What are the major reasons for employee complaints about performance appraisal systems?

HIGH PROTEIN/LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET. One of the current diets that seems to produce substantial weight loss in some persons is the high protein/low carbohydrate diet advocated by such authors as Atkins in his book, Diet Revolution, and Eades and Eades in their book, Protein Power. Although many nutritionists are concerned about the side effects of these diets, others feel the potential risks are outweighed (no pun intended) by the weight loss.

The following table gives the grams of fat, carbohydrates, and protein as well as the calorie count in four potential foods: steak (8 oz. portion), cheese (1 oz.), apples (1 medium), and whole milk (8 oz.). Jim Blount, a 45-year-old male, has done the calculations suggested in these books and has determined that he should have a calorie intake of between 1800 and 2000 calories and protein intake of at least 100 grams, but he should not consume more than 45 grams of carbohydrates daily. For breakfast Jim had two eggs and three strips of bacon, one piece of buttered high protein toast, and water. This breakfast contained 390 calories, 15 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of protein, and 29 grams of fat. Although these diets do not limit fat intake, Jim wishes to minimize his total fat consumed by constructing a diet for lunch and dinner consisting of only the four foods listed in the table. What do you recommend?

The table below provides shipping rates for packages using UPS next day air or ground service options. The rates vary according to both the weight of the package and the distance of the shipment (larger numbered zones are farther away). Note that the zone number also indicates the number of days required to deliver a package using ground service. A transportation manager must ship orders of materials weighing three pounds each to destinations in each of the seven zones listed in the table. The daily inventory holding rate is $5.50 per day for all orders. The manager has decided to use next day air service for all shipments.

a. Calculate the additional shipping and transit inventory cost using the air and ground transportations. (Negative answers should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

3. Do you think that a significant reduction in fuel costs will affect the global supply chain networks?

Professional Practices and Ethics

Case study 1: Violation of privacy

Marcus is a computer engineer who has recently developed an application which helps users keep track of medical information, doctor’s appointments, and prescriptions. Information about the user is stored in this application, including what prescriptions they are taking and how frequently they schedule doctor’s appointments. As the developers of the application, Marcus and his company have access to this information. The marketing department requests Marcus to supply them with customer-specific information so they can better target advertisements and application suggestions to the users. Marcus understands that he is part of a company, but also feels that the privacy of the app users should be protected. Additionally, Marcus feels that as an engineer, he should be responsible to those who use his technology.

Source: Clare Bartlett was a 2014-2015 Hackworth Fellow in Engineering Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University

Question 1: Read case study 1[Violation of privacy] to answer the following questions.

1. How does Marcus determine how much of the user’s information should be shared with marketing? [Answer considering internal / external pathway of conflict resolution]
2. Is this an ethical use of information or a violation of the user’s privacy? [Answer considering moral principles of respect]

The game of basketball was introduced to the women of Smith College in 1892. Since then the game has undergone numerous changes, expanding horizons for female athletes. Although there has been great progress for women in basketball, the game is not yet secure in its position in the United States. The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is the most successful women’s league in the United States; however, the WNBA has lost money every year since its founding in the 1990s. In your view, what would it take for women’s basketball to receive great acceptance? How important is it to women’s sport overall for women to succeed in the WNBA?

How can measurement be used to improve daily operations here at college ? Think of just one example and explain.

400 word max

Discuss whether performance evaluations in your organization(s) are primarily "rational/objective" or if they are more "political" in nature. Also, should managers or supervisors reward someone for an action (or inaction) based on an expectation that he/she will respond positively to the gesture and thereby improve his/her performance. If you have seen this, provide the context for the circumstance, the reward, and the result that reward produced.

Please post your answer to the discussion question(s) here.

250 word minimum.

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Describe the four groups involved in managing the corporation (Directors, Officers, Shareholders, and Stakeholders). Use your own words, examples, and describe the responsibilities of each group. Then, discuss the emergence of Stakeholders. Do you think Stakeholders should have more or less say in corporate governance? Why?

The Wearever Carpet Company manufactures two brands of carpets-shag and sculptured-in 100 yard lots. It requires 8 hours to produce one lot o shag carpet and 6 hours to produce one lot of sculpture carpet. The company has the following production goals, in prioritized order:

1) Do Not underutilize production capacity, which is 480 hours.

2) Achieve product demand for shag is more important than meeting demand for sculptured, by a ration of 5 to 2.

3) Limit production overtime to 20 hours

Solve:

a) Fromulate a Goal Programming Model to determine teh amount of shag and sculptured carpet to produce the best meet the company's goals.

b) Solve his model by using the computer (Excel and Solver)

Please help solve this. Use Excel to set up the table and utilize solver. I need help with that part and explaining. Thank you.

Discuss the theory of Motivating and Rewarding Employee Performance

CHEVRON COMPANY STRATEGIES AND HOW I MAINTAIN ITS POSITION I N MARKET ?( DETAILED INFORMATION)

NOTE: This problem does NOT need more information. All the information is here directly as written from the book. I have most done just needed some help with setting up in excel and solver. Again, it has all the information.

Help Solve this problem please, then use EXCEL to format this and solve using solve and explain. Biggest problem is once have variables (which i have half done) is setting up in Excel.

A farmer in the Midwst haas 1,000 acres of land on which she intends to plant corn, wheat, and soybeans. Each acre of corn costs $100 for preparation, requires 7 worker-days of labor, and yields a profit of $30. An acre of wheat costs $120 to prepare, requires 8 worker-days, and yields $20 profit. The farmer has taken out a loan of $80,000 for crop preparations and ahs contracted with a union for 6,000 worker-days o labor. A midwesters granary has agreed to purchase 200 acres of corn, 500 acres of wheat, and 300 acres of soybeans. The farmer has established the following goals, in order of their importance:

(1) Maintain good relations with the union, the labor contract must be honored; that is, the full 6,000 worker-days of labor contracted for must be used.

(2) Preparation costs should not exceed teh loan amount so that additional loans will not have to be secured.

(3) The farmer desires a profit of a least $105,000 to remain in good financial condition.

(4) Contracting for excess labor should be avoided.

(5) The farmer would like to use as much of the available acreage as possible.

(6) The farmer would like to meet the sales agreement with the granary. However, the goal should be weighted according to the profit returned by each crop.

Solve:
a) Formulate a goal programming model to determine the number of acres of each crop the famer shoud plat to satisfy the goals in the best possible way.

b) Solve this model using the computer (Excel and Solver)

with regard to marketing to the bottom of the pyramid in 300 words minimum establish a set of guidelines for the marketing program to the bottom of they pyramid