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    Calculating the Motivating Potential Score

    Diagnose and calculate the motivating potential score (MPS) for four cases described in Exercise 28 (attached). Resources: - Exercise 28 Copyright 2005 by Thomas W. Kent. - "Learning About Job Design", page 135, Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations by Griffin & Moorhead. - Chapter 5, Organizational

    Impact of HR Practices on Organizational Culture: Pairs of Statements

    Below are scenarios of critical decisions you may need to make as a manager. Read each question and select one from each pair of statements. Then, think about the impact your choice would have on the company's culture. Discuss your choices and the impacts on culture in an essay (not including cover and reference pages). You n

    HR: The 'New' Army, Learning Organization, Marriage, Engaged

    Please provide a peer response to each of the following statements (see the attachment). All responses should include source work from at least one (1) to two (2) sources to support your views and responses. The peer responses should state your reason for agreeing or disagreeing with the post in a professional manner. Peer

    Human Resources Capabilities

    Looking for a HR-Intern and need generic answers to the following to use as a reference: Description of your ability to provide authoritative advice in all areas of Human Resources (HR) Description of your ability to lead HR services in a variety of customer activities and to integrate work efforts and negotiate acceptable

    Research Principles and Application in Human Resources

    I need help with discussing the research principles and their application to research in human resources. The following items below needs to be answered: - The goals of research in HR - A comparison of the applications of primary and secondary research - An explanation of how reliability and validity are used and why they

    current issues in HR

    1) What are the consequences in HR if an assessment is used that is not validated? How does this affect the business as a whole? 2) How might research be used to address current issues in HR? Provide an example to support your answer.

    HR-MEASUREMENT & FORECASTING

    Why is it important to use measurements in the HRM planning process? What aspects of the plan's success rely heavily on measurements? Why? What tools and resources do you use when you create measurements? What role does forecasting play in the strategic planning process? What are some aspects of forecasting you must consider

    Human Resources Management

    Identify an organization that incorporates technological advances in its interview process. How effective are these technologies? What are advantages and disadvantages of these technologies?

    job analysis methods

    There are five including observation, individual interview, group interview, structured questionnaire, technical conference, and diary method. Select two job analysis methods. For each method chosen, describe a situation which is most appropriate to apply the job analysis method.

    Talent Management

    Analyze points of views in readings attached (see attachments). How would you analyze and evaluate the differences in point of view between the Capelli and Kontoghiorghes articles and the Cameron one? Give specific examples of the differences

    Comparing and Contracting Leadership Theories

    1. Compare and contract leadership theories and evaluate the strengths and weakness of established leadership styles. 2. In your opinion, do you think that a leader can incorporate all different styles within one personality? Why or why not.

    People & Technology / Challenge of Technology

    Technology changes tend to have one thing in common, people. People both effect and are affected by technology. Yet many of us overlook the human aspect of technology. What is meant by "the human factor,� and why is this important in considering the impact of technology on the workplace? Few are immune to the impact

    Guidelines and Ideas for Consulting Group

    XCG THE EXCELLENT CONSULTING GROUP COMMUNICATION FROM ART: HP and Palm have decided they want to do an Organizational Diagnosis to determine how various aspects of Palm are aligned such as inputs, resources, productivity, throughput effort, outputs, performance, strategy, etc. They want to know if there are any glaring issues

    HR Policies for Discipline, Suspension & Termination at FedEx

    See attached file for full text. How does this apply to FED EX? Discipline, Suspension & Termination (Handbooks, Wrongful Discharge, Procedural issues) Realize that some companies do not openly discuss their HRM practices. Perhaps the organization you chose for your SLP project is one of them. So, sometimes you will ne

    Implement Leadership Style within Large Organization

    1. What recommendations can you provide to make the described leadership style effective within a large organization? 2. One of the greatest challenges of an effective leader is to have all members on the same page once the decisions about the how and who have been made. How can you accomplish that? Support your response with r

    Creation of a Sexual Harassment Policy

    Assume you are the human resources (HR) manager at ABC Publishing. The company has recently received several complaints of sexual harassment. The HR department has decided to create a sexual harassment policy. What should the policy include? How should the policy be implemented and enforced?

    Using Tests to Determine Potential Discriminatory Practices

    See the attachment. (4/5ths rule, restricted policies, geographic comparisons, and the McDonnell-Douglas Test) How could a human resource management (HRM) department use these tests to determine potential discriminatory practices? What considerations should be given when using these tests? The 4/5ths Rule One of the first

    HR Planning Process Presentation

    Resource: See attachment figure 2.1 â?¢Create a presentation to explain the integration of the HR planning process and strategic process to new employees in your company. â?¢Analyze each major HR responsibility in a company. Provide your analysis of these responsibilities to new employees, along with an explanation o

    Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness of Apple Inc.

    Use the organization Apple Inc. Briefly describe the organization and a key aspect of its strategy. Describe an HR program that would support and further its strategy and effectiveness - this should be a compensation, recruiting, selection, coaching/training/development, or diversity program. Develop at least one strategic

    Retention strategies supported by HR

    There are lots of strategies that HR can support to prevent high turnover. In our readings for this course we have learned the value of a collaborative relationship between departmental managers and HR in retention of employees. We have learned that employees want to feel valued and valuable. We have also learned that sal

    Human Resources/staffing managers and hiring decisions

    How would you define a "bad hiring decision" in the private sector? To what degree do you think staffing managers should be held liable for their decisions? Why? As an HR professional, how can you avoid adverse situations occurring relative to the staffing process? Please provide examples.

    HR and employee relations

    Assessing employee satisfaction falls under the scope of Human Resources in most healthcare organizations. It is a common belief now that happy employees produce more. HR goes a long way to proving a strong ROI when employee satisfaction rates are high. These surveys are mandated in some states for healthcare organizations.

    Management: Team function, listening form of communication

    Leadership (both group and team) are directly linked to the observation, diagnosis, internalization, and creation of strategies to address the forces that challenge and form the organization. Effective teams work with organizational issues and opportunities to achieve the desired future direction. Design and construct teams must

    Function and Role of Human Resource Management

    Address the following question using your personal workplace experience: What is human resource management? What is the primary function of human resource management? What is the role of human resource management in an organization' strategic plan?

    Business Management Team Project

    Addressing Challenges of Groups and Teams Paper Develop a training plan with your Learning Team to increase the effectiveness of groups and teams by discussing challenges and benefits of group and team communication, collaboration, and conflict. With your team members, develop a training plan to increase the effectiveness of g

    HR: Employee termination

    1) To confirm that the supervisor's claims are true, who will you contact? What questions will you ask? What precautions should you take to assure that your investigation is confidential and legally defensible? 2) Review the documentation available related to this case. Is there enough documentation in place based on discipli

    Human Resources Management: Training and Development

    Training Plans for Groups As you develop the sales representative training plan, you are thinking ahead to the implementation phase. * How will the culture of the organization impact the training and development process? * What are the major challenges of implementing training and developing programs? * Choo

    HR Law

    Hiring Practices (Interview Questions, Tests, Background Checks, Drug-Testing, Illegal Workers) FEDEX Look at current, HRM-specific information that might be applicable to the employer you have chosen. Examine how immigration reform impacts workplaces by first looking at Arizona's recent immigration law. Reading: Loyol