Reference no: EM131584173

Construction Safety

1. Discuss some ways that employee exposure to overhead loads during steel erection can be reduced. When is working under a load permitted?

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

2. Explain the difference in fall protection requirements for connectors working in steel erection between 15 feet and 30 feet in height and connectors working more than two stories or 30 feet in height.

Your response should be at least 75 words in length.

Human Resource Management

1. What are the two-equity based forms of cross-border alliances? Describe each function.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

2. Why would a company enter into an international joint venture?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

3. What are the four phases of M&A, and what happens at each phase?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

4. What is the difference between merger and acquisition?

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Business Ethics (discussion post must be at 6 sentences)

What is the difference in your mind, and in your common usage, between a perception, a generalization and a stereotype?

Please give an example of each. Are each or all consistently unethical judgments or are they sometimes or always ethically justified in their use and implementation? Under what conditions?

Human Resource Management (discussion post must be at 6 sentences.)

Organizations engage in mergers with and acquisitions of foreign companies in order to obtain a global presence. The primary motive for this action is financial.

When organizations fail to consider the HR implications, the M&A can fail. As the IHRM professional, what recommendations would you make to executive leadership to increase the likelihood of a successful M&A as it pertains to managing human resources? Provide specific examples to support your answer.