Option #1: Lightweight and Heavyweight Product Managers Paper Briefly describe heavyweight product managers and lightweight product managers. Address the following: Compare and contrast these two type

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Option #1: Lightweight and Heavyweight Product Managers Paper

Briefly describe heavyweight product managers and lightweight product managers. Address the following:

  • Compare and contrast these two types of managers, including their roles and authority.
  • What types of new product development lend themselves well to heavyweight product teams? List two products currently on the market that would benefit from heavyweight teams. Defend your choice for these products being developed by heavyweight product teams.
  • What types of new product development lend themselves well to lightweight product teams? List two products currently on the market that would benefit from lightweight teams. Defend your choice for these products being developed by lightweight product teams.

Requirements:

  • Write a four- to six-page paper.
  • Include a title and a reference page.
  • At least four to six scholarly, peer-reviewed references that provide information and guidance for your assignment. The CSU-Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find these sources.
  • Outside sources include academic and research other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials.
  • Follow the formatting outlined in the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA (Links to an external site.).

There are 2 separate questions to be answered. 1. A successful manager at one company will be successful at any company. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

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There are 2 separate questions to be answered.

1. A successful manager at one company will be successful at any company. Do you agree or disagree? Why?Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

2. Describe some of the advantages of the 360-DF (360 degree feedback) for managers.Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Blanchard, P. N., & Thacker, J. W. (2013). Effective training: Systems, strategies, and practices (5th ed.). Prentice Hall.

Define and discuss cross-cultural training and elaborate on why this is important in criminal justice agencies. 200 or more words. Blanchard, P. N., & Thacker, J. W. (2013). Effective training: Sy

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Define and discuss cross-cultural training and elaborate on why this is important in criminal justice agencies. 200 or more words.

Blanchard, P. N., & Thacker, J. W. (2013). Effective training: Systems, strategies, and practices (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

What is the status of the literacy skills in the United States today?

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RESEARCH REPORT     Please read before accepting assignment!!

With today’s evolving world of technology, we sometimes forget that basic literacy skills are not what they should be across the nation.

Conduct research regarding the general literacy skills across the United States today. You must use at least three articles in addition to the textbook. At least one of the articles must be from the school Online Library (attached). The articles should be at least three pages in length and no more than 3 years old. You may also use articles from the previous assignments in this course, but your work on this assignment must be original. Report on the following in your review.

  1. What is the status of the literacy skills in the United States today?
  2. How did you feel about learning the current literacy levels in the United States?
  3. What did the articles suggest as a measure to tackle this problem?
  4. Are there literacy programs in your community? Explain.
  5. Do you feel technology has helped or hampered our literacy skills? Explain.
  6. Do you agree with the author’s recommendations? Why, or why not?
  7. How do literacy skills affect your current position ( as a student)?
  8. How do literacy skills affect management’s responsibilities toward training?

Your introduction, discussion of the questions, and summary should be at least three pages in length. The title page, abstract, and references do not count toward meeting the minimum page requirement. Use proper APA formatting for all sources, including articles and the textbook.

Blanchard, P. N., & Thacker, J. W. (2013). Effective training: Systems, strategies, and practices (5th ed.). Prentice Hall.

Which party (union or management) would likely be in a stronger position to bargain for its preferred wage outcome under the following conditions, and why? high profits, an expanding market share

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Which party (union or management) would likely be in a stronger position to bargain for its preferred wage outcome under the following conditions, and why?

  • high profits, an expanding market share, a healthy economy, and the cost of living rising less than two percent per year
  • low profits, stagnant sales growth, uncertain economic conditions, and a projected four percent annual rise in cost of living

Your response to these questions should be a minimum of 1 page in length. There are are required resources or citations for this assignment. Please be sure to include our reference list on a separate page.

To what extent is employment-at-will an issue in discipline cases in nonunion companies?

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In an essay, answer the following questions about the concepts tied to this unit. Your response needs to be at least one page in length.

  • To what extent is employment-at-will an issue in discipline cases in nonunion companies?
  • To what extent is it an issue in unionized companies?
  • Based on your research, what advice do you have for managers?
  • What advice do you have for lawmakers (i.e., to what extent should employment-at-will be relevant for employee discipline)?

There are required resources or citations for this assignment. Please be sure to include our reference list on a separate page.

Prepare an essay response of at least one page in length that addresses the following items: What factors distinguish the labor relations system in the public sector from that in the private sector?

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Prepare an essay response of at least one page in length that addresses the following items:

  • What factors distinguish the labor relations system in the public sector from that in the private sector?
  • Propose a public-sector labor relations system for the employees of the city government.
  • What would it borrow from the private sector?
  • What would it not be able to borrow? Why?
  • How would you modify your system to account for specific aspects of city government? Why?

There are required resources or citations for this assignment. Please be sure to include our reference list on a separate page.

Read Case Study 10-2, “Must a Union Process a Grievance of a Nonunion Employee?” on page 463 of your textbook. Then, answer the questions provided. 1. What are nonunion employee rights under the LMRA?

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Read Case Study 10-2, “Must a Union Process a Grievance of a Nonunion Employee?” on page 463 of your textbook. Then,

answer the questions provided.

1. What are nonunion employee rights under the LMRA?

2. What is meant by the union’s duty of fair representation?

3. When has the union met its obligation of fair representation?

4. Has the union in this case met its fair representation obligation? Explain.

Your response to these questions should be a minimum of 1 page in length. Use APA format to cite and reference all quoted

and paraphrased material, including your textbook. Please be sure to include your reference list on a separate page.

Option #1: Product Naming Concerns and Intellectual Property Protection: Tangible Product A part of new product launch strategy includes creating the product or service name. Address these questions

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Option #1: Product Naming Concerns and Intellectual Property Protection: Tangible Product

A part of new product launch strategy includes creating the product or service name. Address these questions:

  1. In general, how does the product name affect and interact with other new product launch concerns?
  2. What are two products (not listed in course materials) whose names clearly reinforce the brand in the mind of customers? Explain what the brand image implies to the consumer.
  3. What are the costs and benefits of using intellectual property protection mechanisms?
  4. How does product naming and intellectual property protection help support the success of a product? Provide an analysis.

Requirements:

  • Your paper should be four to six pages long, excluding the title and reference list pages, which are required.
  • At least four to six scholarly, peer-reviewed references that provide information and guidance for your assignment. The CSU-Global Library (Links to an external site.) is a good place to find these sources.
  • Outside sources include academic and research other than the textbook, course materials, or other information provided as part of the course materials.
  • Follow the formatting outlined in the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA

Instructions You will create a PowerPoint presentation describing ways to prepare for a job interview. Please address the following topics: Describe ways to prepare for an interview.List three difference

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Instructions

You will create a PowerPoint presentation describing ways to prepare for a job interview. Please address the following topics:

  • Describe ways to prepare for an interview.
  • List three different types of interview questions and tips for answering them.
  • Describe ways to close the interview.
  • Explain how to follow up after the interview.

Conclude your presentation with any additional recommendations you can give someone who is just starting their job search.

Your complete PowerPoint presentation must be at least eight slides in length. Notes are not required for this assignment. You must use at least two outside sources, one of which must be from the CSU Online Library. Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary.