...Case Study Jackson Automotive Systems Executive Summary Jackson Automotive Systems is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) that supplies parts for the automobile industry. Jackson Automotive Systems is currently operated by the president, Larry Edwards, and was founded in 1961 by Larry Edward’s father. Jackson Automotive Systems has been operated largely as a cash only business with very little if any debt outstanding typically. The 2008 financial crisis was a difficult time for all participants of the automobile industry. Jackson Automotive System’s reluctance to carry debt coupled with a strong working capital position and a conservative financial policy helped bring the company through the financial crisis. After the financial crisis a group of unhappy stockholders arose and Mr. Edwards chose to repurchase their stock in 2012. To finance the stock repurchase Mr. Edwards used $5 million of cash on hand and secured a $5 short-term loan from a local bank. It is now June of 2013 and the balance of the loan is due at the end of the month. Wanting to purchase new equipment with a cost of $2.4 million Mr. Edwards has approached the bank for an extension on the original $5 million loan as well as the additional $2.4 million equipment loan with a new maturity date on the total of $7.4 million of September 30, 2013. Introduction Mr. Edwards has exhausted his cash reserves and gone in debt following the 2008 financial crisis in order to repurchase stock from an unhappy...
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...answered come in I can see you as if he was an attorney. A Paralegal shall not engage in the unauthorized practice of law. * “My name is Carl Jackson” Rule: 1.7A Consideration: EC-1.7(a). Mr. Jackson introduced himself and didn’t state who he was or his job title at the initial consultation with Mrs. Smith who requested an attorney. * “I have a little business on the side, but the government doesn’t know about it. It’s all cash and I don’t pay any taxes on it, so I keep getting my disability check” Rule: 1.3 Consideration: EC-1.3(e). Mrs. Smith did confess about making an additional of income that she claims that isn’t on records. That’s fraud and Mr. Jackson should have informed her about her illegal activities. * “Have you asked your husband for alimony? You might be entitled to it, you know” Carl says. “I would if I were you” Carl says. Rule: 1.8 Consideration: EC-1.8(a). Mr. Jackson should only be asking questions that he was assigned by his attorney and as a Paralegal ha cannot give recommendations only a lawyer can. * Carl gets up and lets Zeke sit behind attorney Howe’s desk. Zeke has to push some of the open files on the desk out of the way to make room for Howe’s legal pad, which Zeke uses to make notes during his phone conversation. Rule: 1.3 Consideration: EC-1.3(e). Mr. Jackson was using attorney Howe’s office where there were several correspondences and documents that should have been kept confidential. In allowing Zeke to...
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...Working Conditions as a Determinant of Health This summary is primarily based on papers and presentations by Andrew Jackson, Senior Economist, Canadian Labour Congress, and Michael Polanyi Assistant Professor, Saskatchewan Population Health Research and Evaluation Unit, and Faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies, University of Regina. The presentations were prepared for The Social Determinants of Health Across the Life-Span Conference, held in Toronto in November 2002. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Health Canada. Current Situation Over the 1980s and 1990s, there has been an ongoing restructuring of the labour market and of employment relationships. The intent of these changes has been to promote productivity and competitiveness, as opposed to promoting a worker-centred agenda of “good jobs” (Lowe, 2000). In Canada, only two-thirds of the employed workforce are in “standard” salaried jobs with no defined end date (mostly provided by large firms and the public sector). In this shrinking core job market, workers who have survived layoffs, privatization and contracting-out are generally working longer and harder. Employers have tried to increase profitability and competitiveness and to contain budgets by boosting productivity. This has been accomplished largely by increasing workloads. For example, in the health sector, fewer nurses, social workers and other health professionals must now deal...
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...Human Resource Management Review 16 (2006) 155 – 180 www.socscinet.com/bam/humres The use of personality measures in personnel selection: What does current research support?☆ Mitchell G. Rothstein a,⁎, Richard D. Goffin b a Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7 b Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Canada Abstract With an eye toward research and practice, this article reviews and evaluates main trends that have contributed to the increasing use of personality assessment in personnel selection. Research on the ability of personality to predict job performance is covered, including the Five Factor Model of personality versus narrow personality measures, meta-analyses of personality–criterion relationships, moderator effects, mediator effects, and incremental validity of personality over other selection testing methods. Personality and team performance is also covered. Main trends in contemporary research on the extent to which applicant “faking” of personality tests poses a serious threat are explicated, as are promising approaches for contending with applicant faking such as the “faking warning” and the forced-choice method of personality assessment. Finally, internet-based assessment of personality and computer adaptive personality testing are synopsized. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Keywords: Personality assessment; Personnel selection; Five factor model; Personality and job...
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...This article was downloaded by: [Academy of Management] On: 11 February 2014, At: 16:20 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK The Academy of Management Annals Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rama20 An Aspirational Framework for Strategic Human Resource Management Susan E. Jackson , Randall S. Schuler & Kaifeng Jiang a b a a School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University b Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame Accepted author version posted online: 04 Dec 2013.Published online: 04 Dec 2013. To cite this article: Susan E. Jackson, Randall S. Schuler & Kaifeng Jiang (2014) An Aspirational Framework for Strategic Human Resource Management, The Academy of Management Annals, 8:1, 1-56, DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2014.872335 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19416520.2014.872335 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views...
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...Approaches to Change Management for Flexible Learning Australian Flexible Learning Framework Quick Guides series Based on the knowledge generated from the Australian Flexible Learning Framework projects and selected external literature, the Quick Guides series provides an introduction to key issues related to flexible and online delivery of Vocational Education and Training (VET). Reference as: Backroad Connections Pty Ltd 2003, Approaches to Change Management for Flexible Learning (Version 1.01), Australian Flexible Learning Framework Quick Guides series, Australian National Training Authority. Version 1.02, July 2004 This document can be accessed at: http://flexiblelearning.net.au/guides/change.pdf For a list of other Quick Guides see: http://flexiblelearning.net.au/projects/sharingknowledge.htm#guides / © 2003 Australian National Training Authority This work has been produced by the Sharing Knowledge project with the assistance of funding provided by the Commonwealth Government through the Australian National Training Authority. Copyright for this document vests in ANTA. ANTA will allow free use of the material so long as ANTA’s interest is acknowledged and the use is not for profit. The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ANTA. ANTA does not give any warranty...
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...Chapter 4 – Design Tools: Jackson Structured Programming (JSP) 4.1 Three Structured Constructs All programs can be constructed using only the three basic constructs. It is the concept of structured programming that a program should be developed using only these three basic constructs. It is not wrong to use the GOTO structure but it is discouraged, because programs with the GOTO structure are often classified as unstructured. The three basic constructs are: 1. Sequence 2. Selection 3. Iteration/Repetition 4.1.1 Sequence Construct In a sequence construct, the way the statements are placed implies the order in which the computer will execute the statements. The computer will interpret the statements in a left to right, top to bottom fashion. Consider the following: Calculate-Average Module DO Get Two Numbers Calculate Sum Determine Average Print Average ENDDO The sequence for the above module is straightforward. You get the two numbers, calculate the sum, determine the average and print out the result. If the statements are not in that sequence, the result obtained will not be the answer intended! Figure 4-1: Simple sequence The Calculate Average module is not a separate module away from the rest of the four modules below it. But it actually contains all the four modules. Each process (a rectangle) represents a component with their function/action...
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...Human Resources Management Contents Executive Summary 3 Strategic Functions of HR 4 Recruitment & Selection 4 Safety 5 Relationship with Employees 5 Performance Management 5 Benefits and Compensation 6 Training and Development 6 Strategy based HRs 6 HR Planning and Organization's Objectives 7 HR Purpose Statement 7 HR Mission Statement 8 HR goals 8 Action Plan for each Functional Area 10 Reference...................................................................................................................................... 11 Executive Summary Company ABC is a large company based in the US. The company has been targeting the business of Human Resources Outsourcing nearly for 30 years now since it was established. It is now ranked one of the leading firms in Human Resources Outsourcing industry in US. All these achievements have been achieved due to its ability to provide comprehensive human resources outsourcing solutions not only to large firms but also to the small to medium-sized companies. This is the core competitiveness of Company ABC The company is currently experiencing growth which enhances its current dominance in the domestic market due to expansion in operations. Due to this expansion, the company has been consistently experiencing an increase in operational cost. This is due to numerous branches that have been opened across the country. This brought difficulty in management and as a result the department decided to establish a shared center where...
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...Systems and Operations Management Mercedes Benz Analysis of the competitiveness of operations management Abhijeet Ghosh, A4060514, MBA Intake 14 (Group B) London School of Business and Finance Table of Content Executive Summary & Introduction 3 Product and Services 3 Task 1: Operations Management 4 Operations Strategy 4 Process Design 4 Body Shop 5 Paint Shop 6 Assembly 7 Just in Time 8 Quality Management 8 Innovation and Improvement 9 Supply Chain Management 10 Task 2: Integration of Information system 12 Business Integration Server 13 Task 3: Job Design 14 Lean Manufacturing 14 Conclusion 15 Appendix 16 Reference 18 Executive Summary and Introduction Mercedes-Benz is a division of the German manufacturer Daimler AG, and the brand is used for automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The name first appeared in 1926 under Daimler-Benz but traces its origins to Daimler's 1901 Mercedes and to Karl Benz's 1886 Benz Patent Motor-wagen, widely regarded as the first automobile. Part of Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) is responsible for the distribution and marketing of Mercedes-Benz, May Bach, smart, and Sprinter products in the United States. In 2011, the company sold 264,460 passenger vehicles in the US, representing 17.5% year-over-year growth, in addition to 16,577 Sprinters. Although MBUSA was founded in 1965, importation of Mercedes-Benz vehicles actually began...
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...McEntire, Lauren E., and Tiffany Greene-Shortridge. "Recruiting and Selecting Leaders for Innovation: How to Find the Right Leader." Advances in Developing Human Resources (SAGE Publications) 13, no. 3 (2011): 266-278. Summary and analysis of the article The article discusses the issues and strategies in selecting effective organisational leaders and successors. It highlights the importance of the innovative organisational leaders and the challenges faced sourcing for them. The article provides detailed methods to recruit leaders such as behavioural psychological assessments, personorganisation fit assessments, behaviourally based interviews and innovation targeted succession planning. It also explores the benefits of new approaches such as social networking media and websites to find the best leaders available to the organisation and traditional ways such as mentoring programmes to develop potential leaders. The purpose of the article was to review the importance of organisational leaders and the process of selecting the most suitable one. It highlights why the process itself is very important and how it affects the outcome of the selection greatly. The authors depended greatly on other research papers and scholar journals as evidences to justify their choice of strategies. Most of the strategies presented were also echoed from other researchers and reporters. For example, the authors mentioned social networking medias and websites as tools that could assist in the recruitment...
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...Entity-relationship Diagram and domain class model. Then as explained in question three I will develop activity diagram for each use case related to entering new order, creating manifests and fulfilling orders. For the same I will draw system diagram and develop state machine diagram and three layer architecture. Now I know that RPS system has user who process orders in the reliable office and users who place orders and monitor order information in the nursing homes. For this I will Design two separate menu hierarchies ,one for Reliable employee and other is for nursing home employee. In the last part of Final Project Plan I will write step of the dialog between the user and the system for the use case place new order for nursing home employees. Last but not least I will identify all input control and create work breakdown with memorandum. Entity-Relationship Diagram for Data Storage Requirement (Question 1) Domain Model Class Diagram(Question 2) Activity Diagram for Enter New Order*(Question 3-1) (System Analysis and Design in a Changing World, Fourth Edition pg. reference) Create Case...
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...CHAPTER 3 Product Costing and Cost Accumulation in a Batch Production Environment ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 3-1 (a) Use in financial accounting: In financial accounting, product costs are needed to determine the value of inventory on the balance sheet and to compute the cost-of-goods-sold expense on the income statement. b) Use in managerial accounting: In managerial accounting, product costs are needed for planning, for cost control, and for decision making. c) Use in cost management: In order to manage, control, or reduce the costs of manufacturing products or providing services, management needs a clear idea of what those costs are. (d) Use in reporting to interested organizations: Product cost information is used in reporting on relationships between firms and various outside organizations. For example, public utilities such as electric and gas companies record product costs to justify rate increases that must be approved by state regulatory agencies. 3-2 In a job-order costing system, costs are assigned to batches or job orders of production. Job-order costing systems are used by firms that produce relatively small numbers of dissimilar products. In a process-costing system, production costs are averaged over a large number of product units. Process-costing systems are used by firms that produce large numbers of nearly identical products. 3-3 Concepts of product costing are applied in service industry firms to inform...
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...Comparative Phylogeography of Freshwater Habitats in Southern Australia: Using Palaeodrainage Reconstructions to Investigate Population Structure and Historic Population Connectivity Sarah Jackson A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience with Honours Department of Genetics School of Molecular Science La Trobe University October, 2011 Contents Abstract ........................................................................................................................... iii 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Phylogeography....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Palaeodrainage........................................................................................................ 4 1.3 Background on Study Species .................................................................................. 6 1.4 Aims and Hypothesis ............................................................................................... 8 2. Materials and Methods ............................................................................................... 10 2.1 Locations ............................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Expectations of Hypothesis.....................................
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...| Southwest Airlines Co. | Organizational Commitment and Communication | | | | Southwest Airlines, Co is according to Fortune magazine one of the best places to work for. The Company’s mission statement is "The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual pride, and Company Spirit." (Southwest.com) Southwest believes that their mission statement has led the way to the best cumulative consumer satisfaction record, according to statistics published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. They have the fewest customer complaints, and they have the most satisfied employees, their turnover ratio is less than 10% (D’Aurizio, 2008). Communication and Leadership play a critical role in any organization and Southwest Airline is not the exception. These two factors are crucial to their success. In this paper, I will discuss the role of organizational commitment and communication within Southwest Airlines. Specifically, I will discuss how the various sources of power and leadership styles impact the organization as a whole. Also, I will discuss the motivational theory that I believe fits best with Southwest’s current culture and how the organization communicates the motivational theory to its employees. Finally, I will take a look at the commitment of the employee and how they respond to the organizations attempt to motive them. Organizational Commitment and Communication ...
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...problems associated with CSA. This paper will discus some of the causes, effects, interventions and treatments of CSA, along with a biblical, Christ-centered perspective that may aid in providing hope for those living through the crisis of CSA. The Crisis of Childhood Sexual Abuse Without a doubt, child sexual abuse (CSA) represents a growing crisis that affects children, families, and communities worldwide. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2010), as many as one in four children are sexually abused. In the United States alone, 80,000 cases of CSA are reported each year (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2008). However, despite national efforts, many cases go unreported because prevalence rates are only accurate to the extent that victims of CSA are willing to disclose. Based on retrospective studies of adult survivors of CSA, it has been estimated that only 1 in 20 cases of sexual abuse is ever reported (Horner, 2010). Given the sheer numbers of sexually abused children, it is vital for counselors and social workers to examine and understand the causes, effects, intervention, and treatment of CSA. Understanding the consequences of CSA can aid Christian therapists in anticipating the physical, spiritual, and mental health needs of children and also may assist in the...
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