Author: chris

Assignment 2: Human Resource Strategy

Due Week 6 and worth 200 points

Use the Internet to research the Best Places to Work (http://www.greatplacetowork.com/). Select two companies from two different industries on the Fortune 100 list.

Write a four to six (4-6) page paper in which you:

Compare and contrast the two (2) industries you have identified in terms of size, products, services, customers, economic and regulatory environment.
Describe the mission, vision, values and core business practices of each of the companies you selected.
Determine from your research, at least two (2) HR strategies the company uses to ensure they acquire the needed talent to support their mission, vision, values, and core business practices. Provide support for your findings.
Suggest at least two (2) HR strategies that could promote a competitive advantage for each company within their industry. Provide a rationale for your position.
Use at least four (4) academic quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

Watch one of the following movies:

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Good Will Hunting (1997)

Peaceful Warrior (2006)

Rain Man (1988)

Girl Interrupted

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

If you would like to use a different movie, you MUST get permission from your instructor first.

Using the main characters in the movie you chose, answer the following questions:

Define cognition and provide a description of the cognitive processes.

What is the relationship between cognition and personality development?

Explain how biological and environmental factors can shape our cognitive processes.

How do parents influence a child’s personality according to each theory: evolutionary, biological/genetic, and behavioral?

How does self-efficacy relate to personality?

What “nature” and “nurture” factors contribute to one’s self-efficacy?

Make sure you are using the reading materials as one of your resources as well as an additional three outside resources. Apply APA formatting and citations. The total amount of pages should be at least 6 pages.

In this assignment you will analyze the organizational behavior of your current or former employer. Describe how the following areas influence the organizational behavior in a negative or positive manner:

Type of culture (Pluralism, Dualism or Salad bowl)
Modes of communication in the organization (i.e., written or verbal)
Nature of authority (i.e., recognized social rank)
Motivational techniques (e.g. intrinsic or extrinsic used to influence productivity and performance)
Areas of EQ (emotional quotient) embraced by the organization
Virtual elements (i.e., teleworking and virtual offices)

Provide examples for each item listed above and discuss how each example applies to the organization identified. Your paper must be eight to ten pages in length and use a minimum of four scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook. Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

Essentials of Health Economics – With Study Guide, Dewar, Diane M., 2010, chapter 15
The paper must be at least 1250 words. Select the Healthcare system of any country from chapter 15 of the text. The essay should emphasize quality rather than quantity. Organize your paper in the following way:
The country I chose is Germany

• Abstract

• Introduction of the country and its healthcare system

• Salient Features of the healthcare system of the country

• Compare and contrast the healthcare system of the country to the U.S. healthcare system

• Conclusions

• References

Topic: Operating a Small Business for a hookah lounge

Use the same business idea you used for Assignment 1 to complete this assignment.

Write a seven to eight (7-8) page paper in which you:

Thoroughly choose the legal form of organization for the business, and support your choice.
Thoroughlt determined the organization structure which is initially needed to get the business operating, including the number of people necessary to get through the first year of operation, their job titles, and short job descriptions.
Thoroughly proposed at least three (3) methods to encourage the employees to work together and build an effective brand.
Thoroghly examined at least three (3) ways to satisfy each of the stakeholders in the business including the investors, the employees, the customers, and the community.
Thoroughly suggested a way to fund the business. Thoroughly recommend how to attract equity investors.
Thoroughly analyzed how much of the funding should come from debt, and how much from equity. Support your evaluation.
Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Unit II Essay Compose a 500-word point-of-view essay illustrating a chosen perspective of one of the figures listed below:
 a citizen of Jamestown, VA during Bacon’s Rebellion,
 a former indentured servant witnessing a slave auction,
 a Spanish citizen during the Pueblo Revolt,
 a Puritan sailor witness to the Arbella sermon,
 a citizen of Salem, MA during the witch trials, or
 a Chesapeake farmer reacting to the Navigation Acts.

As this is a point-of-view essay, a modern perspective will not accurately address what the question is asking for. It is strongly suggested that at least one selection from the provided source book be used to research the event and views of the time. All sources and their use must be appropriately identified using APA style.

Attracting and retaining the most talented employees is essential for long-term organizational success. An important component to attracting and retaining such employees is the design and implementation of an effective compensation and benefit system.

Assume the role of a highly regarded human resource consultant hired to review, analyze, and revise the compensation and benefit system utilized by your city’s largest employer, Holland Enterprises. The firm employs 3,500 employees, but since 2007 has lost 25% of its staff. Exit interviews indicate the primary reason a majority of these employees have resigned is because of a compensation and benefit system that is perceived to be unfair and uncompetitive in the marketplace.

Present to the management a revised compensation and benefit strategy. Your proposal should include a discussion of:

How an effective compensation and benefit system contributes to organizational effectiveness.
The principle components of your revised compensation and benefit system for a large-scale organization as well as a recommendation for each component.
A convincing argument to the already skeptical top managers of this organization to increase their compensation and benefit expenses.

This week you are expected to write a research paper about coaching within organizations. In addition to coaching, what other aspects do you think are necessary for an organization to have an effective performance management system? Why? Conduct research into several different organizations and explain what concepts they utilize to achieve an effective performance management system.

Part One: Individual Paper—Project Procurement Risk

Review Week 3 and the supplemental readings (especially PMBOK® Guide).

In your paper, include the following:

An explanation of the different types of procurement contracts
A description of the risk level associated with each type of contract
An examination of the procurement management process

Cite any sources using the APA format on a separate page. Click here to learn how to cite sources using APA guidelines.

Part Two: Team Management

Review Week 3 and the supplemental readings (especially PMBOK® Guide). Write a 750–1,000-word paper on developing a project team.

In your paper, include the following:

An analysis of the administrative and behavioral aspects of team development
An evaluation of the characteristics of an effective team
The descriptions of at least three team development strategies

Cite any sources using the APA format on a separate page. Click here to learn how to cite sources using APA guidelines.

Part Three: Final Project: Communication, Risk, and Human Resources

This week, you will submit the next three parts of the course-length final project. The deliverables for Week 3 are:

The communications plan: Identify stakeholders from the requirements determination section. Add a new stakeholder and determine the following information for him or her:

Information need
The messages to be communicated
The timing and frequency of communication
The person responsible for communication
The medium for communication

Risk assessment: Identify potential risks that can prevent the project’s objectives from being met on time and within the budget. Develop a risk mitigation plan to manage the risks. The plan should have a severity ranking for each risk. For the most severe risk, develop a risk mitigation strategy that includes risk triggers and the team members responsible for responding to the risk.

Resource: Debate Paper Outline

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word debate paper in which you create a debate of a current event or other controversial topic and provide an analysis of arguments presented for both sides. Complete the following sections in the paper:

Introduction: Introduce the issue that is the subject of the debate.
Body
Include a minimum of two but no more than four arguments for the pro and con sides of the debate.
Evaluate any potential ethical, moral, or legal issues.
Conclusion
Identify what you determined is the more persuasive argument.
Reflect on the arguments presented and reveal your consensus.
Base the conclusion solely on the pro and con arguments.
Include a rebuttal of weaker arguments.
Explain why the selected arguments were more persuasive.

Cite at least three sources.

TOPIC: “SHOULD THERE BE AN IMMIGRATION REFORM IN THE U.S.A.?”