Assignment
Part I
One thing that stands out about the companies ranked on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For is their great benefits packages.
Detail the benefits package details of best-ranked Google (go to google and key in "google benefits"). Aside from the usual benefits categories (health and wellness, retirement and savings, time away, etc.), review the "beyond the basics benefits" and "way beyond the basics benefits."
1) Why are benefits strategically important to employers and what are some key strategy considerations?
2) Work life balance-a benefit that is a priority for every employee. How is this achieved and how can companies support this concept?
3) Discuss how multi-generations in a workplace affect benefit offerings.
4) How will benefits differ in a global company?
Part II
Choose an article relating to a current business ethics issue being faced by a business or industry and attach it in your discussion.
1) Identify and analyze the issue.
2) Describe if management handled the situation appropriately, and if not, what could have been done differently?
3) What policies and best practices apply to the ethics issue?
4) What is the strength of the company's ethical culture?
5) How effective are the policies that are in place to manage the risk to the company?
6) How would this issue have been addressed if it occurred in a European country?
Part III
Companies with disengaged workforces suffer from problems that do not seem to get better, including excessive employee turnover, lower productivity and profits. When employees are engaged, however, the results can be much different. One Gallup study reported that firms with top engagement scores had 18% higher productivity and 16% profitability. According to a study by the Corporate Executive Board, engaged employees outperform average employees by 20% and are 87% less likely to leave their organizations than highly disengaged employees. Because there simply is not enough margin for error when it comes to performance in today's highly competitive environment, in a small business, engagement can have an even bigger impact.
1) As a small business owner, how do you know if your employees are engaged or not?
2) How does engagement/disengagement affect achieving the strategic goals of the company?
3) What ethical concerns occur when employees are disengaged?
4) How can you increase the engagement of employees other than by asking them to work harder than they already are?
5) Make recommendations to engage your workforce taking into consideration diversity, age, race and gender.
6) How can you measure the impact on the business?
Part IV
Why are ROE and EPS such important measures of performance to investors?
Part V
After World War II, the United States was the world's dominant economic power. We're still the largest economy, but the rest of the world has caught up significantly. In some areas, we've lost the lead. The production of consumer electronic equipment, for example, is largely done in the Far East. Is this trend good or bad for Americans? Explain.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.