Vissing (2011) explains culture as “an organized system of living and thinking. It contains shared attitudes, values, goals, and behaviors that are present in individuals, groups, organizations, or regions of the world” (p. 24). After reading Chapter 3 in the text and “The Relation Between Culture and Social Structure,” summarize some of the ways that the role of culture can shape our expectations about how people are supposed to behave. Moreover, discuss how culture is involved in the consequences when a person does not behave as one is supposed to. Be sure to use the following terms in your explanation: values, norms, material, status, groups, and roles.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
Reference:
Vissing, Y. (2011). Introduction to sociology. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Jenks, C. (1993). The relation between culture and social structure. In Culture (pp. 25-44). Retrieved from http://www.ebrary.com

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

Assignment Details

Each health care organization is unique in reference to its strengths and weaknesses. Assessing different aspects of the organization will assist in the implementation of your proposed project. Your assessment plan will put a larger emphasis on your topic of study within an additional overall assessment of the organization. Complete the following:

• Post on the Discussion Board some information that you discovered when assessing your organization that you did not know before.
• Identify the type of organizational assessment that you used.
• Where did you locate the information?
• Why is it relevant to your topic of study?

use at least 2 apa format references

I will like to use healthcare organization in MD

Summarize and characterize the changing nature of the Russian-American relationship in the world since 1945.

This is what I wrote below but from my feedback i received, I need to add organize the essay and add more clear points and more information. In addition, I need an introduction and conclusion paragraphs. Feel free to organize and add any additional information to make this a stronger essay. Thank you!

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In the period of 1922 until 1991, Russia was the biggest contributor to the Soviet Union. However, during the last half of the final period of the 20th century, America and the Soviet Union became the major players to the epic battle that was referred as Cold War that would lead to the domination of the global community. The struggle that caused the war was between the capitalism and the communist states of the economic and social movements. After Russia adopting the democracy and capitalism structures, Cold War tales are about the colors of Russian-U.S. relationships.

World War II The Soviet Union and other nations were issued with money before the World War II to finance the purchase of weapons and other support for the fight against the Nazi Germany. Russia and the United States became allies during the liberation of the European community. When the war was over, the nations that were dominated by Soviet forces developed the Soviet influence. A territory was described by the British Prime Minister to be behind the Iron Curtain. The separation gave framework that leads to the Cold War that took place in 1947 to 1991.

The fall of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev who was the Soviet leader managed to lead a series of reforms that resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet empire and formed independent states. In the year 1991, Boris Yeltsin became the first Russian president through a democratic election. The reforms in Russia created an overhaul to the United States foreign and defense policies.

The New Cooperation The Cold War created the new opportunity for the United States and Russia. The permanent seat was taken by Russia (the veto power) that was there before held by the Soviet Union under the United Nations Security Council. The gridlock created by the council brought a new birth to the United Nations. It was after the Cold War that Russia was invited to be among the G-7 members. The G-7 members are known to be the largest economic group in the world making it to the G-8. The union helped the United States and Russia in finding ways to cooperate with the aim of securing loose nukes formerly in the Soviet boundary. However, there is more to be done in the union between Russia and the United States.

Introduction and Alignment

Human resource management (HRM) refers to the policies, practices, and systems that influence employees’ behavior, attitudes, and performance. Many companies refer to HRM as involving “people practices.” The strategy underlying these practices needs to be considered to maximize their influence on company performance. (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, & Wright, 2019, p. 4)

The textbook reading for this Workshop One assignment is Chapter 1—“Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage.” The learning concepts in the reading include:

• Roles and activities of a company’s human resource management (HRM) function
• Implications of the economy, the makeup of the labor force, and ethics for company sustainability
• How human resource management affects a company’s balanced scorecard
• What companies should do to compete in the global marketplace
• How new technology—such as social networking, artificial intelligence, and robotics—is influencing HRM
• Human resource management practices that support high-performance work systems (Noe et al., 2019, p. 2)

Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:

• Discuss human resource management practices that support high-performance work systems.
• Assess opportunities to recognize and respond to generational issues through effective HR practices.

Resources

• Textbook: Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage
• Media: Overview of Human Resource Management–Presentation A
• Webpage: What Is a Scholarly Article?

Background Information

The HR department is solely responsible for outplacement, labor law compliance, record keeping, testing, unemployment compensation, and some aspects of benefits administration. The HR department is most likely to collaborate with other company functions on employment interviewing, performance management and discipline, and efforts to improve quality and productivity. Large companies are more likely than small ones to employ HR specialists, with benefits specialists being the most prevalent. Other common specializations include recruitment, compensation, and training and development. Many different roles and responsibilities can be performed by the HR department depending on the size of the company, the characteristics of the workforce, the industry, and the value system of company management. (Noe et al., 2019, pp. 6–7)

In this case study, you will evaluate how Marriott utilizes HR practices focused on putting employees first. Built on the principle, “Take care of associates and they will care of customers” (Noe et al., 2019, p. 63), this approach to HRM, based on employee satisfaction and engagement, has helped contribute to success in a highly competitive industry.

Instructions

1. Read Chapter 1, “Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage,” in the Human Resource Management textbook.
2. View the media “Overview of Human Resource Management–Presentation A.”
3. Read “Marriott: HR Practices Result in Engaged Employees and Satisfied Customers” at the end of Chapter 1, then navigate to the discussion topic and answer the following discussion prompts adapted from the case:
   1. HR Practices. Which HR practices do you believe are the most critical for Marriott to maintain and grow its competitive advantage? Explain why.
   2. Outcomes. Would Marriott have been successful without its current HR practices? Explain.
   3. Values. Can companies in other industries such as health care, manufacturing, or research and development adopt Marriott’s values and practices and have similar success? Explain why or why not.
   4. Suggestions. What other types of HR practices should Marriott consider adopting that would appeal to its growing number of millennial employees? (Noe et al., 2019, p. 64)
4. Provide a detailed post that demonstrates clear, insightful critical thinking. Your initial posting should be 200–300 words in length.
5. Organize your initial post by using a heading for each response to match those shown in bold text in Step 3.
6. Your initial posting is to include, at a minimum, three sources properly cited and referenced: (a) the Human Resource Management textbook, and (b) two academic journal articles obtained through OCLS that are at least three pages in length and published within the last five years.
   1. For an explanation of what constitutes an academic source, review “What Is a Scholarly Article?”
7. Post your initial discussion by the end of the fourth day of the workshop.
8. Conduct a critical analysis of postings by two of your classmates by the end of the workshop.
9. Each discussion response to a classmate should facilitate engaging dialogue and evidence critical thinking when addressing your classmate’s posting. Utilize the following ways to engage in scholarly dialogue and expand learning around the topics in this workshop:
   1. Extension: Expand the discussion.
   2. Relevancy: Relate the topic to a current event.
   3. Exploratory: Probe facts and basic knowledge.
   4. Challenge: Interrogate assumptions, conclusions, or interpretations.
   5. Relational: Make comparisons or contrasts of themes, ideas, or issues.
   6. Diagnostic: Probe motives or causes.
   7. Action: Identify an application or an action in personal or work life.
   8. Cause and Effect: Cite causal relationships between ideas, actions, or events.
   9. Hypothetical: Pose a change in the facts or issues.
   10. Priority: Seek to identify the most important issues.
   11. Summary: Elicit synthesis. (Teacher Stream, 2009, p. 5)
10. Each response should be 200–300 words in length and include, at a minimum, three sources properly cited and referenced: (a) the Human Resource Management textbook, and (b) two academic journal articles that are at least three pages in length and published within the last five years.
    1. At least one academic source is to be different from the two academic sources provided by your classmate.
    2. For explanation of what constitutes an academic source, review “What Is a Scholarly Article?”

Select here to begin the discussion.

Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P. M. (2019). Human resource management: Gaining a competitive advantage (11th ed.). New York, NY:

McGraw-Hill Education.

Teacher Stream, LLC. (2009). Mastering online discussion board facilitation. Retrieved from https://www.edutopia.org/pdfs/stw/edutopia-onlinelearning-

mastering-online-discussion-board-facilitation.pdf

Respond to the following discussion prompts:

1. HR Practices. Which HR practices do you believe are the most critical for Marriott to maintain and grow its competitive advantage? Explain why.
2. Outcomes. Would Marriott have been successful without its current HR practices? Explain.
3. Values. Can companies in other industries such as health care, manufacturing, or research and development adopt Marriott’s values and practices and have similar success? Explain why or why not.
4. Suggestions.What other types of HR practices should Marriott consider adopting that would appeal to its growing number of millennial employees?

Week 3 Discuss Section

• MUST CONTAIN a minimum of 250 words, and it MUST ALSO CONTAIN two scholarly sources, i.e. articles from the library’s databases that you have consulted.

1.

Read the following three poems. Then, read them again. Read each of them aloud (which might help you to feel out the sounds in the poem).

Poem #1 – “Ode to Browsing the Web” by African-American poet Marcus Wicker (NOTE: Don’t let the language in this poem dissuade you from taking the time to think about how it’s crafted. Wicker is a rising star in the poetry world for good reasons.)

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/246482

Poem #2 – “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171495

Poem #3 – “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/wild-geese-by-mary-oliver/

Next, describe (in one paragraph/per poem) the pictures these poems create in your mind. Make specific reference to each poem’s use of imagery. Try to be as specific as you can. Pull out passages, words or details that particularly impact you. Or, if something confuses or boggles you, feel free to share that, too.

What we want to do here is simply begin to engage with a poem and try to understand what it’s made of; we’ll start with the images in a poem and what those images lead to in terms of meaning.

For each poem, try to write one paragraph about what you “see.”

Complete Section- 1200 word minimum and 3 scholarly sources

Read the following poems:

2.”Select THREE central images in Alexie’s “Evolution.” In one 150-word paragraph per image, describe Alexie’s choice of language in crafting these images and why his word choice is vital to the poem’s larger theme of systematic Native American degradation. Your response must include at least one scholarly source. Be sure to properly cite. For more details on how your response will be evaluated, please review the rubrics found under Unit 3 Course Materials.”

3.”In 400 words explain your reaction to how Alarcón chose to structure his poem, “Mexican is Not a Noun.” Pay close attention to Alarcón’s word choice, word order, line breaks and use of stanzas. Hint: you might choose to discuss the impact/effect of such short lines and stanzas. Your response must include at least one scholarly source. Be sure to properly cite. For more details on how your response will be evaluated, please review the rubrics found under Unit 3 Course Materials.”

4.”In 400 words explain your reaction to the imagery in Williams’ poem, “Red Wheelbarrow.” Questions to consider in your response: Why does Williams use the phrase “so much depends?” What does the speaker mean by saying that? Hint: pay close attention to the central images in this poem. What do they represent? What words does Williams choose to describe the images? Your response must include at least one scholarly source. Be sure to properly cite. For more details on how your response will be evaluated, please review the rubrics found under Unit 3 Course Materials.”