- Why has strategic management become so important to today’s corporations and how does it typically evolve in a corporation? (3 marks)
- What is the relationship between corporate governance and social responsibility? Are people living in a relationship-based governance system likely to be unethical in business dealings?(3 marks)
- Discuss how a development in a corporation’s natural and societal environments can affect the corporation through its task environment. (3 marks)
- How can value-chain analysis help identify a company’s strengths and weaknesses? (2 marks)
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a first mover in an industry? Give some examples of first mover and late mover firms. Were they successful? (2 marks)
- Why are many strategic alliances temporary? (2 marks)

Notes:

- Using the terminology developed in the course of strategic management will be highly valued.
- Your answers MUST include at least 7 outside references (other than the slides and textbook) using a proper referencing style (APA).

- Using references from SDL will be highly valued.
- You answers should not exceed 1500 words.
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Please answer the following questions in excel and follow the instrcutions very well

Complete Chapter 9's End-of-Chapter Exercises.Links to an external site. ( https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_managerial-acc... )

Prepare and submit the following: When explanations are required - please be brief. One-two sentences at most.

 Under the heading Questions: Do #1 & #6:

o #1: Describe the planning phase of budgeting.

o #6: Why is the sales budget the most important component of the master budget?

 Under the heading Brief Exercises: Do #19: Budget Sequence.

o HINT: Simply list the order of the budgets by number and budget

name in the budgeting process.

 Under the heading Exercise Set A: Do #31: Budgets for Cash Collections

from Sales and Cash Payments for Purchases.

o HINT: Prepare Part A only. Use the suggested format in the text

(i.e. Cash Budget sample in Figure 9.11 for "Cash Budget for Jerry's Ice Cream").

Complete for Chapter 13: Prepare and submit the following: When explanations are required - please be brief.

One-two sentences at most.

 Under the heading Questions: Do #1 & 2 HINT: Only respond to the questions here.

o #1: What is trend analysis?

o #2: How is common-size analysis information used?

 Under the heading Brief Exercises: Do #17 & 23 (for #23 only parts 1 & 2).

o #17: Current & Quick Ratios;

o #23: Profitability Ratios only 1, & 2

Requirements: mentioned in question
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Week 3

- Read Chapter 8 in Human Resources Management Issues, Challenges and Trends: “Now and Around the Corner”
- ATTRACTING AND RETAINING MILLENNIALS Is Servant Leadership the Answer?

Ronald R. Sims. (2019). Human Resources Management Issues, Challenges and Trends: “Now and Around the Corner.” Information Age Publishing.

- Read Chapters 4, 5, and 6 in Cases in Human Resource Management

- Matching Employees and Jobs: Job Analysis and Design
- Recruiting Job Candidates
- Selecting New Employees

David Kimball. (2016). Cases in Human Resource Management. SAGE Publications, Inc.

- SHRM (2016). HR Metrics
- Feffer (2017). 9 Tips for Using HR Metrics Strategically (shrm.org)

Supplemental Resources:

- Chapter 4 "Recruitment" in Human resource management. Retrieved from http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/HumanResourceManagement.pdf
- Chapter 5 "Selection" in Human resource management. Retrieved from http://www.saylor.org/site/textbooks/HumanResourceManagement.pdf
- Vulpen (n.d.) 14 HR Metrics Examples
- Schneider (2018). 11 HR Metrics every Manager Should Know
- Sullivan (2017). Top 10 HR and TA Metrics
- Juneja (n.d). Understanding Job Analysis
- Juneja (n.d.). Role of Job Analysis in Hiring Practices
- Juneja (n.d). Purpose of a Job Description
- Juneja (n.d). Job Description and Job Specification
- Albright (2021). New Ideas For Your Recruitment Strategy in 2021

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OVERVIEW

This week covers three areas:

- recruiting practices
- selection practices
- overview of HR metrics

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What is required:

Part A: Recruiting Methods (Minimum 2 paragraphs)

Discuss the different types of social media sites that HR professionals can use as recruitment tools. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using these sites? Make a case for which social media site you believe to be most effective to recruit quality candidates. Be sure to include an expert's ideas (with proper citations) to support your argument.

Part B: Evaluation of Recruiting and Selection Processes (Minimum 2 paragraphs)

Review some of the examples of metrics included in this week's reading. How can HRMs use metrics to measure the success of the recruiting and selection processes? List 3 metrics that you view as most relevant. Explain your opinions. Be sure to include an expert's ideas (with proper citations) to support your argument.
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- Map the activities of purchasing a car to the five project management process groups.
- What are the requirements of this procurement?
- Discuss how one other type of contract could be used to purchase a car.
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Introduction to Sociology

Research Essay – Social Issues in Canadian Society

What is the essay about? Student’s will pick one social issue in Canadian society and explore it through the use of sociological concepts and theories. Your paper should illustrate your knowledge of texts, concepts,and theories, and your ability to utilize them in critical thinking.

Essay requirements:

1. The social issue must be described.*Who or what is being impacted? Is there a historical basis? Are there power imbalances occurring? Why is this occurring?

2. The majority of your paper will focus on analyzing the social issue using one of the three primary sociological theories (functionalism, symbolic interactionism, or critical theory), appropriate sociological concepts and other forms of evidence (i.e. statistics & interview quotes from multiple media sources).

3. Thesis statement.*Please highlight your thesis statement.

4. Sources: Use a minimum of 1 academic source (peer review sources such as textbook chapters) AND a minimum of 2 mass media sources (new articles, podcasts, etc.).*Lecture slides do not count towards your list of sources.

5. Essay Length: 1000 -1200 words. Must be typed using size 12pt, Times New Roman font, double spaced.

6. Format: The essays should follow a standard essay format and include components such as an introduction with thesis statement, body paragraphs, conclusion. *Section headings are allowed if needed.

7. Essays should have a title page, correct spelling, punctuation/grammar, and APA citations with a works cited page. You do not need to provide an abstract.

How to get started? Three easy steps:

I suggest you start with your interests. Think about topics/modules/discussions that stood out to you. If you need inspiration, review modules and textbook chapters. Then, begin a Google search for current news articles, interviews, or podcasts. Make notes on the different perspectives and ideologies being put forth.

When you have settled on an issue, you should begin to think about what sociological concepts and theories you have learned that can help to explain the issue you are researching. Sociological concepts are found in your textbook and my lectures. Concepts help us to organize our thinking about abstract topics, and they allow us to think in terms of explanation. In this final step, thesis statements begin to emerge.

Ideas:Economic inequalities Gender inequalitiesIndigenous issues Racism & discrimination Immigration issues & policies Impact of the Coronavirus (gender/class)Crime rates in Canada Environmental Issues

DUE Date: Tuesday June 28 by 4:00 PM (PST).* Upload to Canvas assignment, Research Essay: Social Issues in Canadian Society.

Assignment weight: 25% of final Grade.

Late Policy: Late essays will be docked one full letter grade per day. Essay must be submitted to pass the course.

Research Paper Grading Rubric

A Range

Thesis: Thesis is clear, concise, and well-structured. Thesis demonstrates high level of sociological thinking. Thesis is specific and not too broad. Contains a well-crafted argument, and how the argument will be executed. Thesis runs through the entire paper.

Concepts and Analysis: Concepts are clearly mastered, appropriately applicable to their object, and are used convincingly to support the thesis. Evidence from multiple news sources is drawn upon to support thesis and use of concepts. Use of evidence is excellent and comports with the point being made. Use of sociological imagination is vibrantly evident.

Writing: Writing is structurally sound, clear, concise, and well-organized. No grammatical and mechanical errors.

Format: All instructions are followed.

Requirements: 1000-1200
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Leaders who have defined their personal philosophy on how the curriculum should be implemented will be better prepared to make curriculum-related decisions for their school. Such a philosophy should guide the leader in implementing coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment that promote the mission, vision, and core values of the school, embody high expectations for student learning, align with academic standards, and are culturally inclusive.
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Part A: Lesson Plan Review

Locate a lesson plan either online or from your field experience site and in 250-500 words, review the strengths and weaknesses of the lesson plan, including, but not limited to the following components:

ScaffoldingDifferentiationAlignment to objectivesContent-based learning materialsLearning strategiesInstructional strategiesTechnology to enhance instructionInformal and formal assessmentPart B: Coaching the Teacher

As an instructional leader, you are going to be providing feedback to teachers on lesson planning. The feedback you provide should be specific, constructive, and based on performance and continual improvement. In 250-500 words, prepare the feedback you would provide the instructor on this lesson plan. Include the following:

Reinforcement: Highlight something positive in the lesson plan.Refinement: Choose the most crucial part for the teacher to work on.Strategy: Provide a research-based strategy to support the refinement.Support your findings with 2-3 scholarly resources.

Submit Parts A and B as one deliverable.
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