pfa
TASK 1:
Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 4
Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 4
Assigned Readings:
Chapter 10.
Strategy, Risk, Issues, and Crisis Management
Chapter 11. Employee Stakeholders and Workplace Issues
Initial Postings:
Read and reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Then post what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding in each assigned textbook chapter.Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion.
Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:
1. Explain the employment-at-will doctrine and describe how it is being eroded. Do you think its existence is leading to a healthy or an unhealthy employment environment in the United States? Justify your reasoning.
2. “Imagine that you are a member of top management at a company that owns several rental properties along the Gulf shore in Louisiana and Alabama; you just learned that an oil drilling platform has exploded and that thousands of barrels of oil are spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. The company responsible has indicated that it could take several weeks to stop the leak.” Prepare a written memo addressing how the company should handle the crisis. Specifically, students should address how they will ensure the company’s ongoing viability and responsibilities to upcoming renters (if any).
[Your post must be substantive and demonstrate insight gained from the course material.
Postings must be in the student’s own words – do not provide quotes!]
[Your initial post should be at least
450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]
TASK 2:
Activity 4 – Individual Submission
This is a graduate course and students will be expected to research and write papers
summarizing in their own words what they have found on current topics from the weekly readings. Research is a theoretical review of relevant literature and application of findings in the literature to a topic related to a specific industry, field, or business problem.
The
research must be conducted using peer-reviewed trade or academic journals
. While Blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, course textbooks, popular magazines, newspaper articles, online websites, etc. are helpful for providing background information, these resources are
NOT suitable resources for this research assignment.
Please Note: The UC Library staff are very helpful with assisting students in using the UC Online Library journal database. Please contact them if you have issues. In addition, the instructor has provided additional resources, including a research tutorial, in the “Course Resources” folder in the “Content” area of the course.
Assignment Requirements:
i. Choose a research topic from the chapter readings.
ii. Research/find a minimum at least four (4), preferably five (5) or more, different peer-reviewed articles on your topic from the University of the Cumberlands Library online business database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are preferred. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
iii. Write a four (4) to five (5) page double spaced paper in APA format discussing the findings on your specific topic in your own words.
Note – paper length does not include cover page, abstract, or references page(s).
iv.
Structure your paper as follows:
a.
Cover page
b.
Overview describing the importance of the research topic to current business and professional practice in your own words.
c.
Purpose of Research should reflect the potential benefit of the topic to the current business and professional practice and the larger body of research.
d.
Review of the Literature summarized in your own words. Note that this should not be a “copy and paste” of literature content, nor should this section be substantially filled with direct quotes from the article. A literature review is a summary of the major points and findings of each of the selected articles (with appropriate citations). Direct quotations should be used sparingly. Normally, this will be the largest section of your paper (this is not a requirement; just a general observation).
e.
Practical Application of the literature. Describe how your findings from the relevant research literature can shape, inform, and improve current business and professional practice related to your chosen topic.
f.
Conclusion in your own words
g.
References formatted according to APA style requirements
