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Instructions

Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lectures:

• Onboarding
• Social Responsibility
• Competitive Advantage

Introduction:

A large technology company’s CEO decided as one part of his or her plan to revitalize the company that he or she wanted to end the company’s work-from-home policy. In an internal memo from the Executive Vice President of People and Development, working at the office rather than at home was necessary because of the need for employees to communicate and collaborate and to reduce the chance that speed and quality would be diminished. Criticism of the firm’s policy change focused on the message that not allowing work from home sends to employees: We can’t trust you to get the work done.

Many employees want to work at home, so companies are using working at home as a benefit that helps recruit and retain talented employees. Several studies have demonstrated benefits from working at home. Cisco Systems found that employees who could work remotely from home experienced an increase in their quality of life. This could result from reducing the hassles of commuting to work and allowing employees to better balance work and life responsibilities such as managing childcare, running errands, or dealing with a sick child, spouse, or family member. Another study showed that when employees of a Chinese travel agency were allowed to work from home, they were more productive, resulting in cost savings of $2,000 per employee each year. Finally, a study found that office employees who work from home may work fifty-seven hours per week before they feel their work-life is out of balance, compared to thirty-eight hours per week for employees who work at their office.

Working at home also may have significant disadvantages. The disadvantages include employees taking advantage of the policy to extend their weekends by not working in the office on Fridays or Mondays and the loss of the potential benefit from having face-to-face interactions with colleagues that are useful for sharing knowledge and generating creative solutions to product or service problems. Being in the office is especially important today because many jobs require close collaboration with peers or working on team projects. Also, unplanned personal interactions occurring at the office can lead to new ideas or working relationships. The biggest problems for employees working from home is overcoming other employees’ and managers’ perceptions that they are not as productive as they could be, that they lack focus, and that they lose “face time,” which leads to fewer opportunities for promotions.

Tasks:

• Analyze whether companies should have a policy that allows all employees to work at home.
• Evaluate which jobs are best suited for working at home.
• Analyze what role technology can play in allowing employees to work at home.
• Explain whether the interaction using technology can replace interpersonal face-to-face interaction between employees or between employees and their manager.
• Determine why some employees don’t take advantage of flexible work options such as working at home, for example, some believe it hurts their career.

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.

Submission Details:

• Present a 4- to 5-page paper in a Microsoft Word document formatted in APA style. Cite any sources using the APA guidelines.
• Name your file as SU_HRM5060_W5_Project_LastName_FirstName.

5-page paper……please see the attached assignment instructions

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Throughout this course, you analyzed your current work environment to identify their acquiring, developing, and training practices. Employees are the biggest asset and contribute to the culture and overall performance of the organization. The final part of this project requires you to determine how to leverage on the human capital within your organization. Use the research you have complied throughout this course to determine how to appropriately develop and motivate your employees.

Develop a final written proposal (1,250-1,500 words), discussing performance indicators, rewards and incentives, and a plan for motivating employees. Your proposal must include the following:

1. An evaluation of the current employee status. Describe tasks and performance indicators that contribute to the overall performance on the job.
2. Develop strategies to encourage employees. How will you reward them for their performance and support them during difficulty?
3. Describe strategies to leverage on employee assets. How will you identify their strengths and use them to better the performance and skills of individual employees?
4. Describe a vision for the overall culture you aspire to develop in your organization.
5. How will you integrate rewards and incentives to remain competitive in your market and appeal to your employees?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

Assignment 2: Business Expansion and Sustainability

Due Week 10 and worth 280 points

In order to complete this assignment, refer to the scenario that you chose in Assignment 1.

Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments.

Using the scenario from Assignment 1, write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you:

1. Identify three (3) job requirements (e.g., needed certifications, previous work experience, external influences, etc.) that could apply to your chosen scenario. Determine two (2) ways these requirements could impact staffing at your organization. Next, suggest one (1) strategy that you could utilize to ensure that all applicants meet the identified job requirements for your organization. Justify your response.
2. Outline a long-term recruitment plan that contains at least four (4) components, is aligned with your company’s recruitment strategy, but also addresses possible job skill or credential shortages. Note: Consider concepts such as succession planning and hiring retirees.
3. Describe three (3) branding strategies that you would employ to attract qualified applicants to your organization. Next, suggest three (3) communication methods that you would utilize to reach out to applicants. Predict the outcome of integrating your branding strategies and communication methods at your organization. Provide a rationale for your response.
4. Determine two (2) selection processes for recruiting new employees that could apply to your chosen scenario and then identify five (5) selection criteria that you could use when hiring new employees. Next, analyze the effect of the five (5) identified selection criteria on long-term employee retention and preservation of organizational knowledge. Justify your response.
5. Suggest two (2) assessment methods that you could employ to select new employees for your organization and then analyze the validity and reliability of each method in regards to the job your organization is offering. Next, identify four (4) job predictors that you believe can assess candidates’ knowledge, skills, abilities, and other skills and experiences (KSAOs). Provide support for your rationale.
6. Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
7. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), 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 APAthe Strayer Writing Standards format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
   • This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

Can you please help me with this assignment. 

If you were to conduct a research study, you would have to choose between an Experimental Method or a Correlational Method. Explain the difference between the two. Which one would you choose to utilize, and why?

A youtube video on the topic has been attached for your reference.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok5W2kKG_6Q

(Your main post is an answer to the question and must be a minimum of 200 words. Once you respond to the question, then you must also respond to a classmate and simulate a discussion on their answer to the question. This is called a response post and must be 75 words minimum.)

First, read this article: Nissan To Produce New Crossover Based On Kicks Concept. Also review “Establishment of the ‘Nissan Way’” (Figure 3, within Chapter 11, Section 4.2.3 in your textbook). 

Then, compare the “Nissan Way” organizational culture with the Brazilian jeitinho cultural trait as discussed in our Module Three reading. 

Now consider both of these cultural concepts working in tandem with each other. Identify one Nissan Way value and one jeitinho value that you believe would work well together. Also select one Nissan Way value and one jeitinho value that you believe could create dissonance or organizational conflict. 

Note that this is a challenge that Nissan currently faces, as in 2016, Nissan announced that it would begin producing a new crossover that will be sold globally, starting with Latin American markets. 

Following an investment of $192 million (U.S. dollars), the Nissan Kicks will be produced at Nissan’s Resende Industrial Complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The facility was inaugurated in 2014 and currently produces compact vehicles March and Versa. After the start of production, Nissan expects to hire 600 new employees.

For additional details, please refer to the Journal Guidelines and Rubric document.

Successful joint venture of Maruti and Suzuki. The paper should include general information about the two companies before the joint venture. The need for their joint venture. How the joint venture formed between maruti and suzuki. The objectives,vision, matching needs and capabilities,overlapping value of the joint venture.

Write a 175- to 265-word response to the following:

• What are some strategies in health care to prevent financial fraud? Provide details.

Compare and contrast the Industrial Organization (I/O) approach with the Resource-Based View (RBV) approach to gaining strategic competitive advantage.  What are their relative advantages and disadvantages?