According to Frederick Brooks (The Mythical Man-Month), how should the distribution of effort for each of the primary phases (as fractions of the total) be scheduled in a software development project? How does this differ from conventional scheduling?

you will read and discuss Chapter 2 of Questions of Character: Illuminating the Heart of Leadership Through Literature. How Flexible is My Moral Code?

Summarize the general themes or summary of the chapter.

What are 6 to 8 discussion questions which address core issues of the chapter? (With each discussion question, you should provide an answer with page numbers cited.)

What are practical applications or "take-aways" from the chapter?

Question 3

Why does a global sales forces cause special compensation problems? Suggest some alternative solutions.

Question 16

Why do companies include an evaluation of an employee’s family among selection criteria for an expatriate assignment?

Resource: Impact of Online Crowdsourcing on Marketing Strategy Grading Guide Evaluate an online crowdsourcing site. Examples include, Dell's Idea storm, and Starbucks. Write a paper in which you review a crowdsourcing site. Marketing has evolved in its relationship to customers. Marketing to consumers has shifted to marketing for consumers. Marketing for consumers has the power to choose whether they want to create a dialogue. • How has the organization leading the crowdsourcing utilized consumers to help build its organization? • How does this option of crowdsourcing influence marketing strategy? • What is the impact of mobile and social media campaigns on marketing strategy for this organization?

Question 1 options:

Below is a table of times for Taxis (A to H) to reach Customers (1 to 8) who need a ride home after a night on the town. The goal is to Minimize the time it takes for all of the Taxis to reach their Customers. Only one Taxi will be sent to each Customer and each Customer needs only one Taxi.

The optimal solution to this problem requires the following:


Taxi A picks up Customer

Taxi B picks up Customer

Taxi C picks up Customer

Taxi D picks up Customer

Taxi E picks up Customer

Taxi F picks up Customer

Taxi G picks up Customer

Taxi H picks up Customer

Minimum Cost =

Hint: Your cost should be between 33 and 39

How do operations management terminology like operations strategy, planning, organizational management, capacity, productivity, throughput, time, efficiency, technology, human resources, other resources, costs, backlogs, bottlenecks, quality, and supply chains relate to Covid19 testing?

Assignment Scenario:

The Vice President of Human Resources for the international position you pretended to apply for in the International Job Search experiential exercise is trying to determine the appropriate compensation for the job. Based on the key components of an international compensation program mentioned in your textbook, you are being asked to develop a compensation package for the position you pretended to apply for. Explain the rationale for your design. Your recommendations must include numerical data, percentages, etc. based on the text and research, and must include your response to the following instructions:

1. a) Identify and describe the compensation approach you believe is best for the position you have applied for? (Going Rate Approach or the Balance Sheet Approach) b) Keeping the international firm’s location in mind, detail the advantages and disadvantages of this approach as they relate to the position you applied for.

1. a) How much of a base salary will you propose for the position? b) What percentage of base salary will the inducement comprise?  Be specific – express the computations in percentage (%) and in the currency amounts (Pesos, Euros, Etc.) from the region for which you have applied.

Question 21 40 pts

(TCO 1) How should an information security policy be introduced within an organization, and who should be involved in the review and approval process?

Question 3

Someone once commented that advertising is America’s greatest export. Discuss.

Question 8

How can advertisers overcome the problems of low literacy in their markets?

Question 18

Take each of the steps in the communications process and give an example of how culture differences can affect the final message received.

Dr. Lillian​ Fok, a New Orleans​ psychologist, specializes in treating patients who are agoraphobic​ (i.e., afraid to leave their​ homes). The following table indicates how many patients Dr. Fok has seen each year for the past 10 years. It also indicates what the robbery rate was in New Orleans during the same​ year:

The simple linear regression equation that shows the best relationship between the number of patients and year is ​(round your responses to three decimal​ places):

^

Y= _____+_____x

^

where Y ​= Dependent Variable and x​ = Independent Variable.

Using linear regression, the number of patients Dr. Fok will see in year 11=_______patients (round your response to two decimal places).

Using linear regression, the number of patients Dr. Fok will see in year 12=_______patients (round your response to two decimal places).

Consider the following short cases. Connect one of the three capacity strategies (level, outsourcing or chase) to each. Why did you draw this connection?

1. XYZ Music is a long standing firm in tiny Hickville, TN. The firm employees highly skilled crafts people that make custom instruments. Most employees have been with the firm for decades. Demand varies over time, but the firm is highly committed to keeping a consistent work force and can work ahead if needed to meet seasonal need. Training new employees takes years.
2. Andy’s Sports Memories is a maker of t-shirts and other items associated with sporting events. They frequently need to “gear up” for championship events (like the Predators winning the Stanley Cup) and “gear down” with little lead time. Training time of employees is minimal and there is a significant population of local residents to draw from. Given the nature of the events they support, Andy’s can’t count on shipping product in from far distances. They need to be able to make items in their own shop quickly.
3. Steve’s Promotional Items is a maker of small gift items for company promotional purposes. For example, they either make or add logos to small flashlights, pen sets, coffee mugs, etc. Lead times are long, often 2-3 months. Low cost is paramount. Steve’s real competence is in marketing and selling products, not in making them.

1. (a) What are the key differences between positional bargaining and principled negotiation?

(b) What is the link between principled negotiation and Covey’s 5th habit?