...Group 1 Module In this week’s readings the author explains the nine different characteristics of research in Chapter one. The nine different characteristics includes a clear purpose, detail, a plan, ethical standards, limitations, analysis for the decision maker’s needs, findings, conclusion, and reflection on the experience (Cooper & Schindler, 2014). The reader will learn of a workplace and a biblical example of applying the characteristics of research by using the what a manager should look for in research that is found in the text in this week’s readings. The workplace that the reader will learn about is Paoletta Counseling Services. The problem is that a client is having problems with the insurance company covering the therapy sessions. The manager is counting on her administrative assistant to research and find out why the insurance is not covering the therapy session and to report the findings back to the manager. The manager would also like the administrative assistant to come up with a plan to use to make sure this does not happen again with other clients because when the client is having issues with their insurance then the agency does not get pay, which causes the agency to lose money. The agency is a privately own agency so they cannot afford to lose money. Clear Purpose Exodus 9:16 says, “But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth” (Life Application Study Bible, NIV)....
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...Congress to remove the restriction on loans to value ratio, then they start rising their capital by investing in the commercial loans and speculative real estate, at the began it increased their assets by huge amounts, in some Texas banks it increased by 100% each year. In 1983, 35% of the banks were unprofitable and 9% went bankrupts, the federal insurance gradually run out of money and the banks continue providing bad loans until 1989 the Congress and the president informed about this problem and they interfered in it and solve by providing $50 billions to close failed banks and stop the losses, then the formed new government agency called the resolution trust corporation RTC to deal with miss done by these banks and to refunds the depositors. (1). In easy way we can say the reasons of the U.S 1980’s crisis is the absence of efficient oversight, these banks gave loans to every one without taking concern of how they will pay it back, the main reason in our view is that people could not pay back there loans. (2). The same problem arises in Japan in the 1990’s, after the U.S crisis in 1980’s, which harm the Japanese financial position a little bit, Japan start growing in unusual way, there Nikkei reached 37,189 in January 1990 from 10,000 in 1984, then in 1992 the Nikkei reach 16,000. This financial crisis caused by the over investment and inefficient judgment of the growth they saw that leads them to brag of it,...
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...Group Discussion Forum #1 Business 600 Fall 2015 Sheri J. Abraham August 26, 2015 Sheri Abraham has been working voluntarily as a Family Readiness Group leader for the past 2 years. During her time she has always had great participation from the soldiers and family members that she served. Sheri moved and relocated to a different location and assumed the FRG leader role to find out that it was really different. This new FRG and it was different, the attendance was next to none. Understanding the need for the FRG and family participation she needed to figure out what the problem was. How could she raise attendance and have an active and thriving FRG? After speaking to other FRG leaders she found that other FRG’s were very active. She began looking into what they were doing that hers was not. Cheri a saved woman of God relocated with her family to a new duty station. She a couple of years back graduated with her BA but never had a chance to use it because of the location in which they had lived. She was now back in school nearing the completion of her MBA and wanted to gain some of the training needed to make her marketable in her current location. She needed to work because she had a family to help take care of but new she had an opportunity to look at smart locations it seek employment that would foster what she needed. She also was very careful to ensure that where she applied was in line with her belief system. She knew that the world’s values and that...
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...To establish ground rules for a group in a classroom setting, obviously needs to be developed as a group. No one person can establish the ground rules. The teacher needs to ask the students what they consider good ground rules for the whole class. As everybody gives opinions you can compile them all and wean out the bad ones by voting. We as a class and individuals need to come up with at least three rules each. After that we can pick and choose the best and remove the ones we think aren’t as good. Everybody in a group has something to contribute and that’s an important thing to keep in mind while making rules. One of the ground rules is to respect each other’s opinion even if you do not agree with it. Using this rule is a good way to establish even more rules. If you don’t let everybody express their opinion they may feel their role isn’t as important as anybody else’s, Which is detrimental to a group. As the famous saying goes, A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link. I found this method helpful because it gave each person a sense of purpose and it also gave each individual a chance to express his or her opinion. As I stated before the number one rule in a group is to respect a person’s opinion no matter if you agree with it or not. So with these rules we can effectively work as group to tackle any problems we may...
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...Employment Equity For the purposes of employment laws, businesses either fall under federal or provincial/territorial legislation, but not both. Federal employment equity legislation applies to, among others, employers with at least 100 or more employees and certain employers that bid on certain federal government goods or services contracts. If the employer has a payroll in Ontario of at least $2.5 million, and the employee has given at least five years of service, the employee is also entitled to statutory severance pay of one week per year to a maximum of 26 weeks. In addition to legislation, the common law (judge-made law) automatically incorporates into every employment relationship (written or not) the concept of “reasonable notice of termination.” human rights legislation aims to protect individuals from certain forms of discrimination. In Ontario the Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination in all aspects of employment, including recruitment and hiring. You as employer must ensure employees are not discriminated against because of their race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status and handicap. The Human Rights Code also has specific harassment (including sexual harassment) provisions and recognizes damages for loss of dignity. A breach of the Human Rights Code can also form the basis for a claim of constructive dismissal. The Human Rights Code is enforced...
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...Introduction The Bandon Group is a family owned distributor of copiers, electronic printers, faxes and other office equipment who provides high quality equipment and superior customer service at cost effective prices. Their continued success, beginning in 1972, led them to expand into information systems consulting, document outsourcing, and document management services, by 1994. After experiencing exponential growth due to their good reputation, they found that they had outgrown their current information systems. Customers began to request web enabled services, such as online meter readings and e-business solutions. There were also difficulties with the sales prospecting database, as it was not integrated with the operations administrative database (OMD), which made it difficult for Bandon Group to address the needs of their customers. Furthermore, OMD was not built with the relational database making ad hoc querying and reporting difficult for managers. Scope and Purpose The scope of this study is to examine the feasibility of incorporating an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system or a customer relationship management (CRP) system at Bandon Group. The overall benefit of the study was to assure that IT plans support future business plans, to provide a basis for linking IT spending to the business direction, offer context for functional managers and MIS professionals to make accurate determinations, and present closer integrations of like systems and networks while...
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...Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology Guang-guang, Dahican, City of Mati, Davao Oriental REQUIREMENTS IN AM33 Case Analysis (PREMIER BANK, INC.) Submitted by: GROUP I JR Mantog Febbie Rose Ampilanon Sherlyn Basingan Mary Ann Caingles Sulayma Taduman Imie Grace Potalan Jayson Dapitanon Aiza Grace Indong Marlon Macadagat Submitted to: Ms. Cheryll Bautista-Oray September 19, 2013 PREMIER BANK INC. CASE ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION Organizational conflict is a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests between people working together. Conflict takes many forms in organizations. There is the inevitable clash between formal authority and power and those individuals and groups affected. There are disputes over how revenues should be divided, how the work should be done and how long and hard people should work. There are jurisdictional disagreements among individuals, departments, and between unions and management. There are subtler forms of conflict involving rivalries, jealousies, personality clashes, role definitions, and struggles for power and favor. There is also conflict within individuals — between competing needs and demands — to which individuals respond in different ways. Conflict styles are typically seen as a response to particular situations. By contrast, we argue that individual conflict styles may shape an employee's social environment...
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...QUAN 3610 Group Project Part I Observation | Position | Over 6' | Receptions | Receiving Yards | 1 | WR | No | 115 | 1,389 | 2 | WR | No | 111 | 1,355 | 3 | TE | Yes | 94 | 1,002 | 4 | WR | No | 93 | 1,115 | 5 | RB | No | 58 | 487 | 6 | RB | No | 59 | 520 | 7 | TE | Yes | 66 | 730 | 8 | WR | No | 86 | 848 | 9 | RB | No | 63 | 556 | 10 | TE | Yes | 58 | 700 | 11 | TE | Yes | 56 | 914 | 12 | WR | No | 79 | 820 | 13 | WR | Yes | 79 | 1,052 | 14 | RB | No | 78 | 592 | 15 | TE | Yes | 77 | 849 | 16 | TE | Yes | 60 | 685 | 17 | WR | No | 77 | 1,448 | 18 | WR | No | 76 | 1,265 | 19 | WR | Yes | 72 | 1,162 | 20 | RB | Yes | 61 | 477 | 21 | WR | No | 71 | 868 | 22 | TE | Yes | 71 | 722 | 23 | TE | Yes | 70 | 656 | 24 | WR | No | 70 | 964 | 25 | WR | Yes | 69 | 1,041 | 26 | TE | Yes | 68 | 763 | 27 | WR | No | 67 | 784 | 28 | WR | Yes | 67 | 831 | 29 | RB | Yes | 66 | 604 | 30 | RB | No | 63 | 556 | Descriptive Summaries of Quantitative Variables: Variable N Mean StDev Minimum Q1 Median Q3 Maximum Receptions 30 73.33 14.43 56.00 63.00 70.00 78.25 115.00 Receiving Yards 30 858.5 273.5 477.0 643.0 825.5 1043.8 1448.0 Descriptive Summaries of Quantitative Variables: Variable Position N Percent Observation RB 7 23.33 TE 9 30.00 WR 14 46.66 Height Variable > 6 Ft. ...
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...Running head: TEAM BUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION FOR DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE Team Building and Conflict Resolution for Diversity in the Workplace Group 2 October 23, 2014 SP 2750: Project Part 2 The Value of Diversity in Teams Regardless of the type of business, business size or job position, in today’s ever changing and expanding business world, diversity is present. The value of diversity in teams is not understood by many. Many may believe that too much diversity within a team or workgroup may cause conflict, but the truth is, with a bit of research; diversity in teams enriches and improves decision making and the other overall performance of a team. I will be discussing the value of diversity in teams and workgroups, identifying the reasons why diversity works and the invaluable benefits and advantages it provides when applied within a team or workgroup. Turning a group into a team is not an easy task for any manager or leader, and with the challenge of diversity in the workplace, many managers cringe at the idea of forming teams. It is a difficult task, but understanding how diversity doesn’t make the job harder- but easier, helps tremendously. “Recent research efforts have focused on explaining how differences among team members impact both team process and outcomes.” (e.g. Milliken & Martins, 1996). Variety, creativity, and enriched...
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...As the elements went down Group I, the reactions became quicker and more reactive. This is because of the decreasing electronegativity. Each element in this group has one valence electron each, but a different number of shells. The increasing number of shells means that the valence electron surrounding the nucleus of the atom gets farther away as the elements go down the group. The electron experiences less of a pull towards the nucleus, so the atom can give the electron away a lot easily. This gives each element a more violent reaction than the one above it in the Periodic Table. As with the Group I elements, the reactions of the Group II elements get more vigourous as they go down the group. Calcium has a stronger reaction than Magnesium, because of the increase in atomic size. Just like with the Group I elements, its valence electrons are further away from the nucleus, so it gives them away easier than Magnesium does....
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... This method of evaluating many primary factors and sub-factors increases the odds that the government agency will match successful contract bidders with the contracts that they are most qualified for, based on experience, capabilities, and a proven track record. For the purpose of this discussion, the group was tasked with identifying three sub-factors for four primary evaluation factors that were pre-determined. The primary evaluation factors that were considered in support of the program management solicitation project are as follows: 1) Corporate Experience; 2) Past Performance; 3) Management Approach; and 4) Technical Approach. C. Summarized table of Evaluation Factors and Sub-factors: The table below represents a summarized table of the sub-factors that have been assigned to each of the pre-determined primary evaluation factors. Evaluation Factor #1: CORPORATE EXPERIENCE This evaluation factor assesses the experience that a bidder is likely to add to the solicited project. The experience of the bidder should be commensurate, or similar to the requirements of the contract. Listing of Relevant Sub-factors Summation of Sub-factor (in 10 words or less) #1: Years of Experience Experience providing commensurate services to those offered under this contract. #2: Organizational Structure Organization’s size and resources/assets available. #3: Prior Organizational...
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...Recent trends in banking technology: 1. Convergence of Mobile and Online Technologies - Mobile banking started as an innovation, something only techies and first adopters felt comfortable using it. But as smartphones have skyrocketed in popularity over the past few years, mobile banking adoption has increased along with it. As banks continue to search for efficiencies and consolidate operations, the convergence of mobile and online technologies looks to be a prime opportunity to do so. 2. The Rise of Business Process Management - Both to increase efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance, banks need better methods of gathering and reporting data using new and improved business process management tools. 3. Goodbye Email, Hello Message Center – Advantages of message center over classical secure e-Mail are that confidential and authenticated exchanges can be started immediately by any internet user worldwide since there is no requirement to install any software nor to obtain or to distribute cryptographic keys beforehand. 4. The 'Tabletization' of Banking and the User Experience - The "tabletization" of online banking gives rich user experience than mobile banking 5. Security increasingly is A Moving Target – As consumers increasingly spend their time on their smartphones and tablets, including for their banking needs, these devices also will become the growing focus of hackers and fraudsters, who are always on the hunt for ripe targets. 6. Integrating toward...
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...BÀI TẬP NHÓM NGHIÊN CỨU TÌNH HUỐNG “NHÀ MÁY GƯƠNG Ô TÔ ENGSTROM” Môn : ORG 6130 – Hành vi tổ chức PHẦN I - GIỚI THIỆU CHUNG Đây là bài tập nhóm của nhóm 1 – lớp MBA 6A tổ chức bởi CDS và CMU tại Việt Nam (Sau đây gọi tắt là Nhóm 1 - MBA6A – VN). Bố cục bài viết của chúng tôi gồm các phần sau: 1. Giới thiệu các thành viên trong nhóm. 2. Tóm tắt & phân tích tình huống. 3. Các vấn đề yêu cầu giải quyết (Trả lời câu hỏi). 4. Kết luận. Nhóm 1 - MBA6A - VN bao gồm 9 thành viên (xếp theo bảng chữ cái) như sau: 1. Lê Hoàng Anh. 2. Nguyễn Vân Anh. 3. Phạm Tuấn Anh. 4. Trịnh Mai Anh. 5. Lý Quốc Chính. 6. Đào Phong Trúc Đại. 7. Hoàng Minh Đạo. 8. Nguyễn Đức Doanh. 9. Lưu Chí Huy (Liu Zhi Hui). PHẦN III – TRẢ LỜI CÂU HỎI 1. Hãy xác định các vấn đề chính của Engstrom, và sau đó xác định các đóng góp chủ yếu về lý thuyết mà kế hoạch Scanlon có thể mang lại cho một công ty. Liệu Scanlon có phải là giải pháp tốt cho các thách thức của Engstrom? a. Các vấn đề chính Engstrom hiện đang gặp phải - Bên trong: • Một cuộc khủng hoảng tại nhà máy với các vấn đề về năng suất, hiệu suất làm việc của công nhân. • Cùng với vấn đề về năng suất, những vấn đề về chất lượng sản phẩm cũng đã len lỏi vào hoạt động của Engstrom • Những than phiền, bất mãn, nghi ngờ của nhân viên về kế hoạch Scanlon, một kế hoạch đã được áp dụng trong thời gian dài nhưng chưa có sự thay...
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...For my group interaction we visited a lunch club at our local community centre, ‘Commonside New Horizon Centre. This lunch club was specifically for the elderly as a way for them to stay involved with the community and meet new people, avoiding the isolation and rejection that usually comes with ageing. The whole experience was very enlightening as I was able to speak to people who have been through all of the milestones in life and hearing their stories was very inspiring. Moreover, I was able to put my communication skills and my understanding of previous topics such as effective communication and overcoming barriers to communication to the test within this environment. Verbal communication skills One’s use of verbal communication plays an important part in how successful messages are sent and decoded between individuals. My “excellent use of questioning and following on conversation”, said by Mrs Simpson, made it easy for me, a fellow student and Pam (the member of the Commonside Lunch Club) to communicate very effectively thus we were able to speak about multiple topics and current issues. Sharing a common interest in reading, I and Pam as well as Adina were able to express our love for certain books. Tone of Voice: When reaching complex and sensitive issues such as that of the war (Pam was evacuated as a child during the Second World War to the countryside) my tone of voice was very effective and appropriate for such a sensitive topic. I used a soft, low-level tone...
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...Group Case Paper 2-1 MAR 4503 Consumer Behavior February 7th, 2014. b. Taking in consideration Figure 7–9, the first half of the 5 percent of the population would fall in the category of innovators, as they are the quickest to adapt to an innovation. Consequently, the remaining 2.5 percent would fall into the early adopters category, which accounts for next 13.5 percent to adopt. #4 Important Note: Public government data on rural China are limited. To compensate, I have adapted and extrapolated public data on urban China that is available. As critical factors for automobile adoption I have used: per capita income, paved road infrastructure, demographics, lifestyle and values. The sources for the data are the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and University of Virginia. Basis for Adoption Curves: (1) According to the IMF, as shown in the graph, probability of a household owning an automobile is 0% before reaching per capita income over $5,000 USD. (2) After $11,000 USD in per capita income, the ability of a household to acquire an automobile reaches 100%. (3) According to the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2012 China’s rural disposable income was only $1,306 USD (7,917 Yuan) and China’s urban income was $4,051 USD (24,565 Yuan). We can appreciate how rural disposable income is 40% less than urban disposable income. Using this relation, we can adjust the income levels and adoption curve in rural China. (4) According to the Chicago Journal, about 61% of intra-village...
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