Human Resources Management

Discuss the primary manner in which the concepts of this course can be applied to your current or future work position. Rate the three (3) most important concepts that you have learned in this course in order of importance (one [1] being the most important; three [3], the least). Provide a rationale for your rating scheme.

Prepare one page (2 single-spaced paragraphs) case and current event analysis memo.1) How does the case specifically apply to the chapter material? A case attached,    The External Environment: Opportunities, Threats, Industry Competition, and Competitor Analysis (Ch 2) Chapter 2 Short version attached 2) How does one WSJ story from the last 7 days apply to the material in the chapter? –  https://www.wsj.com/ 

Write a paper analyzing the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Discuss the law from the employee and the employer perspectives. Analyze the way that this legislation impacts the way that business is done and the way the business must deal with employees and employee issues. Evaluate whether or not the reasons why these laws are still necessary. Include in your analysis of current publications that support or add to your analysis and evaluation. Find three current references from research articles or publications. You can select your state or a state of your choosing. Support your paper with a minimum of five (5) external resources In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included. Length: 5-7 pages not including title and reference pages. Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide 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.

As a human resources manager, you need to advise top leadership (CEO, Vice Presidents, and Senior Managers) information on the importance of leadership style in creating a culture that embraces diversity. Create a PowerPoint presentation to compare and contrast how the different styles of CEO leadership can affect team building, so that cultural diversity can be used to a competitive advantage in the workplace. Provide ideas for how to effectively build a team that supports and embraces cultural diversity, and recommend the leadership styles that encourage the creation of a culture of diversity. Incorporate appropriate animations, transitions, and graphics as well as “speaker notes” for each slide. The speaker notes may be comprised of brief paragraphs or bulleted lists. Support your presentation with at least five (5) scholarly resources.  In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources may be included.  Be sure to include citations for quotations and paraphrases with references in APA format and style where appropriate.

Assignment Details The planning for the community building session is almost complete. The last details are how to conduct the plenary sessions for sharing information across groups to develop key priorities and themes that will need to be addressed. There are two sessions that need to be planned. One is to review the work done by intact work teams. In this larger session, the goal is to spot patterns and identify themes that can be used to plan actions. These patterns or themes will come from the stop–continue–start charts developed by each functional group. In this way, not only will the changes that need to happen to be identified, but aspects of effective work (those things that work well and should be continued) can also be reinforced. The external consulting team strongly recommended a “cross-functional, by-level grouping” for the first step. Their aim is to promote understanding of priorities and show how different issues at different levels of the organization can be aligned. The internal consulting team is excited about being the primary facilitators for these sessions. Everyone recognizes that a structured approach will be critical (for timing and to control decision–making inputs). The approach called the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) seems to be ideally suited to this task. You want to prepare yourself for conducting the session. Use the library, Internet, or other resources to research NGT. Because each grouping will be of differing size, you want to tailor the overall steps of NGT to the situation you will facilitate. To do this, you must create a meeting session plan (a document of 4–5 pages) that will answer the following questions: What is the goal of the session? How will the nominal group technique be used to achieve this goal? How will the members of the teamwork together (guidelines for effective participation)? What specific steps and tasks will be involved in achieving the goal? How much time will be allocated to each step or task? What voting mechanism is most appropriate for the size of the group and the specific stage of the process? What will the outcome look like? What will the group present to the other levels? Download a sample format here. Your assignment is to complete the missing sections (in red) and develop any additional participant materials or instructions to assist the group in completing the task.  The document is attached!!!

The CEO has asked you and Jane to create a chart that he might use as part of his decision process in deciding what countries in which to locate overseas factories. He also wants an accompanying recommendation summary from an HR perspective. Prepare a 6-column, 5-row chart for the following countries and parameters: Columns (countries) are: Japan Mexico India China Italy Germany Rows (factors to research) for each country are: Average manufacturing wage Country’s minimum wage Typical restrictive work rules where there are unions How do unions enhance or detract from company results Country’s unemployment rate? It is unlikely that you will find all of the necessary data in one online database. Instead, you will have to research a number of different ones. In addition, in some cases, you may have to make calculations from a “base=100” report to get an actual dollar figure. Ensure that you cite the references used, in proper APA format. Wikipedia is an unacceptable reference For minimum wages, try one of the following sites: Minimum wages List of minimum wages by country For unemployment percentages try the following site: Unemployment rate (most recent) by country (be sure to note the year of the data) Your recommendation summary should explain which country you recommend for the future overseas expansion, based solely on the data in your chart. Websites for sites to try are located in reference.  References Absolute Astronomy. (2019). List of minimum wages by country. Retrieved from http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country Graham, I. (n.d.). Unemployment rate: Countries compared. Retrieved from https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Labor/Unemployment-rate WageIndicator.org. (2019). Minimum wages. Retrieved from https://wageindicator.org/salary/minimum-wage

Module 2: Self-Reporting Leadership Assessment Instructions  Choose 1 of 3 Self-Reporting Leadership Assessments (e.g., Ethical Leadership, Authentic Leadership, General Leadership) that are provided in Module 2: Self-Assessments Folder. Complete the Assessment. Use the results or insights obtained from your assessment activity to respond to the Module 2 Discussion questions (see below).     Situation Self-Reporting Instrument (e.g., identify the one you selected) and Personal Attributes (e.g., Authentic Leadership Instrument and Personal Attributes). Influential PCL Characteristics Module 2 Prompt and Questions Situation: Describe a situation or circumstance in which you drew upon the strength and/or personal attribute that you identified in your Self-Reporting Assessment to influence others to achieve the desired outcome, and indicate the desired outcome you aimed to achieve. Name of Self-Reporting Instrument and Personal Attributes: When considering the strengths you drew upon to influence others to achieve this desired outcome, which leadership style(s) were appropriately suited for the conditions you described.  Influential PCL Characteristics: Identity which of the eight PCL characteristics (Covey, 1991) played a role in manifesting influence towards achieving the desired outcome described.

A performance appraisal is a regular review of employee job performance and contribution to organizational objectives. In many cases, performance appraisals are conducted at the end of the year to evaluate employee performance, as well as set performance for the next year. For this assignment, you will evaluate another function of HR and management and its contribution to effective performance management. Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the article Adapting the Performance Appraisal Process to Meet the Needs of the Modern Workplace  (Links to an external site.). In your paper, Discuss how performance appraisals are a function of HR and management. Analyze the basic components of an effective performance appraisal. Explain how performance appraisals can contribute to organizational goals and objectives. Explain the advantages of performance appraisals and how they contribute to effective training and development. Explain potential forms of discrimination based on labor laws and regulations when conducting a performance appraisal. For additional support with completing this assignment, please refer to the following tools: Finding HR Journals in the AU Library  (Links to an external site.). This tip sheet will support you in researching through the Ashford University Library. What Is CRAAP: A Guide to Evaluating Web Sources  (Links to an external site.). This will assist you in determining the reliability of an HR website. Scholarly and Popular Resources(1)  (Links to an external site.).This tutorial explains the differences between scholarly and popular resources. Human Resource Research With FindIt@AU  (Links to an external site.). This tip sheet will support you in researching through the Ashford University Library. The Performance Appraisal paper Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style  (Links to an external site.) Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013  (Links to an external site.). Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions  (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources. Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources  (Links to an external site.)  table offer additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper  (Links to an external site.) Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List  (Links to an external site.)  resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications. Carefully review the Grading Rubric  (Links to an external site.)  for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Objective: To understand the characteristics of a high-quality journal article.  This assignment has two parts.  Instructions for Part A • Identify your primary research discipline e.g. Information Systems; Human Resource Management; Environmental Economics etc. • Identify the three top journals in your nominated field using the ABDC List https://abdc.edu.au/research/abdc-journal-list-2/; Limit your search of the ABDC list to A* rated journals only; • Select one article from any of those three journals published from the period 2015-2019; and • Provide the complete citation for this article. Instructions for Part B Please write a summary review of your chosen article. Be sure to address the following in your review: • Describe the key theoretical contribution that the paper claims, or makes; • Describe how the paper connects with the existing literature; • Suggest three ways in which the paper could be improved;; • Evaluate the quality of writing and the comprehensibility of the arguments; • Word limit for Part B is 1000 words. • Please use your own words in writing Part B. Please do not quote from the article without providing a complete citation and page number for the quote. Instructions for formatting and proof-reading • Please use a standard WMS cover page, available on Moodle (under Assessments); • Please write formally in an academic style; • Please use 12-point Times New Roman font with 1.5 line spacing; • Please use no more than 2 levels of headings; • Length of no more than 1200 words plus references; and • Be sure to check your work to eliminate typographical and other errors. ? Marking Guide for Assignment: Paper Review Criteria Weightage How well the assignment draws upon Whetten (1989) to describe the theoretical contribution of the paper, its connection to existing literature, and its theoretical significance 50% How well suggestions to improve the paper draw upon Straub (2009a) and Straub (2009b) from Reading List 20% Overall quality of evaluation 10% Quality of writing – grammar, expression, flow 10% Compliance with instructions 10%

Find a 1-3 page article that describes a current trend in Human Resource and prepare a written summary of the Human Resource article. The summary should include (a) identify what’s useful in the article for employers, (b) describe what you thought the article was missing, and (c) describe the extent to which this trend is prevalent in your work environment. Type double-spaced, correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, free plagiarism, and quality work.