Based on week 13 reading assignment, describe an IT or similar business project you have done or are currently doing. In your discussion, provide information on the following:
1. What is that project? Provide complete description. Consider using PPM.
2. What was the scoop, deliverable, and results of the project?
3. What constraints did you experience and how did you handle them?
4. If you had to do the same project again, what changes will you recommend?
Describe some recent technological challenges that have the potential to increase the supply of crime. Explain why they should have this impact on criminals’ behavior.
Elaborate on some of the difficulties in determine the value of information, as well as the cost of safeguarding it. Provide some examples of factors that can affect the cost of control of the IG program. What steps would you take to save or minimize cost for your organization.
Discuss motives based on your textbook readings. Martin identifies craft, compensation, and moral concern. Can you think of other motives which were not included in the text? (additional research may/should be incorporated into your response to expand the topic).
Relate these values (motives) and ethics. Use examples if possible from your experience or reading to explain. Are motives different for different industries and professions? How and why?
Do your motives change over time? If so, why?
Research vacation ownership opportunities by investigating the types of units that are available, pricing, the ease of switching time or place from year to year. Check to see what types of complaints former vacation ownership buyers have filed and compare that to positive reviews owners have shared. After researching this type of vacation option decide if this is potentially a good option for you (if not now, perhaps in 5 years’ time) and explain how you reached your decision.
Elaborate on the major reasons why, according to the textbook, health care systems can be considered complex. Next, argue a case for double-loop against single-loop learning in organizational learning. Support your response with at least one example of the advantages of double-loop learning.
Common industry knowledge dictates that in order to achieve desired outcomes in quality improvement in health care organizations, the leadership must consider multiple factors. Speculate on the main reasons why focusing on “people” processes is a highly regarded practice for improving the performance of health care organizations. Support your response with at least two examples of increased value or performance in the hospital you researched in the discussion preparation.
After reading this week’s case study (pasted below) answer the following questions.
1. Explain your understanding of the following statement and concept “growing their own people.”
2. Identify one challenge that ABC is currently facing.
3. How is training and development promoted and supported in ABC?
4. What methods does ABC employ to get the message across in order to engage as many employees as possible?
5. How are these training interventions supported in ABC?
6. Why do you think is ABC so successful in their training and learning interventions? Or are they successful? Is there any room for improvement?
7. How do training officers contribute to the training and learning intervention in ABC?
8. List the approaches for measuring performance. Should more be used? Why or why not?
9. If you were CEO for a day at ABC what would you do to ensure training was supported?
CASE STUDY
Companies that are serious about getting a return on their investment in learning and development understand that the job isn’t finished until the new knowledge and skills are successfully applied in a way that improves performance. They recognize that getting better at anything requires practice and that when trying anything new, people need support and coaching.
Supporting Training at ABC Organization
ABC Organization is a logistics delivery service, employs over 1500 staff working throughout the nation. The majority of these employees work at one of over 20 major depots as drivers or operational loaders. The delivery and logistics industry is heavily monitored not only to ensure that flow of parcels can be tracked, but also for security reasons. ABC believes in growing their own people and promoting staff from within the company, several depot general managers started out as drivers or indoor sales executives. It is therefore important to ABC that staff have a meaningful career and development path. One of the challenges has been to change the attitude of line managers from ‘my job is getting parcels out’ to ‘my job is to develop my staff to do their jobs better’. As you might expect for an organization employing staff from drivers and loading bay operators to general managers and directors, providing the appropriate training to all is difficult.
ABC is committed to Investors in People (IiP) and has won awards for its training and development. The company firmly believes that individual learning, rather than directive training, is critical to business success. To quote from one of the managers, John Shipit, General Manager, “Training, developing and empowering your people gives you the freedom and the confidence to make changes quickly, affect your business positively and achieve results.” The benefits of this culture can be seen in better delegation, succession planning, and in reducing staff turnover – crucial when there is a national driver shortage. This view is articulated and promoted through the production of a people development charter.
1) What are the arguments against imposing liability on corporations?
2) What are the arguments for and against the extensive use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)?
Read scenario in attached jpeg image. Respond to the following 2 questions:
Do you agree with Tom when he says the United States is more culturally diverse than at any time in the past? (Yes) Why or why not? Do you see this as a strength or weakness for the country? (Strength)
What strengths do you see as a result of an increasingly diverse population in the United States? What weaknesses?
Explain in your own words what “FOOTPRINTING” (or digital reconnaissance) is and how you would go about gathering the information you need to determine the location of a recently stolen late model car that was last seen in the parking lot of our college.
