Prepare a presentation on developing a work climate in which grievances are a last resort and how to properly address them when they do occur.

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After spending some time observing the day-to-day operations of Elora Jean & Co., you have noticed a trend in employee and labor relations issues. These issues include perceived unfair treatment from managers, distress over disciplinary actions, and anxiety about new human resources (HR) policies.

Aware of the union and nonunion entities within Elora Jean & Co., you have observed that the production supervisors are unclear on the facility’s union grievance procedures, and the nonproduction supervisors are unclear on how to handle employee concerns in their offices. Employees often feel that they do not have the means to fully voice their concerns. With this level of confusion on grievance procedures, employee morale and performance has begun to decline, affecting Elora Jean & Co.’s ability to stay competitive.

As the HR consultant, you see an opportunity to educate Elora Jean & Co.’s management team on grievance practices. You decide to review guidelines on dispute resolution and grievance procedures and prepare a presentation for the company’s owner.

Prepare a presentation on developing a work climate in which grievances are a last resort and how to properly address them when they do occur. Your presentation should include the following components:

  • Include recommendations on a strategy that Elora Jean & Co. can incorporate to proactively avoid grievances. Your recommendation should include a way to create an environment in which employee issues are identified and addressed before they move into a formal grievance process. Recommendations for creating positive employee relations should be discussed.
  • Include recommendations for a dispute resolution process for the nonunion offices. Your proposal should include a sample procedure for nonunion employees to follow when complaints arise.
  • Present step-by-step guidelines for handling grievances in the production facility. Your presentation should include recommendations for investigating complaints, working effectively with union representatives, and summarizing supervisor responsibilities. Include cautions about actions to avoid when handling grievances.
  • Include a proposal for training to educate the line managers on handling grievances and avoiding grievances to ensure violations do not occur. Specifically, discuss the areas that such training should cover.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that follows instructions and covers each part of the topic. (The title page and References list do not get included in this word count).

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  1. Due Week 8 and worth 200 pointsThis “Assignment 2” writing assignment is a comparative essay focused on topics encountered in our HUM 111 class. The project will be based on research but will reflect your views and interpretation of the topic. This project is designed to help you stretch your mind and your abilities as an organized, innovative, and critical thinker. If approached properly, it should also be fun!

    Choose one (1) of the topics from the list of topic choices below. Read the topic carefully. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that follows instructions and covers each part of the topic. (The title page and References list do not get included in this word count).

    Note: Your instructor may require you to submit your topic choice for approval before the end of Week 5.

    For the topic you choose:

    1. Establish a clear thesis about your topic as part of the introductory paragraph (often the thesis is the last thing one determines after doing the basic research and outline; however it will be placed in the first paragraph of your paper).
    2. This is a comparative essay. Comparison approached properly will require some critical thinking on your part. Use a point-by-point approach for the essay. That means, if comparing subject A with subject B, don’t do the first half of the essay on subject A and then the second half on subject B–that will seem like two (2) separate essays and comparisons will tend to get lost. Instead, you should be mentioning both subjects in most of your paragraphs as you compare them throughout the essay. Comparisons will identify similarities as well as contrasts.
    3. Do not try to do everything on your two (2) subjects. You should end up narrowing your focus to a few insights and issues about the subjects being compared. And, from those fairly specific points of comparison, you will develop a thesis and glean some lessons.
    4. Follow closely the instructions below for your specific topic.
    5. Include a concluding paragraph at the end. This paragraph will, in some way, refer back to the thesis established in your first paragraph, since now you have demonstrated and supported it. It may be here that you also include your observations relating your study to the modern workplace or society (see your topic). Try to finish with flair!
    6. Use at least three (3) good quality academic sources, with one (1) source being the class text. Note: Wikipedia and other similar Websites do not qualify as academic resources. You are highly encouraged to use the Resource Center tab at the top of your Blackboard page.

    Topic Choices – Choose just one (1) of the topics below:

    • Qualities of the Hero: Comparing Gilgamesh and Odysseus. Write an essay comparing these two (2) heroic figures from ancient epics of different cultures, especially focusing your analysis on the sources about their encounters with monsters: Gilgamesh encounters the monster guarding the forest, Humbaba, in Tablets 3-5 of the Epic of Gilgamesh (see http://www.ancienttexts.org/library/mesopotamian/gilgamesh/; scroll down to the Tablet links; think of “Tablet” numbers like chapter numbers).” Odysseus encounters Polyphemus the Cyclops in Book 9 of The Odyssey (see http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomerOdyssey9.html; from line 105 to the end). Your paper should:

    a) Compare Gilgamesh and Odysseus as to their heroic qualities, noting similarities and differences, using specific examples from the epics.

    b) Summarize what this indicates about differences between ancient Mesopotamian and Greek cultures in their ideals and expectations.

    c) From this comparison, suggest ways that current cultural ideals and expectations shape modern notions about role models and heroes.

    • Confucius and Aristotle on Virtue. Write an essay comparing these two (2) ancient thinkers on the concept of virtue or good ethical character and conduct. Stay focused on the issue; keep any biographical or other information short or limited. As much as possible, analyze their writings (in translation, of course), using Confucius’ Analects (at http://classics.mit.edu/Confucius/analects.html ) and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics (at http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/nicomachaen.html ). Your paper should:

    a) Compare the teachings of Confucius and Aristotle on what constitutes virtue or good ethical character and conduct, noting similarities and differences in specific ideas or emphasis.

    b) Consider what your findings suggest about differences between ancient Chinese and ancient Greek culture.

    c) From this comparison, suggest ideas of virtue that can apply to ethics in a modern setting, such as a diverse workplace.

    • Comparing Sculptures of Ancient India and Greece. Write an essay comparing the way gods and humans were depicted in sculpture in ancient India and Greece, and identify the cultural values and ideals that these art works reflect in each case. Your paper should:

    a) Using specific examples, compare the way gods and people were depicted in the sculptures of ancient India and Greece, noting similarities and differences.

    b) Identify the cultural values and ideals that these art works reflect for each society.

    c) From this comparison, suggest a modern situation of artistic expression and the ways it reflects or counters prevailing cultural values.

    • Comparing Ancient Skeptics. Write an essay comparing Lucretius and Wang Chong (=Wang Ch’ung), skeptical philosophers of ancient Rome and China. They were skeptical about popular religious and spiritual beliefs and widely-held superstitions. Lucretius was an Epicurean philosopher of Roman culture (Chapter 6). Wang Ch’ung was a thinker in ancient Chinese culture (Chapter 7). Focus your comparison on their writings as found at http://www.humanistictexts.org/lucretius.htm and http://www.humanistictexts.org/wangchung.htm#On Not Flying to Heaven. Your paper should:

    a) Using examples from their writings, compare these two (2) thinkers on their views about specific subjects and on their approach in explaining and expressing their skepticism.

    b) From this comparison, identify popular beliefs in each culture that seem similar and those that seem different.

    c) From this comparison, suggest any modern situation in which materialist skeptics confront spiritual and religious beliefs, and comment on the considerations of free expression and cultural respect.

    • Comparing Ancient Male Rulers. Take any two (2) of these rulers and write an essay comparing them: Ramses II, Shihuangdi, Constantine, Ashoka, Pericles, or Charlemagne. Select rulers from different cultures. You may also propose (for approval or not) a ruler not listed. Avoid lengthy quoting or lengthy close paraphrasing from biographical sources. Make it YOUR comparative analysis. Your paper should:

    a) Compare the two (2) rulers in terms of their situation and methods of rule and their apparent ideals and practices, noting similarities and differences. Use specific examples.

    b) Consider what your study suggests about the cultures over which they ruled, identifying any similarities and differences between the cultures.

    c) From this comparison, suggest lessons about different types of effective leadership in the world of modern business and / or modern politics.

    • Comparing Ancient Female Rulers. Compare the Tang Empress Wu Zetian (also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao; ruled China around 690-705 AD) with either the Pharaoh Cleopatra (ruled Egypt around 51-31 BC) or the Pharaoh Hatshepsut (ruled Egypt around 1478-1458 BC). You may also propose (for approval or not) a female ruler not listed. Avoid lengthy quoting or lengthy close paraphrasing from biographical sources. Make it YOUR comparative analysis. Your paper should:

    a) Compare the two (2) rulers in terms of their situation and ascent to power, their methods of rule, and their achievements and resourcefulness, noting similarities and differences. Use specific examples.

    b) Consider what your study suggests about the cultures over which they ruled, identifying any similarities and differences between the cultures.

    c) From this comparison, suggest lessons about different types of effective leadership by a female in the world of modern business and / or modern politics.

    • Other topic choice using a comparative approach (proposed by student or instructor) and approved by the professor and supported by the grading rubric.

    The Project Paper will be graded on:

    1. The level to which the instructions were followed for the paper generally and for the specific topic.
    2. The establishment of a clear thesis about your topic.
    3. The adequacy and relevance of information, examples, and details which support the general thesis.
    4. Covering each part of the topic as instructed, including the comparisons, the consideration of ancient cultural differences, and the reflection on lessons for modern society or the modern workplace.
    5. The quality of your research and your persuasiveness using critical reasoning.
    6. The use and acknowledgement of a minimum of three (3) required references (the class textbook plus at least two (2) other quality academic sources) documented using the APA style –including both the use of a proper References list and the use of proper in-text citations.
    7. Adherence to standard rules of grammar, punctuation, paragraphing, and mechanics, and general clarity of presentation.

    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. Both in-text citations and a References list are required. Citations and references must follow APA style format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions specific to the selected topic. (Note: Students can find APA style materials located in the course shell for guidance).
    • 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 page length. For our purposes, you may omit any abstract page.

    The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

    • Explain how key social, cultural, and artistic contributions contribute to historical changes.
    • Explain the importance of situating a society’s cultural and artistic expressions within a historical context.
    • Examine the influences of intellectual, religious, political, and socio-economic forces on social, cultural, and artistic expressions.
    • Identify major historical developments in world cultures during the eras of antiquity to the Renaissance.
    • Use technology and information resources to research issues in the study of world cultures.
    • Write clearly and concisely about world cultures using proper writing mechanics.

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Why don’t you do what you did last time? The 10–15 slides that you presented worked well in the 30-minute time slot.

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The board has called a meeting to see how the new product for MM is coming along. Michelle calls you about the meeting.

“I like your ideas for branding the product,” she says. “I think the board wants an overview now of the whole process we are using for developing the new product. Can you do that?”

“Thanks for the comments about the branding strategy,” you say. “I tried to be creative with my approach. I’d be glad to show the board the process we are using to develop the new product.”

“Great,” she says. “Why don’t you do what you did last time? The 10–15 slides that you presented worked well in the 30-minute time slot.”

“In the past I’ve done similar presentations and have a format that really works. The board has been very receptive to the flow of the information and I think it will work for us for this presentation too,” she adds. “I’ll instant message the information to you after our meeting. The flow might work for you also.”

“Great,” you respond. “I’ll get started on this first thing in the morning.”

When you get back to your office, the instant message from Michelle is on your screen. It reads:These are the areas we need to cover in the presentation.

  • Idea generation
  • Idea screening
  • Concept development and testing
  • Marketing strategy development
  • Business analysis
  • Product development
  • Test marketing
  • Commercialization

Be sure to include the information from our discussions on branding as part of the marketing strategy development phase of the process.

The materials found in the M.U.S.E. may help you with this assignment. Additional information is also provided in the Lessons From Experience found at the following link:

  • The Language of Branding

Describe a step-by-step process of conducting the dismissal meeting.   Determine the compensation that the fictitious company may provide to the separated employee.

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Assignment 3: Dismissal Meeting

Due Week 6 and worth 150 points

Imagine that you are an office manager and you have been tasked with the job of coordinating and heading the dismissal meeting for an employee layoff.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

  1. Propose three (3) ways that a manager can cope with any negative emotions that may accompany an employee layoff.
  2. Describe a step-by-step process of conducting the dismissal meeting.
  3. Determine the compensation that the fictitious company may provide to the separated employee.
  4. Using Microsoft Word or an equivalent such as OpenOffice, create a chart that depicts the timeline of the disbursement of the compensation.
  5. Predict three (3) ways that this layoff may affect the company.
  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:

  • Formulate HRM strategies and policies to recruit, select, place, and retain the most efficient and effective workforce.
  • Develop effective talent management strategies to recruit and select employees.
  • Design processes to manage employee performance, retention, and separation.
  • Analyze laws governing employment and how organizations can ensure ethical practices.
  • 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 mechani

Describe and analyze the broad range of talent management efforts that use software applications to help you Director to make an educated decision.

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Deliverable Length:  5 – 7 slides with speaker notes of 200 – 250 words per slide (excluding Title and Reference slides)

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You, as a HR Generalist, have been asked by your HR Director for your recommendations in terms of what tools your organization could use to better manage the talents of your employees. This will help to develop policies and procedures in managing your human capital. Please develop a PowerPoint presentation to your Director addressing the following:

  • Describe and analyze the broad range of talent management efforts that use software applications to help you Director to make an educated decision.
  • Give some examples of firms that have successfully used these applications.
  • Describe how these efforts are useful in terms of strategic human capital management.

Please submit your assignment.

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Grading Criteria

Percentage

Deliverable requirements addressed; understanding of material and writer’s message and intent are clear.

35%

Scholarly research which supports writer’s position properly acknowledged and cited direct quotations may not exceed 10% of the word count of the body of the assignment deliverable (excluded title page, abstract or table of contents if used, tables, exhibits, appendices, and reference page(s). Inclusion of plagiarized content will not be tolerated and may result in adverse academic consequences.

20%

Critical thinking: Position is well-justified; logical flow; examples provided where appropriate.

20%

Structure: Includes introduction and conclusion; proper paragraph format; reads as a polished academic paper or professional presentation, as appropriate for the required assignment deliverable.

10%

Mechanical: No spelling, grammatical, or punctuation errors.

10%

APA: Deliverable is cited properly according to the APA Publication Manual (6th ed.).

5%

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

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Instructor’s Comments:

Please check out Chapter 13 in our etext as well – it covers ‘Using Technology in HR’ which ties nicely with Talent Management Software.  If you view the Recommended Resources at the end of that chapter, you will find one that references Talent Management Systems.  Here is the link – http://searchfinancialapplications.techtarget.com/essentialguide/Talent-management-system-essential-guide.  Also check in to the AIU Library for assistance with your research efforts and of course, you can search the Internet.

 Discuss the case with suitable title for the case. Justify your title as well.

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Assignment Number: 1

Case Study

A&B Public Ltd Company is well known for its welfare activities and employee orientated schemes in manufacturing industry for more than ten decades. The company employs more than 1000workers and 225 administrative staff and 150management level employees. The top level managementviews all the employee at same level .This can  be clearlyunderstood by seeing the uniform of the company which is same for all starting from MD to floor level workers. Thecompany have two differentcafeterias at two differentplaces one near the plant for workers and other near the administration building. Thought the place is different the amenities,infrastructureand the food provided are of same quality. Inshort the company stands by the rule employee Equality.

The company has one registered trade union and the relationship between the union and the management is very cordial. The company has not lost a singleman day due to strike. The company is not a pay master in that industry. Thecompensation policy of that company ,when compared to other similarcompanies ,is very less still the employees don’t have manygrievances due to other benefits provided by the company.But the company is facing countable number of problems in supplying the material in recent past days.Problems like quality issue ,mismatch in packing materials(placing material A) in box of material B) incorrectlabeling of material, not dispatching the material on time etc..

The management viewthe case as there are loop holes in the system of various departments and hand over the responsibilityto HR department to solve the issue. When the Hr manger goes through the issues he realized that the issues are not relating to system but it relates to the employees.When investigated he come to know that the reason behind the casual approach by employeein work is

• The company hired new employee for higher levelpost without considering the potential internal candidates.

• The newly hired employees are placed with higher packages than that of existing employee in the same cadre.

Questions:

Q1: Discuss the case with suitable title for the case. Justify your title as well.

Q2:The pointrise by the HR manager  for the latest issue in the organization is justifiable or not. Support your answer with Human Resource related Concepts.

Q3:Help the organization to come out from this criticalissue. Ifyou are in the role of HR manger what will be your immediate step to solve this case.

Note: Write down in your own words on your own understanding about this case. Minimum 1000 words

Explain why each question is question of fact, preference, or judgment. Slide 12: Conclusion slide with your one paragraph that reflects on your analysis and describes your consideration and learning of this problem.

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Select and describe an important problem faced by society today (e.g., income inequality, gun violence, online privacy). Once you have selected your problem, be prepared to address the following in your presentation: 1. Provide your own analysis by asking—and answering—a relevant question from at least three domains of thinking. Examples of these can be found on pages 139-140 of your textbook. 2. The intellectual standards will help you better think about your chosen problem. In your answers to the above questions, apply at least three intellectual standards and explain why the standards are important in this context (i.e., the standards of reasoning which apply to the elements). The standards are discussed in Chapter 5 on pages 91-103. 3. Explain why each question you have selected is either a question of fact, preference, or judgment. This information can be located on pages 126-127 of your textbook. 4. Finally, in one paragraph, reflect on your analysis of the problem that you selected, and describe how your consideration of this problem demonstrates deep learning. This information can be located on pages 144-145 of your textbook. To accomplish this, you must compose a 12 slide PowerPoint presentation that meets the guidelines below. Your PowerPoint slides should be arranged in the following manner: Slide 1: The problem selected and your description of it. Slides 2-5: Provide your own analysis by asking—and answering—a relevant question from at least three domains of thinking. Slides 6-8: Your three intellectual standards and explanation of why they are important in this context. Slides 9-11: Explain why each question is question of fact, preference, or judgment. Slide 12: Conclusion slide with your one paragraph that reflects on your analysis and describes your consideration and learning of this problem. You must also include a title and reference slide (that does not count towards your total slides). Also, all sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations in APA format.

develop materials that support the human resource process from acquiring, developing, and leveraging on employee strengths

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During this course, you will develop materials that support the human resource process from acquiring, developing, and leveraging on employee strengths. This project is broken into four separate assignments due in Topics 2, 3, 5, and 7. While you are only required to submit each assignment in its respective topic, you will submit a reflection assignment that provides a brief overview of the learning outcomes from your assignment feedback.

In this assignment, you are conducting a needs assessment and developing two job descriptions for your current organization or a preapproved organization that you have access to interact with in order to complete this assignment. If you are not currently in an organization, please inform your instructor of the organization you will use to complete this project. They must approve your selection prior to beginning your assignment and you must have the ability to observe employees and functions within that organization.

Needs Assessment

Observe and assess the state of your current organization, or another pre-selected organization. A needs assessment is necessary to identify areas for potential growth, both at the employee and organizational level. If you are not in a position to look holistically at your organization, you can focus on a department or team within the organization. Use the “Needs Assessment Matrix” resource to complete your needs assessment. You are required to analyze functions, trainings, jobs, and employment needs in order to complete your matrix and prepare for the next part of this assignment.

Job Descriptions

Once your needs assessment is complete, you are required to select two positions in your organization and develop a one-page detailed job description for each position. It is recommended that you take the time to conduct a job analysis and observe current employees in the selected positions to accurately depict the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that must be incorporated into the job descriptions. If you are unable to observe, do your best to accurately depict the specific functions of the job. You will submit the completed “Needs Assessment Matrix” and both job descriptions for this assignment.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

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 not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

HRM-635-RS-NeedsAssessment.docx

Based on your discussions with Michelle, you have developed a clear picture of the environmental issues that will affect the initial release of the new product. As you compile your notes, the phone rings.

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Based on your discussions with Michelle, you have developed a clear picture of the environmental issues that will affect the initial release of the new product. As you compile your notes, the phone rings.

“Hello?”

“Hi. This is Michelle. I want to touch base with you about your presentation to the board next week. Do you have any questions about the upcoming meeting?”

“Thanks for calling,” you say. “You have good timing. I was just reviewing my notes and working on my PowerPoint presentation. I think I’ve covered the areas we discussed at our last meeting. Do you have something else that you want me to include?”

“Oh, good,” says Michelle. “Yes, I’d like you to share 3 or 4 goals for the marketing project, too. Make sure these goals are specific as possible. You might want to lead with the goals, but I’ll leave that up to you. Naturally you’ll need to do some research to determine the types of goals that are relevant for a new product project like this. Be as specific as you can when outlining realistic expectations.

“Okay,” you say as you jot down more notes. “Anything else?”

“Just be sure to include your thoughts about whether we should develop a product that can be marketed world-wide. You know that is one of their main concerns. You’ll have about 30 minutes for your presentation. ”

“Will do. Thanks for the information. I think about 10–15 slides should be about right for a 30-minute presentation.”

Please submit your assignment.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

The students should list and explain 3–4 goals that a company in this situation should set for itself. The explanations should be 2–3 sentences each, and they should include citations from the text and other sources. Each goal should be as specific as possible; for example, the goals might include—among other things—the following items:

Sales in dollars or units
Market share
Customer awareness
Profit
Return on investment
Customer satisfaction
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