Category: Business and Management

A partially complete assignment with references is attached. Please complete the assignment according to the instructions below.
Review the information in your textbook in Chapter 16 in the section, Hofstede’s Model of National Culture, which covers Geert Hofstede’s research on power distance (low vs. high), individualism (vs. collectivism), masculinity (vs. femininity) or assertiveness (vs. nurturing), uncertainty avoidance (high vs. low), and long-term orientation (vs. short-term orientation).
You (a citizen of the United States) have been given an assignment to travel to a foreign country and deliver a training program for citizens of that foreign country. You need to choose a specific country for this assignment other than Canada. The internet has country comparison tools (such as the one from Hofstede Insights) that provide information on the culture of each country. Find a tool and determine how you will design and deliver training for foreign employees of the country you select keeping in mind Geert Hofstede’s research about cultural differences, and your plans to assess its success.
Hofstede’s model has five dimensions so in your paper you will need to have a section to to compare the five dimensions and a comparison between the U.S. and your country. It would be helpful to research employment and training laws for whatever country you choose to feature for this assignment. For example, if you choose Japan as your country you could do a “Google” search with the keywords “Employment Laws Japan”. 

The Role of HR in Navigating Ethical Challenges
In our readings this week, we have explored the role of HR in building a culture of trust and in addressing potential integrity violations within their organization.
Find an article from the last 12 months, published in The Wall Street Journal or another reputable source, about an ethical challenge a specific organization has faced. Look for issues related to major topics in the news, such as the #MeToo Movement, social justice, diversity and inclusion, or COVID-19.
Post a link to an article and briefly describe the ethical issue that it reports.
Discuss what the organization did right and what they could have done better. How could HR have played a role in improving the organization’s response?
What was the impact to the business? Were there any financial repercussions? Was anyone terminated as a result of their involvement in a scandal?
Does your organization have an explicit set of values? Are the same values reinforced at every level of the business?

As part of the Inquiry Committee, you have been appointed to
identify and find solutions to sustainability and ethical issues facing the
sport organisation (UFC). You need to produce a 3000 (+/- 10%) word report that discusses the
challenges and offers recommendations. 
Structure and layout for the report will be added in a seperate file. Also resources to support research into the UFC have been added in the instructions file. 

Please produce and submit a 3,000-word reflective personal development portfolio. The purpose of a reflective portfolio is for you to document your personal, academic and professional learning progression this academic year. You are tasked to identify where within this academic year you have experienced critical events that contributed to your learning, and which of those prompted you to consider a behaviour change, a change in how you approach situations, the way how you do things and/or how you interact and communicate with people. Do consider the consultation of relevant formatting and style guides. You are encouraged to reflect on and discuss your experiences that stem from engaging with this module with your classmates, as this frequently increases the number of recognised events and the critical thinking and reflection thereof. 
The assessment criteria are as follows:
– Formality of the document (i.e. page numbers, structure, table of content, look & feel) 
– Level of applied critical thinking and reflection 
– Sentence structure and vocabulary
– Degree of inclusion of literature
– Overall narrative
– Must use Gibbs Reclective Cycle
– Harvard Referencing only
– I’ll provide u 3 reflections to write about
– use between 10-20 credible academic sources

You should be making headway on AT LEAST the first three following items:
Introduction
Identify the firm; briefly discuss its history; and describe the industry within which it competes.
Problem, Issue, or Opportunity Statement
The firm faces problems, issues,
and/or opportunities; pick one and explain its impact. State an explicit
problem, issue, or opportunity.
Internal Organizational Analysis
Provide a brief introductory paragraph or slide, to explain the purpose of an internal analysis.
Mission, Vision, & Core Values
State and evaluate the firm’s mission, vision, and values statements, by applying the 9 mission statement evaluation criteria.
Resources & Capabilities
Identify key organizational resources and capabilities, complete a VRIN analysis.
Financial Ratios
Present recent financial ratios
(i.e., at least one cash flow, liquidity, leverage, activity,
profitability, and growth) and explain the meaning of each indices.
Strength/Weakness (S/W) Opportunities and Threats (O/T)
Complete a S/W assessment, explaining the relevance of each strength and weakness identified.
Markets Served
Describe the market(s) served by the firm, including chief competitors, products, prices, etc.
PESTEL-DC Analysis
Complete a PESTEL-DC analysis>
Industry Driving Forces Analysis
First, identify and explain
significant forces (i.e., technology changes, declining or growing
markets, etc.), which influence/impact the industry
Next, describe the impact on the firm.
Industry Key Success Factors
First, know that every successful
firm, competing in a market- place, displays certain characteristics
(e.g., superior customer service, comfortable environment, convenient
locations, etc.); list and explain these.
Second, explain how the firm does or does not show these characteristics, explaining why or why not.
Porter’s Five Forces
Identify & describe each of the
five forces (supplier power, buyer power, competitive rivalry, threat of
substitution, & threat of new entry) impacting the firm; describe
the impact on the firm.
Strategic Analysis Firm’s Current Strategic Strategies
Identify, name (using the list below), and describe the current strategies being used by the firm.
The strategies to choose from are:
Cooperative strategies (e.g. alliance, joint venture, partnership, outsourcing, licensing);
Intensive strategies (Market Penetration, Market Development, Product Development);
Integration Strategies (Vertical / Horizontal, Forward/Backward);
Diversification Strategies, Related/Unrelated;
Defensive Strategies (Retrenchment/Divestiture/Liquidation); or
Mergers/Acquisitions. Also, consider Porter’s generic strategies: cost leader, differentiation leader, or focus strategies.)
Strategic Options
Based on the internal and external
analyses, recommend some specific strategic options for the firm to
consider solving the problem, capitalize on the opportunity, or resolve
the issue identified. Pick from the strategies listed above. Give
specific examples of actions for each strategic option the firm can
deploy.

I need you to create a scenario talking about my experience as working with a group and to hell with that affect my future job and write basically a reflective presentation please follow all the instructions I am going to add more instructions if needed soon

Assessment Criteria
Assignment Brief and Guidance
You are employed as an intern in a large multi-national company.
As part of your internship you are spending time in each of the business’s key operational functions. You have been given an experienced human resource manager as a mentor.
To demonstrate you have sufficient fundamental knowledge to be able to work in the human resource department, your mentor requires you to produce an essay which considers the following.
• the evolution and purpose of human resource management.
• the objectives of human resource management.
• the key operational functions of human resource management
Delivery and Submission
The submission is in the form of an essay written in Word format.
The recommended word limit is 1000 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.
Referencing
You are expected to use relevant academic and reliable sources, and clearly reference these in your work.
References should be added to the text and placed at the end in a references list, using Harvard Referencing style.
You should complete a bibliography to support all evidence.

1. Discuss the below item on the discussion board in 100 words or more.
2. Respond to two other student’s discussions ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS with your opinion of his/her discussion in 50 words or more for each summarization. Responses such as, “I agree” or “Good idea” are not acceptable and will receive no credit. The response must add to the scholarly dialogue presenting the reasons for your opinion and supporting documentation cited.
Topics:
A contract is a contract, is a contract. Except when it is not. There is a famous case regarding chickens which describes this problem. In a vast simplification, a restaurant calls a farm and says they want to buy 100 chickens for $10 each. It is agreed and the restaurant is going to pick them up the following day. However, the understanding of the word “chicken” was at stake here. To a restaurant, a chicken is a chicken. To a producer, there are generally two types of edible chicken, broilers and fryers. Broilers are the better quality and are more expensive, fryers can only be used for frying and are cheaper because frying them masks some of the imperfections. The producer believed that the restaurant wanted fryers and would have charged much more for broilers. Thus, a lawsuit begins and in essence, the entire suit is about the definition of “chicken”.
Presume that you have a valid express contract (offer, acceptance, and consideration) with your neighbor to paint her house for $1,000. What potential pitfalls could result from that? Can you think of any other examples?

First, can you work with me on my thesis? until the end? if Yes, please continue with the below thoughts and ideas of my thesis instructor for the first stage as a start, I also attached the thesis sample they want us to use and course specification for reference.
Title:
Recruiting Global Healthcare Talent for Saudi
Arabia’s Vision 2030
Thesis scope:
This study aims to explore the challenges and opportunities associated
with recruiting international healthcare professionals for Saudi Arabia’s
healthcare sector in line with the Vision 2030 initiative. It seeks to examine the strategies and processes involved in overcoming
relevant obstacles while capitalizing on potential advantages of global talent
acquisition within the context of Vision 2030.
Thesis Objectives:
1.      
Opportunities: Identify the
opportunities associated bringing with in global professionals to support
Vision 2030’s healthcare initiatives.
2.      
Challenges: Investigate the
specific challenges of recruiting international healthcare talent for Saudi
Arabia.
3.      
Evaluate the outcome of the
investigation relevant to opportunities and challenges and provide appropriate
solutions in the field of recruitment.
Some things to talk about in the literature review: 
–         
International recruitment
in general/benefits and challenges of international recruitment in general/then
make it specific to GCC or Saudi Arabia.
–         
Find paper/research gap
(recent papers from 2016 but for general informaiton you can use old paper but they must be A class paper)
Sampling will be Qualitative 
Start the Literature Review (30% from the whole research paper which is about 3000 words) 
RESEARCH TOTAL WORDS will be 8000 words

Discussion Question 14
A discussion question should be answered with a substantial post of 2-3 paragraphs.
Then, it will be followed up with two peer responses that are also substantial responses of 1-2 paragraphs. 
Why is it essential to prepare a personal financial budget?
Explain what is meant by the term “time value of money”. For example, why might it be better to receive $8 today, over receiving a promise of $9 seven years from now?
How should one consider the time value of money when planning for retirement?  Please share examples within your response.
So two pages total is good including responses.