Category: Human Resource Management

Based on your review and analysis of the The Invisible Sponsors case study (Kerzner, 2017, pp. 451-452), address the following key discussion topic elements:

• Describe the role and responsibilities of the project sponsor in the subject organization. Why did this affect the project schedule development?
• The project manager needs direction from the project sponsor concerning whether to base the schedule on best time, least cost, or least risk. Why is this important for developing the project schedule?
• Which project organizing or initiating documents, or artifacts, would typically provide an answer to the project managers question? Explain.

 

Supporting Lecture:

Review the following lecture:

• Managing Change

Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link , the expanded grading rubric for the forum below, and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction

Force Field Theory Analysis

Lewin’s force field analysis is a tool for distinguishing factors or forces that influence an individual towards or away from a desired outcome (or change). The forces that aid in making decisions that will make change more acceptable can be analyzed. Forces are more than attitudes to change. Peoples emotional state can prevent them from accepting change, therefore we need to understand factors that are related to their values or experiences that contribute to resistance. Force field analysis helps us to analyze a condition and then plan corrective actions.

There will be two discussion questions listed below. By the due date assigned, respond to one of the discussion questions and submit your response to the Discussion Area. Your initial posting should be addressed at 5001000 words. Use the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading. Support your answers with examples and research and cite your sources using APA format.

Tasks

In 2012, Yahoos new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) implemented a change for employees who were working from home to stop the practice and required them to commute to the office. The change in culture was driven by the desire to improve innovation through human interaction. The organizational change now requires employees who work from home to work in the office.

Discussion Question 1:

What are the main driving and restraining forces involved in making this organizational change at Yahoo?

Discussion Question 2:

What resources would Yahoo need to manage this change and how will they will help to implement action steps?

Hint: Sometimes it’s easier to reduce the impact of restraining forces than it is to strengthen driving forces.

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the . As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

 Phase 2: Unit VIII Final Project

 Submit an APA style, 600-900 word (two- to three-page) excerpt explaining which aspects of organizational design and redesign apply to your organization. Include how three to five strategies apply to and address your proposed change at your organization. Be sure to include the concept of self as an instrument to identify how to leverage ones leadership talents to serve as an instrument for change. Cite ideas from Chapter 4 and other sources as applicable to your elected plan. Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below. 

 Unit V Case Study Read the case study titled Vineet Nayar Transforms HCL on pages 119-122 in your textbook. Explain how the strategies for including people in the change process included employee ideas and talents. Conclude with a closing reflection paragraph and answer the following: How do these actions inform your thoughts as you develop plans for your Unit VIII Final Project? Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below 

 Review Chapter 4 and think about your ideas for the Unit VIII Final Project. Briefly share with classmates your general idea. Then, comment and cite concepts from Units I-III that connect to your ideas for your Unit VIII Final Project. Be sure to include Chapter 4 topics such as building commitment and collaborationhow might these apply? 

 Review Chapter 5, and describe two strategies for including people in change processes. Share a related personal experience wherein a strategy was or was not applied. How could it have helped? Or how did it help? Cite idea(s) from Chapter 5. 

 

Below are some of the OD concepts and theories we have discussed so far:

• Planned change theories
• OD diagnostic processes
• OD interventions
• Change management
• Internal and external consultants

Your Task:

Choose an organizational development concept or theory from our readings and discussions.  In a five to seven page paper, build out the theory by applying it to an organization of your choice.

• Be thorough as you apply the concept or theory to your organization.
• Be sure to clearly identify the organization problem or issue and work through the chosen theory as you apply it to the organization.
• You are expected to incorporate at least one of the following course objectives in your short paper:
  1. Evaluate definitions, theories, and models of corporate culture
  2. Identify the roles and relationships corporate culture has in organizational performance
  3. Use a systems perspective in analyzing organizational conditions
  4. Evaluate theories and models for managing change in organizations
  5. Identify common barriers to effective change management
  6. Prescribe appropriate OD strategies and techniques in applied settings

Your paper should be five to seven pages long, excluding cover and reference pages.  Please follow APA guidelines for citations, quotations, and references, and use at least five scholarly resources that are dated within the last five years.  You are strongly encouraged to use the required and reserved readings in this course, as well as peer-reviewed journal articles found through the UMUC library.  Research methodology and problem analysis will be emphasized in the grading of this assignment.

See the attached grading criteria for specifics on how your papers will be graded.

Submit your paper electronically via the Assignment folder.

Answer the following from the Problems Appendix in the back of your textbook on pp. 326-328, and upload your answers through Blackboard:

• Chapter 3: Questions 1 and 10
• Chapter 4: Questions 2, 3, 4, and 12

Your completed Homework assignment should be at least three to four pages in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style. 

 

Review the media presentation on How to Do a SWOT Analysis in Required Resources. Read the Case Studies found under Assignment Files below. The link for each will take you to the article in the Herzing Library. Choose an article to read and analyze. Identify the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) of a case. Suggest a course of action.

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

 Eves, M. M., Danziger, P. D., Farrell, R. M., & Cole, C. M. (2015). . Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics, 5(2), 167-178. 

Answer the following from the Problems Appendix in the back of your textbook on pp. 325-326, and upload your answers through Blackboard:

• Chapter 1: Questions 1, 2, and 4 
• Chapter 2: Questions 1, 2, and 4

Your completed Homework assignment should be at least three to four pages in length. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. All references and citations used must be in APA style.

 

Submit a 23-page paper that addresses the following questions. Your paper should follow APA style, be double-spaced with one-inch margins, and include a title page and reference list.

• Describe one approach for conducting a needs analysis and the degree to which the approach might be useful to consider when developing a Talent Management Plan for Webuttik.
• Describe one approach or model for conducting training and development of employees, and explain the degree to which the approach or model might be useful to consider when developing a Talent Management Plan for Webuttik.
• Describe one approach or model for performance management and the degree to which the approach or model might be useful to consider when developing a Talent Management Plan for Webuttik.

What is Webuttik? 

 

Webbutik is an online retailer specializing in womens and mens apparel and shoes. Webbutiks leadership have decided to invest resources to improve the online retail experience for customers in order to stay competitive in the online retail marketplace. Before leaders can invest necessary resources into fixing the company website, they have to address the immediate problem of poor customer service and the impending mass exodus of customer service reps before the holiday season.

The leaders decide to hire a consultant (YOU) to develop a Talent Management Plan for customer service representatives and customer service managers. The Talent Management Plan would detail strategies and approaches to address the following goals:

• Identification and selection of external job candidates for the customer service representative position
• Identification of internal customer service representatives who are high performers and could be developed for managerial positions
• Onboarding new hires
• Training and developing existing customer service representatives
• Improving recruitment and retention of customer service representatives

 

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 share three relevant things you have learned last week about your project , and cite sources (maybe documents or data), people or things you met or talked to, to gather information. Thanks. 

students response

 

Three relevant factors to the development of my business plan for a Natural Food Broker within the convenience channel that I have learned this week and had not anticipated:

1. There is very little data on the Food Broker Industry.

Because the food broker industry is difficult to measure because companies tend to be small, private, and regional (Salmans, 1982, para 4).  I had to pivot and look at the driving factors of the food and retail industries, along with consumer trends which drive the demand for food brokers.  Th scope of this is a bigger than initially anticipated.

1. The food broker has two customers.

As I was writing the initial plan, I was entirely focused on the C-store as the customer, and entirely missed the Brand as the actual customer, so I had to go back and re-rewrite some of my plan with this in mind. Although, the C-store customer is a relevant factor, the initial customer is the supplier and that is how a food broker generates revenue.

1. Receivables or the lack of receivable must be considered in the financials.

I met with a reputable natural food broker that has been operating for almost 5 years in the foodservice channel. I interviewed John Hein with The Advance Natural Group to understand how the financials work or pass through from the supplier to the broker. One big call out he made was that there are often times the Supplier does not pay on time. This may have a significant impact on the amount of on-hand cash that is necessary to keep operating month to month.  Paying employees is a major function and greatest expenses a food broker has. He was able to identify about a third of suppliers pay behind schedule and that a solid contract proves to have some effectiveness when attempting to collect. 

Salmans, S. (1982, April 23). Food industrys middlemen. The New York Times. Retrieved

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