ASSIGNMENT 1 Business operations is the engine that runs the business. Businesses have much to consider when expanding operations and in today’s climate these same considerations hold true as businesses look to improve operational efficiencies. This CTV News article looks at the grain industry “Grain handlers spending big as Canadian crops set to feed more of the world” http://www.ctvnews.ca/business/grain-handlers-spending-big-as-canadian-crops-set-to-feed-more-of-the-world-1.3593234 . I selected this article because of the number of stakeholders that influence this industry and their operations that depend on one another. We know that technology is impacting businesses in every industry in several different ways. We have come so far in the last 300 years of the industrial revolutions. This Globe and Mail article “The top trends that will influence business in 2017” https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/leadership-lab/the-top-tech-trends-that-will-influence-businesses-in-2017/article33949374/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&; shares some of the current day trends … can you even imagine what they will be writing about in 20 years from now? Your assignment should include: 1.) How do the 5 Factors of Production (Chapter 1) impact the considerations of business operations? 2.) What predictions do you have for technology in the restaurant industry operations? ASSIGNMENT 2 People are our greatest resource in business. However, with people, there are many challenges that businesses face while managing their greatest resource. This article from the Globe and Mail, is an opinion article “Is a 21st-century model of labour relations emerging in Canada” that shares some of the considerations business managers are facing. Our workforce is highly diverse: multi-generations, multi-cultural, genders, personalities, etc… As a result, employees are all motivated differently. This article in Harvard Business Review “The Problem with Rewarding Individual Performers” provides leaders tips on addressing the challenge of managing motivation in the workplace. Your assignment should include: 1.) What are the top 5 challenges facing Human Resources managers in Canada and what recommendations do you have for managers managing your generation? 2.) What motivation theory from chapter 9 do you support the strongest and why? 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