Management

What value do you see in recruiters looking inside a company as well as outside of a company when filling job vacancies? Which one do you think is more beneficial?

Discussion: Decision-Making Bias VideosMost of the sources in the background materials are library textbook chapters or journal articles. In general, these sources are considered much more credible than various random webpages that you will find online. When finding an online source, you need to carefully consider the credibility of the source. Factors to consider include the credentials of the person who wrote the materials, whether this person is trying to sell you something, and of course you also need to use your own intuition as to whether or not a source seems credible.Your task for this discussion is to go to YouTube or videos.google.com and find a video that explains cognitive/heuristic biases covered in the background materials such as confirmation bias, overconfidence bias, etc. Use word searches such as “decision-making biases,” “heuristic biases,” “overconfidence, anchoring, framing, confirmation bias,” and similar searches. You should find many videos, but the difficult part will be to try to find a video that is A) relevant to the topics covered in the module, B) from a credible source, and C) easy to understand and follow.To find a video from a very credible source, look at a video from Nobel Prize winner and heuristic bias expert Daniel Kahneman. Credible yes, but I can’t guarantee you will stay awake during the video. So see if you can also find a video from a source that appears credible but and has information consistent with the background material readings but also keeps you awake and helps you understand the different types of decision-making biases.Share the link with your classmates and explain why you think the video is both useful and credible, and which biases from the background materials the video helps explain.Also, watch at least one other video posted by your classmates and share your thoughts on this video.

Read Case #6 – “Political Microtargeting: What Data Crunchers Did for Obama”  then answer the following questions:1.Explain the importance of high-quality information for political microtargeting2.Review the five common characteristics of high-quality information, and rank them in order of importance for political microtargeting.Your submission should be a Word document of at least 400 words,

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Cash flow statement analysisIn contrast to profits which are subject to accounting policies and can be distorted by both accounting guidance and management decisions the cash flow statement is based on the reality of cash generated and cash used during the period under review.  As a result, you will often place greater reliance on cash flow numbers. Perform analysis on the cash flow statement, examples of which may include:•Major uses and sources of cash•Key cash flow items•Cash coverage ratio•Cash conversion ratio•Free cash flow

Assignment: Paper Review Objective: To understand the characteristics of a high quality journal article.  This assignment has two parts.  Instructions for Part A • Identify your primary research discipline e.g. Information Systems; Human Resource Management; Environmental Economics etc. • Identify the three top journals in your nominated field using the ABDC List https://abdc.edu.au/research/abdc-journal-list/; Limit your search of the ABDC list to A* rated journals only; • Select one article from any of those three journals published from the period 2015-2019; and • Provide the complete citation for this article. Instructions for Part B Please write a summary review of your chosen article. Be sure to address the following in your review: • Describe the key theoretical contribution that the paper claims, or makes; • Describe how the paper connects with the existing literature; • Suggest three ways in which the paper could be improved;; • Evaluate the quality of writing and the comprehensibility of the arguments; • Word limit for Part B is 1000 words. • Please use your own words in writing Part B. Please do not quote from the article without providing a complete citation and page number for the quote. Instructions for formatting and proof-reading • Please use a standard WMS cover page, available on Moodle (under Assessments); • Please write formally in an academic style; • Please use 12-point Times New Roman font with 1.5 line spacing; • Please use no more than 2 levels of headings; • Length of no more than 1200 words plus references; and • Be sure to check your work to eliminate typographical and other errors. ? Marking Guide for Assignment : Paper Review Criteria Weightage How well the assignment draws upon Whetten (1989) to describe the theoretical contribution of the paper, its connection to existing literature, and its theoretical significance 50% How well suggestions to improve the paper draw upon Straub (2009a) and Straub (2009b) from Reading List 20% Overall quality of evaluation 10% Quality of writing – grammar, expression, flow 10% Compliance with instructions 10%

Learning outcomes and assessment criteria specific to this assignment: On completion of the assignment, students should be able to demonstrate their ability to:  1. Critically analyse and evaluate the nature of the relationships between an organisations’ environment and forces for change. 2. Critically evaluate key issues arising from the management and leadership of change. 3. Critically appraise management and leadership responses in relation to change forces, and emerging organisational dynamics.  4. Structure and communicate ideas and arguments effectively in writing, and reference source materials consistently and accurately using the Harvard referencing system.  1. Assessment Overview  1.1. Overview The Assignment context “…the competencies that helped the current leaders succeed may not be appropriate for the next generation of leaders. Next generation leaders require different skills, behaviours, and insights for the challenges ahead…” (Conger 2004) One of the most significant of these challenges will be the necessity to understand change and its underpinning, emergent dynamics in order to lead and manage successful and sustainable organisational change. Many organisations such as CMI, CBI, CIPD conduct and commission research across a range of sectors to help inform effective organisational responses to the opportunities and threats arising from change.   1.2. Assessment Responding to the challenges of change:  a Briefing document This assignment requires you to conduct research, then plan and produce a 3000 word Briefing report Document. As a graduate you are likely to be involved with Briefing documents/papers to support a range of organisational activities, and will see them presented in various formats dependent on the purpose. They are often used within organisations to clearly and concisely present research findings when considering strategic options and choices. Given this purpose they are particularly helpful for contemporary organisations when trying to assess and make sense of strategic opportunities and threats generated by a complex and dynamic mix of both external and internal forces. Building on this feature effective briefing documents can then be used to inform and evaluate appropriate organisational responses in support of sustainable development and change.  2. Assessment Brief  2.1. Required task(s) The Briefing report document for this assignment has three sections and the requirements for each of the sections are introduced below; Section 1 (a) Select and justify an appropriate focus for the Briefing document (i.e. chosen sector/industry etc.). See the notes below offering ideas for shaping a focus. (b) Research and identify the current trends and drivers for change that are influencing and impacting on organisations operating within the chosen sector/industry. (c) Given the trends identified above identify two or three key areas of change that managers/leaders within organisations may be required to work with.  Section 2  Drawing on the key findings of Section1 you are required to apply ideas and theory from appropriate academic sources in order to evaluate how managers/leaders and organisations may respond effectively to key aspects of the organisational dynamics likely to be generated by the areas of change identified.  Section 3  As a conclusion the final section requires you to draw on the evaluation and discussion within the Briefing document to establish the key elements of learning in terms of approaches, skills and qualities etc. for leading/managing sustainable responses to change. 2.2. Word count  The maximum word count is: 3,000 words (+/- 10%). The word limit is for your coursework assignment, and does not cover material submitted as an appendix. Material submitted as an appendix provides background for your coursework, but it will not be marked unless specified in the brief. Also, it is important that you cross-refer between the main text of your assignment and any appendices, in order to demonstrate the linkage, and that the appendices do not constitute additional material unrelated to that included in the body of your assignment. If you do not refer to this work in the Appendix, then this included work in the Appendices are not marked. Your references page will not be included in the word count, but inline citations used in the main body of the assignment (e.g. Smith and Jones (2010) identified that…) will be included in the word count. You are required to declare the number of words used in your assignment. If you produce less than or exceed the stipulated word count by more than 10%, a deduction of the mark awarded will be made to reflect that you have not met the assessment requirements.

read the article below which corresponds to this week’s discussion topics. Then answer the questions below. Use the concepts from the course textbook and the article to support the information in your initial post. Answer the following questions: Strategy at Tom’s What is the organizational culture of Tom’s like? How does the organizational culture affect the way the employees behave? What are some potential sources of intrinsic motivation for Tom’s employees? To post to the discussion, click on Week 3 Discussion above, then Create Thread. It is required to submit your initial response post to enter the Discussion Forum. If you enter the Discussion Forum prior to submitting your initial response post, you will not earn credit for your post.  Please read each question thoroughly and answer all questions in their entirety in your initial post. It is important to answer all components of the questions. If the question asks “Why?” or “Please Explain” it is required to include this information. Please note it is required to support your responses with information from the sources you used.  Discussion Posts (APA Guidelines)  It is required to use correct APA 7th ed. format when citing your sources (including the textbook) when writing your discussion posts. This applies to both short quotations and paraphrases. Please include all sources used in the reference list at the end of your posts. In-text and narrative citations are required to avoid plagiarism.

Answer the questions in essay format 1.  Given the pattern of changes your organization has made to its strategy and structure over time, which of the decision-making models best characterizes the way it makes decisions? 2.  At what hierarchical level does responsibility for nonprogrammed decision making seem to lie in your organization? What problems do you see with the way your company makes decisions? 3.  Characterize your organization’s ability to learn over time. Evaluate its capacity to adapt itself to and modify the environment. 4.  Can you pinpoint any cognitive biases that may have affected the way managers made decisions or influenced their choice of strategy or structure? What was the effect of these cognitive biases?

Please read Bloomberg Case in the News, Companies Have an Aha! Moment: Bullies Don’t Make the Best Managers, at the end of Chapter 10 on pages 303-305 in the textbook, and answer the corresponding questions (1-3) that follow it. Questions for Discussion:  1.Do you think misbehavior on the part of managers is affected by organizational structure? Why or why not? 2. Do you think authority was misused on the part of bullying managers? 3. Explain your reasoning. Going forward, how can Nike revise or re-invent its organizational culture to attract and retain top talent?  Source: Matthew Townsend and Esmé E. Deprez, “Companies Have an Aha! Moment: Bullies Don’t Make the Best Managers,” Bloomberg, May 9, 2018, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-09/nike-s-executive-exodus-showsbullies-don-t-make-good-bosses. Used with permission of Bloomberg L.P. Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved. Type all answers in a Microsoft Word Document in APA format. Please use this APA 7th ed. format paper template for the Case Assignment  Please use the APA 7th ed. format Template  Please Click Here for the APA 7th ed. format Template – Alternative Formats Please read each question carefully and answer all the questions in their entirety. It is required to support your responses with information from the sources you used.  Please note: It is REQUIRED to PROVIDE ALL the SOURCES you USED IN your REFERENCE list in correct APA 7th ed. format. It is also required to cite all the information you provided from your sources in correct APA 7th ed. FORMAT USING IN-TEXT AND/OR NARRATIVE CITATIONS.