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Review the following lectures:

• Performance Management, Employee Performance, and Reward Systems
• Organizational Performance and Strategic Planning
• Understanding the Performance Management Process

Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction

By the due date assigned, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. Respond to the assigned questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub-questions of each bullet point. The sub-questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your peers have already posted so that we can engage in several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to reuse the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.

Tasks

Question 1:

• Explain the importance of performance management and strategic planning.

Question 2:

• Analyze an organization’s performance management plan.

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF.

For this assignment, imagine you will be presenting at a conference for an audience of newly hired human resource professionals. You are to share your knowledge about how to evaluate the effectiveness of different recruiting and employee selection methods by applying human resource management (HRM) principles. 

In your introduction, include one type of position you would like to hire for and the KSAs (knowledge, skills, and abilities) required for that position. 

Include examples of methods used in recruitment efforts that foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Consider the diverse cultures and social practices that surround your specific local or regional community. 

Include an explanation of steps used in the employee selection process. 

Use speaker notes to explain the content (in detail) for each of the slides, and support your presentation with at least two references. One reference may be your textbook. 

Include a minimum of one graphic or image that relates to the content. 

Your PowerPoint presentation must be at least five slides in length, not counting the title or reference slides. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. 

must be in apa format

1-2 paragraphs

references

Find an article or video from a business leader discussing the leader’s view on the keys to success in business. Post a link to the article or video to the discussion thread and provide a summary of the following:

1. What is the role of the individual in the article or video?

2. What keys to success did the leader describe?

3. What are your thoughts on the leader’s response? How you could implement their thinking in your own career?

CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME TOPIC NY&CO

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A BID FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH GRADUATE LEVEL WRITING TERMS AND CONCEPTS. ALL DIRECTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED AND NO PLAGIARISM. MY SCHOOL USES SOFTWARE TO DETECT COPIED MATERIAL. AND REFERENCE THE BOOK AND USE SCHORLARY SOURCES.

IF ANYTHING ELSE IS NEEDED PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!

International Organization for Standardization

Students will visit the ISO website (https://www.iso.org/about-us.html) and be familiar with the ISO governance structure, vision, and purpose. The purpose of this assignment is for student to review ISO popular standards and select one standard with a case study to do a research. 

The final product will be about two pages writing (single space, Time NW 12) and 3 PPT slides covering the following items:

· A selected ISO standard with a brief summary of major points (standard’s name, description, purposes, requirement, and benefit), 100-200 words length.

· A case study under your selected ISO standard, a summary of major points should contain, but not limit to: company name, business background, type of ISO certification and benefits, problems (if any) and business improvement and performance, tools and techniques used in the implementation (e.g. LSS, quality, SWOT, problem solving tools,…).

· Any pictures, graphs, and diagrams related to the case study.

· References

Suggested websites:

1. Learn about ISO standards, go to https://www.iso.org/popular-standards.html, then select one standard that you are interested to study (e.g. ISO 9001, 22000, 14001, 13485, 2600, 8601, 31000, 50001, 17025, 27001,…). A standard manual is located on the right column, “Preview our standards”

2. Case study, there are several website on ISO case study. A simple one with Google Search, keyword “ISO and case study”, some other sources:

1. www.asq.org,
2. https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/standards/,       select the standard and use keyword ‘case study’ 

This assignment is worth 25% of your final grade. It gives you an opportunity to investigate trends in a topic related to virtual and global teams. You must complete this assignment individually, without contacting other students, and you may not use a paper or any part of a paper from a previous class or from another person or an online source. If you have any questions about this assignment, please post them in the Ask the Professor discussion forum so that everyone can benefit from the answers. This assignment addresses Course Objectives 3, 4, and 5.

Pick a topic related to virtual and global teams that interests you and explore it further in 6-10 pages.  Sample topics: use of technology among virtual teams; team-based rewards and recognition programs; characteristics of effective leaders of virtual teams; use of virtual teams in global corporations; theories of virtual team development. Identify and discuss the trends in your chosen topic area. 

Support your opinions and statements with a minimum of seven references from sources published within the last ten years and integrate appropriate concepts and theories from our work over the semester.  You can cite scholarly and practitioner-oriented journals, newspaper articles, and YouTube videos about the topic, but not Wikipedia, consulting company websites, or other non-academic sources. Please use the UMUC library to conduct a search for appropriate sources of information. You can access the library through the Resources section of our classroom (on the ribbon above the course title banner) or directly at https://sites.umuc.edu/library/index.cfm. Librarians are available by phone, email, and chat; they can help you narrow your topic,  create a search strategy, and identify appropriate sources. You can also consult a graduate writing tutor for help with organizing your ideas, presenting them clearly, and complying with APA style requirements. You can access tutors through the Writing Tutoring module in our classroom. 

Use APA format for all citations, references, and quotations.  This means your list of references should start on a separate page, and should be double spaced, with a hanging indent and no spaces between entries. Your paper should be 6-10 pages (not counting the cover or reference pages), double spaced with one inch margins and a font size of at least 11 points.  Writing should be in third person. For help with writing in the third person, see https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person?page=2.

Please include the following statement on your cover page:

This paper is my own work that I created specifically for this course and this section.  All research or material that I used in preparing this paper has been properly acknowledged within the assignment in accordance with academic standards for complete and accurate citation of sources.

Submit your assignment electronically via the Assignment folder.

Name your file this way: YourLastNameFirstInitial_IndividualResearch

(Example: StudentJ_IndividualResearch)

Due date: Sunday, [insert date], 11:59 p.m. Eastern time

Please see the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

Criteria for Grading Individual Research Paper

Note: The research paper should be 6-10 pages long, excluding the reference and cover pages. 

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

Please read and respond to the attachment.

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

Based on your review of the Regulation and Enforcement section of the text and powerpoint presentation and now knowing the vital role that each interdisciplinary staff member has in ensuring the compliance of those regulations:

Answer the following question

As a nursing facility administrator, what would you do to ensure that your organization is in compliance with the various regulatory standards? {be specific as to the actual plans you would put into place in the facility in order to stay compliant with the regulations}

Read the table on pages 317 and 318 “Examples of Transformational Events Associated with HR Process” from your textbook. Create a similar table, with at least 3 levels, using specific details on the organization you are researching for the Capstone project. Offer a 200-250 word explanation on the decisions you have made on the table. Use at least one scholarly source other than the textbook to support your ideas. Critique at least two of your classmates’ tables by offering constructive feedback. Remember to properly cite your sources.