Is it to an employer’s advantage to enjoy the lower turnover rates that unionization seems to include? Explain.
Tag: Human Resource Management
Human resource management.
Define human resource management.
Describe how HR has changed throughout the years.
Identify the importance of the HR functions to the organization (each one).
Human resource management
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?
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Scenario
Imagine that Anchor Hospital, a 250-bed medical center, is merging with the similar-sized Saint Mary’s Hospital to better serve the needs of their metropolitan community. An administrative board has been formed to guide all aspects of the merger. They have asked all departments to submit an executive brief that states their roles, intended model of operations, and initial steps to build interdepartmental relationships.
The board’s primary concern for HR is how it will manage the merging of the workforces into a single, cohesive, and effective team. They want to understand HR’s primary role, guiding principles, and application of current practice. Specifically, they want your vision for the following:
A merger-related current best practice or trend that is being successfully employed by HR departments.
HR’s primary role in assimilating the workforces for the two hospitals.
The HR management model to be followed.
How to foster relationships between HR and department managers.
Instructions
Write a 3–4-page executive brief that address the following merger-related items:
Recommend a relevant HR trend or practice that would be useful to consider as part of this merger. Justify your recommendation.
Analyze HR’s primary role(s) as a strategic corporate partner in merging the workforces of the organizations.
Recommend an HRM model that would effectively steer the joining of each organization’s employees into a single, cohesive workforce. Justify your recommendation.
Recommend two initial steps that HR should initiate to develop an effective relationship between HR and management. Justify your recommendation.
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“Do you believe that managers should be given more autonomy to make personnel decisions such as hiring, appraising, and compensating subordinates, or do you believe that managers should be given less autonomy to make such decisions? Explain and substantiate your reasoning.”
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Suppose a coworker just brought you a union leaflet urging employees to sign an authorization card. What questions would you ask of the union supporter? What may happen from this point on? How will you react?
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Suppose a coworker just brought you a union leaflet urging employees to sign an authorization card. What questions would you ask of the union supporter? What may happen from this point on? How will you react?
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Utilizing Chapter 13, discuss the areas of employee safety that are most important to you. Do you feel the organization has the same concerns as you? Why?
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Consider the many incentive options available to managers. Write a post discussing five of the incentive options available to managers. When writing this, be sure to discuss the concepts of both “owernship” and individual versus group and organization incentive levels. When does it make sense to provide an incentive to an individual, a group, for organizational performance?
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Scenario: You are an HR manager of a company that since its inception has only operated locally. In a recent meeting your boss informed you that the company is planning to go global in the next 1 to 2 years. She would like an introduction from you on HR related issues for a global operation.
Create a 8- to 10-slide presentation, with speaker notes, including the following:
List and briefly describe methods for staffing global organizations. Include pros and cons for each method.
Identify five competencies important to selection of candidates for global assignments that are essential to success.
Describe pre-departure onboarding opportunities you would recommend to enhance the global experience. Onboarding examples may include the expatriate as well as family members.
Describe ongoing training and development opportunities that are essential while on global assignments.
Describe repatriation policies that will attract and retain global talent.
Identify U.S. employment laws and ethical responsibilities to consider in staffing for global assignments.