Home

Identify the technology used in businesses and describe the types of technology used to support general business functions. Discuss challenges presented to management due to managing existing technology.  How does technology impact the sales, marketing, finance, and production, human resource, and other functions within the business?

Perform a literature review on one of the
following leadership topics:
(a)  
Charismatic Leadership
(b) 
Ethical Leadership
(c)  
Strategic Leadership
Your literature of the leadership topic needs
to include:
(a)  
Underpinning Theory
(b) 
Definition of Topic
(c)  
Historical Context of the Topic
(d) 
Recent Development of the Topic
(e)  
Measurement of the Topic
(e)  
Guidelines
for Individual Written Assignment Preparation
1. Prepare an essay (report format) around 3,500 words within an acceptable
variation of less than 1000 words above such a requirement. 2. A minimum of 10 journal
article references is
required for this assignment. Please ensure that citations for sources and
bibliography are properly given in the test of your essay. You must use the Harvard
referencing / citation style. The overall grading will take this into
consideration. 3. Do not use AI for rewording, formatting or rewriting.
Submission
Requirements for Individual Written Assignment Preparation
1. Your assignment will be anonymously marked so you must
not identify yourself other than by using your student number anywhere on,
or within, the assignment. 2. Proper page break and heading for
each question.
3. Coursework must
be submitted using point, font style (Times New Roman), font sizes (12), and
one-and-a-half (1.5) line spaced. 4. You are advice to include page number of your work for
each discussion question. Pages must be numbered consecutively throughout the
text 

Using your outline from the “Research Design Template” covered in Unit 2, prepare a “mini” qualitative research proposal.  This proposal should essentially be an expansion of your research design focus from the last few weeks converted into a narrative format.  For this course, the research design and methodology should be qualitative in nature. (There is a separate course dedicated to quantitative research in the program).
The Unit 4 course materials include three additional documents that will help with this assignment. First, the “Dissertation Outline” contains all the sections (and subsections) required in a DBA dissertation.  The first three “chapters” in the outline form the dissertation “proposal” and serve as the foundational research document that must be approved by the committee prior to gathering data, conducting research and completing the dissertation (chapter 5). This course assignment is a foundational exercise for designing a research study that will help once you enter the dissertation phase later in the program. The second document in the Unit 4 readings is the “DBA Dissertation Template” and will help you with the correct layout and formatting for a research proposal. The DBA dissertation rubric will provide a “map” and checklist for the content that need to be included in each of the sections. 
For this assignment your “mini-proposal” should include a condensed version of the following elements from the dissertation outline document; see below (overviews only). The mini-proposal should be approximately 10-12 pages in length (not including cover page, TOC, and references).  Submit your assignment to this dropbox.  
Chapter 1: Foundation of the Study 
Problem Statement 
Purpose Statement 
Nature of the Study 
Research Question 
Interview Questions (Qualitative Only) 
Chapter 3: Research Method 
Role of the Researcher 
Participants 
Research Method and Design 
Research Method 
Research Design 
Population and Sampling 
Ethical Research 
Data Collection Instruments 
Data Collection Technique

A performance appraisal is a regular review of employee job performance and contribution to organizational objectives. In many cases, performance appraisals are conducted at the end of the year to evaluate employee performance, as well as set performance for the next year. For this assignment, you will evaluate another function of HR and management and its contribution to effective performance management. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 6: Employee Appraisal: Measurement, Assessment, and Management, and the article Adapting the Performance Appraisal Process to Meet the Needs of the Modern Workplace.
In your paper,
Discuss how performance appraisals are a function of HR and management.
Analyze the basic components of an effective performance appraisal.
Explain how performance appraisals can contribute to organizational goals and objectives.
Describe the advantages of performance appraisals and how they contribute to effective training and development.
Explain potential forms of discrimination based on labor laws and regulations when conducting a performance appraisal.
For additional support with completing this assignment, please refer to the following tools:
Finding HR Journals in the UAGC Library. This tip sheet may support you in researching through the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
What is CRAAPO? This may assist you in determining the reliability of an HR website.
Scholarly and Popular Resources(1).This tutorial explains the differences between scholarly and popular resources.
Human Resources Research with Library OneSearch. This tip sheet may support you in researching through the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.
The Performance Appraisal paper
Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.