Posts in category: Uncategorized

 For this assignment, you will reconstruct the four dimensions of diversity. Discuss each dimension, and then choose two to three characteristics of that dimension and offer an analysis of the considerations for those characteristics.

For example, in discussing the internal dimension, you choose the characteristic of the age. There are several considerations regarding age, particularly among multi-generational workers:

• Preferences in modes and frequency of feedback.
• Attitudes toward technology and its use in communication (i.e., social media).
• Motivation tends to differ for a person depending on where they are in their career (e.g., at the beginning of their career and looking to move up the corporate ladder, or nearing retirement).

This assignment will require you to think outside of the box and consider aspects of diversity that you may not have considered before.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly or professional resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 3-5 pages, not including title and reference pages

References:  Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources.

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

You have recently joined an organization in an entry level HR position. The organization is now subject to union representation. You have been asked by your supervisor to write a brief memo for your HR colleagues that provides an overview of the expectations for managing human resources in a unionized environment. Your memo must address the following:

1. The differences, from the organization’s perspective, in operating in a union-free environment versus a unionized environment
2. The rights of the union, management, and employees
3. The impacts of the union on human resource functions, including
   • Work restructuring  
   • Performance Management
   • Employee Discipline and Job Security
   • Wages and Benefits
   • Health and Safety
4. Any costs the organization may expect based upon these impacts

Use headings to separate the sections of the paper, double-space, and Times New Roman font, cover page, page numbers, and APA format.

Support your answers! In responding, you must use FIVE references including THREE FROM THE COURSE MATERIAL BELOW. They should be from a scholarly journal or credible news source from within the past three years. At least three should be from course materials. 

PICK 3 ARTICLES TO CITE FROM OUT OF CLASSROOM MATERIAL!

 https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/employer-union-rights-and-obligations 

 https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb 

 https://open.lib.umn.edu/humanresourcemanagement/chapter/12-2-collective-bargaining/ 

 https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/the-law/bargaining-in-good-faith-with-employees-union-representative 

 https://www.fedsmith.com/2008/07/08/why-do-employees-file-discrimination-complaints-2/ 

Challenge, defend and/or supplement comments made by at least two classmates. Respond to each. Bring in additional information specific to the discussion. Your additional information may be from the news, your readings/research and/or personal experience. Cite your sources. 300 words

1.Discuss one job or field (e.g., sanitation workers, education, etc.) that you feel is not adequately compensated for their work efforts. Provide an explanation for your response. Support your response with an APA cited reference(s).

2. If you were starting a new job, would you want to be paid at the top of your pay range or in the middle? What are the advantages and disadvantages to both? Provide an explanation for your response. Support your response with an APA cited reference(s).

Strategic Planning and Organizational Restructuring  

Imagine  you are the HR director of a growing international staffing  organization that services both North America and South America. The CEO  has come to grips with the fact that the HR group, which is currently  decentralized, is in need of restructuring to account for the expected  increase in revenues. The CEO has asked for your opinion on how to best  restructure the firm. Based upon your knowledge, recommend an  organizational structure (e.g., functional, matrix, or projectized)  that will provide growth for the firm. Also, assess the influence that  this project will have on the customers (who are located throughout the  Americas) that are serviced by the HR group. 

NOTE: MORE THAN ONE ANSWER POSTED

Introductory Speech Outline

Overview

Strong oral communication skills will be valuable to you  throughout your academic journey. They are in high demand by many  employers. Creating an outline is critical to your success in crafting  an effective speech.

For this assignment, you will create an outline. The speech based on your outline is due next week. 

Instructions

1. Select either Topic A or Topic B for your introductory speech.        
   • Topic A: Elevator Pitch. Deliver an elevator pitch that  describes your professional background and experience for a potential  employer during a job interview.
   • Topic B: Dream Career. Discuss your dream career.
2. Create an outline or speaking notes in Microsoft Word.        
   • Download the Sample Outline [DOCX], which provides guidance for the structure of an outline.
   • Focus your speech on 2–3 main points so you’ll stay within the 2-minute time limit.
3. Submit the completed outline in a Microsoft Word document.

Requirements

Your assignment will be graded according to the following criteria:

• The outline is complete and on topic.
• The outline provides solid flow for the speech.
• The outline is clear and free from spelling and grammar issues.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For  assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing  Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your  professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Outline a speech using a structured flow and proper spelling and grammar.

Instructions

This assessment addresses the following course objective(s):

• Assess methods and tools that guide innovation approaches within business organization strategies.
• Compare global, national, and local approaches to maximize innovation and creativity in IT projects.

Select an industry that you are familiar with and create a presentation that describes the 10 categories of innovation as defined by Keely.  Include a discussion of each category and its potential implications for this industry. Based on your knowledge of the business or industry, select two categories of innovation that should be pursued most vigorously. Include a justification for this recommendation.

Create a professional-looking presentation that contains the following slides:

• title slide
• description of the business or industry that you are focusing on
• one slide per innovation category with the definition of the category and discussion of the implication to this business or industry
• identification of two categories that this business or industry should focus on
• justification for the selection of these categories
• next steps that should be taken by the business or industry as a whole to address these innovation categories
• references

Imagine that you are the human resources (HR) manager at a small start-up company, and your company has just been awarded a new contract that is requiring a huge increase in the organization’s workforce. As a result, you have been asked to outline the process that you will use to develop an internally consistent compensation system and present it to the owners of the company for approval.

Create a two-page essay in which you address the following issues:

• the reasons why an internally consistent compensation system is necessary and
• the process involved in creating an internally consistent compensation system.

Make sure that your essay includes enough information to convince the owners that the time, effort, and manpower that this process will take will be worth it to the company in the long run. Please be sure that all sources used, including your textbook, are cited and referenced properly using APA formatting.

• Think about the improvements you would make to your current or previous organization’s human resource information systems (HRIS).
• Review the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
• Explain the system needs and provide a few details on what you would do during each phase of the SDLC.

Complete a 1-2 page assessment of the following scenario. Include at least 1 reference from your own independent research.

Suppose for a moment that you are the counselor of a 14-year-old. She has a boyfriend, and although she hasn’t said anything specific to you, you suspect that she may be on the verge of becoming sexually active.

What would be the three most important pieces of advice and information you would to communicate to her about STIs? Explain how you might approach the subject with her. What if any differences would there be if the 14-year-old was a boy?

All references and in-text citations should be in APA format.