...The Ashes Rita looked at the expensive jeweled vase like a child looking at candy. Rita loved expensive looking furniture and fabrics. The woman thought the vase would match with her four-thousand dollar bookcase she had custom made in France. Rita walked to the counter in the pawnshop and found a sales person. “Hello ma’am, how may I help you?” the sales clerk asked. “Hi sir, I was wondering the cost of this beautiful vase? Rita questioned. “It would be four hundred dollars,” he answered. “Four hundred dollars that is insane! I bet the jewels are not even real,” she roared. “Ma’am this is a one of kind item! How dare you come into my store and call them fake! I must ask of you at least three hundred dollars,” he said “I’m sorry sir”, she batted her eyes and said,”Can you...
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...grown exponentially in the past several years from 10,000 to 35,000 members. In response to this growth, management went on an expansion frenzy, moving all executives to a corporate headquarters, expanding regional offices from four to seven, and tripling their employees to 400. The CEO of SHP has given a mandate to create a brand for the company that will be instantly recognizable and will set SHP apart from their competitors. The study focuses on the newly created VP of Human Resources office and the conflict between herself and the VP of Marketing. The two are at odds not only on ideas for creating the brand, but also on how to change the entire culture of the organization. Is there such a thing as too much growth? Part II In this case study, the players are: Jamie Richards. She is the VP of Human Resources which was a position created in response to the unprecedented growth that SHP has experienced in the last 3 years. Jamie’s position is only 10 months old. She had left another similar organization which had suffered from poor employee morale. She wanted to work for SHP because they were different. Jamie was attracted to SHP due to their grassroots foundation which allowed them to change the way managed care was delivered to their senior clients. She now finds herself in a situation where employees...
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...Senior Health Plus Case Study 25 Selena D. Fleming University of Maryland HCAD670- Dr. Capstone Senior Health Plus Case Study History Senior Health Plus is a Medicare HMO Services Organization which has been in existence for 20 years in Newport Beach, Santa Ana, California. It is known as a grassroots organization which focuses on maintaining the independence of senior citizens. The CEO had a history of facilitating creative approaches to overcome medical and social challenges. It had become quite impressive as well as a progressive healthcare system for the elderly to partake in. Jamie Richards become the new VP of Human Resource for Senior Health Plus after leaving a previously challenging job working with HMO patients. She had been hired at a highly anticipated time when the organization was rapidly quickly and the moral of the employees was at a high. Internal Strengths & Weakness Strengths Good financial management. Due to the growth of membership over the years, the Senior Health Plus has had a good financial position. They were up to seven offices in their base location of southern California. They expanded graphically to meet the needs of their current customers and to encourage new prospective customers. Knowledgeable Staff. While the Senior Health Plus staff is knowledgeable; she would have to keep the workforce progressing with positive moral. The values of the corporation were passion, integrity, respect, and responsibility...
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...GENETICS CASE STUDY GENETICS CASE STUDY This case study is based on a high-risk pregnancy due to advanced maternal age, genetic test indicating the fetus to have Tay-Sachs Disease and the coping strategies for this family. Rita Trosack is a 43-year old white female, married for six years to husband, Peter, a 46-year old white male. They both work in the financial district of Chicago and live downtown. They have been trying to conceive for two years. They both work an average of sixty hours a week. Rita and Peter were both raised as Catholics; however, they choose not to practice at this time. Rita missed her menstrual period, began having typical signs and symptoms of pregnancy (nausea, dry heaving, tender breasts, and fatigue). The fatigue was so severe she decreased her hours at the bank. An early pregnancy test performed by Rita tested positive. She then calculated her due date as January 27, 2009, since her last menstrual period (LMP) began on April 20, 2008. Rita met with Dr. Zimmerly an obstetrician in a high-risk obstetric clinic. On this first visit he confirmed the estimated date of delivery (EDD) as late January 2009. Due to Rita’s age, the chorionic villus sampling (CVS) was recommended to screen for fetal genetic defects. Rita had the test in early July, which would place her around eleven weeks into her pregnancy; this is the appropriate time in which to perform the CVS. Amniocentesis could have been performed, but this is usually...
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...In my point of view in this debate, I stand for Gerald Miller and Mark Steinberg (1975), which was the opposite side of the Palo Alto team. I will use two cases to show that not all the behavior is communication between people. At the end of this dissertation, I will also show that my conclusion of this debate. There is no communication when no people is “intentionally” transmit a message through speak or action. For instance, assuming that Rita is lying down on the sofa while watching TV, but Jessica coincidentally walked in passed by Rita looking at her sour face. Is that any message that Rita transmit to Jessica when she showed her sour face? Jessica takes in as Rita want to be left alone because she just broke up with her boyfriend. In this scenario, is that any communication between Rita and Jessica? There is no communication in the situation when nobody carry out an intentionally message. Let us review the situation again. Jessica walked pass through and see Rita lying down on the sofa so that she thought Rita’s sour face sent her a message that she did not want to be disturbed. But Rita did not intend to send the message that whatever Jessica had been received. In fact Rita wants someone to sit and talk. If there “all behavior communication”, why Jessica did not perceive that Rita was waiting for her to sit and talk instead of did not want to be disturbed? Let’s have a look into another situation. Jack, Melissa and Himanshu were joining in a group discussion. During...
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...Field of Tears (2011) ID c237 by Declan J. Connaughton NOTE 1 Rita stiffened as the nurse at the reception desk looked up at her. 2 It was just after mid day, and, for a moment, she was positive the nurse would come out and tell her, with officious satisfaction, that Rita's day out with her grandfather was cancelled. 3 “He's ready for you, in the day room”, was all she said. 4 The nurse made as if to escort Rita, but she knew the way by now. 5 “It's fine, you don't have to accompany me”. 6 Walking away from the nurse's station, she felt a cold hard stare marking her progress, like a laser level with its precise red dot. Rita was disturbed by the way she let the nurse intimidate her. Something in her manner had always bothered her, and now it seemed to have evolved into something almost approaching a phobia. 7 God! She wished her grandfather didn't have to stay in this place, but at ninety eight it was impossible to keep him at home anymore; such had been the case since he started losing his balance three years ago, and her own parents being the age they were. Still, he didn't mind the nursing home and his care had been top notch. Rita couldn't fault anyone on that score. He had integrated well, but the camaraderie didn't last very long as residents just kept passing away. That was the thing that most bothered Rita and got her down frequently – the sure and certain knowledge that it was going to happen someday, which brought...
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...1. Which external environment factors did hurricane rita affect . Discuss. The Human resource function was affected by Hurricane Rita on the following maters: The external environment has been changed due to an unanticipated event that had direct influence on the Labor market, Competition & Custumer and there for it influence the 5 functional areas of the HRM. Perhaps the longest-lasting impact of Hurricane Katrina was its environmental damage that, in real terms, has mainly to do with public health. Significant amounts of industrial waste and raw sewage spilled directly into New Orleans neighborhoods. And oil spills from offshore rigs, coastal refineries, and even corner gas stations have also made their way into residential areas and business districts throughout the region. 2. How were the human resource functions affected by hurricane Rita? The role of the HR department is to provide the right person at the right place at the right time, after Hurricane Rita the business became worse and there were a shortage in the employment so large and small businesses were frantically trying to find workers so they could start again. That why they had to employ untrained workers who might command a premium salary. 3. Do you believe the HR situations described regarding Hurricane Rita would be typical in a disaster? Explain. Yes. HR situation in this case will be a disaster , that because they even bussed in employee from other cities each morning and returned them at night...
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...Department 8101 Sheila McCaffery OM Online 31 Psychology 452, Group & Organizational Dynamics Organizational Management Susan Sullivan June 15, 2015 1 Department 8101 Department 8101 was a department that worked cohesively together and could be considered a “well-oiled machine”, although there was still items that should have been addressed. The team consisted of five important employees Hank (supervisor), Terry (junior job setter), Denny (senior job setter), Helen (relief woman) and Unnamed Worker (general). These employees had fifteen plus years with the company except for Unnamed Worker, who had two years with the company. Department 8101 exceeded Plant Eight’s goals and was the top-producing department. When Hank retired, Rita was introduced as their new supervisor and everything changed. The team eventually lost its top-producing status. While analyzing Department 8101, I reviewed the group’s norms, roles, synergy, group cohesion, and what led to the breakdown of the top-producing department. Department 8101 had many norms that were accepted by the group which helped the group become the top-producing department. Harris and Sherblom (2011) noted “Group norms define the nature of the group and the relationships among the group members by expressing the collective values of the membership and by identifying the place of group members within the system” (p. 41). If a member of the group did not adhere to the group norms they were excluded from the group. Hank...
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... the company invested in new ships with features that allow for more effective and efficient methods of gathering top quality catches. What parts of Neptune’s business will be affected if Neptune introduces a new brand (“Neptune Silver”)? The introduction of Neptune Gold will affect sales. Neptune Silver will create in increase in sales and flows. One potential hazard is the cannibalization of its own brand Neptune Gold. What is Rita Sanchez’ proposal? Why is this reasonable proposal from Neptune’s head of sales? Rita Sanchez is the head of Sales for Neptune. Rita initially suggested a 50% reduction in price to get rid of Neptune’s excess inventory. As the head of sales, it seems reasonable for her because the decrease in price, in the short term, would increase sales and cash flow. Rita also suggested creating a mass-market bran d called Neptune Silver. Again, as the head of sales, it makes sense for Rita because this would expand the market and increase product sales. What are Jim Hargrove’s objections to Rita Sanchez’ proposal? Why are these reasonable objections from Neptune’s head of marketing? Jim Hargrove is the marketing director for Neptune. As the marketing director, Jim’s strong objections to Rita’s proposal are understandable. The drastic cut in prices can damage the company’s brand of providing “The Best Seafood on the Water Planet” in the long run. Jim is opposed to Neptune Silver because it could potentially cannibalize Neptune...
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...INCIDENT 1: HR after a Disaster 1. Which external environment factor(s) did Hurricane Rita affect? Discuss. Certainly the primary external environment factor was unanticipated events. Hurricane Rita could not have been foreseen although disaster planning could overcome many of the problems. Several external environmental factors resulted from the hurricane. The labor market experienced considerable change. Remember that restaurants were having difficulty in hiring experienced workers and many of the servers had to be trained. Some customers were having difficulty in receiving supplies from producers in the area. Technology was affected as cell phone towers had been destroyed in the area and it was difficult to communicate. To complicate the situation, land lines were also down. The economy took an initial beating from the storm, but the ultimate economic stimulus produced powerful results that continue today. 2. How were the human resource functions affected by Hurricane Rita? Virtually every area of HR was affected when Hurricane Rita struck. Businesses were desperately trying to staff their business. Compensation systems had to be significantly altered. There were many untrained workers so the training function continued. Safety issues were everywhere. 3. Do you believe that the HR situation described regarding Hurricane Rita would be typical in a disaster? Explain. Certainly there can be some degree of planning for a disaster. But it is unlikely that...
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...At first I figured it was what the court used to look at surveillance videos or videos of some other kind to help a case. Imagine my surprise when I witnessed it being used to contact Santa Rita Jail twice during my time there. Upon coming home and doing further research I found an article on Huffington Post that discussed how Virtual Hearings help to save courts money. By using modern technology it is not only easier on the inmate who doesn’t have to now stand in line for hours just to talk to a judge. It also saves money on buses now that the inmate doesn’t need to be transported back and forth from point A to point B just to be told what he or she is being charged with and when to appear back in...
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...1. Which external environment factor(s) did Hurricane Rita affect? Discuss. To find a work is not easy task because the labor market is limited, more over the potential of the employee located in the certain geographic area can be recruiting in the local area, the labor will always change as in Compensation scales that were in use prior to the hurricanes had to be thrown out and new plans implemented. Union, External environment in legal consideration also affect Hurricane Rita because the worker maybe concern about the safety and health. The worker have come a first in mind because the worker is the one who generate income. Repair crews would just find an empty lot and set up tents for the night because all motels were full which can affect the environment factor The most important elements that will influence Scott's plans will be the workers. He has to make sure he keeps the right ones, those who are really good at their work. He also has to watch out for union workers, who will look out for the workers interests. Another is the government officials and civic leaders, who would want information all the time, as to what is going on. 2. How were the human resource functions affected by Hurricane Rita? The role of the human resource department is providing the right person at the place at the right time which is staffing. After Hurricane Rita the business become worse and there were a shortage in the employment so large small businesses were frantically trying...
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...imaginable, then raises you up to the heights of nobility. A story about an ordinary person with an extraordinary spirit. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephan King is such a book. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption is a novella about two gentlemen incarcerated in the Shawshank Prison in Maine, author Stephen King's home state. It explores the corruption of the prison system, but also the indomitable power of the human spirit and the true meaning of freedom. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption takes place in Maine between the years of 1948 and 1977. It is a first person narrative told by the convict Red describing his relationship and observation of his fellow convict Andrew “Andy” Dufresne. Andy Dufresne was sent to the...
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...com/BUS-415/BUS-415-Final-Guide Set 1 1) The doctrine of stare decisis concerns A. staring at the facts of a case for a long time to make sure the correct decision is made. B. making sure to do adequate research before making a legal decision C. following precedents so that legal principles announced in a case are used to determine later cases D. using constitutional law to render a decision 2) The form of alternative dispute resolution wherein the parties hire someone to review the evidence and make a decision that is binding upon the parties is called A. arbitration B. settlement conference C. negotiation D. conciliation 3) A corporation is considered a citizen of what state? A. The state where the president of the corporation lives B. It is not a citizen because it is a business C. The state where the majority of the employees live D. The state where it filed its Articles of Incorporation 4) Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship of law and ethics? A. Depending on the circumstances, the law can require a higher, lower, or the same standard of conduct as ethics demands. B. The legal requirements will almost always be the same as the ethical requirement because the law is based on ethical standards. C. In some cases, ethics will require a higher standard of conduct than the law, but never vice versa. D. In some cases, the law will require a high standard of conduct than ethics, but never vice versa. 5) Which of the following...
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...people in the modern society. Moreover, Sam had a positive attitude to his life and his job. In spite of his handicap, he did his best to live and work with the spirit of persistence. For instance, when Sam and Rita had lunch, he wanted to treat Rita in order to prove that he had the ability to live. Another example is that he did a good job in the coffeehouse he worked, making the owner intended to give him a promotion. When talking about his persistence, it is clearly showed in the movie that he kept his resolve to ask Rita to be his lawyer. It was this persistence that gave him the chance to have his pro bono lawyer. In addition, Sam lives a simple life. It is only a simple reason that can drive him to happiness or sadness. For example, Sam together with his friends accompanied Lucy to buy clothes, after buying they held air balloons passing the avenues with delight. Thus we can see that their worlds are such simple and joyful. What’s more, Sam is a person of love and dedication which are the indispensable characters of a good father. He devoted all his love to his daughter. As it showed in the movie, Sam spared no efforts to let Lucy live a happy life. Even when he could not get Lucy back, he also tried his best to protect and delight Lucy. Another case in point is that his friends bought the second-hand answer machine so that Lucy...
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