For this assignment, you will be writing about a fictitious company you create that offers a product or service of your choice. The following facts about the company provide the framework for this assignment.

• Your company is based in the United States with no current global footprint.
• Having gained approval from the board of directors, your company is preparing to merge with another company that provides a similar product. The purpose of the merger is to expand your companys reach and create a global presence. When the merger is complete, your company will operate under a new organizational name and open a facility overseas in a country of your choice. 
• As the vice president for human resources, you report to the chief executive officer (CEO) who has asked you for guidance on making the merger successful.
• This building of the merger project will continue throughout the course, culminating in a final PowerPoint presentation briefing in

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

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

CASE 4-1  WALMARTS EVERYDAY HIRING STRATEGY: FUELING FUTURE CONSUMER DEMAND WITH PASSION AND TALENT 
CASE 4-2  GAUGING EMPLOYMENT AT HONEYWELL 
CASE 5-1 HERE A GM, THERE A GM, EVERYWHERE A GM (OR SO THEY THOUGHT!) 
CASE 5-2 TRYING TO BUILD WHEN NOBODY WANTS TO WORK 
CASE 6-1 A KINK IN LINKS OF LONDONS SELECTION PROCESS 
CASE 6-2 NOT GETTING FACE TIME AT FACEBOOKAND GETTING THE LAST LAUGH!

Assignment 1: Strategy, Planning, and Selection 
Due Week 3 and worth 170 points 

Assume for this assignment that you are being highly considered for a director-level HR management position for a best-in-class national retailer. You are in the final phase of the interview process and must respond to the interview panel regarding specific questions and scenarios that will help them determine if you are a good fit for the new role. The companys culture is centered on the effective development of strategy, plans, and selection criteria aimed at building and sustaining a competitive and profitable organization. It will be extremely important that you respond with a strategic mindset in order to convince the organization you are able to help them ensure the execution of the business strategy. 

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you: 

• Analyze different types of strategies (cost l

Suppose you were recently promoted to a supervisory job in a company where you have worked for two years. You genuinely like almost all your co-workers, who now report to you. The only exception is one employee, who dresses more formally than the others and frequently tells jokes that embarrass you and the other workers. Given your preexisting feelings for the employees, how can you measure their performance fairly and effectively?

Assignment 1: Strategy, Planning, and Selection 
Due Week 3 and worth 170 points 

Assume for this assignment that you are being highly considered for a director-level HR management position for a best-in-class national retailer. You are in the final phase of the interview process and must respond to the interview panel regarding specific questions and scenarios that will help them determine if you are a good fit for the new role. The companys culture is centered on the effective development of strategy, plans, and selection criteria aimed at building and sustaining a competitive and profitable organization. It will be extremely important that you respond with a strategic mindset in order to convince the organization you are able to help them ensure the execution of the business strategy. 

Write a six to seven (6-7) page paper in which you: 

• Analyze different types of strategies (cost leadership

Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Part A (Chapter 4)

1. Think about the improvements you would make to your current or previous organizations 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.

Part B (Chapter 5)

2. Based on your system recommendations from Part A, make a brief proposal request to a vendor (see vendors on page 110, Table 5.3) using the information from Table 5.2 as a guide.

Due Week 3 and worth 120 points

Read the details of the Larson Property Management Company case scenario on pages 114115 of the textbook. The Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Larson, and the Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Johnson, would like to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR functions, as well as reduce overall HR costs. Mr. Larson and Ms. Johnson would like you, the HR Director, to serve as the change agent of the project. In this assignment, you will develop a plan and analysis (planning and analysis phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)) of the current business based on the details of the scenario.

Instructions:

Write a two to three-page proposal, in which you:

Introduction and Plan

1. Detail the current situation for the company, focusing on the issues that the organization is currently facing from using a legacy HRIS. Explain your plan for moving forward to address these iss

Retention of productive employees is a major concern of HR professionals and business executives. It is more efficient to retain a quality employee than to recruit, train and orient a replacement/new employee of the same quality.

4 key points.

Some management commentators have argued that job (or position) descriptions are not necessary, that they are simply unneeded paperwork that occupy file space and that they are not particularly useful. In essay form, develop two arguments, one supporting job descriptions and one opposing job descriptions. Finally, provide your opinion in support of one argument or the other. 

References 

Fallon Jr., L. Fleming, & McConnell, Charles R. (2019). Human Resource Management in Health Care Principles and Practice. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning 

You are a human resources practitioner in the HR department of a large, not-for-profit hospital. Your title is Employee Relations Manager, and your immediate superior is the facility's Vice Present for Human Resources. Repeating a concern brought to him by administration, the HR vice president has stated that employee turnover appears to be excessive for this facility. As a result, the vice president has concluded that employee retention is a major issue and assigns you the task of assessing retention practices. He requests a work plan describing how you will proceed. 

Describe your plan for assessing employee retention, noting the factors you elect to address and explaining why these factors can be important as they relate to turnover and retention.