Category: Human Resource Management

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:

1. Discuss how Richard should strengthen the relationship with his supervisor, Jean.
2. Discuss what Richard could have done differently to begin that relationship.
3. Should Richard contact his supervisor in Toronto? Why, or why not?

The entire assignment, including both Part I and Part II, should be in a narrative format and not a series of questions and answers. The total length should be no less than two pages not counting title or reference pages. You must use a minimum of one source, which can be your textbook.

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.

1. 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.
2. Describe to what extent expatriates will be employed in the overseas location.
3. Describe how training and orientation plans will prepare expatriate employees for success abroad and for their return home.
4. 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 format. You may use the information in your textbook, and include at least one peer-reviewed source from the CSU Online Library.

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:

1. Discuss current HRM practices that will need to be modified as the organization goes abroad.
2. Discuss the three different types of HR structural forms (centralized, decentralized, and transition) and select the one this organization should adopt and explain why.
3. Explain the control mechanisms to put into place to ensure the organizations culture is congruent across international borders.
4. Address factors driving standardization.
5. Discuss factors driving internationalization growth and the spread of internationalization.
6. Discuss the IHRM professionals role and challenges in a typical merger and acquisition.
7. Discuss international joint venture challenges.
8. Discuss the term SME as it applies to IHRM.

The paper should be APA-formatted using at least two peer-reviewed articles and the textbook as supporting documentation. You should also have a title page and a reference page, which do not count as part of the two-page minimum requirement.

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 Unit VII to the CEO just prior to the overseas facility opening.

Write a minimum of two pages in an APA-formatted paper using at least two peer-reviewed research articles from the CSU Online Library and the textbook as supporting documentation, addressing the following topics.

• Explain the major differences between domestic human resource management (HRM) and international HRM. 
• Explain some cultural concerns that the organization will need to consider when developing the business plan. Some key cultural points to address would be the host country culture and norms that will affect the employees and leadership.
• Develop a mission statement to cover the main goals and mission of the organization in order to function effectively in the overseas location with short-term goals.  
• Explain the spread and growth of internationalization, and how this affects your fictitious company.
• Develop an outline for a basic business plan and strategy to include a vision statement that looks three to five years in the future. 
• Address any legal and safety issues.

 

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 leadership, differentiation, and focus/niche) and select which one you would deem more appropriate for an efficiency-minded retail organization and explain your rationale. How would the selected strategy ultimately affect how HR does its job? 
• Examine the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provide an example (not a definition) of each. Then, make a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization. 
• Consider challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identify and discuss at least two (2) issues. What advice would you give to ease your selected issues? Be specific. 
• List and describe 23 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process. HINT: . Also, what problems should HR and management teams avoid during the selection process? 
• Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements: 
  1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. 
  2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment (with running head), the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. 
  3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. Use the Strayer University Library at https://research.strayer.edu to locate additional sources to support your work. 

The specific course outcomes associated with this assignment are:  

• Assess the strategic role of human resource management and the components that provide a competitive advantage to the organization. 
• Examine the human resource management functions of recruiting and selecting, and their importance to business strategy. 

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, differentiation, and focus/niche) and select which one you would deem more appropriate for an efficiency-minded retail organization and explain your rationale. How would the selected strategy ultimately affect how HR does its job? 
• Examine the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provide an example (not a definition) of each. Then, make a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization. 
• Consider challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identify and discuss at least two (2) issues. What advice would you give to ease your selected issues? Be specific. 
• List and describe 23 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process. HINT: . Also, what problems should HR and management teams avoid during the selection process? 
• Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements: 
  1. Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. 
  2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment (with running head), the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. 
  3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. Use the Strayer University Library at https://research.strayer.edu to locate additional sources to support your work. 

The specific course outcomes associated with this assignment are:  

• Assess the strategic role of human resource management and the components that provide a competitive advantage to the organization. 
• Examine the human resource management functions of recruiting and selecting, and their importance to business strategy.

 

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 issues.

Needs Analysis

2. Based on the issues the organization is currently facing, identify the new system needs. Identify change team members who will help identify system need and specify their role and responsibilities.

Interview, Questionnaire, Observation, or Focus Group

3. Determine how additional data will be collected regarding system needs. Determine how change management team will collect data during the exploration phase. Specify if team members will use interviews, questionnaires, observations and/or focus groups to collect data from end users. Provide at least five essential questions that will be asked of end users via interview, questionnaire, observation, or focus group.

Conclusion

4. Explain two to three reasons why the company would benefit from adopting an HRIS. Focus on how the HRIS would address the current HR needs of the organization.

Resources

5. Use at least two quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, your professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze the strategy of the organization, the HR strategy, and HR programs with Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS).
  • Identify who and what is involved in an HRIS needs analysis including the types of activities performed.
  • Evaluate key elements and system considerations in the design of HRIS.

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