Question 1

 

Define diversity and describe its importance to organizational development, including the legal entities associated with diversity. 

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You must use at least an internet search and your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

 

Question 2

 

Identify, explain, and link wellness initiatives with the benefits of overall employee wellness services and the impact to the bottom-line of an organization. 

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You must use at least an internet search and your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

Question 3

 

Describe an effective employee onboarding program and the importance of employee socialization to an organization. 

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You must use at least an internet search and your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

Question 4

 

Introduce and define skills and technical training. Describe various programs that address these areas, and explain the concept of skills gap. 

Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You must use at least an internet search and your textbook to complete this assignment. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment 2: Leadership and Ethics

Leaders are constantly faced with making challenging decisions. Sometimes the decisions are difficult due to how they affect others; other times, the decisions are difficult because of ethical concerns.

Tasks:

1. Discuss the importance of organizational ethics as it relates to organizational effectiveness. Support your response with current literature on organizational ethics.
2. Describe an ethical issue that your current or past organization faced. Evaluate how the organization’s leader and the organization’s members handled the situation.
3. When dealing with the ethical issue described above, identify the traits and skills the leader used to address the issue. Was the leader successful in the deployment of his or her approach? Why or why not?
4. What, if any, traits and skills did the leader and organizational members lack in dealing with the ethical issue? What should they have done differently to be more effective in dealing with the issue?

Your final product will be a Word document, approximately 4–5 pages long, utilizing at least 3 sources from academic, peer-reviewed literature. You can find peer-reviewed literature on the Readings and Assignments page of the course and through the Argosy Online Library.

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

By Sunday, July 10, 2016, deliver your assignment to the M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.

WA Grading Criteria:
CO: 2, 3, 5

Assignment Components	Proficient	Max Points
Discuss the importance of organizational ethics as it relates to organizational effectiveness. Support your response with current literature on organizational ethics.	Discussion accurately describes the importance of organizational ethics as it relates to organizational effectiveness. Discussion is supported by a real-life example and current literature.	12 pts.
Describe an ethical issue that your current or past organization faced. Evaluate how the organization’s leader and the organization’s members handled the situation.	Issue described is an ethical issue for the organization. A detailed evaluation is given describing the effectiveness of handling the situation from beginning to end.	12 pts.
When dealing with the ethical issue described above, identify the traits and skills the leader use to address the issue. Was the leader successful in the deployment of their approach? Why or why not?	A clear identification of all traits and skills used is provided. The success of the approach is justified using scholarly sources.	16 pts.
What, if any, traits and skills did the leader and organizational member lack in dealing with the ethical issue. What should they have done differently to be more effective in dealing with the issue?	Any applicable traits or skills that are lacking are accurate and clearly identified. All relevant actions that should have been done differently are identified and justified using scholarly sources.	12 pts.
Academic Writing
Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e. APA); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	8 pts.
Total:		60 pts

 

1. The absolute poverty line

2. The Gini coefficient provides a measure of

3. Kuznets’ inverted-U hypothesis

4. According to Kuznets, in the process of development inequality in an economy will normally

5. Poverty is better studied with size distribution measures than those based on factor distribution because

6. With modern sector enlargement growth, inequality will

7. Higher income countries tend to have lower levels of absolute poverty because

8. One of the characteristics of the poor is that they are

9. Which of the following policies might increase labor intensity in industry?

10. Which of the following policies may decrease the level of capital intensity in industry?

11. About what percent of the world’s poorest people are female?

12. Distribution of income according to percentiles, such as the highest 40% or lowest 20% is known as

the _______________ distribution of income.

13. What conclusion can be reached from the following data on income shares?

Percentage of Income Received by

Lowest 40% Highest 20%

Bangladesh 17.3 45.3

Indonesia 14.4 49.4

14. Developing countries who have adopted capital intensive technologies tend to have

15. Assuming that the Gini coefficient for Egypt is 0.403 and the Gini coefficient for Australia is 0.404, it

is possible to conclude that both Egypt and Australia have

16. Projections place world population by 2050 at

17. The hidden momentum of population growth is caused by

18. In stage III of the demographic transition,

19. The Malthusian population trap assumes that

20. Which of the following would most likely reduce the birthrate?

 21. Which of the following will cause the largest reduction in the birthrate?

 22. In recent years, the fertility rate in developing countries has been

23. The rate of natural increase in the population of developing countries is most correlated with

24. Which of the following is a direct implication of the view that childbearing is an economic decision.

25. At present, approximately how many years would it take for the world’s population to double?

26. The Malthusian population trap model has been criticized on the grounds that it

 

PART II   : ESSAY QUESTIONS

1-Are developing countries experiencing a demographic transition much like the one developed

countries did at their earlier stages of economic development or are there important differences?

2-Explain the reasons for the hidden momentum of population growth and state its implication for

Population  levels.

3-What is a Lorenz curve? Draw one, labeling the axes.

.4-What is the Multidimensional Poverty Index and how is it a more improved measure of poverty?5- Discuss the fundamental economic indicators, social and political issues of the country presentation of your choice. Conclusions and recommended policies. ( NOT YOUR COUNTRY PRESENTATION)

 

Refer to the scenario from Assignment 1.

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Evaluate two to four (2-4) weaknesses that are evident in the selected organization’s product life cycle. Generate a new product design and product selection, and then determine three (3) strategies that the organization needs in order to strengthen the operation. Provide support for the rationale.
2. Determine the key components of supply chain management for the company you have selected.  Determine three (3) major issues that could affect the structuring, sourcing, purchasing, and the supply chain of your organization. Provide a solution to each issue.
3. Develop a total quality management tool that identifies and analyzes any future issues. Provide a rationale for developing the selected tool. 
4. Analyze three (3) advantages in employing the just-in-time philosophy in your organization. Evaluate three to five (3-5) means in which the philosophy could potentially impact quality assurance. Provide specific examples to support your response.
5. Determine a qualitative and quantitative forecasting method for your operation. Next, create a table in which you identify the characteristics of the operation that relate to each method. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality 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. 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Determine the key components of supply chain management including structuring, sourcing, purchasing, and managing the supply chain.
• Examine how the total quality management process is a strategy for a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Identify the key elements of just-in-time manufacturing and its impact on quality assurances.
• Develop a forecasting method appropriate to a production or service operation.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management.
• Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.