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Module 13 is about managing culture. Allocate your words carefully among the following three questions: 1. What are your top three takeaways from this article, i.e. the three things that stuck with you in terms of how and why to manage organization’s culture. WHY do you think those three “lessons” are important?   Using personal examples is a powerful way to support your opinions, especially personal examples that relate to your work history. 2. Give an example of a strong or weak culture at an organization you have been a part of.  Was agreement and intensity high or low?    What was the impact of the culture on you and the others in the organization? 3. Which of the other managerial and personal skills and strengths that we have discussed this semester will help you manage workplace culture in the future? Be specific: name a specific skill/strength and link it directly to something that Chatman says is important to managing culture.  For example: “As a Pioneer I don’t mind ambiguity and risk (Buckingham, p.123) and that will help me manage the adaptive culture that I want to work in for my career because as Chatman says on page 24 about adaptive cultures:”… innovation may depend more on whether cultural norms support risk-taking and change” Finally, at the risk of dampening your creativity, please identify the three parts of your essay by number so that I know when you are answering the questions for part one above, part two and part three.  Think of the three sections above as three separate essay questions.

How does the role of subsidiaries affect your ability to transfer ideas and work practices to other parts of the global network? What is the impact of the resources controlled by the respective subsidiaries?.

You work for a highly successful international manufacturer.  Your boss is working with a group of clients who are located overseas and are not familiar with U.S. tort law.   Your boss requests you to conduct some research on products liability. You recall from your business classes that businesses that make, sell or lease goods can be held liable for the physical harm or property damage caused by those goods to consumers, users, or bystanders.  In your report you are to include the following information: Identify and discuss the four (4) elements of negligence. Using the internet, research and analyze a legal case involving products liability. Discuss in detail the defenses that were raised or could have been raised. Provide your opinion on whether you believe it is fair to hold employers responsible for the negligent acts of their employees.

Functions of HRM[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]The primary function of HRM is to increase the effectiveness and contribution of employees attaining organizational goals and objectives. Consider all the areas of HRM that have been discussed in this course:Performance managementHuman resources planning, recruitment, and selectionHuman resources developmentCompensation and benefitsEmployment and labor laws and regulationsIn your final paper,Provide a high-level overview of each HRM area listed above.Discuss HR functions within a performance management system that contribute to effective training and development.Explain how an effective performance management system along with compensation and benefits can attract, develop, and retain talented employees.Analyze employment and labor laws and regulations that impact these areas of HRM listed above and the relationships between employees and employers.Explain how the functions of HRM work together in order to optimize organizational and employee behavior.For additional support with completing your final paper, please refer to the following tools:Finding HR Journals in the AU Library (Links to an external site.). This tip sheet will support you in researching through the Ashford University Library.What Is CRAAP: A Guide to Evaluating Web Sources (Links to an external site.). This will assist you in determining the reliability of an HR website.Scholarly and Popular Resources(1) (Links to an external site.). This tutorial explains the differences between scholarly and popular resources.Human Resource Research With FindIt@AU (Links to an external site.). This tipsheet will support you in researching through the Ashford University Library.The Functions of HRM paperMust be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submitted

Private University, a private nonprofit educational institution located in Califor­nia, decides to issue “Shares in Learning” certificates in a one-time offering to the public. These shares will be sold for $500 each and entitle the bearer to redeem each certificate for two undergraduate or one graduate college credit in any of its schools at any time in the future. The shares may also be resold without restric­tion by the initial purchaser. The offering will be made via the Internet. Will the offering need to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Securities Act of 1933? Explain. Does your answer differ if “Shares in Learning” are issued by Private College, a proprietary for-profit institution that does business in all 50 states? Why?

AS Description: The purpose of this assignment is to understand how the political environment of a foreign country affects decisions of an MNC, such as entry, operations, etc. At some point, almost every MNC will encounter some type of political unrest in a foreign country. It’s important to be proactive as much as possible with decision-making. AS Instructions: Select a foreign country who has experienced recent political unrest (select up to the previous 10 years). Using the readings, lecture, and your own scholarly research, complete a political risk analysis of the country. Address the following in your paper: • What is the current political environment for the country? • How did the political unrest affect business for an MNC? Select an MNC to provide context as an example. • What recommendations do you have for an MNC wanting to enter this country to expand its operations? Use critical thinking to apply depth and breadth. Be concise and address the country and its political environment. Go beyond description and restating the facts. This writing assignment is required to be completed in the standard APA format. Minimum 2 pages (not including title and reference pages). Abstract not required.

Assume you are part of a team that has been asked to assess a local or Tribal hazard mitigation plan (2019 City of Emeryville, CA Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update or 2018 Seneca Nation of Indians HMP) in terms of its potential ability to create local hazard mitigation capacity and commitment.   For this assignment – use the FEMA Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide to assess if the plan meets the guidelines offered by FEMA. For Assignment 2 – you will be required to review either the Emeryville, California Hazard Mitigation Plan or Seneca Nation HMP against the standards in the FEMA Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide. There is also a FEMA Tribal Guide you may use for reference if you choose the tribal plan. For the assignment you will submit:  a minimum of 4 page paper discussing your thoughts about the plan including but not limited to the following: What strengths were demonstrated by the plan? What was missing from the plan? What needed further explanation or clarification? Synopsis of whether the plan met the FEMA standards. Any other observations from your analysis of the plan. SOURCE ATTACHED AS PDF

discussion on the following questions:What industry is the company competing in?What business level strategies are they pursuing? Why?What corporate level strategies are they pursuing? Why?What major changes in strategy have they gone through recently? Why?

The IT department of your company has begun to appreciate that its projects do not exist in a business vacuum. That is, your company must also commit resources to operations, shareholder returns, and non-IT projects for short- and long-term durations. It is therefore necessary to assess project risks from a financial standpoint before committing to a project. In a report of 3–4 pages, complete the following: Discuss capital budgeting and time value of money (TVM). Explain why time value of money is important to capital budgeting. Analyze potential financial investment risks, and explore the relevance of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) in determining portfolio risks. Complete your paper and reference sources using APA style.

Please review the following for this week as well as All Week 8 Online Course Materials:•    NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 2, Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security, May 2015.View the following video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jbFOCcvEJk&feature=youtu.be&t=4————————————————————Final ExamQuestion 1 (2 pages)1.      (a) In the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the Framework Core provides a set of activities to achieve specific cybersecurity outcomes, and references examples of guidance to achieve those outcomes. It presents key cybersecurity outcomes identified by stakeholders as helpful in managing cybersecurity risk.  What are elements that comprise the Core? (Answer: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover)(b)  Provide a brief description of each of these elements.   (c) The cybersecurity Framework also incorporates Implementation Tiers that provide context on how an organization views cybersecurity risk and the processes in place to manage that risk.  Tiers describe an increasing degree of rigor and sophistication in cybersecurity risk management practices. They help determine the extent to which cybersecurity risk management is informed by business needs.  Please list the different Implementation Tiers.(d) In which Tier are the organization’s risk management practices formally approved, expressed as policy, and regularly updated based on the application of risk management processes to changes in business/mission requirements.Question 2 (2 pages)NIST SP 800-82, Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security, provides guidance on how to secure Industrial Control Systems (ICS), including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and other control system configurations such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), while addressing their unique performance, reliability, and safety requirements. The document provides an overview of ICS and typical system topologies, identifies typical threats and vulnerabilities to these systems, and provides recommended security countermeasures to mitigate the associated risks.The document specifies sets of security controls, control enhancements, and supplemental guidance derived from the application of tailoring guidance to security control baselines described in NIST SP 800-53.  The baseline controls are the starting point for the security control selection process and chosen based on the security category and associate impact level of information systems.1.    According to NIST SP 800-82, what are the key factors that drive design decisions regarding the control, communication, reliability, and redundancy properties of the ICS?  List the factors and provide a short description of each in your own words.2.    Based on NIST SP 800-82, effectively integrating security into an ICS using cloud technology requires defining and executing a comprehensive program that addresses all aspects of security, ranging from identifying objectives to day-to-day operation and ongoing auditing for compliance and improvement.  What steps does NIST SP 800-82 describe as the basic process for developing a security program?————————————————————Week 8 Discussion: Security of Cloud Applications in Government and Industrial Automation (1 page)Write one page using APA format and providing one reference.From what you have gathered from this lesson, in your opinion, what are some of differences in the issues related to ICS cloud applications and “conventional” IT applications.————————————————————Week 8 Assignment: Security of Cloud Applications in Government and Industrial Automation (2 pages)Write one page (for each question) using APA format and providing two references. Precede each answer with the question and its corresponding number.1.    In a DoD cloud application, the Mission Owner inherits compliance from the CSP’s Cloud Service Offering (CSO) for the security controls (or portions thereof) that the CSP meets and maintains. Figure A-1 depicts, in general terms, the varying degrees of compliance shared by the Mission Owner and the CSP as a function of the type of service offerings.  Please discuss why the proportions are different for each type of service offering. Figure  A-1 (See attachment labeled Figure A-1)2.    Using wireless communication in industrial control systems poses possible risks and vulnerabilities. According to NIST SP 800-82, what are some of the guidelines that have to be observed in ICS wireless applications?