Based on your responses to the Part One prompts and according to what you believe, in 250-300 words, answer the basic worldview questions: What is prime reality? What is the nature of the world around us? What is a human being? What happens to a person at death? Why is it possible to know anything at all (epistemology)? How do we know what is right or wrong? What is the meaning of human history? Part Three

Managing Change (7th edition)

Answer the following questions:

Q2. Contingency Theory offers a better way of managing change than either the Classical or Human Relations approaches. Identify and discuss the different perspectives on managing change offered by Contingency Theory (Ch.3, 10), the Classical approach (Ch.2) and the Human Relations approach (Ch.3). Evaluate the benefits offered by Contingency Theory’s ability to adapt to situational factors.

Question 1: 250 words

1. Natalie is a human resources manager at a large legal services company. She must decide how many new employees her company will need to fill vacant positions in the near future. In this scenario, what type of activity is Natalie is engaging in.
2. Define human relations and explain its role in business.

How do managers motivate employees during economic fluctuation? (10 marks )

Strategic Risk Management——“Balanced Scorecard”

Assume you are presenting (as a consultant) the concept of the Balanced Scorecard to the executive team at a company that is considering implementing it for strategy execution the presentation. The Chief Human Resource Office (CHRO) asks the following question: What strategic objectives and performance measures relating to human resources are usually included in a Balanced Scorecard? In one short paragraph, please describe how you would reply to this question.

Which of the following best describes the neuroendocrine-to-endocrine pathway of hormone action?

Suppose you discover a new animal that is shaped exactly like a cube. You call this animal Cubus walkerii. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Cubus walkerii?

Which of the following is a correct pair telling WHERE and HOW sodium ions are reabsorbed in the loop of Henle?

The marathon is a 26.2-mile-long, endurance running race. Successful marathon runners will benefit from having leg muscles with __________.

i. fibers with a high concentration of myoglobin

ii. fibers depending on glycolysis for generation of ATP

iii. fibers with relatively low mitochondria content

Hormone X activates the cAMP second messenger system in its target cells. The greatest response by a cell would come from _____.

Odorant molecules activate sensory neurons by

All of the following statements about a true hormone are correct except:

Which of the following is the correct sequence that describes the excitation and contraction of a skeletal muscle fiber?

1. Tropomyosin shifts and unblocks the cross-bridge binding sites.

2. Calcium is released and binds to the troponin complex.

3. The sarcoplasmic reticulum is depolarized when a wave of depolarization moves from the neuromuscular junction into the cell's interior by way of the transverse tubules.

4. The thin filaments are ratcheted across the thick filaments by the heads of the myosin molecules using energy from ATP.

5. An action potential in a motor neuron causes the axon to release acetylcholine, which depolarizes the muscle cell membrane at the neuromuscular junction.

If a molecule of carbon dioxide enters the blood in your left toe and is exhaled from your nose, it must pass through all of the following EXCEPT ________.

A vaccine to the Covid-19 virus ___________________________ .

Read the scenario to complete this assignment:

Imagine that you have applied for the position of Manager of Human Resources at an acute care hospital in your community. The hospital is planning to expand its services to meet the needs of a growing community. As part of the application screening process, you have been asked to write a document that outlines the steps you would take, as the manager of HR, to improve the effectiveness of HRM in this organization.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Analyze two (2) current trends in health care that are affecting human resources management that may likely impact your hiring decision as HR manager. Provide support for your analysis.

2. Suggest a significant opportunity for HR to become more of a strategic partner within an organization. Justify your response.
3. Recommend a model of human resources management that would be the most appropriate for this organization in question. Provide support for your recommendation.

4. Recommend a strategy that HR could implement in order to develop more effective relationships between Human Resources and the organization’s managers and senior executives, indicating how each strategy will achieve the desired goal.

5. Determine a specific employment law that may affect the hiring and selection process at the acute hospital in your community. Provide support for your rationale.

6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

• FOLLOW THE RUBRIC:

  Points: 240	Assignment 1: Health Care Human Resources Management
  Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
  1. Analyze two (2) current trends in health care that are affecting human resources management that may likely impact your hiring decision as HR manager. Provide support for your analysis.	Did not submit or incompletely analyzed two (2) current trends in health care that are affecting human resources management that may likely impact your hiring decision as HR manager. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your analysis.	Partially analyzed two (2) current trends in health care that are affecting human resources management that may likely impact your hiring decision as HR manager. Partially provided support for your analysis.	Satisfactorily analyzed two (2) current trends in health care that are affecting human resources management that may likely impact your hiring decision as HR manager. Satisfactorily provided support for your analysis.	Thoroughly analyzed two (2) current trends in health care that are affecting human resources management that may likely impact your hiring decision as HR manager. Thoroughly provided support for your analysis.
  2. Suggest a significant opportunity for HR to become more of a strategic partner within an organization. Justify your response. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely suggested a significant opportunity for HR to become more of a strategic partner within an organization. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.	Partially suggested a significant opportunity for HR to become more of a strategic partner within an organization. Partially justified your response.	Satisfactorily suggested a significant opportunity for HR to become more of a strategic partner within an organization. Satisfactorily justified your response.	Thoroughly suggested a significant opportunity for HR to become more of a strategic partner within an organization. Thoroughly justified your response.
  3. Recommend a model of human resources management that would be the most appropriate for this organization in question. Provide support for your recommendation. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely recommended a model of human resources management that would be the most appropriate for this organization in question. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your recommendation.	Partially recommended a model of human resources management that would be the most appropriate for this organization in question. Partially provided support for your recommendation.	Satisfactorily recommended a model of human resources management that would be the most appropriate for this organization in question. Satisfactorily provided support for your recommendation.	Thoroughly recommended a model of human resources management that would be the most appropriate for this organization in question. Thoroughly provided support for your recommendation.
  4. Recommend a strategy that HR could implement in order to develop more effective relationships between Human Resources and the organization’s managers and senior executives, indicating how each strategy will achieve the desired goal. Weight: 25%	Did not submit or incompletely recommended a strategy that HR could implement in order to develop more effective relationships between Human Resources and the organization’s managers and senior executives, indicating how each strategy will achieve the desired goal.	Partially recommended a strategy that HR could implement in order to develop more effective relationships between Human Resources and the organization’s managers and senior executives, indicating how each strategy will achieve the desired goal.	Satisfactorily recommended a strategy that HR could implement in order to develop more effective relationships between Human Resources and the organization’s managers and senior executives, indicating how each strategy will achieve the desired goal.	Thoroughly recommended a strategy that HR could implement in order to develop more effective relationships between Human Resources and the organization’s managers and senior executives, indicating how each strategy will achieve the desired goal.
  5. Determine a specific employment law that may affect the hiring and selection process at the acute hospital in your community. Provide support for your rationale. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely determined a specific employment law that may affect the hiring and selection process at the acute hospital in your community. Did not submit or incompletely provided support for your rationale.	Partially determined a specific employment law that may affect the hiring and selection process at the acute hospital in your community. Partially provided support for your rationale.	Satisfactorily determined a specific employment law that may affect the hiring and selection process at the acute hospital in your community. Satisfactorily provided support for your rationale.	Thoroughly determined a specific employment law that may affect the hiring and selection process at the acute hospital in your community. Thoroughly provided support for your rationale.
  6. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
  7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

Covid-19 virus is primarily affecting certain respiratory organs and causing tissue damage. From your study in the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system, discuss the changes in the anatomical structures and physiological functions that is causing death. .

A reaction between RBC and oxygen will produce deoxygenated blood.

Select one:

a. T

b. F

The function of the fibrinogen is for blood clotting.

Select one:

a. F

b. T

Human heart:

Select one:

a. As a role all arteries in the body carry oxygenated blood and all veins carry de-oxygenated blood.

b. Right side of the heart contains oxygenated blood.

c. Left side of the heart contains oxygenated blood.

d. In the fetus, foramen ovale as a normal opening between the left and right ventricles.

The gall bladder :

Select one:

a. The bile has strong acid PH.   

b.  Produces the bile for fat digestion.

c. It is the largest gland in the body.

d. It has neck, body and fundus.

The trachea connects the naso-oral opening with the lungs.

Select one:

a. F

b. T

The mouth of adults is also called the buccal cavity which contains 32 pairs of teeth for food maceration.

Select one:

a. F

b. T

The respiratory system :

Select one:

a. The diaphragm separates the left lung from the right lung.

b. The pharynx is commonly called the throat that connects the nasal cavity and mouth superiorly to the larynx and esophagus inferiorly.  

c. Taste buds are located in the nasal cavity.

d. Left side human lung contains three lobes while the right lung contains two lobes.

The liver has four lobes.

Select one:

a. F

b. T

The urinary system:

Select one:

a. Urine is usually formed by the urinary bladder.

b. Erythropoietin is a hormone produce by the kidney cells that increases the production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.

c. The right kidney is larger than the left kidney due to stomach pressure.

d. The kidney has three distinct regions: the medulla is the most superficial region, the cortex located deep to the medulla and the renal pelvis.

The mandible is also called the upper jaw.

Select one:

a. F

b. T

The intestine

Select one:

a.  Absorption most of the digested food take places in the large intestine.

b. The small intestine contains large number of villi that is covered by epithelial tissues for absorption and digestion of food.

c. The small intestine consists of ilium, duodenum and rectum.

d.  The large intestine consists of colon, caecum and jejunum.

The pancreas :

Select one:

a. It is endocrine and exocrine gland.

b. Islets of Langerhans produce enzyme lipase for lipid digestion.

c. Alfa cells of the pancreas produce insulin for sugar metabolism.

d. Left side lobe is larger than the right side lobe.

When B cells encounter antigens and produce antibodies against them, this is called Active humoral immunity.

Select one:

a. F

b. T

Blood is not coagulated inside human blood vessels because of:

Select one:

a. The anticoagulant oxalate is secreted by the kidneys to prevent blood coagulation in the blood vessels.

b.  Heparin is a natural anticoagulant that inhibits the intrinsic pathway of coagulation.

c. The liver secretes EDTA to the blood that prevents blood clotting.

d. Presence of erythropoietin hormone secreted by the kidneys prevent blood coagulation.

Effort IT solutions is a software company at AL Dakhaliya region of Sultanate of Oman. The motto of the company is providing software solutions for all the business needs. Currently there are 20 employees in the company. The company is doing well and it has good reputation in the region for its creative and good software solutions. This is because of the highly skilled employees at the company. Mr Abdullah, the managing director of the company is worried these days because of the human resource issues in the company. The employees of the company are getting lucrative offers from its competitors. The company is facing acute problem of labour turnover. Now Mr Abdullah feels that this would increase by the time.
One of the friend of Mr Abdullah who is a business consultant advised him that he should go for Human resource accounting in the company. This would help to identify those employees who are doing well and reward them in order to retain them. He also suggested that this would also help to tackle the problem of employee turnover and maintain the record of the amount spent on Human resources.
After considering the advice given by the consultant, Mr Abdullah wish to implement Human resource accounting in the company. Based on his research he concluded that Historical cost approach would suit best to his company.
a. Why labour turnover is an issue? What is your suggestion to Mr. Abdullah to deal with labor turnover?

b. Do you agree with the advice given by the consultant? Give reasons.

c. Apart from Historical cost approach, which Human Resource accounting approach do you suggest for a software solution company where there are highly skilled employees? Justify your answer.

d. How would the company implement Historical cost approach? Write a brief summary of the process of implementing Human resource accounting with the following costs. Recruitment cost RO 200 a. Hiring and other costs RO 150 b. Training cost RO 350 c. How would you write off these costs over the assumed life of an employee?

Create ER diagram for the following:

A database has been designed for a Human Resources for a school in the UK. The database includes records of the teachers and their holidays. The Dean of this school has the power to approve those holidays for all teachers in the school.   

For each teacher, Human Resources keeps track of the Teacher's ID, name, Cell phone number(s), total number of holidays for each year, number of unemployed holiday days remaining in the present year, age, date of the employment, Department name.

Some teachers may work as supervisors. For those teachers, as well as the attributes mentioned above, we also keep track of the date when they are supervisors, in addition to the total time they spend to be supervisor and their categorical level (Category 1, Category 2, Category 3, Category 4 or Category 5).

The Human Resources Department in the school keeps track every holiday has been taken by each teacher. For each holiday, The Human Resources keep track, Unique holiday ID, the number of days taken (spent) in this holiday, the start day and end day of a holiday. Sometimes (in a few cases), an alternative phone number may be documented for a holiday.

The Human Resources Department in the school keeps track every reward has been taken by each teacher. For each reward, The Human Resources keep track, Unique Reward ID, the number of rewards, Date of a reward, teacher name and the amount of the reward.

Each holiday is documented for only one teacher. A teacher can take many holidays per year. Each holiday has been approved by many supervisors and each supervisor has the power to approve many holidays for many teachers. Each supervisor has the power to approve the holidays for many teachers and each teacher may have many supervisors and may not. Every supervisor has the power to give many rewards to each teacher, but does not have to reward any. Every teacher can get many rewards every year.

Equilibria with Weak Acids & Weak Bases - Results

Solution 1. Use the concentration of NH₃ and the measured pH above to determine the Kb of NH₃. (show the ICE table and calculations)

          Use the equation (Ka*Kb = 1*10^-14) to calculate the Ka for NH₄⁺ ?

Solution 2 Use the equation M₁V₁ = M₂V₂ to calculate new conc. of NH₃.

Conc. of NH₃ ____         pH measured:    10.82

Compare solutions 1 & 2. What effect did diluting the base have on the pH?

• Decreased the pH of the solution.

Use the new concentration and pH to measure the Kb of NH₃ again. Did it change?

Solution 3    Conc. of NH₄⁺                                pH of solution 3: 6.01

Use the diluted concentration of NH₄⁺ and measured pH to determine the Ka of NH₄⁺

How does this Ka value compare to the value on pg. 1? (within a power of 10 is good)

Calculate the concentrations for solution 4 and solution 5

Compare pH of solutions 2&4. What effect did adding NH₄⁺ have on the equilibrium/pH?

Compare the pH from dilution in solutions 1&2 to the pH change in solutions 4 & 5. Why is the pH change smaller for solutions 4&5 than in solutions 1&2? Think above the ratio of base and conjugate acid. You can also show this mathematically by using the Kb from part 1 with NH₃/NH₄⁺ conjugates to determine what the OH- concentration should be.

Note: Solution 4 (page 2) should already be made.                                                                                                                                           (total volume)

Calculate the dilution concentrations of solution 6.

Compare solutions 4 & 6. What effect did NaOH have on the pH of the solution?

If the NaOH concentration from solution 6 was in water by itself (without the buffer), what would the pH be?

Did NH₃ & NH₄⁺ buffer against NaOH? How can you tell?

Calculate the concentrations of solution 7 & 8

Compare solutions 4, 7 & 8. The ingredients are essentially the same, but the solutions of 7 & 8 should have a dramatically different pH.   Why did 7 work as a buffer, but 8 did not? Compare the concentration of NH₃ vs the concentration of HCl.  

Calculate the concentrations of solution 9

a) This solution has equal amounts of acid and base. Why is the pH acidic? Explain.