Category: Human Resource Management

Write a 4 page paper answering the following questions:

What are the benefits of retaining qualified employees?

Explain the benefits of unionizing. 

How is labor relations used to establish an effective and efficient relationships between employees, union representatives and the organization?

How do layoffs affect the workforce?

Paper must include a cover page, abstract and 3-4 reference. 

Do not use Wikipedia

All sources used must be cited both within the text and in a references section at the end of the lecture (use APA conventions for citing)

No more than 20% of the entire piece can be in quotation

Must be proofread and edited for err

 

2 Questions    250 words each Question.  NO CITATION / NO APA STYLE.

Question 1.

Choose one commercial and one non-commercial recreation activity or attraction, and discuss their similarities and differences. Be sure to include differences in management styles and customer service.  

Question 2.

Discuss the aspects of the casino industry that set it apart from other hospitality entities. What are the reasons behind the casino industry’s amazing growth over the years? 

 

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students. 

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: 

1) In your opinion, is the best metric that a company might use to evaluate the effectiveness of its efforts to fill professional positions? Why?

2) What are the one or two key concepts that you can take from this class and use at your workplace?

Reply to at least two of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

1 response to the two questions – 175 words

2 separate responses to classmate posts – 150 words 

*** CLASSMATE POSTS ATTACHED**

Through your resources and this weeks lecture, you learned about the importance of compensation and benefits. You have also learned why it is important to align compensation and benefits with organizational strategy and how the value employees place on compensation and benefits plays a role in this strategic alignment.

For this weeks assignment, research recent journal articles that reflect on each of these questions:

• What value do employees place on compensation and benefits?
• What factors should be considered when aligning organizational strategy with compensation design?
• What are some of the global implications when considering a compensation design?

Prepare a written assessment of the differing values employees have for different components of compensation and benefits plans. Be sure to provide examples to support your findings. These can include current trends or events in the field.

Support your assignment with at least five scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.

Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy. 

Review the attached article describing the different strategies employed by Uber, Grab and G0-Jeck as they compete for market dominance in the ride-sharing industry. In the end, Uber decided to retreat from the region. How does Go-Jek’s strategy differ from the other companies and which company strategy do you think works best?

Note: Discussion responses should be a 5-7 sentence paragraph addressing questions asked within the writing Prompt

 

Some organizations are disciplined in performing job analysis and maintaining up-to-date job descriptions while many are not.  Why might this be true?  If employed, is there a difference between what you and your employer think about the value of job analysis and job descriptions, and why?  If not employed, explain the pros and cons of job analysis and job descriptions.

 

Refer to Chapters 3 and 4 in the Compensation text by Milkovich and Newman.   The material in these chapters speak directly to the questions below.

Briefly answer the following questions on or before Sunday 11:59 pm.

1. Explain what Internal Alignment is and how it can support business strategy, work flow and motivate employee behavior toward organizational objectives.
2. In your current (or a former) organization how equitable do you believe the job levels and pay differences are, and why?
3. Explain what Job Analysis is and why it is important in establishing an aligned job structure?
4. Briefly describe and express your opinion on the Tournament Theory.
5. What are the questions that Job Analysis answers?

 

Assignment Details (3-4 pages,abstract, conclusion, references)

Reducing the Price of Health Care

The focus in health care reform is cost control in light of annual double-digit inflation since the late 1990s and the consumption of nearly 17% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 (more than any other country in the world). The debate is over how to reduce the rate of spending for health care while preserving quality and access to care for patients. Research at least 2 methods of reducing the percentage of the GDP spent on health care. You will need to be able to describe how you would do this in specific terms. This can be a number of approaches, such as the following:

• Completely dismantle the current system and start overA monumental task
• Revise the current payment system to reflect current economic constraints
• Cut Medicare and Medicaid
• Insurance reform
• National health insurance based on the Massachusetts Model
• Malpractice reform
• Legislation such as the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, the Affordable Care Act (2010), and others

Provide the following elements in your paper:

• Describe the model you are supporting to best control costs without compromising the quality and access to health care, and explain how the model works.
• Analyze the method that you are supporting, detailing the strengths and weaknesses from all stakeholder group (e.g., patient, provider, and third-party payer) perspectives.
• Provide an example of the model in real time or as a scenario.
• Summarize the anticipated results in terms of costs and benefits.

 (3-4 pages,abstract, conclusion and references)

The most effective impact of investment in health care will come from effective management and policy. From this position, discuss the following:

• Discuss the evolution of the U.S. health care system and how both the development of policy and the management requirements have been influenced by traditions and values.
• Discuss the influence of the changing needs of the labor force due to increased technology, the aging of America, and various economic factors (including aging workforce, cost of turnover, cost of education and training, and so forth) with a focus on health care administration.
• Discuss the 3 approaches to management and policy (systems, critical, and public interest) as they relate to the management perspective in health care.

 

Assignment Details 300 words and reference

Review the Terminal Course Objectives, accessed by clicking on the Course Information tab at the top of your screen, scrolling down to the “Course Objectives,” and then selecting “View Class Objectives.”

• How will accomplishing these objectives support your success in management?
• What risks or challenges might a health care manager encounter if he or she has not mastered these objectives?
• Incorporate perspectives based on readings regarding the challenges of the health care system. Explain.