Day: February 18, 2020

Must answer ALL questions :

The ability to adapt to a new environment is very important for ag global manager/leader. Not only is it important for them, but also those closes to them that may be required to adapt to a new environment. Take the given scenario below: 

You are an expatriate (with a spouse and a 6-year-old daughter) sent on assignment for one year to Hong Kong.

1. What should you do to prepare for departure?

2. What training should you or your family complete pre-departure?

3. What challenges will you face upon arrival?

4. What expectations do you have from your home and host country organization?

5. What are the dos and donts for an expat working in Hong Kong?

Support your answers with demonstrated practical examples and facts.

Part 1: Post a Response

Decision making is the process of identifying and choosing alternative courses of action. While we want to make rational decisions, sometimes we dont . . . sometimes we make non-rational decisions.

There are four steps in rational decision-making:

1. Recognize and define the problem or opportunity-In business the problem can come in the form of customer complaints, supplier breakdowns, staff turnover, sales decline, etc. Organizations proactively seek opportunities to exceed goals, surpass the industry expectations and to expand and grow the business. 
2. Identify and analyze alternative courses of action-Leaders should seek input from multiple sources to interpret and analyze the problem/opportunity to come up with as many options as possible to solve the issue. 
3. Choose a preferred course of action-The group want to answer the following: (1) Is the action ethical?; (2) Is it feasible? (costs, technology availability; (3) Is it effective? If your answer to this question is the resolution is good enough you want to rethink this solution it will cause more harm than good. 
4. Implement the preferred course of action-You need to the participation from all teams to successfully implement the action. 

On the other hand, non-rational decisions are generally the result of either Satisficing (going with the first available option without much research) or Intuition (using your gut or just your own feelings to make decisions).

For this weeks discussion, think about a time when you made a non-rational decision on the job or in your personal life.

• Was it the result of satisficing or intuition? 
• How would your decision have been different using the four steps for rational decision-making? 
• How would the steps have helped you to make a better, or more sound, decision? 

Question 2 :

“Work-Life Conflicts”  Please respond to the following:

• Using the information found in the e-activity, determine two (2) work-life challenges that either military personnel (e.g., Reserve and National Guard, etc.), individuals with accents or English fluency concerns, or gays / lesbians may face within any organization. Examine at least two (2) employment laws that protects your selected group. Next, outline a plan that could assist an organization in protecting the selected group from discrimination. 

Roles for Human Resource Departments

Analyze HRM functions. Describe and detail each one of these functions. Why are the specific roles associated with HRM important?

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

• Write between 700 1,000 words using Microsoft Word in APA style, see the 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, one reference must be from EBSCOhost. Textbooks, lectures, and other materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the three reference requirement.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.  

book  

Mathis/Jackson/Valentine/Meglich’s Human Resource Management

ASSIGNMENT 2: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROPOSAL  Due Week 6 and worth 190 points 

In Assignment 1, you conducted a research analysis of the company and proposed strategic solutions to the CEO.  As you continue your consulting role, the next task is to deliver a professional development program to the CEO of your chosen organization. 

It is important that your programs proposal be based on your research of emotional intelligence (EI) and specifically detail how a new incentive program, based on an EI management approach, will: Foster teamwork Strengthen interpersonal relationships Enhance communication Increase overall performance Benefit not only managers but the bottom-line 

INSTRUCTIONS Following SWS standards, write a 5 to 7 page, double-spaced proposal that includes the following components:  

1. EI and Motivation Which of the EI building blocks would impact managements ability to enhance employee performance and job satisfaction? Based on your research on motivational theory, describe which motivational theory  you would utilize to influence the members of the organization and aid in helping to resolve the issue. Provide examples to support your solution. 

2. EI and Social Skills and Decision Making Explain how the core concepts of emotional intelligence would enhance the  decisionmaking efficacy of the management team. 

3. Effective Teams Describe the core attributes of an effective team and the strategies you would implement to develop team dynamics that will benefit the organization. 

4. Reward Systems Create an effective reward system for this organization based on how you want to resolve the organizational issue. Determine the strategies you would incorporate to motivate employees and influence behavior. 

5. References and Citations Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate two quality resources. In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source. 

6. Formatting and Writing Standards Formatting and writing standards are part of your grade. Align your formatting to the Strayer Writing Standards. 

*Grading for this assignment will be based on the following criteria and evaluation standards: