Business Writing Portfolio Sharon Tucci XCOM 285 October 7, 2012 Karen Blatter-Schieler Capstone Checkpoint - Reflection Sharon Tucci XCOM/285 October 5, 2012 Karen Blatter-Schieler In this class I have learned effective writing skills which I plan to use when needed in my current job and more importantly my future job whatever that may be. My current job is very informal and does not require me to write very often. Once I graduate college I plan to leave this position behind and
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Plastec Company: A Strategic Compensation Plan Webster University Plastec Company has not had a good compensation plan, and as a result, they have had tremendous turnovers in the company. In an effort to make the compensation plan more effective and competitive, Plastec needs to compare their wage including variable pay and benefits with other employers. Recruiting and retaining machine operators has been a recurring problem for Plastec, and this is a result of lack
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Part Three Case: Martin’s Textiles, pp. 299-300 BA 2430 – International Management Edward Ruppel Summary Martin’s Textiles is very much in doubt with the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which is an agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States for free trade, that would not only eliminate tariffs but also allow an increase in quota from Canada and Mexico to ship textiles to the United States. Compounding the issues, Martin’s Textiles has been experiencing
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Payroll Administration Unit 11 – Basic Payroll Accounting Unit 11 Learning Outcomes Describe the interaction with an accounting department Demonstrate a basic journal entry Set up an account Summarize amounts paid Introduction Every business must keep records showing transactions relating to goods or services rendered and the costs incurred to run the business, known as expenses. This process is referred to as bookkeeping, which is simply entering each transaction that affects
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That Can’t Be the Only Reason Although there have been many discussions in class about the wage differentials between men and women I thought it would be interesting to hypothesize that there is research to prove that the world is analyzing the facts on why men make more than women and what is attempting to be done to correct the outdated and long-standing issue. I hypothesize that although there is data showing that the wage difference between sexes has already began to decline there are many
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COMPENSATION AND OTHER EMPLOYEE RETENTION STATEGIES Abstract There are three human elements that are important to any organizations success - good leadership at the top, effective management at all levels, and personnel who possess the knowledge and skills to get the job done. Retaining effective employees is a challenge, and replacing employees who leave an organization is extremely expensive. Roger E. Herman’s book Keeping Good People – Strategies for Solving the Dilemma
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The company strives to come up with lucrative employee compensation programs to attract the best professionals in the industry. The company’s benefit plan outlay takes shape as follows: Benefit | Cost outlay (per annum) | Life insurance; for employees | $15000 | Accidental health cover | $7500 | Dependent life insurance: * For spouse * For up to 3children (below 21years) | $5000 $2500 each | Medical insurance (for employee and dependants) | $25000 | Unemployment insurance
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MEDFORD UNIVERSITY CASE STUDY ANALYSIS #3 Leilani P. Sharp Potomac College Abstract Medford University is a research university with about 10,000 students. It has a good liberal arts undergraduate program, a top-rated medical school, and a fine law school. It employs about 12,000 people. A majority of these employees work at the university hospital. Lately, the university has faced significant financial pressures. The hospital is under pressure to reduce
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The research paper by Jooyoung Kwak “An empirical study of fringe benefits and performance of Korean firms” surveys the implications of employee benefits on the performance of Korean employees. Doing a regression analysis of data collected over a period of six years the article tries to find a connection between the levels of benefits in an employee’s compensation package and his/her performance. Kwak accredits the streamlining of benefit plan tactics to the financial crisis of the late 90's. The
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Employees Gobble up the benefits at General Mills #1. What employee benefits that are not described in this case would you expect to be important to employees at General Mills? Why do you think that they are not mentioned? Salaries, Employee Benefit Basics Retirement Options Training and Assistance Compensation Packages Health Insurance Family Benefits, Ancillary Insurance Time Off Wellness Initiatives Job training and retirement compensation should be most important benefits to GM employees
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