MHR 523 Study Guide - Final Guide: Human Factors And Ergonomics, Safety Data Sheet, Houston Chronicle

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Elite people management is an hr consulting firm, commissioned by. Spiderweb a telecommunications and manufacturing company, with a head office in. Following a meeting with its executive committee composed of the founders and four key managers from montreal and vancouver (the finance director, r&d director, operations director and ceo of the. Vancouver plant) (excalibur, 2011) we have identified five main problem areas, formulated general recommendations and provided detail recommendations of what. Spiderweb should consider accomplishing in the short-term and made some suggestions for long-term maintenance. Careful consideration and research has gone into our recommendations and we believe when taken, it will allow spiderweb to successfully deal with its challenges and meets its goals. Executive outline of problems identified: lack of mission & goals, mission statement, mid-term & long-term goals, hr policies employee conduct, absenteeism, ethics & professionalism, recruitment & selection.

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Case Study 6.1 Netflix

Introduction

Motivation practices and applications influence processes such as leadership, power and politics and communication affecting the organizational outcomes. Organizational outcomes such as individual performance, job satisfaction, team performance affect the organizational goals. The organization goals are affected by the entire process on how organizational behavior is handled in the entire organization.

Unit Learning Outcomes

ULO 1: Analyze the concept of intrinsic motivation and its primary determinants. (CLO 1 & 3)
ULO 2: Evaluate the various types of extrinsic rewards. (CLO 4)

Directions

Mini-case studies: The students are expected to answer the questions associated with the case. These questions are intended to elicit thoughtful reactions to contemporary organizational behavior initiatives and challenges. The students are expected to carefully read the assignment instructions, then thoroughly and explicitly address each component of the corresponding case study questions.

The responses should reflect higher level cognitive processing (analysis, synthesis, and evaluation), which is essential for someone in any industry, as diversity decisions affect all levels and stakeholders within the organization and in the external marketplace.

There is no minimum number of references that need to be utilized to support the completion of this assignment; however, it is generally understood that any good case study analysis will incorporate the appropriate quality and quantity of scholarly sources to support any suppositions and recommendations.

The submission will not exceed four (4) pages in length, excluding the title and references pages.

The document must adhere to the APA writing style.

The document should be prepared as a Microsoft Word file.

Case Study 2

Read the case study 6.1 Netflix in your text.

Intrinsic Motivation

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/being-a-go-getter-is-no-fun/393863/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

âNew research suggests that competent employees are assigned more workâbut they don't always like it.â

This resource relates to Learning Objective 6.1. Read more on page 141.

Answer the case questions in a written APA paper format

1. How does Netflix use intrinsic motivation to support its HR practices?

2,why would a creative firm choose to use intrinsic motivation where an industrial firm would probably choose to use extrinsic rewaeds.

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Project Task:

Choose any commercial company operating in UAE (not bank) and procure its financial statements for the last two years. Compare and analyze the financial statements using the tool of financial ratios.

1. Analyze the Financial Statement by computing the most significant financial ratios like: Liquidity Ratios, Asset Management Ratios, Profitability Ratios, Debt Management Ratios, and Leverage Ratios.

2. Interpret the results of analysis.

3. Calculate the Cash Conversion Cycle for two years and comment which year is better.

Working Guidelines for Term Project

A. Project Structure

It is recommended that your project report have the following structure in the order provided here.

1. Title page

The studentsâ details should be filled in the cover page provided.

2. Abstract / Executive Summary

The Abstract consists of the project title and about half a page concise summary containing the scope and results of your study.

3. Acknowledgements

In this part, you award thanks to those who have been of useful assistance during your project.

4. Table of Contents

Table of contents should contain titles and page numbers for the main sections and subsections of your report. The table of contents should also include entries for any appendices in your report.

5. Report Body

This is the central and main part of the project which contains the actual work done during the project. The main requirement is that you need to structure the report so that it is clear and structured in a way that makes sense. Grammar and spellings count.

6. Conclusions

The project's conclusions should list the things which have been learnt as a result of the work you have done.

7. Appendix

Appendices should be used for all additional supplementary materials. For example: survey data, interview summaries, diagrams or graphs. Individual appendices are lettered (e.g. Appendix A, Appendix B, etc.)

8. References

You are responsible for appropriately citing material and methods that you use. Give references for the data collected from a text book, a magazine or a website identifying its sources while using the appropriate form. In the references section, references should be in a numbered list, ordered alphabetically by the last name of the first author.

B. Project Submission

- Project submission date is 1 May 2017

- In addition to the hard copy, students are required to submit the report in soft copy also through the Turnitin system which is available online at www.turnitin account. High âsimilarity indexâ will result in low marks for the project submitted.

- Attach the financial statements of the company as appendix in your final report, do not submit through turnitin.

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1. Apply to actual companies the basic knowledge and analytical techniques learned from our course.

2. Prepare common-size financial statements, comparative financial statements, and various profitability and risk ratios.

3. Compare the calculated results with competitors and across different years.

4. Summarize the analyses and make investment recommendations.

You will be analyzing the following firms:

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

For these firms, download the most recent annual report (10-K report) to begin your work. In 10-K reports, you can find companiesâ basic information, financial statements, footnotes to the financials, and the management discussions and analyses. Please download the 10-K reports from the following web links:

10-K reports (fiscal year 2016) for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000119312517104341/d265187d10k.htm

10-K reports (fiscal year 2015) for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000119312516525847/d120289d10k.htm

10-K reports (fiscal year 2014) for Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000119312515118009/d851953d10k.htm#tx851953_13

10-K reports (fiscal year 2016) for Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/278130/000119312517136345/d343458d10k.htm

10-K reports (fiscal year 2015) for Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/278130/000119312516556025/d133529d10k.htm

10-K reports (fiscal year 2014) for Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/278130/000119312515153179/d881010d10k.htm#toc881010_13

For your convenience, I also provided the balance sheet and income statement of each company for the most recent years at the end (page 5-8; Table 1-4). Please use them to prepare common-size financial statements and comparative financial statements.

Guidance

The required tasks are detailed below:

(1) Prepare common-size balance sheets and income statements for both companies. Note: Compute for the most recent THREE years.

(2) Prepare comparative analysis (i.e., change of percentage analysis) on income statement and balance sheet for both companies. You should compute for the most recent THREE years.

(3) Prepare ratio analyses (for the same THREE year time period) for both companies. At least, you should include the following ratios in your computations: (1) current ratio, (2) acid-test ratio, (3) receivables turnover, (4) inventory turnover, (5) asset turnover, (6) profit margin on sales, (7) rate of return on assets, (8) rate of return on common stock equity, (9) earnings per share, (10) payout ratio, (11) debt to total assets ratio, (12) times interest earned, (13) cash debt coverage ratio, and (14) book value per share.

(4) Comment on the analytical results of the two companies. Your comments should concentrate on the trends across the companies. In addition to contrasting the ratios between the companies, you should interpret the numbers and make suggestions as to why the ratio of one company might be higher/lower than the other.

(5) Write a conclusive summary on the firms you have studied. Based upon your conclusions, recommend the better performing firm for potential investment. Your conclusions should be based upon, and specifically reference, the analyses prepared in this report.

(6) Read sample project to get some ideas.

Report Format Requirements:

A. Report body requirements:

Cover page. List the title of the project, your names, and semester/year.

Abstract or Executive Summary. This is a separate page. It should cover the purpose of the project, the major findings, and the conclusions/recommendations, in summary form.

Table of Contents.

Main body. Use the following sequence for report content:

Introduction to the two companies and to the purpose of the report

Analytical section. This should include all your numerical analyses. This is where you will discuss the results of, comments on, and conclusions about the vertical and horizontal common-size statements, comparative analysis (i.e., change of percentage analysis), and the ratio analyses for both companies.

Comparisons of companies and all other analysis (observations and/or interpretations). (You may combine b and c if you wish, as long as both are well covered.)

Conclusions and recommendation for investment.

References. List all major reference sources.

Appendices. Include tables and graphs of your numerical analyses. For reference convenience, assign a title to each separate item, such as Table 1, Exhibit 1, etc.

B. Typesetting requirements:

Use size 12 font. Times New Roman is preferred.

Double space between lines.

Number pages in accordance with the APA style guide.

One inch on all sides.

Do not right justify text. Use left justify.

Minimum length: 8 pages. (Note: You can easily meet the minimum length requirement since you will have a lot of tables in the paper.)

The submitted work should be in ONE file with a word or pdf format. An Excel spreadsheet file is NOT acceptable.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Evidence of plagiarism will result in a grade of âFâ to the course and be subject to appropriate disciplines.

NOTES:

A portion of your grade will be assessed based on the overall report quality, clarity, format, and cohesiveness.

A FREE RIDER in the group will not be tolerated. However, to report an alleged free rider, you should send me a formal written complaint. You should carefully manage your group over the semester to ensure that no teammate will take the chance of turning into a free rider. Try to contact/manage your teammates frequently and inform me if any member is not willing to participate the group work so we can address this issue ASAP. A free rider will receive his/her group project grades solely based on what he/she has contributed to the projects. If there is a free-rider in your group or a member drops the class, the rest of the group members are still expected to submit a COMPLETE paper.

Again, the balance sheet and income statements are provided at the end. Please use them to prepare common-size and comparative financial statements.

Table 1. Williams-Sonoma, Inc ----Balance Sheet

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
BALANCE SHEET
Fiscal Years 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
(In thousands)	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 213,713	$ 193,647	$ 222,927	330121
Restricted cash	â	â	â	14289
Accounts receivable, net	88,803	79,304	67,465	60,330
Merchandise inventories, net	977,505	978,138	887,701	813,160
Prepaid catalog expenses	23,625	28,919	33,942	33,556
Prepaid expenses	52,882	44,654	36,265	35,309
Deferred income taxes, net	â	â	130,618	121,486
Other assets	10,652	11,438	13,005	10,852
Total current assets	1,367,180	1,336,100	1,391,923	1,419,103
Property and equipment, net	923,283	886,813	883,012	849,293
Deferred income taxes, net	135,238	141,784	4,265	13,824
Other assets, net	51,178	52,730	51,077	54,514
Total assets	$ 2,476,879	$ 2,417,427	$ 2,330,277	2,336,734
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERSâ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$ 453,710	$ 447,412	$ 397,037	404791
Accrued salaries, benefits and other liabilities	130,187	127,122	136,012	138,181
Customer deposits	294,276	296,827	261,679	228,193
Income taxes payable	23,245	67,052	32,488	49,365
Current portion of long-term debt	â	â	1,968	1,785
Other liabilities	59,838	58,014	46,764	38,781
Total current liabilities	961,256	996,427	875,948	861,096
Deferred rent and lease incentives	196,188	173,061	166,925	157,856
Long-term debt				1,968
Other long-term obligations	71,215	49,713	62,698	59,812
Total liabilities	1,228,659	1,219,201	1,105,571	1,080,732
Stockholdersâ equity
Preferred stock: $.01 par value; 7,500 shares authorized; none issued	â	â	â	0
Common stock: $.01 par value; 253,125 shares authorized;
87,325 and 89,563 shares issued and outstanding at	873	896	919	941
January 29, 2017 and January 31, 2016, respectively	873	896	919	941
Additional paid-in capital	556,928	541,307	527,261	522,595
Retained earnings	701,702	668,545	701,214	729,043
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(9,903)	(10,616)	(2,548)	6524
Treasury stock â at cost: 20 and 29 shares as of January 29, 2017 and January 31, 2016, respectively	(1,380)	(1,906)	(2,140)	(3,101)
Total stockholdersâ equity	1,248,220	1,198,226	1,224,706	1,256,002
Total liabilities and stockholdersâ equity	$ 2,476,879	$ 2,417,427	$ 2,330,277	2,336,734

Table 2. Williams-Sonoma, Inc --- Statement of Income

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
STATEMENT OF INCOME
Fiscal Years 2016, 2015, 2014,2013
(In thousands)	FY 2016	FY 2015	FY 2014	FY 2013
E-commerce net revenues	$ 2,633,602	$ 2,522,580	$ 2,370,694	$ 2,115,022
Retail net revenues	2,450,210	2,453,510	2,328,025	2,272,867
Net revenues	5,083,812	4,976,090	4,698,719	4,387,889
Cost of goods sold	3,200,502	3,131,876	2,898,215	2,683,673
Gross profit	1,883,310	1,844,214	1,800,504	1,704,216
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,410,711	1,355,580	1,298,239	1,252,118
Operating income	472,599	488,634	502,265	452,098
Interest (income) expense, net	688	627	62	(584)
Earnings before income taxes	471,911	488,007	502,203	452,682
Income taxes	166,524	177,939	193,349	173,780
Net earnings	$ 305,387	$ 310,068	$ 308,854	$ 278,902

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