Human Resources Management

The company you work for is considering changing its applicant testing process. Your supervisor has asked you to address the following in a document that will be sent to other managers within the organization. Write a short essay discussing some of the legal and ethical considerations of major types of test: cognitive abilities, motor and physical abilities, personality and interests, and achievement test. Given the considerations, which testing system do you believe may be the most legitimate? Remember to compare and contrast testing methods specifically to demonstrate how the methodologies you have not selected may have more negative ethical and legal consequences than the one you h... click for more

Operational Decisions

Details: You are the Operations Manager for a $50,000,000 (sales) subsidiary of a $750,000,000 corporation. You report to the Divisional Vice President. Your division produces industrial products that are used in the construction, maintenance, transportation, and equipment manufacturing industries. The other two divisions in your corporation serve the automotive and electronics industries. A few products are cross-marketed. Your division is currently number three in your market place. The number one firm has about 60% of the market, the number two firm has about 25% of the market, and you have about 15% of the market. Your products are often used in human safety applications, so produc... click for more

Compensation

Most job candidates are concerned with baseline pay. Incentives and benefits do very little to persuade a candidate to accept an organization's employment offer if baseline compensation is slightly below the candidate's expectations. Which side of the issue was most persuasive to you and why.

Disbursements

Use the following to answer question 99: KAB Inc., a small retail store, had the following results for May. The budgets for June and July are also given. May June July (actual) (budget) (budget) Sales $42,000 $40,000 $45,000 Cost of sales 21,000 20,000 22,500 Gross margin 21,000 20,000 22,500 Operating expenses 20,000 20,000 20,000 Operating income $ 1,000 $ 0 $ 2,500 Sales are ... click for more

Supply Chain/Inventory Management

Please assist with the attached. Thanks in advanace --- Prepare to discuss, with a salesman, of the most recent developments in Inventory Management, including JIT, MRP, ERP, and Lean operations. Her motive is to sell a SOA (Supply Chain Opportunity Assessment) to the division and to follow that up with a new software package implementation. In preparation for that meeting, you ask your staff to participate in a brainstorming meeting. Assignment: Create a posting with what you believe to be the most important discussion points for the meeting. Your initial posting should cover at least the following topics: 1. How could JIT principals be incorporated in your supply chain and manuf... click for more