INCIDENT 2 Illegal Hiring

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) prohibits U.S. companies from bribing foreign officials; yet, the number of violations each year is staggering. Some violations center on the use of unethical HR practices. For example, the banking industry has been investigated for its internship and full-time employment hiring practices. The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY Mellon) gave internships to family members of foreign government officials. The banks leadership intended to maintain or increase business with a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund. Internship programs are legal and BNY Mellon has a legitimate internship program, but these internships were awarded outside the accepted procedures and criteria used in its program. The U.S. SEC issued a cease-and-desist order, stating that Delivering them [internships] was seen by certain relevant [bank] employees as a way to influence the officials decisions. This is the first cease-and-desist order of which internship hiring was the subject. Phillip Bezanson, a Bracewell & Giuliani Law LLP (firm) partner stated that the concept of anything of value under the FCPA can be really abstract.. . . In the end, the bank agreed to pay a $5 million penalty, give up $8.3 million, and pay $1.5 million in interest.

1. 2-21. What would you have done in response to learning about these facts?
2. 2-22. What factors in this situation might influence a company to make less-than-ethical decisions?

Writing Assignments

1. 2-23. Why should a firm want to create an ethical culture?
2. 2-24. Why is everyone not on board about corporate social responsibility?

ToolsCorp Corporation is a fictitious company that does not exist anywhere. For the purpose of this course, it is located in Tennessee. As members of the senior management team of ToolsCorp Corporation, your group has been asked to prepare a neat and organized report for the Strategic Officers Steering Committee (SOS-C) of ToolsCorp Corporation. The purpose of this paper is to obtain permission from them to go forward with the next step (developing a full-blown business plan) for ToolsCorp’s strategic initiative to break into the global marketplace.

Your group’s paper should discuss the following (at a minimum):

• A complete strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis (including at least 5 factors from each category and full explanations of why each factor is important and why it was placed in the category) of the environment that exists within ToolsCorp and the environment that ToolsCorp is proposing

you are a strategic HR business partner for a large company, come up with a strategic problem and solve it strategically. must be original

no references and 1 slide.

 slide must have graphs and bars, stats and talking points. THE WORKS. 

15 slides with Speaker notes, 

Please see attached rubric for further instructions, content (to be included) will help assist the PPT with speak notes. 

Also uploaded 3 business reports that coincides with this assignment. 

Slides must be NEAT  and: 

The PowerPoint presentation has zero to two errors including misspellings, comas, colons, hyphens, and use of capital letters

Descriptive elements are handled consistently and appropriately throughout; avoidance of idioms or colloquialisms, except on those cases in which is necessary to explain the content.

Considering the ethical principles discussed within the context of this chapter of the textbook including the need for a “Code of Ethics”. Do you believe that an organizational code of ethics can stop unethical decision making and practices amongst employees and leadership?

Develop a critique of the behavior of certain members of the board of directors who were involved in the case study described in the chapter. Identify and describe the principal error in board behavior that encompassed the majority of events that went wrong.

According to the textbook, the current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; as a result, the relationship between business and society is becoming more complex. In this assignment, you will be researching Starbucks. 

Write a four to six (46) page paper in which you:

1. Specify the nature, structure, and types of products or services of your company, and identify two (2) key factors in the organizations external environment that can affect its success. Provide an explanation to support the rationale.
2. Suggest five (5) ways in which the primary stakeholders can influence the organizations financial performance. Provide support for the response.
3. Specify one (1) controversial corporate social responsibility concern associated with your company.
4. Submit a reference page with at least four (4) quality references that you have used for this paper. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• This course requires the use of new . The format is different from other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors 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 relationship between business and society, and the ways in which they are part of an interactive system.
• Recommend ways stakeholders can influence the destiny of both business and society.
• Analyze the various primary and secondary stakeholder groups, their roles, and relationships.
• Compare and contrast the concepts of corporate social responsibility and citizenship.
• Analyze ways ethical challenges affect the multiple functions of the business.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business and society.
• Write clearly and concisely about business and society using proper writing mechanics.

Please answer the following 2 questions and used the PDF attached:

1. 

Think of a recent change that happened in your organization. Try to focus on a large change, not just a small change in artifacts, such as a form. It might be a policy change, a change in leadership, a change in organizational goals. Think about how it was implemented. 

Based on Kotter’s 8 steps (ATTACHED), describe the change. Did your organization follow each step? If so, describe how. If not, describe how “skipping” that step may have impacted the change and how employees responded to it. Please answer with 1-2 paragraphs.

2.  Is there a “most important” step in Kotter’s 8 steps?  Explain your perspetive.

PLEASE NO COMBINE THE TWO ANSWERS INTO THE SAME ANSWER.

DUE TOMORROW BY 2PM EST.

Read in the following articles, 

Go Ahead, Post the Stupid Photo of Yourself From 10 Years Ago  (Links to an external site.)

Could The 10-Year Challenge Be Putting Your Data At Risk? (Links to an external site.)

 (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Should you be worried about using FaceApp? (Links to an external site.)

What do you think of the implications of turning over your data to corporations?

Do you think this data should be sold?

Do you feel that TOS (terms of service) should give the company power over your data? 

What would you as a member of the HR Department to ensure your co-worker’s data is protected. 

Do you feel that the public should be able to control their data?

Is privacy dead? 

Make sure you answer the questions fully. Cite your learning resources and external resources (eText, videos, other readings, blogs, etc) to support your response. *if you do not use and cite supporting data (must include works cited), points will be deducted*

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/01/go-ahead-do-10yearschallenge/580624/

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/20/686897486/could-the-10-year-challenge-be-putting-your-data-at-risk?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190120

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/consumer-advice/technology/a28463628/faceapp-security-spy-app/

Discussion 7: Leadership Challenges

PS2100 – Human Relations WI20 B – Section D01

PS2100 – Human Relations

The authors of The Leadership Challenge have identified five practices of exemplary leadership (see Figure 12.1). Review these practices and select the two that you feel present the greatest challenge to someone who has been promoted to a leadership position for the first time. Provide a rationale for each of your choices.

Figure 12.1- Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

 The Leadership Challenge is considered to be the definitive field guide on leadership. There are over a million copies in print, in 15 languages. The authors have devised the following five practices of exemplary leadership: 

. Model the Way. Leaders must model the behavior they expect from others. 

. Inspire a Shared Vision. The leaders dream or vision is the force that invents the future. It is the employees belief in and enthusiasm for the vision that motivates them to give their best. 

.Challenge the Process. Leaders do not accept the status quo. They search for oppor- tunities to innovate, grow, and improve processes. 

.Enable Others to Act. Effective leaders make people feel confident, strong, and capa- ble of taking action. 

. Encourage the Heart. Through good times and bad, leaders encourage the heart of their employees to carry on and do their best.

Source: James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, The Leadership Challenge, 3rd ed. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2002), pp. 1320.