Total Quality Management

1. A Manufacturing Department producing widgets with an internal production rejection rate of 2% and a return within warranty period of 5%. 2. A Service Department with complaints from 7% of its customers. Neither department has detailed records of what the issues are. In your paper, recommend a proposed quality improvement plan based on the COPIS model. The recommendation should include the following: – Build the justification for a quality improvement plan. – Identify several approaches to customer service and describe one more in depth; illustrate the relationship between customer loyalty and output satisfaction. – Design an output-control and measurement approach to improve process performance. – Evaluate different process-improvement and management approaches. – Justify a recommended process-improvement approach. – Develop an input-measurement and management approach. – Develop a supplier-management approach to improve input and supplier quality. – Propose your customer-focused recommendations in your summary or conclusion. You improvement plan must incorporate at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

Macro Analysis Paper

Overview The purpose of this assignment is to analyze best practice skills and strategies to address a social services organization or practice problem. You first need to identify a problem at the macro level (larger group, organization, community, et cetera). You then conduct a library search of peer-reviewed articles. Finally, integrate best practice strategies into a plan that addresses the problem. All reference material must be from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, edited books, official government documents, or reliable agency and organizational report. Note that textbooks are not allowed as reference material for this assignment. Additionally, newspapers, Internet sites such as Wikipedia, and other non-peer-reviewed reference materials are not acceptable as references for this assignment. Using these materials as references result in failure of the assignment. By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and generalist behaviors: Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice. C4.GP.B: Apply critical thinking to engage in analysis of quantitative and qualitative research methods and research findings. C4.GP.C: Use and translate research evidence to inform and improve practice, policy, and service delivery. Related Assignment Criterion: 5. Apply research-based strategies to the defined problem. Competency 6: Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. C6.GP.A: Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, person-in-environment, and other multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks to engage with clients and constituencies. Related Assignment Criterion: 6. Synthesize best practice strategies and skills into a holistic plan to effectively prepare for action with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Assignment Description In this assignment, you create a five-page paper identifying a macro-level problem related to a social services organization or practice. Use the Capella University Library and other credible sources. Perform a search for relevant, peer-reviewed articles that have been published in the past five years. You must use a minimum of eight peer-reviewed references in your analysis.

The Effectiveness of Pay for Performance Plans

The Effectiveness of Pay for Performance Plans

-Each research paper will be submitted on or before the designated deadline.* -An abstract of no more than ½ double-spaced pages will accompany each research paper. -Each research paper shall be a minimum of 3 full double-spaced pages and a maximum of 5 full double-spaced pages, exclusive of the abstract and bibliography. -Each research paper shall be supported by no fewer than 3 non-text sources and all sources shall be professionally attributed in the document and included in a bibliographic listing at the conclusion of the paper. -Effectively define the topic and include an overview of your research findings. -In detail and with supporting examples and documentation, present your research findings objectively. -Summarize your research conclusions and add your own commentary based on your own experiences. -Use clear and professional writing and format.

International Political Economy and Business

Follow the requirements below to complete the task, and I will upload the courseware and some References. There are three references that must be used. And I need an outline What are the main characteristics of the International Political Economy? How does trade and power shape contemporary economic globalisation?

Notes 1. Be sure that your answer explains your understanding of the IPE with reference to both political and economic factors.

2. A clear explanation of ‘contemporary economic globalisation’ is essential.

3. Your answer should refer to the main international institutions that impact on governments and on business.

4. You must discuss the role of Neoliberalism in the IPE as a driver of globalisation, and comment on both positive and negative outcomes of that process.

5. You may conclude with remarks on how to ensure a positive future for the IPE and for corporations.

Whichever essay you choose, you should refer to key readings and supplementary readings suggested for the module. With the exception of on-line journal or newspaper access, websites should be used only sparingly and be limited to international institutions’ official sites, and respected NGOs. For the essay that you choose, you are invited to submit a one page outline on A4 to the module leader in order to receive feedback on your proposed answer. The outline MUST display the FULL essay title, the structure of your answer, and reference to key sources that you will use with Harvard referencing conventions.

Ethics and Computer Science: Monitoring of employees’ web use and email

Ethics and Computer Science: Monitoring of employees’ web use and email

 

Paper details:

Identify the position or side for your selected topic and present potential ethical issues/problems. Your paper must have the topic and position explicitly articulated in your paper’s introduction. You must (1) identify, comprehend, and resolve ethical issues/problems and their ramifications in a thorough and responsible manner, (2) describe the historical and cultural contexts of the issue, (3) determine the legal issues associated with the case study. A guide of potential ethical issues that could be addressed in a term paper: #1: Under laws in Germany that protect the privacy of criminals who have served their sentence, a murderer took legal action to force Wikipedia to remove its article about his case. Discuss the conflict between privacy and freedom of speech raised by the case. Which side would you take? #2: Does the control that large companies such as Google have over Internet search results represent a threat to Freedom of Speech? #3: It was recently discovered that Facebook employees sat in the offices of one of the Presidential candidates to guide them in crafting political ads to take advantage of Facebook’s software that targets audiences. Discuss whether this is ethical, legal, or morally acceptable. Should the service have been supplied to all candidates? #4: Should hacking attacks sanctioned by other governments be considered an act of war? How should the Federal Government respond to hacking attacks that affect our military capability? #5. Someone hacks into your computer and steals a great deal of personal information from you BUT you do not have anti-virus software, the network you have in your home is not password protected, and your computer is not locked with a password. Is the person that stole the information breaking the law if you do not take steps to preserve your information? #6. While you are in a classroom at the University, new technology has given the Faculty teaching the class in the classroom the ability to see the content on the screen of your computer, laptop, tablet, or smart phone. This was done because faculty have started seeing students distracted during class by electronic devices. Discuss whether this is an invasion of privacy or if a student does not have an expectation of privacy in a classroom.

Change management plan

Now that the VP of HR has been briefed on the results of your focus group, she has asked you to work with Leroy to prepare a change management plan that could be used at Red Carpet. Leroy thinks it is important to use a set of steps from an established change model to guide the change process. He has recommended the OD Action Research Model,

Appreciative Inquiry, and Kotter’s 8 Step Model as potential alternatives. But, the VP of HR wants to know all of the details, so Leroy has decided to partner with you to give a presentation to the VP of HR and make decision-making a collaborative effort. She is also concerned about the potential resistance to change at Red Carpet, so Leroy thinks it’s important to cover this in the presentation as well. Review the Red Carpet scenario for this course and prepare a 4 slide PowerPoint presentation that describes your change management recommendations, including the following: In your opinion, which one of the following change models will be best for Red Carpet’s change process: the OD Action Research Model,

Appreciative Inquiry, or Kotter’s Eight Step Model? What are the set of steps of the model you chose? What are the pros and cons of the model you chose? Considering the organizational culture of Red Carpet, how will the organization use communication to overcome resistance to change? 88Please include speaker notes of at least 210 per slide. also the slide count does not include title and reference slides (6 total if this are included)

Endorse a product

1-Often, celebrities contract to endorse a product, but should they use the product regularly, or even like the product before they are allowed to claim that they “endorse” the product? 2-If you were assigned to sell a product called “Sweet Treats” with the slogan, “so sweet, it will make you tweet,” but you thought the product tasted sour, and not at all sweet, what would you do? 3-Explore where the line is between harmlessly implying that someone is promoting a product, and someone dishonestly claiming that they genuinely believe the product is the best.

The Role of Leadership Integrity in Organizational Ethics

Prior to beginning your discussion response, read Managing for organizational integrity (Links to an external site.). In the article, Paine (1994) described scenarios of various organizations. Choose one of the ethics topics: integrity as a governing ethic, emphasizing core values, building shared aspirations, or defining right action. Summarize the information shared in the article for your chosen topic. Describe how the ethics topic could be incorporated into your organization or an organization that you are familiar with.

Business Ethics

Part A 1. Discuss reasons why ethics are an important part of an organization. 2. Discuss the ethical concerns that have surfaced regarding information technology and property rights. 3. Why is it important that companies have a good understanding of the relationship between blame and moral responsibility? Part B 1. Describe three issues that make determining utilitarianism difficult. 2. Describe how an ethic of virtue can enhance the principles of utilitarianism, rights, justice, and caring. 3. Discuss how the unconscious process uses past experiences to effect the moral decision-making process. Part C 1. Discuss John Locke’s idea that, in a state of nature, everyone would be political equals and free of constraints, and how those rights affect American institutions. 2. According to Adam Smith, how does free market competition provide greater benefits than government interference? 3. Discuss Karl Marx’s view on how capitalist economies alienate workers. Part D 1. How do price and quantity move to equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market? 2. Discuss how a monopoly places restrictions on the negative rights that a perfectly free market respects? 3. Discuss the regulation view of oligopoly power.

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

 

Paper details:

In 1000 or more words, write a paper that focuses on the relationship between Willy Loman and one other character in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. Youtube Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO8q2_SiOQM