There will be times when a social worker is presented with a case where they are not familiar with the surrounding psychosocial issues. Because social workers are on a continual journey in learning, it is important to read pertinent literature. This Discussion provides an opportunity to visit Walden Library and strengthen your skills in identifying and locating an empirical research article.

To prepare:

• Select one of these three groups: (1) an immigrant individual from a racial or ethnic minority group, (2) a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) individual, OR (3) an individual who is physically disabled.
• Review the Walden Library resources listed in the Learning Resources.
• Then conduct a library search for an empirical study focused on one of the groups above and the unique psychosocial factors or issues a social worker should be aware of when working with that group.

Post:

• Post the APA-style reference for the article you found in the library.
• Describe four specific psychosocial factors that should be taken into account in order to understand the psychosocial context when working with the group you selected. (Two of these factors should be psychologically related and two of these factors should be socially related).
• Identify and explain a psychosocial intervention that addresses one of the four specific psychosocial factors you described above.
• Identify 1 to 2 outcomes you might measure if you were to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.
• Evaluate one advantage of using a psychosocial framework in social work practice with the group you chose.

Cengage Learning, Read Section 11.3: Work-Life Discretionary Benefits.

After reviewing the module resources, select three benefits that are most important to you and discuss why you chose those benefits. Consider thinking about how the benefits you chose would retain you as an employee. 

· Medical benefits

· Vision benefits

· Vacation leave

· Holiday leave

· Disability insurance

· Employee assistance plan

· Retirement

· Dental benefits

· Flexible spending accounts

· Sick leave

· Personal days

· Life insurance

· Social security (SHRM, 2014)

Include at least one citation and reference in your initial post. Adding classmate posting as soon as I get them.

Respond to at least two of your classmates ‘posts.

Classmate # 1

Classmate # 2

Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining 

Learning Objectives

·  Explore the role of labor unions.

·  Describe the basic union structure and organized      labor’s strategies for a stronger movement.

·  Discuss laws affecting collective bargaining.

·  Summarize the formation of bargaining units and the collective bargaining process.

·  Describe the grievance procedure in a union environment.

·  Explain union decertification.

Internal Employee Relations.

Learning Objectives

·  Explain the concept of employment at will.

·  Describe the concept of discipline and summarize disciplinary action.

·  Discuss employment termination of various occupational groups.

·  Explain the use of ombudspersons and alternative dispute resolution.

·  Describe transfers, promotions, resignations, and retirements as factors involved in internal employee relations. 

1. Define employment at will. Are there legal exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine? How can employers protect themselves from wrongful discharge lawsuits? Discuss

2. What is collective bargaining? What is involved in the collective bargaining process?

Expectation:

–  essay form (narrative form) no Bullet points should not to be used

–  at least 1.5 – 2 pages in length, Times New Roman 12-pt font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins and utilizing 

–  2 outside scholarly or professional source related to human resource management. 

–  APA formatting and citation should be used.

–  Textbook : Title: Human Resource Management  , ISBN: 9780134739724 Authors: Martocchio Publisher: Pearson Edition: 15TH 19 

Analyze the information presented in this case study, present your communication plan, and answer the questions below. Your case study paper should be at least three pages in length and should follow APA guidelines. 

Your communication plan should address the following questions: 

What are your concerns? For example, how will you motivate the employees to stay throughout the 60 days if they have other job offers? How will you motivate all employees to maintain their productivity levels? 

Option #1: Analyzing Leadership Decisions Annotated Bibliography and Reference List

Identify a minimum of five appropriate sources from the CSU Global library, including academic, professional, and peer-reviewed journal articles, and prepare an annotated bibliography. The sources must be no older than five years. Provide a written summary of the purpose and relevance of each source. Each summary should include a minimum of two paragraphs.

1 page

Week Four Essay Assignment

Please use APA formatting, double-spaced, 6-8 pages, include references.

-You are in upper management for a mid-sized manufacturing company. Recent economic changes forced upper management to move much of the manufacturing to a foreign country. As a result, many of the state-side employees will be forced to work directly with foreign counterparts. There is great concern that the existing employees may not embrace the change, and you’ve been tasked with creating a plan to minimize the fallout.

-Develop a plan that will facilitate as smooth of a transition as possible, optimizing employee buy-in, satisfaction, and productivity. Write a report that explains the details of your plan, and be sure to integrate concrete examples and supportive reasoning for how to implement this plan following each step of Lewin’s 3-Stage Model of Change.

Lewin’s 3-Stage Model of Change : Web Reference https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_94.htm

Lewin’s 3-Stage Model of Change: Text Book Reference 

Nelson, D. L., & Quick, J. C. (2012). Organizational Behavior: Science, The Real World, and You (8th ed., Vol. 8). Cengage Learning.

Designing a Training Program 

Assignment 2: Designing a Training Program

Due Week 8 and worth 300 points.

Create a written proposal in which you detail the complete design of an employee training program.

Write a 6–8 page paper in which you:

1. Design a two-day training program for a group of 20 employees.
2. Identify 2–3 training needs though a training needs analysis (TNA) and justify an approach for this training.
3. Develop the training objective for this program based on an analysis of the business.
4. Determine the training cost for the training program you are proposing. Include a detailed breakdown of time allotted for each piece, the subsequent cost analysis, and the total cost for the project as a whole.
5. Select key training methods to deliver the program to employees, such as an e-learning module or a one-day face-to-face training program.
6. Create an agenda of activities for the training program.
7. Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to find at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

• This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
• Typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font, 12 points, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

You will prepare the SHRM case analysis on “Designing a Pay Structure,” which consists of your completion of Tasks A–J that simulate the creation of a compensation system for an organization in meeting its goals and supporting its mission. In your analysis, respond to the following tasks found in the case study by using Excel.

Your case analysis should consist of:

• Task A: Create a complete job description for the benefits manager position using O*NET.
• Task B: Calculate the job evaluation points for the administrative assistant, payroll assistant, operational analyst, and benefits manager jobs. Provide a rationale for assigning specific degrees to the various jobs.
• Task C: If there were any outliers (i.e., extreme data points) in the data, what would you recommend doing with them? From this point forward, assume no extreme data points exist in the dataset.
• Task D: Conduct a simple regression in Excel to create a market pay line by entering the job evaluation points (on the X axis) and the respective weighted average market base pay (on the Y axis) for each benchmark job.
• Task E: What is your R squared (variance explained)? Is it sufficient to proceed?
• Task F: Calculate the predicted base pay for each benchmark job.
• Task G: Because your company wants to lead in base pay by 3%, adjust the predicted pay rates to determine the base pay rate you will offer for each benchmark job.
• Task H: Create pay grades by combining any benchmark jobs that are substantially comparable for pay purposes. Clearly label your pay grades and explain why you combined any benchmark jobs to form a grade.
• Task I: Use your answer to Task H to determine the pay range (i.e., minimum and maximum) for each pay grade.
• Task J: Given the pay structure you have generated, consider the following: Does this pay structure make good business sense? Do you think it is consistent with the organization’s business strategy? What are the implications of this pay structure for other HR systems, such as retention and recruiting?
• Your analysis of this case and your written submission should reflect an understanding of the critical issues of the case, integrating the material covered in the text, and present concise and well-reasoned justifications for the stance that you take. You are to complete this case analysis using Excel in a spreadsheet analysis format.

You may discuss your case analysis assignment with the class, but you must submit your own original work.

Case analysis tips: Avoid common errors in case analyses, such as:

• Focusing too heavily on minor issues.
• Lamenting because of insufficient data in the case and ignoring creative alternatives.
• Rehashing of case data — you should assume the reader knows the case.
• Not appropriately evaluating the quality of the case’s data.
• Obscuring the quantitative analysis or making it difficult to understand.

Stop and Shop-Scan IT

Read Case 12-1 “Stop and Shop-Scan IT!” and then answer the following questions.

What is the benefit of the Scan It! data to Stop & Shop?

What are some disadvantages, please be specific? 

How would you as the President of an organization assess the level of maturity of Stop & Shop’s use of analytics? 

What concerns might shoppers have about their privacy?

 1. Reflect on your own personal travels. What have you learned about yourself? About  others?

 2. As a future tourism/hospitality business leader, how does knowledge of traveler/tourist motivations and personal lessons learned help you run your business?  

 Main Paper 

 Brief Introduction § Introduce the topic to the reader and summarize your reflection of this topic/article. o 

Body § Address the following prompts as prescribed in the assignment. Include 3-4 examples for each prompt 

 Conclusion § Conclude the reflection paper by summarizing your comments and main points to the reader. o References § Include any references that were used in your reflection paper including the main authors. Use APA style.