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This week, we learned about human resource management. Many managers may think that they don’t have to do HR work. However, managers need to have direct contact with the HR department and assume a role in the HR management process. For this discussion board, explain your role as a manager in at least two HR functions:
Human resource planning
Recruitment
Decruitment
Selection
Training
Performance management
Compensation
Fred’s comment to Eric could easily be frustration on his part but also considered a threat to sabotage Eric’s efforts to select qualified engineers to take the assignment to Mexico. What would you do, and why?
Fred has been a valuable employee, excelling in his international assignment, but he now is experiencing possible burnout and frustration over the extension of the assignment beyond the original agreements. A major reason for the delay is that he did not effectively get the job done because of lengthy delays stemming from his hesitation to hand things over to host country engineers. He was also ineffective in adapting to host country officials and regulations. How would you address this with Fred?
Eric recognizes that Juanita Roberto, vice president of HR, is pushing for budget reductions and is advocating a do-more-with-less philosophy in the expatriate program. This includes changing pre-departure training for employees and family members. Eric’s current plan is effective, but he recognizes that a serious deficiency is the language training; it will require an increase rather than a decrease in spending. The language training is vital to success. How should Eric convince Juanita of the importance of investing in better language training for expatriates?
What would be your plan of action to address each of the above issues?
At this stage, you have a solid understanding of the problem the company is facing and you have provided a solution for your client. Now, you want Larson Property Management to accept your project plan. Mr. Larson and Ms. Johnson like your idea and would like you to present your project plan to the executive board.
Use the feedback from your instructor on previous assignments, the textbook, and any other resources provided in the course to create a professional project plan that you will be hypothetically presenting to the Executive Board of Larson Property Management.
Instructions
Please include the following elements:
Table of Contents.
Executive Summary.
Organizational Plan and Analysis.
System Blueprint and Type.&
Recommendation for an HRIS Vendor.
Project Management Roadmap and Cost Justification.
Maintenance and Evaluation.
Conclusion.
Do not simply copy and paste Phases I-V. The previous phases were considered raw data, and now you will be summarizing and finalizing your findings. Use the feedback you received from your instructor to improve your proposal. You want to apply critical thinking to describe the data you have obtained.
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Identify the current issues the business is facing based on the details of the scenario, and provide a plan and analysis for an HRIS based on those issues.
Provide a blueprint for the new system, and propose a type of HRIS for the organization that you believe is the most efficient and effective. Discuss the function that the HRIS serves, and identify how that system will solve the business issue.
Compare and contrast at least three HRIS vendors. Based on this comparison, make a case for the one vendor that you recommend for your client.
Determine how you will implement the HRIS using one of the change models discussed in the textbook.
Create a project management roadmap for the client with projected timelines. Discuss the costs associated with the implementation, justifying your claims with a cost-benefit analysis.
Explain how you will ensure the system is properly maintained and evaluated for continuous improvement.
As an intern, you have been tasked with looking into countries where Southwest can expand. You will need to review human resource management principles from some of the countries listed below to determine if the country is a good fit for the organization.
Countries to include:
Mexico
Canada
France
Japan
China
India
Select a country and be its representative. Provide your newfound expertise of human resource principles for your selected country. Consider information about the following:
Recruitment practices
Payment systems
Labor relations
Training and support
Create a 5- to 7-slide presentation for management that features your research and recommendation on where the organization should expand. Include detailed speaker notes so any person could present if needed. Include citations in APA format (not included in slide count).
Few organizations are known to be prepared for future changes in the industry landscape. The same observation is true of top companies where a small number of employees are said to be prepared to fill internal executive and management positions in their organization. Less than half of these organizations say that they have qualified staff to take on leadership roles effectively. With this scenario, address the following:
What competitive advantage could a skilled HR manager deliver in an organization that is committed to improving its talent management?
How can HR managers collaborate with top management and operations in general to achieve this innovative competitive edge?
Suppose you are an HR professional who convinced your company’s management to conduct a survey of employee satisfaction. Your budget was limited, and you could not afford a test that went into great detail. Rather, you investigated overall job satisfaction and learned that it is low, especially among employees in three departments. You know that management is concerned about spending a lot for HR programs because sales are in a slump, but you want to address the issue of low job satisfaction.
Suggest some steps you can take to improve job satisfaction in the workplace with a limited budget.
Explain how you will convince management that your ideas will improve the bottom line.
Some organizations set up a long and complex selection process. In some people’s opinion, not only is this kind of selection process more valid, it also has symbolic value.
What can the use of a long, complex selection process symbolize to job seekers?
How do you think this would affect the organization’s ability to attract the best employees?
Please share your past experience as an interviewer or interviewee as you respond to these questions.
Sometime when it comes to coping with demands, constraints, and choices confronting them?
What experience do you have with team building? What methodologies have your used with your teams as they pertain to organizing, controlling, planning, leading, and staffing? What obstacles did you face working with your teams? How did you work through them?
How do human resources managers identify and develop a strategy to deal with employee and organizational development?
Using your current or past job, (Human Resources) compose a written proposal addressed to the management of the company that answers the following questions:
What is a job analysis? Be sure to include the various types of methods and the steps to complete the process.
What are some legal reasons for conducting job analyses?
Does your job description align with actual job duties performed daily?
What are the five strong areas and five areas that need improvement within the position?
What recommendations would you make to change or improve the job and job description?
How does Human Resource Management affect productivity?
Why do companies need Human Resource Management?
Select one kind of challenge that Human Resource Management faces today and address how to handle this challenge.
Each topic must be supported by at least one source.