Each question needs an answer of at least 250 words. Please keep the questions in the groups with cited sources. NO PLAGARISM!

 

 

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–What is your definition of a democratic political system? What are the minimal conditions necessary for a country to be classified as a democracy? If you opt for the definition used in the chapter “Political Institutions II: Institutional Arrangements,” explain which elements of the definition are the most essential and the least essential for democracy.

–Do you agree with those who contend that capitalism is so individualistic that it fails to protect the collective good?
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–In a sense, all political systems are elitist because a few govern and many are governed. Does this observation seem accurate? Is it a persuasive basis for confirming the validity of the elite approach?
   

–Many people in Western societies have been socialized to believe that change is associated with progress and is generally a good thing. However, the ideology of conservatism (as outlined in Chapter 2) does not make this assumption. What are the conservative’s views about change? More broadly, can you specify types of change that would necessarily be positive for a given political system?
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–Is globalization likely to change the distribution of power among states and other transnational actors in significant ways? Who is likely to benefit most from globalization?

–Summarize the key elements of a three-way debate among an absolute pacifist, a committed revolutionary, and yourself regarding the conditions under which political violence is justifiable.

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–How should the desirable level of distribution of prosperity among citizens in a society be determined? Should the state do anything to ensure that prosperity is distributed more equally among its citizens? What actions by the state are appropriate and might be effective?
   

–Assess the claim that the label “Third World” has no meaning, either analytical or political, in the globalized, post-cold war world.

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–Develop an argument for including any of the NICs in the group of more developed countries considered in Chapter 13(Iraq, Egypt, China, Swaziland, Pakistan, Ghana, Phillippines, Vietnam, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya).

–Is there any element in the NIC development strategy that seems particularly difficult to implement in countries outside Asia?

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Structured Interview Form Assignment Instructions

 

Using the template provided in DocSharing (using this form is required), create a list of ten (10) structured interview questions and submit it to your Dropbox by the end of Week 5 using the following guidelines:

 

• Your original questions (e.g. written by you) should only contain legally allowable, job related inquiries. Act as if the organization you are working for is obligated under Title VII and the other major, federal employment laws when writing these questions.
• A brief rationale for each question must be included (e.g. why this question is important; what type of information you are hoping to elicit from the candidate with the question).
• Students are encouraged to include behavioral interview questions.
• You should not provide a sample answer for each question: only the question and rationale are needed.
• Include the position title and compose a brief (3 to 5 sentences) description of the job for which the questions relate.
• Please note that questions typically found on an application form (e.g. “Are you at least 18 years or older,” “Are you legally authorized to work in this country,”) are NOT interview questions and should not be used.
• Create questions that you think would especially support identifying the KSAs of the candidates for this position.  Think about what the KSAs would be for the job you selected, as well as some of the duties that come to mind.
• Example: For a computer repair technician questions might include “Describe for me the process you use to troubleshoot XYZ…” (hard skill question.  “Tell me how you’ve handled a customer that was hovering over you while working on their computer” (soft skill question).
• Consider both “hard skills” questions (that focus on the more “technical” aspects of the job) and “soft skills” questions.  It is usually good to have a combination of both for a well-rounded, comprehensive interview.  And remember to keep all questions focused on the KSAs of the position.
• DO NOT submit any “generic” questions (e.g. “What are your work strengths?” “Where do you see your career in five years?” “What can you bring to our company?”  “Why did you choose XYZ as a career?”).
• Avoid closed-ended questions (e.g. questions that can be answered with a yes/no answer such as “Are you a team player?”)
• All questions, rationale data, and position description MUST be written by you. This assignment is not about finding information online or at another source (even if properly cited).  Also, to avoid possible academic integrity issues, your questions for this assignment should be created from scratch solely by you. Use of interviewing questions previously utilized (such as at your work) should be avoided as the exact origin of the questions may be unknown.
• See the next page for the grading rubric for this assignment.

 

 

Structured Interview Form Assignment Grading Rubric

 

40 points

 

Each question with brief rationale is worth 4 points.  Students can receive 0 to 4 points for each based on the quality, as determined by the following:

 

• Question is legally permissible and job related.
• Brief rationale for question is included.
• Question is tied to the KSAs/duties of the job. Question is not generic (generic means it could be asked in an interview for virtually any position). While generic questions are certainly used in employment interviews they are NOT the focus of this assignment.
• Question is open-ended.
• Question is written professionally with no spelling or grammatical errors. Question would be easy for an applicant to comprehend (e.g. word usage is appropriate and understandable).
• Good mixture of hard and soft skill questions are provided, as appropriate.

 

 

Please note the following additional criteria:

 

• Points will be deducted if less than 10 questions with rationale are provided. Example: student only provides 8 questions with rationale. Maximum points possible would be 32.
• All 40 points will be at risk if any questions are not original (written by the student) regardless of whether proper citation was used or not. ALL questions, rationale, and position description MUST be written by the student.  Borrowed material is NOT permissible on this assignment.
• The assignment will be returned to the student ungraded for resubmission if a brief position description is not included on the form or if the position description is not specific enough in its depiction of the position. This is required so your instructor can properly assess if the questions you have written appear to be KSA based.  Zero points will be recorded if the student elects not to resubmit the assignment.

 

 

 

 

Please title your document with your last name, then first initial and assignment name (e.g. BrownPInterviewQsnts.docx) and note that the template in DocSharing MUST be used.

 

Impression Management

Impression management is something that we all employ from time to time to achieve certain goals in our life. Sometimes we want to appear likable, other times we want to appear competent, and yet other times we desire to gain control or power over a situation, all of which can yield positive outcomes. Yet at other times we self-handicap in order to appear like we have not been incompetent or failed, which we often perceive as a positive outcome because we have protected the way others see us (or at least we feel we have).

• In what situation are you most likely to use impression management? What situation are you most likely not going to work to use impression management? What is the typical difference between these two situations?

 

• Provide an example of when you used impression management successfully. What was the outcome and why?

 

• Now provide an example in which you attempted to use impression management and it failed. Why did it fail, and what was that outcome?

 

• In this last situation would the outcome have felt better if you had used a self-handicapping strategy? What type of self-handicapping strategy could you have used? Finally, what are the dangers of turning to this kind of strategy on a regular basis?

 Your combined response should be at least two pages (500 words) long.

You work for a medium sized privately held electronics firm which is considering transitioning to a publically held organization. Your boss found out that you were taking business courses at Argosy University and has asked you to prepare a presentation for upper level management to explain the process by which a privately held company would transition to publicly held company.  He has asked you to  describe the general accounting processes involved in establishing an initial public offering (IPO), including but not limited to accounting for all assets, liabilities and equities of the firm. Prepare a 15-20 slide professional MS PowerPoint presentation which covers the following:

• Identify and explain the top five reasons private companies go public.
• Explain information the firm is required to provide to the investor with complete transparency.
• Compare and contrast the differences in accounting processes and procedures that medium sized companies such as yours go through when going public.
• Discuss any concerns you believe the company should guard against while transitioning from privately held to publicly held (shareholder apprehension, fair market value, etc.) and provide solutions to each concern.

Use the notes section in MS PowerPoint to explain your talking points. Use at least two charts and two additional graphics which support your points. Utilize at least three references (one of which may be your text) in your presentation.