If the decision to have a PA process in the organization was yours, would you have one? Explain your decision and justify your answer using reasoning.

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In his book, Out of the Crisis, quality management guru, Edward Deming gave as one of the “Seven Deadly Sins” that undermine quality, the following:

“Evaluation of performance, merit rating, or annual review… The idea of a merit rating is alluring. The sound of the words captivates the imagination: pay for what you get; get what you pay for; motivate people to do their best, for their own good. The effect is exactly the opposite of what the words promise.”

Stephen Covey had this to say about it in his Beyond the Performance Review (Aug 2005):

“The old-time performance review has become a meaningless ritual, a holdover from the Industrial Age mindset of treating people like interchangeable parts in a machine… Some organizations talk a lot about the customer, and then neglect the employees who deal with the customer. This mindset produces unmotivated employees, worker-manager disputes and poor business results.”

Following Deming and Covey, many others have criticized performance appraisal (PA) as being counter to other organizational goals. Do you agree or disagree with the criticism? Why? What, according to you, are the benefits of a PA process for an organization and an individual? What, according to you, are the problems that are part of a PA process for an organization and an individual?

Among the various methods of PA, which are the strongest and, thus, more likely to be effective if employed in most situations?

If the decision to have a PA process in the organization was yours, would you have one? Explain your decision and justify your answer using reasoning.

What made the letter effective? What lessened its effectiveness? To what extent did it achieve the goal of conveying unpleasant news, while maintaining the recipient’s goodwill?

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What do you believe created the conflict: choice of words, tone, format, or something else? If there were two or more factors, discuss their relative importance. How could the conflict have been avoided?

Think of a time when somebody lied to you in your workplace. (Don’t think about the lies of family members, friends, celebrities, or politicians.) Describe the lie, what it was intended to accomplish, what it actually accomplished, and its other consequences. Be sure to mention, discuss, and prioritize all the factors involved; for example, the liar(s) may have had several goals, and there may have been several consequences. Offer a complete, concise, logical discussion, using proper English.

What made the letter effective? What lessened its effectiveness? To what extent did it achieve the goal of conveying unpleasant news, while maintaining the recipient’s goodwill? Be sure to mention, and prioritize, all of the factors relevant to your analysis.

The student asks, “What do I have to do? What is the most important advice you can give me? Was there an element of luck in your career choice, and your success? If so, can you explain to me what it was?

Essay 1:Write an essay summarizing the key features of business communication, as opposed to ordinary, everyday communication.

Essay 2: Identical to Essay 1 above, but summarizing the contents of Intercultural and International Business Communication

  1. Well-organized, well-written essays covering all the topics outlined in the assignment.
  2. No errors in spelling, grammar, or syntax, and an appropriate scholarly style.  .
  3. All sources cited and referenced in accordance with a standard citation style.  APA is preferred, but not required.

, identify how much expansion is taking place, and identify the countries in which the expansion is taking place.  

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For this homework assignment, you will develop a supporting human resource (HR) plan for an organizational strategy. In a paper of three to four pages (750-1000 words) of text, offer your ideas for a promising HR assignment, development plan, and sustainment plan to support the strategy of an organization expanding to open offices in sub-Sahara Africa. Drawing from appropriate sources, develop a scenario that provides the business of the organization, identify how much expansion is taking place, and identify the countries in which the expansion is taking place.

  •  A useful starting point is estimating the total number of relocating employees that can be supported in the host country.
  •  Will the organization need to establish a commissary (for grocery purchases), banking and currency exchange, and limited urgent-care stations?
  •  Should the organization set assignment lengths of one year or two with families? What does research say is the optimal time period?
  •  If there are families, what would be the children’s school arrangements?
  •   How will the employees be housed?
  •  Do they need an increased housing allowance, or does the organization need to procure its own compound of apartment housing?

Your homework assignment must be at least three pages in length. You are required to use at least one outside source to support your explanation. Your homework assignment response should be formatted in accordance with APA style.

How can Lila can distinguish herself from large producers of baked goods in her market segment?

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Lila has just launched her own bakery business. Her goal is to sell her baked goods at farmers’ markets, coffee

shops, and farm stands in a 30-kilometre radius of her house.

– Select your Answer –

-to assess the degree to which her products match the needs of potential customers

-to determine whether her new business will encounter competition

-to estimate how large her company would need to be to make a profit

-to identify how many different types of people would be attracted to her products

What is Lila’s market segment profile likely to indicate about the businesses she intends to market her products to?

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-Their customers live in rural rather than suburban or urban areas.

-They serve customers who do not have the time to bake or cook for themselves.

-They will want discounts or other benefits because of the risk they will take in dealing with a newcomer.

-They will want to purchase small or moderate quantities of her products fairly often.

How can Lila can distinguish herself from large producers of baked goods in her market segment?

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-By attracting customers who purchase baked goods on impulse

-By emphasizing the freshness and home-baked appearance of her products

-By selling baked goods at a lower price

-By supporting business customers in developing marketing campaigns

What is one question that Lila’s market segment profile should answer?

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-how long she must be in business before she can begin to make a profit

-what kinds of competition she will be facing

-whether she can afford to expand her production facilities if her business is a success

-whether the customers of the three kinds of business she targets share the same demographic characteristics

Scott Yates tested the idea behind his new online content company by getting businesses to sign up for the service before the site was even working. What did this provide the company evidence of?

– Select your Answer –

-breakdown approach

-buildup approach

-company sales potential

-market potential

An independent video store located in a neighborhood strip mall has been in operation for 10 years. For the last three years, sales have been stable with only slight increases each year. What has this store most likely reached?

– Select your Answer –

-its maximum breakdown approach

-its maximum buildup approach

-its maximum market potential

-its maximum sales potential

A beauty salon offering specialized services catering to women with high incomes was considering raising their prices. The owners took into account stock market forecasts, the unemployment rate for their area, and other economic factors to determine the effect higher prices might have on sales. What were the owners using to make this pricing decision?

– Select your Answer –

-a breakdown approach

-a buildup approach

-market potential

-sales potential

A retail seller of John Deere tractors was looking to expand into Central Canada. The owner first estimated the number of farms in that area, then determined how many farms were independently owned, and also considered sales of farm equipment in all of Central Canada to determine the number of potential buyers. What is this an example of?

– Select your Answer –

-buildup approach

-sales potential

-market potential

-breakdown approach