Unit II Case Study

July 17, 2018

Unit II Case Study

For your case study, read the sections titled “Visionary” through “ Affiliative Summary” of the following article from the required reading assignment: Preston, G., Moon, J., Simon, R., Allen, S., & Kossi, E. (2015).

The relevance of emotional intelligence in project leadership.

Journal of Information Technology and Economic Development, 6(1), 16–40. In your case study, be sure to address the following items:

Include a brief statement as to which of the leadership styles (visionary, coaching, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, and commanding) presented in the article that you are most comfortable employing, in general.

Select and analyze one of the scenarios below.

Be sure to provide the number of the scenario you chose.

Scenario 1:

As a manager, you have two employees who have a difficult time working together. While nothing specifically unprofessional has been done by either one of them, other team members have expressed concern that the differences between them are causing tension, and some other team members are having difficulty performing their work. Some have even gone so far as to say that the situation is causing a hostile work environment. BUS 3651, Leadership

Scenario 2:

You are a newly hired department director, brought on board to help turn around a struggling department. The members of this department are highly educated and are taking steps to improve the professional development of department members. Despite these efforts, they feel they are underappreciated and also feel that they lack a voice in the direction in which the department is moving. You have leadership experience in a variety of industries. Based on your understanding of the discussed leadership styles in the article, which would you choose to handle this situation? What elements of that style do you feel will be most helpful in resolving the problems faced? How would you proceed with handling the scenario? How does the role of leadership in the decision-making process serve to establish an organizational climate oriented to meet business goals?

Utilize the Waldorf Online Library to locate one journal article to use as a reference that supports your case study. Your case study should be two to three pages in length. Be sure to include the rubric elements from the guidelines below:

The analysis should present an insightful and thorough discussion with strong arguments and evidence. The content should be highly relevant and informative while remaining on topic.

Accuracy and close attention to detail should be clearly evident in all parts of the assignment.

The writing should be clear and concise with proper sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation, and it should be free from spelling errors. The number of sources should meet or exceed assignment requirements, and all sources should be academically credible, and properly cited using APA formatting. Information about accessing the grading rubric for this assignment is provided below.

Assignment 1: Business Acquisitions

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Assignment 1: Business Acquisitions

Due Week 3 and worth 270 points

Use the Internet or Strayer library to research two (2) publicly traded U.S. companies, and download their financial statements. Assume that you are the CEO of one of the selected companies. You are responsible for gaining control over the other company. You have three (3) choices, either of which you believe that the Board of Directors will support.

Choice 1: Your company acquires 35% of the voting stock of the target company.
Choice 2: Your company acquires 51% of the voting stock of the target company.
Choice 3: Your company acquires 100% of the voting stock of the target company.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

Provide a brief background introduction on both the company that you are working for and the company that you are responsible for gaining control over.
Specify the overall manner in which the acquisition fits into your company’ strategic direction. Next, identify at least three (3) possible synergies that could occur as a result of the proposed acquisition.
Select two (2) out of the three (3) choices provided in the above scenario, and analyze the key accounting requirements for each of the two (2) choices that you selected. Next, suggest one (1) strategy in which you would prepare the financial statements for your company after the acquisition under each of the two (2) choices.
Select the choice that you consider to be the most advantageous to your company. Explain to the Board of Directors at least three (3) reasons why your selected choice is the most advantageous to the company.
Assume two (2) years after the acquisition, your Board of Directors wants to offer the shares back to the public in hopes of making a large profit. Assume that in each of the two (2) years your company and the target company have had exactly the same reported net income as they did in the year of acquisition. Determine the type of value, (e.g., cost of fair value) that you would use to report the subsidiary’s net asset in the subsidiary’s financial statements, which the company will distribute to the public with the public offering. Provide support for your rationale.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s 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:

Examine the various methods of accounting for an investment in equity shares of another company.
Analyze the accounting requirements for consolidated financial information on the date of acquisition and subsequent to the date of acquisition.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in advanced accounting.
Write clearly and concisely about advanced accounting using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

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Globalization and Technology

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.
Apply the industrial organization model and the resource-based model to determine how your corporation could earn above-average returns.
Assess how the vision statement and mission statement of the corporation influence its overall success.
Evaluate how each category of stakeholder impacts the overall success of this corporation.
Use at least three (3) quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s 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:

Determine ways in which the vision, mission, and stakeholders of a firm impact that firm’s overall success.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald’s Corporation

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Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald’s Corporation

Read Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald’s Corporation, located in Mastering Leadership.

Discuss in your learning team the communications and group behavioral issues that might arise in an organization that hires employees for their first job. Each member must post at least two substantive comments (minimum 350 words each) to the learning team discussion area.

The Closing and Relocation of a Call Center

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Case Study

Review the case study below, and answer the questions that are provided. Provide complete and detailed responses to each question. Your paper must be at least three pages in length.

The Closing and Relocation of a Call Center

In this case study, you are the regional human resource director for a Fortune 500 company. You receive an unexpected visit from your vice president of human resources (VP of HR), who informs you that there is a reorganization taking place within your company. He starts by explaining that the president of the company has decided to retire after 28 years, and the new president has decided to move the current headquarters from the Northeast to Texas. No business reason was provided. There will be almost 1,000 employees redeployed since the company has existed in the Northeast for more than 75 years. This information will be released to employees within the next week. The call center—with more than 500 employees, including your office that is located within it—will also be relocated to another southern state. All employees will be offered their current positions and a relocation package if they wish to move. Those who do not want to relocate will be given a severance package with outplacement services provided.

Mr. Davis, your VP of HR, is aware that you hired most of the individuals working in the call center and that you are very familiar with the culture and employee status. This news will be devastating to the employees because they have made this the most productive and efficient call center within this global corporation. Mr. Davis came to get your advice on how to best handle the communications plan for announcing this news in your region.

Mr. Davis has taken care of notifications to the state and federal government (i.e., the 60-day notice required according to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification [WARN] Act, which announces that the business is relocating and that employees will be redeployed). From previous experience, Mr. Davis shares with you that you will be contacted by the state to set up meetings so that the state may address all of the employees concerning the state benefits and services available to the employees.

Mr. Davis shares two important messages from the new president: (1) Although this news may be unsettling to many employees, business must be conducted in the same professional manner as always, with the least amount of disruption; and (2) whether the employees decide to relocate or not, while they are employed, they must maintain productivity levels, and their metrics will be monitored as usual.

Mr. Davis informs you that Mr. Woods, senior vice president (SVP) of the region, who is responsible for the call center, is being told of this reorganization via a conference call with his boss on the West Coast and the president of the company. Mr. Woods will be joining you and Mr. Davis to plan the communications shortly. Mr. Davis wants to get a head start on planning with you because he has a flight scheduled back to headquarters that afternoon.

You begin to outline a plan for the communications strategy; for example, you include information that will assist Mr. Woods in preparation for his meeting with his direct reports where he will deliver the news. Other questions you think about during the development of the outline are as follows: What information will Mr. Woods give to his direct reports this afternoon, and what will he give them to share with their managers and employees? Mr. Davis sees your outline, and he encourages you to develop your outline into a communication plan/plan of action and to continue to share it with Mr. Woods.

Before Mr. Davis leaves for the airport, he asks you to report back to him with any issues or difficulties you are experiencing with employees. Mr. Davis also asks that you report the following information to him: How many employees do you think will want to relocate? What do they want to know about the new location? What can he do to help answer these questions for the employees? What can he do to assist you with the communication plan or any activities you plan within the next 60-day period? Mr. Davis gives you all of his contact numbers and reminds you that he is available to you for questions and concerns at any time.

Analyze the information presented in this case study, present your communication plan, and answer the questions below.

Your case study paper should be at least three pages in length and should follow APA guidelines. Your communication plan should address the following questions:

What are your concerns? For example, how will you motivate the employees to stay throughout the 60 days if they have other job offers? How will you motivate all employees to maintain their productivity levels?
In the article “Semper Fidelis! A Recipe for Leading Others,” which is part of your Required Reading for this unit, Aubrey Daniels describes how a person earns leadership status and explains the importance of positive reinforcement. How will your plan help you to establish yourself as a positive reinforcer?
What leadership style does Mr. Davis exhibit?
Propose at least three leadership theories that could be applied to this situation. How will these theories advance or affect employee motivation?

You are required to incorporate information from at least three sources in the required reading for the unit as well as two additional sources in your response. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations and references. Your paper should be formatted in APA style to include a title page and reference page.

Thesis statement

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Thesis statement

The thesis statement is probably the most important sentence in the paper, so it is important that it is clear and correct. Remember that the thesis statement is normally ONE sentence (usually the last sentence of the introduction) that asserts the topic and prepares the readers for the rest of the paper.

Once you have the thesis statement, you can begin to think about the topic sentences. Each body paragraph will have a topic sentence and that sentence will prepare the reader for each paragraph. These sentences are also important because they help tie back to the thesis statement and keep the paper organized.

For this work,

Post your thesis statement and your topic sentences. (Remember, you need a minimum of four topic sentences for this assignment.)

Module Chapter 14 Discussion Assignment

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Obedience

One form of social influence is obedience, which involves “going along with direct commands, usually from someone in a position of authority” (Huffman & Sanderson, 2014, p. 406).

The following video clips are replications of Milgrams’ study on obedience and Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment. After viewing, answer the discussion questions.

Replication of Milgram’s Experiment by the BBC (5:59)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcvSNg0HZwk

Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment (5:24)

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/stanford-prison-experiment/854678/

Discussion Questions

1. In your opinion, why did the “teachers” in the Milgram study obey the orders to administer deadly shocks to the “learner” despite his moral objection?

2. According to your text, what are the four factors that influence obedience according to Milgram?

3. Compare and contrast the findings of Milgram’s study and Zimbardo’s experiment. In your opinion, which was more more disturbing? Explain why?

Guidelines

Before you begin, remember to review the class Discussion Board Guidelines.

Your original post, in response to the discussion prompt above, should contain a minimum of 125 words, not including restatement of questions or reference sections. Utilize critical thinking, and support your work with additional resources as applicable.

Finally, any content that is paraphrased, summarized or quoted in your discussion post or response must be must be cited using APA format. For more information on APA format, review the OWL Guide: APA General Format (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Balanced Scorecard

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Balanced Scorecard

The article, The Balanced Scorecard, as well as this week’s readings discusses the balanced scorecard.
Artemus Gordon is mentoring a new management trainee. The new trainee is unfamiliar with the balance scorecard and its use in the production department. Artemus says, “The best tool a manager has is a balanced scorecard because…”.
Finish the statement by explaining the purpose of a balance scorecard and how it functions.
Then, compare the value of the SWOT tool to the value of the Balance Scorecard.
Do you agree with Artemus that the Balance Scorecard has more value or are we comparing apples and oranges?

Learning Activity #2 – Theme 2

Traditionally, the managerial function of controlling is not to be confused with control in the behavior or in the manipulative sense. The control function does not imply that managers should attempt to control or to manipulate the personalities, values, attitudes, or emotions of his or her employees. Instead, this function of management concerns the manager’s role in taking necessary actions to ensure that the work-related activities of employees are consistent with, and contribute toward the accomplishment of organizational and departmental objectives.

Research the concept of the virtual organization. Then, explain how a manager can measure work that is performed when the employee may be 5,000 miles away? Be sure to consider the virtual and global organizations and how a manager would control and measure work from afar.

USE THESE LINKS:

http://www.tutorialspoint.com/management_concepts/the_balanced_scorecard.htm

Control Process

Managing Control

3 Major Relationships between Planning and Controlling Functions of Management

https://www.forbes.com/sites/entrepreneursorganization/2014/11/18/how-to-manage-a-virtual-environment/#65f6c78c7583

Continuous Probability Distributions

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Continuous Probability Distributions

Answer the following questions in your own words. Answers should consist of 50 words each. Use the chapter listed as the title of this assignment to answer the questions. If you use other references please include them. The answers can be placed under the question or numbered with the number it goes with.

1. How would you calculate the probability between one negative value and one positive value using the standard normal distribution? Give an example illustrating your answer.

2. How would you calculate the probability between two positive values using the standard normal distribution? Give an example illustrating your answer.

3. What are the characteristics of standard normal distribution? The HR department of an organization collects data on employees’ age, salary, level of education, gender, and ethnicity. Which data do you think is more likely to follow normal distribution? Explain why.

Continuous Probability Distributions

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Continuous Probability Distributions

1. How would you calculate the probability between one negative value and one positive value using the standard normal distribution? Give an example illustrating your answer.

2. How would you calculate the probability between two positive values using the standard normal distribution? Give an example illustrating your answer.

THE BLOG

Unit II Case Study

Scenario 1:

Scenario 2:

Assignment 1: Business Acquisitions

Globalization and Technology

Case 2: Global Shared Services, McDonald’s Corporation

Case Study

Thesis statement

Obedience

Guidelines

Balanced Scorecard

Continuous Probability Distributions

Continuous Probability Distributions