrests. What factors account for the discrepancy between who uses illegal drugs and who is arrested for drug abuse violations? To what extent have public policies or law enforcement strategies contributed to this disparity? Use at least one of this unit’s course readings to support your response. Your response should contain at least 250 words.

Question 4: What impact have the disparities you identified in Question 3 had on minorities and minority communities? What policy changes would you recommend for addressing these disparities? Discuss at least two potential solutions or strategies; these can be community-based, legislative (at the state or federal level), or law enforcement strategies. Your response should contain at least 250 words.

Requirements

  • Describe and analyze trends related to drug use and drug arrests based on race and ethnicity.
  • Address the connection between criminal justice policies and strategies and the racial and ethnic disparities in drug use and arrest rates.
  • Explain the impact of racial disparities in drug use and arrest rates on minority groups and communities and identify ways to address these disparities.
  • Refer to and cite the course material in correct APA format.
  • Ensure responses meet the minimum indicated word counts, with a total length of approximately 2–3 pages.

Describe the concepts of cognitive dissonance, wrongful obedience, corrupt judgment, and warranted excuses;

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Excelsior College:BNS301: National Security Ethics and Divesity

M4D1: Ethical Breaches

In this module, we will explore the concepts presented in the readings and look for examples in our own lives (personal and professional) to illustrate (or disprove) them.  It seems as if ethical breeches are all around us. The media is replete with stories of how senior leaders in the military, government, business, and industry are exercising bad judgment.  These are people who seemingly have it all and should be beyond reproach. We will examine why some individuals exercise good judgement while others turn to corruption. It is important to take things apart, look at them and become aware of what they mean for us as human beings, leaders, and members of organizations and communities.

Let’s turn our attention to a discussion about the ethical concepts presented in this module and share some examples within our own organizations.

This activity addresses module outcomes 1-3. Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

  • Describe the concepts of cognitive dissonance, wrongful obedience, corrupt judgment, and warranted excuses;
  • Analyze individual and organizational responses to wrongful obedience, bad judgment, and warranted excuses;
  • Analyze the pitfalls of the slippery slope syndrome at the strategic level and how strategic leaders can avoid them.

Please contribute at least one original post at least 300 words, due on Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

Questions:

After completing the assigned readings for the module, please respond to the following questions in your initial post:

  1. In your analysis, provide examples from your organization where wrongful obedience, corrupt judgment, or warranted excuses may have come into play.  Describe what happened and what the response within the organization was.
  2. Describe an example of the “slippery slope syndrome” and analyze the situation and what might have been done to mitigate it.

How does product naming and intellectual property protection help support the success of a product? Provide an analysis.

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Option #1: Product Naming Concerns and Intellectual Property Protection: Tangible Product

A part of new product launch strategy includes creating the product or service name. Address these questions:

  1. In general, how does the product name affect and interact with other new product launch concerns?
  2. What are two products (not listed in course materials) whose names clearly reinforce the brand in the mind of customers? Explain what the brand image implies to the consumer.
  3. What are the costs and benefits of using intellectual property protection mechanisms?
  4. How does product naming and intellectual property protection help support the success of a product? Provide an analysis.

Requirements:

  • Your paper should be four to six pages long, excluding the title and reference list pages, which are required.
  • At least four to six scholarly, peer-reviewed references that provide information and guidance for your assignment. The CSU-Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find these sources.
  • Outside sources include academic and research other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials.
  • Follow the formatting outlined in the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APAOutline the difference in responsibilities of a local union representative, a shop steward, and an international or nationalunion representative.

    How do their roles differ in the labor relations process?

    Your response to these questions should be a minimum of 1 page in length. Use APA format to cite and reference all quoted

    and paraphrased material, including your textbook. Please be sure to include your reference list on a separate page

What are the legal implications? How would you evaluate the effectiveness of your approach?

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Has to be 350 words per employee.

Read the following employee profiles:

Employee #1

Jimmy Brown is a manager with Solomon Industries, Inc., (SII) a supply company in South Carolina. SII serves as a warehouse for other companies that deliver and store their goods using SII’s facility as temporary storage.   Jimmy was born in 1955 and spent 20 years in the military. Upon retiring, he was hired as a production supervisor for SII.  Originally from SC, he is the night shift supervisor working 12 hour shifts from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am Monday through Thursday supervising 12 employees.  Jimmy is a traditional Baby Boomer as he grew up in the 60’s, his dad worked, his mom stayed home, and he is the oldest of three children; a brother and a sister 2 and 4 years younger, respectively.  Jimmy received his bachelor of arts degree while in the military in chemical engineering.  Turnover is pretty high at SII as Jimmy is constantly training new employees. He had the option of moving to the day shift but he worked nights his whole military career and likes this shift so he asked to continue working this shift.   His present staff consists of 1 employee over the age of 50 and the rest of the employees range from 20-40 years of age.

Employee #2

Michael Johnson was born in 1976 in Ohio.  He has a technical background graduating in 1997 in computer science and moved to SC in 2010 with his new bride.   Michael’s parents divorced when he was 2 years old and he rarely saw his biological father. His mom worked two jobs almost 7 days a week until she remarried when he was 10. His step dad travelled often with his job and had two daughters from a previous marriage.  Their mom died 3 years before he married Michael’s mom.    Michael applied for the Information Technology position but at the last minute the position was closed because the employee decided not to leave the company so Michel took on the responsibility of being the day shift supervisor.  He works 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Thursday with Solomon Industries, Inc., (SII) a supply company in South Carolina. SII serves as a warehouse for other companies that deliver and store their goods using SII’s facility as temporary storage.  Turnover is not as high as his night shift counterpart, but still has some turnover.   The company allows tenured employees to move to the shift they desire if positions are available.  Michael manages 15 employees, 8 are over the age of 50, 2 are new employees under 21 years old, and the remaining are between 21-50 years of age.

As a manager, you are tasked with creating a 350-word performance management plan for Employee 1 and Employee 2.

  • Include how your management approach would change to fit the employees’ needs
  • Assess the approaches you would use to monitor the behavior of each employee
    • What are the legal implications?
    • How would you evaluate the effectiveness of your approach?

Provide a brief description of what you found for vulnerabilities, identify the severity of the vulnerability for each, and explain why you should be concerned about the critical and high severities.

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Instructions

Project Scan Report

For this assignment, you will get to use a popular vulnerability scanning tool called Nessus, which is a remote security scanning tool. In addition, Nessus has the ability to run 1200 checks on your computer system. Nessus helps to identify those vulnerabilities that hackers also seek to exploit. For a Windows operating system (OS), you must first download the WINPCAP and then download Nessus.

Click here to access the instructions for downloading WINPCAP (for Windows OS only).

Click here to access the instructions for downloading Nessus.

Click here to access instructions for how to use Nessus.

If you are using a Mac, instructions can be found by accessing the link below and viewing the video: https://dmigcwbhclqpw.cloudfront.net/nessus/ODT-NES-DEP/mac_install_d/index.html

Click here to access the transcript for the video above.

For this assignment, provide the components listed below.

  1. Include three screenshots—one from each tab of the hosts, vulnerabilities, and history. Compile all three screenshots into one Word document.
  2. Provide a brief description of what you found for vulnerabilities, identify the severity of the vulnerability for each, and explain why you should be concerned about the critical and high severities.
  3. Identify which vulnerabilities should not pass through your computer.
  4. Remember this is a report, not just a submission of screenshots.

The written portion of your report should be a minimum of one page in length and utilize at least the textbook and Nessus website as references. Make sure to use APA style and to include title and reference pages.

Identify the scope of projects and the structure of the accompanying work. Recommend project management quality tools.

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Assignment 5: MS Project Scheduling and Salvaging a Project

Due Week 10 and worth 280 points

Go to iCampus to download a free version of Microsoft Project needed to complete this assignment. Details on how to download the software are available in the online course shell in the Additional Resources section of the Student Center.

Make the needed corrections to Assignment 1 using instructor feedback and initialize a new project in Microsoft Project to complete the following:

  1. Create a work breakdown structure in MS Project using the existing information from Assignment 1. Note: This assignment will require you to submit a zipped file. Please see below for details on how to zip a file.

Imagine your human resource project of revamping the employee compensation and benefits package is starting to develop issues. The project is eight (8) weeks off track and your team members are becoming discouraged. Several members of the team are consistently late with deadlines, and you have discovered that your budget depleted quicker than expected. Your project sponsor is looking for you to salvage this project.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Write a memo that communicates the budget situation to the rest of the team.
  2. Suggest three (3) ways to improve an underperforming team member.
  3. Organize a plan of action to get the project back on track. Develop a new critical path.

Your assignment must:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; 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 page length.

To zip a file please follow these directions below. Note: Directions may vary depending on the operating system.PC Directions:

  1. Select the files to zip.
  2. Right-click on the highlighted files and choose “Send to: Compressed folder”.

Mac Directions:

  1. Select the files to zip.
  2. Right-click on the highlighted files and choose “Compress”.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Identify the scope of projects and the structure of the accompanying work.
  • Recommend project management quality tools.
  • Determine the characteristics of a successful project plan.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in managing human resource projects.
  • Write clearly and concisely about managing human resource projects using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click to access the rubric for this assignment.

How would you describe and interpret the turning point or epiphany in “Sonny’s Blues”?

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Your initial post is due by midnight (11:59 PM) on Thursday and your response to your peers is due on Friday (by 11:59 PM) . You must write at least 400 words on James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”After you finish writing your response make sure to write an original title that captures the main idea you are focusing on. You want to avoid having a generic title like ‘Discussion of “Sonny’s Blues”‘.Except for the first bullet point, you can address the rest in any order you choose.Your response should not be in the form of a numbered list: use the prompts below to write at least three paragraphs incorporating the prompts into your response. In one or two sentences state yourgeneral impression of “Sonny’s Blues”, describing what you interpret to be the story’s main theme (or central idea). Plot is not just the events that happen in a story, rather it is the way the writer sequences and paces the events so as to shape our responses and interpretations. How does Baldwin use sequencing (the order in which events are related) to develop the situation, point-of-view or key ideas you think the story is trying to represent)? All plots hinge on at least one conflict. What conflictsdrive the plot of “Sonny’s Blues”? Most stories move towards a turning point (a discovery or new insight) or an epiphany(a sudden revelation of truth). How would you describe and interpret the turning point or epiphany in “Sonny’s Blues”? Somewhere in your response interpret a description of aninnerorpsychological state. Baldwin is considered one of the masters of describing the inner life of characters. Read Baldwin’s essay “The Creative Process”. What aspects of that essay do you see reflected in “Sonny’s Blues”?

Explain how cloud computing affects your use of email, software, and hardware applications. Explain the relationship of these components with networks, the Internet, and intranets.

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Locate an article that focuses on cloud computing and a recent trend within the computer industry, such as wearable technology, automated cars, or smart appliances. Your article of choice should be no more than five years old and at least three pages in length. Include the following components in your critique.

  1. Summarize the article. Explain the main points of the article. What is the purpose of the article?
  2. Offer your own opinion. Explain what you think about the article. Describe several points with which you agree or disagree.
  3. Relate the article to the information we studied in this unit and throughout the course, such as Web browsers and the relationship between devices and the Internet.
  4. Explain how cloud computing affects your use of email, software, and hardware applications. Explain the relationship of these components with networks, the Internet, and intranets.
  5. Describe at least one way that cloud computing is changing how you work with the Microsoft Office products we worked with in this course.

For help finding articles, review Finding Articles:  A Quick Start Guide. Your article critique should be a minimum of two pages, not counting title page and references page. Use APA format for your paper, including all references and in-text citations.