Minimum Wage

 If Washington lawmakers were to significantly increase the minimum wage, would that negate the agenda for organized labor? Does organized labor, in effect, help to push up the minimum wage by negotiating for higher wages and benefits? Or, on the contrary, does union support for a higher minimum wage actually hinder the ability of Congress … Read more

Specific Strategies and Tools

  Week 3: General Quality Strategies and Tools (300)  Create a comparative table that shows the various definitions, risks, and value of each of the following quality management tactics: Establishing customer expectations Designing quality Defining metrics Mistake-proofing Kaizen Six Sigma

Evolution of Quality Management IP

 Week 1: Introduction (250) You will prepare an outline of the Quality Control Manual. The first part of the manual will be the Introduction. Provide a history of the quality management evolution and why it is needed. List and discuss 2–3 of the specific directions that companies are adopting in terms of strategic quality management. Clearly … Read more

IT week 6

1) Explain some of the ways technology is impacting meetings. 2) What major changes in the last 10 years have had considerable impact on organizations? Do these changes provide support for or make a case against the use of team building in organizations? Defend your position.

Discussion

When should a person from outside the company be hired to manage the company or one of its units? How can corporate culture be changed? How can a company keep from sliding into the decline stage of the organizational product life cycle.

Understanding Data Collection and Performance Improvement

Scenario Oakridge Hospital is preparing for redesignation of its Magnet Status, which represents diverse populations in primary, secondary and tertiary settings. As the clinical analyst for the hospital, it is your responsibility to ensure that all of the collected and submitted data meets criteria to maintain the covenant status. The Board of Directors asked The … Read more

Case

Why are many strategic alliances temporary? Is stability really a strategy or just a term for no strategy? Do you believe that penetration pricing or skim pricing will be better at raising a company’s unit’s operating profit in the long run?