Share and comment your managers' skills after reflecting on these questions: does your supervisor, or someone at work seem to care about you as a person? Is there someone at work who encourages your development? In the last seven days, have you received recognition or praise for doing good work? If you are a manager, did you do any of these things lately?

Chapter 9 discusses the many functions of Human Resource Management.  As future leaders, it is important to understand these different functions and the manner in which they support the daily functions of all managers in the organization.  Some of the HR functions will be done solely by HR (for example benefits and compensation) while other functions of HR may be joint efforts with managers in the company (for example performance appraisals are typically done by your supervisor or manager, but your supervisor or manager probably has been trained through HR on how to execute an effective performance appraisal and provided with a template to use).   Take some of the HR functions and discuss whether you think that function would be done solely by HR or in conjunction with managers throughout the organization.  Give examples to support your thoughts.

Why do you think fringe benefits are important enough to influence an employee's choice of employer and what are some specific examples of benefits that might appeal to prospective employees? Post your response and research (at least two scholarly resources) in a descriptive one-page memo or report in Microsoft Word. Your response should explain your findings in relation to why fringe benefits are important to employees.

What have I learned from the work-based experience and My experience with the people around me during my practicum internship

Prior to Tuesday midnight of Week 5, post at least once about this week's Wiley assignment. You are highly encourage to ask your fellow learners for help or share your own insight as you work through the assignment. Try to add constructive points to the discussion rather than, for instance, simple comments about the difficulty of the assignment. Some guiding points:   What were some interesting management accounting concepts that came up this week? At this point, do you see the management accounting approach being more or less useful than financial accounting for you? Why?

How would you approach a job interview for a portfolio manager position? What type of proof would you provide that indicates your past performance is good and hence you should get the job? How many different ways and metrics do you have to measure this performance?

Review the scripture below.  Does God's word here have relevance to the concepts being studied in Managerial Accounting, or do spiritual and business concepts just not mix?  Please share your ideas and give examples.  Feel free to cite other sources. Luke 14:28-30 in the Bible reads:  “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’" Explain the meaning of (a) differential revenue, (b) differential cost, and (c) differential income. A company is offered incremental business at a special price that exceeds the variable cost. What other issues must the company consider in deciding whether to accept the business? Although the cost-plus approach to product…

In addition to the "Shop," what other initiatives does Barcelona have in place to enhance employee fit? Are there any additional recommendations you have for the firm to better the fit of new personnel with the role and the organization?

Financial leaders must employ both soft skills (such as communication, emotional intelligence, and organization) and financial skills (such as financial planning, cash flow management, and risk analysis) on the job every day, while being detail-oriented problem-solvers. Please describe these skill sets in detail. How could someone improve those skill sets?