QUESTION 1 “My employer monitors my e-mail and internet usage at work and tracks my location through the GPS feature of my cell phone. I receive work-related text messages or voice mails almost every day of the week and often after normal scheduled work hours. These messages are often seeking information or making comments that could easily have waited until the next business day. I am frustrated that I always seem connected to work with little private time to pursue my own interests. What advice could you give me on how to manage the job stress of working in a technologically connected work environment? Is there any way I can capture some private time without making it appear to my employer that I’m not motivated to constantly improve my job performance? Also, under what conditions does my employer have to pay me overtime for such work?”QUESTION 2Think of a public organization with which you are familiar. Explain how it differs from a private company in terms of the following:Nature of its service.Relationship between its budget and collective bargaining processes.Bargaining structure and decision-making processes.Negotiable issues and bargaining tactics.The right to strike.QUESTION 3 Explain the contract bar doctrine. How would it influence the negotiation of the first labor agreement?QUESTION 4Are current legal remedies for bad faith bargaining adequate to promote compliance with the LMRA’s goal of good faith bargaining? Why or why not? What recommendations would you suggest for improving compliance with the goal of promoting good faith bargaining?QUESTION 5Which type of pension plan would you prefer to be covered under (i.e., defined benefit, defined contribution, or cash balance) and why, if you were an employee? An employer?QUESTION 6How did World War II and the National War Labor Board greatly expand the use of arbitration?

ToolsCorp Corporation is a fictitious company that does not exist anywhere. For the purpose of this course, it is located in Tennessee. As members of the senior management team of ToolsCorp Corporation, your group has been asked to prepare a neat and organized report for the Strategic Officers Steering Committee (SOS-C) of ToolsCorp Corporation. The purpose of this paper is to obtain permission from them to go forward with the next step (developing a full-blown business plan) for ToolsCorp's strategic initiative to break into the global marketplace.Your group's paper should discuss the following (at a minimum):A complete strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis (including at least 5 factors from each category and full explanations of why each factor is important and why it was placed in the category) of the environment that exists within ToolsCorp and the environment that ToolsCorp is proposingAn outline of the business plan to be developed for ToolsCorp's strategic initiativeA full mission statement containing the nine components and presented in a well written paragraphKey operating principles as you will apply themA preliminary market analysis of the market(s) into which ToolsCorp expandsThe one-year, five-year, and ten-year strategic objectives of the strategic initiatives presented as one strategic proposal for each time frame (3 strategic proposals in all), complete with implementation plans, potential ramifications, and feedback mechanismsThe additional material that your group considers necessary to support the case for going forward with ToolsCorp's global strategic initiative (This is not optional, you must input additional material.)Background InformationToolsCorp Corporation is a fictitious company that does not exist anywhere. For the purpose of this course, it is located it in Tennessee. It builds power tools, lawn mowers, lawn furniture, microwaves, and ranges. All products are manufactured locally and sold through large retailers that place sales papers inserted in every Wednesday and Sunday paper. Although they have a thriving business in the United States and Canada, ToolsCorp is trying to break into the global marketplace.Deliverable LengthThe deliverable length is at least 15 pages (cover page and reference page not included). As graduate business students, you are required to provide a well-researched and analyzed comprehensive response to every assignment question. Brief, vague, generic, or nondefinitive responses will not earn good grades.This group project requires a minimum of 15 scholarly sources, a minimum of 1 per page. You are welcome and encouraged to use the David textbook and the course materials for this course, but other viable research sources are required.For references, use the APA guide that is available as shown in the Virtual Campus under "Interactive Learning."Remember that any paper longer than 10 pages requires the submission of an Executive Summary.Submit your group's Word document to your instructor via the Small Group Submitted Assignment area in APA format.ObjectiveThe Objective of the Unit 5 Group Project Assignment will involve the following the course outcomes and grading criteria with their respective percentages for the grading rubric:Identify examples of good and bad business practices in the use of strategy design components (30%).Research and discuss some of the changes occurring in the way that organizations structure themselves and their work (30%).Develop plans to improve business operations (20%).Use effective communication techniques (20%).

InstructionsAssignment 8 – Social Media Marketing Plan (PO4, PO7, CO6, ILO.SK6, BIS2, IS4, AL1, DL4)Complete your SMM Plan (Social Media Marketing Plan) using the outline in Chapter 15:Title PageTable of contentsExecutive SummaryBrief OverviewObserving Social Media Presence is optional if you’re in business already and using social media – NOT REQUIREDCompetitive Analysis (of social media)Goals and StrategiesTarget Market (for social media)Social Media PlatformsImplementation StrategyMonitoring the SMM PlanTuning the SMM PlanBudgeting for the SMM Plan, in spreadsheet formatCalculating ROI for SMM PlanMinimum 4 pagesMinimum 2 sourcesWill attach all info to complete APA format for citationsBusiness format for SMM Plan