c. Provide three examples of possible interventions that might help improve engagement within organizations in general. d. Using your specific interventions and associated metrics as a basis, how would you measure whether each had worked? 40. You have served as HR Director for over a decade for Equis Pharmaceuticals, a domestic producer of antibiotics. Equis has recently acquired R&D and manufacturing operations in Austria, France, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. You are leading a team charged with developing a strategy for expanding global operations. Considering the conceptual contributions of Tichy, Trompenaars, and Ulrich, outline your strategy in the following areas: Improving staffing for these global operations in a way that maximizes agility and cultural common ground. b. Developing talent within the organization in a way that sustains traditional strengths while enhancing readiness for change improvement. c. Managing risk derived from changing technology, culture, and political forces. 41. Every year, one of the key decisions in each company is to select the capital projects which they are going to implement and which ones they are going to reject. Discuss this decision making process and be sure to include the cost of capital, time value of money, net present value, and the internal rate of return in your discussion. 42. Imagine that you are the Director of HR for a company in the technology industry. The industry is rapidly changing and very fast-paced Unfortunately, your company has not been performing well compared to competitors. The DuPont model of calculating the Return on Assets and the Return on Equity is a powerful tool for analysis. Use the data from the table below: Year NPM TAT F FLM ROA ROE 2010 .074 1.8 1.75 13.32% 23.31% 2011 .071 1.93 1.9 13.70% 26.04% 2012 .055 2.03 2.04 11 17% 22.78% NPM = Net Profit Margin TAT = Total Asset Turnover FLM = Financial Leverage Multiplier ROA = Return on Total Assets ROE = Return on Equity a. Determine the potential areas of financial strength and weakness. b. After you determine these financial strengths and weaknesses, what strategies should the company implement to improve the situation? c. How can HR contribute to this effort or be actively involved in the process? 43. Explain the difference between disparate impact and disparate treatment and provide an example of each 44. How did the Americans with Disabilities Act "ADA" Amendments Act alter the threshold for what constitutes a disability, and as a result, what did Congress intend for employers to emphasize when confronted with an ADA claim