Please see attachment for assignment instructions.Rise of a Public Policy White PaperAssignment OverviewWhen a public policy is developed, it endures a cycle. The assignments in this course will examine the “cycle” of a public policy. The first assignment will analyze the rise of a public policy through a 4–5 page white paper in which you will select a peer-reviewed article and use that article to explain how researchers use theories to analyze the rise of a public policy and review that rise using theoretical concepts.A white paper is a form of communication from an employee to a supervisor or administrator. It should be concise, informative, and able to explain complex issues in a succinct way. Writing a white paper requires high critical thinking skills and the ability to write in concise fashion, which are highly sought-after skills and can lend to more responsibilities in the field.Assignment InstructionsIn your 4–5 page white paper, address the following:· Explain how researchers use theories to analyze the rise of a public policy.· Evaluate the way the scholarly article uses an ethical theoretical lens to explain the rise of the public policy.· Review the rise of a public policy using theoretical concepts.· Defend the choice of the political lens that is used when reviewing the rise of a public policy.· Demonstrate an academic writing style through concise, well-organized prose that follows assignment guidelines and APA style.Example assignment: You may use the assignment example, linked in the Resources, to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.Submission Requirements· Written communication: Your writing should clearly identify where each grading criteria or part of the assignment is addressed. Your points must be logical, substantive, and relevant based on the evidence presented. The writing must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.· APA guidelines: Resources and citations must be formatted according to current APA style and formatting. When appropriate, use APA-formatted headings.· Resources: Your ideas must be supported with relevant recent, scholarly sources that are dated within the past five years and are properly cited and referenced in current APA style.· Length of paper: 4–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and references.· Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.· Writing assistance is available through the Writing Center or Smarthinking, the free online writing tutorial and review service.

Software giant SAP is based in Germany and is seeking to develop more efficient global operations. At the beginning of this decade, about two-thirds of its managers were German, and most key projects were led from its headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. The company’s leaders hoped SAP could become more agile and creative by bringing in a more diverse group of employees and sharing responsibility.Unlike the more typical route to globalization by setting up sales offices and manufacturing facilities, SAP introduced change from the top down. The company made English its official language, even for meetings at headquarters. It hired foreign managers, making them half of the company’s top management. It placed product development under the leadership of Shai Agassi, based in Palo Alto, California. Agassi was charged with overseeing development groups in eight centers around the world.One objective for the globalized SAP was to develop and implement software much faster. The process of creating a new program at SAP had been taking at least a year, as programmers in Walldorf carefully worked out each problem. The resulting programs were complex and difficult to install and didn’t work well with other companies’ products. At the same time, the Internet was making customers’ software more interconnected and increasing the pace of change. To keep up, SAP would have to change as well.SAP hired programmers in India and China, as well as in Germany and the United States. German programmers focused on the coding associated with the software’s main tasks, American employees more often addressed programming that affects the user’s experience, and Indian programmers worked on updating and fixing the code in older programs. Some human resource functions were outsourced to Prague, in Eastern Europe.The changes frightened many of the German employees, who worried they would lose their jobs and the company would lose its reputation for quality. Agassi assigned a group of 10 software developers to create 100 programs for analyzing data such as defects in parts. Their deadline: just 12 weeks. The developers first insisted the task was impossible, but when Agassi wouldn’t back down, they found a way to meet the deadline by writing a program that would write other programs. Still, they worried that working so fast would ultimately lead to problems with quality.464465Employees in Germany complained about the move away from “good, old German engineering” and the requirement that they speak English in meetings. They criticized the “Americanization of SAP.” Eventually, they rallied enough support to form a workers’ council, similar to a union, to help workers find other jobs at SAP when positions were moved to other countries. So far, though, the company has avoided layoffs at headquarters—in fact, it has hired programmers.Personnel director Klaus Heinrich guided American executives in working with engineers in each country. For example, he urged them to manage German workers by making a good impression with hard work and quality. Managers learned to give German employees plenty of leeway and give Indian employees plenty of attention. Still, Agassi, the U.S.-based head of product development, resigned out of frustration with the level of conflict.SOURCE: Based on Phred Dvorak and Leila Abboud, “SAP’s Plan to Globalize Hits Cultural Barriers,” Wall Street Journal, May 11, 2007, http://online.wsj.com.Read the Case: Culture Clashes Make Change Difficult at SAP (posted above)  in chapter 15 of your text book. Use the Argosy University online library and the internet for additional research. Imagine you are an HR consultant called in to advise the leadership at SAP. Prepare a 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation to present your responses to the information below. Use the notes section in PowerPoint to clarify your points. Include a title slide and a reference slide in addition to the main slides. Use at least one chart or graph and at least one other visual aid within your presentation. Utilize at least three outside resources to compose your response. Your presentation should be professional and correctly address your target audience.Provide an executive summary of the main points of the case. Identify and describe the various cultures and differences in those cultures within SAP’s changing environment and employee workforce.In your opinion, what aspects of the changes at SAP would be most difficult for the German employees? Why? Which would be most difficult for the SAP employees in other countries? Why?What HRM activities or functions were affected by the changes described in this case?Recommend at least 3 ideas or concepts the company can implement to help them overcome cultural barriers that are affecting its efforts to become more creative and agile.Propose at least three concrete HR solutions that would improve relations at SAP, resulting in less conflict. Support your proposal with outside research.Use at least three resources in addition to your textbook to justify your responses. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work.Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.ppt. For example, if your name is John Smith, your presentation will be named SmithJ_M5_A1. ppt.By Saturday, September 20, 2014, deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.Assignment 1 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsExecutive summary clearly and concisely summarizes the case.24Cultures within SAP are described in detail and differences are identified (CO1, 3)24Aspects of changes at SAP most difficult for German employees and employees in other companies are identified and justified (CO1, 3)28HRM activities or functions affected by the changes at SAP are identified and described in detail (CO1, 3)40Recommendations for overcoming cultural barriers are described and justified (CO1, 3)60HR solutions for improving relations at SAP are proposed and justified (CO1, 3)60Presentation componentsStyle: Tone, audience, and word choice (8 points)Organization: Introduction, transitions, and conclusion (16 points)Usage and mechanics: Grammar, spelling, sentence structure, 10-15 slides (16 points)APA elements: In text citations and the inclusion of at least three references, paraphrasing, and appropriate use of quotations and other elements of style (24 points)64Total:300