Module 4 – Case HRM 522

  

Write your response as 3-page blog, adding a small visual or two for impact. Include at least two outside sources to validate your comments. The format is up to you, however, this assignment might work well in an essay format using Word (e.g., similar to an opinion piece found on an editorial page in a newspaper or online news).

Team

Reflect on a team you currently belong to and see if you can identify Tuckman’s stages of team development: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing. What stage are you currently in? Did you find difficulties with any of the stages? How did you negotiate the storming phase? Respond to two classmates’ posts.

Article Critique on Moving beyond the critical synthesis: Does the law preclude a future for US unions?

Article critique must be at least three pages in length answering the following questions from the article reading provided. 

Your critique should address the questions below. 

What are the author’s main points? 

 Do the arguments presented by the author support the main point? 

What evidence supports the main point? For example, if Tomlin’s thesis that the New Deal offered only a counterfeit liberty to labor is true, what effect does that have on employee morale? 

Briefly describe two collective bargaining strategies companies use when dealing with unions. How can these strategies affect employee morale? 

What is your opinion of the article? 

What evidence, either from the textbook or from additional sources, supports your opinion? 

Leadership Position

Imagine that you are in a leadership position within a healthcare organization. How would you, as the healthcare leader, attempt to overcome the many barriers that may be encountered with the management of supplies for your healthcare organization? 200-word minimum w/cited references.

Thought Paper 2

Thought Paper 

There are three goals of the Thought Paper assignment enabled in two written parts (Part A and Part B). 

Goal One 

The first goal is to enable you to think over pressing issues in employee compensation and benefits to help you determine your position on the issue. A sample issue: Should companies abandon the use of compensation surveys? 

In your paper, you will take a position on the issue (e.g., I believe that companies should not abandon the use of compensation surveys because…), and provide a rationale for your position, calling on outside sources to help substantiate it. Your position stated before the word because is Part A of the written paper. 

Goal Two 

The second goal is to find your voice as an aspiring professional. Your opinion should be informed by an analysis of credible sources and experiences to earn respect in your profession, and your opinion and analysis is the information that follows the word because in Part A. This section is Part B of the written paper. 

Goal Three 

The third goal is to provide an opportunity for you to express information clearly and concisely in written form. This is a general goal. 

Your Role 

In preparing this assignment, assume the role of a compensation professional who is briefing HR colleagues on a timely employee compensation topic. In the example, you would provide a rationale for each point that you raise after the word because. 

Base your paper on two or three articles from HR-practitioner publications (e.g., HRMagazine, published by the Society for Human Resource Management), business periodicals (e.g., Forbes), major newspapers (e.g., New York Times, The Wall Street Journal), or other news outlets (e.g., cnn.com). Please cite your sources in the text using a consistent style and list each source as a reference on the last page of your assignment. There should be sufficient information to enable me to obtain the item (that is, author name, source such as a website, year if it is a book or journal, and the pages numbers if it is a book or journal). And formulate a rationale for your position based on your chosen sources and professional experience. 

Assignment Grading 

You will receive credit for this assignment (20 to 30 points based on the quality of your answer) if you satisfy Parts A and B. Stating your position (Part A) without providing any coherent rationale based on your thoughts and outside sources (Part B) earns you 3 points—10% of the total points. Stating your position (Part A) and providing a rationale that does not include your own thoughts or information from relevant sources to substantiate it (Part B) earns you 15 points—50% of the total points.  Please spell- and grammar check your work. Having more than two errors will lead to a reduction of 1 point per error (that is, 1 point for the 3rd error, 1 point for the 4th error, and so forth). 

Thought Paper 2 (Due November 10, 11:59 pm, Central Time) 

Your Topic for This Assignment 

U.S. chief executive officer compensation is excessive compared to nonexecutive employees. 

Your Task 

Indicate whether you believe that U.S. chief executive officer compensation is excessive compared to nonexecutive employees. This is Part A. 

Provide a rationale for your position. This is Part B. 

Please limit your write-up to 250 to 300 words (excluding references). 

DB 3

Discussion Board 3

Primary Task Response: 

Within the Discussion Board area, write a one page that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Qualities of a Project Manager

Research the role of the project manager, and then write a summary of the role based on what you learned. Then, respond to the following:

Name 2 qualities that a project manager must have to be effective and successful in managing a project.

Belmont Study Research Paper

The goal of this assignment is to further your understanding of regulatory protections of human subjects in research.

Your Task

Write a 3-5 page research paper, about the Belmont Report (not including title page, Abstract, or References).  Your paper will be graded in accordance with strict APA compliance. 

Access the Hodges University, Terry P. McMahan Library at http://library.hodges.edu/home  (Links to an external site.)and/or any other library or peer-reviewed data source, and conduct a search using the terms: Belmont Study.

W9D1

 Please respond to the following:

  • Discuss the positive and negative impacts that culture can have on your project.
  • Identify a plan to take advantage of the positive impacts while minimizing the negative impacts.