Subject Matter Expert SME Report

Subject Matter Expert SME Report worth up to twenty percent (20%) of the final grade for the course.

Submit a 2,500 to 3,000 word -plus references-written assignment on the following:

Draw on a real-life public or non-profit human resource issue that is currently in the news, and assume that as a result of your research you have become the subject matter expert (SME) for this HR topic. Good sources for this can be FedSmith.com, Governing.com, SHRM.org, hrmorning.com, HR.BLR.com, ipma@ipma-hr.org; etc., Feel free to use the popular media as well. (minimum of five articles) . Please do not use wikis, blogs, politically motivated websites or dictionaries as sources. In addition, you can use books, websites (Federal OPM, OHR), or BLS might be good to review as well as individual state HR sites) or any other authentic sources. You may augment the popular literature review with additional peer reviewed journal articles.

1. Build your literature review on the real-life news topic you chose to explore by researching relevant issues. As you read, make note of the following:

• Identify the author’s thesis. What is she arguing for/against? Identify the context of the argument.

• Why is he/she arguing this? Do they offer a solution to the problem(s) they raise?

• Does it seem plausible?

• Note any supporting evidence and all of the main ideas. How does the author support his/ her argument? What kind of appeals does the author make in order to persuade the reader?

For example, does he/she use:

pathos (appeal to emotion), logos (appeal to reason/logic), &/or ethos (appeal to credibility)

Your submission should include the following:

1. Summarize the key points of news articles and emphasize its relevance to public and nonprofit HR management. In addition, make connections to your readings and other assignments.

2. Provide a critical analysis of the arguments (for and against) made in the popular articles. Make sure to support your analysis with arguments from the course and any scholarly articles you wish to consult

3. Suggest what the future will bring for the issue you have researched. Excessive wordiness or brevity will negatively affect your grade.

Use the style guide for the American Psychological Association (APA) for proper form. Be sure to include citations for all direct quotes and paraphrases.

Graduate student level writing, grammar, and style as well as cogent and logical analysis are expected and will be considered in the grading.

In response to COVID-19 global pandemic many pharmaceutical companies have started to develop antiviral therapies for patients infected with this disease

In response to COVID-19 global pandemic, many pharmaceutical companies have started to develop antiviral therapies for patients infected with this disease. The global race for identifying an efficient treatment has intensified during past months, however, issues with the quality of manufacturing and potential drug recalls are of the major concerns.

Myer Pharmaceuticals is a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company that is currently in the final stage of clinical trials for a new drug with potential to treat mild to serious complications of COVID-19. Myer Pharmaceuticals’ products are already exported worldwide, but if the clinical trials are successful the company would like to produce the new drug on a larger scale. The company wants to establish manufacturing presence in a foreign country (instead of outsourcing or licensing) and ensure control over the process and a higher margin of profit. The company managers identified three potential countries for manufacturing: the United Kingdom, France and Italy.

You have been asked by the company to research ONE of these countries and write a report identifying the advantages and disadvantages of manufacturing and sales in that country. In your report, you are required to link your arguments to the course content, and to use relevant data to support your suggestion as to why the selected country would be appropriate (or inappropriate) for manufacturing and sales. In particular, the use of Porter’s National Competitive Advantage theory, PESTLE analysis, and reference to the Market Potential Index (MPI) are required for this assessment task.

Please note: This is a hypothetical case and not a real company. The purpose of this assessment is to analyse the potential of the country as a host-market with reference to the industry level information.

Length: 3000 words (tables, figures, references and appendix are NOT included in the word count, Executive summary included in the word count.)

Further instructions:

• Choose ONE country only (from either the United Kingdom, France or Italy ) for the analysis. Your task is to analyse the selected ONE country and writing a report on whether the selected country is appropriate for Myer Pharmaceuticals to expand into.
• Provide a brief Executive Summary (about 200words) that states the purposes of the report and the key findings and recommendation.

Discuss how the changing nature needs characteristics origin and behaviour of airline customers over the past few
decades

Discuss how the changing nature, needs, characteristics, origin and behaviour of airline customers over the past few
decades have impacted on airlines, and the business strategies and tactics they employ

***APA STYLE****

12 Sources

15 Pages

Use a mixture of sources: books, websites, peer-reviewed journals, etc

Ethical Issue Problem in Organizations

Instructions

In all organizations there are policies, procedures, and situations that need to be revised, or dealt with.  Identify an ethical issue/problem in organizations. An ethical issue/problem is a situation that requires a person or organization to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical). Some individuals may feel favored with the decision, while others feel affected.

Should conduct a review of relevant literature about the chosen issue/problem. Discuss the nature of the issue/problem and give thorough examples of its significance, and the effects on the organization’s success/growth. Based on the reviewed literature, present feasible solutions. Should support your arguments with 8 – 10 current scholarly references.

Assignment Outline

• Introductory section: a brief explanation of the purpose and content of the assignment. Should list all the headings addressed in the assignment following the same structure of the body of the paper.
• Body of the paper: Should structure the required information using, using APA level 2 and level 3 if required. See APA, page 62. You may restate the headings to be consistent with the section’s content.
• Conclusion: Present a summary of the information discussed in the body of the paper. Should not cite sources or add new information.
• References 

Content and Structure of the Body of the paper.

Introduction. Begin the paper with the introductory section. The first sentences should highlight the focus of the assignment, a statement about the topic showing its relevance. You should further explain in this section the purpose and content of the paper following the structure/organization. The introductory section for assignments replaces the abstracts and should inform the reader what he or she is about to read.

The issue/problem (description and contextualization). Present the problem/issue and the context (i.e., field/type of workplace or organization without real names). Perhaps you need to define the problem, to better guide the reader (i.e., attrition defined by the Department of Education as…..) should add the source of the definition. Further explain what it entails, consequences, and who is involved.

The problem: A Brief Review of the Literature. Present what is discussed in the current literature (i.e., academic journals preferably peer-reviewed) related to the selected problem/issue, evidence (i.e., justification of the existence and relevance) theories related to problem/issue, and approaches for addressing it.

Potential Solutions for the issue/problem. Based on the reviewed literature, discuss ways to address the adverse consequences of the issue/problem discussed previously in the paper.

Conclusions. A brief summary of what is discussed in the body of the paper.  No new information should be added. The introductory section informed the reader what he or she was about to read. The conclusions summarize what was found/learned.  Often the readers review the introductory section and the conclusions; then review the section(s) of the paper calling their attention.

 

Grading Rubric

Element	Exceed (A)	Satisfactorily Met  (B)	Somewhat Met (C)	Not Met (F)
Content (15 points) A comprehensive discussion of ·      The Issue/Problem (description and contextualization) ·      The problem: A Brief Review of the Literature ·      Potential Solutions for the issue/problem	Clearly and Insightfully identifies the problem and related issues. Effectively locates and evaluates information from a variety of sources. Identifies and proposes steps to improve the situation.	Identifies the problem and related issues.   Locates and evaluates information from a variety of sources.   Identifies and proposes some steps to improve the situation.	Does not adequately identify the problem and related issues. Minimal research and evaluation.   No significant potential solutions for improvement
Academic Writing (3 points) •     ·      Clear and flowless presentation of arguments ·      Graduate quality writing (i.e., proper use of grammar, syntax, punctuation) ·      Proper use of the current terminology in the leadership and organizational behavior field
APA Style (2 points) ·      Synthesis of the information, paraphrasing and limited use of direct quotes. ·      Correct formatting of intext citation and reference list

 

Area	Grade points Assigned	Grade points Earned
Content	15
Academic Writing	3
APA Format	2
Total	20