Your company wants to put a ball-bearing factory in Africa. Your company predicts this is where the most growth will be in the 21st century. Your assignment is to research a country on the African continent that you think would be the most advantageous to your company in cultural, economic, and political environments.
Your assignment is to point out and explain the facts or statistics that you think would make this country a good place to build and staff your factory. Remember to keep the cultural, economic, and political environments in mind. Your presentation must include at least two facts or statistics that relate to each environmental area (cultural, economic, and political).
Feel free to use the suggested readings as a starting point for your research on sources of data about different countries in the world. You must use at least three authoritative sources, and you are required to use the CSU Online Library for at least one of your sources. Pull a minimum of two facts or statistics from each source that you use.
Some good examples of authoritative sources are provided below:
The U.S. State Department http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/index.htm
The World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/country
The Academic Search Complete database features information on countries through the CIA World Factbook.
The Business Source Complete database has a “Country Report” that can be selected in the Publication Type area. These reports by country can be 200-plus pages and are very in depth.
Your PowerPoint presentation should be a minimum of 10 slides. Be sure to use APA guidelines to cite and reference the sources for your facts

Identify a situation that could be considered an example of discrimination and/or harassment in the workplace. This can be something that you have experienced or seen in person, or something that you create.
Write a short 4- to 6-sentence case study scenario that describes this incident.
Conduct a 700- to 1,050-word analysis of the case study on the same document.
Include the following in your analysis:
Explain the type of discrimination and/or harassment that took place in your case study scenario. What were the key indicators that this behavior was a violation of workplace policy?
Summarize how to conduct a proper investigation of these claims.
Determine which U.S. employment laws were violated in your case study scenario. How were the laws violated? What change(s) would you make to minimize future occurrences of these violations?
Cite any outside resources according to APA formatting guidelines. Include at least two references.

Employment Law and the Hiring Process
After briefing the management team on employment law from Assignment 1, it is time to apply the knowledge to internal processes. There exist many fundamental legal concerns surrounding recruiting and the overall hiring processes within organizations. A current review of the company’s HR policies and procedures centered on employment law reveals some possible opportunities to improve the overall recruitment and hiring process. More pinpointed opportunities exist in background checks, employment tests, and hiring and promotions. If not properly administered, these areas may cause employment law issues within the company.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
*Briefly explain your overall understanding of conducting employee background checks. Why are they done? Why are they important? Be clear with your discussion.
*Identify and discuss at least two (2) types of background checks you believe most organizations conduct and explain how you will ensure the types you select are properly administered in the company.
*List and describe at least five (5) employee drug testing procedures you should ensure in order to comply with state drug testing laws. How would you ensure adherence to the procedures?
*Briefly discuss your understanding of bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ), affirmative action preferences, and promotions. Then, identify at least three (3) actions you would take to avoid employment law issues with these topics. Be specific.
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.

Program evaluations serve to answer two critical questions: What have we been able to do; and what have the results been? As an executive director you are most likely going to be asked these questions by your board, constituents, and funders. Using evaluation and the logic model results in effective programming and offers greater learning opportunities, better documentation of outcomes, and shared knowledge about what works and why.
In this Discussion, select a nonprofit program you are familiar with.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post your answers to the following questions:
Has this program been evaluated? If so, explain the evaluation process and what the results were. If a program evaluation was not completed, identify the type of evaluation you would conduct and complete, and why you would select that type of evaluation to conduct.
Using the “Logic Model Development Guide,” draw a simple logic model for your program and explain each element. Explain how this aligns with your program’s goal and your organization’s mission.

Select a small business with which you are familiar Use the business called CamiCakes ( https://www.camicakes.com ) . Imagine that you have been called into that business to provide a consultation on training. Create a comprehensive training proposal for the business.
Write a5 page paper in which you:
Analyze key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.
Predict three to five (3-5) potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.
Justify the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.
Propose a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market. The strategy should include, at a minimum, an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
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 is not included in the required page length.
Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Analyze concepts, meanings, and trends in training.
Justify the importance of aligning training with organizational strategy.
Evaluate theories associated with learning, motivation, and employee performance.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in training and development.
Write clearly and concisely about training and development using proper writing mechanics.
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