Dell Case Study

Michael Dell began building and selling computers from his dorm room at age 19. He dropped out of the University of Texas when his sales hit $60 million and has never looked back. Dell is said to be the fifteenth richest man in America, and the youngest CEO to make the Fortune 500. Intensely private and notoriously shy, Dell is hailed as a corporate wonder-kid. He climbed to the top by exploiting tax loopholes, outsourcing the competition, and inventing a term called “leveraged recapitalization.”

First, review the following case study:

Then, address the following tasks:

  • Analyze Dell’s philosophy as it relates to the role of change in organizational success.
  • Determine how Dell’s philosophy would be perceived in a low performing culture.
  • Identify which performing culture best suits your philosophy regarding change management and provide your rationale.
  • Consider the way Dell started his company; determine what market conditions made the business possible.
  • Discuss Dell’s approach to building his brand.

Develop a 4–6-slide presentation in PowerPoint format, utilizing at least two scholarly sources (in addition to your textbook) to complete your research, ensuring you cite references within the text and at the end in a reference list. Apply APA standards to the citation of sources.

 

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship through accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

PUBLIC RELATION 3

vent Planning

MPR events are all around us. They can be large, small, formal, or informal and can often include more than one organization. Using the company that you further developed in the Unit 3 Individual Project, plan an event that will be a good fit for it.

Part 1: Creating an Event

•   Develop the event. Explain how it aligns with the firm’s mission with a definable target audience.

•   Describe how you will link the image of the firm and the event. Keep in mind that people attend events mainly because of a connection with the theme or topic, not because of the sponsoring organization.

•   Create a presence so that the firm’s message and sponsorship will be remembered.

•   Provide a souvenir so that people will remember your event and company.

Part 1 of the Individual Project should be 3 pages in length.

Part 2: Notifying Connectors

•   Notify connectors before the event. Create a 1-page pitch to the media.

•   Write a 1-page recap of the event with quotes of attendees.

Part 2 of the Individual Project should be 2 pages in length.

Your assignment should contain a cover page, an abstract page, and a reference page in addition to the body. The body of the paper should be 5 pages, starting with a brief 1-paragraph introduction and ending with a short conclusion. The entire submission will be 8–10 pages in length.

Please submit your assignment as a Word document in APA format using the attached TEMPLATE.

Notice that the grading criteria components match up with the headings provided in the template. Do not change the font, page breaks, or margins. Using the template without deleting the headings ensures that you cover each segment of the assignment.

MGT435 Week 1 Discussions 1 And 2

Discussion 1

 

View the Social Media Revolution video. We have all watched organizations around us change in response to technology, legislation, consumer demand, and other factors. Provide an example of an organization that has changed for the better and how this transition benefited its customers, employees, and investors. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss how and why these changes have occurred, with at least two of your peers.

Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length.

 

Discussion 2

 

 

Select one of the following approaches to understanding or implementing organizational change. Summarize this approach and provide an example of how this information could be useful to an organization. Review several of your peers’ posts. Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers. Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.

 

 

 

Dunphy and Stace’s Four Levels of Change
Balogun and Hailey’s Change Model
Proactive vs. Reactive Changes
Strategic Change versus Tactical Change
Tichy’s 3 Types of Change
Open-systems Framework
Balanced Scorecard
The Stakeholder Approach

 

 

 

Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.

For Nancy Carol Only ETHICAL ISSUES

The final paper on ethics issues is a 750 word research paper on any of the top six ethics-related global workplace issues (listed below). This paper is worth 20% of your grade. Please use the APA format and cite at least two (2) sources. I have guidelines on using the APA format and citing sources below. Please submit your research paper by clicking on the prompt “Final Paper.”

Follow the directions below for a step-by-step process.

TOPICS:
Forced Labor, child labor,working hours
Health and safety in the workplace, working conditions
Discrimination, harassment
Financial malfeasance
Fraud, theft
Gift giving, bribes

Assignment Requirements (Use as a checklist):

* Topic is an Ethics-Related Global Workplace Issue
* Use 10 or 12 pt Arial or Times New Roamn Font
* Double-space
* Minimum of 750 words. No more than 1,000 words
* Minimum of two (2) cited sources
* Use APA format and parenthetical citations right after cited material (See below)
* Make sure your name is on the Paper
* Paper should contain an Introduction, a Body, and a Conclusion

Please submit your paper by Sunday at midnight of Week 3. You will only be able to submit it one time.

 

 

Grading Criteria

Organization: 10 points possible

Content/Knowledge: 40 points possible

Using References: 20 points possible

Followed Guidelines/APA format: 15 points possible

Spelling/Grammar at the college level: 15 points possible

Total: 100 points Possible

Suggested Outline

  • Name on top right corner of page
  • Title centered 4 spaces under name
  • Introduction – 1st paragraph

A. Define ethical issue.

B. Give background or history of ethical issue.

C. List the main points you are going to discuss in the body of the paper. Make sure to have at least 3. You need one paragraph in the body for each point you mention in this part of the introduction.

D. State thesis: purpose of paper. This is the last sentence of your introduction. (Ex: In many third world countries, children are forced into slave labor where they suffer from exploitation, poor working conditions, and harsh disciline.)

  • Body – 2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraphs

A. The 2nd paragraph of your paper (or 1st paragraph of the body should discuss the first point you listed in the introduction.

B. The next paragraph of your paper should discuss the 2nd point you listed.

C. Continue in this pattern until you have addressed the points you listed.

  • Conclusion – Last paragraph

A. Restate your thesis or the purpose of your paper

B. Write about why this is important

C. Mention future research professionals are conducting regarding this disorder

D. Remember to make the conclusion similar in length to the other paragraphs.

Many students write a one or two sentence conclusion. Do not do that.

Here are some websites that may be helpful to you:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=forced+labor&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=child+labor+laws&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=working+hours+law&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=health+and+safety+in+the+workplace&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=working+conditions&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=discrimination+in+the+workplace&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=harassment+in+the+workplace&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=financial+malfeasance&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=fraud&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=theft+in+the+workplace&FORM=IE0006
http://www.bing.com/search?q=bribes+and+ethics&FORM=IE0006

Below, please find APA Guidelines and Tips. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

What is a parenthetical citation right after the material you cited?

It is when you place the source in parenthesis ( ) right after the sentence you cited instead of waiting until the end of the paper.
It helps the reader to know exactly what sentences and paragraphs are taken from particular sources.

Example: Place the author’s name and the source’s date of publication in parentheses immediately after the end of the cited material.

* An employer is one who employs or uses others to do his or her work, or to work (Bennet-Alexander, Hartman, p. 11)

* Families with no telephone service have difficulty accessing social services for which they are qualified (Benton Foundation, 1998, chap. 2, “Societal Priorities”).

Assignment 2: Social Control And Criminal Deviance: Bullying

Assignment 2: Social Control and Criminal Deviance: Bullying

 

Bullying is a difficult concept to understand and reconcile the consequences. This assignment focuses on the critical thinking skills that are needed to analyze an emotionally charged topic.

Student Success Tips

  • Review the Student’s Guide to Research section of the textbook (Chapter 2)
  • Take notes as you watch the video below.

Watch the video titled, “From school yard bullying to genocide: Barbara Coloroso at TEDxCalgary” (19 min 5 s) located below. You may also view the video athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkG0nssouFg.

Watch Video

From school yard bullying to genocide: Barbara Coloroso at TEDxCalgary
Duration: (19:06)
User: tedxtalks – Added: 2/20/14

Write a one to two (1-2) page essay in which you:

  1. Identify the most important step in the student’s guide to research that you would need in order to analyze bullying.
  2. Define the identified critical step of research in your words.
  3. Explain how bullying relates to one (1) of the following topics:
    1. the agents of socialization (i.e., family, teachers and school, peers),
    2. formal organizations (i.e., conformity to groups),
    3. different types of deviance (i.e., everyday deviance, sexual deviance, or criminal deviance).

Provide a rationale for your response.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • To keep this essay short and manageable, your only sources for the essay should be the TED video and the sections noted in your text. For this reason, APA citations or references are not required for this assignment.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Define the basic concepts used in the discipline of sociology.
  • Define the various methodologies for sociological research.
  • Identify the sociological perspective to the inequalities of class, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomics, and political aspects.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology.
  • Write clearly and concisely about sociology using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

2 Pages. Follow All Instructions Carefully

Analyze and then discuss the FAA press releases, the document can be found in the TLMT 318 Course Resources folder in the resource area Be careful to analyze, not react to, the list of proposed fines, there is a lot of information to be gleaned from careful analysis.Analysis requires calculation not observation so you will need to set measurable parameters and then do the calculations. Reading the fines it is easy to recognize that many of the fines were based upon the leaking packages, that is observation not analysis. Saying that some percentage of the total number fines represented leaking packages is analysis; saying that most of the incidents were caught by ground handling personnel is observation, saying that a specific percentage of all of the fines represent cases where ground handling personnel identified the problem is analysis. You are required to do analysis.

For your discussion:

A. Basic results of your analysis and a discussion of your findings based upon the scientific analysis you have conducted. this requires mathematical calculations and development of percentages for criteria you select.

B. Analysis of company owned material (COMAT) when it is shipped in the Airline industry and its supporting contractors.

C. The training issues raised by this list. We know that the right training is not going to the right people so come up with explanations and/or solutions (not fines and threats of jail time).

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 250 words.

Comparative Performance

Visit the Quality Check page of The Joint Commission website, enter the name and state of a health care organization within 100 miles of your home, and select search. Take the following steps to find two health care organizations:

 

TRENTON, NJ

 

  • Under the column organization name or number, type the healthcare organization name and state (e.g., Hospital – Hurley Medical Center, Michigan).
  • Once the chosen organization appears, click the View Accreditation Quality Report link. Once the summary of the report appears, click on the Accreditation National Safety goals link in the left navigation bar. You will be able to view the patient safety goals that were measured for the organization as it is compared to the national average. You will be able to view information that is more specific by clicking the See Detail link for each patient safety goal measured.

Identify two health care organizations that show a need for improvement in one specific area. After reviewing your findings, state the National Safety Goals and National Quality Improvement Goals where the facilities needed to improve. Compare and contrast the differences between the two facilities. In addition, list two recommendations that you feel would improve that particular area.

Your initial post should be 250-300 words and utilize at least one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library to justify your recommendations for improvement. Cite all sources in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Sources Of Debt Financing

PART 1 PLEASE RESPOND IN 275 WORDS

 

Sources of Debt Financing

 

Please respond to the following:

 

 

 

•Briefly describe a small business you could envision yourself owning and discuss the most appropriate source of debt capital for that business. Explain your rationale.

 

•From the e-Activity, discuss how you could best use an SBA loan to get your business running or expanding. Provide specific examples to support your response.

 

ORIGINAL WORK, NO PLAGIARISM, 1 REFERENCE

 

PART 2 PLEASE RESPOND AND COMENT TO THIS DISCUSSION NO LESS THE 175 WORDS BASE ON 1 CREDIBLE RESORCE

 

Briefly describe a small business you could envision yourself owning and discuss the most appropriate source of debt capital for that business. Explain your rationale.

 

•A small business that I could envision myself owning is a small bakery/cafe. In the area of Orangeburg, SC there are no cafes and only one small bakery, where they specialize in wedding and birthday cakes. Also the bakery is only open during common business hours from Wednesday-Saturday. The most appropriate source of debt capital would be taking out a small business loan or opening a small line of credit for the business. They both allow founders of the company or business to retain ownership and control the company. These options gives the owner financial freedom, including these options being less expensive over a long-term period.

 

•From the e-Activity, discuss how you could best use an SBA loan to get your business running or expanding. Provide specific examples to support your response.

 

•I could best use an SBA loan to get my business funning or expanded by using the 7a Loan program, a Microloan, or even the CDC 504 Loan Program. The Microloan offers amounts up to $50,000 and can be used for startup costs for small businesses. The 7a Loan Program also helps with startup and expanding costs, while the CDC 504 Loan Program helps more with long terms goals, such as expenses of lands and buildings. For running the business either program can help with leasing, startup costs, and all expenses. Expanding can help with down payments for a new building or location, new equipment, or even new products for inventory and stock.

 

 

 

ORIGINAL WORK, NO PLAGIARISM, 1 REFERENCE

 

HRM Short Answer Questions. profile

Question 1.

ACME Hospital is hiring a new emergency room nurse and Carl, the caregiver applies for the position. An official of the hospital contacts Carl and tells him that the hospital will only hire a female for the position since it believes patients with critical injuries prefer the nursing care of a female. What is a BFOQ and will it allow ACME hospital to lawfully exclude male applicants for the position of emergency room nurse?

 

Question 2.

Eddie employee witnesses ACME Co. management dumping toxic waste into a stream near the ACME Co. facility. Eddie contacts the Environmental Protection Agency and reports what he saw. The EPA investigates and fines ACME Co. for the toxic release. ACME’s president terminates Eddie after learning that Eddie had report the release to the EPA. Could Eddie successfully sue ACME for wrongful discharge? If so, under what theory?

 

Question 3.

Cecilia is a 14-year old freshman at United High School. She works from 2pm to 10pm three days a week. In order to get to work on time she leaves school early missing her last class. Her last class rotates each day so no one really notices.  Is this permissible? Explain what law either allow or prohibits this behavior, and why.

 

Question 4.

ACME Co. has provided a defined benefit retirement plan for its employees for many years and is now considering changing to a defined contribution plan. The employees are confused about the difference between a defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan. You are ACME’s HR director. Please explain to the employees the difference between the two types of plans.

 

Question 5.

National origin discrimination is prohibited against a job applicant or employee.  Besides discriminating against the job applicant or employee directly, how else might national origin discrimination occur so that the job applicant or employee would have a claim?

Urban

This discussion asks you to consider how you would perceive the world if your senses were more acute or sensitive than they actually are. Please answer the following questions and comment on your peers answers as well:

1. List a few things you would see, that you cannot see now, if your sense of vision were “better.”

2. List a few things you would hear, that you cannot hear now, if you could hear “better.”

3. If your other senses—taste and smell—were more sensitive, how might you be affected?

4. Why are our senses no more or no less acute or sensitive than they are?

5. If human beings continue to be urban creatures for the next few million years, in what ways might our sensory systems evolve or change?