#1 Discussion Question

Nancy Douglas is an assistant accountant for the hardware division of Crothwall and Associates—an IT company founded in 1997 and currently worth five billion dollars. The company conducts performance appraisals twice a year. Nancy has worked for the company for a year and a half and has received a B grade on her performance for both the appraisal cycles. She made a ten thousand dollar accounting mistake after her second appraisal. Nancy takes an hour to commute to work and is a single parent. She has two children, ages 3 and 6, and is on medication for insomnia. Assume that you are an assistant HR manager at Crothwall and Associates. You need to inform Nancy that she has received a C on her performance after the third appraisal and this is her only opportunity to improve the quality of her work. Create a two-to-three page scenario, including dialogue, for the conversation between you and Nancy in this situation. The scenario should use communication etiquette effectively. Based upon your readings and any other valid research articles, create a properly worded communication to Nancy using good etiquette.

  

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Your initial response to each discussion question should be two to three pages—excluding the APA references and in-text citations, if used. Be concise.

   

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Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Addressed the key issue(s) under discussion
Provided appropriate justification for own response
Demonstrated familiarity with communication issues in the workplace
Analyzed at least two different discussion-question responses posted by peers
Suggested specific additions or clarifications that would improve a peer’s response
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
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