Discussions

BUS 319

Discussion 1

“Developing Competitive Proposals and Source Selection Processes” Please respond to the following:

• The government selects contract proposals from many competitors large and small, and each proposal must be effective in scope and developed with an attitude of winning the contract. From the e-Activity, select two (2) of the suggested commandments that you feel are most important to understand in order to write a government bid proposal effectively. Provide a rationale for your selection.
• From a contractor’s perspective, determine the greatest single challenge involved in the source selection process and suggest one (1) strategy to address the challenge in question. Provide a rationale to support your response.

e-Activity

• Review the article titled “Ten Commandments Government Bid Proposal Writing“. Be prepared to discuss.

http://blog.theodorewatson.com/ten-commandments-go…

BUS 407

Discussion 1

“Need Analysis” Please respond to the following:

• Based on the scenario, evaluate the significance of a needs analysis in terms of addressing business performance.
• Justify your position on the following statement: “An external business consultant is more effective than an internal HR employee in performing an organizational performance gap analysis (OPG)”. Support your position with concrete examples.

BUS 409

Discussion 1

“Individual versus Group Incentives” Please respond to the following:

• From the e-Activity, compare and contrast the likely success of individual incentives, group incentives, and companywide incentives for improving employee performance.
• Referring to the same company, create an outline for an incentive pay program that would benefit employees and the company / organization. Provide specific examples to support your response.

eActivity

• Use the Internet to research a company or organization for which you would like to work focusing on its current base of employee pay. Be prepared to discuss.

Discussion 2

“Person-Focused Pay” Please respond to the following:

• From the e-Activity, determine if a person-focused pay system would benefit the company you researched. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• Analyze the advantages to employees and to employers of a person-focused pay program to determine if this would be a good approach for all companies and organizations in the U.S. to pursue. Explain your rationale.