Describe the HR job positions and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.  Determine which HR job positions you would prefer and explain why.

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Select a publicly traded company to research and evaluate its Human Resource (HR) and business strategy, HR department job positions, and ways it markets its company regarding human capital. Some company Websites that provide this information are listed below:

  • Marriott: http://www.arubamarriottcareers.com/JobDescriptions.html
  • Allstate: http://www.jigsaw.com/id209321_d40/allstate_insurance_human_resources_business_contacts.xhtml
  • State Farm: http://www.statefarm.com/about/retirees/news_articles/hr_serv_assist.asp
  • Ford Motor Company: http://corporate.ford.com/careers/career-paths/human-resources?&ccode=US

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

  1. Propose how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy.
  2. Describe the HR job positions and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.
  3. Determine which HR job positions you would prefer and explain why.
  4. Analyze how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.
  5. Propose three (3) ways that the company can increase diversity.
  6. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Examine the role of human resource management (HRM) in organizations and how it supports the organization’s business strategy.
  • Evaluate human resource strategies and how these strategies align with business strategies.
  • Create a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
  • Formulate HRM strategies and policies to recruit, select, place, and retain the most efficient and effective workforce.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
  • Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics.

Click here to view the grading rubric for this assignment.

   How have the inaccurate performance ratings created more problems in the long-term than solutions in the short-term?

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department head. He has been with the company for 30 years and knows his way around quite well. He has two employees, Harriet Green and Neil White. Harriet has been with the company for 15 years and Neil has been with the company for six years. Harriet has always been cooperative, loyal, dependable, but not an especially good supervisor. Recently Hubert has noticed that Harriet has begun to “slip” in the performance of some of her duties. Neil, on the other hand is a very ambitious, energetic, and dependable supervisor who grasps problems quickly and easily. Hubert has to complete performance appraisals on both individuals annually.

Ten months ago he did his appraising with a great deal of displeasure because he hated to face the unpleasantness of a negative performance appraisal review. As a result, he rated both the employees about the same. When a discussion about the ratings was conducted, both supervisors appeared to be satisfied with the rating they had received.

Six months ago business began to fall off and a reduction in force was put into effect. This week, after a number of other people were laid off or demoted, it became necessary to move either Harriet Green or Neil White from the position of a supervisor to that of a worker until sales picked up. Hubert wants to keep Neil on the supervisor job, but on the basis of the appraisals there is no difference between the two. In the past when two employees had the same ratings, the person with the most seniority receives priority. Hubert must decide today what to do.

Questions For Consideration

1.     Hubert chose the most expedient way to deal with his perception of the unpleasant nature of performance appraisals. What perceptual distortions, if any, might have shaped his attitude?

2.     How have the inaccurate performance ratings created more problems in the long-term than solutions in the short-term?

3.     Discuss the challenges faced by HR management when significant staff cutbacks occur and how they should be addressed.

Describe a specific piece of legislation occurring within this timeframe across the United States. Discuss how it governs a long trending health care concern. What have been the motivating factors that have influenced this particular legislation?

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Write a 750-1,000 word paper that evaluates the effect of local, state, and federal health care legislation within organizations by identifying trends. Be sure to address the following:

  1. Describe general trends in health care legislation over the past 5 years.
  2. Describe a specific piece of legislation occurring within this timeframe across the United States. Discuss how it governs a long trending health care concern. What have been the motivating factors that have influenced this particular legislation?
  3. Discuss the effects of the trending legislation on health care overall in the United States.
  4. Describe how the selected legislation effects one type of health care setting (transitional care, hospital, primary care, home care, primary care).
  5. Identify changes in your selected health care setting that have occurred during this time in order to meet the requirements or needs of this legislative trend.
  6. Discuss how stakeholders (patients, underserved populations, health care providers, staff, etc.) have been affected by the trending legislation.

Support your paper using three to five sources.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Write an 8–10-page executive report in Word format. Support your predictions and suggestions with scholarly resources and empirical evidence

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Assignment 2: Required Assignment 2—Five-Year Global Workforce Forecast

Not only is the U.S. experiencing a demographic shift, but the world is also changing, and national borders are becoming blurred. This increased connectivity will highlight human differences while putting organizations in a position to benefit from the multiple perspectives gained through a diversified workforce. BANKS Industries continues to look for business acquisitions and plans to continue to expand over the next five years.

Consider forecasted changes in the U.S. and on a global level, and write an 8–10-page executive report addressing the following:

  • Given increased globalization and demographic shifts, what changes in the workplace are likely to occur? Explain in terms of workforce demographics, new challenges, and benefits.
  • How will these changes impact the way organizations function?
  • How will HR practices change staffing, rewarding, employee relations, communication, performance management, training and development, and technology? Within that discussion, point out current best practices that may require modification as well as the most appropriate modifications.
  • What are the legal and ethical implications of change?
  • How should current employees and leaders begin to prepare for this change? Prepare a change management plan that includes strategies to communicate relevant information to employees.

Write an 8–10-page executive report in Word format. Support your predictions and suggestions with scholarly resources and empirical evidence. The executive report should include a cover letter, a title page, a reference page, and sections addressing the topics listed. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A2.doc.