Requirements include,

• Cover Page with Name, Date, and Title of Assignment
• Use headings to separate the sections of the paper (use the Questions selected)
• Page numbers
• Double-spacing
• Times New Roman, size 12
• Use a minimum of four sources (from the past four years) for each response
• In-text citations in APA style
• Reference page using APA style

Select any four of these six topics for your the Assignment and address each question comprehensively:

1. It has been said that “a company that deserves a union gets one,” suggesting that if proper leadership and motivation techniques are employed and desirable policies devised, the workers will not want to unionize. Either agree or disagree with this philosophy. Support your position and explain what a company could do to create an environment where workers will not want to unionize.
2. Some means of resolving negotiations impasses involve economic weapons (e.g. strikes and lockouts). There are other means of impasse resolution that do not involve the use of economic weapons (e.g. fact finding, mediation, med/arb/interest arb, etc.). Select two (2) non- economic means of impasse resolution, 1) explain how each one functions and 2) discuss the relative pros and cons of each.
3. Unions have declined as a percentage of the workforce in the private sector. With this decline, have career and workplace dissatisfaction and alienation increased? If so, why is this so? If not, why not? Support your position.
4. List and discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages in using seniority as a factor to determine shift preference or overtime assignments.
5. Identify two different steps a company should take to prepare for its first round of bargaining with the union pre-negotiation activities. Explain why each of the steps you have identified is critical to achieving an initial successful collective bargaining agreement with the union.
6. Identify and explain the major ways in which the government is an important participant in the labor relations.

Unit VI Scholarly Activity

Business Process Management

In this writing assignment, you will explore how organizations use business process management (BPM). Write a one-page (250-word) paper explaining how organizations use business process management (BPM). Be sure to use at least one specific example from the

CSU Online Library,and address the following in your paper:

What is business process management (BPM)?

Why do processes need management?

What are BPM activities?

APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed

unit IV Scholarly Activity

Cloud Profitability

In a one to two page paper (250-500 words), discuss whether or not there are cost benefits to cloud computing using specific examples. Be sure to include at least

Three reference sources.

APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed

Unit V Scholarly Activity

Data Warehouses and Data Marts

Write a one to two page (250-500 word) paper that discusses the differences between data warehouses and data marts.

Also, discuss how organizations can use data warehouses and data marts to acquire data. You must use the

CSU Online

Library to locate at least two sources for your paper

Unit VIII Research Paper

Utilizing the unit lessons, textbook,

CSU Online Library, and other outside sources, write a two-page (not including title

and reference pages) Research Paper identifying the key components of

information systems management discussed throughout this course.

Provide a description of an organization you are familiar with (possibly a company you have worked for in the past or are currently working for)

and describe briefly what services they contribute. Then, select three out of the six questions below,and provide detailed answers, supporting those answers by referencing any sources used. Be sure to use examples from your research to strengthen your argument as needed.

• What personal knowledge management tools does this organization utilize?
• What steps has this organization taken in securing their information and knowledge?
• What has this organization done to gain and sustain an advantage

over their competitors?

• Describe in detail how this organization manages the components of its IT infrastructure

.

• In what ways does the organization demonstrate successful collaboration?
• Identify at least

Two types of hardware and

Two types of software used by this organization.

APA rules for formatting, quoting, paraphrasing, citing, and listing of sources are to be followed

Psychopathology & Counseling

Students will write a written report on any organization that they wish to study for its organizational behavior and leadership.  The organization may be a for profit corporation listed on a stock exchange,  a smaller for profit corporation non stock exchange listed corporation,  a nonprofit corporation such as a college or hospital or charity,  or a government organization.  The rsport will be at least five single spaced pages and not more than seven single spaced pages.  If you prefer to write your report double spaced,  you may do so by doubling the number of pages.  At least one page should be on each of the questions asked below.  Charts and graphs will not be counted in the pages.  Over length and under length reports will be penalized.  Be sure to answer all four of the questions and please number each question you answer

1.  Briefly discuss the leadership of the CEO of the organization.  What are the strengths and the weaknesses of his or her leadership of the organization?

2.  Discuss the external environment for the organization at this time.  This discussion will require an analysis of the social,  cultural,  political and legal,  economic,  technological,  physical environmental and competitive forces affecting the organization and the Organizational Behavior consequences of this external environment.

3.  Prepare a financial analysis of your organization using the most recent financial data you secure from the organization or from the internet.  Compare the financial health of the organization to others in the same field and decide whether the organization is financially viable at this time.

4.  Develop and write a plan to improve the organizational behavior of this organization.  What can be done to both satisfy the mission of the organization and to expand opportunities for the management and staff of the organization if possible?  What would you recommend to the CEO of this organization as to organizational behavior issues in this organization?

Each of the four questions above are worth 25 points.  Be sure to answer a four questions with at least one page devoted to each question