Management

Final Paper – Signature Assignment Paper: Your final assignment will ask you to solve a current business problem as CEO of the organization. You will utilize the skills, knowledge and habits gained throughout your program and life experience. You are expected to conduct outside research and properly cite your sources using APA format. Your paper should be at least 4 pages in length and must address the following: Write a directive to the Director of Marketing and Communications outlining the exact strategy they should take to a) write an external public response addressing a situation and b) develop a short and long term marketing strategy going forward. Write a directive to the Director of Human Resources outlining your strategy for how to recruit, retain and motivate employees. Construct a set of data-driven questions for the Chief Operating Officer to produce. Explain why you are looking for this information and what you expect to do with the results. Write a directive to your Chief Technology Officer outlining your technology concerns and things he/she should consider. Write a statement to your Board of Trustees explaining the ethical and social responsibility the organization carries and your proposal for how you plan to meet that responsibility.

SCENARIO: You are the Human Resource Manager of a company. You had a previous conversation with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company where you stressed the importance of having the HR department play a greater role within the company. You only briefly spoke with them but got them to agree to meet with you. After reading two articles you decided to summarize these articles in a memo to the CEO and COO, so they would have a better understanding of what you intend to discuss in greater detail during your upcoming meeting. INSTRUCTIONS: In the Lesson 2 folder you will see two articles: “7 HR Challenges and How to Face Them” and “Top 10 HR Challenges of 2019”. Read them. Decide on a company for this assignment. It can be an established business or a pretend one.  If the company is real, then you will need to find out the names of the CEO and COO of the company. If the company is not real, then you will make up the names. Using Microsoft Word create a new document and on the first page create a Title Page in APA format. On page two of the document, format and then draft a one-page email to the company CEO and COO that summarizes the two articles and expresses your desire to address these articles and the issues mentioned in your upcoming meeting with the CEO and COO. Your email should address their names, have a one-paragraph introduction, the body of your message, your conclusion/closing, and it should end with your name. On the next page include your reference list. Make sure that when you summarize the articles that you properly cite the sources in APA format, and be sure to include a reference list in APA format. Your email should be free of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting errors. It should be professional. Read it aloud before submitting it for grading.

Goals are an integral part of the strategic planning. Look at one aspect of a business: sales. They have hourly, weekly, and monthly goals, coupled with a plethora of conversion rates for sales activities which are a guiding force in the industry. Failure to meet goals results in lost revenue and lost jobs. Regardless of what position you hold in a company, you are part of the planning process. How to write, measure, and apply “SMART” objectives for business. How to apply “Balanced Scorecard” in the planning process. Incentives: research the type of incentives that work for helping employees meet objectives. The paper should be written in the third person; this means words like “I,” “we,” and “you” are not appropriate. Refer to yourself in the third person as “manager,” or you can write about what the “project team” will do, rather than saying “I” and “we.”

RUBRIC * Clearly explained employee empowerment and its effect on the success of the company using clear examples and well-defined reasons. Discussed the different techniques and interventions of employee empowerment using clear examples and well-defined reasons. Discussed what makes interpersonal communication a necessary factor for organizational effectiveness using clear examples and well-defined reasons. Conclusion provided a recommendation of employee empowerment intervention, improving interpersonal communication, and how to manage workplace stress using clear examples and demonstrated the significance of those topics. Scenario Information An American Internet Technology company has merged with a Canadian Social Media company. Because of this merger, performance is not as optimum as the executives would have hoped; morale is low, and stress is up. The new company has decided to hire you as an Organizational Development consultant. They have tasked you with finding out the issues and what they should do next to get back on track. Instructions You recently observed the company and the interactions, communications, and stress of its employees. As part of this process as an OD consultant, you are to prepare a Power Point presentation on what you learned to incorporate into the company’s change plan;  Make sure you address the following Explain employee empowerment and its effect on the success of the company. Discuss the different techniques and interventions of employee empowerment. Discuss what makes interpersonal communication a necessary factor for organizational effectiveness. Explain workplace stress and its impact on productivity and morale. Conclude your presentation with your recommendation of employee empowerment intervention, improving interpersonal communication, and how to manage workplace stress.

RUBRIC: Described System 4 Management and each of its components using clear examples and demonstrated an understanding of its entire function. Discussed the meaning of a learning organization is and how it can foster a positive change using clear examples and well-defined reasons. Discuss common mistakes and/or problems that may happen if other management systems are used. Provided clear examples and well-defined reasons. Provided recommended best practices for incorporating System 4 Management as a strategic initiative for enhancing organizational performance. Provided clear examples and well-defined reasons for the recommended best practices. Conclusion summarized recommendations for implementing principles of System 4 management using clear examples and well-defined reasons. Incorporated graphics into the presentation that represent the System 4 Management model. Scenario Information An American Internet Technology company has merged with a Canadian Social Media company. Because of this merger, performance is not as optimum as the executives would have hoped; morale is low, and stress is up. The new company has decided to hire you as an Organizational Development consultant. They have tasked you with finding out the issues and what they should do next to get back on track. Instructions As the Organizational Development consultant, the company has requested you to design a System 4 Management model for the newly merged company. You will need to create a Power Point presentation to be presented to the executives of the company.  You will want to address the following areas: Introduce System 4 Management. Discuss what a learning organization is, and how it can foster positive change. Assess some common mistakes or problems that may happen if other management systems are used. Provide suggestions for best practices their managers can use to incorporate System 4 Management to become a high-performing company. Conclude your presentation with your recommendations. Consider using graphics in your presentation that represent the System 4 Management model.

Process Improvement Paper Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review A Learning Process Model to Achieve Continuous Improvement and Innovation. Select a company with which you are familiar, preferably one where you have been employed, and consider a process within that company that could be improved. This could be a business process, a manufacturing process, a distribution process, or a service process that you have observed or been involved with during your career. Using your course textbook and  Library research, prepare a recommended process improvement proposal that incorporates tools and methods learned in this course. Your paper should Describe the company and how the selected process fits into the overall framework of the company. Create a step-by-step description of the current process incorporating a process flow chart. Analyze the current process for inefficiencies. Develop a process improvement recommendation including a detailed plan incorporating business process engineering theory and including benchmarking the reengineered process to a close business competitor. The process should be designed to be more efficient, using appropriate tools and methods learned throughout the course, including capacity utilization improvements and statistical quality control models. Explain possible challenges in implementing the process changes. Assess the expected benefits of the improved process and the potential benefits. The Process Improvement paper Must be 5 to 7 double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and references page and formatted according to APA as outlined in the Ashford University writing Center [APA Style resource]  (Links to an external site.) ). Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013  (Links to an external site.) . Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice  (Links to an external site.)  resource for additional guidance. Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions  (Links to an external site.)  as well as Writing a Thesis Statement  (Links to an external site.) , refer to the Writing Center resources. Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources  (Links to an external site.)  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper guide  (Links to an external site.) . Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List  (Links to an external site.)  resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

A performance appraisal is a regular review of employee job performance and contribution to organizational objectives. In many cases, performance appraisals are conducted at the end of the year to evaluate employee performance, as well as set performance for the next year. For this assignment, you will evaluate another function of HR and management and its contribution to effective performance management. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the article Adapting the Performance Appraisal Process to Meet the Needs of the Modern Workplace  (Links to an external site.) . In your paper, Discuss how performance appraisals are a function of HR and management. Analyze the basic components of an effective performance appraisal. Explain how performance appraisals can contribute to organizational goals and objectives. Explain the advantages of performance appraisals and how they contribute to effective training and development. Explain potential forms of discrimination based on labor laws and regulations when conducting a performance appraisal. For additional support with completing this assignment, please refer to the following tools: Finding HR Journals in the AU Library  (Links to an external site.) . This tip sheet will support you in researching through the Ashford University Library. What Is CRAAP: A Guide to Evaluating Web Sources  (Links to an external site.) . This will assist you in determining the reliability of an HR website. Scholarly and Popular Resources(1)  (Links to an external site.) .This tutorial explains the differences between scholarly and popular resources. Human Resource Research With FindIt@AU  (Links to an external site.) . This tip sheet will support you in researching through the Ashford University Library. The Performance Appraisal paper Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style  (Links to an external site.) Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013  (Links to an external site.) . Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions  (Links to an external site.) , refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources. Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources  (Links to an external site.)  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper  (Links to an external site.) Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List  (Links to an external site.)  resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications. Carefully review the Grading Rubric  (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.