Week 1 - Assignment
Selection of the Firm
Determine an organization you will analyze and evaluate over the six weeks of this course. The organization can be one in which you work, one in which you have access, or one of such substance that significant internet material is available for your use.
Write a 1000-1200 word paper:
Describe the nature of the organization (provide industry, product/service, a brief history, and position in relation to competition)
Develop an organizational chart for the proposed organization.
Include the title of positions and a brief description of the positions’ duties and responsibilities.
Tip: Watch the recommended video titled, Create Organizational Chart in Office Word 2013-Very Simple Tip,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G7o0GFd5Jw
Discuss the business strategy of your selected company, (Read article on Porter’s Generic Strategies)
Define the specific area of the business you plan to address
Week 2 - Assignment
Targeted Work Class
Write a 1000-1200 word paper:
Describe the results of your assessment of the work processes and key employees to be addressed in your final paper.
Discuss how the organization will change while meeting its strategic challenges in the future.
Include the kinds of workers will be needed; what knowledge, skills, and abilities will be appropriate; what is the compensation system and is it reflective of the market’s conditions?
Week 3 - Assignment
Technology and Training Systems
Write a 1000-1200 word paper:
Describe the results of your assessment of the technology requirements relevant to employee productivity, staffing systems, career development systems, and training systems deployed by the organization to manage and increase competency and productivity of employees.
Propose suggestions for improving the technology requirements relevant to employee productivity, staffing systems, career development systems, and training systems deployed by the organization to manage and increase competency and productivity of employees.
Week 4 - Assignment
Labor Market
Write a 1000-1200 word paper that:
Describes the results of your assessment of the labor market from which your selected organization draws candidates for open positions.
Explains the population, demographics of the population, levels of education, and how much training may be required to prepare new workers drawn from this pool for positions in the firm.
Use regional economic corporations, US Department of Labor and other sources to provide data.
The firm selected company is US Air Force
Final projoect
You work for a HR consulting company and an organization (the same company you have been writing about during this course) has hired your firm to conduct an HRM analysis and make recommendations to better align HR practices to the key business initiatives of the company. In order to accomplish the goal:
Analyze the organization and develop a set of HRM practices that help align HR practices to the firm’s strategy. (Keep in mind the firm’s overall strategy in regards to Porter and Snow and White’s theories) Develop a 3200-3500 word research paper (not including the title and reference pages). Your paper should also:
Identify the firm’s history, strategy, market position, and specific area of alignment.
Provide job pricing and compensation package for 3-4 key positions in the organization.
Describe and analyze the current and targeted HR work processes as well as the respective knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to achieve the organization’s objectives.
Incorporate a discussion of relevant technology considerations to achieve work output in the context of the organization’s goals.
Provide a discussion of the labor market and the appropriate labor law context. Identification of companies that are preparing to address any legal or regulatory changes..
Prescribe a set of HRM recommendations, specifically tailored for the selected firm. Insert a table with deliverables, accountable people and a timeline for the recommendations.
Describe other HRM issues as applicable.
In addition to the requirements above, your paper:
Must be double-spaced and 12 point font
Must be formatted according to APA style
Must include a cover page that includes:
Title of paper
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must include an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement
Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph
Must reference at least eight scholarly resources
Must include a reference page written in APA format.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.