Category: Business and Management

The decision to purchase or lease hardware and software can be a challenging decision. Discuss the key issues involved in making the lease/buy decision for software and hardware.
Example post:
In deciding whether to buy or lease IT hardware and software, a company must take into consideration several factors that will affect its financial and operational strategy. A major factor to consider is the financial commitment; purchasing hardware requires a significant upfront investment, whereas leasing involves smaller, more manageable payments (Keeler, 2022). Because of this, leasing is an attractive option for businesses that prioritize cash flow management. It is important to keep in mind that the leasing costs over time may exceed the equipment’s purchase price. It is also important to consider technological obsolescence. When technology evolves rapidly, leasing provides the opportunity to upgrade equipment without incurring the financial burden of owning outdated models. By doing this, a company can remain on the cutting edge of technology without having to reinvest a lot (Keeler, 2022). The alternative is to purchase hardware, particularly if it remains viable for many years, since it will be more cost-efficient in the long run. The decision to purchase software is often influenced by the licensing terms and the availability of updates. A purchased software license typically requires a greater initial investment but provides greater control over usage, whereas leased software provides access to support and updates on a regular basis. To make the best choice, businesses need to weigh these aspects against their operational needs and financial capabilities.
Keeler, M. (2022, September 30). Buying vs. leasing it hardware for managed IT services [Pros & Cons]: KR group. The KR Group, Inc. https://www.krgroup.com/buying-vs-leasing-hardware-managed-services/

1. Identity an appropriate business management issue and plan a research project  to address this.
2. Apply an effective research approach    to a mini project.
3. Appraise key research findings and make appropriate recommendations.
Also I will attach the pictures for more explanations.

The Success Networking Team (SNT) concept is based on leadership research that highlights the ways leaders
collaborate within a tight-knit group of their peers to achieve more. These networks of supportive individuals help
hold successful leaders accountable for reaching goals, offer support along the way, and help celebrate successes. 
This is a great opportunity to collaborate with family, friends, peers, and/or colleagues and
their networks.
SMART goal: inprove work life balance
MEETING #1
As an Online member, you will organize your own SNT group. Each SNT follows the same format:
• Share with your group the draft of the SMART goal you chose (Leadership Training Day: SMART
Goals section)
• Gain feedback from your SNT about your SMART Goal
• Set action steps to achieve SMART Goal
attached form for format
MEETING #2
In your SNT Meeting #2, share your progress toward goals with your group. Optional: Utilize the chart
below to track your progress toward your goal. If useful, feel free to share your notes with your fellow SNT
members during your next meeting.
As a reminder, each SNT follows the same format:
• Share with your group the draft of the SMART goal you chose (Leadership Training Day: SMART
Goals section)
• Gain feedback from your SNT about your SMART Goal
• Set action steps to achieve SMART Goal
attached form for format
MEETING #3
In your SNT Meeting #3, share your progress toward goals with your group. Optional: Utilize the chart
below to track your progress toward your goal. If useful, feel free to share your notes with your fellow SNT
members during your next meeting.
As a reminder, each SNT follows the same format:
• Share with your group the draft of the SMART goal you chose (Leadership Training Day: SMART
Goals section)
• Gain feedback from your SNT about your SMART Goal
• Set action steps to achieve SMART Goal
same form from meeting 2

I need
these PowerPoint slides redesigned to look more professional and engaging. My
audience will be people in management positions, including the CEO, and women
employed by Sydney Trains. I would like the slides to be ordered in a manner
that flows, and design to show case my ability to professionally deliver a
presentation on “A DAY IN A LIFE OF” whereby I had shadowed the role of a duty
control manager and a train services delivery manager. I would like the
presentation to show case what I have learnt about their roles and what duties that
they carried out on the day. If possible, if images can be clearly added, I can send the images through again.
In
addition, I would like the career progression designs for Kathryn, Darrel, and
Omar, to be edited in such a way that show cases the steps or careers they took
to reach their current goals or roles, like a timeline.
Also, I
would like their daily duties such as the Duty Control Manager meetings to be edited to show a
flow in their day such as, in timeline format or table format of the time and
meetings or tasks that they performed on the day.

For your discussion thread, first, identify a federal government agency (or its state counterpart) that impacts the day-to-day operations of your business (either current or aspirational). Explain briefly the scope of this agency’s authority as it was created by Congress or a state legislature.
Then, provide an example of how your business is impacted by this agency’s activities and regulations. How do these interactions advance the goals of the agency? Are there better ways to do so? Are this agency’s actions within the scope of its authority?

Article: Student Struggles: Battling with Procrastination by Victor Agboga Video: Inside the Mind of a Procrastinator by Tim Urban
Article or Video (or both) : Get it Done by Ayelet Fisbach & The Science of Getting Motivated: by Ayelet Fishbach Video : *I have 2 out of these three articles done just add the last one to the paper and make it look more professional. I’ll send you the document with my first and second draft

Please just write the body paragraphs (6 pages). This Persuasive Research Paper needs to be written in Rogerian style so please make sure these body paragraphs are done in Rogerian style. I have 10 articles that I have for my resources and I will upload them for you to use. You will need to cite them and use them in the body paragraphs. After you are done, I need you to upload your finished product into Turnitin and I need you to submit to me the turnitin results, please 🙂 

You are the newly appointed human resources director at Pruhart Tech, a midsize high-tech company located in the southeastern United States. The company is preparing for growth due to an increase in demand for its new smart home tech products.
The company’s computer programmers play a key role in the development of new smart home tech products. Currently, the company employs 20 computer programmers. The CEO wants to create a new position of senior programmer and wants to fill 10 of these roles within the next three months to lead new product development. HR has begun drafting a job description for the senior programmer position but has not been able to complete it without conducting a formal job analysis.
Recruiting 10 senior programmers is no easy task. There is a competitive market and a shortage of qualified labor in the area. To source qualified candidates, both internal and external recruitment methods will need to be utilized. The CEO values strong teamwork and holds a belief that in-person work is the best way to achieve that. However, the CEO has agreed to reclassify the 20 current computer programmers and the 10 new senior programmers into remote positions yet wants to ensure that the newly hired employees will be able to work well within the team in a remote setting.
Recruitment Plan
A.  Create a recruitment plan by doing the following:
1.  Recommend one recruitment metric.
a.  Explain how you would calculate the recruitment metric from part A1.
b.  Explain how the recruitment metric from part A1 is useful.
c.  Create two recruitment objectives for the recruitment metric from part A1.
2.  Recommend one internalrecruitment method that the organization can use to recruit for the senior programmer role.
a.  Explain the benefits of the recommended internal recruitment method from part A2.
3.  Recommend one externalrecruitment method that the organization can use to recruit for the senior programmer role.
a.  Explain the benefits of the recommended external recruitment method from part A3.
Job Posting
B.  Using the attached “Organizational Memo on the Proposed Hiring Plan” and “Pruhart Tech Job Descriptions,” write an appealing external job posting (suggested length of approximately 1 page, single-spaced) for the senior programmer position by doing all of the following:
1.  Write a concise summary (suggested length of approximately 100 words) of the organization designed to attract candidates to apply for the position and promote why someone would want to work for the company.
2.  Include three knowledge areas, skills, abilities, or other characteristics (KSAOs).
3.  Include three essential duties and responsibilities.
4.  Explain four benefits, tangible or intangible, provided by the organization.
C.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D.  Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.

The Food Stamp Program was enacted in the 1960s as part of the War on Poverty. You have been asked to design a research study that evaluates the impacts on this program. Focus your discussion on the following:
What 5 possible impacts would you choose?
What criterion makes each impact important? Why?
What choice of language; descriptive, normative, and cause-and-effect would work best when framing your research questions? Why?

Recognizing your own emotions is the first step in building your Emotional Intelligence.
Create an emotional intelligence improvement plan, answering these questions:
How do you build your social awareness and be able to develop your empathy for others?
How do you communicate with empathy in your daily communications at work and home?
How do your actions affect others in the workplace?
How can you leverage all of this to become a better leader in an organization?
How can your own increase in Emotional Intelligence assist you to build a stronger EQ within an organization?
Requirements:
Research how to create an improvement plan. Follow the format you locate and indicate which plan you are using.
Your plan should be 4-6 pages in length and conform to the APA guidelines in the CSU Global Writing Center.
Include at least 2-5 scholarly references in addition to the course readings and videos. The CSU Global Library is a good place to find these references.