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This assignment consist of 2 parts. Please make sure to indicate which one is which and also to use APA format. *Professors are very strict with the wrong usage of format! Books pages for assignment are attached! Thank you :)
Part 1
See Case #2 on page 735 "BNSF Railway: Training New Hires for Safety"
In APA Format write a 2 page analysis of the case. Start the case with an explanation in your own words of what the case is about. Additionally, in your analysis, include the answers to the 3 case questions at the end of the case.
Part 2
After reading the section on Affirmative Action (pg 124-129 - Ch 3) ; write at least 2-3 paragraphs about your opinion on Affirmative Action and the pros and cons associated with it. Feel free to research Affirmative Action in Human Resources further.
Due Week 3 and worth 240 points
Select one (1) company headquartered in your home state that you would like to work for, that does not currently have unionized employees. Assume that you are an employee of this company and interested in starting a union. Use the Internet to research industry union.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
- Create a scenario of the specific working conditions that has prompted the attention of employees.
- Outline the major benefits of organizing a union for this particular company.
- Create a mission, purpose, and objective statement for a strategic plan to organize a union for this group.
- Outline the components you would need to start a union and brainstorm ideas for each step of the process.
- Determine a possible timeline for the execution of the union based on the plan you drafted with rationale.
- Speculate two (2) of the management teams objections the u
Employee Retention and Performance Appraisals "
- Speculate on three (3) reasons that employees may leave and three (3) reasons employees may stay with an organization. Outline a retention strategy that HR could use in order to decrease the three (3) reasons you mentioned that employees may be leaving.
- Go to the Chrons Website to read the article titled The Pros & Cons of Performance Appraisal Methods, located at . Determine three (3) reasons that employees may react negatively to performance appraisals and examine the validity of the employees position from the perspective of a manager.
Read the case titled, Strategy and Performance Management at DSM, located in the XanEdu case pack. Students should purchase an access code to the case pack at the Strayer Bookstore. You will be emailed an access code with instructions for redeeming it upon purchase.
Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
- Using the stages from the performance management process, suggest the key processes that DSM needs to provider within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF). (Note: See Exhibit 4.) Provide a rationale for your suggestions.
- Select three (3) drivers, and examine the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement.
- Critique or defend DSMs competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment &nbs
Read the case, Harley-Davidson Inc. in May 2015 attached. 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.
Note: The case questions provided at the end of each case can be used as an insight to what the problems might be; so be sure to investigate the case carefully.
Case Format
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
I
Four-Phrase Porcess - This approach has four distinct categories that consist of preparing the plan, environment and the learner themselves, a guided learning session, the transferring and apply of knowledge and achieving the improvement goals.
Tim Trainer has been asked to come in and help administrative assistants at Law Legal with using Microsoft Word. The administrative assistants must use Word to type up legal briefs using tools they do not use on a normal basis, such as line numbering, spacing, and table of contents. Tim collects some data from the law office and finds the administrative assistants ages are 38-62, they work on computers all day, and have many training handouts posted around their desk to carry out tasks. Tim Trainer has a training room with computers, a projector, and a laptop for him to use.
Please use the Four-Phase Process to outline the design of the training.
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepte
Review the case study found on page 340 of your textbook, titled, Finding the Right View: Developing Local Talent in Local Markets.
Using this scenario as a basis, in a two-page APA-formatted paper, using at least two peer-reviewed sources from the CSU Online Library and the course textbook as supporting documentation, address the following issues.
- How employees will be selected for expatriate assignments.
- What pre-departure discussion points will be discussed.
- How the training and orientation plan will prepare and develop expatriates prior to departure.
- How employee anxiety and fear of overseas work will be mitigated.
- How a repatriation program will be instituted, including potential problems and solutions.
- How the transfer of knowledge of global assignments will benefit future expatriates.
- What strategies will be used to increase the participation and success of women in expatriate assignments.
Part I
In this part of the assignment, create a performance management plan for your fictitious company for the upcoming merger. The paper must address, in detail and paragraph form, the following questions.
- What performance criteria will be used? Include specific examples.
- Who will conduct the appraisal, and will a standard or custom form be used?
- How often will appraisals be conducted, and what are good HRM practices that can be used to ensure the appraisal does not become just an annual event?
Part II
In the second part of the assignment, begin by reviewing the Case Study found on page 164 of your textbook titled IHRM in Action Case 6.1. Using this scenario as a basis, address the following items:
- Discuss how Richard should strengthen the relationship with his supervisor, Jean.
- Discuss what Richard could have done differently to begin that relationship.
- Should Richard contact h
Using your fictitious company from the assignment in Unit I, create a PowerPoint presentation of no less than 10 slides (not counting the title slide or references slide) with speaker notes to address the numbered topics below. Note: This briefing leads to the final presentation in Unit VII.
In the presentation, you need to include the following items.
- Create a staffing plan for the upcoming merger. Explain the four approaches to international staffing and select the one(s) that your organization should use.
- Describe to what extent expatriates will be employed in the overseas location.
- Describe how training and orientation plans will prepare expatriate employees for success abroad and for their return home.
- Include specific strategies for increasing the participation and success of women in expatriate assignments in your staffing plan.
Be sure to include a title slide and a reference slide that lists references in APA form
For this assignment, you will again be writing about the fictitious company that you created in Unit I. In a minimum of two pages, discuss the following items that address the human resource (HR) implications for your company as it goes international as well as your role in HR in this growth. These will also help you to prepare for your PowerPoint briefing to the CEO that will be submitted in Unit VII:
- Discuss current HRM practices that will need to be modified as the organization goes abroad.
- Discuss the three different types of HR structural forms (centralized, decentralized, and transition) and select the one this organization should adopt and explain why.
- Explain the control mechanisms to put into place to ensure the organizations culture is congruent across international borders.
- Address factors driving standardization.
- Discuss factors driving internationalization growth and the spread of internationalization.
- Discu
