Unit IV Journal
The three primary options for what to evaluate in performance appraisals are traits, behaviors, and results. What are the pros and cons of measuring each of these options? As a manager, which option would you choose? Do you think your option would vary at all by employee, rank, or industry?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Unit V Journal
What is one scenario that you have experienced where employees were resistant to change within an organization? How did management handle it? How would you handle the situation as a leader of that company? What actions would you have taken to either prevent the resistance or change the resistance to acceptance?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Unit V Powerpoint Assignment
Over the past 40 years, union membership has declined, and it continues to do so. Instead, many companies are turning to alternative dispute resolution. We know one of the best union avoidance tactics is good communication and providing job satisfaction for employees.
Create a PowerPoint presentation (with speaker notes) that focuses on unions in the workplace. Address the following concepts in your presentation.
- Identify the factors that have contributed to the reduction in union membership. Be sure to include the rationale you use in your speaker notes.
- Evaluate whether or not the reduction in union membership is a good or bad thing for employees in the United States. Be sure to include the rationale you use in your speaker notes.
- Explain what alternative dispute resolution involves, and identify the pros and cons from the perspective of the employee and the pros and cons from the perspective of the employer. Remember, you want to include the bulk of your explanation in the speaker notes, not on the slide.
- Describe a situation where employees or managers would want to use some form of alternative dispute resolution such as mediation or arbitration as opposed to direct negotiation or litigation to resolve disputes. Be sure to include the rationale you use in your speaker notes.
- Explain how each of the seven determinants of job satisfaction (individual personality, the work itself, compensation, growth and upward mobility, coworkers, management, and communication) help to create the type of environment where employees experience job satisfaction. Remember, you want to include the bulk of your explanation in the speaker notes, not on the slide.
Be sure to include an introduction and conclusion to your presentation. Include at least two images or graphics in your presentation.
Your PowerPoint presentation must be at least eight slides in length, not counting the title or reference slides. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used.
Unit VI Essay
Instructions
For this assignment, you will write an essay that explores the topics of gender gap and compensation.
In your introduction, explain whether you think the gender gap is a women’s issue, men’s issue, or both. Explain your response and reasoning within your introduction.
Then, divide the body of your paper using the headers below, and cover in that section what is indicated under the header.
Closing the Gap
Explain why the gender gap continues to be an issue in our society and what can be done to help close this gap in terms of opportunities and pay.
Legal Provisions
Identify legal provisions that are in place for addressing the gender gap. Hypothesize why legal provisions have not been successful in closing the gap. Discuss how ethics may play a role in future changes.
Recruitment Planning
Explain what human resource professionals should consider when planning compensation and pay during recruitment planning.
Support your essay with a minimum of two resources from the CSU Online Library. Your essay must be at least two pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
Unit VI Journal
Pay and incentive programs are being used both for knowledge workers and in non-knowledge worker occupations. In every industry, from restaurants to construction and low-tech manufacturing, companies are using more comprehensive pay and incentive programs to attract and keep workers in a tight labor market. Think about an industry you currently work in, have worked in, or would like to work in.
What incentive programs do you believe would motivate you to perform at a higher level?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Unit VII Journal
In analyzing the needs of the workforce, work-life balance is high on the list of issues facing both employers and employees. Balance between work and home lives is sought but rarely happens for long because of work-family conflict. This conflict is also linked with some other bad consequences such as stress; absenteeism; burnout; and dissatisfaction with job, family, and life—all of which can lead to excessive job turnover and the breakup of families. Would you consider flexible scheduling which allowed you to have work-life balance a benefit? Why, or why not? What step would you like to see your current (or previous) employer take to help enhance your own work-life balance? Explain the benefit to both you and the employer.
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Unit VII Powerpoint
Instructions
For this assignment, imagine you are an expatriate manager for a subsidiary of a major company headquartered in the United States. You are preparing a PowerPoint presentation to brief the CEO on your plan to address the safety issues specific to the country (of your choice) where you are working as the expatriate manager.
In your introduction, discuss four concerns in the workplace: benefits, safety, health, and global security issues. List one issue for each concern listed.
Next, prepare a solution for each of the four concerns. Discuss how your solutions address the issues within the workplace. Discuss what would be the responsibility of the global leadership team.
Conclude your presentation with a summary of how you noted the needs of your global audience, how you will design and deliver the training for employees keeping in mind Geert Hofstede’s research about cultural differences, and your plans to assess its success.
Be sure to include clear and specific speaker notes for each slide. You must include a minimum of one image or graphic within your presentation. You must use at least two sources, with one being the textbook.
Your PowerPoint presentation must be at least seven slides in length, not counting title or reference slides. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used.
Unit VIII Journal
How can information you learned in this course be applied to your life and/or work to increase your future success?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.
Unit VIII Essay
For this assignment, select a specific business; it can be one you work for or, better yet, one you would like to work for in the future. Make sure the company you select meets the following criteria: It must have a written code of ethics and operate at the benevolent level of CSR (corporate social responsibility).
Search online for the company’s website, and review its code of ethics and its report on its corporate social responsibility programs; be sure to identify any of its sustainability practices—this may be a separate link.
Write a report on your chosen company’s code of ethics and CSR. In your report, address whether you believe that leaders of organizations have a duty to all stakeholders or just to stockholders.
Present a business argument either for or against corporate social responsibility.
Be sure to include an introduction. Your report must be at least two pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.
