Category: Questions

Describe the degree to which the applicant would be supportive of the Christian lifestyle and distinctive mission of LLU to “further the healing and teaching ministry of Jesus Christ, to make man whole” (see www.llu.edu/central/handbook/index.page for lifestyle information and www.llu.edu/central/mission.page for the LLU mission).

Carry out a comparison between Carmichael and Velleman’s arguments on Euthanasia, which do you find the most convincing, and why I do.

Fire events

Provide at least two (2) fire events that have occurred within the last 10 years that have sparked public outcry for change, and discuss the following items: What were the changes that were made and who was responsible for making those changes?

Instructions:

Provide at least two (2) fire events that have occurred within the last 10 years that have sparked
public outcry for change, and discuss the following items:

What were the changes that were made and who was responsible for making those
changes?

Were those changes effective? Explain why or why not.

Provide a Biblical perspective on the events being discussed and the decisions made by
key stakeholders both during the events and thereafter in response to the events.
INSTRUCTIONS
Please include as part of your submission, the appropriate citation for your article(s).
Comments and discussion must be supported with clear examples and numerous citations
from required reading, presentations, and at least 2 additional sources.

Employee Value Proposition

Instructions:

Directions

1. Select an organization, either where you work, or one you are interested in, AND have not used in past course research and/or papers. (Amazon )
2. Identify the Organization’s Employee Value Proposition. (Watch the following video for an example of an EVP @ Dell): https://youtu.be/g3BbdbXyCsw
3. After identifying the Employee Value Proposition, select a job within the organization, and do the following:
   1-Evaluate whether you think the EVP is effective. Use ‘How to Develop an Employer Value Proposition’ on page 256-257 as a guide.
   2-Identify how you would market the organization and the job to job seekers, include a short (phrase to a sentence or two) recruitment message.
   3-Identify where the organization is sourcing for current job seekers. If unable to determine, discuss where they would source job seekers. Do you have any other recommendations for where to source applicants?
   4-What metrics would you recommend using to measure the efficacy of the recruitment message?

COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION

Evaluate the community where you live to determine 3-5 major components that would
be foundational building blocks for a community risk reduction program(s). Live near the Atlantic Ocean

1. Ocean Safety(Rip Currents & Drownings)
2. Hurricanes
3. Alcohol Abuse(Resulting in drownings)
   4.Extreme tides and currents
   Please give examples that articulate the specifics for your choice of components.
   Provide a Biblical discussion of the importance of a comprehensive Risk Reduction
   Program.
   INSTRUCTIONS
   Your response should be in APA format using Times New Roman 12-point font.
   Your proposal should be 5-7 pages double spaced.
   Ideas from the required reading and presentations should be cited and referenced.
   Additionally, a minimum of three (3) references should be cited, particularly in support
   of community details and the Risk Reduction Program.

Theft in the Workplace

Instructions:

The great global recession has claimed many victims. In many countries, unemployment is at near-historic highs, and even those who have managed to keep their jobs have been asked to accept reduced work hours or pay cuts. In some cases—say, the US auto industry—job losses have been predictable but no less painful. However, in other cases, they have come as a surprise.

The financial and psychological pain caused by the recession may lead you to wonder whether employees attempt to get even. Is there evidence the recession has led to increased incidents of workplace violence, sabotage, or theft? Following the economic down-turn in 2008, nearly 400 employees were asked whether the recession had caused a recent rise in thefts of money among employees, 18 percent said yes, 41 percent said no, and 41 percent were unsure.

Put on your investigator hat, ask questions, analyze the situation, and consider the source!

Your discussion assignment this week requires you to locate an article on theft in the workplace attributed to economic recession and share with your class the important points that your article made. Based upon your reading and research, discuss how the following variables may affect an employee’s likelihood to steal from their company:

*Employee attitudes
*Employee satisfaction
*Employee personality
*Employee values

Lastly, discuss what you would do to lessen the likelihood of employee theft.

Monitoring trends for each of the identified environmental variables

Instructions:

You work for an automobile manufacturer that offers a complete line of vehicles, from full-size pickups and luxury sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) to economy cars and hybrids. After analyzing the recent changes in consumers’ buying habits, your manager wants you to create a marketing information system for the firm. The system should help the firm identify early trends in the marketing environment.

Begin your post by describing an automobile type from the line of vehicles that you will use for the remainder of your post.

Then, create a 300- to 400-word response to any two of the following bullet points:

*Identify the variables in the marketing environment that need to be monitored to recognize and predict trends.

*Explain the need to monitor trends for each of the identified environmental variables.

*Describe how you will monitor these trends.

*Describe the role of marketing research in understanding how consumers’ perception of these trends impacts their selection of this automobile.

Evaluating Employee Characteristics

Instructions:

Some research studies (Ilies & Judge, 2003; Saari & Judge, 2004) report that genetics play a very important part in whether an employee has a high level of job satisfaction. Their work suggests that the attitudes, personality, and values that a person brings to the workplace are better predictors of whether the employee will be satisfied than any of the external factors a company or manager might provide the employee. In fact, their studies indicate that a person with high satisfaction will generally report being highly satisfied, no matter the situation within the company. Similarly, a person who reports low satisfaction will consistently report low satisfaction, no matter what the company may do to increase the employee’s satisfaction.

If these studies are correct, then there would seem to be some rationality in only hiring applicants with positive personalities.

In this assignment, you will develop a ten item survey that will be given to all applicants at your company. The purpose of this survey is to determine whether the applicant is a positive or negative person. First determine what attitudes, personality characteristics, and values you want to look for based upon your reading and research. You may ask up to nine questions to determine those individual characteristics. Let question ten ask whether the applicant is satisfied with the company.

Once you’ve completed your survey, write a well-researched, convincing paper to be read by your company’s head of the Human Resources Department in which you do the following:

Analyze how personality, values, and attitudes contribute to an employee’s satisfaction. Include support from your reading and research.

Justify why you chose to include the questions you did. Explain how each question will contribute to determining whether the applicant is a positive person.

What is the labor force participation rate? What was the labor force participation rate in 2008? How has it changed since 2008 and what does this change imply for the state of the economy? Does the labor force participation rate effect the unemployment rates reported in the media?

How is unemployment measured and reported?

What is a discouraged worker? Are they included in the basic unemployment rate? Are they included in any measure of unemployment? How has the number of discouraged workers changed since 2008? How does the exclusion of the discouraged worker affect the basic unemployment rate reported in the media?

What is frictional unemployment? What is structural unemployment? What is cyclical unemployment? What economic policies should be used to deal with these types of unemployment? Which type is most prevalent in today’s economy?

Unemployment insurance is designed to help the unemployed. Do these benefits encourage or discourage a person from looking for work? How long should these benefits last?

Does the existence of unions help or hurt the overall economy and the employment rate? Why or why not?

What metrics do you suggest Airbnb track to optimize its use of social media in sourcing talent?
What initiatives do you think have been the most effective in improving the candidate experience at Airbnb? Why?
How else can Airbnb improve its new hire diversity?