Leading Organizational Change & Cultural Transformation

  • Why is organizational change significant? Why do most employees resist change? What can you do as a leader to develop the organization, so they accept and make change possible?
  • What can we do as individuals and leaders to ensure our companies have the best fit and culture to be successful from a talent development perspective? Can we develop culture, change it, or develop others to create and promote a successful organizational culture?

Rough Draft Putting it Together

 

Rough Draft Putting it Together

Instructions:

  • Now that you have identified your topic, references and created an outline the next step is to develop your Research Project Rough Draft.
  • This week you will discuss the process you will use to go from outline to rough draft.
  • What challenges do you think you will face with developing your rough draft?
  • What guidance would you require to develop a rough draft?
  • Initial Response should be at least 150 words.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

NEED ASAP

 

Instructions

Written assignment: Title VII, The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Write 7 FULL page paper (not including cover page and reference section) discussing the following hypothetical.

Be sure that you present a thorough analysis discussing the rights of the employee and employer under Title VII, The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Whatever your position on the hypothetical; be sure that you support your thoughts and ideas with adequate research as evidenced by in text citation in accordance with APA standards. As such, you should have your researched sources cited throughout the body of your discussion in accordance with APA standards and should also have a corresponding entry in the reference area. A minimum of 5 authoritative sources is required to be used.

Scenario

John is one of the best parcel delivery employees where you are the direct employer of John. 

Under his employment contract, it is John’s duty to deliver packages on the east side of town on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. John, who has never been a religious person suddenly becomes devoutly religious and joins a highly respected religious group. 

John notifies you suddenly that it is against his religion to deliver packages on the east side of town on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and therefore would be unable to do so. John then proceeds to notify you that his religious objection is protected under Title VII, The Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

You also realize that if John refuses to discharge is his employment duties on the grounds that it violates his religious beliefs that it would cause an undue hardship for the company and risk losing some very valuable accounts. 

As the company owner, what actions would you take in order to be sure that you are compliant under Title VII, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, yet ensure that packages are delivered on the side of town on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

HR Project Management Final Team Report

 

You are now ready to present to management a final report on  establishing a project team and project phases needed to initiate the  changes for a more centralized model of delivering HR services. Once the  management team receives the report and is thoroughly briefed on the  direction the project will take, you and your project team will begin  work on the project.

The management team report will be a consolidation of the  previous assignment papers you have written in this course plus a report  overview (sort of like an executive summary) and final conclusion  (offering importance of topics and recommendations for next steps). You  may make up a fictitious company name (do not use a real company) and  create your own HR project team name.

Instructions

Prepare a 25–30 page paper in which you:

  1. Create a full 2-page (minimum) report overview (executive  summary) summarizing and emphasizing the key points of the report’s  contents, which are the topics from previous papers in the course. Hint:          
  2. Copy and paste all content with headings from the previous  course assignments minus any cover pages, running heads, introduction  and conclusion sections, and reference pages.
  3. Prepare and include an original conclusion section to be  placed immediately after the paper content. Note: Do not use any  previous conclusion sections from past papers in the course. The  conclusion section must take all previous papers into account.
  4. Create the reference page(s) by copying and pasting  all references from the previous four assignments and any new references  as a result of this report. Remember, the reference page should be  separate from the other text.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards  (SWS).For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer  Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Review the elements of project planning and management.

Answer the Following Quetstions

 

To whom it may concern,

My name is Carmen Sacco, a student at National Louis University in the Public Administration graduate program. I am conducting research which is based on the Chicago Police Department’s Consent Decree, and I am looking for accurate feedback and input to significant concerns regarding the Consent Decree. I have learned that you possess extensive knowledge regarding the Consent Decree, and I have attached a list of questions that would be a great help for me to receive your feedback and insight on the Chicago Police Department Consent Decree.

Thank you,

Carmen Sacco

1. Tell me about the reasons the Consent Decree is needed?

2. What are the requirements that the Chicago Police Department must follow per the Consent Decree?

3. Based on the requirements that CPD must follow, which, in your opinion will be the most challenging and why?

4. What is the nature of the majority of lawsuits against the Chicago Police Department?

5. How did the city of Chicago respond regarding lawsuits in the past?

6. How did the city of Chicago ensure that CPD follows through with the terms of the Decree?

7. Tell me about the agreement negotiation and why some of the terms were included.

8. What are the basic ideas for community partnerships between the public and law enforcement?

9. Who is in Community Policing Advisory Panel (CPAP)?

10. What role do members of CPAP play?

11. What desired outcome does CPD wish to achieve with engaging in this Consent decree?

12. In your opinion, will the public benefit from this agreement? Why?

Experience-Based Situational Interview Questions

 Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Chapter 6 describes experience-based situational interview questions in which a candidate must describe how he or she handled a specific type of situation (see table 6.2 for examples). 

Imagine you received a promotion and were going to interview candidates to replace you in your previous role. What are 3 experience-based situational interview questions you might ask each candidate? What would you expect to learn about the candidate from his or her response to each question? 

HRM 520 WEEK 8 DISCUSSION

 

HR Processes and Functions 

Part A (Chapter 12) 

1. First, read the article, “HRIS Performance Monitoring Plan”. Based on the article and your textbook, please respond to the following questions: 

2.  Explain your previous or current organization’s performance management,  compensation, benefits, and payroll system. Can these systems be  accessed via one HRIS or does your organization use multiple systems?  Explain. 

3.  Do you think your organization performance management, compensation,  benefits and payroll system are effective? Why or why not? What  recommendations would you make to improve those systems? 

Part B (Chapter 13) 

4.  Do you work for an international organization or, does your  organization recruit globally? What are some HR programs in global  organizations? Compare and contrast domestic recruitment and selection  to international recruitment and selection. How are they similar and  different? If you have experience working abroad, please share your  experiences as it relates to HR processes and functions. 

  

NOTE: MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSTED CHOOSE ANY

For Discussion

 

During the past seven weeks, you have been on a journey to better understand the concept of management and how today’s and tomorrow’s managers and leaders will need to navigate complexity. This learning activity will help you pull together what you have learned so that you can use it in your careers. 

  • In this week’s readings, the idea of the collaborative organization is discussed.  How can your organization or an organization that you are familiar with benefit from being a collaborative organization? 
  • How can using a systems approach help the collaborative organization achieve its goals?
  • Briefly describe two management concepts (from different weeks) that you found interesting.  Why were these concepts of interest and how can you use apply these concepts to your business career?
  • Make sure to support the ideas presented using the course readings and examples.

WEEK 3B

prepare a case study on the preparedness and response efforts of the state of Florida to Hurricane Matthew. 

Review the updates from Governor Rick Scott of Florida and the Florida Division of Emergency Management listed below and write a case study that addresses, at a minimum, the following aspects of Florida’s efforts. 

  • Discuss how the state of Florida government and the Florida Division of Emergency Management prepared and responded to Hurricane Matthew. 
  • Did the state of Florida government and Florida Division of Emergency Management achieve the roles and responsibilities outlined in the attachment below of the National Response Framework? Provide examples. 
  • In your opinion, were the state preparedness and response efforts successful? Support your opinion with strong evidence. 

The links to references that will assist you in this assignment are provided below. 

Florida Division of Emergency Management. (n.d.). Hurricane Matthew: Information updates concerning Hurricane Matthew. Retrieved from https://www.floridadisaster.org/info/matthew-recovery/matthew-news-archive/

Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 4).  Gov. Scott: Cat 4 Hurricane Matthew approaching Florida; stay alert to possible life saving evacuations [Press release]. Retrieved from https://www.floridadisaster.org/globalassets/importedpdfs/10-04-2016-matthew-approaching-florida-stay-alert-to-possible-life-saving-evacuations.pdf

Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 6). Gov. Scott issues updates on Hurricane Matthew preparedness and response efforts as storm impacts Florida [Press release]. Retrieved from  https://www.floridadisaster.org/globalassets/importedpdfs/10-06-2016-updates-2-on-hurricane-matthew-preparedness-and-response-efforts.pdf

Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 7). Gov. Scott issues updates on Hurricane Matthew preparedness and response efforts as storm continues to impact Florida [Press release]. Retrieved from https://www.floridadisaster.org/globalassets/importedpdfs/10-07-2016-updates-2-on-hurricane-matthew-preparedness-and-response-efforts-as-storm-continues-to-impact-florida-evening.pdf

Executive Office of Governor Rick Scott. (2016, October 9). Gov. Scott issues updates on Hurricane Matthew response and recovery efforts [Press release]. Retrieved from https://www.floridadisaster.org/globalassets/importedpdfs/10-9-2016-update-on-matthew-response-and-recovery-efforts.pdf

Your case study should present an insightful and thorough analysis with strong arguments and evidence. It should be a minimum of three pages, not including the title and reference pages. Your case study and all sources used should be formatted in APA style.