Management

Operations Capacity

  You are considering opening a small doughnut shop in your hometown. Research the process required to make doughnuts. After learning all of the steps that are required in the production of doughnuts, respond to the following: List and describe all of the steps required to produce doughnuts as well as the equipment required to …

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Competitive Advantage

          Imagine that you are the chief operations officer (COO) of Amazon.com. You are interested in creating a competitive advantage for your company (compared to other online retailers) in that you wish to be able to provide to your customers faster shipping than you have been able to provide with your …

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An effective alternative dispute resolution system

            What do you think would constitute an effective alternative dispute resolution system? What benefits would you expect from such a system? If you were asked to rule on a discharge case, what facts would you analyze in deciding whether to uphold or reverse the employers action?  

Organizational barriers to innovation and entrepreneurial behavior

        The following are common organizational barriers to innovation and entrepreneurial behavior: Lack of management commitment Vague or missing measures of performance No incentives for success Penalties for failure Resistance to change (desire to keep a narrow market focus or cling to present products) Conversely, the following are characteristics of organizations that …

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Strategic Approach”

        Please respond to the following: Assess Southwest Airlines’ strategic approach to human resource (HR) management. Determine how its strategy increases organizational effectiveness. Propose three ways that HR can use competitive advantage in the marketplace to recruit new applicants in general.    

Evaluating a publicly traded company to research and evaluate its Human Resource (HR) and business strategy

      Select a publicly traded company to research and evaluate its Human Resource (HR) and business strategy, HR department job positions, and ways it markets its company regarding human capital. Some company Websites that provide this information are listed below: Marriott: http://www.arubamarriottcareers.com/JobDescriptions.html Allstate: http://www.jigsaw.com/id209321_d40/allstate_insurance_human_resources_business_contacts.xhtml State Farm: http://www.statefarm.com/about/retirees/news_articles/hr_serv_assist.asp Ford Motor Company: http://corporate.ford.com/careers/career-paths/human-resources?&ccode=US Write a …

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