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Assignment 3: Strategic Value of Employee Benefits Programs 
Due Week 8 and worth 170 points 

To attract, motivate, and retain good workers, companies need to define what an employee wants from the employment relationship. One way to define employee needs is to consider “total rewards,” which are everything an employee perceives to be of value resulting from working for the company. Benefits are a core element of total rewards and the ever-growing package of offerings have evolved. You must now work with the company to define precisely where the various programs will be categorized. 

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

• Identify and discuss at least three (3) important variables that almost always should be considered by organizations when providing employee benefits programs. Be sure the response is specific and relevant.  
• Compare and contrast income protection programs and pay for time not worked programs, both of which are usual elements of benefits programs. How are the programs similar? Are they mandatory? 
• Research and discuss at least four to five (4-5) of what may be referred as “Other Benefits” that you could recommend to the management team as necessary elements for the benefits package. HINT: Flextime and product/service discounts are good examples. 
• Develop an employee benefits package for any exempt or non-exempt position level of your choosing, making sure you support the selection of your program elements. NOTE: The preferred method for presenting your benefits package information is using a table or exhibit, but either approach is not mandatory. HINT: http://www.isacs.org/uploads/file/Monographs/Business%20Operations/Benefits%20Plan.pdf 
  http://www.usbankhr.com/hr/docs/benefits/benefits-at-a-glance-next.pdf 
• 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 outcome associated with this assignment is:  

• Establish the importance of compensation and benefits, and how they support business strategy. 

Prepare an essay response at least one page in length that answers the following questions:

• What is the European Union’s Social Charter?
• Why is it important for U.S. firms dealing with European unions to be aware of this

ASSIGNMENT 2: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROPOSAL

Due Week 6 and worth 190 points

In Assignment 1, you conducted a research analysis of the company and proposed strategic solutions to the CEO. As you continue your consulting role, the next task is to deliver a professional development program to the CEO of your chosen organization.

It is important that your program’s proposal be based on your research of emotional intelligence (EI) and specifically detail how a new incentive program, based on an EI management approach, will:

● Foster teamwork

● Strengthen interpersonal relationships

● Enhance communication

● Increase overall performance

● Benefit not only managers but the bottom-line

INSTRUCTIONS

Following SWS standards, write a 5 to 7 page, double-spaced proposal that includes the following components:

1. EI and Motivation

○ Which of the EI building blocks would impact management’s ability to enhance employee performance and job satisfaction?

○ Based on your research on motivational theory, describe which motivational theory you would utilize to influence the members of the organization and aid in helping to resolve the issue. Provide examples to support your solution.

2. EI and Social Skills and Decision Making

○ Explain how the core concepts of emotional intelligence would enhance the decision-making efficacy of the management team.

3. Effective Teams

○ Describe the core attributes of an effective team and the strategies you would implement to develop team dynamics that will benefit the organization.

4. Reward Systems

○ Create an effective reward system for this organization based on how you want to resolve the organizational issue. Determine the strategies you would incorporate to motivate employees and influence behavior.

5. References and Citations

○ Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate two quality resources.

○ In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source.

6. Formatting and Writing Standards

○ Formatting and writing standards are part of your grade. Align your formatting to the Strayer Writing Standards.

Assessment 2

• Write an analysis of the purchasing process conducted by a specific enterprise.

Just as consumers have a process by which they purchase products, every enterprise has a process by which it purchases products

• Questions to Consider 

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

• Many enterprises work to assist consumers through the pre-purchase phase, including the need recognition, the search, and the pre-purchase evaluation process. Toyota is an example of one such enterprise. Find the Toyota Web site by doing an Internet search. Once you access the site, evaluate the different ways that the company tries to assist the consumer in each step of the pre-purchase phase. How is the Toyota site innovative in its attempt to provide assistance during the pre-purchase processes?• In many cases, current marketing works by trying to get a customer to change his or her desired state in the need recognition step of the consumer decision process model. This means that the company tries to influence customers to want to purchase its product instead of a different product. Find an example of a current advertisement that is trying to convince customers that they need a particular product. Examples can come from television, magazines, radio, direct mail, or the Internet. o What is the desired state the advertisement is trying to encourage in customers?o How is the advertisement trying to change customers’ need recognition?o Do you think this ad is effective? Why or why not?• Reflect on a time when you were lured into a store or into consideration of purchasing a product by seeing a high-end price item. How did the high-end price on one item affect your own thoughts on a purchase?

Assessment Instructions 

• Write an analysis of the purchasing process conducted by a specific enterprise of your choice.

Complete the following:

• Select a current or previous employer and briefly describe the organization and its main business. You do not have to have been involved in the organization’s actual purchasing process and decisions to complete the assessment.• Analyze the purchasing process of the company by answering the following: o Assess and describe what it was like to acquire products within the company for use in your job. Do not include products that were for resale.o If possible, provide examples of both smaller items—such as office supplies or items needed to complete daily tasks—as well as larger items, such as a computer.• Describe the process required to obtain the products. Include such information as: o The time it took to obtain items.o The process, or processes, involved. For example, was the process time consuming or straightforward?• Explain any difficulty in obtaining products.• Describe how the process could have been improved.

Use proper APA style and formatting. The content of your assessment should determine the length.

Enterprise Purchasing Process Scoring Guide

Enterprise Purchasing Process Scoring Guide Grading Rubric

Criteria 

Non-performance 

Basic 

Proficient 

Distinguished 

Describe a business that acquires, consumes, and disposes of a product.

Does not identify a business that acquires, consumes, and disposes of a product. 

Identifies but does not describe a business that acquires, consumes, and disposes of a product. 

Describes a business that acquires, consumes, and disposes of a product. 

Describes a business that acquires, consumes, and disposes of a product and explains the process. 

Assess how the business acquires products or services, including the purchasing process.

Does not identify how the business acquires products or services, including the purchasing process. 

Identifies but does not assess how the business acquires products or services, including the purchasing process. 

Assesses how the business acquires products or services, including the purchasing process. 

Assesses how the business acquires products or services, including the purchasing process, and compares processes at similar businesses. 

Explain difficulties of obtaining products and how the process can be improved.

Does not identify difficulties of obtaining products and how the process can be improved. 

Identifies but does not explain difficulties of obtaining products and how the process can be improved. 

Explains difficulties of obtaining products and how the process can be improved. 

Explains difficulties of obtaining products and how the process can be improved and can judge the difficulty of implementing suggested solutions. 

 Each student is to prepare a PowerPoint presentation consisting of 7 slides including the cover slide and the reference slide. Every slide needs to include 75 words in the Notes section. 

Please, ensure that your name is on the cover slide. You must use at least one reference, in addition to your book. You need to use in-text citations. Your in-text citation and your reference (on your reference slide) must be in APA format.

Please, ensure every group member’s name is on the cover slide. You must use at least one reference, in addition to your book. You need to use in-text citations. Your in-text citation and your reference (on your reference slide) must be in APA format.

Topic for PowerPoint Presentation

Discuss best practices for hiring top talent and the process for developing top talent from within the organization.

A. ”Application of Learning” Project/Paper:

Description: Choose an HR driven company policy (e.g., No Smoking Policy) to analyze; preferably a policy where you work or have worked in the past.

1. Analyze and evaluate the policy.

a. Historical context (why the policy came about)

b. Nuts and bolts (i.e., specific details about the policy)

c. Implementation (i.e., training, etc.)

d. Expected outcomes

i. If good (how can the policy be enhanced)

ii. If bad (how can the policy be revised)

2. Using managerial concepts learned from this and other courses (including Statistics and MIS where applicable), take a comprehensive look at the impact of the policy outcomes and discuss the impact at each applicable level.

a. Levels of Impact

i. Company Level

ii. Employee Level

iii. Community level

iv. Other stakeholders; if applicable

3. Follow these formatting requirements:

a. 5 full pages (not including cover page and references)

b. Include charts and graphs if applicable

c. Times New Roman, 12-inch font, 1-inch margins, double-spaced.

d. Style guide: follow the APA reference style for citations.

e. The paper should look professional (e.g., cover page, table of contents, section headings, and page numbers).

f. The paper should be written in paragraph format, and there should be few bullets used in the paper. 

Read the case study titled “Revitalizing a Brand”, located in the online course shell. Use the Internet or Strayer databases to research the branding and communication strategies of one (1) health services organization that is similar to the health services organizations mentioned in the case study.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.
2. Conduct a Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) analysis associated with the current marketing communication, identity, and brand position of Plaza Home Health Services.
3. Assess the importance of benchmarking in Plaza Home Health Services’ development and implementation of an effective brand strategy (marketing communication, identity, and brand position).
4. Compare branding and communication strategies of a similar health services organization with that of Plaza Home Health Services. Determine whether or not Plaza Home Health Services should apply additional best practices into its current branding and communication strategies. Provide a rationale and support for your response.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• 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 and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the marketing research process and market segmentation strategies in the health care industry.
• Analyze business planning based on an analysis of domestic and global operating environments, market dynamics (supply and demand), commercialization, and product-market expansion.
• Explain how branding strategies apply to the health care market for existing and new products.
• Determine the marketing communications strategy used in health care services.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services strategic marketing.
• Write clearly and concisely about health services strategic marketing using proper writing mechanics.

Steps of Control

Explain why the four steps involved in the control function are important. How are the various ratios used by accountants and managers differently in the control function? Support your claims with specific examples from required materials and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Your initial post should be a minimum of 200 words.

This assignment is designed to familiarize you with the four corporate-level strategies- concentration, vertical integration, related diversification, and unrelated diversification. Please read Chapter 6 in the textbook, review the lecture notes, and do some preliminary research on these four corporate-level strategies and analyze a hospitality company’s corporate-level strategy. 

Specifically, please answer the following five questions: 

1. Briefly describe the business-unit strategy of concentration;
    
2. Briefly describe the business-unit strategy of vertical integration;
    
3. Briefly describe the business-unit strategy of related diversification;
    
4. Briefly describe the business-unit strategy of unrelated diversification; and
    
5. Apply your understanding of the four corporate-level strategies to analyze a hospitality
   company that you worked at, are currently working/interning at, or are interested in working for after you graduate. What is its corporate-level strategy? What made you conclude that this company is employing this strategy at its corporate level?
    

 1. What is Blockchain’s potential for application in the HR functions of recruitment and selection. 

2. How might Blockchain technology impact job repositories.