Evaluate the factors that should be considered when successfully implementing performance management within an organization.

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You have been asked to return to your alma mater and speak to current students about performance management issues. To make the most of this experience for yourself and the students, write a three-to-five page paper (not including the title and reference pages) to help you prepare. Your paper should be written in a scholarly third-person tone; it should be in APA format. In addition to the introduction and conclusion, your paper should address the following:

Explain the concept of “performance management.”
Identify the most prominent types of performance management plans.
Compare the plans’ impact on the employee and the organization.
Discuss the relationship between performance management and compensation.
Evaluate the factors that should be considered when successfully implementing performance management within an organization.
In addition to the text, cite at least two scholarly references to support your discussion.

Compose a three-to-five page paper (not including the title and reference pages); Propose at least three alternative approaches for organizations which have limited financial resources.

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Compose a three-to-five page paper (not including the title and reference pages). Your paper should be written in a scholarly third-person tone; it should be in APA format. Your essay should address the following:

Evaluate the concept of market competitiveness in relation to an organization’s pay system, particularly when it is unable to offer its employees market competitive salaries due to a lack of financial resources.
Propose at least three alternative approaches for organizations which have limited financial resources.
Identify at least three specific steps that could be taken to minimize the impact implementing these alternative approaches could have on the firm’s success. Justify why these steps would be the most appropriate in this situation.
In addition to the text, cite at least two scholarly references to support your discussion.

What is workplace violence? Is it increasing or decreasing in the modern workplace? What are some examples of employee workplace violence! What are the causes of workplace violence?

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Discuss some of the literature and your thoughts for effective management of workplace violence and employee safety. Save the Word file with your “first and last names – Workplace Violence”

You can use the following format (subheadings) to develop your answers for these bonus points (use as many subheadings as relevant for your answers).

1. What is workplace violence? Is it increasing or decreasing in the modern workplace?
2. What are some examples of employee workplace violence!
3. What are the causes of workplace violence? Try to stay focused on HR issues as much as possible (i.e., unfair treatment, illegal discrimination, prejudice, terminations, stress, conflict, etc.).
4. What might be the impact of workplace violence on the employees, managers, departments, and the company:
5. What is the role or responsibility of immediate managers / HR professionals in dealing with workplace violence and mitigating its negative impacts?
6. What are some best practices or policies / recommendations for creating a safe work environment for all employees?

Do you think that our modern laws do enough to address protections & support for organized labor and collective bargaining relative to other first-world countries?

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Why do you think the timing of labor legislation in America (beginning w/ the Railway Labor Act & National Labor Relations Act, & working forward) was as it was? What was happening in our country during these times economically, geo-politically, etc. that

Do you think that our modern laws do enough to address protections & support for organized labor and collective bargaining relative to other first-world countries?

Describe the content and contributions of one new juried journal article that relates to employee engagement and what helps create it. What relevant literature content did the researcher find most informative for this article?

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Describe the content and contributions of one new juried journal article that relates to employee engagement and what helps create it. What are the Problem and the Research Question that are being addressed? What relevant literature content did the researcher find most informative for this article? What was the outcome and analysis of the research? What key concepts have you gained from this article? What new questions do you have? How does this relate to your topic?

Describe the content and contributions of a second new juried journal article that relates to turnover rates from a bad on boarding process.

Describe the content and contributions of a third new juried journal article that relates to low morale due to a bad on boarding process.

Discuss how the search is informing your view of the research on reasons for the need of a good on boarding process.

What factors distinguish the labor relations system in the public sector from that in the private sector? Propose a public-sector labor relations system for the employees of the city government.

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Prepare an essay response of at least one page in length that addresses the following items:

What factors distinguish the labor relations system in the public sector from that in the private sector? Propose a public-sector labor relations system for the employees of the city government.

What would it borrow from the private sector? What would it not be able to borrow? Why? How would you modify your system to account for specific aspects of city government? Why?

Complete the purpose statement and performance standards sections of strategic alignment worksheets for two functional areas of a fictional organization. Then write a 2 page summary analysis of the strategic alignment work that was done.

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Complete the purpose statement and performance standards sections of strategic alignment worksheets for two functional areas of a fictional organization. Then write a 2 page summary analysis of the strategic alignment work that was done.

-In the Section 2: Purpose Statement table, provide thoughtful answers to the four questions to arrive at your purpose statement for each functional area. Explain how the purpose statement will help produce effective results.
-In the Section 3: Performance Standards table, identify at least three strategically aligned performance standards that will be used to measure the performance of the functional area team. Provide a rationale for each identified performance standard and explain how managers can support the team through measuring performance and taking corrective action.

*In your analysis, address the following questions:
For each worksheet, explain how the purpose statement for that functional area addresses the people leadership aspects of management by promoting trust, motivating employees, and supporting collaboration. Assess potential management challenges associated with the purpose statement.
– explain how the performance standards reflect strategic alignment with the organization, through support of the other sections of the worksheets (the goals and activities and purpose statement) and your revised organizational charts

As a follower, what leadership approach do you prefer from your leader? What leadership model or theory best describes how you influence others? Give examples.

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A. What leadership model, style, or theory best describes you as a leader? Why? Give examples using the terms and concepts in your textbook.

1) Skills Approach

2) Situational Approach

3) Behavioral Approach

4) Trait Approach

5) Path-Goal Approach

B. What are your most distinguishing leadership traits? What traits do you strive to learn to develop?

C. As a follower, what leadership approach do you prefer from your leader?

D. What leadership model or theory best describes how you influence others? Give examples.

E. Based on your self-assessments, your current leadership and motivational skills, and the knowledge you have gained from the course materials, what goals will you set and what plan of action will you implement to improve your (1) leadership and (2) motivation? Include the type of leadership theory or model you intend to implement to achieve your goals.

F. Explain the steps you need to take to complete each of these self-improvement goals?

Write a three-to-five page essay that summarizes the impact and effect of compensation within an organization.

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Strategic compensation is a component of the human resource system. Organizations must determine the importance of many factors when choosing compensation and benefits. Write a three-to-five page essay (not including the title and reference pages) that summarizes the impact and effect of compensation within an organization. Your paper should be written in a scholarly third-person tone; it should be in APA format. In addition to the introduction and conclusion, your paper should address the following:

Examine how organizations determine the relative importance of compensable factors.
Evaluate how compensation strategies tie into underlying corporate values.
Analyze an example which demonstrates how an organization’s compensation and benefits programs have been utilized to obtain corporate strategic goals.
In addition to the text, cite at least two scholarly references to support your discussion.

Based on your research, what advice do you have for managers? What advice do you have for lawmakers (i.e., to what extent should employment-at-will be relevant for employee discipline)?

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In an essay, answer the following questions about the concepts tied to this unit. Your response needs to be at least one page in length. To what extent is employment-at-will an issue in discipline cases in nonunion companies? To what extent is it an issue in unionized companies? Based on your research, what advice do you have for managers? What advice do you have for lawmakers (i.e., to what extent should employment-at-will be relevant for employee discipline)?