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Discussion 8 DB8 1. Although benefits account for a large share of employee compensation, many feel there is little evidence on whether an employer receives an adequate return on the benefits investment. One suggestion has been to link benefits to individual, group, or organization performance. Explain why you would or would not recommend this…
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DB 7 1. As noted in the lecture notes and in Chapter 14, union membership as a percentage of employment has steadily decreased since the 1950s. What do you think are some of the important factors in this decline? What do you think the trends will be in the next 20 years? 2. What…
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Discussion 9 DB 9 1. Executives at many companies refer to the payback of work/life benefits. How can this payback occur? To what extent do you think a work-life benefit like employer-supported child or elder care, flexible work schedules, and extended leave motivate employees and contribute to performance? 2. Describe the employee benefits at…
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Discussion 2 DB 2 What information could be lost if a firm were to buy a supplier of its intermediate goods and incorporate that firm into its existing operating structure?
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Question # 00652774 Discussion 3 DB 3 How does having effective performance methodologies allow a firm to adequately measure economic performance? What is the role of an effective transfer pricing methodology in allowing effective performance measurement?
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DB 10 1. Why do you think that few companies take the time to determine the effectiveness of HRM practices? Should a company be concerned about evaluating HRM practices? Why? What might people working in the HRM function gain by evaluating the function? 2. Write a short, real case study of an incidence of…
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Written Assignment 1 In the corporate world, the shareholders are the owners and they hire managers to run the firm. How does the fact that while the military is much more hierarchical than the corporate world and the people making the management decisions are also different from those whose goals often need to be met?…
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Written Assignment 2 What is the role of timing in deciding to enter or exit a market? Firms decide to enter a market based on current and historical information, but time lags can change the economic environment. What are the risks a firm faces in deciding to enter or exit a market? Again, use examples…
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question Written Assignment 3 What signals is a firm sending when it decides to advertise? What promises are the firm implicitly making to the audience for the advertising? What happens if those promises are not kept by the firm? If possible, provide real-world examples from current events. Your paper should be 2 to 3…
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Each year, 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes (American Diabetes Association, 2019). If left untreated, diabetic patients are at risk for several alterations, including heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, neuropathy, and blindness. There are various methods for treating diabetes, many of which include some form of drug therapy. The type of diabetes as well…