Using the organization from Topic 3, prepare a cultural analysis to support you in strategizing the implementation of innovative thinking. In 500 words, answer the following questions:

1. What type of role does culture play currently within the organization?
2. What current cultural components enable innovation to successfully occur?
3. What cultural components require redesigning prior to innovation successfully occurring?
4. What strategies would you propose to the organization to strengthen the innovation culture?
5. How will you effectively communicate this innovative structure to employees?
6. How will you continue to build capacity for innovative thinking?

organization chosen COCA COLA

For this assignment, you will read an article that discusses healthcare management competencies, and you will then apply what you have learned by creating your own set of interview questions. To begin, read the following article: 

Kronenburg , M. A. (2014). Evaluating important healthcare management competency areas and preparation for healthcare reforms. International Journal of Business and Public Administration, 11(1), 31. 

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 After reading the article, summarize the purpose of the study, and then answer the questions below. How would you summarize the current state of the industry for healthcare professionals? What challenges does HR in health care face today? How can these challenges be overcome? What are the competency domains? Do you agree with the survey results? Why, or why not? Summarize the importance of measurement and analytics in HR management. Use the guidelines below to prepare your article critique. Summarize the article. Identify the main topic or question. Identify the intended audience. Respond to the questions above. Your article critique must be at least two pages in length. Think critically about the article and how it applies to the course when answering the questions. Organize the material logically by using smooth transitions and by grouping similar material together. Format your article critique using APA style. Use your own words, and avoid plagiarism. At least one source other than the article must be used. All sources used must be referenced; any paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA style. 

Write a 4 page paper answering the following questions:

What are the benefits of retaining qualified employees?

Explain the benefits of unionizing. 

How is labor relations used to establish an effective and efficient relationships between employees, union representatives and the organization?

How do layoffs affect the workforce?

Paper must include a cover page, abstract and 3-4 reference. 

Do not use Wikipedia

All sources used must be cited both within the text and in a references section at the end of the lecture (use APA conventions for citing)

No more than 20% of the entire piece can be in quotation

Must be proofread and edited for err

2 Questions    250 words each Question.  NO CITATION / NO APA STYLE.

Question 1.

Choose one commercial and one non-commercial recreation activity or attraction, and discuss their similarities and differences. Be sure to include differences in management styles and customer service.  

Question 2.

Discuss the aspects of the casino industry that set it apart from other hospitality entities. What are the reasons behind the casino industry’s amazing growth over the years? 

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

1) In your opinion, is the best metric that a company might use to evaluate the effectiveness of its efforts to fill professional positions? Why?

2) What are the one or two key concepts that you can take from this class and use at your workplace?

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

1 response to the two questions – 175 words

2 separate responses to classmate posts – 150 words 

*** CLASSMATE POSTS ATTACHED**

Through your resources and this weeks lecture, you learned about the importance of compensation and benefits. You have also learned why it is important to align compensation and benefits with organizational strategy and how the value employees place on compensation and benefits plays a role in this strategic alignment.

For this weeks assignment, research recent journal articles that reflect on each of these questions:

• What value do employees place on compensation and benefits?
• What factors should be considered when aligning organizational strategy with compensation design?
• What are some of the global implications when considering a compensation design?

Prepare a written assessment of the differing values employees have for different components of compensation and benefits plans. Be sure to provide examples to support your findings. These can include current trends or events in the field.

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.

Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy. 

Review the attached article describing the different strategies employed by Uber, Grab and G0-Jeck as they compete for market dominance in the ride-sharing industry. In the end, Uber decided to retreat from the region. How does Go-Jek’s strategy differ from the other companies and which company strategy do you think works best?

Note: Discussion responses should be a 5-7 sentence paragraph addressing questions asked within the writing Prompt

Some organizations are disciplined in performing job analysis and maintaining up-to-date job descriptions while many are not.  Why might this be true?  If employed, is there a difference between what you and your employer think about the value of job analysis and job descriptions, and why?  If not employed, explain the pros and cons of job analysis and job descriptions.

Refer to Chapters 3 and 4 in the Compensation text by Milkovich and Newman.   The material in these chapters speak directly to the questions below.

Briefly answer the following questions on or before Sunday 11:59 pm.

1. Explain what Internal Alignment is and how it can support business strategy, work flow and motivate employee behavior toward organizational objectives.
2. In your current (or a former) organization how equitable do you believe the job levels and pay differences are, and why?
3. Explain what Job Analysis is and why it is important in establishing an aligned job structure?
4. Briefly describe and express your opinion on the Tournament Theory.
5. What are the questions that Job Analysis answers?