For this discussion, assume the role of vice president for human resources of a large, U.S.-based corporation. You have been assigned to partner with three other VPs in sales, information technology, and finance to panel and review recommendations by supervisors for a very small number of individuals whom they consider to be HI-PO employees. … Read more
For the purpose of this assignment, imagine that you are employed as a compensation specialist by an organization that provides warehousing and distribution services across the United States. Your company also recently expanded operations into Canada. As a growing multinational enterprise, managers are concerned with keeping up with industry standards to maintain a competitive … Read more
Consider the company that you currently work for or one for which you have been employed previously. Describe the pay structure of the company, and discuss whether or not you feel it is/was fair to the employees. What, if anything, could be or could have been improved about the pay structure? Your journal entry … Read more
You are the human resources (HR) manager for a technology company that provides technical support for hospitals using computer systems that share information. Your company has just been awarded a new contract that is requiring a huge increase in the organization’s workforce. The contract will involve providing technical support for several large hospital systems in … Read more
Imagine that you are the human resources (HR) manager at a manufacturing company. The company you work for is trying to determine whether it can make the switch from using a merit-based pay plan to an incentive-based pay plan. As the HR manager, it is your responsibility to explain each pay plan to your companys board … Read more
Under group and company-wide incentive programs, do you believe it is possible for poor performers to benefit without making substantial contributions to group or company goals? What can companies do to ensure that poor performers do not benefit? Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are … Read more
Write a 750-1,000 word strategic human resource management plan for Walmart. The purpose of this assignment is to simulate the thought process managers use to connect unit goals with organizational strategy. The students are not expected to produce a detailed strategic plan (which in actual organizations can exceed 100 pages). Rather, the expectation is that … Read more
Metacognitive Skills in Design Identify a learning opportunity in your organization or an organization with which you are familiar. Describe the ways in which domain-specific metacognitive skills is a factor for those involved and design techniques a designer should use considering metacognitive skills.
Herzberg, J. T. (2015). Foundations in human services practice: A generalist perspective on individual, agency, and community. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson. ISBN: 9780205858255; eISBN: 9780205982233 Based on what you have read this week describe the difference between lobbying and advocacy. Discuss an issue that you strongly believe should be advocated for in your … Read more
Individuals who commit violent acts are always in the news. Find an article either in a magazine, online, or in a newspaper that reports on an act of violence. In your posts include the following: Explain the act of violence. What happened? Who was involved? What was done? What do we understand about the individual … Read more