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Unit V Case StudyIn any team, problems will arise and team members will have questions about the conflict and how to resolve it. Members across departments must collaborate and contribute to the resolution of any unhealthy form of team conflict. Based on “Case One: ElectriGov” (found on page 177 in your textbook), answer the following questions:1. Why is it important for an organization to have a mission?2. Why is it important for team members to know their roles on a team?3. Is competition within a team a good or bad thing? Explain your response.4. Why is it important to set short- and long-term goals when planning a meeting regarding conflicts? Provide examples.5. What is an unhealthy agreement? Why is it significant for leaders to understand how to resolve conflict and avoid unhealthy agreements?Your case study should be in APA style with a minimum of two pages (not including the title and references pages). Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

The responsibility of responding to emergencies, disasters, and catastrophic events rests with the lowest possible level of government and usually begins with local first responders and government organizations. This doctrine is embedded in America’s federal system and the U.S. Constitution\’s division of responsibilities between federal and state governments. The guiding document for these efforts is the National Response Framework (NRF), which replaced the National Response Plan in March of 2008.In 4–5 paragraphs, address the following:

The visual principle of gestalt, pioneered by German Max Wertheimer, is one of great importance in the design world. The statement, \”The whole is different than the sum of its parts,\” summarizes much of the gestalt theory. In this assignment we\’ll explore this statement in detail.Choose a famous work of art. The in the folder should help you find a good source. Look closely at the image and identify several of the individual elements within the image. Imagine the removal of one of these elements. How would the meaning of the image change? Remove a second. With two elements missing, how does the meaning change again?In a brief 2-3 page analysis, identify the image you chose. Describe the meaning of the image as a whole. Then describe the meaning of the image as the first element is removed and again after the second is removed. What does this exercise show you in terms of how imagery can be used in media?USE THE APA FORMAT AND IN TEXT CITATIONS.

You have been hired to lead a project (the project of your choice). As the project manager, you know it is important to get the project off to a good start. Using the tools provided in the required readings, provide a quick summary of your project, including the scope and objectives of your project. Be sure to include a high-level WBS for your project.  After posting your response, respond to at least one (1) of your classmates on any recommendations to their project.

Dan Darpa, director of homeland security for the City of Centervale, has returned from a recent conference at which one of the presenters referenced a study by Strom, Hollywood, and Pope (2009) that explored how 911 calls might be early indicators of potential terrorist threats. Thinking that this information might have direct relevance to homeland security efforts for Centervale, Darpa has asked for your assistance in finding and interpreting this particular study and other similar research.Submission Details:By , in a minimum of 300 words, post your responses to the following topics in the .Be sure to support your positions with references to the articles you have read.Be sure to cite the resources you used in the APA style.By , respond to at least two of your classmates\’ posts, indicating whether you agree with the recommendations made by your fellow students in terms of their impact on homeland security issues.

Assignment 3: Analyze 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 . to access the WARN Act. For your report, evaluate management’s human resource plan of action for the immediate plant closing, including the following items:  Compose your report in APA format. Submit this to the by . 

a 350- to 700-word paper (not including title and reference page) on the event you have chosen in the Learning Team Collaboration Activity according to the following criteria:  your paper consistent with APA guidelines. Use one of the templates for APA papers provided in the Center for Writing Excellence.

 outside research resources. Draw ideas from these sources regarding the manner in which you would create the questions, address the project, and draft your findings for this week’s Assignment.a 1,050–1,400 word essay responding to the following scenario:A police chief has hired you to examine the perception of police officers in a particular jurisdiction. Specifically, the chief is concerned that the morale among his police officers is poor. However, he needs to collect the information necessary in order to show city-council officials that this is indeed a problem that needs to be addressed with more resources, additional personnel, and better equipment.The chief has asked that you complete the following:a title page and reference page. your sources consistent with APA guidelines, both in the body of your paper and on your reference page.

As we are swiftly moving away from traditional mass-market approaches, we are experiencing significant changes in marketing planning. The Internet and mobile technologies are forcing us to rethink how we develop products, distribute products, determine prices and plan promotions. Competition is stiff and the cycle from concept to market is shrinking.With these changes in mind, is E.J. McCarthy\’s 1960 \”4Ps\” marketing mix model still relevant today and into the future? Support your position.

Topic: Activists and their targetsFor this assignment, pick a for-profit company that recently has been publicly target by activist (i.e. you find news coverage or other evidence, such as the activist group’s website, that a specific activist group has been publicly criticizing this company). In a paper of no more than three double-spaced pagesGive the name of the company and a paragraph on the business it’s in and a little bit of history about the companyGive the name of the activist group and the issue the group has addressed publicly with the company you’ve selectedWhat has been the company’s response to the pressure from the activist group? Which of the four models of communication is the company using ?( press agentry, public information, two-way asymmetrical or two-way symmetrical)Based on your readings in the CSR text and our class discussion/lectures, whose side, as an ethical and transparent communicator, do you find to be more compelling? Why?If you were in charge of CSR and corporate communications for this company, what would you recommend the company do, at this particular moment in time, to address the issues raised by the activists. Remember, great corporate communication counselors not only recommend what the company should say, but also what it should do.What kind of proactive issues management could the company have done to ward off this activism/address the activists’ concerns Be sure to cite your sources properly, using AP style