As demand for services increase, tax rates and service fees often increase. This results in a slower rate of new development and revenue growth. Discuss a local policy example where this principle applies.

ANSWER THE ABOVE QUESTION AND THEN REPLY TO MY CLASSMATES RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTION AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU AGREE? (A MINIMUM OF 125 WORDS or MORE EACH QUESTION)

                                                      CLASSMATES POST

In 2007, 70% of Pittsylvania County (VA) residents approved a $70 million bond referendum to renovate county schools. It had been 50 years since any major updates were completed at county schools and citizens were asking for improvements for their children. County residents were informed that approving the bond referendum would mean a significant real estate tax hike to pay for the bond debt. In Virginia counties, the most significant way to generate new revenue is through real estate taxes. In 2008, the recession hit and the county’s elected officials did not have the political fortitude to raise the tax rate to pay for the debt. Subsequently, the county’s board of supervisors decided to just make interest payments on the bond debt for years during the recession. With board and administration changes, significant strides have been made in the past 6 years to pay down that debt. However, the debt burden, which is between $5-$8 million annually in a total county budget of $180 million, stifles new development and revenue growth. The challenge has been not to dip into the county’s general fund to pay for growth. The county has moderately raised real estate tax as well as other fees over the years to help offset this new debt. The county has also worked to diversify revenues through a solid waste fee and contracting with outside entities to bring their trash to the county’s landfill. Funds collected from the solid waste fee go into an enterprise fund specifically for landfill operations. That has made landfill operations self-sufficient with no county funds used to subsidize that department. That has allowed county budget funds initially earmarked for landfill operations to go towards new development and the revenue gained from taking outside trash has allowed some revenue growth. Since Virginia is a Dillon Rule state, they have also lobbied local lawmakers and the state’s general assembly to allow the county to implement a 1 percent sales tax increase to help pay for additional school capital costs. The demand for additional services from citizens and the county’s lack of vision to raise taxes to offset the cost of those additional services ultimately had a cascading effect that impacted the ability of the county to grow new development and revenue. The impact of decisions made 13 years ago is still being felt.

 Submit a brief, reflective essay (minimum of 500 words) with the following three sections: 1. Write your personal thoughts about the main concepts of the Cheung-Judge (2012) article, and identify personal traits. 2. Relate these main concepts to your preliminary ideas for the Unit VIII Final Project (e.g., organizational need for change and type of organizational change). 3. What issues and strategies might you focus on and develop a plan for in the Final Project (due in Unit VIII)? How would you, as leader, play a role? 

Imagine you have been asked to present at a town hall meeting. You are presenting the details of a new local policy that is being proposed. Your audience wants to know the problem, proposed solutions, risks, challenges, and funding opportunities. Develop a PowerPoint presentation. In slides 2-8, provide presentation notes elaborating on the slide narrative.  

The sequence of slides should be as follows. 

1) Slide 1: Title slide includes the title of the assignment, student name, course title, and date.

2) Slide 2: Define and analyze the problem to include possible conflicts that include political conflicts.

3) Slide 3: Construct policy alternatives.

4) Slide 4: Identify stakeholders and roles.

5) Slides 5 and 6: Identify budget cost factors, and introduce saving measures. 

6) Slide 7: Choose evaluative criteria. 

7) Slide 8: Identify any incentives, subsidies, and support.

8) Slide 9: Draw conclusions in a summary. 

9) Slide 10: References slide in APA style that uses a minimum of two sources.

Add detail to your slides in the notes section of the presentation. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and be referenced per APA guidelines. Make sure to format your presentation according to APA style.

MUST BE IN APA FORMAT

MUST BE 1-2 PARAGRAPHS

REFERENCES

NEED IN 12 HOURS

USE GOOGLE 

Please respond to the following:

• What incentives influence firms to use international strategies? What are the three basic benefits firms can gain by successfully implementing an international strategy? Why?
• Determine why, given the advantages of international diversification, some firms choose not to expand internationally. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• As firms attempt to internationalize, they may be tempted to locate their facilities where business regulation laws are lax. Discuss the advantages and potential risks of such an approach, using specific examples to support your response.

Final Paper

The purpose of the Final Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by describing your understanding and application of knowledge in the field of employee training through the analysis of a scenario related to the creation of a training course.

Focus of the Final Paper

In the course, you have examined several areas of employee training. For this paper, you will be applying this knowledge by examining the creation of a cultural diversity training course.

Imagine that you are in training and development for a global organization. You have been tasked with the creation of a cultural diversity training course that all employees will be required to take. Before designing the course, you must consider the ethical and cultural issues of the task.

In an eight- to ten-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), you must address the following:

1. Examine any legal implications in creating a training course that discusses culture. Identify what laws and regulations should be considered.
2. Explain how the demographic diversity of your employees affects discussions of cultural diversity.
3. Examine which ethical implications should be considered.
4. Examine if training can be standardized for all locations in a global organization. Analyze what media is best suited for training in a global setting.
5. Provide recommendations for implementing the training course.

Paper requirements

1. Must be eight to ten pages in length (excluding the title page, references page, exhibits, etc.) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a cover page:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Students name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructors name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a clearly stated thesis or topic.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
7. Must use at least five scholarly sources, in addition to the text.
8. Must include, on the final page, a Reference List that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved style guide.

Carefully review the for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

The firm’s newest large outlet in Japan is located in Tokyo, Japan. Although the store has enormous potential, the salespeople (comprised of both Americans and Japanese) are not working together well and the negative attitudes of some team members are bringing others down and hindering team performance. Develop an employee motivation plan for this group, taking into consideration both American and Japanese motivation approaches, leadership, as well as group dynamics and communication. Consider both individual and team rewards. Also consider what the Japanese think of the Americans, and the Americans of the Japanese. Provide an introduction that explains the source of some of the issues and be sure to state the intended outcome of the plan including business results.

APA format is mandatory (in text and in the reference section).

There are two main types of databases accessible in the library, through FIND ARTICLES & BOOKS. Keep in mind that the most popular databases are: ABI Inform Global Collection, Academic Search Complete, and Business Source Complete. As a graduate student, you must steer away from inferior Web sites with anonymous writers, articles found on consultant Web sites, materials on sites like QuickMBA.com, MarketingProfs.com, etc. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias most often repeat the information from your text. Acceptable Internet resources include among others government sites (especially for statistics). You are not permitted to use any open-source Web site in this course.

to test your ability to prepare a task analysis, select one of the skills below and write a task analysis of it. follow the guidelines suggested in the chapter for determining the major steps and then subdividing the steps with appropriate levels of detail so that another person could perform the skill. in developing your task analysis, assume that a person has no prior skill in performing the behavior.

How to tie a shoe

How to drive a car

How to ride a bicycle

How to build a fire

How to iron a shirt

How to make a sandwich 

Total Rewards Knowledge 7: Planning Benefits Strategically

Internal and external forces will greatly impact organizational strategies and this is also the case with strategies for planning employee benefits. On page 484 of the textbook, review the list of internal forces that influence benefit strategy and select any 2 that you feel might have the greatest influence and explain why. Then, select 1 external force influencing benefits strategy with the greatest influence and also explain why.

pg 484 list of internal and external  forces:

internal:

unions

cost managament

corporate restructuring

total rewards philsophy

business re engineering and the quality movement

external:

global economy and labor market 

political and legal environment

the information revolution

Assignment 3: Strategic Value of Employee Benefits Programs 
Due Week 8 and worth 170 points 

To attract, motivate, and retain good workers, companies need to define what an employee wants from the employment relationship. One way to define employee needs is to consider total rewards, which are everything an employee perceives to be of value resulting from working for the company. Benefits are a core element of total rewards and the ever-growing package of offerings have evolved. You must now work with the company to define precisely where the various programs will be categorized. 

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you: 

• Identify and discuss at least three (3) important variables that almost always should be considered by organizations when providing employee benefits programs. Be sure the response is specific and relevant.  
• Compare and contrast income protection programs and pay for time not worked programs, both of which are usual elements of benefits programs. How are the programs similar? Are they mandatory? 
• Research and discuss at least four to five (4-5) of what may be referred as Other Benefits that you could recommend to the management team as necessary elements for the benefits package. HINT: Flextime and product/service discounts are good examples. 
• Develop an employee benefits package for any exempt or non-exempt position level of your choosing, making sure you support the selection of your program elements. NOTE: The preferred method for presenting your benefits package information is using a table or exhibit, but either approach is not mandatory. HINT:
• Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements: 
  1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. 
  2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment (with running head), the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. 
  3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. Use the Strayer University Library at https://research.strayer.edu to locate additional sources to support your work. 

The specific course outcome associated with this assignment is:  

• Establish the importance of compensation and benefits, and how they support business strategy. 

As Chief HR Officer for the company what key ideas would you implement in the company to ensure communication of the compensation plan is effective? Be specific.

NOTE: You may not use more than 2 references for your response, and you must comment to a minimum of 1 other student’s response.