Compensation and Performance Management

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TASK: 1

Select a job from any company in Sultanate of Oman and write the job analysis for the job selected based on the following framework:

  • Job title
  • Purpose of the job
  • Activities and procedures followed
  • Equipment used
  • Reporting relationships
  • Responsibilities of the job
  • Opportunities for skill, career and personal dev
  • Working conditions, safety issues etc.
  • Qualities and qualifications required
  • Performance criteria

Expected to report and analyze the positions. Summary of the evaluation is required rather than just a copy/paste of the job descriptions received.

You may add any other details from your own personal observation or interaction with the job holder.

1. Construction Industry (Galfar, CCC, Desertline Projects etc.)

2. Health Care Services (Khoula Hospital, Badr Al Samaa, Muscat Private Hospital etc)

3. Education (SQU, Middle East College, Majan College etc.)

4. Oil and Gas (PDO, Oxy, Schlumberger, Intertec etc.)

5. Trading (Zubair Automotive, OTE, Al Fairuz Trading, Muscat Overseas, Zawawi Trading etc.)

6. Finance and Insurance (Bank Muscat, HSBC)

TASK: 2

Study the organization selected in Task-1 and map various compensation elements of the chosen job using the framework provided in attachment named “Framework”.

Please refer to the Maslow’s Model and Adam’s Equity Theory to identify and enlist non-monetary compensation besides listing obvious elements generally paid to employees in Sultanate of Oman.

TASK 3: Case Study

Mustafa was recruited as an executive manager in the company Muscat Construction LLC three years ago. His role included performing duties relating to administrative work in the company. He was performing very well. In the performance appraisal last year, he scored “1 – Excellent”. The company has a rating scale of 1 to 5 (1 – Excellent, 2-Outstanding, 3-Acceptable, 4-Poor, 5-Not acceptable). Only those in the outstanding and excellent category are eligible for a salary raise.

Due to increase of prices, total costs were increased, and many positions were terminated because of the economic problems. Those who stayed in the company were to handle different tasks to their usual workload. For Mustafa, he was asked to add on other duties including procurement to his daily responsibilities. Because of his new responsibilities and work load, his performance reduced to acceptable at the end of the year. On the other hand, Mustafa expects an increase in his salary.

Suppose that you are the HR manager of the company. How do you deal with the situation? Please use appropriate referencing where appropriate to support your position and advice.

Please answer the following questions:

Q1. Discuss performance appraisal based on performance versus based on effort. How does that relate to this case?

Q2. Why does Mustafa think he deserves a raise in salary? Do you think he has a right to do so, and why?

Q3. Being the HR manager, can you give Mustafa the raise?

Q4. What would be the consequences if you give Mustafa the raise? What would be the consequences if you don’t?

Q5. Discuss different reward options that you can use instead of the salary raise?

Q6. Why should Mustafa’s Job Analysis be carried out again?

Q7. What are some limiting factors to the decision-making process for you in this situation?

*** Words count = 2500 words

*** In-Text Citations and References using Harvard Style.

*** An Attachment has been uploaded named “Framework” for Task 2.

Assignment 2: Alternatives to Incarceration

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Assignment 2: Alternatives to Incarceration

Due Week 10 and worth 120 points

A
recent study illustrates that nearly two (2) million juveniles are
processed through juvenile courts across the United States each year.
Depending on the nature of the crime, juveniles may face detention or
incarceration if they are convicted. Given the fact that many courts are
reluctant to incarcerate criminal offenders, judges often consider
alternatives to incarceration. The driving force behind these
alternatives is to save taxpayer money yet still demand offender
accountability and impose sanctions for criminal behavior.

Use
the Internet or Strayer databases to research the use of sanctions other
than incarceration or detention for juvenile offenders.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Examine
    the underlying historical and economic reasons behind the quest for
    alternatives to incarcerating offenders in jails and prisons.
  2. Describe
    three (3) alternatives to incarceration that juvenile courts currently
    use. Provide examples of such alternatives in practice to support the
    response.
  3. Discuss the significant societal and individual
    benefits of imposing sanctions or punishments that do not involve
    removing an offender from his / her family or community.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

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 learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Explain how delinquents have been handled throughout history.
  • Contrast the differences between the juvenile and adult justice system in the United States.
  • Identify
    successful evidence-based treatment modalities for juvenile delinquents
    and be able to describe the ingredients of effective programs.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in juvenile delinquency and justice.
  • Write clearly and concisely about juvenile delinquency and justice using proper writing mechanics.

Co-Branding discussion

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Co-branding can be highly creative and may offer extraordinary
opportunities for marketers and consumers alike.  Would you agree? 
Research co-branding using the Internet and the Ashford Online Library. 
Discuss some examples of effective co-branding, and share links to
their web pages for your classmates to access.  Then, respond to the
following:
a. Why might two independent brands find co-branding beneficial for their overall marketing strategies?
b. What are the best conditions for a successful co-branding opportunity?
c. Speculate on an example involving two products that
are currently independent, but would likely benefit from co-branding. 
Explain your rationale.  Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.

MUST USE OWN WORDS NO PLAGIARISM!!!

between 300 – 500 words

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The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) has conducted a survey of first-year college students at around 300 of the nation’s four-year universities since 1966. They found that in 1966, 80 percent of students noted that “developing a meaningful philosophy of life” was essential to their attendance. For that same year, only 44 percent cited “being well off financially” as their primary reason for attending college. However, more recent research from HERI has shown that as of 2012, 87.9 percent of student’s cited “to be able to get a better job” as their primary reason for attending college. Using your sociological perspective, analyze why this might be the case. Consider who is/was attending college as well as other general social trends at these different points in time. This work should be between 300 and 500 words.

SAILS Exam – Information Literacy

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Prepare: Knowing how to thoroughly research a topic is extremely important while achieving your education. You may be asked to support your information with peer-reviewed scholarly resources, but how can you find this type of resource? The Ashford University Library allows you to search through different avenues to find the requested types of resources. You can narrow your search by the author, year published, title, subject, and by indicating what type of resource you are looking for. You even have access to a librarian if you need some guidance in finding more resources on your topic.

Reflect: Given that you have been in college for awhile, it’s time to reflect on what you have learned through the use of the Ashford University Library in relation to how you learned to acquire new information from a variety of sources.

Write: This week, you will take the Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills (SAILS) Exam. This exam is not graded, and your results are anonymous. The exam will exit from your screen immediately after completion, and you will not receive feedback or results. This is a nationally-normed, standardized exam for students in universities all over the United States. The results of this assessment will guide Ashford University in developing the best possible library resources and research methodologies training. Results will be published (in aggregate) on Ashford’s assessment website. Your participation is voluntary, so thank you if you choose to participate. Click on the link in your online course to access the SAILS Exam (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

After completing the SAILS Exam, in at least two paragraphs (of five or more sentences each),

  • Describe your experiences using resources, including concerns encountered when conducting academic research through the Ashford University Library. Areas of concern may include developing a research strategy, using the search function within a database, or evaluating sources.
  • Explain how using the Ashford University Library has improved your experience in conducting research. For example, you could identify and explain how specific tutorials that you have used have helped improve your ability to conduct research.

The Information Literacy Assignment

  • Must include at least two paragraphs (of at least five sentences each) that respond to the two prompts

Hypertension Case Study

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Hypertension Case Study

C.D is a 55-year-old African American male who presents to his primary care provider with a 2-day history of a headache and chest pressure.

PMH

Allergic Rhinitis

Depression

Hypothyroidism

Family History

Father died at age 49 from AMI: had HTN

Mother has DM and HTN

Brother died at age 20 from complications of CF

Two younger sisters are A&W

Social History

The patient has been married for 25 years and lives with his wife and two children. The patient is an air traffic controller at the local airport. He has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for the past 15 years. He drinks several beers every evening after work to relax. He does not pay particular attention to sodium, fat, or carbohydrates in the foods he eats. He admits to “salting almost everything he eats, sometimes even before tasting it.” He denies ever having dieted or exercised.

Medications

Zyrtec 10 mg daily

Allergies

Penicillin

ROS

States that his overall health has been fair to good during the past year.

Weight has increased by approximately 30 pounds in the last 12 months.

States he has been having some occasional chest pressure and headaches for the past 2 days. Shortness of breath at rest, headaches, nocturia, nosebleeds, and hemoptysis.

Reports some shortness of breath with activity, especially when climbing stairs and that breathing difficulties are getting worse.

Denies any nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or blood in stool.

Self treats for occasional right knee pain with OTC Ibuprofen.

Denies any genitourinary symptoms.

Vital Signs

B/P 190/120, HR 73, RR 18, T. 98.8 F., Ht 6’1”, Wt 240 lbs.

HEENT

TMs intact and clear throughout

No nasal drainage

No exudates or erythema in oropharynx

PERRLA

Funduscopy reveals mild arteriolar narrowing without nicking, hemorrhages, exudates, or papilledema

Neck

Supple without masses or bruits

Thyroid normal

No lymphadenopathy

Lungs

Mild basilar crackles bilaterally

No wheezes

Heart

RRR

No murmurs or rubs

Abdomen

Soft and non-distended

No masses, bruits, or organomegaly

Normal bowel sounds

Ext

Moves all extremities well

Neuro

No sensory or motor abnormalities

CN’s II-XII intact

DTR’s = 2+

Muscle tone=5/5 throughout

What you should do:

  • Develop an evidence-based management plan.
  • Include any pertinent diagnostics.
  • Describe the patient education plan.
  • Include cultural and lifespan considerations.
  • Provide information on health promotion or health care maintenance needs.
  • Describe the follow-up and referral for this patient.
  • Prepare a 3–5-page paper (not including the title page or reference page) reference must be less than 5 years old

need assistance with a portion of a class assignment

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is the most recent and relevant example of health care reform enacted by the United States government and arguably the most comprehensive policy of health care reform since the enactment of Medicare in the 1960s.

As a team, choose one topic that the PPACA addresses from the list below (these were the topics listed on the Health Care Reform Matrix in Week Three). This will become the focus of your Week Five learning team assignment.

  • Medicaid expansion

Write a 175-word summary of your chosen topic.

This is a team assignment and we have chosen the topic Medicaid expansion. For my portion I only have to provide 35 words discussing this topic.

Written Exercise

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Write 3-5 pages. MLA format.

You may use outside scholarly sources for this paper.

We do think we know the Revolutionary War. We grow up hearing about it year
after year in class, and celebrate our foundings with fireworks every July 4th
.
And yet, much of what we believe we know is not true. What is the traditional
story of this era? How does the picture of our “founding fathers” painted by
Zinn, Loewen, Brands and Lepore differ from the stories we often learn in
history courses? Indeed, after completing the assignments over the War for
Independence and the creation of the constitution, what do you believe this era
was truly about? What does Zinn argue the ultimate causes of the war and the
drafting of the constitution to be? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? And
what are the far-reaching consequences for us today of the continuing
mythologies surrounding this time and how they are canonized in the popular
mind?

Directions:

1) Your response to the question must be typed—twelve point font, double-spaced.
In writing your answer, please do not exceed five pages.

2) In your response, try to mainly use only your assigned text(s), the instructor’s
handouts, or class notes taken from discussions. You may use additional
library or internet scholarly sources.

3) Your generalizations must be supported by direct citations from the text, class
notes, or instructor’s handouts.

4) Citations should be made in MLA format. For class notes or presentations, you
might use: (Discussion Board 1) or (class notes) or (Zinn 23).
Note: You must cite parenthetically throughout your narrative. Please follow this format. There
should be many citations throughout your response taken from the sources noted above because
assumptions and interpretations must be bolstered by citations.
The strength of your response is dependent largely upon your citation of the assigned sources.


5) Do not include a bibliography.


6) You may consult with your classmates in formulating an answer to this question.
However, you must write your own, unique, independent answer to this question.

Peer review and write comment

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To offer feedback on sections of the white paper report.

In a professional workplace context, your feedback does NOT include line-by-line grammar and editing changes – that is the responsibility of the writer. Offering feedback for the global or high-level content is more beneficial in the workplace.

The white paper report has potentially different audiences, and the peer reviewer can help you refocus your report as needed.

A manager does not have the time to read a complete report, and may only read certain sections. On the other hand, a budget analyst or an operations supervisor may read other sections that are important for their needs.

This peer review will offer constructive feedback for your peers. In many professional contexts, you do not write alone – you work on project teams, in professional office units, or collaborate with other divisions. Your constructive feedback benefits you and everyone else.

Each student will peer review two white paper report drafts (introduction and recommendations sections ONLY).

There is a listing of students in the course here. Look for the posts of the two students listed after your name (highlighted/linked), and peer review their submissions. If they have not submitted a draft for peer review, go to the next student in the listing.

Use the information in the module instructions above (Purpose section) to assist in your task.

Read the assigned draft sections.
Comment on the draft sections:

  • Summarize the problem described or addressed in the introduction (50 to 75 words).
  • What is the recommendation as a solution to the noted problem? Is it a realistic solution? How? (50 to 75 words).

Barclays Bank of the UK, accounting homework help

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Barclays Bank of
the UK

This week, you will turn in your company
analysis paper for your project – based on the annotated bibliography and
outline you completed in Week 08.
In a minimum of 3 pages, please do the following:

  • Analyze
    the quality of your chosen foreign company’s annual report. You should
    evaluate the quality of the information provided by the company from the
    perspective of a potential investor. In other words, you should discuss
    the strengths and weaknesses of the annual report disclosures in terms of
    whether they provide relevant and reliable information to investors.
  • Include
    background information of the company, strategies for raising
    international capital, and analysis of company’s compliance of its home
    country GAAP.
  • Include
    a comparison of the foreign country GAAP to U.S GAAP.
  • In
    your paper, provide insight into US standards and reporting rules, values,
    and biases and compare that to the country you are dealing with on their
    complex elements.
  • Critique
    and criticize bias regarding issues of reporting standards with your
    company’s country and the US standards. Also, you may be critical of their
    country’s rules, values, and biases based on the US standards.
  • Make
    sure your paper is free of spelling and grammar errors. Your writing
    should exhibit appropriate, audience-specific tone and vocabulary tied to
    the purpose of the research.
  • You
    should include an introductory and conclusion paragraph with your essay
  • Include
    an APA formatted title page and reference page. Make sure to include a
    minimum of 4 credible sources, with 1 source being the company’s annual
    report. Your sources should support the conclusions you made regarding the
    organization’s annual report Make sure to document all sources according
    to APA formatting guidelines.
  • Incorporate
    suggestions that your instructor gave you on the annotated bibliography
    and outline assignments.

This needs to be on Barclays Bank of
the UK

This paper needs to be a minimum of 3 pages and in
APA format.

Please include a reference page and
site sources within the paper.

I have attached the outline and
annotated bibliography.