HRM and Leading peopleTeamwork is an answer to the new demands of the market: Innovation, globalisation, quality improvement and customer orientation. Teamwork is a way to deal with the increasing complexity that overwhelms the individual specialised employee. This module will help you to increase your awareness of the latest thinking regarding strategic workforce management, develop your skills to lead individual employees and teams in vary...
Globalisation and its Impact on Food and Beverage Consumption and Cultural Identity1. Using examples, critically discuss globalisation and the key underpinning aspects of homogenisation and heterogenisation affecting food and beverage consumption and cultural identity in the 21st century, including discussion on food and borders and the current issues related to food and mobility/migration as proposed by Abbots,2017. 2. Using examples, critic...
Part A: Employment Standards ScenariosPart A – Employment Standards For the following two scenarios, did the employer violate the Alberta Employment Standards Act? Explain (i.e. yes or no) your answer in a few sentences – about ½ page of single spaced text. Provide at least one APA style reference citation which supports your answer.1. Buddy has been working at Airway (a local fast food restaurant) as a Counter Att...
PESTEL AnalysisYou work for an Events Management company. The main project task is to present and discuss an event in order to convince the city council to be hosted in this capital city of your selection. In order to make this event feasible, you need to present a political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal aspects of the impact of your event in the specific country/city in a PESTEL analysis. The current ...
Learning Outcomes Covered by this assessment.Learning Outcomes Covered by this assessment. LO2 Demonstrate a critical understanding of approaches to leadership in context LO3 Critically evaluate how leadership approaches for employee retention and success, can be employed to respond to workplace challenges LO4 Identify and design appropriate development plans in response to a learning intervention e.g. coaching and mentorin...
Task OverviewAs a consultancy group you will need to analyse the projects on offer on the Business Consulting module shell BM561-19S1. The projects will be discussed in more detail in Week 3’s class.Identify TWO which seem to be most interesting and which your group is capable of carrying out. Your job is then to pitch for these two projects. This is competitive and requires a fully polished and carefully rehearsed sales pitch, if you ar...
Evidence capability for your best/strongest skill using the STAR methodLocation: PebblePad, Mini Module 2 In considering your career aspirations throughout mini modules 1 and 2, you have been thinking about your own wellbeing; the personal and professional benefits of building resilience; and considering the kinds of skills employers want, with the underlying idea of exploring how you might actively begin to position yourself for your future car...
Learning outcomesThis assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes: LO 1 Obtain and interpret information relevant to an analysis of a firm's business environment. LO 2 Assess the impact of government on the structure and operation of a business organisation. LO 3 Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of changes in the business environment on b...
Overview of The MK HotelThe MK Hotel: Performance and Incentives The MK on the Florida coast. The hotel has several restaurants, gift shops, meeting spaces, an outdoor swimming pool, and a spa. Alice herself had never worked in a hotel before, so she studied the reports and financial statements of The MK carefully in order to develop an understanding of the business. Alice noticed that on most nights the hotel had a large number of unsold room...
Learning Outcomes AssessedLearning Outcomes Assessed: LO2: Demonstrate effective referencing techniques. LO3: Produce logical and coherent written work which is underpinned by secondary research. LO4: Reflect on your skills and personal goals. Assessment Brief: Using an extensive report plan (Assignment 1), write a report to answer the following: Describe and discuss the role of personal development planning. Using a Personal Development...
What is the topic? What do you know about the topic? How the topic is connected with the course outcomes?BenefitsHow does this subject contribute to society? To the future? To the present? What makes the topic so great? What are some strengths? Why is it important (to you)? Who might benefit from exploring this topic? What are some specific examples?Limitations and logical inconsistenciesWhat could be improved about this topic? What are some weak...
Questions: 1.Take a company of your choice (which could be your own organisation) and consider what capabilities are necessary to internationalise, and the trade-offs that may emerge, when considering different modes of entry into high risk and low risk countries. 2.Critically discuss how the characteristics of the host country environment influence the internationalisation decisions of the firm? Justify your argument with relevant examples. 3...
Brief introduction to module  The nature of organisations and thus the nature of the work that people do in organisations is continually evolving. The digital age â referred to as the 4th Industrial Revolution â is transforming organisations and the nature of work. Whether we agree with how digitisation is transforming organisational life, it is clear that these techno...
Question 1 In recent years there has been considerable backlash against globalisation. Critically discuss the causes of this reversal. Highlight the challenges and opportunities that globalisation may face in the future, focusing on the implications of the current global pandemic Covid-19, and also the political, economic, environmental and technological direction the global economic system is headed towards. Ques...
TaskTask: In this two-week project, you will work with a project team made up of your fellow students using basic project management skills to plan for the design, construction, outfitting, and stocking of a new retail store in Canada for your US-based home improvement company. As this is the first time the company has opened a store in an international market, your team will blaze a new trail for the company and set the example for future inte...