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A Nice Manager Case Study

Many human resource professionals choose human resources because they want to help others. Sometimes, their helpfulness can lead to avoiding necessary discussions. This case study gives a common scenario and allows you to consider how you will engage in this scenario from a human resource perspective.

Use The Leadership Experience to read “A Nice Manager” under Leadership Development: Cases for Analysis at the end of Chapter 4, and respond to the following:

• What does nice mean to you? Do you think nice is a good trait for leaders or the kiss of death? Why?
• If Harry is passed over for a promotion, what role would you see the human resource professional has in providing feedback versus his direct manager?

Discussion #1

1. Review the  reading for this week (Can Unions Survive Technology).  Provide a response to this article based on what you have learned in this course. Be specific.

2. Initial comments to this discussion topic are due by midnight Saturday and you must substantively respond to at least TWO student’s comments in this discussion topic no later than 10pm Tuesday. See Discussion Expectations for rules on discussion requirements.

• The Ten Top Facts about Diversity in the Workplace (Center for American Progress)
• Multiculturalism and the law

Discussion #2

1. In many organizations, Employee Relations and Labor Relations are the same department. Do some research on your own organization. a. How is that set up? b. Is it good to have employee relations and labor relations in the same department? Pros and cons? Be specific. 

2. a. Who is responsible in your organization for diversity and inclusion? b. Do you think they are doing a good job? Why or why not?  

NOTE: If you are not employed in an organization, then search for how a specific company is set up regarding diversity and inclusion.

3. Initial comments to this discussion topic are due by midnight Saturday and you must substantively respond to at least TWO student’s comments in this discussion topic no later than 10pm Tuesday. See Discussion Expectations for rules on discussion requirements.

• The Ten Top Facts about Diversity in the Workplace (Center for American Progress)
• Multiculturalism and the law

 Thinking back on everything you have learned in this course, identify  the top three most important topics that anyone working in human  resources needs to know about project management. Explain your  rationale. 

Employers have been coming up with innovative employee rewards to boost morale and acknowledge employee needs for creativity and personal goal accomplishment. Some of the latest potential employee rewards include using the Internet at work for personal reasons such as shopping, communicating with friends, or personal finances; bringing a pet to work; instituting a controlled napping policy, and sports and office betting pools.  

Write an eight- to ten-page paper in which you: 

1. Determine how innovations in employee benefits can improve the overall competitive compensation strategy of the organization.
2. Explain how innovative benefits could be tied to specific jobs.
3. Critique the effectiveness of equity-based rewards systems versus those with more creative approaches.
4. Discuss the key elements of integrating innovation into a traditional total rewards program.
5. Recommend a process that optimizes an employee-based suggestion program to continually refresh the total rewards of the organization.
6. Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic resources.  

purpose of the HR current event exercise is to analyze the student’s articulation of key HR activities (CLOs/ULOs Unit 4). The project is due on Sunday of each of the following units: 3,4,5,6, and 7. The assignment is worth 20 points each week.

Directions

Each student develops a presentation (Power Point Presentation). The presentation will summarize the HR business case of a current event. The current event can be from the news, the employee’s organization, or other current event. The presentation must clearly articulate how the Human Resource Management functions represented in the source provides a link between the organization’s employee development and organizational outcomes. Source citing in APA format is required both in the body of the presentation as well as in the final presentation slide.

Please complete in detail

Outline the difference in responsibilities of a local union representative, a shop steward, and an international or national union representative. 

• How do their roles differ in the labor relations process? 
• This essay needs to be one page in length. 

Write an overview of the importance of an integrated annual operating plan for human resources in view of the continuously changing market climate. Explain how such a plan might provide balance between short-term drivers and long-term needs. Describe the circumstances appropriate to deviating from such a plan or justifying a different path than that planned. Discuss concrete strategies, including metrics and milestones, that can be used by the Department of Human Resources to add rigor in achieving this balance while meeting long-term corporate goals for the organization’s overall needs.

Imagine that you work for an organization that has entered into the grievance process with a number of employees who dispute the recent disciplinary action taken against them. As the labor relations manager, it is your role to prepare the necessary documents, schedule the meetings, and notify the appropriate staff and union officials about the upcoming process. Ultimately, this process will encompass the first four (4) steps of a typical grievance process.

1. Create a twelve to fifteen (12-15) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:
2. Outline the four (4) steps of the grievance process.
3. Prepare a slide that designates the responsibilities of each party involved.
4. Determine the main employment laws that may govern this action.
5. Recommend one (1) outcome for the situation and predict the ethical implications for your decision.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Format the PowerPoint presentation with headings on each slide and three to four (3-4) relevant graphics (photographs, graphs, clip art, etc.), ensuring that the presentation is visually appealing and readable from 18 feet away. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a title slide containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the required slide length.
• Follow these directions for submitting the PowerPoint:
  • Submit your PowerPoint using the submission link above.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the relationship between management and unions.
• Recommend ethical approaches to discipline and separation practices.
• Apply discipline policies, the grievance procedure, and mediation / arbitration.
• Develop a plan that addresses administrative issues in labor forces.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in employee and labor relations.
• Write clearly and concisely about employee and labor relations using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review this week’s readings and Weekly Lecture.

The job description plays an important role for job evaluations, performance reviews, and the success of the individual within the organization. All areas of the process rely on the proper analysis and construction of the job description. There are times that the job description and the job posting are one in the same. For this exploration, we are going to look at job description templates and job postings and determine the effectiveness of the design and the impact on intended outcomes. Be sure to do some research on the key differences between job description and job postings.

Discover:

Job Descriptions: Search online for a minimum of two different job descriptions from various sources. Save and attach descriptions to your initial post. (If there is no option to save, copy and paste the whole job description template into a Word document and attach.)

Job Postings: Search online for a minimum of two job ads or postings from various sources. Copy and paste each job ad and/or posting to a Word document, and attach it to your initial post.

Dissect:

Job Descriptions: Review each job description template, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of each. Compare and contrast the templates, looking for good aspects and poor aspects of each. What is missing for a solid understanding of what the job requires?

Job Postings: Review each posting, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of each posting. Compare and contrast the postings, and define the unimportant pieces of the ads and the information that is lacking for a solid understanding of the expectations. Will the job posting attract the appropriate candidate pool? Why or why not?

Diagnose:

After reviewing job description templates and job postings, discuss the various components of the job description template and a job posting. Is it appropriate to use one template for both tasks?

As a human resource manager, assess the importance of job description templates and job posts in human resource planning and how that planning fits within a larger corporate strategy. What design would you recommend when posting for a position?

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