Unit 3 GB519: Measurement and Decision Making Page 1 of 3 Assignment Details and Rubric Case 5-37 Standards and Behavior (Located on Page 280 of your text) Course Outcome assessed in this Assignment is: GB519-3: Evaluate leadership approaches to the process of decision-making. Complete the essay question in one Word document and submit to the Dropbox. Be sure to review the Essay Grading Rubric for specific assessment criteria. Miller Manufacturing makes several different products for the mountain biking enthusiast. In an extremely competitive market, Miller has assumed a strong position by stressing cost control. Several years ago, the company implemented a standard cost system based on practical standards that were considered fair and reasonable by both managers and line workers. Last month, Miller hired Kate Daniel as its new controller. After a brief review of operations, Kate has decided to make some changes. She reviewed materials and labor standards, and believes they need to be revised. She has indicated to other managers that workers need to be better motivated and that tighter labor standards will provide that motivation. Yesterday, Kate presented each departmental manager with a new annual budget based on the new standards. There was little discussion; however, one cost accountant mentioned that the new standards appeared to be quite a bit tighter than the old ones. Required: ● Describe any negative behaviors that managers and line workers may exhibit as a result of the tightening of the standards. ● Can Kate take any actions to mitigate the negative behaviors you have identified? ● How can tight standards have a positive effect on employees' behavior? ● Who should have participated in the setting of the new standards? How would their participation have improved the process? Remember, this assignment will be processed using the Turnitin software to determine the level of original content in the assignment. Please review the Syllabus and the Kaplan University Academic Policy regarding plagiarism. Excessive similarity to existing works will result in varying consequences, depending on the nature of the similarity. The Unit 3 Assignment must be prepared using a single Word document. The document must be prepared using APA, 6e formatting requirements, including a Title Page. All analysis must be properly supported using independent sources. An appropriate number of citations must be included in the body of the analysis. A reference page must be included. The Assignment must contain no fewer than 2 full pages of properly formatted analysis, and no more than 4 pages. Do not use over-sized type, large margins or any other format devices to increase the page Unit 3 GB519: Measurement and Decision Making Page 2 of 3 length artificially. Also, be sure to include appropriate headings and subheadings in the analysis for proper organization and transitio ...

1. Unit 3 GB519: Measurement and Decision Making
Page 1 of 3
Assignment Details and Rubric
Case 5-37 Standards and Behavior (Located on Page 280 of your
text)
Course Outcome assessed in this Assignment is: GB519-3:
Evaluate leadership approaches to the process
of decision-making.
Complete the essay question in one Word document and submit
to the Dropbox. Be sure to review the
Essay Grading Rubric for specific assessment criteria.
Miller Manufacturing makes several different products for the
mountain biking enthusiast. In an extremely
competitive market, Miller has assumed a strong position by
stressing cost control. Several years ago, the
company implemented a standard cost system based on practical
standards that were considered fair and
reasonable by both managers and line workers.

2. Last month, Miller hired Kate Daniel as its new controller.
After a brief review of operations, Kate has
decided to make some changes. She reviewed materials and
labor standards, and believes they need to
be revised. She has indicated to other managers that workers
need to be better motivated and that
tighter labor standards will provide that motivation.
Yesterday, Kate presented each departmental manager with a
new annual budget based on the new
standards. There was little discussion; however, one cost
accountant mentioned that the new standards
appeared to be quite a bit tighter than the old ones.
Required:
● Describe any negative behaviors that managers and line
workers may exhibit as a result of the
tightening of the standards.
● Can Kate take any actions to mitigate the negative behaviors
you have identified?
● How can tight standards have a positive effect on employees'
behavior?
● Who should have participated in the setting of the new
standards? How would their participation
have improved the process?

3. Remember, this assignment will be processed using the Turnitin
software to determine the level of original
content in the assignment. Please review the Syllabus and the
Kaplan University Academic Policy
regarding plagiarism. Excessive similarity to existing works
will result in varying consequences, depending
on the nature of the similarity.
The Unit 3 Assignment must be prepared using a single Word
document. The document must be prepared
using APA, 6e formatting requirements, including a Title Page.
All analysis must be properly supported
using independent sources. An appropriate number of citations
must be included in the body of the
analysis. A reference page must be included.
The Assignment must contain no fewer than 2 full pages of
properly formatted analysis, and no more than
4 pages. Do not use over-sized type, large margins or any other
format devices to increase the page
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4. length artificially. Also, be sure to include appropriate headings
and subheadings in the analysis for proper
organization and transition of thought.
The KU Writing Center is available to help you with all aspects
of writing. They can provide specific
assistance with the spelling, grammar, formatting, punctuation,
style and other writing aspects of the
Assignment. However, they cannot help with the specific
content of the analysis. Please bring those
questions to the Virtual Office.
After you have completed the Unit 3 Essay Assignment, upload
your Word document to the Unit 3
Assignment 2 Dropbox before 11:59 p.m. (ET), on Tuesday of
Unit 3. Name your assignment filename
using this format:
LastName_FirstName_Unit#_AssignmentName. For example,
this assignment will be named:
Smith_Joan_Unit04_CaseStudy1.
Assignments submitted late will be subject to the Late Policy
described in your Syllabus.
Note: Remember that the KU Writing Center is a great resource
for all aspects of Writing Guidance. They

5. also have a “Paper Review” service to help you with spelling,
grammar, punctuation, APA formatting, style
and all writing issues. They cannot, however, help with the
specific content requirements of the
assignment.
Unit 3 Assignment - Essay
Category/Description Part Points
Possible
Points
Earned
Instructor Comments
Case 5-37
Found on page 280 of the textbook
A 9
B 9
C 9
D 8
Content Subtotal 35.00 0 Note to Instructors:
This is the grade to be
used for CLA purposes.

6. Analysis (5 points)
Format (4 points)
Grammar (4 points)
Spelling (4 points)
*
*Up to 17 points may
be deducted if format
or presentation is
incorrect. See point
values at left.
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Final score 35.00 0
Module 2 - SLP
BUSINESS RESEARCH BASICS
“The principal characteristic of scholarly and scientific inquiry
– as opposed to informal, intuitive kinds of inquiry - is the use
of rationally grounded procedures to extend knowledge that a

7. community of scholars regards as reliable and
valid.” (Rudestam & Newton, 2015).
Dissertations at Trident are mostly quantitative using
multivariate analysis. Some dissertations use both quantitative
and qualitative methods. The reason we use quantitative
methods mainly is because these are consistent with the
majority of publications in the Business literature.
1. What are quantitative methods of inquiry? In your view, what
are the pros and cons of using quantitative methods?
2. What methods are the most popular ones in your area of
research?
3. What are the differences between primary and secondary data
collection. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using
either one.
SLP Assignment Expectations
1. Answer the question with clarity and depth. Show your
critical thinking ability.
2. Show necessary reasoning.
3. It is not necessary to write a long essay in the SLP. You can
use tables for better illustration.
Case Assignment
The selection of a suitable “topic” or “area of research” is the
first major step in writing a doctoral dissertation and it is a
major challenge in conducting research. In this program we
expect you to identify your area of research interest as soon as
you start the program so that you can use assigned course
research papers as a means of doing preliminary work on your
projected research (Lunemburg & Irby, 2008). This selection
topic could be as broad as your program concentration (i.e.,
accounting and finance, management, information technology
management), or more specific, such as “factors that influence
compliance with information security regulations within
organizations.” As you begin to focus progressively on a broad
search for a research topic, you gain a more thorough

8. understanding of what has been done so far in an area, as well
as what is missing and needs to be done to fill a knowledge gap.
In this assignment you will analyze the criteria to make an
informed decision. Remember that your degree is a Ph.D. in
Business Administration (not in Information Systems,
Accounting and Finance, Education, etc.). Hence, your area of
research should fit within the field of Business as well as within
your own concentration.
Some sources of ideas for research topic areas include:
scholarly journals, professional journals, dissertations, area of
work experience, professional associations, etc.
After you have gone through the resources, discuss the
following questions:
1. What should be the criteria for topic selection? Identify at
least five characteristics of a good dissertation topic.
2. Identify two potential dissertation topics. Make sure you
identify at least one dependent variable and one independent
variable for each topic. Justify your topic selections using the
criteria discussed in question 1.
3. Which academic journals in your field would publish such
topics? List two journals for each topic. Make sure the journals
you mention are reputable and have a high impact factor.
Organize your paper in a scholarly way. Add section titles when
necessary. Explain your logic and when appropriate, use
external sources and proper citations.
Conclude your report with a paragraph or so evaluating the
entire exercise in terms of what you have learned and your
reflections on the topic.
The paper is usually between 5 and 12 pages long.
Assignment Expectations
1. Use appropriate and current scholarly journals (at least 50%
of the literature should have been published in the last five
years).
2. Understand the key themes in the reading list.
3. Answer the questions with clarity, depth, and critical
thinking.

9. 4. Work shows completeness and coherence: Chain of thought is
easy to follow.
5. Collect relevant evidences and consult additional
papers/resources to support the propositions.
6. Paper is clearly written with appropriate format. Reference
list is complete. Citation is properly done.
Required Reading
Saha, S., Saint, S. Christakis, D. A. (2003) Impact factor: a
valid measure of journal quality?. J.Med.Library Assoc. 91(1):
42-46. Available at
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC141186/
Harvey, C., Kelly, A., Morris, H. & Rowlinson, M. (2010).
Academic Journal Quality Guide. Version 4. ABS The
Association of Business Schools. Available at
http://www.myscp.org/pdf/ABS%202010%20Combined%20Jour
nal%20Guide.pdf
Harzing (2016). Journal Quality List. Harzing.com Available at
http://www.harzing.com/resources/journal-quality-list
ASSESSING JOURNAL QUALITY: JOURNAL QUALITY.
University Libraries, Boston University. Available at
http://libguides.bc.edu/journalqual
Trident’s Dissertation Template. Available at
http://phdtrident.pbworks.com/w/page/107047575/MyTLC%20
Help
Common software downloads for students at Trident
http://support.trident.edu/