Human Resource Management

Your paper should be written in a scholarly third-person tone; it should be in APA format. Your essay should address the following: Evaluate the concept of market competitiveness in relation to an organization’s pay system, particularly when it is unable to offer its employees market competitive salaries due to a lack of financial resources. Propose […]

Discuss the basic building blocks of developing a market competitive pay system, including the relationship between internal and external equity

Introduction: You read about and practiced with some concepts related to equal employment opportunity in the workplace in the learning activity. Now you will apply some of these concepts to a scenario. Read the following scenario and respond in a business memo to the checklist items. Scenario: MTE is a robotics firm that has clients […]

Scenario You are the Chief HR Officer of a large textbook publishing company. At the last leadership meeting, the CEO indicated a concern that the company’s customer base was shrinking. The CEO provided data that shows more universities are adopting electronic textbooks; your company only currently produces textbooks in hard copy. Although historically resistant to […]

Read: The Adobe Case Study by Stanford University and the Adbobe check-in toolkit (see links above) Answer the following questions: What was the catalyst for changing Adobe’s performance management process? How was Adobe’s previous performance review process out of alignment with the company’s strategic vision and goals? What was Adobe’s previous process and why was […]

Discuss the benefits, challenges and tradeoffs of pay-for-performance, or merit pay. How would a pay-for-performance policy support the organization’s strategic goals? What factors should be considered in evaluating the effectiveness of this practice? b) Select three methods for conducting an evaluation of an employee’s performance and discuss the advantages and disadvantages for each method. Discuss […]

Consider again your answers to Assignment 1.2 in our first week of class where we discussed “changing workforces.” Do you see any benefits and/or opportunities for your organization as a result of these changes? Can increased diversity be a source of competitive advantage for your organization? Note: All resources should be included and cited according […]

Go to https://www.eeoc.gov and visit the Newsroom section. Review a handful of recently filed lawsuits. Considering that there are various laws and regulations already in place, and based on the individual trainings that most employees receive, why is it that these types of lawsuits still frequently occur? As a Human Resources manager, what best practices […]

Objectives: • Assess legislation and federal acts related to diversity issues. • Analyze issues facing different diverse groups. • Evaluate various practices for managing and embracing diversity. • Distinguish cultural variables that interact and shape the perceptions of individuals within society and organizations. Overview: Students will watch the TED Talk “The Danger of the Single […]

Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint with speaker’s notes for each slide, which provides an appropriate level of detail on your management plan. This assessment looks at the important topic of summarizing HR’s recommendations and plans for discrimination policies and presenting these to management for their approval. A key to an effective visual presentation is to […]