Use the following activities and their three duration estimates (in days) to do the following

1. Calculate the probability that the project will take at least 19 days - use 2 decimals when determining the duration

1. determining the duration

Find a current organizational or business crisis in the media and discuss whether the organization seemed to have followed the five steps for planning crisis communication

In 1977, Honda, a Japanese company, announced plans to build a motorcycle manufacturing plant in the United States near Marysville, Ohio, and in 1980 announced plans to build an automobile manufacturing facility in the same area. Ever since the company made these announcements, Honda’s history has been nothing but impressive.To empha- size this success, the Marysville Auto Plant now produces the Accord Coupe for export to Japan. Honda of America has become a leading auto exporter in the United States, and the motorcycle plant has produced its one-millionth unit of the Gold Wing motorcycle. Many maintain that the following belief statement, which appears prominently on the Honda of America website, is a primary reason for the company’s success: “Why do people want to work for Honda? How does Honda achieve industry-leading quality year after year, mak- ing extremely complex products such as cars, trucks, motor- cycles, and engines? The answer is in Honda’s foundation

principle—the tenant upon which all the other Honda phi- losophies are based. It’s called Respect for the Individual.”

Founders Soichiro Honda andTakeo Fujisawa believed in creating a workforce in which each member’s ideas received the full consideration and respect of the group. People are diverse and that’s a good thing, Mr. Honda believed, because diversity of thought, skills, background, and experiences can enrich the workplace and the product, if the differences are allowed to generate ideas.

In order for the associates’ best ideas to come forward, they must feel valued and comfortable speaking up and in- teracting with their work groups.That’s where respect comes in. Only in an atmosphere of maximized respect and inclu- sion can a workforce reach its highest levels of achievement.

Activities

You have just been contacted to interview for the top management position at Honda of America. You would be responsible for both automobile and motorcycle manufac- turing. Before you visit the Marysville facility for a series of face-to-face interviews, however, you have been asked to answer the following questions related to your own beliefs about how managers should handle people. Answer the fol- lowing questions in preparation for your trip to Marysville.

15. What is your personal philosophy about using “job design” as a tool for motivating Honda of America employees?

What was the intended purpose of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and why was this legislation proposed? Include key economic terms from Module 1 lectures and the text in your answer (GDP, mixed economy, etc.).

Give a short synopsis of history of International Standard Organization (ISO) (www.iso.org), then explain the evolution of ISO certification in the United States Ensure to include the concepts of Order Qualifier and Order Winner in your discussion of ISO evolution.

QUESTION ONE

Leadership models have a much more profound, meaningful and significant impact on any organization. You are required to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the following leadership models

1. Autocratic                                                         
2. Laissez’ Faire                                                   

QUESTION TWO                                                                                                                       

Delegation and Empowerment are both effective tools for effective leadership. You are required to elaborate on the differences between Empowerment and Delegating leadership functions in a corporate environment.    

Pick any one of your favorite apps. Use the app to describe the 4 Cs and provide an example of each C

FBI & Apple Encryption Dispute

The essay topic is the analysis of the FBI & Apple Encryption Dispute.

Use a local restaurant to provide an example of the 4 Ps marketing mix framework. Provide a specific example for each P.

Discuss the _ Risks and Benefits of implementing a Lean System in a service environment or production.

Use an example business to explain your points of concern and improvement

Identify the constitutional protections given to a criminal defendant by each of the following Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. How does each apply to the procedure involved in arresting and trying a criminal defendant? a. Fourth Amendment b. Fifth Amendment c. Sixth Amendment.

3.3 In this assignment, you will use the AIM planning process to develop a business memo to your own organization to justify the adoption of one of the following programs:

A copay exercise facility, A daycare facility for employee’s children, Free employee parking, A company-wide picnic, Job sharing opportunities, Employee volunteer activities during work hours, Working at home once a week

Please explain these in detail - at least a paragraph or two for each question.

1. Explain each term: supercomputing, grid computing, and cluster computing

2. What are the differences between supercomputing, grid computing, and cluster computing?

3. How are these phenomena empowered by Moore’s Law?