Develop a resource plan and a schedule for the project “cleaning and resupplying a passenger plane between flight legs.” Which resource is the bottleneck?

1. Develop a resource plan and a schedule for the project “cleaning and resupplying a passenger plane between flight legs.” Which resource is the bottleneck?

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2. Assume that daily resource availability is 2 hours less than the resource requirement indicated by the schedule derived in Exercise 10.1.

Define in your own words what makes dialogue “authentic” and why and give an example of “good dialogue” from one of the two books you have read this term to support your answer.

In the article Ten Mistakes Writers Don’t See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do), author, publisher, and industry expert Pat Holt writes that:

“Dialogue writing is different than prose writing. ‘Snapped, sighed, barked, spat’ . . . get in the way of the reader’s ability to absorb what people are saying in conversation. The only reason to put he said/she said in at all is to quickly remind the reader who’s talking, and then the author steps out. [The] emotional state . . . will be conveyed in what is said rather than an adverb showing how it’s said . . . Use those stronger verbs but never ever in dialogue.”

Many beginning writers try to vary their dialogue tags to liven their prose, but most literary agents and publishers advise using only the dialogue tags “said” and “asked” with very few exceptions.

In your initial post:

  • Define in your own words what makes dialogue “authentic” and why and give an example of “good dialogue” from one of the two books you have read this term to support your answer.
  • Write your opinion on using dialogue tags.
  • Do you agree with Holt’s advice? Why or why not?

In your responses to your peers, add to their evaluation on the authenticity of dialogue, and explain whether you agree or disagree with the points they brought up regarding the use of dialogue tags, supporting your stance with evidence.

Discuss the concept of learning styles, personalities, and how these concepts are combined with adult learning in organizational training and development programs.

Once the training analysis is completed, the organization and employee development human resources specialist uses adult learning theories to turn the training needs into training materials, courses, and instructional design.

Address the following elements of understanding the adult learning model:

  1. Explain the theories of adult learning principles.
  2. Compare the differences between child/adolescent and adult learning models (pedagogy and andragogy).
  3. Discuss the concept of learning styles, personalities, and how these concepts are combined with adult learning in organizational training and development programs.
  4. Explore the options that organizations have in applying adult learning to a comprehensive training and development program.

Explain how to manage a talent surplus and list the four components associated to this.

1. Evaluate Human Resource Management. Why do organizations need HR Management?

2. Specify the four types of Organizational Assets and why these are important to Human Capital?

3. List and explain four out of the seven HR management functions.

4. Explain how to manage a talent surplus and list the four components associated to this.

5. Analyze the effects of motivation. Why is it important for HR to understand motivation?

6. Specifically discuss the myths and realities associated to retention.

7. Explain the six key drivers of retention.

8. Evaluate retention assessment and metrics. What are the three key components? Provide an explanation of each.

9. Design a written description of total rewards. What are the three typical types of compensation and the percentages?

10. Explain Intangible, Tangible indirect and Tangible direct as it relates to the elements of total rewards.

11. Explain the two factors associated to Compensation Fairness and Equity.

12. Strategic recruiting involves:

13. Differentiate between Labor Markets and Recruiting.

14. In order to make recruiting more effective, consider the following recruiting activities:

15. Analyze the importance of the selection process. What are the key responsibilities?

16. Define and provide an example of selection criterion.

17. Compare and contrast reliability versus validity.

18. List the primary roles for HR departments.

19. Explain the importance of exit interviews.

20. Compare and contrast Talent Acquisition versus Recruiting.

Define what a value chain dispersal and integration strategy is, and then describe how the strategy is organized around it.

Research a top multinational company in the world including its international strategy over the last 10 years. Using your research, write a report explaining its strategy, including a discussion of the following questions:

  1. How do management practices, HR policies, and strategy decisions differ between multinational companies and local companies?
  2. Identify some cultural, legal, political, and financial issues this multinational company may have based on their environment.
  3. What sort of international orientation does it have?
  4. Do you think it is ethno-, poly-, or geocentric?
  5. What were the decision factors for the locations it chose to expand in?
  6. Did it have the core capabilities to succeed in those markets?
    1. Think about its objectives, how it chose its countries, what opportunities and constraints were apparent at the time, and what it needed to do to succeed in those markets.
  7. If you were going to compete with this company what would you use as an international marketing entry strategy (licensing, franchising, exporting, joint ventures, etc.) and justify your answer
  8. Define what a value chain dispersal and integration strategy is, and then describe how the strategy is organized around it.

Based on the scenario above, post your reactions to the following questions and concerns: What is your reaction to Harriet’s suggestion of using the cost of debt only? Is it a good idea or a bad idea? Why?

Cost of Capital

In the links below, you will explore how companies compute their cost of capital by computing a weighted average of the three major components of capital: debt, preferred stock, and common equity. The firm’s cost of capital is a key element in capital budgeting decisions and must be understood in order to justify capital projects.

For this Discussion, imagine the following scenario:

You are the director of operations for your company, and your vice president wants to expand production by adding new and more expensive fabrication machines. You are directed to build a business case for implementing this program of capacity expansion. Assume the company’s weighted average cost of capital is 13%, the after-tax cost of debt is 7%, preferred stock is 10.5%, and common equity is 15%. As you work with your staff on the first cut of the business case, you surmise that this is a fairly risky project due to a recent slowing in product sales. As a matter of fact, when using the 13% weighted average cost of capital, you discover that the project is estimated to return about 10%, which is quite a bit less than the company’s weighted average cost of capital. An enterprising young analyst in your department, Harriet, suggests that the project is financed from retained earnings (50%) and bonds (50%). She reasons that using retained earnings does not cost the firm anything since it is cash you already have in the bank and the after-tax cost of debt is only 7%. That would lower your weighted average cost of capital to 3.5% and make your 10% projected return look great.

Based on the scenario above, post your reactions to the following questions and concerns:

What is your reaction to Harriet’s suggestion of using the cost of debt only? Is it a good idea or a bad idea? Why? Do you think capital projects should have their own unique cost of capital rates for budgeting purposes, as opposed to using the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) or the cost of equity capital as computed by CAPM? What about the relatively high risk inherent in this project? How can you factor into the analysis of the notion of risk so that all competing projects that have relatively lower or higher risks can be evaluated on a level playing field?

Discuss the context of this legislation – name the expected demanders and suppliers as outlined in our textbook, Chapter 3.

A. Nyman, American Health Policy: Cracks in the Foundation Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law, October 1, 2007; 32(5): 759 – 783.

 

Blendon, R. J., Brodie, M., & Benson, J. (1995). What happened to Americans’ support for the Clinton health plan? Health Affairs, 14(2), 7–23.

 

and additional scholarly sources as appropriate.

You will synthesize your understanding of why Clinton’s Health Plan was unsuccessful. Discuss the features of the Clinton health care reform plan and provide reasons why it failed and describe the influence of the various interest groups and governmental entities during this process. Make sure to discuss both the policy process and the policy environment—that is, the key players involved and other circumstances that shaped this policy-making effort. Consider and discuss the following:

  1. Take a position in support or opposition
  2. Discuss the context of this legislation – name the expected demanders and suppliers as outlined in our textbook, Chapter 3.
  3. Describe the expected interest groups and there specific arguments.
  4. Describe the expected interplay between demanders and suppliers, interest groups and analyze the public policy environment.

Discuss the process for turning a completed training needs analysis into a course.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area,This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

  1. What is the purpose of conducting a training needs analysis?
  2. Describe the process of a training needs analysis.
  3. Use examples, either from your personal experience or from research, of the types of training needs analyses that organizations use to define training options.
  4. How do organizations use the process to determine the best approach to designing training?

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area,  This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

  1. Discuss the process for turning a completed training needs analysis into a course.
  2. Applying design theory, explain how you would assemble a course on managing employee performance.
  3. What approaches would you use?
  4. What technology would you use?

Discuss how the film helps you relate to the music and culture presented in this section of the class.

Watch the following documentary and from the notes you took watching the film.

1) Write a brief summary of the plot of the film including the different artists introduced

2) Discuss how the film helps you relate to the music and culture presented in this section of the class.

3) Discuss your own personal ideas on the music, culture, and characters presented in the film.