Category: Company Analysis

Imagine that you have been appointed the Director of Health at the Kaluyu Memorial Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya – a for-profit hospital. The facility is also a referral hospital and receives severe cases of accidents, chronicle / communicable diseases and houses an HIV / AIDS ward. As you settle into your position, you realize that the employees always act scared as they approach their superiors. Some of the employees even deliver files and leave your office in a hurry.

As you make your routine departmental visits, you realize that there are tensions between nurses and doctors, and there is a sentiment that the nurses tend to do the majority of the work within patient care but the doctors get all the credit. You realize that the employees are always looking forward to the end of their shifts to go home. Some employees even come back to work wearing the same unwashed clothes as the previous day. Too many employees are calling in sick, and many of them give weak reasons for their tardiness.

There is also a sense that employees and nurses dominate other employees in similar positions. In meetings and conference calls some employees are always quiet and never participate. You notice that people with families tend to gather and talk quietly on breaks. The new mothers working for the hospital have to use bathrooms to pump breast milk for their infants and the refrigerators do not work well. Looking at the financial statements of the hospital, you realize that the hospital expenses are higher than the industry standard, and it makes losses year after year.

Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Investigate the major demotivational factors at Kaluyu Memorial Hospital. Assess the level of impact that the identified factors could have on specific areas of service and business if the administration does not address the situation. Support your response with at least two (2) examples of the potential negative impact of the identified demotivational factors on the hospital.

Choose Maslow’s, Herzberg’s, or McClelland’s model of motivation, and argue the primary reasons why it is applicable to the Kaluyu Memorial Hospital scenario.

Formulate a communication system that will have the greatest impact on improving the situation, and specify the major reasons why your system will influence the employee behaviors for the better. Justify your response.

Use four (4) recent (within the last five [5] years) quality academic resources in this assignment.

Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as quality 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 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:

Propose methodologies that have been proven to increase value in health care delivery systems.

Examine the impact of motivation on quality, safety, and legal risks associated with health care organizations.

Assess how politics in a health care organization motivates and demotivates employees and recommend strategies to mitigate the challenges presented with each aspect.

Create a communication strategy to address an ethical dilemma within a health care organization regarding the quality of service and cost.

Use technology and information resources to research issues in health care management.

Write clearly and concisely about health care management using proper writing mechanics.

There are many different approaches that organizations use to rate their employees and to determine promotions in the ranks. Some rely strictly on written evaluations that use a Likert scale measurement, along with a supporting narrative to rate their employees. Others use goal and achievement-based evaluation system. Others rely on oral presentations before a panel of evaluators. Others use multiple choice written examinations. Yet others use realistic scenario-based assessment center evaluation techniques.
Describe and assess the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches. Explain which one (or combination) of these approaches is the best, and why.

• These are 2 discussion questions. Please respond with 2 post.
• Evaluate the types of employee testing that companies may require that are discussed in the text. Determine the two tests that you consider the most important. Support your reasoning.
• Go to Human Metric’s Website and take the Jung Typology Test™ (sample of the Myers Briggs personality test). Next, examine your test results. Determine whether you believe this type of personality test is beneficial to an organization. Support your position

Locate a recent high profile company that has been sued for employment law violations. In a 3-4 page paper, explain the circumstances of the case; what law(s) were violated? Were they federal or state laws that were violated? Do you agree with the court’s decision? Why or why not? What could the company have done differently that led to the violation(s)? Cite your sources.

Chobani Inc. is venturing beyond the basic yogurt cups that made it famous, with plans to launch an array of new Greek yogurt products this year, including desserts and dips. The top seller of Greek yogurt in the U.S. is hoping the products will allow it to gain traction with consumers “beyond breakfast” to help continue its growth. The new products, which Chobani plans to start selling this summer and fall of 2014, include pudding-like desserts in raspberry dark chocolate and dulce de leche flavors that it hopes will compete with ice cream. It also will sell yogurt dips to woo fans of hummus, guacamole and Greek tzatziki.

In your view, will the company’s strategy to market the above new products be successful? Why or Why not?

Produce a industry executive report on a attractive industry which would make a investor want to invest in it.

Researchers and theorists suggest that the skills and techniques of a MNC are very different than those of an organization without a global presence. Create a chart comparing and contrasting a minimum of 6 skills and techniques of a manager in MNC vs. a manager in an organization that does not have a global presence (U.S. based domestic company). The chart should be properly labelled per APA standard. In a narrative following your chart, discuss your findings suggesting the management approach you believe is most relevant for an MNC manager.

Please remember to include a succinct introduction and conclusion to your paper and incorporate the use of APA headers within the body as appropriate. No citations should be included in the introduction or conclusion of the essay, nor should any paragraph end with a citation.

Your chart plus subsequent narrative should be 5-6 pages in length and should be supported by a minimum of four academic sources (these should be derived from a reputable source and preferably found via internet search) from which at least 3 direct quotes are incorporated and properly cited (this is in addition to other in-text citations of non-quoted material).

Follow APA format (6th ed.). 1″ paper margins, Running head, page numbering in top right corner, 12 pt Times New Roman font, 2 spaces between sentences, no extra space between paragraphs. Include a title page and reference page.

Select two organizations based in the same country that have made the news for their policies regarding women in executive positions, one for the better and one for the worse. Compare and contrast the organizations based on the following elements:

Describe the situation that led to the news coverage. What led to the situation? Was there a satisfactory conclusion or is the case ongoing? Describe the outcome or the current situation, and the players involved.
Describe any laws that were violated or may be violated.

Assess the impact of the gender diversity, or lack thereof, in each organization. Consider profitability, reputation, growth, and competitiveness, for example, but don’t be limited by this list.

Formulate three actions that a company with an already established gender diversity program can take to sustain or increase the number of qualified women at the executive and board level. Formulate three actions that the company performing poorly in gender diversity can take to increase the number of qualified women at the executive and board levels.

Pretend we are launching a new service for Chick Fil A, a home delivery service like pizza hut and dominos.

Complete the following assignment using the “Strategy and Positioning Paper” template.

Write a 875-word paper explaining the following headings:

In-depth introduction
An overview of the organization
A detailed description of the product or service
A S.W.O.T. analysis of the organization and offering