You have been asked to return to your alma mater and speak to current students about performance management issues. To make the most of this experience for yourself and the students, write a three-to-five page paper (not including the title and reference pages) to help you prepare. Your paper should be written in a scholarly third-person tone; it should be in APA format. In addition to the introduction and conclusion, your paper should address the following: Explain the concept of “performance management.”Identify the most prominent types of performance management plans.Compare the plans’ impact on the employee and the organization.Discuss the relationship between performance management and compensation.Evaluate the factors that should be considered when successfully implementing performance management within an organization. In addition to the text, cite at least two scholarly references to support your discussion Martocchio, J.J. (2011) Strategic compensation: A human resource management approach (6th Edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Client interviews are an important part of a legal practice. Interviewing clients may be part of your daily activities in a busy law office, so it is important to understand the interviewing process. One of the best ways to learn about interviewing clients is by interviewing someone who regularly interviews clients in order to discover his or her experiences. For this assignment: Select an individual working in the legal field to interview and contact such individual to schedule a day and time for the interview, which should be conducted in person or by phone. Draft at least 10 substantive questions to ask your interviewee (see required criteria below). Perform some research on exploratory techniques used in the legal profession to help you draft your questions. Be sure to cite the sources that you used to research your questions. Conduct the interview. Take substantive notes of your interviewee’s responses to each of the questions you ask to create transcripts of the interview. Write a 2-page reflective summary of the interview, describing the key information you learned from the interview regarding your interviewee’s experiences with client interviews and the exploratory techniques used in the legal profession. Required Criteria:In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the Assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria: Length of your project should be 3–4 pages (double-spaced, 12-point font), excluding cover page and references page. You should have 1–2 pages of transcripts (notes from the interview), listing the 10 questions asked and summaries of your interviewee’s responses to each question and a 2-page reflective summary. Your 10 interview questions must be substantive and designed to engage your interviewee and encourage him or her to provide plenty of information regarding client interviews and the exploratory techniques used in the legal profession. Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained. Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Appropriate citation style should be followed. Suggestions: Do not wait until last minute to schedule the interview. Schedule it as soon as possible and make sure to build in time for possible rescheduling. Interview someone who has plenty of experience interviewing clients. You should try to find someone in your local legal community to interview so that the interview can help you build some potential employment contacts. Really think about the questions you are going to ask and use the interview as an opportunity to learn more about the legal field.

Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is to allow the student to calculate the project cash flow using net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and the payback methods. Assignment Steps Resources: Corporate FinanceCreate a 350-word memo to management including the following:Describe the use of internal rate of return (IRR), net present value (NPV), and the payback method in evaluating project cash flows.Describe the advantages and disadvantages of each method. Calculate the following time value of money problems: If you want to accumulate $500,000 in 20 years, how much do you need to deposit today that pays an interest rate of 15%?What is the future value if you plan to invest $200,000 for 5 years and the interest rate is 5%?What is the interest rate for an initial investment of $100,000 to grow to $300,000 in 10 years?If your company purchases an annuity that will pay $50,000/year for 10 years at a 11% discount rate, what is the value of the annuity on the purchase date if the first annuity payment is made on the date of purchase?What is the rate of return required to accumulate $400,000 if you invest $10,000 per year for 20 years. Assume all payments are made at the end of the period. Calculate the project cash flow generated for Project A and Project B using the NPV method.Which project would you select, and why?Which project would you select under the payback method? The discount rate is 10% for both projects.Use Microsoft® Excel® to prepare your answer.Note that a similar problem is in the textbook in Section 5.1.Sample Template for Project A and Project B: Show all work.Submit the memo and all calcluations in a single word document.