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Alignment of HRM and Business Strategies

  Select a publicly-traded company to research. Evaluate its human  resource (HR) and business strategy, HR department job positions, and  ways it markets its company regarding human capital. The following are  some of the company websites that provide this information: Allstate: Human Resources Careers. State Farm: Human Resources & Training Careers. Ford: Careers. Aruba Marriott […]

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  Imagine you are head of the HR department and you have been asked to  review five applicants for the sales clerk position at your company. During the interview process, you learn the following information about each applicant: The Applicants Alice Alice has 10 years of experience in sales, but can be easily  distracted. She will […]

Strategy, Planning, and Selection

  Scenario Assume for this assignment that you are being highly considered for a director-level HR management position for a best-in-class national retailer. You are in the final phase of the interview process and must respond to the interview panel regarding specific questions and scenarios that will help them determine if you are a good […]

Describe the type of pay structure (merit, pay-for-performance, et cetera) that exists in your current workplace or a previous workplace.

  Describe the type of pay structure (merit, pay-for-performance, et cetera) that exists in your current workplace or a previous workplace. How satisfied were you and other employees with this pay structure? What improvements would you recommend to improve employee satisfaction with your workplace’s pay structure?

Analysis–Perspectives of Aging

Stereotypes about the elderly and older adults persist on television, in movies, and in advertisements. We read about older adults in books and in print media, hear about them in jokes, and see how they are depicted in greeting cards. Research three mediums that depict older adults. You may consider television, movies, the greeting card […]

Research Paper

Write a double-spaced, 12-pt font, 10-12 page research journal on a current (within the last two years) HR issue using common HR practices, would you rectify the issue. Utilize APA 6.0 manuscript style including appropriate in-text citations in the body of your paper, and an APA-formatted “References” list. Your paper must be typed and double spaced, using […]

Why Performance Management?

In our Week 2 reading we learned several reasons that performance management is receiving such focus now.   We also read about Human Resources and their role in strategic workforce management.  Over coffee one morning Emma asks you why CM Tech should be putting a keen focus on performance management and what role you think […]

A CM Tech You Would Want to Work For

In completing your reading for the week you read through a great interview in Chapter 8 titled “An Interview with a CEO You Might Want to Work For.”  It provides great insight into the kind of leadership and strategy that would create a recipe for success.  Intrigued by the interview, you share it with Emma. […]