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requirement:

  • In your opinion, should corporations provide accommodations for their employees to practice their religion? Explain.

There is a requirement of two postings minimum for each student.
However, to receive full credit students must exceed the minimum. The
comments must be substantive. Refrain from short postings such as “I
agree’, “it is a good idea”, etc. You must clearly explain your
position. There must be posting for both weeks of the module.
I’m most interested in your personal opinion, but if you use some
information from outside sources, you must provide references for those
sources.

1.

The answer should be yes but I’m not too sure. Employees should not
be forced to go against their religion but it would be a concern if were
truly harmful to the business. An accommodation for religion could
cause resentment amongst employees. For example, the community where I
work has a really nice Christmas event every December. Since it is
quite large quite a few Parks & Recreation employees are required to
work. If there is an employee that is of a faith that does not
celebrate Christmas, they may have an objection to working the event.
If that employee is allowed to skip the event, it could cause a problem
with employees that are required to work that event that really don’t
want to be there. Do you not make it mandatory to accommodate
everyone’s wishes? What if you do not have enough workers to make the
event successful? I think that in a case where it is known that events
like that are part of the job it should be made clear when an employee
is hired.

What about someone that has a job function added after they are hired
that goes against their religious beliefs? For example, a clerk has
been issuing marriage licenses as part of their job for years but gay
marriage is legalized. If that clerk is Christian, do they have to
issue the licenses? It is a refusal of a job duty but it was mandated
after they were hired. If you allow that person to refuse a job duty do
you have to allow others to refuse other types of job duties? I’m
really not sure how I feel about something like that. Maybe the
employer shouldn’t force the employee to perform the job duty if someone
else is available that can do it. Or, maybe that employee should be
given a choice of performing the duty or being placed in another
position.

As far as giving time for religious rituals such as praying I think
it could be allowed if it does not get in the way of the business or
make others uncomfortable. To keep things fair to all employees they
could be given break time and lunch hours that could be used for
whatever the employee wanted. If someone wants to take their
fifteen-minute break and go pray they should be allowed if it isn’t
disruptive. For services, I would think they could be allowed to use
vacation time if available.

2.

I believe that corporations should
provide accommodations only in specific situations. If they company is
religion based, such as Hobby Lobby and Chick-fil-a,
they should provide accommodations for their employees to practice
their religion. These two companies are Christian based stores and are
closed on Sundays, the day of worship, and let their employees have the
day off of work. If a company employs a majority of people who practice
the same religion, then they should provide specific accommodations. For
example, if a company had employees where the majority of them
practiced Islam, the company could provide a place or room for them to
pray, since prayer occurs 5 times per day.

If a company doesn’t take a religious stance, I don’t think they need
to provide religious accommodations to their employees. Companies
should absolutely let their employees practice their
religion freely, as long as they do not force their religion on people
who do not have the same views, but I don’t think companies should be required to provide specific accommodations unless there are certain circumstances.

Presenting your Technology Choices

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We’ve learned how big of an advantage that technology can be in today’s business environment. Every major strategic management goal will make use of multiple types of technology during implementation. In this assignment, you will need to create a presentation for the upper management at your chosen course project business. The presentation will focus on suggesting two pieces of technology that you feel are essential to the implementation of your chosen strategic management goal. This presentation will be in PowerPoint and requires the recording of audio. Below is a detailed breakdown of what should be included in the presentation. Remember that presentations need to engage the audience through visual and auditory means. Use PowerPoint’s features to accomplish this.

  • Create a title slide.
  • Summarize the goal you are trying to accomplish and the value it will bring to the business.
  • Identify two pieces of technology that you believe are essential to you accomplishing your chosen strategic management goal.
    • What are the strengths and weaknesses of each technology?
    • Why is each of these pieces of technology important to the implementation and execution of your chosen goal?
  • Provide research that supports your technology choices.
    • Cite a minimum of 1 scholarly source.
      • Include a final APA works cited slide.
  • Format the presentation so that it’s engaging and employs advanced formatting features such as templates, transitions, charts, or video.
  • Use the “Audio” feature under the “Insert” tab in PowerPoint to record the audio for the presentation.
    • It’s important to be informative while still being persuasive. Focus on explaining the use of the technology and the value that the technology will bring to the business if used correctly.

*A note about scholarly and credible sources: Scholarly sources are peer reviewed or published in a recognized scholarly source, like a journal or a university publisher. You will find these through the Rasmussen Online Library. Credible sources are reliable, accurate, and trustworthy. These sources are written by authors respected in their fields of study (all scholarly sources are credible sources). You want to identify sources where the author of the article is listed, if they’ve referenced other information, the sources should be cited so that you can check for accuracy and support for what they have written

5.Follow the requirements to write 300words answer,

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Follow
the directions below and write a single, cohesive essay that is a
minimum of 300 words long. Use complete sentences and correct grammar and
spelling. Use APA formatting to cite resources appropriately.

In
this essay, you will demonstrate your understanding of classical and operant
conditioning through application and comparison. There are four steps to this
essay.

To
start your essay, consider the following example of classical conditioning:

When Antonio was seven years old,
he got a very bad case of the flu and ended up being hospitalized. Although he
recovered without any complications, he notices that he begins to feel sick to
his stomach any time he passes by or has to visit the hospital where he was
previously treated.

In
your own words, explain why this is an example of classical conditioning. Be
sure to define classical conditioning and identify the US, UR, CR, and CS in
this scenario as appropriate.

Next,
think about your own life and and describe a personal example to illustrate
operant conditioning. Include both a positive reinforcer and a punisher in your
example. Explain why your scenario is an example of operant conditioning, then
define the following terms, (even if they are not present in your example):
positive reinforcer, negative reinforcer, positive punisher, and negative
punisher.

Finally,
use the two scenarios to compare classical and operant conditioning. Explain
how they are alike and how they differ, using the two scenarios along with the
lesson materials to support your points.

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All the work has to be 100 percent original.

Any guides/existing papers you find on internet will definitely not be accepted

Any kind of plagiarism will definitely not be accepted.

Please read all requirement very very carefully and make sure it follows the instruction very well.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PAPER

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Assignment : To Build or Buy
Select a small business that you visit often (TOULOUSE CAFE AND BAR, DALLAS, TX). Write a 6-8 page paper in which you:

  1. Craft a brief (1-2 pages) strategy for a business concept that would directly compete with the small business you selected. Explain the rationale for the strategy in detail.
  2. Determine if it would make more sense to open the new business you describe or to purchase the existing business you selected. Explain your reasoning.
  3. Discuss the most appropriate form of ownership for your new business (assuming your current financial situation).
  4. Outline a business plan for your business. Visit http://www.sba.gov for tools and templates.
  5. Include at least two (2) references outside the textbook.

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; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • 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 and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Analyze the nature of entrepreneurship, business ethics, and social responsibility in managing a successful small business.
  • Analyze a business strategy and supporting business plan for a small business concept
  • Describe and analyze the necessary activities and key decisions to start a small business.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in small business management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about small business management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.

films review, assignment help

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Pick three films that we have viewed as a class. （ Dark days, Danny deckchair , Andrew Jenks Room 335 , Searching for sugar man ）. The summary should include the details of film (i.e., release date, director, stars, awards, country of origin, rating, etc.). The content of your reviews should focus entirely on what you learned about other cultures/people and yourself through watching the film. Don’t try to provide and overview of the content film. I am most interested in what impacted you, how it impacted you and why you think it impacted you). Try to relate to what you learned to course content to the greatest extent possible in 2 pages for each film or more if you need it or want to share. Total 6 pages not include the reference and front pages.

Federal Government writing assignment

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Writing Assignment

You are to write a current event paper, approximately 750 words in length, consisting of a summary and analysis of a current event having to do with American government and/or politics. You must cite a minimum of five references (sources) in the paper and include a works cited page at the end of the assignment to provide full bibliographic information for each of the references that was cited in the text of the paper.

Current event papers must be formatted according to MLA style, for papers with no title page (see the following link to access an online resource for MLA style: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/). In addition, please use Courier New 12 point as the paper’s font, and ensure the assignment is double-spaced. Essays NOT double-spaced will be penalized by ONE letter grade. You must also indent the first line of each new paragraph.

Please remember these rules of grammar: (1) a sentence cannot be more than about four lines before it becomes a run-on sentence, and (2) a paragraph cannot be longer than about half-a-page, and certainly cannot be longer than a page.

***This essay is due SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11*** if you wish to receive full-credit for the essay. Essays submitted after February 11 will be penalized by one letter grade for every week they are late. Students must contact me within three days of the due date of the writing assignment if they wish to request an extension for the essay.

ESSAYS WITH POOR GRAMMAR, PUNCUTATION, AND/OR SPELLING, AND/OR POORLY WRITTEN EXPLAINED WILL BE PENALIZED.

The current event paper should have the following elements:

  • Provide a thorough, but brief, summary of the political issue. An understanding of the issue should be developed by reading the articles uncovered during research for the assignment. The information provided in the summary will lay the foundation for you to react and respond to (analyze) the political issue. Be sure to properly cite within the text (according to MLA style) any information that you obtained from one of your sources. Citations must be provided, even for paraphrased information.
  • Present your perspective on the political issue. Think critically about the topic discussed in the articles and clearly express your thoughts about it in writing. Consider eight standards for critical thinking (Paul and Elder, 2103): clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, and fairness. Ask questions, such as
    1. How can I validate the accuracy of my statement?
    2. How is this information relevant?
    3. How does my conclusion address the complexities of the issue?
    4. What is another interpretation or viewpoint of the issue?
    5. Does my conclusion follow from the data and/or statements I have provided?

Grading will be based on the following criteria:

  • Critical Thinking Skills: the extent to which you have engaged in critical thinking, innovation, and inquiry of a political issue, and has demonstrated analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of information related to the political issue;
  • Communication Skills: the extent to which you have effectively expressed ideas in writing;
  • Personal Responsibility: the ability you have to develop opinions related to a political topic, and recognize the consequences of those choices and decisions;
  • Social Responsibility: the ability you have to demonstrate civic responsibility and engagement by developing an understanding and perspective of a political issue that affects regional, national, and potentially global communities.

Budgeted rooms to be sold next year. 2. Budgeted Operational Income Statement.

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A 100 room hotel forecasts its average room rate to be $86.00 for the next year with a 71% Occupancy rate. The hotel is open 365 days a year. The rooms department has a fixed wage cost with benefits of $178,000 per year. Variable costs are $4.75 per occupied room. The variable wage cost for housekeeping employees is $11.00 per hour and it takes 1hour to clean a room. The hotel has an 80 seat dining room. The dining room is only open for lunch and dinner. Lunch seat turnover is 1.5 with an average check of $8.50.Dinner seat turnover is 1.25 with an average check of $14.25. The dining room is open 365 days of the year for two meals. Direct dining room operating costs are $120,000.The Indirect expenses are $1,230,000. Calculate the operating profit (IBIT).Questions.

1.Budgeted rooms to be sold next year.

2.Budgeted Operational Income Statemen

What legal and policy challenges has GITMO presented to The Executive Branch, The Supreme Court and Congress

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1 The prison camp at Guantanamo Bay presents numerous legal, institutional, policy and moral challenges.

How do you create a legal and court system for people supporting an ideology that by its very definition operates outside of an established legal system (i.e. non-state actor)?

What legal and policy challenges has GITMO presented to The Executive Branch, The Supreme Court and Congress? Are these challenges in conflict with the international court and legal systems that we have discussed?

How should the legal system be updated to include non-state actors such as terrorists?

2 Compare and contrast the counter-terrorism policies of Presidents Bush and Obama.

Discuss their legal and homeland security justification for their respective policies.

Discuss their respective policies regarding detention and trial of Guantanamo prisoners, interrogation techniques and military commissions.

Were their homeland security policies effective? Recommend potential legal and policy changes that could have made the policies more effective.

3 Choose one of the major policy focus areas of National or Homeland Security listed below. Discuss the following areas of the policy:

Intended purpose

Background and legal justification

Policy description

Roles and Responsibilities

Terrorist Threats (NSPD 9, HSPD 2)

WMD (NSPD 17, HSPD 4)

Biodefense (NSPD 33, HSPD 10)

Cyberspace (NSPD 38, HSPD 23, EO 13636, EO 13691)

Organizational Structure (NSPD 1, HSPD 1)

Critical Infrastructure (HSPD 7)

When responding to your fellow classmates, focus on the challenges to implementing the policy directive (legal, Congressional challenges, organizational issues, conflicts with the non-governmental sector, budgetary issues etc.). Based on the discussed challenges, what recommendations could be made to make the policy directive more effective?

4 Choose one of the articles on The George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security. Discuss the legal and policy implications of the discussed article. In your discussion, make linkages with the National and Homeland Security policies discussed in Discussion Question 1.

In a separate post, discuss the legal and policy issues discussed in the article on Edward Snowden or the interview with President Bush.

5 President Obama and his predecessor President Bush developed both similar and widely divergent homeland security policies. In his first term of office, President Obama made a point to differentiate his polices toward CIA techniques and military tribunals from President Bush. But in his second term of office, many have accused him of sliding closer to the President Bush era policies.

Discuss the legal opinions of President Bush and Obama regarding their legal justification for acting alone and independently without Congressional oversight. Give specific examples of legal guidance provided during each administration to justify their claims.

Did The Federalist Papers or The US Constitution provide any guidance on how Congress or the Courts could curtail an overzealous Executive Branch?

(2) Choose one article each from either the Harvard Law School National Security Journal and the Journal of National Security Law and Policy. Discuss the legal and policy impacts of the issues discussed in the article on the field of homeland security.

NOTE: Please identify the name and author of the article that you are discussing in your discussion.

6Differentiating total rewards to attract employees with the requisite competencies the organization needs in order to achieve its goals and objectives is one of the key functions of the HRM function. Differentiating compensation, benefits and workplace environment such as flex schedules, teleworking or job sharing to fit the needs and desires of different segments of the workplace is a strategy most organizations engage in order to attract and retain the needed employees.

Select two segments of the workforce such as recent university graduates, parents with young children or recently retired military (just a few examples – you may select other categories). Provide a short description of the compensation and benefits you would design unique for each of the two segments.

Provide your rationale for your differentiation.

7Internal equity and external competitiveness are two of the core elements of effective compensation plans. If you are employed, ask your HRM department what steps are taken by them to ensure internally that compensation is assigned in an equitable manner and externally, the compensation for benchmark positions are competitive. If you are not employed, you may either seek the answers from an organization of your choice or research the needed steps and describe the needed steps.

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Describe one element of the status of unions from the readings such as the diversity of union members, targets for new members, whether unions are gaining or declining in membership or geographic concentrations of unions. Explain If the element you selected has changed over the recent past and if so, share your thoughts on what you feel has fueled the change.

9 The CEO of HHS asks you, the Chief of Human Resources, to assess the vulnerability of the organization for unionization of its employees. Think about the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats for unionization and include in your report, what you see as some of the categories you would be sure include. Consider why employees join unions for guidance as you assess the situation.

Interview someone you know who is in a management role. Prepare a 1,050-word discussion of the interview:

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Prepare a 1,050-word discussion of the interview:

For this assignment, the student will identify and interview someone they know who is in a management role. This allows the student to integrate the experience of real world managers with their own insights into planning and strategy. The assignment also reinforces the importance of contingency planning.

  • Define what is meant by a contingency plan
  • Explain who you interviewed and why you chose this person
  • Discuss what you discovered about contingency planning from your interview
  • Discuss how creativity and critical thinking are necessary in contingency planning.
  • Explain how you might integrate creativity into your own contingency planning process.
  • Identify the key steps that might be required in contingency planning.
  • Please note that you are not to include the interview questions with your submitted paper.Format the assignment consistent with APA guidelines.

Labor and Employee Relations

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After spending some time observing the day-to-day operations of Elora Jean & Co., you have noticed a trend in employee and labor relations issues. These issues include perceived unfair treatment from managers, distress over disciplinary actions, and anxiety about new human resources (HR) policies.

Aware of the union and nonunion entities within Elora Jean & Co., you have observed that the production supervisors are unclear on the facility’s union grievance procedures, and the nonproduction supervisors are unclear on how to handle employee concerns in their offices. Employees often feel that they do not have the means to fully voice their concerns. With this level of confusion on grievance procedures, employee morale and performance has begun to decline, affecting Elora Jean & Co.’s ability to stay competitive.

As the HR consultant, you see an opportunity to educate Elora Jean & Co.’s management team on grievance practices. You decide to review guidelines on dispute resolution and grievance procedures and prepare a presentation for the company’s owner.

Prepare a presentation on developing a work climate in which grievances are a last resort and how to properly address them when they do occur. Your presentation should include the following components:

  • Include recommendations on a strategy that Elora Jean & Co. can incorporate to proactively avoid grievances. Your recommendation should include a way to create an environment in which employee issues are identified and addressed before they move into a formal grievance process. Recommendations for creating positive employee relations should be discussed.
  • Include recommendations for a dispute resolution process for the nonunion offices. Your proposal should include a sample procedure for nonunion employees to follow when complaints arise.
  • Present step-by-step guidelines for handling grievances in the production facility. Your presentation should include recommendations for investigating complaints, working effectively with union representatives, and summarizing supervisor responsibilities. Include cautions about actions to avoid when handling grievances.
  • Include a proposal for training to educate the line managers on handling grievances and avoiding grievances to ensure violations do not occur. Specifically, discuss the areas that such training should cover.

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