what might be some of the things you will plan to do and implement to build an effective team and culture?

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Team Management Activity and Reflection

This assignment focuses on how the management practices of planning, leading, organizing, staffing, and controlling are implemented in your workplace. Using the Ashford University Library and other credible online resources, find three Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources that provide information on Amazon.com’s business structure.

Here is the scenario and situation:

Assume you are an employee working in the Amazon warehouse, and you pack orders and categorize them into small, medium, and large batches. You are considered a packer. You have experience packing all sizes and have been with the organization for two years. You are considered one of their best employees, you have a solid reputation for being a hard worker, and all of your orders are packed correctly. You have also been busy; you recently completed Amazon’s management training program, and you have completed your BABA degree at the Forbes School of Business and Technology at Ashford University.

Congratulations: You have just been promoted to manager. You will be relocated to a new plant that is two hours away that employs 100 employees. You will oversee a team of 10 supervisors and 90 packers and will now oversee the entire warehouse operation. How will you work to use and apply the five functions of management?

Now let’s apply the five functions. In your paper, include the following sections:

  • Planning: Examine the specific areas you will choose to manage that fall under the planning function.
    • For example, what might be some of the things you will plan to do and implement to build an effective team and culture? People are the most important resource in any business, what do you plan to do to build a positive team culture? What processes and systems do you plan to use?
  • Organizing: Assess if the present structure that Amazon has set up is working.
    • Do you need to make or suggest any changes to make it more efficient and effective? What structure will you use and implement? Explain how you will use departmentalization in your organizational structure.
  • Staffing: Analyze your staffing needs.
    • How do you intend to staff your organization and replace members that leave or are promoted? How does the HR process apply? What things (if any) will you suggest?
  • Leading: Justify the leadership theory and style you will follow to ensure efficiency.
    • Will you use transformational or transactional leadership? Why or why not?
  • Controls: Identify what controls and measures you will implement.
    • How will you apply the four steps of control (these are in Chapter 5; i.e., establishing standards, measuring performance, comparing performance, and making decisions)?

Be sure to integrate vocabulary learned throughout this course and citations from the text to support your analysis. The paper should be five to six double-spaced pages in length, must include at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook, and be formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

The Team Management Activity and Reflection paper

  • Must be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least three scholarly, peer reviewed, and/or credible sources in addition to the course text.
    • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

What possible risks and liabilities could arise related to this contract term that designates specific and required training for GC cleaner-employees?

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Learning Activity 4

General Instructions for Learning Activities   

· Read/watch all assigned materials listed for the week in the Course Content

· Cite to assigned materials in all responses in Learning Activities

· Use only assigned materials to complete Learning Activities; do not use internet unless otherwise instructed

· Include in-text citations and a Reference List for in-text citations

· Write in correct, complete sentences, in paragraph format unless otherwise instructed

· Submit Learning Activities to Assignment Folder

Learning Activity:  due 11:59 pm ET, Thursday

SUBMIT TO ASSIGNMENT FOLDER. 

Background:  Contracts are essential for business, and will be an integral part of GC operations, so the owners now want to focus on contract law.   Each of the owners has experience with contracts in their own businesses, and appreciates the probable risks and liabilities associated with contracts.

The GC owners know that there are various types of contract agreements relevant to their business.  For example, GC will have individual contracts with employees, independent contractors, and other agents who will represent the company.  Also, GC will engage in sales contracts with other businesses, and sales contracts between businesses and consumers and clients.  Furthermore, GC will use electronic contracts, or e-contracts, in conducting online business transactions.

To reduce risks and liabilities associated with contracts, the owners want all contracts to be written, with specific, complete, and clear terms.  Contracts must define rights and responsibilities of the parties.  Also, since employees and/or independent contractors will be performing cleaning services on clients’ properties, these contracts should consider bonding.

You, Winnie and Ralph presented draft contracts for several GC employees, including contracts for cleaners, office managers, marketing specialists, sales representatives, and IT employees.

The GC owners reviewed the drafts and have some questions about the contracts.

Instructions:  At Winnie’s and Ralph’s request, it is your responsibility to research and provide answers to the GC owners’ questions.

The first questions relate to the GC cleaner-employee contract.

The cleaner-employee contract specifies the following terms and conditions:

· duties to be performed by cleaner-employee

· salary for cleaner-employee

· work hours

· terms of payment for overtime or holiday work, if any

· sick leave

· vacation

· training for cleaner-employee

· length of contract

· bonding for cleaner-employee 

· periodic performance evaluation and how it will be conducted

· termination of contract, i.e., notice of termination, etc. 

Research, evaluate, and respond to the owners’ questions about the contract terms below.

A.  duties to be performed by cleaner-employees

1.  What potential risks and liabilities could arise if the specific duties of cleaner-employees were not included in their contract with GC?  Explain.

B. training for cleaner-employees 

1.  What possible risks and liabilities could arise related to this contract term that designates specific and required training for GC cleaner-employees?

2.  Would the risks and liabilities be greater or less if GC did not train its cleaner-employees and hired only experienced cleaner-employees?  Why?

C.  bonding for cleaner-employees 

1.  What possible risks and liabilities could arise for GC if cleaner-employees were not required, specifically in their contracts, to be bonded?  Explain.

Format Instructions:

Prepare responses to GC questions in a report, addressed to Winnie and Ralph, to be used in discussion with the Green Clean owners.

The report should address the questions in the Instructions above.  Follow the format below.

REPORT

TO:              Winnie James, Ralph Anders

FROM:         (your name)

DATE:

RE:              Green Clean Negligence Risks and Liabilities

A.

1.

B.

1.

2.

C.

Identify specific legal and ethical issues that should be considered before, during, and after the merger.

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Assignment 2: Required Assignment 1—Ethical and Legal Issues

HR ethics are important to organizations as they can have legal and  moral implications. In this assignment, you will develop a plan to  resolve some of the ethical and legal issues involved in a merger. Use  the Argosy University online library and textbooks to read about ethical  and legal issues.

Consider the following scenario:

As part of the employment contracts, employees have certain rights.  For example, employees have the right to not be coerced into situations  against their will. They expect to be able to access the information,  which affects their job, company, and career. Such work situations can  increase stress, lower self-esteem and productivity, cause loss of  trust, and decrease efficiency.
Good employees who are looking for a more secure work environment may  resign and take valuable tacit knowledge and talent with them. It is  the responsibility of HR management to create an ethical work  environment before, during, and after the merger.

Instructions:

As a strategic HR Director, you have been asked to identify ethical  and legal issues involved in a merger and develop a plan to resolve  these issues. Your plan should address the following:

  • Identify specific legal and ethical issues that should be considered before, during, and after the merger.
  • Develop an implementation plan for managing the potential legal and ethical concerns for the merger.
  • Explain how the proposed plan would help managers establish an ethical work environment.
  • Develop a plan for how to resolve ethical and legal issues.

Write a five-to-six-page plan in Word format

Describe any symptoms that you have observed that support the diagnosis. You can include direct quotes or behaviors that you may have observed.

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Assignment 3: Diagnostic Case Reports

Access the Faces of Abnormal Psychology website. (For best results, use the High Resolution, Low Speed  link there.) There, you will see twelve different disorders listed. For this module, view the following disorders:

  • Major Depression
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)

After clicking a disorder, click the Diagnostic Overview tab in the left column. This will cover the major diagnostic features of the disorder. After that, click the DSM-5 Features tab. You can then go though the Case History, Interview, and Treatment sections on the website. Finally, in the Assessment section, you can complete an optional multiple-choice quiz. You have to write a case report for each case study. You should use the format provided on the web page. There is a sample report that you can also view by clicking the link in the upper-right corner.

The format for the sample report is as follows:

Your Name
Instructor’s Name
Class/Section Number

Background

  • Outline the major symptoms of this disorder.
  • Briefly outline the client’s background (age, race, occupations, etc.).
  • Describe any factors in the client’s background that might predispose him or her to this disorder.

Observations

  • Describe any symptoms that you have observed that support the diagnosis. You can include direct quotes or behaviors that you may have observed.
  • Describe any symptoms or behaviors that are inconsistent with the diagnosis.
  • Provide any information that you have about the development of this disorder.

Diagnosis

  • Did you observe any evidence of general medical conditions that might contribute to the development of this disorder?
  • Did you observe any evidence of psychosocial and environmental problems that might contribute to this disorder?
  • As per your observations, what is the client’s overall level of safety regarding potential harm to self or others (suicidality or homicidality)?
  • What cross-cultural issues, if any, affect the differential diagnosis?

Therapeutic Intervention

  • In your opinion, what are the appropriate short-term goals of this intervention?
  • In your opinion, what are the appropriate long-term goals of this intervention?
  • Which therapeutic strategy seems the most appropriate in this case? Why?
  • Which therapeutic modality seems the most appropriate in this case? Why?

Writing

  • Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Include citations in the text and references at the end of the document in APA format.

Submission Details:

  • By the due date assigned, save your report as M1_A3_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the Submissions Area.

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria   Maximum Points    Described the major symptoms of each disorder, outlined each person’s background, and described any factors in the person’s background that might predispose him or her to their disorder.  20    Described any symptoms that were observed that support each diagnosis and any symptoms or behaviors that are inconsistent with each diagnosis and provided relevant information from the case history about the development of each disorder.  20    Described any evidence of psychosocial or medical issues that might have contributed to each disorder, identified any safety concerns regarding suicidality or homicidality, and discussed any cross-cultural issues affecting the differential diagnosis.  20    Discussed appropriate short-term and long-term goals of each intervention, discussed the most appropriate therapeutic strategy and therapeutic modality for each case, and presented appropriate reasoning for your selection.  20    Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.  20    Total:  100       Due DateSep 12, 2018 11:59 PM

Identify, using simple heuristics, the indicators that show that the specific problems experienced by the three stores can be resolved through training

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Assignment 2: Case Study—Training Assessment

Training assessment is an important task for HR personnel. Use the  Argosy University online library and textbooks to read about training  assessments.

Then, consider the following scenario:

You have recently been appointed as a training manager for the  southeast region of a major supermarket chain in the U.S. Your territory  includes 15 retail stores. Your responsibility involves working  directly with store managers and other stakeholders to develop training  solutions to meet specific needs of employees in various stores. This  includes, but is not limited to, performing needs assessments,  determining appropriate instructional design and training delivery  methods, as well as implementing and evaluating training initiatives.
Three of the stores in your territory have missed sales goals for the  last two quarters. All three stores have received low customer  satisfaction scores and are experiencing increased employee turnover  rates. The high employee turnover has resulted in the store managers  hiring many new and relatively inexperienced sales associates, which  further contributes to the problem.
The senior management team of the supermarket chain believes that  training and development may help decrease employee turnover and  increase customer satisfaction. You have been asked to assess training  needs and develop a proposal to address the situation in these three  stores.

Instructions:

Use scholarly resources and your learning, address the following:

  1. Identify, using simple heuristics, the indicators that show that the  specific problems experienced by the three stores can be resolved  through training.
  2. Design a needs assessment plan and identify three specific training  initiatives you would recommend for these employees. Include the  expected outcomes for the three training initiatives in your proposal.
  3. Select one of the specific training initiatives you identified and  develop a budget of projected costs to implement this initiative.

Write a seven-to-nine-page training proposal in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.