HTM520 Week 9 Case Study 5 The Golden Arch Hotel

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Case Study 5: “Golden Arch Hotel: McDonald’s Adventure in the Hotel Industry”

Due Week 9 and worth 100 points

Read the case study titled, “Golden Arch Hotel: McDonald’s Adventure in the Hotel Industry”, located in Casepack HTM 520: Strategic Planning in Hospitality and Tourism.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

1.       Analyze the major positives and negatives discussed in the five (5) customer experiences listed within the case study. Based on the customer experiences, determine two (2) areas where the hotel is doing well, and suggest two (2) areas where the hotel can improve.

2.       Based on the profit model of the Golden Arch Hotel, evaluate the profitability of the hotel in the areas of margins, asset utilization, and capitalization.

3.       Determine two (2) reasons why the McDonald’s Corporation’s venture into the hotel industry was not successful. Provide a rationale for each of your reasons.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·         Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

·         Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

·         Construct control systems to support effective strategic management and develop alternatives to improve performance.

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic planning in hospitality and tourism.

·         Write clearly and concisely about strategic planning in hospitality and tourism using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.

Assignment 2: LASA 1—Crisis Leadership or Risk Management Report Organizations are susceptible to an array of crises. There are different types of threats with no “one way” to manage them. This reality presents multiple business challenges to those in le

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Assignment 2: LASA 1—Crisis Leadership or Risk Management Report

Organizations are susceptible to an array of crises. There are different types of threats with no “one way” to manage them. This reality presents multiple business challenges to those in leadership positions. Each manager is responsible for managing risks within their own sphere of operations and area of responsibility. To this end, one must understand that crisis leadership is a process. For this assignment, you are required to identify a business crisis issue that interests you and develop a report.

Directions:

Address the following in your report:

  • Identify and describe a business crisis situation and the main leaders involved. It could be one that you have experienced or have read about. Be sure to include a discussion of ethical implications.
  • Assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and industry trends (SWOTT) the company faced while its leaders were managing the crisis.
  • Assume you are a leader; recommend ways you could ensure that you have a clear view of risks across the organization in regard to the given scenario.
  • Identify a risk management process you would employ to mitigate risks in regard to the given scenario along with a rationale (utilize contemporary and classical leadership theories in support).
  • Recommend what you would do to ensure the risk management process is working the way you expect in regard to the scenario.
  • Describe ways to identify and manage uncertainties in a complex corporate environment (utilize contemporary and classical leadership theories to support your argument).

Utilize at least three scholarly sources (in addition to your textbook) to complete your research, referencing the sources within the text and at the end in a reference list.

Write a 6–8-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship through accurate representation and attribution of sources; and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

By Monday, June 30, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 LASA 1 Dropbox.

BLENDING RELATIONSHIPS MANAGING COMPETING LOYALTIES

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Carefully review the case study and answer the related questions. Make sure to maintain APA format as you complete your answers–view the APA Tutorial in the Webliography for instructions on APA formatting. Submit to the Dropbox during Week 11. The minimum word count for the Final Case Study is 1000 words.

CASE STUDY A 

INTRODUCTION 

Analyze the following case from a communication perspective. Pay careful attention to concepts such as gender, roles, family-of-origin, cultural norms, rituals and patterns. 

BLENDING RELATIONSHIPS: MANAGING COMPETING LOYALTIES 
Rachel Ruan & Courtney Waite, Northwestern University 

Aaron and Helene, a young couple in their 20s, recently became engaged. They met their freshmen year of college at Washington University and dated four years before getting engaged. Aaron and Helene had a wonderful time in college together and rarely spent time apart. They seemed to agree on everything and both knew each other was “the one” for several years before Aaron proposed. They acted like a married couple already but both thought it was more sensible to wait until after graduation to get married. There are not many married couples at Washington! 

Washington University was a good distance from both Aaron and Helene’s families and as a result, neither had a chance to visit each other’s home or spend more than a few hours at a time with each other’s parents. The only time spent with family was an occasional dinner out when their families would come to visit for a big football game or Parents Weekend. The family dinners always went smoothly and were not at all unpleasant. 

Helene shared a particularly warm relationship with Aaron’s father, Ed. Ed always went out of his way to make Helene feel accepted and at ease. He showed a strong interest in her pursuits and was always eager to hear stories about what was going on in her life. Conversely, it wasn’t unusual for some tension to arise between Helene and Aaron’s mother, Jill. Helene consistently felt as though Jill was very controlling of Aaron and could be overbearing with her opinions at times. Jill had very strong opinions as to what she expected for her son and was uninhibited when it came to sharing those opinions. Helene noticed this behavior and it became something that she disliked about Jill. 

However, when Helene voiced her concerns to Aaron, he often discounted them and claimed, “If you could spend more time with my mother you would see that she has very good intentions and is very fond of you.” After some reassurance from Aaron, Helene would conclude that Aaron was right; Helene had only spent a handful of nights with Jill and maybe just did not understand her personality yet. Besides, Jill usually refrained from sharing negative opinions regarding Helene. 

There have been instances, however, when Jill has shared some of her negative opinions regarding Helene or her ideas. For example, during the second family dinner Helene had with Aaron’s parents, Helene expressed to Jill her sincere interest in attending law school following college graduation. Jill immediately responded, “Helene, are you smart enough to go to law school?” Helene was so hurt and shocked by Jill’s comment that she has had a difficult time forgiving Jill for implying that she did not have the intelligence to pursue her goals. When Helene tried to discuss this comment with Aaron, Aaron brushed off the remark saying, “It was only a joke – you cannot take anything my mom says too seriously.” Still, Helene could not get over the hurt of this comment or the fact that Aaron was not more willing to stick up for her when Jill upset her. After all, Helene was on the Dean’s List. 

During the course of Aaron and Helene’s relationship, Jill hurt Helene’s feelings several other times in similar ways. Each time Aaron did not say anything to challenge his mother’s remarks. He either pretended not to hear or tried to change the subject to a friendlier topic. However, these instances greatly upset Helene and she had a very difficult time overcoming her feelings of hurt and anger toward Jill. If Helene were braver and was not taught so strictly never to contradict adults, she might have confronted Jill. But she just could not bring herself to do it. Helene finds Jill to be intimidating and is afraid of what might happen if she tries to discuss her feelings with her. Instead, Helene repeatedly raises the issue with Aaron looking for some sort of resolution or closure. Each time Jill upsets Helene, Helene repeats to Aaron every negative thing Jill has ever said to her and becomes upset about each one all over again. During these conversations, Aaron remains very neutral. He says he understands how Helene feels and that maybe his mother should not have said some of the things she said, but insists that she “means very well and would never intentionally say or do anything to intentionally hurt you.” Aaron also points out that his mother has three brothers and was the only girl in her family and now has two sons of her own and no daughters. Aaron defends his mom saying that she does not have any experience with girls and has always put up a tough exterior as a way to better relate to the males in her life. 

Since Helene and Aaron became engaged, Helene’s negative feelings toward Jill have only intensified. When Helene and Aaron were only dating, Jill’s controlling behavior was aimed solely at Aaron. Now Jill is trying to control many aspects of the wedding plans and Helene and Aaron’s plans for the future. 

For example, one week after Aaron and Helene announced their engagement, Helene’s parents invited Aaron’s parents to a dinner party to celebrate Aaron and Helene’s engagement. Ten minutes into the evening, Jill announced that Helene and Aaron would be evenly splitting holidays with their families and that Helene’s family should not expect Aaron and Helene this Christmas. Helene was very embarrassed by Jill’s comment and was glad when her mother graciously replied that it is difficult when children grow up and begin to have their own lives and new traditions. Jill replied, “I hate Thanksgiving. You can have them then. I get every Christmas.” Luckily Ed changed the subject for the time being, but Christmas plans were never resolved between Helene and Aaron. Aaron kept telling Helene they would worry about it later. Aaron knows that Christmas is Helene’s favorite holiday and it would be very difficult for her to spend it away from her family, especially every year. He knows that he will have to work out a compromise between Helene and Jill, but is reluctant to go against his mother’s wishes and realizes that his mother will lay on a terrible guilt trip at a mere mention of the possibility that Aaron and Helene may not be at his home for Christmas. 

As the wedding date draws closer, Jill repeatedly reminds Helene and her family of how instrumental she was in planning Aaron’s older brother’s wedding and hopes she will be just as big of a part in Aaron’s wedding. She says that it is okay “if she does not have that role” in Aaron and Helene’s wedding but it is clear she truly expects to be a part of all of the planning. One particularly contentious issue is Jill’s desire to have her niece, who is a student of opera at a nearby community college, sing during several points during the ceremony. Helene prefers to have instrumental accompaniment but did not have a chance to make her desire clear to Jill before Jill asked her niece to sing in the wedding. Helene was furious and informed Jill that she and Aaron were planning to have a string quartet and had already made the necessary arrangements. At this point, the argument escalated: 

JILL: Since I knew that you wanted an intimate family wedding, I assumed that you might actually want to include your new family. 

HELENE: Yes, I want my family and new family all in attendance, but I have certain expectations for the ceremony and they don’t include a novice opera singer who I have yet to meet. Besides, Aaron and I discussed how special and lovely a string quartet would be. 

JILL: Aaron, is this true? I thought that you and I were on the same page and thought it would be best to have family involved in the wedding. Maybe you two should just go to a Justice of the Peace. 

AARON: I think that family should be there and I told you that Cousin Christie’s singing is very nice but a string quartet would be great too…(Helene then storms out of the room leaving Jill and Aaron together.) 

JILL: Is that how she always reacts to a little disagreement? 

AARON: Mom, I think that she is very stressed and has a lot on her mind right now. Don’t take it personally; she just has a lot on her plate. I’m going to go talk to her and smooth things out. (Aaron leaves to go find Helene.) 

HELENE: How could you do that to me?! We had a very long conversation about how beautiful it would be to have a string quartet. We specifically agreed that that would be a part of the wedding and now for some reason you act as though that conversation never took place. Can’t you be a man and stand up to your Mom and just tell her that you don’t want Christie to sing? Would it be impossible for you to stand up to her for once? 

AARON: Well, what do you want me to say? Do you really want me to have my Mom go to Christie and tell her that she is no longer in the wedding? I don’t know if I can do that. I want to make you happy but I think that you are overreacting. 

HELENE: Is this how it is always going to be with us? Are you always going to side with your mother and never stand up for me or the decisions we make together? I can’t stand living like this. 

QUESTIONS FOR CASE STUDY A 

1. Which of Gottman’s couple types best describes the relationship between Helene and Aaron and Jill? Explain. 

2. How does the first interaction between Helene and Aaron and Jill differ from their second interaction? 

3. What are the first indications of trouble between Helene and Aaron and Jill? Cite specific examples from their interactions. 

4. How do Helene and Aaron and Jill exhibit contempt for one another? Cite specific examples from their interactions and reference common signs of contempt within their interactions. 

5. How do Helene and Aaron and Jill exhibit defensiveness? Cite specific examples from their interactions and reference common types of defensive behavior within their interactions. 

6. What are the two primary explanations for the physiological differences between the sexes? Do Helene and Aaron and Jill exhibit these physiological differences? 

7. Which pieces of Gottman’s advice for volatile couples would be helpful to Helene and Aaron and Jill? Why? 

8. Which pieces of Gottman’s advice for productive disagreements would be particularly useful for Helene and Aaron and Jill? Explain. 

Legal Critical Thinking Exercise

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Read the following situation:

The local textile plant has a workforce of 55 full-time hourly workers, 12 part-time workers (less than 15 hours per week), and six managers that are salaried. The company has been struggling for about five years and has just lost its only major account with a sporting clothes company. Contract renegotiations have been intense for the past six months, but they collapsed two days ago. There is barely enough cash to pay workers for their last two weeks of work. In order not to incur additional payroll obligations to the workers, the company has called a meeting of all employees to announce the plant’s closing at the end of the week (in two days). Although the workers were not overly surprised, they were overwhelmed that so many would be seeking employment in their small community within the next few days. Even though the hourly workers are to be terminated at the end of the week (in two days), managers (those that are salaried) will receive their pay for another 60 days as they handle the closing of the plant.

Analyze this situation from the perspective of the company managers and the HR department by addressing the questions below. Before beginning your analysis, read Section 639.9 “When may notice be given less than 60 days in advance” of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Click here to access the WARN Act.

Answer the following questions in your report:

Do you agree with management’s human resource plan of action for the immediate plant closing? Why or why not? Explain in detail and include the legal implications. What does the WARN Act say that allows the plant to close inside of the 60-day notice period?

What possible alternatives do the managers and HR have in handling this scenario? If no other attractive options exist and they must depart in two days, what kinds of assistance can the plant give the newly unemployed workers? Given the financial restrictions, is outplacement assistance a possibility?

 

 

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Assignment 2: Legal Critical Thinking Exercise

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Description: Do you agree with management’s human resource plan of action for the immediate plant closing? Why or why not? Explain in detail and include the legal implications. What does the WARN act say that allows the plant to close inside of the 60 day notice period?

 

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Description: What possible alternatives do the managers and HR have in handling this scenario? If no other attractive options exist and they must depart in two days, what kinds of assistance can the plant give the newly unemployed workers? Given the financial restrictions is outplacement assistance a possibility?

 

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UNit 5 IP ITC Baber makayla

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In this assignment, use the information from the previous unit’s Individual Project to create an expanded worksheet with a summary area and a chart showing this summary area.

 

Open your old Unit 4 IP assignment, and save it as “Expense Report 3” in your working folder on your computer.

In this exercise, you are going to create a chart showing the expenses in the categories listed below. You first need to calculate the data in a summary section of your spreadsheet. The data in the summary section will be used to create the chart.

First, in cells O16–O21, enter the following labels (headers): “Summary,” “Travel,” “Meals,” “Entertain,” “Phone,” and “Other.” Do not include the quotes when entering the labels in your worksheet.

Cells P17–P21 will hold the data you will calculate to get the total expense for each category. For example, if you went on a business trip, you would need to enter the amount you spent on travel in one cell, the amount you spent on meals in another cell, and so on. Then, you would use the Sum function to get a total of your expenses for the trip. Put the totals for each category next to the labels you have created. These formulas go in cells P17–P21.

For Travel, include expenses for Ground, Air, Lodging, and Mileage $. Be sure to only include dollars in your formula. Enter the formula in cell P17.

For Meals, include expenses for Brkfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Enter the formula in cell P18.

Do the same for Meals, Entertain, and Other. If a category does not require the addition of one or more totals, do not use Sum or any other built-in functions. Use cell references for the data rather than entering the actual amount for each category.

Finally, in cell P22, enter a function to show the total of cells P17–P21.

After selecting the range O17-P21, create a pie chart to show the graphical representation of the expenses, using the figure below as a guide. Move the chart on its own chart sheet named “Pie Chart.” Include category names and percentages for data labels on your chart. Using the O17: P21 range will include your data labels and the data series to be charted.

Add line callouts as shown in the figure. (Click the Insert menu and then the Shapes icon)

Travel consists of Air + Ground + Lodging + Mileage $.

Meals consist of Brkfast + Lunch + Dinner.

Rename the sheet tab for the data spreadsheet as “Expense Report.”

Save your final report as your “First initial Last name Expense Report 4.” Example: J Doe Expense Report 4.

Submit your report.

 

 

 

 

 

HRM/590 FULL Course Project [3 Assignments]

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Course Project: Recruiting, Hiring, Evaluating, and Compensating HRM590 HR590

Objective | Grading Rubrics | Guidelines | Best Practices

   

Objective

  

The final project consists of an accumulation of information throughout the previous seven weeks, which you begin compiling in your Written Assignments 1 and 2 (see details below). Your final paper will be based on these previous assignments, feedback provided, and a final product that you would deliver and review with your HRM leadership team and employee(s). I encourage you to read through all the assignments to understand the complete process expectations. Your role in creating these assignments is that of an HRM manager. 

   

Grading Rubrics

  

Assignment 1: Job Analysis – Due Week 3

Purpose: To create a new job description for a new position in the human resource department. This will require conducting a job analysis and writing a job description. The job will provide administrative support to a 10-employee HRM office. Incumbent will also act as department receptionist. Some duties include maintaining personnel files, performing all administrative functions for the office personnel, assisting the public and employees with personnel questions, following company policy when dispensing information, reviewing and processing forms for personnel changes, monitoring staff time and payroll items, handling director’s calendar, handling office mail, filing, typing as requested, answering phones, and other duties as assigned.

Category

Criteria

Points

Task Statements

Complete the Task Statement template posted in Doc Sharing. Be sure the task statements are specific, time determined, and measurable. Be sure the task statements are single task items. You do not want multiple tasks within one task statement because that will make it difficult to identify the KSA and to measure later for performance evaluation.

25

KSA Statements

Complete the KSA (knowledge, skills, abilities) Statement template posted in Doc Sharing. You will take each Task Statement and identify the KSA needed for each task. This helps determine the level and required job skills.

25

Job Description

From the Task and KSA Statement templates, write a viable job description with the following sections:

  • Job Summary
  • Essential Job Functions
  • Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Education, Experience, Certifications, and Licenses
  • Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements
  • Equipment and Tools Utilized

25

Literature Review

Find three scholarly sources that validate your job analysis process. Provide a summary of your articles in 2–3 pages following proper writing style and formatting as described in Best Practices below. Be sure to properly cite and reference your sources. There should be no copied material in any section of this assignment

40

Paper Mechanics

Follow Guidelines and Best Practices sections.

10

Deliverables

Submit the following:

  1. Completed Task Statement template (25 points)
  2. Completed KSA Statement template (25 points)
  3. Job description (25 points)
  4. Literature review (40 points)
  5. Readability (10 points)

 

Total Points: 125

Written Assignment #2: Recruiting/Selection – Due Week 5

Purpose: Now that you have a job created, you need to find someone to fill that job. The purpose of this assignment is to outline a recruitment plan to find a candidate to fill your new job opening. Once you’ve identified your recruitment pool, you then need to determine how you will select the best candidate. Then, after your candidate has been on the job for a year, she needs a performance evaluation.

Category

Criteria

Points

Recruitment Plan

Write a job ad for your job opening. Provide a recruitment plan that includes where you plan to recruit and why, along with how long you plan to recruit and why. You must thoroughly explain your decisions for this recruitment plan.

25

Selection Method

Describe the selection method(s) you would use to hire the best candidate. You must thoroughly explain your decisions for this selection method.

25

Performance Evaluation

Now you’ve hired a candidate, Cathy. She has been working for you for a year now. Based on the information provided (Performance Results Data document found in Doc Sharing), write her performance evaluation. You must be sure to substantiate your ratings and feedback.

25

Literature Review

Find one scholarly source each for recruitment, selection, and performance evaluations that validate your process (three total sources). Provide a summary of your sources in 2–3 page paper.

40

Readability

Follow Guidelines and Best Practices sections.

10

Deliverables

Submit the following:

  1. Recruitment plan (25 points)
  2. Selection method plan (25 points)
  3. Completed performance evaluation (25 points)
  4. Literature review (40 points)
  5. Readability (10 points)

Total Points: 125

Final Course Project Submission: Compensation Decisions – Due Week 7

Purpose: In Weeks 3 and 5, you submitted information to help you in completing the final project. Feedback was provided to assist you in maximizing points earned on this final paper. To properly complete this final project, you must include the feedback provided to apply to this final paper. The purpose of this assignment is to apply your critical thinking skills in completing the employee process from job analysis to compensation based on performance. You are now going to make compensation decisions.

Category

Criteria

Points

Compensation Decisions

Share how you would compensate each of the employees with the budget dollars provided (see Compensation Template in Doc Sharing). You must provide substantiation for your salary decisions. Even with the decisions you make, what might be some consequences? Input your decisions into the template. Include your risk analysis.

100

Literature Review

Then, write a 6–10 page paper providing an overall review of the entire process created from job analysis to compensation. Would you change anything in your process at this point? Why? Why not? Include four scholarly resources related to compensation: two articles focused on general compensation and two articles on making compensation decisions. Do not use any verbiage/portion of your previously submitted Literature Review for Written Assignments 1 or 2. This Literature Review should be original to this final project assignment.

100

Readability

Follow Guidelines and Best Practices sections.

20

Deliverables

Submit the following:

  1. Compensation decisions with substantiation and risk analysis (100 points)
  2. Literature review  (100 points)
  3. Readability (20 points)

Total Points: 220
   

Guidelines

  

A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the following requirements. Reference the Grading Rubrics section for each assignment’s specific point distributions. These assignments will be graded on the following criteria:

  • paper follows instructions as outlined;
  • paper has topical flow with like subjects in each paragraph;
  • paragraph transitions are present and logical;
  • quality of research topic, quality of paper information;
  • proper use of citations;
  • proper grammar; punctuation, spelling, etc.;
  • page count follows guidelines;
  • sentences are complete, clear, and concise;
  • writing style follows appropriate graduate college level writing;
  • paper content is thorough, and information included is relevant and provides depth and clarity of theories as well as theory application;
  • all key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way;
  • concepts are reviewed clearly, supported by specific details (examples or analysis);
  • there is correct use of vocabulary and theory;
   

Best Practices

  
  • Include all aspects of the assignment criteria outlined.
  • Use 12-point font (Arial, Times New Roman), double spaced, and 1” margins as a standard format.
  • Do not include extra lines between paragraphs, etc.
  • There should be theory used in each assignment as outlined. 
  • Keller Graduate School (DeVry University) policies are in effect including the plagiarism policy; cite in text when quoting (copying information word for word) or using words/thoughts that are not your own.
  • Submit assignments in Word documents and templates provided only to the dropbox by the due date.
  • All papers should have a separate title page, which includes name, paper title, and university.
  • Paper should have topical flow with like subjects in each paragraph. 
  • Proofread your papers before submitting. Spell check is not foolproof.
  • There should be minimal copied information (<5%); this just teaches you how to copy and paste. Use critical thinking skills to understand the material researched.
  • Papers should be third person.
  • Academic writing is a formal writing style, sharing information and facts (theory).
  • Fully describe the concepts and theories; what does the information mean? If you make a statement such as, “All people who break the law should improve their communication skills to stay out of jail,” you mustsubstantiate that statement. If that statement is not your own thought or is a statistic, cite it. If it is your opinion, state that and explain what led to that conclusion. Provide enough information to validate and explain statements.

Assignment 1: LASA # 2—Capital Budgeting Techniques

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Assignment 1: LASA # 2—Capital Budgeting Techniques

As a financial consultant, you have contracted with Wheel Industries to evaluate their procedures
involving the evaluation of long term investment opportunities. You have agreed to provide a
detailed report illustrating the use of several techniques for evaluating capital projects including
the weighted average cost of capital to the firm, the anticipated cash flows for the projects, and
the methods used for project selection. In addition, you have been asked to evaluate two
projects, incorporating risk into the calculations.
You have also agreed to provide an 8-10 page report, in good form, with detailed explanation of
your methodology, findings, and recommendations.
Company Information
Wheel Industries is considering a three-year expansion project, Project A. The project requires
an initial investment of $1.5 million. The project will use the straight-line depreciation method.
The project has no salvage value. It is estimated that the project will generate additional revenues
of $1.2 million per year before tax and has additional annual costs of $600,000. The Marginal
Tax rate is 35%.
Required:
Wheel has just paid a dividend of $2.50 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at a
constant rate of six percent per year forever. If the stock is currently selling for $50 per share
with a 10% flotation cost, what is the cost of new equity for the firm? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of using this type of financing for the firm?
The firm is considering using debt in its capital structure. If the market rate of 5% is
appropriate for debt of this kind, what is the after tax cost of debt for the company? What are
the advantages and disadvantages of using this type of financing for the firm?
The firm has decided on a capital structure consisting of 30% debt and 70% new common
stock. Calculate the WACC and explain how it is used in the capital budgeting process.
Calculate the after tax cash flows for the project for each year. Explain the methods used in
your calculations.
If the discount rate were 6 percent calculate the NPV of the project. Is this an economically
acceptable project to undertake? Why or why not?
Depreciation = Cost of the asset – salvage value
Life of the asset
= 1,500,000/ 3
= 500,000
Calculation of cash flows:
Revenue –
1,200,000
Less Cost –
600,000
Less Depreciation –
500,000
Profit 100,000
Less taxes (35%)
35,000
Profit after taxes
65,000

Add depreciation
Cash flow after taxes

500,000
565,000

NPV = Present value of cash flows – Cash outlay
= 565,000 x PVIFA 6%, 3 years – 1,200,000
= 565,000 x 2.6730 – 1,200,000
= 1,510,245 – 1,200,000
= 310,245
As the NPV is positive the project should be accepted.
Now calculate the IRR for the project. Is this an acceptable project? Why or why not? Is
there a conflict between your answer to part C? Explain why or why not?
Wheel has two other possible investment opportunities, which are mutually exclusive, and
independent of Investment A above. Both investments will cost $120,000 and have a life of 6
years. The after tax cash flows are expected to be the same over the six year life for both
projects, and the probabilities for each year’s after tax cash flow is given in the table below.
Investm
Investment C
ent B
Probability
After
Probability
After
Tax
Tax
Cash
Cash
Flow
Flow
0.25
$20,000
0.30
$22,000
0.50
32,000
0.50
40,000
0.25
40,000
0.20
50,000
What is the expected value of each project’s annual after tax cash flow? Justify your answers
and identify any conflicts between the IRR and the NPV and explain why these conflicts may
occur.
Assuming that the appropriate discount rate for projects of this risk level is 8%, what is the
risk-adjusted NPV for each project? Which project, if either, should be selected? Justify your
conclusions.
Turn in your completed work to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox by Saturday, November 10,
2012.
Assignment 1 Grading Criteria

Correctly calculated the cost of new equity and explained the
calculations, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of
using this type of financing for the firm. (CO4)
Correctly calculated the cost of new debt and explained the
calculations, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of
using this type of financing for the firm. (CO4)

Maximum
Points

20
20

Correctly calculated the weighted average cost of capital and
explained how and why it is used in the capital budgeting
process. (CO4)
Correctly calculated the annual cash flows for the projects and
explained the methods used in the calculations. (CO1)
Evaluated the projects using the NPV method and came to the
correct conclusions based on the decision rules for the NPV.
(CO2)
Evaluated the projects using the IRR method and came to the
correct conclusion based on the decision rules for the IRR.
Identified any conflicts between the IRR and the NPV and
explained why these conflicts may occur. (CO 3)
Correctly introduced risk into the evaluation by using the
expected values as the cash flows and evaluated these cash
flows using risk adjusted discounted rates. (CO 5)
Written in a clear, concise, and organized manner;
demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation
and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling,
grammar, and punctuation.
Total:

20
44
44

44

44

64
300

Teamwork and Motivation

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week 7 Assignment 3 Teamwork and Motivation

Imagine that you are the owner of a small manufacturing
company. Your company manufactures a commodity, widgets.
Your widget is a clone of a nationally known widget. Your
companys widget, WooWoo, is less expensive and more
readily available than the nationally known brand. Presently,
the sales are high; however, there are many defects, which
increase your costs and delays delivery. Your company has fifty
(50) employees in the following departments: sales, assembly,
technology, and administration.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
1. Design an organization motivation plan that encourages:
a. high job satisfaction
b. low turnover
c. high productivity
d. high-quality work
2. Propose two (2) methods to motivate all of the employees in
the organization. Rate these methods in order of importance.
3. Propose three (3) ways to motivate the minimum wage
service worker. Support your suggestions with a motivation
theory.
4. Analyze the relevance of the individual worker in todays
organizational context.
5. Re-create and complete the following Individual Work to
Teamwork chart using Microsoft Office or an equivalent such as
OpenOffice.
The left-hand column is filled with terms that describe an
individual worker. Fill in the right-hand column with descriptive
terms that suggest the desired change in behavior from
individual work to teamwork. Use Chapter 8 as a reference.
Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the
required page length.
Individual Work to Teamwork
INDIVIDUAL WORKER
Talks
Me oriented
Department focused
Competitive
Logical

TEAM MEMBER (change in behavior from
individual to team member)

Written messages
Image
Secrecy
Short-term sighted
Immediate results
Critical
Tenure

6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this
assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify
as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font
(size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and
references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check
with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the students name, the professors name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference
page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Communication Process Complete the table below. Review the steps of the communication model. Describe each step using your own personal or business example in paragraph form. Steps of Communication Model Personal or Business Scenario 1. Sender has

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Please help due in three hours.

Communication Process

 

Complete the table below.

Review the steps of the communication model.

Describe each step using your own personal or business example in paragraph form.

 

Steps of Communication Model

Personal or Business Scenario

 

 

1.    Sender has an idea.

 

 

 

2.    Sender encodes the idea in a message.

 

3.    Sender produces the message in a medium.

 

4.    Sender transmits message through a channel.

 

5.    Audience receives the message.

 

6.    Audience decodes the message.

 

7.    Audience responds to the message.

 

8.    Audience provides feedback to the sender.

 

 

 

 

HSC3010 Long Term Care

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Assignment 5: Research Paper
In this assignment, you will write a research paper on the “Current changes in
long-term care.”
Each week, you will work on a portion of your paper, so you will have completed the final paper
by the time it is due in Week 6.
The final paper should adhere to the following guidelines:
• The paper should be a 10–15 page Microsoft Word document, excluding the reference
and title pages.
•

The paper must have a title or cover page. The cover page must include your name and
course.

•

The title or cover page must be followed by an abstract of 100–200 words.

•

The paper must use the APA style for citing sources and references.

The paper must have a minimum of 10 current references. Note that primary peerreviewed references are preferred. You can also include secondary sources such as the
U.S. Census and epidemiological data and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Week 1 This week:
Conduct an in-depth literature review of scholarly journals for current changes in
long-term care. Choose a particular long-term care facility on which you would want to base
your research work. Submit your choice to the facilitator for approval as early in the week as
possible.
Research the South University Online Library and the Internet to read about your chosen longterm facility.
Create a one-page synopsis of the current changes in your preferred long-term facility. In the
synopsis, discuss about your preferred facility and provide a rationale for your preference. In
addition, include a list of five preliminary references for possible use in the assignment. The
references should be in the APA style.
Submit your synopsis in a Microsoft Word document to the W1: Assignment 5 Dropbox by
Tuesday, October 25, 2011.
After the facilitator approves your topic, you may begin working on your research paper.
•

Assignment 5 Grading Criteria

Created a one-page synopsis discussing your preferred
facility.
Included the rationale for your choice of facility.
Included a list of five preliminary references to be used in the
assignment.
Used correct spelling, grammar, professional vocabulary, and
cited all sources using the APA style.
Total:

Maximum
Points

10
10
5
5
30

Week 2 Assignment 4: Research Paper
This week, you will begin working on your research paper. Each week, a two-page
paper covering specific topics to consider when analyzing the current changes in your
preferred long-term facility is due. Using the information learned in the course, in
combination with outside references, prepare and discuss the following topics:

•

Identify the key public and private sources of reimbursement available in the
facility.

•

Discuss the various forms of cooperation and integration existing in the facility.

•

Discuss the ways in which quality and cost are controlled in the facility.

• Discuss the ethical aspect of access to care in the facility, including rationing.
You can refer to online references such as EBSCOhost, SocINDEX, Cumulative Index
to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), or PubMed for further information on
the preferred long-term facility.
Submit your paper to the W2: Assignment 4 Dropbox by Monday, October 31, 2011.
Name your document SU_HSC3010_W2_A4_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Cite any sources you use in the APA format on a separate page.
Assignment 4 Grading Criteria
Identified the key public and private sources of reimbursement available in the  
facility.
Discussed the various forms of cooperation and integration existing in the facility.
Discussed the ways in which quality and cost are controlled in the facility.
Discussed the ethical aspect of access to care in the facility, including rationing.
Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary.
Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references  
from textbooks, Web sites, other references, and cited the sources in the APA 
format.

Total:

Maximum
Points
10
10
10
10
5
10

55

Week 3: Assignment 4: Research Paper
This week, you will continue working on your research paper.
During this week, you will:
• Discuss the role played by managed care and its impact on long-term care
reimbursement.
•

Discuss the nature of management, financing, and quality issues related to
integration and cooperation in the facility.

•

Discuss the concept of quality improvement and how it applies to the present
long-term care system or facility.

Discuss the legal and ethical implication of end of life issues in the facility.
Submit your paper as a one- to two-page Microsoft Word document to the W3:
Assignment 4 Dropbox by Monday, November 7, 2011.
Name your document: SU_HSC3010_W3_A4_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Cite any sources you use using APA format on a separate page.
•

Assignment 4 Grading Criteria
Discussed the current trends affecting long­term care reimbursement in the 
facility.
Discussed the nature of management, financing, and quality issues related to 
integration and cooperation in the facility.
Discussed the concept of quality improvement and how it applies to the present  

Maximum
Points
10
10
10

long­term care system or facility.
Discussed the legal and ethical implication of end of life issues in the facility.
Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary. Cited all sources  
using the APA style.
Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references  
from textbooks, Web sites, other references, and cited the sources in the APA 
format.

Total:

10
5
10

55

Week 4: Assignment 4: Final Project
This week, you will continue working on your research paper (due Week 6). During this
week, you will be identifying and discussing the changes brought in the
long-term care system to make it reach full status as a competition-driven system. In
this week’s paper, discuss the following topics:
• Discuss the changes made in the control mechanisms (external and internal) of
the facility in order to control the management, financing, and quality in the
facility.
• Discuss the changes taking place in long-term care reimbursement system in
order to provide better reimbursement options both to consumers and providers.
• Identify the various government and private resources available to assist
providers in developing and maintaining quality improvement programs in the
facility.
• Discuss the changes made in the efforts of providers to accommodate the
changing magnitude of the day-to-day needs of long-term care consumers.
Submit your paper as a two- to three-page Microsoft Word document to the W4:
Assignment 4 Dropbox by Monday, November 14, 2011.
Name your document: SU_HSC3010_W4_A4_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Cite any sources you use using the APA format on a separate page.
Assignment 4 Grading Criteria
Discussed the changes made in the control mechanisms (external and internal)  
of the facility in order to control the management, financing, and quality in the  
facility.
Discussed the changes taking place in long­term care reimbursement system in 
order to provide better reimbursement options both to consumers and providers.
Identified various government and private resources available to assist providers  
in developing and maintaining quality improvement programs in the facility.
Discussed the changes made in the efforts of providers to accommodate the  
changing magnitude of the day­to­day needs of long­term care consumers.
Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary. Cited all sources  
using the APA style.
Justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references  
from textbooks, Web sites, other references, and cited the sources in the APA 
format.

Total:

Maximum
Points
15
15
15
15
10
10

80

Week 5: Assignment 4: Research Paper
This week, you will continue to work on your paper by creating an introduction. You will
also be taking your work from Weeks 1–4 and combining it all into a draft of your final
paper. The paper at this point will not be fully completed. For Week 6 you will complete
the conclusion of the paper. You will receive detailed feedback from your instructor

regarding your draft assignment. In Week 6 you are expected to incorporate any
changes that your instructor has suggested.
The paper should adhere to the following guidelines:
The length of the draft paper should be 9 to 12 double-spaced pages (not including the
title and reference pages).
The main sections should include a:
• Title page
• Introduction
• Body of paper (include subheadings)
• Reference page(s)
• The paper must use the APA format for citing sources and references.
The introduction (1-2 pages) should include the following points:
• Purpose or objective of the research paper
• An overview of the research paper
Submit your paper to the W5: Assignment 4 Dropbox by Monday, November 21,
2011.
Name your document: SU_HSC3010_W5_A4_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Cite any sources you use using the APA format on a separate page.
Assignment 4 Grading Criteria
Combined the work completed from Weeks 1–4 in a final paper.
Developed an introduction describing the purpose or objective of the paper and  
an overview of the research. 
Used correct spelling, grammar, and professional vocabulary. Cited all sources  
using the APA style.

Total:

Maximum
Points
15
25
10

50