Sample Essay Questions

Topic 1: Perform a SWOT analysis of the company you would like to launch (following up from last week’s discussion) OR select any established company and perform a SWOT analysis. Having identified the company’s external opportunities and threats and its internal strengths and weaknesses, you need to consider what your findings mean. That is, you […]

Based solely on past knowledge and education, describe what you feel your personal leadership style is in a one-page essay. Make sure to discuss the setting in which you can apply this style. Explain how you feel you adopted this leadership style, how you feel it has helped or hindered you as a leader, and […]

The balanced scorecard (BSC), which was first introduced by Kaplan and Norton in 1992 has been gradually adopted by health care organizations (HCOs) as a tool to drive performance (Kaplan & Norton, 1992). This balanced approach takes into account the multiple variables that determine an HCO’s success without placing a greater emphasis on any one […]

Identify a global organization with a multinational presence. Identify and research a cultural issue that affects this organization’s interactions outside the United States.  Define the issue and provide an overview of how it became an issue in the organization.  Prepare an analysis of the ethical and social responsibility issues your organization must deal with as a result of being […]

  For this assignment, choose a peer-reviewed article to review. Use the databases within the CSU Online Library, or use another source that contains peer-reviewed articles. Do not select a topic similar to your assessment questions. Choose the article from one of the following topics:   ï‚· opportunities and challenges in IHRM;   ï‚· types […]

Read the case study titled “A Successful Downsizing: Developing a Culture of Trust and Responsibility” before starting this assignment Write a 7-9 Page paper in which you: Describe specific practices that successful project managers apply in exercising their leadership and management roles overall. Evaluate Judy Stokley’s level of success in developing a culture of trust while implementing […]

In this assignment you will analyze the organizational behavior of your current or former employer. Describe how the following areas influence the organizational behavior in a negative or positive manner: Type of culture (Pluralism, Dualism or Salad bowl) Modes of communication in the organization (i.e., written or verbal) Nature of authority (i.e., recognized social rank) […]

Based on your readings about four skills and competencies critical for managers in Chapter 1 of your text, choose two of the skills and make a case for the importance of each skill for teams, organizations, and both local and global communities.Share an example of how your two chosen skills are evident in a manager […]

You are the vice president of human resources. Your company is in the process of setting up an IT center in India. One of your responsibilities is establishing the systems for managers and staff in India and the headquarters HR group to communicate with each other. The good thing is that English is the dominant […]

As a manager, you have to continually evaluate the organization and its strategy and consistently adapt the business model to ensure that the overall business plan is one step ahead of the competition. In this assignment, you will get an opportunity to learn, from actual experiences, how an informed manager would assess the current overall […]