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I have a written assignment due. I will attach the requirements needed to complete this assignment. Please be advised that there is a 300 word minimum for this assignment. Must use required reading for in text-citations. Must use APA formatting.

Note: Only up to 20% of content in the written assignment can be quotes from third parties. 

Cover Letter 

Congratulations on your new position as a Human Resources manager! The organization has confidence that you are able to handle this role. The first task that you have been assigned is to create a Human Resources Policy in regard to employment laws and regulations as well as internal policies that may go above and beyond these laws and regulations. Included in this policy should be the different employment laws (both Federal and State) that the organization must comply with, the additional policies that the Human Resources department feels are needed to further promote the fair and equitable treatment of employees, as well as the internal practices for resolving disputes regarding these laws and policies. You may choose the organization, industry, and state that you will use as your point of reference for this project.

Support your paper with minimum of seven (7) resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 12-15 pages not including title and reference pages and diagrams or spreadsheets as needed

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

Apple

Mission – Apple’s corporate mission is “to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world.”

Vision – Apple Inc.’s corporate vision is “to make the best products on earth, and to leave the world better than we found it.” 

What’s interesting is in my search to find this information, it did not show up in any of Apple’s websites; it was hard to find. But here they are

respond to this discussion

Question 1: Labor Unions

Summarize your understanding of union membership today in the US. What is the current status of union membership? Share some statistics and trends. Did you ever belong to a labor union? If you did, do you think union membership benefited you? If you did not, do you think a union would have benefited you? Why or why not?

Use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas.

Question 2: Safety and Security

Discuss some of the common safety and security concerns in today’s workplace. What are some important laws that may help organizations reduce risk? What are some strategies HR managers can develop to mitigate some of these issues? Use the resources provided to support your ideas.

The Project (13–21 pages, not including references)

• Component 1 (submitted in Week 2)
• Component 2 (submitted in Week 4)
• Component 3 (submitted in Week 5)
• Component 4 (submitted in Week 6)
• Component 5 (submitted in Week 7)
• Component 6 (submitted in Week 8)
• Component 7 (submitted in Week 9)
• Component 8 

Instructions

Write a paper evaluating how a company system of ethics, case law, and statue, as well as government regulations, affects business organizations. Further, discuss how such should help protect the general public from harm or unfair business practices.

This written assignment must have 10 full pages (not including the title and reference page). Also, the paper must be written in accordance with APA writing standards.

The appropriate citation is required and 6 scholarly sources are a must. 

Assignment 1: Discussion Assignment

There are two discussion questions listed below (select 1). By Week 5, Day 4, respond to one of the discussion questions and submit your response to the Discussion Area below, using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your sources using the APA format.

Discussion Question One:

The CEO is interested in establishing a new manufacturing plant in India. As the HR professional, you have been assigned the task of developing a policies and procedures manual for expatriates.
What are some important policies to include in a manual for expatriates?

Discussion Question Two:

The CEO is interested in establishing a new manufacturing plant in Mexico. As the HR professional, you have been assigned the task of designing a performance management plan to use domestically and globally.

What steps would you take to design the performance management plan?

Al Samail Trading & Contracting is in the business of selling ceramic tiles and bathroom fittings in the Al Batinah area. It has been facing high attrition in its sales department as the civil construction sector is doing very well and there is a demand for experienced sales staff with proven track record in the local market. Recently company lost its Asst Manager to a competitor and was forced to make an attractive offer to Mohammed Al Amri who has been a top performer at Al Nasr Ceramic Tiles. How-ever, the compensation offered to Mohammed is 20% higher (otherwise, Mohammed would not take the offer) than Imad Al Balushi- Manager Sales who looks after Dhofar region. Imad has been with the company for last 7 years and has been a good performer.

Based on the above case-let, answer the following:

1. a)  Discuss the HR problem faced by Al Samail Trading & Contracting? (10 marks)
2. b)  Elaborate on any 2 causes of the HR problem identified by you? (10 marks)
3. c)  Discuss 2 solutions you would suggest to avoid the situation. (10 marks)

Read the case, “Harley-Davidson Inc. in May 2015” on page 502-514. Use the case analysis format provided below to  identify and address the problems and provide several suggested solutions that the Harley-Davidson Inc. executive team can review for possible implementation. 
Be sure to “identify 2 to 3 problems” and “develop 2 to 3 possible solutions to the problems identified”, and use this as the focus for making your case in the case format.

The link to the book – read pages 502-514 to complete the assignment 

https://ambassadored.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781119126515/cfi/6/28!/4/2/2/2@0:0 

I. Write the Executive Summary

• One to two paragraphs in length
• On cover page of the report
• Briefly identify the major problems facing the manager/key person
• Summarize the recommended plan of action and include a brief justification of the recommended plan

II. Statement of the Problem

• State the problems facing the manager/key person
• Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems
• Differentiate short term from long term problems
• Conclude with the decision facing the manager/key person

III. Causes of the Problem 

• Provide a detailed analysis of the problems; identify in the Statement of the Problem
• In the analysis, apply theories and models from the text and/or readings
• Support conclusions and /or assumptions with specific references to the case and/or the readings

IV. Decision Criteria and Alternative Solutions

• Identify criteria against which you evaluate alternative solutions (i.e. time for implementation, tangible costs, acceptability to management)
• Include two or three possible alternative solutions
• Evaluate the pros and cons of each alternative against the criteria listed
• Suggest additional pros/cons if appropriate

V. Recommended Solution, Implementation and Justification

• Identify who, what, when, and how in your recommended plan of action
• Solution and implementation should address the problems and causes identified in the previous section
• The recommended plan should include a contingency plan(s) to back up the ‘ideal’ course of action
• Using models and theories, identify why you chose the recommended plan of action – why it’s the best and why it would work

VI. External Sourcing

• 2 to 3 external sources (in addition to your textbook) should be referenced to back up your recommendations or to identify issues.  This information would be ideally sourced in current journals, magazines and newspapers and should reflect current management thought or practice with respect to the issues Identify.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.