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There have been some noted differences among private sector and public sector labor relations. Discuss in detail how public employees’ rights generally differ from those of private sector employees. Discuss right to strike and its impact on private and public employees. Identify and explain some of the challenges of public sector collective bargaining.
 

Your response should be at least 400 words in length.

Write a page and include references in APA format including in-text citation.

The methods of employee compensation vary greatly by the industry, organization, and culture. Organizations are free to choose from a wide variety of pay models that may best fit their overall needs.

Considering this distinguish between the various pay models that companies use in compensating employees.

· Which pay system would work best in your organization (or an organization with which you are familiar or have researched)?

· Explain and support your decisions.

Then employers seek to motivate their employees to perform at their best and to seek the best outcomes for the company. Employees are evaluated on their ability to meet the expectations of a job role and to give them feedback on potential areas of improvement.

In designing a performance appraisal system, there are a number of evaluation methods that can be used. Select a position within your company and describe the type of performance evaluation you would use to assess this role.

Step 1: Product Life Cycle

Read the Product Report for Alikay Naturals Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo. The Product Report contains important information that will help you to identify where the product stands in the Product Life Cycle and give you clues about what changes customers might like to see.

Respond to Rochelle and her team at Alikay Naturals based on the information in the Product Report.

·  Identify where Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo is currently positioned in the product life cycle.

Underline your selection:

·  Introduction

·  Maturity

·  Growth

·  Decline

Describe the rationale for your position

Step 2: Product Changes

Based on what you’ve learnedWhat recommendation(s) do you have for Alikay Naturals to improve or replace Moisturizing Black Soap shampoo?

Step 3: New Product Development

Read the New Product Proposal, which contains three examples of possible products that could be developed to replace Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo. Based on the information in this proposal and the customer feedback in the Product Report:

·  If you had to recommend one product, which product would you recommend they create? Underline your selection:

·  Organic Bloom Shampoo

·  Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo with Dandruff Control

·  Coconut Protein Shampoo and Conditioner

Explain your decision. 

·  Determine which type of innovation this represents from among the four main types discussed this week. Underline your selection:

·  Sustainable (eco-friendly)

·  Frugal

·  Sustaining

·  Disruptive

Briefly explain why you chose that type of innovation.

Step 4: Production Methods

Based on your understanding of Alikay’s position in the product life cycle and expected sales volume:

·  Which production method do you think Alikay is using for the Black Soap Shampoo? Explain your rationale.

·  If Alikay chose to keep the Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo and launch your recommended product as a “limited time only” trial, what production method should Alikay use for the test market product? Why?

Step 5: Real-WORLD APPLICATION

Choose a product at your company or one that you are familiar with that is in the mature stage of the product life cycle. Briefly describe the product, why you believe it is in this phase, and what improvements could be made to change its current path

Assignment 1: Strategy, Planning, and Selection 
Due Week 3 and worth 170 points 

Assume for this assignment that you are being highly considered for a director-level HR management position for a best-in-class national retailer. You are in the final phase of the interview process and must respond to the interview panel regarding specific questions and scenarios that will help them determine if you are a good fit for the new role. The company’s culture is centered on the effective development of strategy, plans, and selection criteria aimed at building and sustaining a competitive and profitable organization. It will be extremely important that you respond with a strategic mindset in order to convince the organization you are able to help them ensure the execution of the business strategy. 

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you: 

• Analyze different types of strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus/niche) and select which one you would deem more appropriate for an “efficiency-minded” retail organization and explain your rationale. How would the selected strategy ultimately affect how HR does its job? 
• Examine the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provide an example (not a definition) of each. Then, make a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization. 
• Consider challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identify and discuss at least two (2) issues. What advice would you give to ease your selected issues? Be specific. 
• List and describe 2–3 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process. HINT: http://www.selectinternational.com/blog/bid/147051/5-Tips-for-Designing-an-Effective-Employee-Selection-System. Also, what problems should HR and management teams avoid during the selection process? 
• Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements: 
  1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. 
  2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment (with running head), 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. 
  3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. Use the Strayer University Library at https://research.strayer.edu to locate additional sources to support your work. 

The specific course outcomes associated with this assignment are:  

• Assess the strategic role of human resource management and the components that provide a competitive advantage to the organization. 
• Examine the human resource management functions of recruiting and selecting, and their importance to business strategy. 

Write 7-page single space using the executive summary below, and reference the attached materials. You may have attachments in the addendum (create a salary grid from a reputable job, or a job classification family table. You may use APA or MLA format for citation. TURNITIN IS USED FOR PLAGIARISM.  

Executive Summary

Introduction 

Human resource management is a complex piece of workplace. So many businesses and employees are not aware of how important human resource is in providing the needed environment to the success of both employers and employees. 

Problem and Stakeholders

The problem to be discussed in this paper is the challenge of maintaining employee engagement in times of economic recession when minimal to zero annual increases or job layoffs may be imminent. During a difficult time, such as COVID-19, it is hard to keep employees engaged while they are concerned about job safety. 

In this case, stakeholders are those impacted by the challenges such as employers and employees. Other indirect stakeholders can be the family of employees impacted by losing jobs at a difficult time. Also, indirectly during difficult times, local cities are impacted by collecting less taxes from those impacted business plus providing some aids to the impacted employees as well. For example, we have seen states providing unemployment benefits and deferring tax collection in some areas. 

Research Methodology

The research will utilize companies’ best practice during difficult times and the routes they have taken during those times. The research will be built upon a market research involving major business cases where companies have faced this type of difficult time challenge and how they were able to survive it.

The class textbook will be utilized, and major human resource journals will be used to understand topics in the same areas and quote from HR experts who have managed HR departments during challenging times. 

Alternatives to Problem

Companies should be provided aid from federal governments during such time to keep employees on payroll as well as employees should also agree on a certain pay cuts to keep companies balances low. In this case, there can be a compromise that will allow companies to operate during difficult times. 

Steps that can be taken to resolve the issue:

· Modify business model to accommodate new requirements for this difficult time

· Reduce travel and meeting expenses by utilizing technology

· Give employees flexibility to boost their productivity and thus boost the business profit

· Be as transparent with customers and employees as much as possible

· Seek feedback from all stakeholders as may have great ideas to boost business revenues

Alternatives Evaluation

The above-mentioned alternatives can be evaluated as some may work and others may not in some cases. Different business cases will be presented in the paper and each of those alternatives will be applied to evaluate the effectiveness of using it. 

Final Recommendation

Final recommendation is going to be based on the alternatives that works most with different business cases. The paper will evaluate the effectiveness of each alternatives and thus recommend a sequence in applying those alternatives so companies can have order to follow during difficult times. 

reply to the students’ response and not the question  in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference. Respond to the students response as though you are talking to them, use name 

question-

Jason works for a car rental agency. Part of his religious observance is to pray several times per day.  He approaches Supervisor Jan with a request for two additional 10-minute breaks per day in order to engage in prayer.

Instructions: Please write in essay format.  Include the guidance below in your analysis:
a) Set forth the federal statute and/or theories of law that are applicable.
b) Identify the legal issue(s) that exist.
c) Apply the facts of the case to the elements of the law/theories of law.
d) Cite a case in the text which is on point with the scenario, or compare and contrast with a case in the tex

students response

In looking at Jason’s request, Supervisor Jan should consider a few important items. When looking at religion in the terms of anti-discrimination in the workforce there is a unique take on it because it is not absolute. “Unlike the other categories included in Title VII, there is not an absolute prohibition against discrimination on the basis of religion. Rather, under Title VII, we see for the first time a category that has built into it a duty to reasonably accommodate the employee’s religious conflict unless to do so would cause the employer undue hardship” (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2019, p.540). Supervisor Jan will need to try to comply with Title VII  and she has the duty to try to find a way to avoid conflict between workplace policies and an employee’s religious practices or beliefs. She will need to consider if undue hardship exists. Specifically this is, “The burden imposed on an employer, by accommodating an employee’s religious conflict, that would be too onerous for the employer to bear” (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2019, p.540).

An interesting case to compare this against is Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC,58  where the Court unanimously determined that religious organizations have full authority to determine who their religious leaders are and to apply their religious dictates even when those dictates conflict with workplace antidiscrimination laws (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2019, p.540). In Supervisor Jan’s case, since she is working at an Accounting Firm, this does not apply to her and she will need to comply with Title VII and try to reasonable accommodate if there is no undue hardship.

References

Bennett-Alexander, D. D., & Hartman, L. P. (2019). Employment Law for Business.