Monthly Archives: March 2023

 Prepare a brief (maximum 500 – 750 word) report that examines whether, how, and why strategic management is/could/should be relevant and important for human resource management.

Watch David McCandless’ 18-minute TED talk, The beauty of data visualization (Links to an external site.)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zg-C8AAIGg

• Write a 500-word review of the article or video. In writing the review you should consider the following:
• Objectives: what does the article or video set out to do?
• Concepts: what are the central concepts? Are they clearly defined?
• Argument: What is the central argument?
• Contribution: how well does the work advance our knowledge? 

Note as the reader I am not interested in a general descriptive overview of the article or video. You should be providing a critical assessment of the ideas and arguments that are being presented by the author. 

 Assume that the reader of the paper is a business owner or senior level manager. Your paper should present a clear analytical review of the human resource topic you have chosen. Your paper should include: 

a. An introduction and conclusion 

b. A clear description of the issue or topic. Explain why the topic is a something worth investigating (you can reference your popular press article here). Present a review of the issue/topic and inform the reader of how it came to be. Describe how the issue/topic matters. Why is it an issue or concern? 

c. Compare and contrast the issue using specific information or details (with appropriate sources) from both the manager side and the employee side of the issue. Why would this issue/concern matter to a business? To an employee? What impact would this issue have on the business or on the employee?

 d. What action should manager or owners take in regard to this issue/topic to resolve the issue? Use sources throughout this section to justify your thoughts. THIS SECTION SHOULD BE DETAILED and should reference Human Resource centered strategies to address the issue/topic. 

The purpose of this paper is for you to identify a current issue or topic in Human Resources that a business in your field or discipline would face. Students are expected to research to learn how to stay current on HR related topics as it is a critical need for a manager, as is the knowledge of how to strategically plan for the Human Resources function. 

The paper requires you to develop a clear analysis based on current research of a topic or issue in Human Resources. You want to conduct a scholarly review of the literature, and you must have a minimum of four citations from scholarly sources (see the attached list of sample scholarly sources). Your reference page will include at least 6 total references (4 scholarly sources, the class textbook, the popular press article). Keep in mind that this paper is an analysis of the topic/issue and is not merely a summary of the bibliographic list of resources. Your paper must use scholarly references and it must be written in a narrative format synthesizing the research from your citations, which must be in presented in APA format (this means you need both in text citations and a reference page). The paper should be NO LONGER than 5 pages and include at the least the following: 

1. Introduction and Purpose of the Paper 

2. General Findings of the Research (including definition of the issue) 

3. Business Recommendation (with evidence that the solution recommended is a good one) 

4. Conclusions 

5. Reference Page (this is NOT included in the 5 page limit) 

Organizations are increasingly concerned with sustainability and corporate social responsibility – whether for business, legal, or values-based reasons. The HR function is uniquely positioned to assist in both developing and implementing a sustainability strategy.

Go to The Guardian’s Corporate Social Responsibility page and select a video or article from the list provided. If possible, avoid selecting videos or articles already chosen and discussed by classmates. After viewing the video or reading the article you have selected, provide a summary of it and a response to the following discussion prompts:

• Explain how the organization in the video or article demonstrates corporate social responsibility.
• Explain HR’s role in formulating corporate values and developing an overall business sustainability strategy.
• Identify examples of sustainable HR practices that support a culture of corporate social responsibility.

Use this week’s lecture as a basis for your post. Reference the source and cite the textbook in your original post. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

• Discuss the primary manner in which the concepts of this course can be applied to your current or future work position.
• Rate the three (3) most important concepts that you have learned in this course in order of importance (one [1] being the most important; three [3], the least). Provide a rationale for your rating scheme.

Scope Management and Health Checks

Your brother in-law is about to submit a scope statement to the town council for the July 4th parade and picnic he has volunteered to project manage. Your town has about 6,000 households, and this is the first time the town council gave a tentative approval for the parade and picnic. The council president thinks that about $1,500 can be allocated for the event. Since your brother in-law knows you are taking a project management class, he has asked that you to look over his draft scope statement. He knows that the scope statement should be professional so that the town council will see him as responsible and allocate the money for the parade and picnic. Here is his scope statement.

4th of July Parade and Picnic in Anytown, USA

Project Objective – to organize and hold both a parade and picnic from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on July 4th

• Deliverables
• Parade security
• Picnic security
• Hour parade
• Hour picnic
• Local business sponsors
• Food Trucks
• Latrine Arrangement
• Advertisement
• Volunteer Coordination

Milestones

1. Get permits for closing the parade route to traffic
2. Finalize venue location (local school or park)
3. Police
4. Fire Department
5. Sponsorships
6. Latrines
7. Food trucks
8. Set-up
9. Clean-up

Technical Requirements

1. Parking for parade
2. Parking for picnic
3. Audio system for music
4. Traffic control

Limitations

1. Maximum 20 automobiles/floats
2. Insurance
3. Food trucks donate 10% to town council
4. Fire marshall
5. Strict adherence to time limit of 10 a.m-2 p.m.

Provide input to your brother-in-law on:

• the scope statement,
• scope creep prevention,
• stakeholder management,
• metrics for success,
• ways to recover the project should it become distressed,
• how and when he should perform health checks, and,
• any other items he should consider from a project management perspective.

• Using the stages from the performance management process, suggest  the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order  to successfully link its key success factors (KSF). (See Exhibit 4 in  the XanEdu case pack.) Provide a rationale for your suggestions.
• Select three drivers, and examine the central manner in which DSM  management has aligned its business strategies to performance  measurement.
• Critique or defend DSM’s competitive advantage by using three of  the six assessment points from the textbook. Justify your response.
• Use two external sources to support your responses. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BELOW: 

Please no plagiarism, no grammar errors, no short answers and no negotiation ON PRICE! This assignment is due by tomorrow evening.  

This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Steven Sample states “One must always keep in mind that leadership is an art, not a science. Effective management may be a science…but effective leadership is purely an art” (Sample, 2003).

Discuss the following:

• Develop your interpretation of this quote. 
• Defend or justify your agreement or disagreement with Sample.

· Reference

Sample, S. B. (2003). The contrarian’s guide to leadership. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Tasks

Discuss a situation where you had to build consensus for a decision. In doing so, be sure to discuss:

• Whether the consensus ultimate or good enough
• How the process included multiple perspectives
• How the issues were kept separate from the personalities involved
• How the solution affected the stakeholders

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use 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 at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.