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USING A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH
Due Week 10: 200 points
By now, you have practiced and should understand the
sociological research process. You also have a good handle on
how the major sociological theories explain social issues. Now, it’s
your turn to apply this knowledge. For your final assignment, you’ll
review a research article to identify the research conclusion. Then,
you’ll take another look at that conclusion from the perspective of
one of the major sociological theories.
Instructions: Complete all three parts of the assignment by
following the instructions below.
PART A: WHAT DID THE RESEARCHERS LEARN?
1) Article Review:
a) Prepare to complete your assignment by
reviewing the articles below. Select one for the
focus of your assignment.
• Money, Not Access, Key to Resident Food
Choices in ‘Food Deserts’
https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/03/moneyfood-deserts-20…
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• “The narrowing, but persistent, gender gap in
pay”
http://www.pewresearch.org/facttank/2017/04/03/gen…
• “Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves
Schoolchildren Behind”
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/
technology/fcc-internet-access-school.html
b) Review your selected article several times to
familiarize yourself with the content before going
to the next step of this assignment.
2) Learn: Use the research information in the article to
answer the questions below. You should write at least
one paragraph for this step. Refer to Chapter 2 of your
webtext as necessary.
a) What were the key findings of the research?
b) What conclusion was drawn from the research?
PART B: WHAT WOULD THE THEORIES SAY?
Remember: The four major sociological theories are Functionalism,
Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and Rational Choice
Theory. For more information, review Sections 1.8 – 1.12 in your
webtext.
Use one of the four major sociological theories to explain the key
findings in the research article you reviewed in Part A. You should
write two paragraphs, one for each question.
a) How would this theory explain the key findings or
conclusion of the research in the article?
b) What limitations does this theory demonstrate
in addressing the problem examined in the
research article?
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PART C: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Use your article to help answer the questions below. You should
write two paragraphs, one for each question.
a) What would you suggest to address this
problem?
b) What additional research would you conduct
to help address the problem examined in the
research article?
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
• Use Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
margins on all sides.
• Use section headers (Learn, Theory, and Solution) and
write left indented paragraphs under each corresponding
section.
• References are not required for this assignment as you
will use one of the assigned articles and your webtext.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment,
the student’s name, the professor’s name, the
course title, and the date.
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RUBRIC
Grading for this assignment will be based on the following rubric:

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Imagine that you work as a senior project manager in the Human Resources department of a large professional service company with 5,000 employees across five countries. Your current HR system is outdated, and the original vendor is no longer in business. After many internal discussions and procurement planning, your firm has decided to “buy” product called Workday. Workday has proven to be a dynamic application, and its adoption is nothing short of amazing. Workday’s existing customers are very complimentary, and that was one biggest factor in selecting Workday.

1. What is the three most important project management deliverables as you initiate and plan the project? Explain why you believe these three deliverables are the most important.
2. One of the risks that you identified early was that your company is rather unique, both in terms of the organization structure and processes. Therefore, there will likely be significant customizations required in Workday before the system can be used. Which project management process should you implement to manage these potential changes?
3. Given what you know about this project, what do you believe to be the most important success factors? Please identify three and explain.
4. As you prepare to manage this project, what are some of the most important tools and techniques that you plan to use? List 3 and explain.
5. Your sponsor, VP of Human Resources, suggested that there needs to be a robust governance for this project as the implication is enterprise-wide. Do you agree? Why or why not?

The purpose of this assignment is the creation of a research analysis. Every day, consumers make millions of decisions that impact the marketplace and influence firms’ decisions. Firms use economic concepts, models, and other “tools” of economics to help determine pricing, output, and profit maximization. As an MBA student of economics, you can apply the “tools” of economics to microeconomic and macroeconomic data to create recommendations for how firms can maximize revenue, profit and market share.

Assignment Steps

Resources: Tutorial help on Excel® and Word functions can be found on the Microsoft®Office website. There are also additional tutorials via the web offering support for Office products.

Scenario: Imagine you are a business consultant to a firm of your choice. You have been asked to analyze, advise, and create recommendations on how the firm can ensure its future success in its current market.

Work with your instructor to choose a firm that matches the following criteria: a publicly-traded company operating in the U.S. market. Note: A publicly-traded company is a private-sector firm owned by its shareholders/stock holders.

Prepare a minimum 1,050-word analysis of economic data and business data to explain how the core economic principles impact the sustainability of the firm and what actions the firm can take to ensure success.

Address the following:

• Identify the market structure your chosen firm operates in, analyze your chosen firm’s current market share, and identify the firm’s local/global competitors. Analyze the barriers to entry in this market to illustrate the potential for new competition and its impact on your firm’s future in the market. Hints: Be sure you review the barriers to entry discussed in the course text. You might consider presenting the data graphically.
• Identify and explain trends in current macroeconomic indicators for last three years including:
  • Current stage of the business cycle.
  • Real gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI).
  • Unemployment rate.
  • Federal funds rate.
  • Current rate for borrowing funds such as the so-called “prime rate.” Note: A requirement of the Week 1 Influence of Economics on Household Decision Making report was to gather data on the CPI, GDP, and interest rates, so you should consider reviewing the feedback you received on the Week 1 report.
• Evaluate trends in demand over last three years and explain their impact on the industry and the firm. Include quarterly (last two quarters) and annual sales (last three years) figures for the product your firm sells. Create business strategies by analyzing information and data related to the demand for and supply of your firm’s product(s) to support your recommendation for the firm’s actions. Remember to include a graphical representation of the data and information used in your analysis.
• Examine available, current data and information, such as pricing and the availability of substitutes, and explain how you could determine the price elasticity of demand for your firm’s product. Assess how the price elasticity of demand impacts the firm’s pricing decisions and revenue growth.
• Apply the concepts of variable and fixed costs to your firm for informing its output decisions. For instance, analyze how different kinds of costs (labor, research and development, raw materials) affect the firm’s level of output.
• Based on the data gathered and analysis performed for this report write a conclusion in which you:
  • Create business strategies, including price and non-price strategies, based on your market structure to ensure the market share and potential market expansions and explore global opportunities for your business in a dynamic business environment and provide recommendations.
  • Develop a recommendation for how the firm can manage its future production by synthesizing the macroeconomic and microeconomic data presented.
  • Propose how the firm’s position within the market and among its competitors will allow it to take your recommended action.
  • Recommend strategies for the firm to sustain its success going forward by evaluating the findings from demand trends, price elasticity, current stage of the business cycle, and government policies.

Cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed references and a minimum of two government economic data sources/references.

Format your assignment consistent with APA

A minimum of 200 words is required for each question. Please make sure you use proper academic sources and proper APA standards for each answer. A minimum of two outside sources are required for each question. (7 questions)

1. What are some of the reasons that traits like conscientiousness or core self-evaluations, as measured by personality tests are likely to relate to job performance across many occupations? Why isn’t extroversion as consistently beneficial on the job?
2. Why is it so hard to get a good measure of a person’s personality? What are some of the best techniques for measuring personality?
3. Describe some of the positive features of general mental ability tests that make them attractive for selection purposes. What are the drawbacks?
4. Describe the advantages of structured interviews compared to unstructured interviews. Consider why so many companies still use unstructured interviews, and what you would advise them.
5. What is the main difference between situational and behavioral structured interviews? When would it be better to go with a situational interview? When would it be better to go with a behavioral interview?
6. What is an assessment center? What are the key activities that are used to assess people?
7. When using managerial performance reviews for selecting candidates for promotion, what is the advantage of using measures based on potential for future jobs? What is the advantage of using measures based on performance in the current job?