1. What did Mainstream Global do to match employee behavior with culture in Mexico and South America? 2. What behavior traits are present in people who are described as organizational leaders? 3. When an organization with a positive culture experiences an employee who is considered a “bad apple,” how does peer pressure create a balance of attitudes? 4. What have you returned as a consumer either to a store or shipped back that you can look back on now and say that was a possible hazmat issue? 5. As an example the crash of Value Jet was a great tragedy because of neglect by the shippers to properly package the containers. What could have been done by the shippers to prevent a catastrophe like from happening?

Executive Summary of HRM Skills (35%) Due by 11:59pm on Sunday, July 5 This assignment gives you the chance to explore what you believe, and based on the course readings, are necessary skills/techniques needed to effectively lead either a human resources department within a public organization, or one functional area of HRM. By “functional area” I mean one of the segments in the ‘Life-Cycle’ of an employee as noted in the chapters in Section II of our text (e.g., recruiting, performance management, compensation, benefits, training and development, etc.). This assignment also provides opportunities to link theory with practice, apply what has been learned and/or how the necessary skills could be acquired to effective lead an organization’s human resources department. I suggest this process: Decide if you will focus on the HRM department as a whole, or on a functional HRM functional area Decide the functional area of HRM which will be your focus Read and, if necessary, re-read the text chapter corresponding to your chosen functional area. Narrowly focus your selection to avoid the pitfalls of inadequate detail Locate at least 5 published references that are no more than 10 years old that pertain to the specific HRM function you have chosen to investigate. You must not use any of the sources used in the Research Paper in this course. You may wish to conduct a brief interview with a manager or HR professional who has extensive experience HRM or the functional area you have selected. I am not requiring you do this; however, if you are able to find someone who is willing to speak with you, this often can be a helpful learning experience. Create a WORD document that contains complete citation information of all your print and/or electronic source material. To be considered “complete,” citation information must include author(s), title, date, and publisher plus, if a journal or magazine article, the name of the journal or magazine, volume and issue numbers, and page numbers. A reference citation containing only a URL is insufficient. Our course text, additional course readings on Blackboard, Wikipedia, blogs, generic websites (e.g., about.com), and readings used in the first paper in this course cannot be used for this assignment. Your paper should be at least 8 pages using 12-point font, double-spaced, and one inch margins on all 4 sides excluding your reference list. You must also make this document available to the entire online class on the due date, via the “Executive Summaries” discussion forum. Your participation grade will be negatively affected if you do not do this, or if you post your document after the date of your presentation.

Select a technology that is of interest to you (for example, sewing machines, tanks, computers, TV, etc.); write a paper about its historic and current impact on the economy, the environment, relationships, education, and morals. Give examples to support

Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be a minimum of one (1) single-spaced page to a maximum of two (2) pages in length; refer to the “Assignment Format” page for specific format requirements. Select a technology that is of interest to you (for example, sewing machines, tanks, computers, TV, etc.); write a paper about its historic and current impact on the economy, the environment, relationships, education, and morals. Give examples to support your discussion and cite at least two (2) sources in your paper. Include an APA-formatted bibliography.

 Option 1-  Researched Analysis. You must use at least three reliable sources in addition to one or more of the literary works we have discussed in the course.

 

At least two of your sources must be from outside the class. Your researched analysis, which is to be approximately 1000-1,500(this is a guide) words in length

 

Comparison/contrast of one of the works we read or approved by me or one of the films we watched or approved by me with the actual legal case upon which the work is based.

 

FINAL ESSAY CHECKLIST

1. DO YOU HAVE A CLEAR THESIS IN YOUR FIRST PARAGRAPH?
2. DOES YOUR THESIS INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC WORKS YOU WILL DISCUSS? (EXAMPLE: “IN INHERIT THE WIND AND TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, THE SMALL-TOWN SETTING SHAPES THE WAY THE LEGAL SYSTEM WORKS.”)
3. DO YOU HAVE AT LEAST 1 SOURCE FROM THE LIBRARY DATABASE? YOU SHOULD USE AN ACADEMIC STYLE SOURCE. THAT SOURCE CAN BE FROM OUR READINGS OR YOU MAY FIND A NEW SOURCE. REMEMBER THAT AN ACADEMIC STYLE SOURCE IS USUALLY AT LEAST 6 PAGES AND HAS REFERENCES.
4. DID YOU LIST THE MATERIALS FROM THE COURSE IN YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE? IN THE ABOVE EXAMPLE, YOU WOULD LIST INHERIT THE WIND AND TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
5. DO YOU HAVE 3 RELIABLE SOURCES (AT LEAST 1 MUST BE AN ACADEMIC STYLE SOURCE) ?
6. DO YOU USE MLA FORMAT STYLE CITATIONS? DID YOU CHECK THE PURDUE OWL? REMEMBER THAT YOU MUST LIST SOURCES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR.
7. DO YOU HAVE IN TEXT CITATIONS? YOU MUST CITE ANYTIME YOU QUOTE OR PARAPHRASE. MLA FORMAT INTEXT CITATIONS USUALLY CONSIST OF THE LAST NAME OF AN AUTHOR AND A PAGE NUMBER, WHEN YOU HAVE A PAGE NUMBER. CHECK THE PURDUE OWL.
8. DID YOU DISCUSS THE WORKS IN THE ORDER YOU MENTION THEM?
9. DO YOU ONLY SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU NEED TO ANALYZE?
10.  DID YOU PROOFREAD YOUR ESSAY?

1. Explain how culture can be used to support reverse logistics within an organization? Use examples to support your position. Offer any personal experiences that you may have in this regard. Use this text as one of your reference; Reverse Logistics Management (2011). Collaborative Processes. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons 2. Recognize areas of specific concern related to packaging and protection of hazardous materials before, during and immediately after transportation. From your readings and experience, identify the unique features of one mode of transportation in delivering a hazardous material. You can choose one of the following; truck, air cargo, ships at sea or rivers of lakes, rail and pipeline. Once you decide of the transportation mode, then find an example of how this mode was involved in a hazardous materials spill that harmed people and the environment. Then, identify the specific laws that were violated for that carrier mode to ship the contents. Describe the incident, the cost in dollars, the cost in lives, in jobs lost, and any other cultural or social or societal structures that may have changed permanently due to this incident. Please use 2 references for each question

NEUROSCIENCE: PAPER AND PRESENTATION GUIDELINES Length: Approximately two to five pages single spaced. Some people like to write more but when you reached five pages, it’s time to cool it down. Format The paper should have a title, which expressed its theme. Obviously the name of the author should follow the title. Then a 50 – 100 word abstract The body of the paper should include an Introduction, which presents the background to your particular topic and a clear statement of the question you are examining: “I intend to examine research claiming that pesticide exposure is a cause of violent behavior.” Next you have a Results section where you present the results of your research. You will also want to include a Discussion section where you discuss the implications of your findings and what conclusions you arrive at. The latter might also be included in a separate Conclusions section, though that is optional. Statements must be referenced, i.e., Recent research has demonstrated that genetically engineered mice show superior performance on accepted tests of learning (Tsien, J., 2000). For this course, you must assume that your audience is broad and you may want to include a glossary defining technical terms. Finally you have a Reference section. Tsien, J. Building a brainier mouse. Scientific American, April 2000, pp 62-68. This is a sample reference for the statement on genetically engineered mice. Naturally, if you use online sources, you reference the website. The Internet has blurred the distinction between a scientific and popular articles but you can find many technical and popular articles online. Newspaper and popular magazine articles do not count as publications for this course. Scientific American articles are totally acceptable. For the purposes of this course, I would consider the NY Times Science/Health section to be an acceptable research source. However, scientific articles are peer reviewed, which helps to maintain quality control. Peer review is far from perfect but I would be unwilling to abandon it. There is enough junk out there anyway without totally opening the floodgates. Overall, you may use APA or AAAS format, as long as you are consistent

In a 4 page paper, do a research on how one can make a successful project of green logistics and reverse logistics using global virtual teams. How would anyone lead and implement green processes in an organization? The paper must be in APA format. You must also cite and reference at least one current peer reviewed article. Use this as one of your references Reverse Logistics Management (2011). Collaborative Processes. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. APA GUIDELINES University of California Berkeley Library APA Style Citation http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/APAstyle.pdf Purdue University APA Formatting and Style Guide http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/#resourcenav

Choose one of the following topics and write a 2-4-page double-spaced paper. Proper grammar and spelling is required. Papers must include a cover page, 2-4 full pages of content, and a bibliography. All sources must be good, academic, peer reviewed sources. This means that most websites (Wikipedia, answers.com, and similar websites) are disqualified. If you can’t identify an author and date that’s a good sign that the source needs to be carefully evaluated and, most likely, not used. Note that encyclopedias and textbooks should not be used in research papers. You may refer to them, but their use should be very minimal. The UMUC online databases are recommended as a way to find good academic sources, particularly journal articles. 1. Explain the role of one of the three branches of government with regards to a current event. 2. Please choose a current event involving the American government and discuss how the historical development of the American political system impacts your chosen current event. 3. Research a political interest group and analyze the group’s role in a current political event. 4. Research and analyze how a demographic factor affected a recent political election. 5. Choose a current public policy issue and argue how cultural sensitivities and ethics are influencing your issue.

1.Describe and explain what green logistics or reverse logistics that you have personally observed or seen? Compare and contrast your observations with the reading of the week (Reverse Logistics Management by John Wiley Pg 101-158, Topic is:-HOW LEADERS CAN IMPLEMENT COMPLEXITY TO HELP MAKE A VIRTUAL TEAM SUCCESSFUL). Do you feel that most organizations have green logistics or reverse logistics? 2. Differentiate safety and security issues related to the handling and movement of hazardous materials. Review this link from PHMSA: http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/portal/site/PHMSA/menuitem.6f23687cf7b00b0f22e4c6962d9c8789/?vgnextoid=8524adbb3c60d110VgnVCM1000009ed07898RCRD&vgnextchannel=4f347fd9b896b110VgnVCM1000009ed07898RCRD&vgnextfmt=print Do some research to examine the differences between safety and security for shipping packages. Companies and individual that ship hazardous items need to ensure that the items are packaged correctly and shipped via the appropriate mode. As a helpful hint, some companies may ship regulated products and violate Title 49 regulations for hazardous materials. Do companies actually do this deliberately? I would hope not. But, it is possible that some employees may not be aware of Title 49. When you review this Title 49, you will find growing lists the hazardous materials that are banned for transport. Some items that you or your company can send by truck will be illegal to ship by air cargo for instance. While Home Depot may sell you a fire extinguisher that came in on truck delivery, that same extinguisher cannot be sent by air, by you as an individual or as Home Depot to some remote customer. As you explore the safety and security issues and findings, address your answers from a domestic or US border viewpoint, as well as international. Some items you can ship across state lines in the US, while that same product may not be able to be shipped across borders of other countries. Finally, does the public have a right to know when something that is hazardous is traveling through their city by rail or by truck? Do you ever wonder about an 18 wheeler that has no markings on it at all? Ever see such a truck? Look at the newspaper or TV news accounts of train accidents in the last few years. Whole sections of towns have been destroyed or people infected with hazardous chemicals. For Question 1 use this as your reference; Reverse Logistics Management (2011). Collaborative Processes. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Write to an education stakeholder (e.g. school official, organization, elected official, or state agency Head or Director). The memo assignment is designed to be a concise and efficient write-up of an education policy issue you will be developing over the course. This memo is designed to be no more than 7 pages (Note: Be sure to include a reference page, APA style.) and it should be written as a common memorandum. A memo (or policy memo) is a document that provides analysis and/or recommendations for a particular audience regarding a particular issue or problem. A well-written memo reflects attention to purpose; it is well organized; and it has a clear, concise style, and it advocates for a particular course of action or policy stance. It is not simply a summary of a topic or issue. You should have an audience in mind for your policy memo (typically a policymaker), and you need to think carefully about the needs and expectations of your audience. For example, if your audience is an elected official seeking analysis on a highly technical matter, you should generally assume that the official lacks substantial technical expertise. You will need to define technical terms and provide enough background about the situation you are discussing that such a “lay” audience can grasp your arguments. On the other hand, if you are writing for a technically trained audience, you will waste time and energy providing background information that your readers already know. Overall, the memorandum should: (1) identify the decision maker by role (i.e. governor, chief state school officer, chancellor, etc.); (2) in one page or less describe a policy problem associated within a K-12 or higher education setting in the state or national level; (3) describe and provide a research-based rationale for policy options to address the problem you describe; and (4) make a recommendation. Be sure to conclude the policy memorandum with a brief summary. Remember your Policy Memo should: • be no more than 7 double spaced pages (excluding references) • contain all key information in the first paragraph • Include the following: