Human Resources – Performance Management System

Assessment 3: Individual Report  SUBMISSION INFORMATION  Value Individual report 50%  Format Report -2500 (+/- 10%) words, excluding cover page, end-text references, tables or figures. Please include in-text and end-text references. 1½ line spacing. Font size 12point  How to submit Electronically, via Turnitin on Blackboard>Assessment folder >  Learning Outcomes Analyse the strategic link between performance management and reward processes and organisational outcomes. Critique the different issues related to managing employee performance. Analyse and create a performance management and reward system for an organisation based on theoretical approaches covered in the unit.  Course Outcomes PGCLO2.1 Conceptualise problems or situations (investigate, analyse, synthesis and evaluate. PGCLO2.3 Solve complex problems. PGCLO2.4 Critically reflect on processes and assumptions. PGCLO3.1 Demonstrate effective written, oral and non-verbal communications skills. MAN6714 | Page 13 PREPARATION To do well in this assignment, you need to have researched and read the academic literature extensively. You must also actively participate and work well in a group situation.  PREPARATION  To do well in this assignment, you need to have researched and read the academic literature extensively. You must also actively participate and work well in a group situation.  ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS For this assignment, students take on a consulting type role. Using your current employer or an organisation( I have chosen TARGET) of which you are familiar, students assess their performance management and reward system, and then develop a written report to recommend a ‘newly revised’ Performance Management and Reward System for this organisation. This assessment consists of an individual report (50%). Students need to email the lecturer their selecton of organisation by Wednesday 22nd April 2020 for approval to ensure there are no overlaps of organisations being reviewed.  Information about the Individual Report (50%): This report is due in Week 13. The report should be a professional consultant’s report and include all relevant sections. It should not exceed 2500 words (+ or – 10%) (excluding the cover page, Executive Summary, Table of Contents, End Text References). Please include the following parts:  1. Executive Summary  2. Table of Contents 3. Introduction  4. Organisational overview outlining information such as the type of business, number of years in business, strategic goals, and others 5. Analysis of TWO parts of the performance management system of this organisation (e.g., strategic planning and implementation, the application of any motivational theories in the organisation, diversity management, managing individual and team performance, balanced scorecard, the design of certain jobs in the organisation, work life balance and the management of work-life balance conflict, the implementation of performance appraisal)  6. Critical reflection on the processes and assumptions implicit in the current reward and overall performance management systems of this organisation (including both the financial and nonfinancial rewards, individual reward systems, team reward systems) 7. A detailed outline of what the organisation is doing well and your recommendations for Performance Management and Reward System improvements and changes  8. Conclusion  9. References  10. Appendices (if relevant). RESOURCES Online scholarly journals from reputable databases must be consulted. Information from freely available web pages are not always reputable and will not be accepted as source documents.

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

********MUST HAVE PLAGIARISM REPORT*****

1. Go to the linkhttps://www.thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/clas/standards (Links to an external site.).

View the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards (CLAS) categories aimed at equity and quality care (HHS, n.d.). Notice how these standards overlap with many of the expectations and standards in professional nursing practice!

• In what ways are you and your peers using these standards in your areas of nursing practice?
• Discuss one nursing action you might incorporate to improve cultural competence in your organization.

****350 words response with reference and in-text citation****

2. This week we learned how research designs are different and help us to objectively study nursing problems; the key is to decide which type of research and design will serve the purpose or intent to find a solution. After completing Week 4 readings and lesson, answer the following:

• Reflect on your learning about Quantitative and Qualitative research; share two ways that helped you understand how they are different.
• Choose ONE category of study design that you found interesting and describe; include what you learned about the design and how you believe it can help study nursing problems.

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Refer back to your clinical nursing priority problem and evidence you located for your week 3 assignment***

*****400 words response with reference and in-text citation****

Assignment 1: Identifying the Organizational Learning Issues Due Week 3 and worth 250 points Suppose that your organization, or an organization with which you are familiar, is dealing with a major issue in transitioning individual learning (e.g., sharing knowledge, training programs, working as a team, experiences, procedures, processes, etc.) into organizational learning. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has asked you, as the Vice President of Human Resources, to assist with the issue and to help the organization transition its culture to this new way of learning. Before you provide any recommendations to address the issue, you must first research the root of the problem and the resistance to this transition.Note: You may create and / or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment. In your original work, you may use aspects of existing processes from either your current or a former place of employment. However, you must remove any and all identifying information that would enable someone to discern the organization[s] that you have used. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1. Assess the organization’s culture as it relates to shared knowledge, then specify the significant issue(s) that you discovered with the culture. Determine the disconnect you observed between the culture and organizational learning using three (3) of the five (5) mystifications. Support your response with at least one (1) example of each selected mystification within the organization.
2. Give your opinion on the current Organizational Learning Mechanism(s) (OLMs) that hinder organizational learning. Support your response with one (1) example of a training or learning initiative (e.g., sharing knowledge, training programs, working as a team, experiences, procedures, processes, etc.) and the outcome when it was applied to the organization.
3. Determine which one (1) of the following OLMs is suitable for replacing the identified OLM(s) that hinder organizational learning as a corrective action to facilitate the transition from individual to organizational learning: Off-line/Internal, On-line/Internal, Off-line/External or On-line/External. Justify your selection.
4. Evaluate the norms of the organization’s learning culture to determine the source(s) that currently prevent productive learning by applying two (2) of the following norms: inquiry, issue orientation, transparency, integrity or accountability. Provide at least one (1) example of each of the selected norms’ manifestation within the organization in your evaluation.
5. Use at least five (5) quality academic references in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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 processes of how organizations learn and organizational barriers that impact the process.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in developing a learning organization.
• Write clearly and concisely about developing a learning organization using proper writing mechanic

NOTE:  As you prepare for this assignment, you should research typical United States, Japanese, and German approaches to compensation using your textbook, the Argosy University online library, and the Internet. Consider arguments for and against each of the three countries’ approaches to compensation.  Research the trends and issues affecting the global workforce. As you conduct your research, make note of the recent trends affecting the three approaches and the factors which might be causing each country’s approach to change.  The assignment:  MPBS has requested your assistance in developing a new and comprehensive compensation plan that will meet the company’s needs in both their domestic operations and their international operations.  MPBS management has asked you to review their current plan and prepare a report describing the new plan.  You have asked MPBS to describe the most important criteria they would like to see in the new plan and they have indicated they would like to have a compensation program that will: •Help align organizational efforts to the company’s mission and strategic plan. •Recognize, reward and stimulate good and excellent performance. •Be considered fair and equitable by as many company personnel as it is realistic to expect.  •Withstand legal challenges. •Be cost effective. •Address the diverse needs of the scientific, administrative, sales, management, and technical staff.     MPBS recognizes that they have taken a very haphazard approach to employee benefits and have asked you to ignore the benefits they now provide as you develop a new employee benefits package for the company.  Your consulting team has met and worked up the framework of the report that should be submitted.  In addition to employee benefits, it must provide for annual adjustments to base pay, whether salary or hourly wage, and a pay for performance plan.   MPBS management has asked you to design the total compensation plan that will cover all employees located within the United States in detail first, then follow that detailed plan with recommendations on how it should differ for employees living and working in Germany and in Japan.  Your report should include the following: 1.The core of the benefits package [e.g., insurance, paid time off (PTO), and retirement programs].  2.Lifestyle benefits with appropriate summary details on each of these benefits. 3.Classification of the percentage of the total compensation budget that should be allocated for the benefits plan.  4.Annual adjustments to individual base pay.  Be specific.  Determine the extent (if any) to which adjustments to base pay should be tied to seniority, cost-of-living, or performance, or a specified combination of these.  Indicate any difference in guidelines for adjustments that should differ for specific occupational groups and/or geographical locations.  5.Short-term and long-term incentive, or pay-for-performance plans, including whether the incentives should be based on individual, team/group, or organization-wide performance.   6.Compare any differences that should be made for employees living and working in Germany and in Japan. 7.Provide rationale for how well your plan meets the most important criteria MPBS provided you in the beginning of the assignment.  8.Distinguish how your plan will motivate employees to best align themselves to MPBS’s goals.  Briefly describe the motivational theories that support your reasoning and tie the theories to the different parts of your plan.  9.Evaluate how the components of the recommended compensation plan shape a consistent message to employees and summarize the message the plan conveys.  To complete this assignment, you must submit a 6-9 page paper that addresses the twelve elements of the task as numbered above and provide reasons for your recommendations.  The paper must be submitted as a Word document and it must follow APA style guidelines. By the due date assigned, deliver your assignment to the Submissions Area.     Assignment 1 Grading Criteria   Maximum Points   Detailed the core benefits package including insurance, PTO and retirement programs.  28   Summarized the lifestyle components of the benefit plan.  24   Classified the percentage of total compensation budget that should be allocated for the benefits plan.  28   Determined the annual adjustments to individual base pay and explained the extent to which adjustments to base pay should be tied to seniority, cost of living or performance. Explained any adjustments for specific occupation groups or geographical locations.  28   Explained the short-term and long-term incentive, or pay-for-performance plans, including whether the incentives should be based on individual, team/group, or organization-wide performance.  28   Determined how the plan should differ for expatriates working on location in Germany and Japan.  28   Provided a rationale for how well the new plan meets MPBS’s criteria for the company’s plan.  24   Distinguished how your plan will motivate employees to best align themselves to MPBS’s goals. Described the motivational theories that support your reasoning and tied the theories to the different parts of your plan.  24   Evaluated how the plan shapes a consistent message and summarized the message.  24   Written Components: Organization (16) usage and mechanics (16) APA elements (24) Style (8)  64   Total:  300

COMPETITION – MARKET RESEARCH MANAGER ANALYSIS

Due Date

Week 10

Note: While representative of possible situations faced by Target & Walmart, all scenarios in this assignment are fictional.

Real Business

As you learned this week, understanding your competition and adjusting your own business accordingly is critical to a business’s success. A large discount retail store like Target competes not only with other discount retail store stores but also with those stores that offer just some of the products Target does, such as grocery stores. Keeping track of all these competitors is quite a task; that’s why large companies have a team of market researchers dedicated to managing that research.

Your Role

This week, you’ll assume the role of a Market Research Manager at Target.

WHAT IS A MARKET RESEARCH MANAGER?

Market Research Managers are responsible for creating and improving processes for gathering information on various market conditions, competitors, and consumer trends in their companies’ industries. They are typically responsible for managing a team of researchers and reporting their findings to the head of the department. Teams across the company then use these findings to help improve products, guide marketing efforts, and more.

As a Market Research Manager, part of your role is to consistently analyze Target’s position relative to its competitors and report on these findings. As part of this process, you complete a SWOT analysis for each of Target’s main competitors each quarter. The quarter is coming to a close, and your boss has asked for the latest SWOT analysis for Walmart.

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Research

Search online and find 1-3 articles that discuss the competition between Target and Walmart. For each article:

• Provide a link to the article.
• Identify which aspects of the article will be helpful as you conduct your SWOT analysis.

Step 2: Strengths

Based on your own experiences shopping at Target and Walmart and the research you conducted:

• Identify 1-2 strengths Target has in comparison to Walmart. For each strength, explain your rationale.

Step 3: Weaknesses

Based on your own experiences shopping at Target and Walmart and the research you conducted:

• Identify 1-2 weaknesses Target has in comparison to Walmart. For each weakness, explain your rationale.

Step 4: Opportunities

Based on your own experiences shopping at Target and Walmart and the research you conducted:

• Identify 1-2 possible opportunities Target has to be more competitive with Walmart. For each opportunity, explain your rationale.

Step 5: Threats

Based on your own experiences shopping at Target and Walmart and the research you conducted:

• Identify 1-2 possible threats that might diminish Target’s competitiveness with Walmart. For each threat, explain your rationale.

Step 6: Who Will Come Out Ahead?

Based on your SWOT analysis, do think that Target or Walmart is better positioned over the long term to come out ahead? Why?

Step 7: Real-World Application

Conduct a SWOT analysis for your company and one of its biggest competitors using the methodology outlined in Steps 1-6.