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Discussion Question 1 Week 4

 

RIS Investments

Part A (Chapter 7)

1. Imagine a vendor responded to your request for a HRIS proposal. What are the indirect/direct costs and benefits of the HRIS? What is the cost of implementation (include dollar estimates)? Does the cost justify the HRIS investment? Explain.

Part B (Chapter 8)

2. Does your organization utilize self-service portals? How do you use self-service portals? If you do not have experience using self-service portals, which portals would you recommend for your organization and why would you recommend those portals? What are some laws that govern HR Administration? What are some current or past examples of the impact of violating these laws?

Assessment – Training And Development

 

Review the the lecture, How do you D1? (below) For the purpose of this assessment, assume that your trainers, Sarah and Caroline, are new to their jobs.  Assume further that you are their direct supervisor.  Describe how you would prepare Sarah and Caroline for their first assignment before they meet with the department manager, Lori Williams.

Be certain to include in your paper a value chain, a logic map, and a process map for their first assignment.  Also include learning transfer system inventory.  Provide detailed explanations of each component of the maps and the inventory as they apply to the situation in the lecture (below).

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

 Write between 1,500 2,000 words (approximately 4 6 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.

 Use font size 1

Whats In It For Me?

Tim Trainer is asked to create a fun training environment. The business leader wants the employees to enjoy their working life and make sure that they feel fulfilled and rewarded at the after a training experience -- the key to improved performance. In order to do so, Tim thought it was important to survey them and find out what a fun training is and to use this knowledge to develop a plan and implement an effective strategy. Unfortunately for Tim, the business leader chose to go on what he believed would create a fun and engaging training. He built a large training room with all the latest tech gadgets and cool ways of interacting with information, the training was held, but the performance didnt improve. Tim then suggested that they go back to assess the situation and learn about the WIIFM for the employees and what delivering for application meant to them. 

It uncovered a quite different story, the employees wanted:

 To feel valued and th

4-3 Veronica

 

reply to the students' response and not the question  in 150 words minimum and provide 1 reference. Respond to the students response as though you are talking to them, use name 

question-

 Please describe, why an organization of your choice (research),  needs a strategic reward system for employees that addresses these four areas: compensation, benefits, recognition and appreciation. 

answer

 

Companies need to address all four areas: compensation, benefits, recognition and appreciation to have a well-designed strategic reward system.  It is important that is well-balanced and aligned with the companys mission and vision. 

The need for a well-balanced reward system also applies at Haney and Young, LLP, a small litigation law firm with less than 15 workers. 

Human Resource Assignment

Management and Unions

Write a paper in which you describe three pieces of legislation that have been critical in defining the rights of management and unions.

In your paper answer the following question:

  • Why are the laws you chose important and what role did they play in shaping todays management-union relationship?

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.
  • Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quote

Hillbilly Elegy

Read the chapters from Hillbilly Elegy (attached below) and answer the following questions. 


1. Vance refers to his family as a clan of lunatics but also as hillbilly royalty (17). Explain this paradox and what Vance means by these two expressions.

2. Did you enjoy the reading? Why or why not?

3. What do these chapters say about the idea of home?

4. What is the tone of the piece?

5. Choose 2 aspects or ideas from Hillbilly Elegy and explain why you thought they were interesting (or why you did not like them).

6. Reply to at least 3 of your classmates posts. Your response must be more than simply I agree with you or This is interesting. Think about a conversation you would be having in class about this reading.

DB 2 3352

The OUCH test described in Chapter 3 of your textbook is a rule of thumb you should use whenever you are contemplating any employment action. OUCH stands for Objective, Uniform in application, Consistent in effect, and Has job relatedness. Offer an example (real or hypothetical) of an employer action taken against an employee that demonstrates a step missing from the OUCH test.

HRM Capston 4

 Select one of the following case studies (located in your textbook):
Then complete the following: 

  • Add your opinion about the choices and decisions being made if this was your company would you make this choice? 
  • What would you do differently?   

CASE 7-1 DOING CRUNCHES AT NESTLE: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN ASSETS 
CASE 7-2 GOOGLE SEARCH: BUILDING THE PROGRAM THAT WRITES THE CODE TO FIND FEMALE TALENT 

You are strongly encouraged to make your initial post by Wednesday of each week so that you have plenty of time to respond to your classmates.  

Assignment 2

  1. Assignment 2: Organizational Climate at Wal-Mart
    Due Week 4 and worth 160 points
    The secret to Wal-Marts success has long been attributed to its strong culture. Wal-Mart employees are referred to as "Walmartians" which is a sign of a unique culture shared by them. This culture is responsible for a company of this magnitude to be able to sustain its entrepreneurial spirit decade after decade.
    In early days, Wal-Mart achieved remarkable growth rates and was the first trillion-dollar company in the world. With amazing success came criticism. Wal-Mart once held the record for being sued the maximum number of times. Its practices and culture were held responsible for killing small local retailers. It was also criticized for gender-based discrimination, it's overtime policies, and using sweatshop products.
    Go to Walmarts Website and review the employment benefits it offers, located at .
    Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

Assignment 2 Week 2

 

Assignment 2: Finding the Main Idea and Creating a Response to It

Recall from Week 1 that main ideas and thesis sentences are really two sides of the same coin. Writers create thesis sentences. Readers pick out the main idea from what they read, which is usually the thesis sentence of the writer. This week, you continue practicing writing thesis sentences and sentence outlines.

By Day 7
  • Locate one additional article related to one of this weeks case study topics, other than the one you used in your Discussion.
  • Complete the Source Quality Rating Document found in the Week 2 Learning Resources.
  • Determine the main idea of the article.
  • After you have determined the main idea of the article, craft your own thesis in response to the article's main idea. You may create a thesis statement which agrees with the article's main idea, or you may create a thesis statement which disagrees with