As
you have explored in this course, ongoing challenges in the global
business environment are mostly attributed to unethical business
practices, failure to embrace technology advancements, and stiff
competition among businesses. Imagine that you have been appointed as
the Chief Compliance Officer of a Fortune 500 company of your choice and
must prepare a presentation for your suppliers regarding your Supplier
Code of Conduct to deliver via a web meeting.

This assignment has two parts. For the first part, you are to create a
five to seven (5–7) minute dynamic video on your company’s Code of
Conduct. You may use any type of recording device you have to create
this video—smartphone, laptop, webcam, or other type of video recorder. The specific points to cover for this video are listed below.

As an alternative to the video, you may submit a four to six (4–6)
page paper that details what you would say in such a presentation
following the same prompts as the video assignment below.

For the second part of the assignment, you will create a presentation using PowerPoint
(or other equivalent software) summarizing the important changes and
explanations regarding the code of conduct that you communicated in your
video/paper presentation to email to the suppliers after the meeting
for future reference. The specific points to cover are listed below.

You must submit both parts of the assignment to receive full credit.

Note: If you are using a tablet or smartphone
you will need to email the video file to yourself, then save it to a
computer in order to upload to Blackboard. You may want to upload your
video to a file sharing service, such as Dropbox, if your email will not let you send a large video file. Dropbox is accessible from all smartphones and tablets from the Dropbox app.

Once you are ready to upload your video to Blackboard, view the Kaltura video tutorial found in your online course shell (Week 9). Please use the following naming convention in the popup window for your video once it is finished uploading:

Title: Your First Name, Your Last Name – Challenges in the Business Environment
Tags: BUS475, Business Environment
Description: First Name, Last Name – BUS475 Assignment 2 (Date Uploaded ex. 1-14-2018)

Part 1: Video Presentation OR Paper
Prepare and present a video that is a maximum of five to seven (5–7)
minutes OR write a four to six (4–6) page paper in which you:

1. List specific changes that your company has made to its Code of
   Conduct in recent years. Provide at least one (1) example of each
   change.
2. Explain the identified changes to the suppliers in such a way that
   they will understand the standards that your company requires in order
   to maintain their relationship with the company.

If you choose the written paper instead of the video, 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.

Specific Library Resources to help you get started

The Strayer University Library is accessible at research.strayer.edu.

A general introduction to the Strayer Library is available in your course shell on the left-hand menu under Research-Library.

• Introductory Search – Use the home page’s search box to keyword search many, but not all, databases.
• Targeted Search – Scroll to the bottom of the page for an A to Z
  listing of all databases. Float over each link to see a description of
  the database and click to load that particular database’s custom search
  page. Custom search pages include both basic and advanced search
  options.

These databases are only partially searchable through the general search bar. You will have to search them individually to find resources for your paper.

• Nexis Uni – This contains legal information and would be useful to search for court cases in which your company has been involved.
• Video Explaining Nexis Uni
• Mergent Online – This has company info on both public and private companies. Fortune 500 can be public or private. Mergent
  is known for financial and accounting info, but also has qualitative
  information too. They offer news feeds, country reports on business
  environments, industry-wide reporting, company reports, and Annual Reports—the
  middle 3 are unique to this database. Starting with looking at a
  company’s annual report would be very useful for this assignment.
  Industry reports would also be useful to see if your company is involved
  in any industry-wide initiatives or is notable in its industry in any
  way (could be good or bad.)
• Instructional Videos on each of the databases:
  • Library Databases – Mergent Online
  • Company Research – Annual Reports and 10-Ks
  • Company Research – Industry Reports

American City Business Journals – This is probably
the most fun way to read business news by metro area. They have over 35
journals based around US cities. Look up the metro area your company is
associated with, go to ACBJ, then choose the applicable city, and search
for news articles.

Research Starters are like the academic version of Wikipedia.
Search on a topic to get an overview with links to other information
within that topic. It will help you get ideas for keywords for your own
searches and what you need to know in order to successfully write your
paper.

• Library Databases – Research Starters Instructional Video

Note – This is an exception example. Research Starter articles do
appear in a feature box above the results list when using the general
search box on research.strayer.edu.

Don’t stress over writing papers! Watch this video on writing papers
and essays. Topics include how to start your research, how to organize
your research, how to draft your paper, and how to revise it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlgR1q3UQZE&t=9s

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

respond to the following:

• Go to BizFiling’s Website and read the article titled “Identifying and Addressing Employee Turnover Issues,” located at http://www.bizfilings.com/toolkit/sbg/office-hr/managing-the-workplace/employee-turnover-issues-tactics.aspx. Next, examine your current job position or a job position with which you are familiar. Then, choose two (2) significant factors that you believe have contributed to employees leaving the organization. Next, place yourself in the position of the HR manager and suggest two (2) methods organizations could utilize to retain their employees. Support your rationale.
• Based on the case study Retention: Deciding to Act (Pg. 718 – Pg. 720), determine whether the major complaints presented in the case study are the true reason for Wally’s Wonder Wash’s high turnover rate. Then, suggest two (2) reasonable retention strategies that Wally’s Wonder Wash could implement. Justify your rationale. Note: Remember, turnover is not always about salary. Therefore, please present strategies (non-monetary) that would not involve pay increases.

For the Final Project, you will synthesize the knowledge you have gained about diversity throughout this course and use it to make recommendations to professionals who work with children and adolescents. You have chosen “Authoritative Parenting” which to focus for your paper. Consider what factors related to diversity professionals should consider when communicating, instructing, and supporting the development of children and adolescents.

To prepare:

• Consider the role of diversity in childhood and adolescence and how individual characteristics of diversity could positively or negatively impact development and learning.
• Be prepared to write extensively about your chosen topic of “Authoritative Parenting”
• Consider the constituencies to which social change can be applied.

Submit an 8- to 10-page paper on the topic of “Authoritative Parenting” using the resources developed in the course. Develop recommendations for professionals (e.g., teachers, counselors, social workers, or other professionals) who will be working with children or adolescents in a variety of capacities. Be sure to include the impact of the environment in which these professionals will be working (e.g., classroom setting, neighborhood, community mental health). Be sure to remember that any one characteristic does not operate in a vacuum. Therefore, include and discuss how other characteristics of diversity impact your main topic for this population.

he primary function of human resource management is to increase the effectiveness and contribution of employees in the attainment of organizational goals and objectives. Consider all the areas of HRM that have been discussed in class:

• EEO and Affirmative Action,
• Human resources planning, recruitment, and selection,
• Human resources development,
• Compensation and benefits,
• Safety and Health, and
• Employee and labor relations.

Submit a Reflective Paper in which you explain how these aspects work together to perform that primary function. Are any aspects more important than the others? Why or why not? How do you believe the HRM role can be optimized for shaping organizational and employee behavior?

The Reflective Paper must: (a) identify the main issues in the chosen area, (b) demonstrate new learning that has occurred, (c) include class activities or incidents that facilitated learning and understanding, (d) identify specific current and/or future applications and relevance to your workplace, and (e) reflect the potential impact to your future career plans or even in your personal life at home. The emphasis of the Reflective Paper should be on parts ‘d’ and ‘e,’ and on the application of new learning. Explore, in depth, the benefits of the new learning and understanding that has taken place.

Writing the Reflective Paper
The Reflective Paper:

• Must be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length, excluding the cover page and reference page, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Must include a title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course number and name
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
• Must use at least five scholarly sources, in addition to the text.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference List that is completed according to APA style as outlined in your approved style guide and has at least five references in addition to the text.