You read an article, “Leslie Brinkman at Versutia Capital,” this
module. When pressure started to increase at Versutia Capital, Leslie
Brinkman became worried her staff was feeling overwhelmed and was
concerned her new employees had not been properly integrated in the
firm. Every employee in the company reported to Leslie and she did not
have enough time to spend with them and if she did, it was rushed.

In a 1-2 page paper, answer the following questions:

• How could Leslie become more of a facilitator as opposed to just being everyone’s boss?
• How could facilitation help in a situation described in the article?
• How could Leslie involve her employees more in the decision making process?

Must be in APA format

Assignment 7

Anzia Yezierska, Bread Givers, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Sandra Cisneros, The House on Mango Street and Jeanette Winterson, Oranges are Not the Only Fruit are all female coming of age stories from different racial/ethnic/gender points of view and different time periods. The first is a Jewish immigrant story, the second an African-American search for identity, the third a Chicana struggle for self-definition, and the fourth a struggle between faith and sexual identity.

• How do race, class, ethnicity, and gender play a part in these female stories of the struggle for self-definition?
• How do the heroines grow in relation to themselves and the society around them?
• How are these lessons relevant to the students today?

Choose three of the four works. You may write separate responses for each work (1-2 pages each) or a single response that addresses each of the readings (5 pages).

APA Format

Length 5–7 PowerPoint slides of content with 200-250 word speaker notes (in slide and in text citations)

Please include a reference page

Address all questions within staffing function and training and development function

Scenario:

As the newly hired human resources (HR) manager for a jewelry store, you have placed your initial focus on the areas of staffing and training development. During your organizational analysis, you discovered the following with regard to staffing and training:

• Line managers are currently handling the recruiting and staffing functions. Each manager tends to follow different hiring practices. Some of the managers are reluctant to hand over the hiring of their staff to the HR department. Other managers feel burdened with the staffing responsibilities and are anxious to turn it over as quickly as possible. No job descriptions exist within the organization.
• Upon hire, employees are given a 2-hour orientation session focusing on department policy and procedure. There is no additional training given, but rather, it is on the job training and learn as you go. There are no formal training classes and no management training programs.

You would like to obtain feedback from the line managers prior to making a presentation to the chief executive officer (CEO). Taking the above conditions into consideration, address the following questions in a presentation that you will deliver to a team of three to four line managers:

Staffing Function:

• What are your preliminary recommendations with regard to centralizing the staffing function under the HR umbrella?
• What will the new process look like?
• With regard to this new staffing strategy, what challenges do you anticipate, and what is your plan to overcome those challenges?
• How can you position this to demonstrate how this will impact the performance efforts of the organization?
• What results do you anticipate?

Training and Development Function:

• With regard to the training/development function, what preliminary recommendations would you make?
• What challenges do you anticipate with this new employee development strategy, and what is your plan to overcome those challenges?
• How can you position this decision to the CEO to demonstrate how this will impact the performance efforts of the organization?
• What results do you anticipate?

Note: You are required to use a minimum of 2 scholarly references in your research. Ensure that citations and references are formatted in compliance with APA style.

For this Assignment, you may choose Option A or Option B.

Option A:

Consider the following scenario:

A cosmetic company uses rabbits to test the irritancy levels of its products eyes for the purposes of making nonirritating cosmetics for women who will use such products. Large doses are injected into eyes and the test is painful.

In one paragraph, answer the following:

Is such testing ethical?

Using ethical theory, explain why you feel the use of animal testing for cosmetics is ethical or not. Also using ethical theory, explain the reasoning for the opposing position and why it is incorrect.

Option B:

The increased demand of palm oils in prepared foods has encouraged the mass destruction of rainforest in Indonesia for the purpose of planting palm tree plantations. The loss of rainforest threatens the ecosystem and many animal species.

In one paragraph, answer the following:

Should a consumer avoid purchasing products made with palm oil?

Using ethical theory, explain why you feel the use of palm oil is ethical or not. Also using ethical theory, explain the reasoning for the opposing position and why it is incorrect.

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