Imagine you work for a company that has recently merged with a global company. Write a brief introduction ( 1 1/2 – 2 paragraphs) your company as well as the company that merged with the company. Then develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist detailing what steps you would take as the HR manager to help unify the culture of both companies.
Create two (2) company introductions and develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist in which you:
Give a succinct overview of your fictitious company.
Give a succinct overview of the fictitious company merged with.
Develop an eight to ten (8-10) point checklist of steps you would take to unify company culture.
Explain your rationale for choosing each of the steps in your checklist.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Determine the nature of globalization, cultures, and labor markets, and assess the impact on human Capital management (HRM).
Use technology and information resources to research issues in global HRM.
Write clearly and concisely about global HRM using proper writing mechanics.
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Discuss the five major purposes of punishment. Discuss which purpose(s) you believe are served by capital punishment. Find a case or news article to share with the class that illustrates your discussion.
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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This discussion aligns with Learning Outcome 1 and Learning Outcome 2.
Review your Chapter 2 reading of the Hector and His Family Case Study.
Hector, age 19, is a student at Mid-city Community College (MCC), the largest community college in the state. He is there on a scholarship for soccer. The counseling center at MCC referred Hector to you. He was initially seeing a counselor at the school because of adjustment and academic problems. Hector also tested positive for cannabis in a required drug screen by the athletic department. The soccer coach considers Hector, a star player. The coach wants him “fixed” and to receive passing grades in his classes so that he is eligible to play.
Hector considers himself of multiracial background; his father is Mexican-American, and his mother is Caucasian. They met while serving in the first Gulf War. Hector’s father, Julian, has struggled since the war due to Gulf War Illness, experiencing fatigue, headaches, skin rashes, and so on. Because of his medical issues, employment has been unsteadied, contributing to financial difficulties for the family. Carol, Hector’s mother, returned to school after her military service, received a degree in education and works as an elementary school teacher. The MCC counseling center described Carol as a “helicopter mom.” Even before Calvin, the outpatient center counselor met with Hector or completed confidentiality releases, Carol called and left three messages. Carol is overwhelmed with the care of her husband and their four children. Hector is the oldest. Hector’s only opportunity for a college education is to maintain his athletic scholarship. His high school grades were slightly below average. He was diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school; however, Hector states that he does not like how he feels on Ritalin. He says that marijuana is the only thing that calms him down. He is anxious to get Calvin to state that there is no substance-abuse problem and to return to playing soccer and living the rest of his life.
Initial Post
Read the assigned materials and resources for this module that present the resiliency perspective. Next, name and discuss those risk and protective factors that may be relevant to Hector’s family and show how could this information be used to help Hector and his family.
found that many VW cars being sold in America had a “defeat device” – or software – in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results. The German car giant has since admitted cheating emissions tests in the US.
VW has had a major push to sell diesel cars in the US, backed by a huge marketing campaign trumpeting its cars’ low emissions. The EPA’s findings cover 482,000 cars in the US only, including the VW-manufactured Audi A3, and the VW models Jetta, Beetle, Golf and Passat. But VW has admitted that about 11 million cars worldwide, including eight million in Europe, are fitted with the so-called “defeat device”.
The company has also been accused by the EPA of modifying software on the 3 litre diesel engines fitted to some Porsche and Audi as well as VW models. VW has denied the claims, which affect at least 10,000 vehicles.
In November, VW said it had found “irregularities” in tests to measure carbon dioxide emissions levels that could affect about 800,000 cars in Europe – including petrol vehicles. However, in December it said that following investigations, it had established that this only affected about 36,000 of the cars it produces each year.
This ‘defeat device’ sounds like a sophisticated piece of kit.
Full details of how it worked are sketchy, although the EPA has said that the engines had computer software that could sense test scenarios by monitoring speed, engine operation, air pressure and even the position of the steering wheel.
When the cars were operating under controlled laboratory conditions – which typically involve putting them on a stationary test rig – the device appears to have put the vehicle into a sort of safety mode in which the engine ran below normal power and performance. Once on the road, the engines switched out of this test mode.
The result? The engines emitted nitrogen oxide pollutants up to 40 times above what is allowed in the US.
What has been VW’s response?
“We’ve totally screwed up,” said VW America boss Michael Horn, while the group’s chief executive at
the time, Martin Winterkorn, said his company had “broken the trust of our customers and the public”.Mr Winterkorn resigned as a direct result of the scandal and was replaced by Matthias Mueller, the former boss of Porsche.
“My most urgent task is to win back trust for the Volkswagen Group – by leaving no stone unturned,”
Mr Mueller said on taking up his new post. VW has also launched an internal inquiry. With VW recalling millions of cars worldwide from early next year, it has set aside €6.7bn (£4.8bn) to cover costs. That resulted in the company posting its first quarterly loss for 15 years of €2.5bn in late October.
But that’s unlikely to be the end of the financial impact. The EPA has the power to fine a company up to $37,500 for each vehicle that breaches standards – a maximum fine of about $18bn. The costs of possible legal action by car owners and shareholders “cannot be estimated at the current time”, VW added.
How widespread are VW’s problems?
What started in the US has spread to a growing number of countries. The UK, Italy, France, South Korea, Canada and, of course, Germany, have opened investigations. Throughout the world, politicians, regulators and environmental groups are questioning the legitimacy of VW’s emissions testing.
VW will recall 8.5 million cars in Europe, including 2.4 million in Germany and 1.2 million in the UK, and 500,000 in the US as a result of the emissions scandal. No wonder the carmaker’s shares have fallen by about a third since the scandal broke.
Will more heads roll?
It’s still unclear who knew what and when, although VW must have had a chain of management command that approved fitting cheating devices to its engines, so further departures are likely.
Christian Klingler, a management board member and head of sales and marketing is leaving the company, although VW said this was part of long-term planned structural changes and was not related to recent events.
In 2014, in the US, regulators raised concerns about VW emissions levels, but these were dismissed by the company as “technical issues” and “unexpected” real-world conditions. If executives and managers wilfully misled officials (or their own VW superiors) it’s difficult to see them surviving.
Are other car makers implicated?That’s for the various regulatory and government inquiries to determine. California’s Air Resources Board is now looking into other manufacturers’ testing results. Ford, BMW and Renault-Nissan have said they did not use “defeat devices”, while other firms have either not commented or simply stated that they comply with the law.
The UK trade body for the car industry, the SMMT, said: “The EU operates a fundamentally different system to the US – with all European tests performed in strict conditions as required by EU law and witnessed by a government-appointed independent approval agency.”
But it added: “The industry acknowledges that the current test method is outdated and is seeking agreement from the European Commission for a new emissions test that embraces new testing technologies and is more representative of on-road conditions.”
That sounds like EU testing rules need tightening, too. Environmental campaigners have long argued that emissions rules are being flouted. “Diesel cars in Europe operate with worse technology on average than the US,” said Jos Dings, from the pressure group Transport & Environment. “Our latest report demonstrated that almost 90% of diesel vehicles didn’t meet emission limits when they drive on the road. We are talking millions of vehicles.”
Car analysts at the financial research firm Bernstein agree that European standards are not as strict as those in the US. However, the analysts said in a report that there was, therefore, “less need to cheat”.
So, if other European car makers’ results are suspect, Bernstein says the “consequences are likely to be a change in the test cycle rather than legal action and fines”.
It’s all another blow for the diesel market. Certainly is. Over the past decade and more, carmakers have poured a fortune into the production of diesel vehicles – with the support of many governments – believing that they are better for the environment. Latest scientific evidence suggests that’s not the case, and there are even moves to limit diesel cars in some cities.
Diesel sales were already slowing, so the VW scandal came at a bad time. “The revelations are likely to lead to a sharp fall in demand for diesel engine cars,” said Richard Gane, automotive expert at consultants Vendigital.
“In the US, the diesel car market currently represents around 1% of all new car sales and this is unlikely to increase in the short to medium term.
“However, in Europe the impact could be much more significant, leading to a large tranche of the market switching to petrol engine cars virtually overnight.”
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From the required readings, identify four topics that relate to your personal interests or your future work. Explain why you selected these topics. Then highlight two or three current or controversial issues within each topic. Choose one of the topics for further research, and identify scholarly resources to help you address one of the issues you identified. List the complete citations in APA style and formatting. Submit your paper as a Word document in the assignment area.
The resources you identify should address the following elements:
Any topic in the course. Review future topics to determine if any are of interest to you.
The role that the anatomy and physiology of human sexuality may play regarding the issue you selected.
The potential impact of this issue on persons with disabilities. (This would include myths the general public holds regarding the sexuality of persons with disabilities and the cultural implications of disabilities.)
How victimization, consumerism, ethics, morality, cultural mores, and laws impact this issue.
In a discussion in this unit, you will also practice creating one or two PowerPoint slides with your topics, issues, and resources. To see an example, review the PowerPoint slides linked in the Resources.
This assignment and the related discussion help to build to the Annotated Bibliography assignment, due in Unit 4. See the course project description as well as the assignment instructions in Unit 4 for more information.
Assignment Requirements
References: Use a minimum of three recent (within the last six years) scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles available from the Capella library databases or from online scholarly journals). Note: Textbooks (including your course textbook) cannot be used as primary sources and cannot be counted as part of the reference requirement. Textbooks may instead be listed in the references section as auxiliary sources, in addition to the three required references.
Format: Use current APA style and formatting guidelines to cite your sources.
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If you were a California state legislator, what would be your spending priority, and why? Break down your analysis in percentages (i.e. I would spend 40% on K-12 education 10% higher education, 10% on welfare, etc..) Please look at the budget section (chapter 8 of your California book) for guidance. In your answer, please analyze items from the 2018-2019 fiscal year budget
Prepare an essay answering this question why they do or do not have to pay income tax on the settlement money.
It was a dark and stormy night and a Camp HavaBlast in the Woods van was traveling westbound on US Route 2 near Deer River, Minnesota. The van was returning a busload of teenagers from a summer camping trip through the northern Minnesota woods. Suddenly, the driver loses control of the van and the van flips over along the side of the road and many of the passengers are seriously hurt.
Paramedics are rushed to the scene. However, unfortunately, they are too late to help 15-year-old Henry Tyler, as he is pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital.
After a brief period of mourning, Mr. and Mrs. Tyler file a wrongful death lawsuit against Camp HavaBlast in the Woods for loss of the companionship and services of their son, Henry. The camp, which is insured for liability up to $400,000 per incident, agrees to settle the case for $300,000. The settlement is approved by the court and $300,000 is paid to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler as a result of the settlement.
When preparing their income tax return for that year, Mr. and Mrs. Tyler ask you whether they need to report and pay income tax on the $300,000 settlement. Please prepare an essay answering this question and explaining to Mr. and Mrs. Tyler why they do or do not have to pay income tax on the settlement money.
Please make sure to include any applicable research in your essay. Your research may include any and all relevant federal income tax materials, including statutes from the Internal Revenue Code, tax court cases, federal court cases, revenue rulings, private letter rulings, etc.
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The purpose of this assignment is to show how business decisions can be made by using rigorous decision-making techniques.
Using specified data files, chapter example files, and templates from the “Topic 8 Student Data, Template, and Example Files” topic material, complete Chapter 6, Problems 2, 31 (part a), 32, and 33 from the textbook. Use Microsoft Excel to complete Problem 2. Use the Palisade DecisionTools software to complete Problems 31, 32, and 33, and ensure that all Palisade software output is included in your files. The Palisade DecisionTools Excel software needs to be used to create the decision trees.
Problem #2:
For the decision problem in Figure 6.1, use data tables to perform the following sensitivity analyses. The goal in each is to see whether decision 1 continues to have the largest EMV. In each part, provide a brief explanation of the results.
Let the payoff from the best outcome, the value in cell A3, vary from $30,000 to $50,000 in increments of $2500.
Let the probability of the worst outcome for the first decision, the value in cell B5, vary from 0.7 to 0.9 in increments of 0.025, and use formulas in cells B3 and B4 to ensure that they remain in the ratio 1 to 2 and the three probabilities for decision 1 continue to sum to 1.
Use a two-way data table to let the inputs in parts a and b vary simultaneously over the indicated ranges.
Problem #31a:
Carlisle Tire and Rubber, Inc., is considering expanding production to meet potential increases in the demand for one of its tire products. Carlisle’s alternatives are to construct a new plant, expand the existing plant, or do nothing in the short run. The market for this particular tire product may expand, remain stable, or contract. Carlisle’s marketing department estimates the probabilities of these market outcomes to be 0.25, 0.35, and 0.40, respectively. The file P06_31.xlsx contains Carlisle’s payoffs and costs for the various combinations of decisions and outcomes.
Use PrecisionTree to identify the strategy that maximizes this tire manufacturer’s expected profit.
Problem #32:
A local energy provider offers a landowner $180,000 for the exploration rights to natural gas on a certain site and the option for future development. This option, if exercised, is worth an additional $1,800,000 to the landowner, but this will occur only if natural gas is discovered during the exploration phase. The landowner, believing that the energy company’s interest in the site is a good indication that gas is present, is tempted to develop the field herself. To do so, she must contract with local experts in natural gas exploration and development. The initial cost for such a contract is $300,000, which is lost forever if no gas is found on the site. If gas is discovered, however, the landowner expects to earn a net profit of $6,000,000. The landowner estimates the probability of finding gas on this site to be 60%.
Use PrecisionTree to identify the strategy that maximizes the landowner’s expected net earnings from this opportunity.
Perform a sensitivity analysis on the optimal decision, letting each of the inputs vary one at a time plus or minus 25% from its base value, and summarize your findings. Which of the inputs appears to have the largest effect on the best solution?
Problem #33:
Techware Incorporated is considering the introduction of two new software products to the market. The company has four options regarding these products: introduce neither product, introduce product 1 only, introduce product 2 only, or introduce both products. Research and development costs for products 1 and 2 are $180,000 and $150,000, respectively. Note that the first option entails no costs because research and development efforts have not yet begun. The success of these software products depends on the national economy in the coming year. The company’s revenues, depending on its decision and the state of the economy, are given in the file P06_33.xlsx. The probabilities of a strong, fair, or weak economy in the coming year are assessed to be 0.30, 0.50, and 0.20, respectively.
Use PrecisionTree to identify the strategy that maximizes Techware’s expected net revenue.
Perform a sensitivity analysis on the optimal decision, letting each of the inputs vary one at a time plus or minus 25% from its base value, and summarize your findings. Which of the inputs appears to have the largest effect on the best solution?
To receive full credit on the assignment, complete the following.
Ensure that the Palisade software output is included with your submission.
Ensure that Excel files include the associated cell functions and/or formulas if functions and/or formulas are used.
Include a written response to all narrative questions presented in the problem by placing it in the associated Excel file.
Place each problem in its own Excel file. Ensure that your first and last name are in your Excel file names.
APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
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Mrs. Brown has been asked to join business team. When she arrived at the team meeting, she found that the team had been working on this project for several months. The team leader informed her that there was not enough time to give her a full orientation and she would have to jump into the project as fast as she could.
Mrs. Brown was asked to work on a section of the team project. Mrs. Brown studied and reviewed the project requirements but did not agree with some of the mandates that the leader has set forth.
In the second general meeting Mrs. Brown decided that she must speak up about how the team was not moving forward and according to her experience where making serious financial errors.
Mrs. Brown was very assertive and decided to tell each of the members of the team, what they needed to do to improve their section of the project in the coming weeks, and she found that the way the team were doing the project was not effective.
After the meeting, many of the team members approached the team leader and reported that they were not happy with Mrs. Brown presentation. They felt that she was not a team player, that she could not communicate in a professional manager and they wanted the Team Leader to ask her to leave the team. The Team leader was very surprised for he thought that the Mrs. Brown was providing some excellent suggestions for improvement.
Requirements:
Identify and write the main issues found discussed in the case (who, what, how, where and when (the critical facts in a case).
List all indicators (including stated “problems”) that something is not as expected or as desired
Briefly analyze the issue with theories found in your link or other academic materials.
Decide which ideas, models, and theories seem useful. Apply these conceptual tools to the situation.
Identify the areas that need improvement
Specify and prioritize the criteria used to choose action alternatives.
Discover or invent feasible action alternatives.
Examine the probable consequences of action alternatives.
Select a course of action.
Design and implementation plan/schedule. 6. Create a plan for assessing the action to be implemented.
Conclusion (every paper should end with a strong conclusion or summary
Rodney and Cassandra were having a drink in the pub. Rodney had been drinking beer since they arrived, but Cassandra was drinking lemonade because she was intending to drive home. Derrick and Raquel saw Rodney and Cassandra at the bar and approached them to say hello. Rodney, however, was not pleased to see Derrick, who had recently lost a lot of Rodney’s money on an investment, so he asked him to “leave or else” and made a gesture of punching his open hand with his fist. Raquel told Rodney to “calm down” and, in response, Cassandra threw her drink of lemonade over Raquel.
Part Two
Derrick became angry, because he had been trying to help Rodney with the investment, and ran towards him. Cassandra, who had left her handbag on the floor, realized that Derrick might fall over it but decided not to tell him and Derrick tripped, fell into a table and was knocked out. Raquel wanted revenge for what Cassandra had done to her, so she punched her in the face and Cassandra fell awkwardly and cut her head open on the bar.
Discuss the criminal liability of Rodney, Cassandra, Derrick and Raquel.
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