Refer to the “Freeman-Brown Private School Case Study” document for details pertaining to this assignment.

The board of directors at Freeman-Brown Private School (FBPS) has hired you as part of a consulting team to review the situation and present your findings and recommendations. Write a paper (1,500-1750 words) that discusses the case. Complete this assignment from the perspective of the hired consultants. Respond to the following questions:

1. Review how organizations interact with their external environment (as open systems and complex adaptive systems). How effective was Freeman-Brown as an open system at the time of the closure? How effective was Freeman-Brown as a complex adaptive system at the time of the closure?
2. Review your reading this week on the internal environment of organizations. What is your evaluation of the organizational culture and organizational climate at the time the decision to close two campuses was made?
3. What is your evaluation of the decision made by Dr. Murphy and Caudill? What is your evaluation of the process of going about the closure?
4. Was FBPS demonstrating social responsibility? Discuss the closure impact on three specific stakeholders.
5. Provide an explanation, using appropriate management theories, for how the administration could have handled the closure effectively with stakeholders? Include one theory from each of the following: the classical approach, the human relations approach, and the modern management approach.
6. You have been asked to suggest two goals: one long-term and one short-term goal for the future direction of FBPS. Justify your decision.
7. Present a concluding statement that integrates the 4 functions of management as a means to revamp management at FBPS and meets the recommended goals.

Use at least two academic resources as references for this assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.–USE ATTACHED Template

Video help/instructions: https://www.useloom.com/share/b2a466d31d1a448983a47136fe0275d0

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.

Do you agree that employees tend to undervalue or take their employee benefits for granted and why or why not? From your readings and your experience, how might an employer effectively increase the perceived value employees place on their employee benefits package?

Inc., Human Resources. (2010, April). How to build a competitive employee benefits package.

• The Inc. magazine on-line article identifies their version of “what constitutes a solid employee-benefits package, and how do you set up various benefits plans”?

Use the following resource to assist you with your response for Unit 6.1 DB: Perception of Value.

• Miller, S. (2013, April). Better benefits communications pays off. Society for Human Resources Management.
  • This article provides, “tactics that could help employees understand—and value—their benefits”.

Videos:

	Watch Video Trends in 401(k) and Retirement Plans Duration: (6:06) User: worldatworktv – Added: 4/2/13 YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aunwWgrn_w
	This video reports that the 2008 economic crisis may not have affected employer contributions to 401(k) plans despite what the media has reported. WorldatWork Practice Leader Lenny Sanicola discusses this and other 401(k) and retirement planning research.
Watch Video Making Smart Benefit Choices Duration: (2:51) User: mercervideo – Added: 9/4/12 YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEWli66L104	Watch Video Communicating the Value of Employee Benefits Duration: 3:16 User: n/a – Added: 5/31/16
In this video Mindy Fox at Mercer Consulting talks about the issues employees face when making choices as they take greater accountability for their retirement and health benefit decisions.	This video gives a short overview of the importance of communication in helping employees understand their benefit plans.

Supplemental Resources:

Employee Benefits Research Institute

• The mission of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) is to contribute to, to encourage, and to enhance the development of sound employee benefit programs and sound public policy through objective research and education.

United States Department of Labor – https://www.bls.gov/bls/proghome.htm (BLS)

• The BLS publishes a large amount of information on the wages, earnings, and benefits of workers in the U.S. by geographic area, occupation and industry.

Deloitte Consulting, LLP. (2013). 2013 Top five global employer rewards priorities survey.

• This annual Deloitte Consulting survey identified the top five global employer compensation and benefits priorities for 2013, as follows:

1. 1. The ability of reward programs to attract, motivate, and retain employees
   2. Clear alignment of Total Rewards strategy with business strategy and brand
   3. Motivating staff when pay increases are flat or non-existent
   4. The cost of providing benefits to employees
   5. Demonstrating appropriate return on investment for reward expenditures

Harriet Komisar, H. (2013, January). The effects of rising health care costs on middle-class economic security. AARP Public Policy Institute.

• This AARP Public Policy Institute report documents the devastating impact of national health care spending in the United States “averaging $8,402 per person in 2010 — 72 percent higher than a decade earlier when it was $4,878, and nearly triple the 1990 level of $2,854.” Employers have generally responded to higher health care costs by scaling back wage increases and shifting cost increases to their employees, or changing the type of insurance they offer.

Imagine that you are a leader within the Department of Homeland Security. You are aware of a trend in cyberterrorism and recruitment by terrorist groups such as ISIS. The data presented has shown that the number of people recruited through online communications has grown significantly.

First, review the following articles:

• Obama Says Cyberterrorism Is Country’s Biggest Threat, U.S. Government Assembles “Cyber Warriors”
• Is Cyber-Terrorism the New Normal?

Then prepare a journal assignment that thoroughly addresses the following questions:

• How would you identify the pattern described above?
• What are the steps you would take to reduce the influence terrorist groups have via the internet?

Article chosen

https://www.ibtimes.com/obama-says-cyberterrorism-countrys-biggest-threat-us-government-assembles-cyber-warriors-1556337

Final Essay Exam

Write a 500 word definition essay on one of the terms or concepts from the list provided below. Use other modes of writing, such as description, exploratory, and persuasion (argumentation) to produce a well-developed definition for your term or concept. Choose your terminology carefully; you want to select a term/concept that is rich in personal meaning. When defining complex and abstract concepts, your ultimate goal is to provide a specific and concrete meaning for your reader. Extended definitions, such as the one I am asking you to produce as your final essay, depend on examples, illustrations, and narratives. Personal observation and opinion should also serve as the basis for your definition.

Select one of the following terms or concepts to produce your Final Definition Essay Exam :

1 – Integrity

2 – Honor

3 – Pride

4 – Joy

Choose your essay structure carefully. Avoid including details that do not serve to advance or complete your definition. As always, I expect your essay to contain a strong introduction that includes your essay’s thesis, a coherent and focused body that effectively transitions from paragraph to paragraph, and a rich conclusion that provides closure for your definition.

Use all the resources you have available to complete this exam. Refer to your Course Documents folder and your textbook for strategies and tips on student writing. I strongly recommend that you reread chapter six’s introduction and conclusion to refresh your knowledge of the definition mode. Be sure to reference the revisions I have provided you for prior assignments, as these revisions specifically speak to your writing style.

Your Final Exam is due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, February 23, 2020.