Your boss has approved your project team’s recommendations to increase productivity (select a specific organization that is applicable to you, if desired). many of your recommendations will result in significant change to the organization. you have been tasked to lead the change effort. in order for your recommendations to succeed, certain employees must be empowered to take action. what is key element of empowering people to effect change?

Employee engagement is considered a key workplace attitude that can us to understand how an organization is doing. engaged employees can be described as those that "give their all" at work. this activity is important because it will you recognize some of the factors that contribute to, and some of the outcomes of, employee engagement. as a manager, this knowledge will you to foster a work environment where your employees are more engaged. the goal of this exercise is for you to demonstrate your understanding of the factors and outcomes of employee engagement. for each factor listed below, decide whether it is a factor that increases employee engagement, a factor that decreases employee engagement, or an outcome of employee engagement.

Jackson is preparing for his hearing before the federal communications commission (fcc) involving a complaint that was filed against him by the fcc regarding the interruption of radio frequency. the order to "cease and desist" using the radio frequency has had a detrimental impact on his business. once the administrative law judge prepares his or her initial order, jackson has no further options. no, jackson can request that the matter be reviewed by an agency board or commission. yes, once the initial order is presented, it's only a matter of time before the order becomes final.

Annuity payments are assumed to come at the end of each payment period (termed an ordinary annuity). however, an exception occurs when the annuity payments come at the beginning of each period (termed an annuity due). what is the future value of a 13-year annuity of $2,800 per period where payments come at the beginning of each period? the interest rate is 9 percent. use appendix c for an approximate answer, but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. to find the future value of an annuity due when using the appendix tables, add 1 to n and subtract 1 from the tabular value. for example, to find the future value of a $100 payment at the beginning of each period for five periods at 10 percent, go to appendix c for n = 6 and i = 10 percent. look up the value of 7.716 and subtract 1 from it for an answer of 6.716 or $671.60 ($100 × 6.716)