BUSI 1110
Summer 2020 Weekly Assignment
Assignment number
9
General Information
Description
Chapter
Motivating Satisfying and Leading Employees
Due date
Prior to start of following week’s session
Students will answer a list of assigned questions. In order to receive full credit for each question, students need to sufficiently support answers with relevant application of course concepts and theories. All sources should be correctly cited using APA guidelines.
Report guidelines
Students will require to submit their weekly assignments online (Moodle) on or before the due date to location created under each week. All files should be submitted using pdf extension labelling the file name using the format <last name>_<first name>_<assignment number>.pdf. Students could also create other modes of submission such as power point, graphics, video clips etc..., in such events please speak to the instructor for uploading instructions. All submissions should be properly formatted, checked for spelling, grammar and use professional language. Students will use Font style Times New Roman and size 11 with a spacing of 1.5
Assignment – Week 9
1. Reflecting the motivation theories discussed, which theory do you think is most suitable to motivate?
a. Fast food chain employee b. Accountant
Explain your reasoning by applying to the motivational theory for positions a) and b)? (8 points)
Identify the hygiene and motivational factors for following positions
Accountant (3)
University student following BUSI 1110 (3)
Cashier at a super market (3)
Following assignment guidelines, reliable and sufficient research performed to support the argument. Sources cited to support statements. Clear and concise writing (5 points)
Total Points 22 – (Percentage 5%)
Revision May 2020
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Explain the police subculture/culture and state and explain 5 causes.
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This assignment has 3 parts: Review the Terminal Course Objectives, accessed by clicking on the “Course Information” tab at the top of your screen, scrolling down to the “Course Objectives” and then selecting View class objectives. How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management? What risks or challenges might a manager encounter if they have not mastered these objectives? Explain. What is the purpose of the WTO and G8? Do you believe they are beneficial to Multi-National Companies (MNCs)? Why do you believe it is important to understand the international monetary system?
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Describe the Rivalry Among Competing Sellers in the Organic Packaged Food Industry.
Include:
Who are the rivals?
Rate the force as Strong, Medium, or Weak and explain why you gave it that rating.
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I have been given a final year project to develop a model for ‘Spare part inventory control and management’ for multinational company. the model should include the best suitable classification method and a simple mathematical approach for forecasts. Suggest me the best approach to accomplish this. I am expecting,
Help me to develop the model with a limited time frame due to heavy workload. Thanks
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Three entrepreneurs plan to open a copy shop. It costs $5000 per year to rent a copier. It costs $0.03 per copy to operate the copier. Other fixed costs of running the store will amount to $400 per month. The planned price per copy is $0.10. The shop will be open 365 days per year. Each copier can make up to 100,000 copies per year.
SHOW THE FOLLOWING IN EXCEL( show the formulas and calculation)within excel !!! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!
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The work climate has proven to be an effective measuring stick to successful performance. Tell what effective organizational leaders
can do to ensure the work climate is conducive to safety, crisis management, product improvement, professional development, and
overall productivity. Tell what process can be utilized to measure work climate.
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Agree/Disagree and Why?
Integer linear programs involve a class of problems that are modeled as linear programs with the additional requirement that one or more variables must be integer. If all variables must be integer, we have an all-integer linear program. As some, but not all, variables must be integer of a mixed-integer linear program. The cost of the added modeling flexibility provided by integer programming is that problems involving integer variables are often much more difficult to solve. (Anderson)
As discussed Bradley, Hax, and Magnati, “The linear-programming models that have been discussed thus far all have been continuous, in the sense that decision variables are allowed to be fractional. Often this is a realistic assumption. At other times, however, fractional solutions are not realistic, and we must consider the optimization problem. This problem is called the (linear) integer-programming problem. It is said to be a mixed integer program when some, but not all, variables are restricted to be integer, and is called a pure integer program when all decision variables must be integers. If the constraints are of a network nature, then an integer solution can be obtained by ignoring the integrality restrictions and solving the resulting linear program. In general, though, variables will be fractional in the linear-programming solution, and further measures must be taken to determine the integer-programming solution.”
If we drop the phrase “and integer” from the last line of this model, we have the familiar two variable linear program. The linear program that results from dropping the integer requirements is called the LP relaxation of the integer linear program. When analyzing the LP Relaxation model, it is possible use a graphical solution just as accomplished with the familiar two variable linear program. In many cases, a non-integer solution can be rounded to obtain an acceptable integer solution. It should be recognized however that rounding may not always be a good strategy. When the decision variables take on small values that have a major impact on the value of the objective function, an optimal integer solution is needed. Rounding to an integer solution is a trial-and-error approach. Another aspect of integer linear program is a result of the need to use 0-1 variables. In many applications, 0-1 variables provide selections or choices if the value of the variable equal to 1 corresponds to activities undertaken, and equal to 0 if the corresponding activity is not undertaken. (Anderson) In this application of integer linear programming, the story involving the wisdom of King Solomon comes to mind. In the story, two women came to him with one baby with each woman claiming that she was the mother of the baby. King Solomon, without knowing which woman was truly the mother of the baby, asked for a sword. Because neither one of the women would confess that she was not the mother, he ordered the baby to be cut in half and give each of the women half of the baby. The real mother who truly loved the child requested that King Solomon give the baby to the other woman so the child would not be injured. The other woman who was not the real mother said go ahead and cut the baby in half, whereupon, in his wisdom inspired by God, King Solomon realized the first woman was the true mother. In a simple example maintaining the constraint of 0 or 1, representing a whole baby or half of a baby, King Solomon was able to determine the true identity of the baby’s mother.
Integer linear program can be applied to many real-world situations such as distribution system design for shipping, business center location problems for optimum customer service, product design and market share optimization, and determining number of weapon systems for the DoD (Anderson)
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How would you explain diversity in the workplace?
What are the benefits of diversity in the workplace?
Are there different ways to manage diversity in the workplace?
Challenges a supervisor face to manage workplace diversity?
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Thomas Abramson is a quality control manager for Capitol-IZE Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. The company is headquartered and has its principal production facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. For several years, Capitol-IZE Pharmaceutical has been engaged in the research and development of a new cancer drug, Izerion. As part of the federal regulatory procedure for mass-marketing a new drug, Capitol-IZE Pharmaceutical applied to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for final approval of Izerion.
Yesterday, Abramson's supervisor informed him in somber fashion that the FDA had rejected the company's application for final approval of Izerion. Apparently, the FDA was concerned about serious side effects that manifested during the drug's clinical trials. Abramson's supervisor further advised him that next Monday Capitol-IZE Pharmaceutical is scheduled to go public with a press release concerning the FDA's rejection of Izerion.
Abramson is frantic. He owns approximately 6,000 shares of Capitol-IZE Pharmaceutical stock, and he knows that news of the FDA's rejection of Izerion will be disastrous to the company, its employees, and its shareholders. Capitol-IZE Pharmaceutical stock is currently valued at $47.50 per share, and news of the FDA's disapproval of Izerion will likely drive the stock down to one-half of its current value.
Abramson quickly runs the numbers on his calculator. A reduction of 50 percent of the stock's value would represent a personal loss of $142,500. Abramson's Capitol-IZE Pharmaceutical stock is his only retirement plan, aside from a modest pension he will receive from the company (assuming the company survives the announcement).
Abramson has a plan. Today, he will instruct his financial planner to immediately sell all 6,000 shares of his Capitol-IZE Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., stock. Abramson rationalizes his decision by assuring himself that anyone else in his position would do the same thing.
Is Thomas Abramson plan legal? Is it ethical?
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Construction industry is considered as mother of all industries.
It is industry of many industries. It is labor intensive and has
the lowest capital cost for job creation. Pakistan is 6th largest
country in terms of population with high rate of migration from
rural to urban centers. According to one estimate about one-half of
the households in urban area do not have their own house. There is
therefore a great untapped potential for construction industry in
the country The government in an effort to fulfill its promise of
providing houses and creating employment opportunities has recently
declared construction as an industry. It has offered several
incentives to builders besides giving amnesty on investment that is
the source of income will not be asked from the buyers and
investors in the industry.
Required:
a- Explain in brief the volume and value scope of
construction industry in Pakistan.
b- While explaining the economic importance highlight
the socio-economic role of construction industry.
c- Do you think that the package announced for
construction industry is effective enough to boost the in industry?
If yes/No, explain why?
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virtual team. Chances are that you will be working some day in a virtual team, and most of you will also be assigned to be the leader of that virtual team. Chances are even greater because the corona virus has changed the world. But virtual teams are very difficult to lead because when there is no face-to-face interaction, then social dynamics do not develop (remember that listing the social dynamics [roles, norms, cohesion...] : how can a leader make a virtual team work effectively?
Question
(A) research virtual teams, so that you can understand them, (B) then develop a hypothesis on what the virtual team leader can do to make a virtual team become effective, then (C) apply your hypothesis to an example (real or imagined)
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LIQUIDITY RATIOS:
Net working capital for Walgreens 2017 = 19,753 – 18,547 = $1,206
Net working capital for CVS 2017 = 31,229 – 30,648 = $581
Analysis: What do the results of this calculation mean in the context of Walgreens? In the context of CVS? Compare the two - why are they different? Which is better or worse?
Must be at least four sentences for the above analysis.
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Date: May 1, 2012
Just a month ago, Troy was fired, and replaced with Jamaal, a three year veteran of the maintenance department. He had a good attitude and was eager to please. He was well known and popular throughout the plant. And, while a few of the maintained workers resented his new position, Jamaal was mostly well respected and provided good leadership.
After replacing Troy, the maintained department made huge strides—productivity was up in every area of the factory, due in large part to better run-times on nearly all of the machines. While that is exactly what Patrick was looking for, he had been hearing reports of more in-fighting within the group. The same two maintenance workers that got into the physical fight a couple of months ago (refer to Part 6 of the case study) did it again. But, this time they didn’t defend each other. Instead, they blamed each other.
Interestingly, while conflict among the maintenance department was increasing, conflict among the leadership team was decreasing. Dramatically. Even though things were better, they were far from perfect. Quality was still a huge issue, and little improvement had been made in that area. Too, the scrap rate was through the roof—they threw away nearly as much steel as they used, leading to a 50% scrap rate. With the price of steel constantly on the rise, it was worrisome. More worrisome was the fact that much of the scrap was the result of the machines—while they were running, many of the steel cutters and steel benders had divots, pocks, and cracks that led to bad cuts. These bad cuts inevitably meant that nearly half of the pieces of steel being cut were being sent to the scrap heap—no one wanted to spend big money on a grill with a dent or chip.
In the last leadership meeting, Patrick expected that Janet and Jose would discuss the issue of scrap with Jamaal. Yet, when Patrick raised the issue in the meeting, neither spoke up. Patrick wondered why.
Answer the following questions:
First, describe your gut reaction to this scenario. What do you think?
Describe the conflict within the maintenance group. Why does conflict like that happen? What does the text say about it, and what are its antecedents and consequences?
Do you think that there is conflict within the leadership team? Describe it and explain why scenarios like that happen. What does the text say about it, and what are its antecedents and consequences?
Based upon what you have learned from the text, what recommendations do you have for Patrick. Be specific.
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