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Please choose a podcast or video. Give the URL for it as well as a written...

Please choose a podcast or video. Give the URL for it as well as a written summary of it and what you took from it. The summary should be at least a half-page and can be bulleted points if desired, about what should you be prepared for when you are getting interviewed for a job.

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Compare what the HR systems might look for at Wal-Mart, a new web startup company, and...

  1. Compare what the HR systems might look for at Wal-Mart, a new web startup company, and a law firm. How would you achieve a sustainable competitive advantage through HRM systems in each of these firms? Based on the work of Napier

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Manage U: Effectively Managing Team Conflict The career readiness competencies of oral communication, teamwork/collaboration, leadership, and...

Manage U: Effectively Managing Team Conflict

The career readiness competencies of oral communication, teamwork/collaboration, leadership, and social intelligence can be applied to deal with team conflicts. Your first step in working to resolve a conflict between group members is to ask a lot of questions. This allows you to get the information you need to determine what the disagreement is about and to identify many possible solutions for resolving the conflict. Next, frame the conflict around behavior, not personalities. Behaviors are more easily changed than someone’s personality. If you established appropriate group norms while forming the group, it is important to encourage team members to follow those norms. Choose your words with care when dealing with a conflict. You want to avoid absolutes such as always or never, and use specific, descriptive words rather than evaluative statements. Finally, it is important to remember that conflict can be productive. Functional conflict can foster new ideas and innovative thinking.

Discussion:

  • Think back to a conflict that occurred in a group or team to which you belong. What was the real cause of the disagreement, and how was it resolved? Would you do anything differently if you could?

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How can companies utilize advertising and social media to recover their "celebrity" status after failures like...

How can companies utilize advertising and social media to recover their "celebrity" status after failures like these? Find an example of a "fall from grace" case study that played out in social media. Analyze what the company did poorly and provide information on how they are (attempting) to recover.

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First, define the concept of security in the digital age. ( 150 words ) Second, imagine...

First, define the concept of security in the digital age. ( 150 words )

Second, imagine that you manage the customer-service department at the local utility (provider of electricity and natural gas). Name at least three specific measures that your department could take to prevent security breaches on the Internet. ( 150 words )

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Question about the green swan report. What are the potential responses from Central Banks to bring...

Question about the green swan report.

What are the potential responses from Central Banks to bring stability after the effects?

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I work for a software company. We use several metrics to evaluate new software projects, including...

I work for a software company. We use several metrics to evaluate new software projects, including increased sales, retention, and revenue. One quality we look for is innovation. This often prompts a discussion of "how do you measure innovation." How do you say that one idea is more or less innovative than another? We often turn to our competitors and say if they aren't doing it then the idea is innovative... but that may also be a sign that the idea is terrible. You may even hear someone say "why can't we be innovate like that company?" As soon as you strive to be like another company, are you still being innovative? I recognize that this post offers more questions than answer. I'm truly curious about your thoughts...

What is innovation? How do you recognize innovation? How do you measure innovation?

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Please answer all 4 parts of this question. Hervis Car Rental in Austin, Texas, has 50...

Please answer all 4 parts of this question.

Hervis Car Rental in Austin, Texas, has 50 high-performance Shelby-H Mustangs in its rental fleet. These cars will be in greater demand than usual during the last weekend in July when the Central Texas Mustang Club holds its annual rally in Austin. At times like this, Hervis uses a revenue management system to determine the optimal number of reservations to have available for the Shelby-H cars.

Hervis has agreed to have at least 60% of its Shelby-H Mustangs available for rally attendees at a special rate. Although many of the rally attendees will request a Saturday and Sunday two-day package, some attendees may select a Saturday-only or a Sunday-only reservation. Customers not attending the rally may also request a Saturday and Sunday two-day package, or make a Saturday-only or Sunday-only reservation. Thus, six types of reservations are possible. The cost for each type of reservation is shown here.

Two-Day

Saturday-

Sunday-

Package

Only

Only

Rally

$125

$75

$65

Regular

150

85

75

The anticipated demand for each type of reservation is as follows:

Two-Day

Saturday-

Sunday-

Package

Only

Only

Rally

20

10

15

Regular

10

20

25

Hervis Car Rental would like to determine how many Shelby-H Mustangs to make available for each type of reservation in order to maximize total revenue.

  1. Define the decision variables.
  2. Define the objective function.
  3. Define the constraints.
  4. Determine an optimal solution.

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How can companies utilize advertising and social media to recover their "celebrity" status after failures like...

How can companies utilize advertising and social media to recover their "celebrity" status after failures like these?

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In a two-page paper, define and talk about the qualities that make a good (effective) leader....

In a two-page paper, define and talk about the qualities that make a good (effective) leader. Please elaborate on and explain these qualities. I encourage you to give examples of good (effective) and bad (ineffective) leadership from your own experience. You may use any content that you find in our textbook and cite outside sources on this subject (on a “Works Cited” page). Please remember to follow MLA format and proofread grammar, sentence structure, spelling and punctuation.

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ARTICLE 1: Police inspector advises stubborn teenager caught for repeatedly breaking MCO, challenges him to do...

ARTICLE 1:
Police inspector advises stubborn teenager caught for repeatedly breaking MCO, challenges him to do well in studies (VIDEO)


Tuesday, 07 Apr 2020 05:58 PM MYT BY ARIF ZIKRI LENGGONG, April 7— A teenager caught multiple times for violating the Movement Control Order (MCO) was schooled by a police inspector after the boy’s mother complained about his stubbornness. Lenggong police station head Inspector Mohd Ropiza Hassan took it upon himself to advise the young man. A video of the conversation between Mohd Ropiza and the 15-year-old boy was recorded and has been circulating on social media platforms since yesterday. In the one minute and 37 second video, Ropiza telling-off the youngster that it was not his first time he had been caught, and ‘offered’ the boy to stay in the lock-up if he required monitoring to comply with the law. Mohd Ropiza then advised the teenager to study hard during the MCO, so he could better himself and help his family, challenging the boy to further his studies into any university. “Study hard, you’re the eldest son in your family, haven’t you thought about that? With no father. The government has asked you to stay at home to read some books. “Study hard until you succeed so that you can help out your family not by doing as you please.” He told the boy to listen to the advice, saying he wanted to see the young man in another five years and to hear that he had succeeded in furthering his studies. “Meet me at Balai Lenggong and tell me when you’ve been accepted into an IPTA, I challenge you,” Ropiza said in the video. The video was recorded in front of the teen’s house and according to the Gerik State Chief of Police, Superintendent Ismail Che Isa, no arrest was made and the inspector was just advising the boy as requested by his mother. Inspector Mohd Ropiza Hassan took time to personally speak to the youngster. — Screenshot courtesy of Facebook/ Polis Diraja Malaysia.


ARTICLE 2: What MCO? 14 arrested by cops for gambling in What MCO? 14 arrested by cops for gambling in NegriNegri

NATION Wednesday, 08 Apr 2020 4:40 PM MYT By SARBAN SINGH NILAI: A total of 14 people, including juveniles, believed to be taking part in gambling activities, have been detained for defying the movement control order (MCO). OCPD Supt Mohamad Nor Marzukee Besar said the suspects, aged between 17 and 24, were arrested in front of a house in Taman Desa Pelangi in Mantin at about 1.30am on Wednesday (April 8). "A team was dispatched to the housing estate after we received a tip off from the public. "The suspects were caught gambling in front of the house," he said. Supt Mohamad Nor said all the suspects were arrested after they failed to provide a valid reason for being outside of their house during the MCO. He said police also seized two decks of cards, cash, a table and some chairs. The case will be investigated under Rule 7 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within the Infected Local Areas) Regulations 2020. The offence carries a fine of up to RM1,000 or six months jail, or both. Supt Mohamad Nor said the suspects would also be investigated under Section 6(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act for taking part in gambling. Offenders can be fined up to RM5,000 or six months jail, or both. Separately, Supt Mohamad Nor said police arrested three men, including a Bangladeshi, for defying the MCO.
ARTICLE 3:
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020 KEPALA BATAS:
A group of people violated the movement control order (MCO) when they were caught drinking outside a temple on Thursday (April 9).
Seberang Prai Utara OCPD Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said those detained were enjoying their alcoholic beverages at the temple compound near Jalan Kampung Gajah, Butterworth.


"Despite knowing that the government has enforced the MCO, they chose to ignore the order and loitered outside instead of staying at home," he told reporters after the special operation.
Asst Comm Noorzainy said the group of seven, including two women, claimed that they were bored at home and since many shops were closed, they decided to have a chat while drinking outside the temple. Earlier at Bagan Lalang, four teenagers were drinking "air ketum" at a field near Taman Mesra and tried to run away when police approached them in the operation. The teenagers were apprehended by police who had them cornered. Asst Comm Noorzainy said in total, 27 people were arrested for violating the MCO in various parts of the district. He said the operation was conducted by a special task force from the district police headquarters. "Those arrested are aged from 16 to 60," he said. He said from the 27 that were arrested, 23 will be issued compound notices for violating the MCO. All of them were detained under Regulation 11 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease Regulations 2020, Section 269 and Section 186 of the Penal Code. - Star
MCO: Group caught boozing at temple compound in Penang

INSTRUCTION
For this assignment, you need to read the following news articles (attached seperately) and then complete the following tasks. Write you response for (a) and (b) in one continuos essay:


a) Relate the issues covered by the articles to the roles the mesosystem and the macrosystem in supporting individuals’socialisation process.


b) Apply the four parenting styles of to handle the issues highlighted by the news articles.

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Explain why businesses such as the newspaper industry may need to rethink their business strategy, and...

Explain why businesses such as the newspaper industry may need to rethink their business strategy, and provide some advice on possible strategic management changes. Be specific to include goals/objects, strengths, and weaknesses.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

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Perform a SWOT Analysis on the Healthcare Administration career field.

Perform a SWOT Analysis on the Healthcare Administration career field.

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Suppose you are the CEO of Rich Products headquartered here in Buffalo, New York. Your main...

Suppose you are the CEO of Rich Products headquartered here in Buffalo, New York. Your main product is non-dairy creamer, but you also make other food products for sale to retail shops and grocery stores. In addition, you are a jobber (making goods under someone else’s private label, for example making product for Top’s Supermarket). In the last four assignments you covered various aspects of business ethics. This assignment requires you to come up with a five-rule code of conduct for your company. After each rule briefly describe what you achieve.

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How can you make the first telephone conversation with an employer impressive?

How can you make the first telephone conversation with an employer impressive?

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