?How will you define "being different"?

Think about a situation where you had to experiece "being different". How did the situation end?

Principles of Management

Post must be a minium of 250 words

what are the characteristics of a limited liability company?

Developing a Promising Manager

Training and development are the second components of the human resource management system and are used to ensure that organizational members develop the skills and abilities that will enable them to perform their jobs effectively in the present and the future. Training and development are ongoing processes because changes in technology and the environment, as well as in an organization's goals and strategies, often require that organizational members learn new techniques, gain new knowledge, and develop new abilities.

In this activity, you will take on the role of Janel, a training and development manager, as she tries to decide on the most appropriate training program for a promising young manager at the hypothetical company, Acme International. Review the training and development section in the text before beginning this activity.

Janel is a training and development specialist at the hypothetical company, Acme International. Acme's organizational goals include continued international expansion and becoming the market leader in their industry for new products. Over the last week, Janel has had several discussions with the West Coast divisional manager about a promising employee, Dena.

Dena earned two bachelor's degrees from a prestigious university five years ago, one in Art and Design and the other in Psychology and Social Behavior. She worked for a marketing firm before joining the West Coast division of Acme International as an assistant manager two years ago. She has impressed her supervisors and moved up steadily in the division. She has shown strong aptitude for leadership and teamwork as well as being a regular contributor of innovative new product and marketing ideas. Although she grew up in New York and attended school in California, her experience with other countries and cultures has been limited to one semester studying in Spain.

The divisional manager initiated the discussions with Janel in order to start mapping out a development plan for Dena. Janel has been reviewing Dena's history and the various development possibilities provided by Acme. Janel's main goal is to prepare Dena to move up in the international product development division. A single developmental program will probably not be enough. What combination of programs will be most effective at filling the gaps in Janel's background and preparing her to manage an international development team?

8.Does Janel need to build a development program for Dena that will provide her with the education necessary to take on new responsibilities and more challenging positions?

A.Yes. Her bachelor’s degrees provide a good foundation, but she’d probably benefit from an MBA.

B.Yes. Her bachelor’s degrees provide a good foundation, but she’d probably benefit from another undergraduate degree in international management.

C. No. Her bachelor’s degrees provide more than enough formal education for direction in which she’s headed.

9.

Dena’s variety of job experiences with Acme and other firms likely has provided her with

A.sufficient technical skill for her advancement with Acme.

B.a chance to broaden her horizons and see the big picture.

C.a background that will help her deal with ethical dilemmas.

10.Dena mostly has worked in line positons. Should Janel rotate her through a staff position?

A.No. The career they envision for her is in line positions.

B.Yes. The career they envision for her is in staff positions.

C.Yes. The career they envision for her requires understanding of all aspects of the organization.

11.If Dena is to be the manager of an international development team, the best thing Janel should try to get Dena is

A.lessons in a foreign language.

B.intensive cross-cultural training.

C.an overseas posting for a few years.

12.Janel sets up a meeting with Dena, and says, “I’ve reviewed your history and qualifications. Based on this _____, I have designed a development plan for you.”

A.needs assessment

B.performance review

C. background check

Which of the following statements is true of today's marketplace?

Part I: You are so fortunate! As a recent graduate of any college of your choosing, you were just hired by Sears to work in their Social Media Marketing department. You can hardly believe your luck. Your Boss calls you into her office with your first assignment. The product is a washer.

She is tasking you to develop a plan to effectively reach the segment they are desperately trying to develop but are not succeeding: College students. Further, she explains that Amazon and Walmart have been targeting that same segment and that has got to be prevented at all costs. You are to focus on this segment exclusively and come up with a clear and concise plan to effectively use all aspects of social media to reach that segment and turn them into Sears customers while making it hard for Amazon and Walmart to do the same.

First, she asks you to formulate a message and second to develop a 5 points implementation plan.

Part I: Please develop a clear message and structure a 5 points plan. Please explain its logic and Identify objectives, benefits and strategy. Do not spend much effort rehashing and be very specific (you have been warned that your boss hates long winded documents and she has been known to throw tantrums and fire people for that), make any assumptions that you wish, use Google and other sources for data, whatever it takes, to justify your analysis.

1) Give reasons why a company would expand through franchising rather then through the setting up of its own branches.

2) Name five occasions in the absence of an employment relationship when an agent's authority may be terminated.

Select a process you perform daily, but would like to spend less time doing: COOKING DINNER

Design a flowchart and provide written analysis by using any appropriate tool.

Comment on the factors that affect the process design.

Identify at least one metric to measure the process.

Describe which forecasting methods would be applicable.

Discuss how one could manage this process by using PERT/CPM techniques.

Submit your flowchart for the process and the data collected at the end of the week by collecting data for the identified metric every day of the workweek.

On October, 13, 2011, the debtor, Carl Davis, purchased and took possession of a 2010 BMW 328i. The debtor granted a security interest in the car to the dealer in the purchase contract, which the dealer then assigned to BMW. On Dec. 24, 2011, the Department of Motor Vehicles issued a certificate of title for the car, noting BMW's security interest. BMW did not file a financing statement. On January24, 2012, less than 90 days after BMW's lien was noted on the certificate of title, the debtor petitioned for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, listing the car as the bankruptcy estate's only asset. The Trustee in Bankruptcy argued that BMW's security interest was never properly perfected since BMW never filed a financing statement, and was, therefore, inferior to its claim.

write a brief on behalf of Plaintiff or Defendant. Your grade will be based upon: (1) quality of writing(2) depth of analysis and legal reasoning(3)quality of research--you must cite at least one external source that guided the analysis. (4) demonstrated ability to use MSWord in an appropriate and professional manner

[I. Statement of the Facts (Brief recitation of the facts) II. Issue (Legal question) III. Application (Apply the law to the facts) IV. Decision (Conclusion)]

Corporations Essay: Instructions

Given all the corporate scandals in recent years, there are ample real world examples of corporate wrongdoing to study. The focus of this assignment is to apply the corporate concepts from the text to the "real world." In this essay, you will research and write about a specific corporation. The essay is due Sunday of Week 7, and is worth 60 points.

1.Select a Corporation

You are required to select one of the following corporations:

Adelphia Communications

WorldCom

2.Research the Corporation

The purpose of this assignment is to locate firsthand information about what happened to the company you've selected (remember how researching can be enlightening given the McDonald's assignment). You may use the Internet and other research sources such as Stafford Library's online resources for this assignment. A minimum of 3 different resources are required. The use of multiple sources helps ensure that you have reliable information and a comprehensive view of the case.

Your research should focus on the potential or actual criminal and civil liability of the corporation and its officers and directors. For example, what did the officers or directors do wrong? What duties were breached? What has happened with the criminal and civil lawsuits so far? Who filed the suits and what claims were filed? Were there conflicts of interest present here? How did these activities affect the shareholders and/or the company as a whole? What did the officers and directors do that was a criminal or civil wrongdoing? What duties did the officers/directors breach? What has happened in the civil and criminal suits?

3.Write Your Essay

Once you have found relevant material write your own summary. The minimum length requirement is 10 paragraphs but most students have much more than this. Your essay should also incorporate at least 6 different key terms and phrases from this week's readings. Write them in all caps so they will stand out in your paper.

When writing, keep in mind that your research should explain and discuss concepts as though your reader knows nothing about them. Analyze and summarize your findings using your own words and also incorporating terms from the textbook readings. Excessive quoting from your sources is not desired, and will cause you to lose points.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BE ORIGINAL.....THANK YOU :)

Consider the data in table below which shows the time required to produce a particular item. Using that data, calculate the learning rate associated with this product.

Is “Ethics” for leaders any different that for followers, or should it be?

What is the difference between the operations controls: maintenance control, cost control, and ratio analysis. ?

Describe the elements of charismatic leadership.

Describe the elements of transformational leadership and its role in enacting organizational changes.

What are the factors that gave rise to the development of neo-charismatic leadership theories?

Discussion: (Minimum one page is required)

This Discussion is on emerging submarkets in the fast food industry and creating alternative responses. We also discuss competition in the high growth markets of sports drinks and electronic PDAs. This discussion is also on the future of the fax machine and scenario analysis on hybrid/alternative fuel automobiles.

Please answer all questions associated with the discussion. Some are opinion-based and just require that you weigh in with your thoughts or perspective.

Scenario: Hybrid cars will continue to improve and take 15% of the automotive market in a few years. Analyze it from the point of view of an energy company like Shell, a car company like Mercedes (who makes diesel cars) and Chrysler (who does not).

The Bijou Theater shows vintage movies. Customers arrive at the theater line at the rate of 100 per hour. The ticket seller averages 30 seconds per customer, which includes placing validation stamps on customers' parking lot receipts and punching their frequent watcher cards. (Because of these added services, many customers don't get in until after the feature has started.)

a. What is the average customer time in the system?

b. What would be the effect on customer time in the system of having a second ticket taker doing nothing but validations and card punching, thereby cutting the average service time to 20 seconds?

c. Would system waiting time be less than you found in(b) if a second window was opened with each server doing all three tasks.

Part C. is the one I need help with the most. Please explain in depth. Thank you!