Discuss at least five benefits of organizational diversity.

Needing the following answered. There is no page requirement, just need to be sure to answer each question. APA format with references and citations.

• Discuss at least five benefits of organizational diversity.

Provide a minimum of two reasons for the increased number of women in the workplace in the United States. How would employer-provided child and elder care impact this segment of the work force?

Explain the historical background of gender discrimination in the United States.

Provide employment data, educational attainment, and income levels for women and sexual minorities in the workplace.

Describe the basic purpose of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Define sexual orientation. Should sexual orientation be protected under federal legislation? Please justify your response.

Although sexual orientation is not protected by federal legislation, is it acceptable to discriminate against sexual minorities because of their preferences?

Define sex discrimination, and provide at least one example.

Define the two types of sexual harassment and provide an example of each.

Discuss case details for two lawsuits: one involving sex discrimination in the United States and one involving sexual harassment in the United States.

Provide at least two reasons for the pervasiveness of sex discrimination in the workplace.

Provide a minimum of three recommendations to improve organizational cultures for gender equity and sexual minorities.

What steps are you going to take to promote CSR initiatives?

Carl Kaysen, an American academic known for coining the phrase “the soulful corporation” to define new, more responsible large companies, believed said companies’ goal was no longer ROI. He proposed that these modern companies identify and target the much larger goal of being responsible not only to stockholders but to all. In today’s world, companies like UPS have mapped deliveries to make as many right turns as possible in order to save time, protect employees, save fuel, and reduce emissions. The NFL, Salesforce, and Walgreens have stepped up their DEI strategies to avoid bias in hiring and promotion of underrepresented groups.

With this in mind, for your initial post, describe the makeup of your project team. Then, address the following questions about your proposed strategy:

• What steps are you going to take to promote CSR initiatives? For example: what community programs, nonprofits, or environmental projects will the new product or service support?
• How do you plan to attract, develop, engage, and reward your project team?

Explain how you used the strategies and what you learned from applying them to your situation. Did you enjoy the critical thinking strategies?

Introduction

Expert critical thinking strategies are integral to successfully completing your college course work and advancing in your career. The purpose of this first assignment is to have a framework of focus that will ensure success with the upcoming course activities. Specifically, reflecting on previous critical thinking experience can be a powerful way to set the stage for successful completion of this course.

As you complete this assignment, avoid performing research and using citations. Internet research is not needed because you are reflecting on your own experience not that of another author. There is no right or wrong answer—have fun!

Choose a Situation

Think back to a personal or professional situation when you used critical thinking strategies to solve a problem and make a decision. Example situations are: making a computer purchase decision, deciding which cell phone best meets your needs, choosing a school for your bachelor degree program, or another situation of your choice. As you think about a situation when critical thinking strategies were used, reflect on the ideas in the next section to guide the composition needed for this assignment.

Required Composition of 400−600 Words

To ensure your composition meets the 400−600-word requirement, consider some of the following ideas as you compose your reflection.

In the chosen situation, which of these common critical thinking strategies did you use: describing the problem, breaking the problem into manageable parts, laying out potential solutions, weighing the potential outcomes of the various solutions, choosing the best approach, implementing the decision, and evaluating the outcome?

Explain how you used the strategies and what you learned from applying them to your situation. Did you enjoy the critical thinking strategies? Explain why or why not. In what ways were your strategies satisfactory or unsatisfactory? Were the strategies you used successful? Explain why or why not. How much time did it take to use the various strategies? Were there any of the strategies that you would not use again? Would you consider experimenting with a different strategy in future situations?

Write your composition here

Make sure your composition is error free. Then revisit the Unit 1, assignment 1 instructions for the two-step submission process.

What are the ramifications of failing to meet this challenge?

Complete the Motivation Concepts Table, located on Week One of the student website, utilizing the information provided in your course text. This table will serve as a convenient quick reference for the remainder of the course.

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word analysis which must address the following topics:

·Choose one of the theories from the Motivation Concepts Table and describe how this theory would and would not be applicable if applied to two or more workplace situations drawn from your personal experience.

·In the instance in which the selected theory of motivation was not applicable to your workplace experience, assess the need to develop and create new theoretical models of motivation in today’s changing work environment. What are the ramifications of failing to meet this challenge? Among the issues to consider are effects on personal satisfaction and productivity.

Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.

Assignment 4: Merger, Acquisition, and International Strategies 

Due Week 8 and worth 300 points

Choose two (2) public corporations in an industry with which you are familiar – one (1) that has acquired another company and operates internationally and one (1) that does not have a history of mergers and acquisitions and operates solely within the U.S. Research each company on its own Website, the public filings on the Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR database (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml), in the University’s online databases, and any other sources you can find. The annual report will often provide insights that can help address some of these questions.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. For the corporation that has acquired another company, merged with another company, or been acquired by another company, evaluate the strategy that led to the merger or acquisition to determine whether or not this merger or acquisition was a wise choice. Justify your opinion.
2. For the corporation that has not been involved in any mergers or acquisitions, identify one (1) company that would be a profitable candidate for the corporation to acquire or merge with and explain why this company would be a profitable target.
3. For the corporation that operates internationally, briefly evaluate its international business-level strategy and international corporate-level strategy and make recommendations for improvement.
4. For the corporation that does not operate internationally, propose one business-level strategy and one corporate-level strategy that you would suggest the corporation consider. Justify your proposals.
5. 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; 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 page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Identify various levels and types of strategy in a firm.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in business administration.
• Write clearly and concisely about business administration using proper writing mechanics.

discuss how you used each of the operations of the machine cycle in that activity.

CIS 107 Week 3 Written Assignment 2 – The Four Operations of the Machine Cycle

Thomas Edison State College

Answer the following in an essay of approximately 600-900 words (2-3 pages).

All of us use the four operations of the machine cycle every day. Think of an activity that you have performed this week and discuss how you used each of the operations of the machine cycle in that activity. Be sure to specify which parts of the activity relate to the machine cycle.

What are the independent, dependent, and control variables?

Each team member will pick an article for this worksheet. Replicate these set of questions for each team member for this worksheet.

Team member name:

Citation of article:

1. What is the author’s goal?

2. What questions remain unanswered?

3. If I had to design an experiment to test this hypothesis, what would I do?

4. What are the independent, dependent, and control variables?

Then answer the following two questions?

1. What is your research question?

2. What is your hypothesis?

do you think that there are drawbacks or advantages to the use of social media for this purpose?

post 1

Explain the three cost-effective recommendations you plan to list in your Unit 9 policy change proposal to implement your proposed policy change. Be sure the recommendations include a way to reach a global market.

post 2

Since the implementation of a policy change proposal requires that it be communicated to a large number of stakeholders, do you think that there are drawbacks or advantages to the use of social media for this purpose?

Assume that your best friend is starting a business, and wants you to invest. Speculate on which legal structure would make you most comfortable as an investor.

Week 6 Discussion 1

•From the first e-Activity, select the legal structure for a business
you would like to start.  Provide a rationale for your selection.

•Assume that your best friend is starting a business, and wants you to
invest. Speculate on which legal structure would make you most
comfortable as an investor. Support your response.

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Week 6 Discussion 2

•From the second e-Activity, evaluate Ben and Jerry’s strategies and
efforts to address its ethics and social responsibilities to the
environment. Speculate on why many businesses do not follow Ben and
Jerry’s example regarding their responsibilities to the environment.
Support your answer.

•Companies have conflicting responsibilities to multiple stakeholders.
They need to satisfy shareholders, employees, customers, and the
community. Analyze the conflict created when managers are paid bonuses
that reflect only bottom-line profit. Propose alternative compensation
schemes and support your proposition.

How does an editor differ from a peer reviewer?

Information Literacy Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is to learn about information literacy by exploring the concept of peer review. You may be familiar with peer review in prior writing courses, but what does it mean when you talk about peer review in relation to academic source material?

Click on the following link to a DeVry University Library presentation of Peer Reviewed Journals: The Creation of New Knowledge.http://library.devry.edu/pdfs/Peer_Review_PPT.pdf******** SEE ATTACHMENT

The PDF presentation contains 20 slides that will introduce the peer review cycle.

After reviewing the presentation, compose a 2-paragraph response in which you address each of the following points:

• In your own words, identify points in the peer review cycle that seem especially important and explain why.
• How does an editor differ from a peer reviewer? Use at least two points to support your response.
• Based on this information, explain whether your article for this week was peer reviewed? How can you determine this information?
• As you work on your research in this class, where specifically can you look to find peer-reviewed information?