Think about the way most countries measure the quality of life. Some countries determine the market value of all final goods and services and divide it by the population. In other words, most countries use the GDP per capita. Several disadvantages occur when using the GDP per capita. For that reason, some people have tried to think of other ways to measure the quality of life that address these limitations and even include other factors. For this project, invent a measure of well-being that differs from the GDP per capita.
OBJECTIVES
Define quality of life.
Select the factors that describe quality of life.
Invent a new measurement for well-being.
Materials
For this project, you will need:
Computer and/or paper and pencil
Project
Based on your understanding of the components of GDP per capita and the alternative measurements that include other factors used to describe the quality of life, determine what quality of life means and how to measure it. Remember, the measure of well-being should be different from the GDP per capita.
As you complete each step of this assignment, save your work on your own computer, as you will turn in all of your answers together for the final project.
1. Jot down three to four sentences to define quality of life, and note one example that supports your definition. Your definition should reflect your personal belief about what quality of life means to you. This will help you develop your personal statement for the project.
2. Research alternative measurements of quality of life. Gather more information about how a country’s quality of life can be measured. Consider how sources affect your personal views. When researching, be sure to follow these guidelines, to ensure your sources are reputable:
The source clearly identifies who the author is.
The source’s author has expertise in the field in which the person is writing. For instance, if you are reading a source on an environmental issue, you would want the author to be someone who has research experience with the topic.
The source is academic, meaning it is published by a respected site or source in the field of study, such as an official government Web sites, a university, academic journals, or reputable news sources.
The source does not state opinions as facts.
The source clearly cites where its information came from.
The source is current and does not include dated information.
Be sure to use at least two sources to support your views. You will need to cite them later, so copy down their information.
3. Once you have completed your research, list three alternative factors you would use to measure quality of life. After each, explain why this factor is important using the information, you have found from an outside source. For example, suppose you choose education as a factor. Then, your sentence could be about measuring the number of people who finished high school.
Cite your sources for each factor. It is OK if your opinions have changed after completing your research.
4. Now that your opinion is researched, you will discuss your ideas with your peers. Remember the following differences between discussions and debates.
Discussion is collaborative: Multiple sides work toward shared understanding.
Debate is oppositional: Two opposing sides try to prove each other wrong.
In discussion, one listens to understand, to make meaning, and to find common ground.
In debate, one listens to find flaws, to spot differences, and to counter arguments.
Discussion enlarges and, possibly, changes a participant’s point of view.
Debate affirms a participant’s point of view.
Discussion reveals assumptions for examination and re-evaluation.
Debate defends assumptions as truth.
Discussion creates an open-minded attitude, an openness to being wrong and an openness to change.
Debate creates a close-minded attitude, a determination to be right.
In discussion, one submits one’s best thinking, expecting that other people’s reflections will help improve it rather than threaten it.
In debate, one submits one’s best thinking and defends it against challenge to show that it is right.
5. After you have discussed your ideas with your peers take a minute to reconsider your own opinions. Ask yourself the following questions.
Did your opinion change?
What factors, such as more reputable sources or convincing discussions, caused your shift in opinion?
In the space below:
Add your original definition of quality of life from step 1.
Add your list of factors to determine quality of life and your sources from step 3.
Reflect on your peer discussion and answer the following questions in complete, complex sentences.
Did your opinions change?
Did your peers’ opinions and sources change your mind about some or all of your factors? Explain why.
If your opinion changed, identify what changed and why. If it did not, explain why.
What would you like to do next?
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Description
papers analyze an interest group seeking to influence domestic policy at any level of government. Papers must apply theories and readings explored in class. Length is 8-10 pages plus bibliography and title page.
You must organize your paper around at least 4 sections:
1.Introduction (provide background on your topic, discuss its importance, explain how this
project will advance our understanding of organized interests)
2.Literature Review (what has already been written about your topic in the scholarly literature;
what are key themes in the literature; what is missing in the literature)
3.Analysis (provide supporting evidence for your argument; identify a counterargument and
show why it is less convincing than your own claim; insert relevant course readings conceptually
into your analysis)
4.Conclusion (identify your key findings, possible directions for future research. Link relevant
course readings to your conclusions.)
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In your PART B – Report please make sure to address the following:
For the Part B – Report, it is required to examine a Job Description for an Operation Manager’s position. You are required to select an advert for an Operation Manager’s role: you may select an advert from any online recruitment agency. You MUST include the job advert as an Appendix to your Report.
Using appropriate theory, literature, techniques and approaches that you have encountered in the module, discuss the following:
• What are likely to be the operational challenges that the successful candidate would face? (20%)
• How would you address the main issues? (80%)
An advisable structure for Part B – Report is the following:
Create a titled Introduction that outlines the nature of Operation Management with specific use of theoretical frameworks/ resources. Finally, your introduction may be concluded/ end with the purpose of the Part B i.e. ‘Finally, this paper seeks to identify possible operational challenges of the operational manager of the advert XYZ…. etc.’. The introduction may be approximately 400 words limit.
The main body of your Part B – Report (approximately 2300 words limit) could be divided into sub-chapters while exploring the operational challenges that the successful candidate would face as well as identify and explain how would you address the main issues. Please REMEMBER to support your ASSERTIONS with appropriate theoretical information especially while identifying possible challenges as well as recommend ways in which you could have addressed the main issues. Finally, feel free to utilize appropriate theory, literature, techniques and approaches that you have encountered in the module i.e. JIT/lean, quality planning and control agile strategies etc.
Conclude your PART B – Report with a conclusion of approximately 300 words.
In a separate page after your conclusion please include the reference list of ALL the resources used and text-cited in the PART B – Report. Your references do not count in the word limit of the PART B.
Appendices (REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE advert for an Operation Manager’s role)
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(5pts) Explain five reasons for the decline of the Greek city states.
(5pts) In your eyes, which was the most advanced civilization discussed in the first three chapters, which was the least advanced? Support your response.
Just short Essays for each
Use at least three (3) quality references Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
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Political power in the empires of the Near East was reflected in the architectural structures built over time and by various rulers. Discuss the types of buildings and construction methods that reveal this part of ancient history.
Use at least three (3) quality references Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and 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 assignment page length.
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General Project Directions:
This project is designed around the hypothetical situation set out above. It contains three parts: Project 1 Situational Analysis, Project 1: Intervention Analysis, and Project 3 Evaluation. The completed project shows the student how the OD worker would apply the OD process and tools to effectuate change.
Scenario
Pigs R Us is a second generation, family-owned Richmond-based company with about 400 employees. It slaughters, manufactures, and sells pork food products. Pigs R Us (PRU) is a low-tech, hands-on, “bricks and mortar” type of company with solid brand recognition, an impeccable reputation for high quality and ethical standards. The processes used in manufacturing are with the highest ISO 20002 standards, and the plant is maintained immaculately. The personnel are comprised of an older work force (average employee age is late 40s). There is little staff turnover, though lately there have been a diverse group of younger workers joining the company. There has been an impressive record of speedy state and federal new-product approvals, and solid working relationships with their large and small customers.
The company prides itself on the close “southern family,” culture of the business. The company logo features a pig with a smile on its face surrounded by small pictures of some of its oldest serving employees. The organization’s structure is “old-fashioned”. It is hierarchical with rigid management divisions and reporting policies. Research, manufacturing, and sales and marketing operate in traditional fashion, with employees reporting to supervisors or mid-level managers. By the 1990s, sales and distribution grew from Richmond into a regional market, establishing a competitive advantage throughout the US South. Despite downward economic times in the US and the South, the pork business does well. This is due largely to the fact that Pork is one of the cheaper meat products and there is a variety of ways it can be prepared.
Owned by the Morris family for the last 60 years, Pigs R Us is a key player in the Richmond based food industry. Various Morris family members sit on the board of charities throughout the city and it is not unusual to see the name at society events. Further, the Company sponsors its own Little League Team and has built a recreation center and assisted living facility for the elderly, guaranteeing space for all former 20+ year veteran workers of the company for free. So, it was no surprise, that the whole community was devastated when it was announced by the Morris family that Vance Morris the CEO of Pigs R Us was killed while driving back from a Pigs R US board meeting. The plant closed for a week to show respect and to determine how it would function until the family could make its succession decisions.
Vance Morris was the only son of James and Kathleen Morris. Vance took over the business 10 years before when his father had a heart attack and died. Fresh out of graduate school when his father died. He took over the business that he had known well much to the pleasure and keen eye of the workers. Vance made some marketing changes that allowed for the growth of the company and with the help of the employees brought the plant into its current state. Vance had just gotten married the year before to a young Richmond artist he had met at one of his charity benefits. He had no heirs and no plans for succession as he was in his mid-thirties and had just gotten married. While Vance had cousins in the area they were all professional people who knew nothing about business or pork. The workers could only surmise that the company would be sold, but speculation as to whom it might be did not include someone from out of the city.
Before the deal was announced publicly, John’s widow, Arleen, reported to the workers that a Chinese company, Shanghou (SHU), would be buying Pigs R US. Mrs. Morris assured the workers that the SHU promised not to cut workers’ wages and benefits, and to keep the current management team in place. She said that SHU also promised to keep Pork R US headquarters in Richmond. Arleen assured the workers that SHU promised that there would be no changes for the first year and that almost everything would remain the same. From her talks with SHU, Arleen is a bit worried about future changes that SHU may implement.
SHU is a large manufacturer and distributor of food and beverages with, headquarters in Hong Kong. Manufacturing plants operate in mainland China, and the company has additional offices in Europe and Australia. By acquiring the smaller, well-respected Pork R US, SHU aims to diversify and expand its consumer base by including tailor-made pork products globally to meet market projections of a customer upsurge in sustainable, non-beef meats in the next decade. Given SHU’s current availability of telecommunications software and hardware, the deployment of the Pigs R US refrigeration trucks should not be an insurmountable issue.
Many PRU employees, especially the older workers and some of the older managers, are dispirited about the acquisition, and anxious about working for foreigners, downsizing, less face-to-face interaction, language differences, and more electronic systems that are to be put in place. Some of the of the more experienced workers are considering a move or an early retirement due to the ongoing rumors about the acquisition. To make matters worse, recent news media have printed stories about tainted food made by other companies in China. Employees fear loss of product quality and damage to PRU’s reputation as well as the loss of the family southern culture that was their pride and joy.
SHU has told PRU workers that for now, most employees will be retained. However, all employees will be evaluated, and reassigned to teams as the new flat structure is put in place. The new CEO is Harvard-educated Daniel Chinn. He supports increasing the company’s competitive edge by discovering and developing existing individual potential through group collaboration and team synergy. Ever since his days as a brilliant, hard-driving MBA student; he has been known to be an enthusiastic supporter of job training and career growth. Like many of SHU’s employees, David is in his early thirties. He speaks four languages and is ambitious, self-directed, tech-savvy, accustomed to working remotely, and experienced with a culturally diverse staff. David is eager to make his newest acquisition a success. He wants to move forward on the integration of “Pork R US’ workers into SHU because Chinn believes they are the “greatest asset have a rich knowledge base and experience can be tapped into to bring the company success.” Chinn is concerned about the mix of culture and how his ideas of incorporating artificial intelligence and more robotics into the manufacturing processes will be received by management and the workers at the newly acquired plant.
Daniel Chinn is anxious to keep the “southern family” culture of Pigs R Us but at the same time wants to use the most modern of manufacturing techniques. He decided that the best way to do this was to start a pilot change operation in the packaging area to demonstrate to the workers the effectiveness of technology. He bought and set up for use 3D printers in the packaging room. The printers were able to create reusable shipping materials and operate in conjunction with the product conveyor for fast and easy packaging. He brought in two trained 3D printer operators from China to handle the work along with two robots that would move the package material and create shrink-wrapped pallets for loading on to the trucks.
The current packaging department employs 5 workers on day shift and 3 newer workers on the night shift. All the day shift workers are in their early fifties and have been working for Pigs R Us all their lives. John Mellon, the lead line man, exemplifies the group. He is 53 years old. He has a family of three children most all are grown. One works in the business with him as the manager of accounting department having gotten a college degree unlike his father. John rarely travels out of state and has never been abroad. He is not terribly familiar with technology. He has a Smart TV but his children have set it up for him to use Netflix.
When the new employees arrived, the packaging staff tried to get to know them but had little in common and found it hard to communicate with them. The new workers ate together at lunch and always with food they brought with them despite offers of food brought in by the older employees to show their “southern roots”. Things are strained between the groups because the older employees thought they were being snubbed and many are uncertain as to the customs and language unable to communicate their real feelings. This all operated to create a schism among the workers which escalated into job performance and employment commitment issues when the six-month results from the 3D/Robot pilot showed the following success in favor of new technology.
Measurable Factors Day Shift Standard 3D Printing
Cost 5.56 5.01
Time 2.36 2.69
Quality Control Problem Ratio (per 500 units) 1 8.75
Training Time (per hour) 30 25
Shipping Problems/Damage (per 10,000 units) 1 0.4
Production Problems (per 10,000 units) 0.2 0.4
Total Number of Pieces Produced per year 375,000 525,000
Measurable Factors Night Shift Standard 3D Printing
Cost 5.56 4.98
Time 2.36 2.27
Quality Control Problem Ratio (per 500 units) 1 5.75
Training Time (per hour) 30 25
Shipping Problems/Damage (per 10,000 units) 1 0.35
Production Problems (per 10,000 units) 0.2 0.23.5
Total Number of Pieces Produced per year 375,000 645,000
The results showed such a marked process improvement with the added benefit of creating materials that were sustainable. The immediate reaction among the older workers was fear for their jobs. The new workers suddenly were the enemy. Chinn was pleased with the new process and indicated that the 3D printing approach would be continued. The word of the decision spread among the families in the company and the “southern family” culture was now closing ranks on the newcomers both in the packaging room and in the other departments thus confirming their fears when news of the buyout surfaced.
Phase One: Draft Situational Analysis
Purpose:
The purpose of this project is for the student to use a real-life situation to apply the theories and concepts used to identify and solve organizational development problems. The student will be asked to create a full report for CEO David Chin on the challenges resulting from the changes in the packaging department of Pigs R Us a recent acquisition of Pinyin foods. They will do this in three stages: the situational, intervention and evaluation analysis. The report will be comprised of a composition of all three phases of the project in the form of a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying voice over talking points.
This phase of the project students will examine OD theory and tools used to conduct an organization and needs analysis.
Outcomes:
• Identification of OD theories and concepts.
• Application of OD theories and concepts.
• Understanding of how application of OD principles will enhance a manager’s ability to encourage organizational effectiveness
• Identify the skills and tools a manager can use to encourage sound OD design within an organization.
• Enhance communication skills using new technology and writing.
Instructions:
Using the case scenario and company profile located in the content area of week three create an 10-12 slide PowerPoint outlining your organizational and needs analysis as well as recommendations for diagnosing the situation that now faces the company. Be sure to include the following concepts for discussion:
• Organizational SWOT analysis
• Identification of OD challenges represented in the case scenario
• Recommend at least two approaches of diagnosis (one qualitative, one quantitative) used in OD explaining your choices and expected outcomes.
Required Slides:
• Create a slide which Introduces the SWOT analysis
• Create a slide that shows the SWOT results in table form.
• Create a slide(s) that Illustrates, with the case study facts and class material, the conclusions and the reasons for their selection.
• Create a slide that describes the current state of the company as supported by the SWOT and its relevance to the scenario.
• Create a slide which identifies the OD challenges in the case.
• Create a slide that recommends and describes the quantitative approach for diagnosing the situation at Pinyin Foods.
• Create a slide that recommends and describes the qualitative approach selection for diagnosing the situation at Pinyin Foods.
• Create a slide that examines the reasons behind the selection of the quantitative approach and outcomes expected from application of this approach to the situation at Pinyin Foods.
• Create a slide that examines the reasons behind the selection of the qualitative approach and outcomes expected from application of this approach to the situation at Pinyin Foods.
• Create a slide for any additional approach you wish to discuss using the same format as the required slide discussion.
• Create a slide that summarizes the situational analysis including your approach(s) and diagnosis of the situation.
Use the following link to learn how to create a PowerPoint: How to Create a Voice Over PowerPoint for Dummies
Step #1
Preparation for Writing the Slides, Notes and Talking Points
Before you begin writing the paper, you will read the following requirements that will help you meet all requirements.
• Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.
• Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment.
• You are expected to paraphrase and NOT use direct quotes.
• You are expected to paraphrase, which can be learned by reviewing this link: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html.
• You may not use books as source material.
• All in-text citations should provide the page number or paragraph number.
• Read the grading rubric for the assignment.
• Use the grading rubric while writing the paper to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.
Step #2
How to Set Up the PowerPoint
• The PowerPoint cannot exceed 12 slides.
• The presentation should be professional in appearance. Consider using graphics to help illustrate your point. The SWOT table is an example that is required but you may also use other graphics.
• The slides should contain short complete sentences highlighting the main point that will be discussed in detail in the audio talking points.
• In the notes for every slide of the entire PowerPoint presentation place reference lists for those cited within the slide. Nothing else is required.
• Be sure to use in-text citations in the slides.
• Slides should flow in terms of organized ideas and presentation should follow the directions.
Step #3
Review the PowerPoint
• Read the PowerPoint to ensure all required elements are present.
• Use the grading rubric to ensure that you gain the most points possible for this assignment.
• Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical issues, and third person writing.
• Read the paper aloud as a first measure.
• Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a second measure.
• Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof the paper.
• Consider submitting the PowerPoint to the Effective Writing Center (EWC). The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need improvement.
Step #4
Creating the Audio Talking Points
• The talking points should be 3-4 pages in length exclusive of the reference page.
• The talking points should elaborate on the slides and explain in detail their import.
• The talking points should be grammatically correct and double spaced.
• The talking points is to contain in-text citations that match those in the slide.
• The talking points also contain in-text citations for all discussion especially for those points of explanation that are not referenced in the slides themselves.
• The talking points are meant to represent everything the points made in the voice over presentation of the PowerPoint.
• The talking points should flow in the same organization and pattern as the slides and be clearly and concisely worded.
• The talking points should have a reference page that includes the slide references where appropriate as well as the additional references unique to the discussion.
Step #5
Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder (The assignment submitted to the Assignment Folder will be considered a student’s final product and therefore ready for grading by the instructor. It is incumbent upon the student to verify the assignment is the correct submission. No exceptions will be considered by the instructor.). Remember the pledge regarding academic dishonesty; do not let lack of time tempt you to take risky short cuts.
NOTE: All submitted work is to be your original work. You may not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse. You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy, and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text citations and an associated reference list only).
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A mistake that is made in many organizations is that once new a new employee accepts the job and completes orientation, the onboarding process is complete. To ensure new employees are acclimated and successful, the organization must have an effective onboarding process.
After reading Onboarding Done Right: New Hire Engagement Is the Key , take on the role of Talent Coordinator, and describe three critical components essential to a successful onboarding process. Evaluate what issues could cause onboarding and employee engagement efforts to fail.
Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words. Support your plans with the discussion article and at least one other scholarly and/or credible source.
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Ellis and Sandra, an elderly couple, come to you for some tax planning advice. They have $7,000,000 in cash assets and 4 children, 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. They want to establish a device that will hold their assets for the benefit of their children.
For estate tax planning reasons that I do not want you to worry about or consider in this assignment, they want to set up a trust or company that will manage their $7,000,000. They want the ownership of the assets to be divided among all of their descendants. Essentially, they will put all of the money into an entity and the ownership of the entity will be owned in essentially equal shares by all 37 of their beneficiaries.
Ellis and Sandra tell you that they are considering a few different possible strategies
1) Setting up a trust to hold their money with all of their descendants as trust beneficiaries who will be entitled to the income generated by their shares of the trust and will be entitled to withdraw their shares in certain emergency cases.
2) Setting up a limited partnership or LLC to hold the money and gifting shares of the entity to all of their descendants.
3) Setting up a corporation to hold the money and gifting shares of the entity to all of their descendants. You ask them whether they mean a c-corp or an s-corp but they look at you blankly. They don’t have any idea what the difference is.
Since Ellis and Sandra have already hired another firm to work out transfer tax issues, they only want from you an analysis of the income tax ramifications of these possible plans.
Please write a letter to Ellis and Sandra of approximately 500-750 words (this is a ballpark figure, but please stick to something close to that guideline), explaining the income tax advantages and disadvantages to the family as a whole of each plan. Also, please recommend one of these three plans and explain why.
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Identifying Channels of Distribution . For this week’s assignment pick a product with which you are very familiar with or take the time to go through your clothes closet and try and find a product made in the USA, or one that you can anticipate being able to research easily.
Map the supply chain of your product as far back as is feasible. A simple example is a diamond sold by a local jewelry store, purchased direct from diamond wholesalers in the Netherlands, bought by wholesalers from diamond centers in South Africa, and brought out of mines owned by a company in South Africa. Identify as many participants in the channel as possible by company name and location. Identify the mode of transportation used between each stage in the channel. Identify by name and location the component parts of the product if any.
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
Write between 500 – 750 words (approximately 2 – 3 pages) using Microsoft Word. Attempt APA style, see example below. Use font size 12 and 1” margins. Include cover page and reference page. At least 60% of your paper must be original content/writing. No more than 40% of your content/information may come from references. Use at least two references from outside the course material, preferably from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the two reference requirement. Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must be identified in the paper and listed on a reference page.
Reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, etc. are not acceptable.
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Investigate and discuss the structure of the New York Mafia Families. Include their Italian heritage, sponsorship, a history of successful criminality, and a willingness to participate in murder. Also, look at the top five mafia family leaders; what happened to them.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and 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 assignment page length.
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