Discuss three reasons why employee engagement/satisfaction metrics might rise or fall. What steps should a company take to improve employee engagement/satisfaction?

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Identify five key performance metrics to measure employee satisfaction

Read the following articles regarding HR metrics:

Jessee, T. (n.d.). 48 HR KPIs & metric examples (and how to implement them). ClearPoint Strategy. https://www.clearpointstrategy.com/human-capital-kpis-scorecard-measures/ Standard right to access materials on ClearPoint Strategy site for noncommercial purposes.

Seven habits. (2019). 7 habits that are stalling your employee engagement program and how to fix them. Glint. https://info.glintinc.com/rs/586-OTD-288/images/GLINT-15-001_WP_P3.pdf Standard right to access materials on Glint Inc. site for noncommercial purposes.

Case Assignment

After reading the required background material, prepare an essay in which you identify five key performance metrics to measure employee satisfaction.

You should address the following questions about each of the five metrics you selected to measure employee engagement/satisfaction:

  1. Discuss three reasons why employee engagement/satisfaction metrics might rise or fall.
  2. What steps should a company take to improve employee engagement/satisfaction?

In addition to the Jessee (n.d.) and Seven Habits (2019) sources, utilize at least two support your essay.

 

Are we witnessing a developing trend towards the convergence of human resource management globally within your multinational organisation?

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136周婷Contemporary International Human Resource Management

With reference to appropriate models, theories, frameworks and academic literature, you are required to respond to the following in the form of a discursive essay:-

Box A provides a choice of questions and requires you to select and answer one of these in the form of a case study, i.e. you should set your response within the context of an MNE, you should introduce and justify the choice of this organization before analyzing, evaluating and concluding or making recommendations supported with both personal

Research of the MNE and the literature. 3500 words

Box A

  1. Are we witnessing a developing trend towards the convergence of human resource management globally within your multinational organisation?
  2. How can the consistency of international compensation across international locations be achieved within your multinational organisation when local environments differ?
  3. With a particular emphasis on recruitment and selection, what recommendations would you make to your multinational organisation in relation to the phenomena of expatriate failure?

 

What is this case about? What is this organization faced with? What kind of an external environment does the organization operate in? How does it affect this organization?

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Organizational Structure, Culture, and Change

Case:Tony Hsieh at Zappos: Structure, Culture, and Change

Process: Submit a 5-page analysis of the selected case, incorporating an identification of the main problem and its feasible solution based upon core theories and concepts learnt in class and the text, as described below.

Follow the 5-step process of case analysis (and diagnosis):

Overview/ Introduction: What is this case about? What is this organization faced with? (Do NOT identify the problem at this stage)

Environment analysis: What kind of an external environment does the organization operate in? How does it affect this organization?

Problem identification: What is the primary problem (issue)? Write it in one sentence and highlight this in italics or bold. What are the causes and symptoms (if any) of the problem/ issue?

Solution: How would you solve the aforementioned-identified problem? Be creative here. If the problem has already been solved, then develop a critique of the solution and make a few practical recommendations. This is where you make use of the main theories to develop solid arguments.

Action plan: How would you implement the above solutions and recommendations? Who or what will be the change agent? Be practical here.

 

Summarize the bill, in your own words, in no more than 2 paragraphs. Identify a feasible concern that the hospital may have about the bill and suggest a possible amendment of the bill that would address this concern.

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Healthcare 9

You have read a WA bill and bill report (SB 5185). This bill report is the work of a nonpartisan policy analyst.

For this assignment, assume that you are a healthcare administrator at a Washington State Hospital. Leadership at your hospital has heard rumors about House Bill 1983 but has not had time to learn more about it.

You have been asked to review House Bill 1983 and provide:

1) a bill summary, and

2) a proposed amendment that the hospital might want to propose to the legislature through its state hospital association. HB 1983 is provided to you in this assignment.

Your submission should:

1) Summarize the bill, in your own words, in no more than 2 paragraphs. (50 points)

o Do NOT copy or quote any part of the bill in your summary.

2) Identify a feasible concern that the hospital may have about the bill and suggest a possible amendment of the bill that would address this concern.

In no more than 2 paragraphs, explain what you think is the hospital’s concern and describe how the bill could be amended to address this concern. (50 points)

Draft a brief amendment, following Washington State’s format for adding or deleting language from a bill. (see A Guide to Reading a Legislative Measure ) (50 points)

 

Take a critical perspective on aspects of the account given in the case. Focus your analysis on those aspects on the HR – theories/Models in the cases which you believe are most significant and apply concepts we have discussed in class and from the academic literature you have been reading.

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Organizational change through managing diversity and equal opportunities. A look at IBM’s diversity strategy

Case: IBM “Diversity as Strategy” by David A. Thomas. You need to supplement this with  additional research into the events described, the background to them and their implications.

Take a critical perspective on aspects of the account given in the case.

Focus your analysis on those aspects  on the HR – theories/Models in the cases which you believe are most significant and apply concepts we have discussed in class and from the academic literature you have been reading.

The final paper should be no more than 36.000 characters incl. spaces

(i..,total hits)–and comply with basic academic requirements, including: Harvard referencing, front page, table of contents, bibliography etc.

The case:

https://hbr.org/2004/09/diversity-as-strategy

 

Think of a particular MNE of your choice and discuss the above statement by using the recommended readings, relevant theory, and academic frameworks. Explain your answer by providing practical examples from the MNE that you have chosen.

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Honda Essay/Lit Review

“One of the central questions in the literature on multinational companies (MNCs) is the extent to which MNC subsidiaries act and behave as local firms versus the extent to which their practices resemble those of the parent company”.

Think of a particular MNE of your choice and discuss the above statement by using the recommended readings, relevant theory, and academic frameworks. Explain your answer by providing practical examples from the MNE that you have chosen.

For this assessment, you will need to demonstrate an understanding of the following concepts:

  • cultural context of IHRM
  • organisational context
  • International mergers and acquisitions
  • IHRM trends and challenges
  • staffing and recruitment and selection, and
  • diversity management in the international arena.

Using literature to debate the extent of how MNE subsidiary companies act, then using Honda as the real-world example of that discussion.

7 academic & peer-reviewed journal articles that are relevant to IHRM

The main text for the unit is:

Dowling, P. J., Festing, M., & Engle, A. D. (2017)., International Human Resource Management: Managing People in a Multinational Context, (7th ed.)., South Melbourne: Cengage Learning

 

What country would you choose? Explain why. What are the advantages and disadvantages to you for selecting that particular country over another? From the Global 500 list, choose two multinational companies (MNCs) of which one is U.S-based and the other is based in a different country.

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CAPSTONE Module 4 Case

Fortune Global 500. (2019). Fortune Global 500. http://fortune.com/global500/list/

[Scroll down below the search filters to see the list.]

IBISWorld. (2017). Where knowledge is power. Research Reports. https://www.ibisworld.com/. Database found in the Trident Online Library.

Case Assignment

Choose one U.S. and one non-U.S. global company from the 2020 Fortune Global 500 list, and answer the two sets of questions that follow.

The answers to the questions may be found in annual reports, corporate Web pages, business publications, or other sources. Fully document the source(s) of your information with at least two high-quality peer-reviewed academic sources from the Trident Online Library.

Assume you are actively looking for a career opportunity that will further your career. You are willing to work either in the United States or another country. At this phase of your career, the geographical location of the opportunity is not important. You are a mobile job seeker with a young family.

What country would you choose? Explain why.

What are the advantages and disadvantages to you for selecting that particular country over another?

From the Global 500 list, choose two multinational companies (MNCs) of which one is U.S-based and the other is based in a different country. The companies can be in the same industry.

Compare and contrast each of them as a potential employer according to criteria important to you as a job seeker with a family.

Conduct a search in IBIS World with the following phrase: Fortune Global 500 List 2020 (you should get only about 7 industry results). Examine industry information from the IBIS World Database to develop your responses for an industry and then address the additional following questions:

Why did you select these two companies?

In relation to success, where do these companies stand in their industry?

What is the outlook for the industry over the next 5-10 years?

In your research on these companies, did you find any issues with unethical activities or pending lawsuits? (These may be found in the annual report.)

What are the companies’ positions regarding their impact on the environment?

What types of job opportunities are available to you at these companies today?

What do these companies do for its expatriates to prepare them for a job overseas and to prepare them to return home at the end of their tour of duty?

 

Why did you select these two companies? In relation to success, where do these companies stand in their industry? What is the outlook for the industry over the next 5-10 years? In your research on these companies, did you find any issues with unethical activities or pending lawsuits?

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CAPSTONE Module 4 Case

  • Fortune Global 500. (2019). Fortune Global 500. http://fortune.com/global500/list/

[Scroll down below the search filters to see the list.]

  • IBISWorld. (2017). Where knowledge is power. Research Reports. https://www.ibisworld.com/. Database found in the Trident Online Library.

Case Assignment

Choose one U.S. and one non-U.S. global company from the 2020 Fortune Global 500 list, and answer the two sets of questions that follow.

The answers to the questions may be found in annual reports, corporate Web pages, business publications, or other sources. Fully document the source(s) of your information with at least two high-quality peer-reviewed academic sources from the Trident Online Library.

Assume you are actively looking for a career opportunity that will further your career. You are willing to work either in the United States or another country. At this phase of your career, the geographical location of the opportunity is not important. You are a mobile job seeker with a young family.

What country would you choose? Explain why.

What are the advantages and disadvantages to you for selecting that particular country over another?

From the Global 500 list, choose two multinational companies (MNCs) of which one is U.S-based and the other is based in a different country. The companies can be in the same industry.

Compare and contrast each of them as a potential employer according to criteria important to you as a job seeker with a family.

Conduct a search in IBIS World with the following phrase: Fortune Global 500 List 2020 (you should get only about 7 industry results). Examine industry information from the IBIS World Database to develop your responses for an industry and then address the additional following questions:

Why did you select these two companies?

In relation to success, where do these companies stand in their industry?

What is the outlook for the industry over the next 5-10 years?

In your research on these companies, did you find any issues with unethical activities or pending lawsuits? (These may be found in the annual report.)

What are the companies’ positions regarding their impact on the environment?

What types of job opportunities are available to you at these companies today?

What do these companies do for its expatriates to prepare them for a job overseas and to prepare them to return home at the end of their tour of duty?

 

Select someone who works in a long-term care environment and gather information about their work experience. Cover the reasons why they have chosen to work in the organization and within the senior services industry.

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ADMINISTRATIVE/LEADERSHIP role

Select someone who works in a long-term care environment (preferably someone in an administrative or leadership role) and gather information about their work experience. Students are responsible for identifying their own subjects and contacting them as appropriate for this assignment.

Specifically, the interview should cover, but not be limited to, the following topics:

  • Reasons why they have chosen to work in the organization and within the senior services industry
  • Most satisfying and challenging parts of their work experience working with older adults
  • What they admire most about working with older adults
  • What they see as differences between their generation and those they serve
  • Description of the organization, services they provide to older adults
  • Strengths of the organization’s service (i.e. what are they known for doing well in the area)
  • Metrics of the demographics of the population (number of people served, average age, length of stay, levels of service such as skilled nursing, residential living)
  • Impact on regulations on the type of work that they do

Other items related to serving in the long-term care field

  • The subject’s name, title, and contact information must be included in the assignment.
  • Summarize the interview in a written paper in APA format and 4-6 pages in length.

Emphasis should be placed on the key themes from the interview and key learning about the long-term care field from our course materials.

 

Provide one or two helpful coping strategies/ideas/modalities that you can use or mentor others through, during a need to work from home. Provide one or two helpful coping strategies/ideas/modalities that you can use or mentor others through, when working from home.

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Human Resources and COVID 19

We have experienced unprecedented times, from both the employer and employee perspectives, due to the COVID-19 crisis.

This discussion post assignment requires your summarizing in your own words, the following three discussions:

1) Best Guidelines for working at home (see URL link below),

2) HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (see URL link below), and

3) Provide one or two helpful coping strategies/ideas/modalities that you can use or mentor others through, during a need to work from home.

  1. Summarize at least five out of 13 tips for working at home. Feel free to reflect on which ones resonate with you best. 2. Review the HR6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act. You can see SHRM’s summary and/or read the full bill. Only summarize these two:

2a) Summarize the Emergency and Family Medical Leave Expansion Act

2b) Summarize the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act

  1. Provide one or two helpful coping strategies/ideas/modalities that you can use or mentor others through, when working from home.

READ ALL ARTICLES BELOW

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/03/05/working-at-home-13-tips-tools-best-practices/4955847002/

https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/public-policy/hr-public-policy-issues/Documents/Summary%20of%20HR%206201.pdf

https://www.shrm.org/hr-today/public-policy/pages/covid-19-government-response.aspx