Discussion Analysis

Please review the DQ forum for this week. Select 2-3 postings from your peers to analyze in your personal assignment response. Posting are attached.  For your personal assignment this week:

Write a 3 page summary on your analysis of the discussion comments and how you believe this content has increased your ethical self-awareness. Please include alternatives, analysis, application, and action.

The assignment should be submitted as a Word document and APA format is required. The title page and reference page are not counted in the 3 page requirement. The paper will need a strong introduction  and conclusion paragraphs with creditable references

HR

 

In the 1990’s, the Financial Industry was known for its discrimination against women (and minorities).  In the 21st Century, tech companies are facing similar challenges.  As an example, a post-employment post by a former female employee at Uber, Susan Fowler, set of a firestorm of other allegations against Uber and other tech companies.  Read this infamous post and tell us what HR seems to have done wrong and what it should have done to respond to these allegations and partner with leadership to address the underlying issues.

Here’s Susan’s Blog Post:  https://www.susanjfowler.com/blog/2017/2/19/reflecting-on-one-very-strange-year-at-uber

1st Assignment

 

Healthcare faces critical staffing shortages. Imagine you are part of the executive management team researching health care shortages. 

  • Outline some of the staffing shortages in the market where you live.  Are they consistent with national trends? 
  • Design a strategy that describes how your organization would alleviate some staffing shortages, including whether you would hire licensed practical nurses instead of registered nurses. Include concepts from readings throughout your program or from peer-reviewed journal articles. 

Making Decisions

500 words with credible references.

How would you handle a situation that teetered on the edge of unethical, but was not against company policy? 

For example, there is no clear rule in your employee handbook forbidding romantic relationships. However, the receptionist, Alyssa, has begun dating a salesperson, Connor. The receptionist will occasionally receive cold calls from potential clients. There is an assumption on the sales team that Connor may be getting routed these cold calls due to his relationship with Alyssa. 

Homework Question

 

View the video on how to handle a difficult conversation regarding a dress code issue. For your first post, use these questions to analyze the video: youtube video.

  1. What did you observe?
  2. How did the supervisor handle communicating with the employee? What was the employee’s reaction?
  3. What did the supervisor do well?
  4. What could the supervisor have done differently?
  5. In your opinion, what should have happened?

Case Study – Collective Bargaining

 

Read Case Study 11-2, “Sleeping on the Job,” on pages 426-427 of your textbook. Then, answer the following questions:

  1. Should the company’s treatment of the grievant for the first two “sleeping on the job” incidents influence the outcome in this case? Explain.
  2. Did the Company have just cause to dismiss the grievant for violating safety rules when in each instance cited, the truck was out of gear with the safety brake on?
  3. Is the union’s argument that the grievant just appeared to be “sleeping” creditable in the absence of any testimony of support by the backhoe driver, a fellow union member?

Your response should be a minimum of 150 words per question. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.

Module 2: Discussion 2.1: Defining Human Resource Management

In your own words, what does it mean to define human resource management as a strategic set of assumptions and actions? How do the “5 Ways to Become More Business Savvy” from Chapter 2 of the Fitz-Enz text assist human resource leadership in driving the “Human Financial Interface” and “Human Capital in Value Added” metrics?

 Your initial post (approximately 200-250 words) should address each question in the discussion directions and is due by 11:59 PM Central Time on Wednesday. 

Developing an Employee Training Session

 

Learning Activity: Developing an Employee Training Session

Completing this activity will help you prepare for the upcoming assignment in Week 9. Think of it as practice for the assignment. As such, focus on content, not formatting. Your paper should be no more than 1 to 2 pages in length.

Imagine you are a new employee in a HR department. Your first task is to develop a stress management training session for the employees.

  • What topics should be covered during training?
    • Justify your topic selections.
  • Identify methods of tracking employee attendance and dealing with employees who do not attend or participate in mandatory training.
  • Develop criteria to assist in selecting a vendor to use for the training.
  • Which of the following training methods do you consider to be the most effective? Why?
    • Presentations.
    • Case studies.
    • Simulations.
    • Discussions.

Use at least one quality academic resource in this activity. Consider beginning with your course textbook and quality sources that can be found in the Strayer Library.

Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Week Discussion 5

 

Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction

By the due date assigned, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. Respond to the assigned questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub-questions of each bullet point. The sub-questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your peers have already posted so that we can engage in several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to reuse the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.

Tasks

Question 1:

  • Evaluate a court case involving one of the topics below:
    • Equal Pay Act of 1963
    • Civil Rights Act of 1964
    • Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended in 1986)
    • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Question 2:

  • Analyze an organization’s team performance policy.

Submission Details:

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed in 500–1000 words, as noted in the attached Adobe PDF file.