Costs

Costs are a consideration of every organization and in economically difficult times many managers may want to cut the “training budget” to save costs.  

I’m sure that you’ve heard that training is always the first to go in tough times.  But is that really the smartest business strategy to employ–or during economically difficult times should the “training budget be increased?

• Should Training should be cut in tough times?
• Should Training should be increased during tough times?

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 1,250 words (approximately 3 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1 margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references 
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.  

Consider the bureaucracies that you come in contact with (college, work, IRS, medical offices, or the Post Office).

For the written assignment this week, pick one bureaucracy with which you are familiar, and create a 750 (or more) word, APA style paper. In your paper describe the following:

 How did you come in contact with the bureaucracy?

 What shortcomings do you see in the bureaucracy? (Select and provide evidence of at least two shortcomings)

 How would you resolve the shortcomings mentioned?

 Do social group memberships give some individuals an advantage when navigating this bureaucracy?