Please follow directions to receive all possible points!!

The introduction to your project should be at least one paragraph and should introduce the readers to the topic that you have chosen and why you are interested in researching that topic. Include an introductory sentence that draws readers into the subject matter of paper. (Prostitution)

The conclusion should be at least one paragraph and should wrap up what was covered in the paper.

• Using the stages from the performance management process, suggest  the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order  to successfully link its key success factors (KSF). (See Exhibit 4 in  the XanEdu case pack.) Provide a rationale for your suggestions.
• Select three drivers, and examine the central manner in which DSM  management has aligned its business strategies to performance  measurement.
• Critique or defend DSM’s competitive advantage by using three of  the six assessment points from the textbook. Justify your response.
• Use two external sources to support your responses. Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Week One Discussion Questions: Strategic Role of Human Resources (Oct 21 – 27, 2020)

Available until Tuesday, October 27, 2020 11:59 PM EDT Must post first.Subscribe

Instructions:

After reading the assigned material for the week, post your original response to the questions by 11:59 PM EST Saturday and your responses to your colleagues by 11:59 PM EST Tuesday.  You want to include a minimum of 2 references from the classroom for each question/response. In addition, make at least two value added responses to your classmates. 

Discussion One:  Describe, in your own words (but using the course material provided):

a) What internal and external factors have influenced the Human Resource Management function over the past ten years toward serving in the role of a strategic partner or leader in the organization?  Discuss some positive and negative contextual influences that will continue to impact the HR function from today forward.

b) Explain what it means to be an effective HR strategic business partner. Why is it important for HR to be involved in all aspects of the strategic planning process? Discuss one example of a human resource management strategy that supports an organizational strategy.

c) What factors could be holding HR professionals back from serving in the strategic HR role? Share some ideas or strategies for enabling HR to be more successful toward working in a strategic capacity.

Be sure to provide the references for the sources of the information you used to inform your comments including the material provided in the classroom.

Discussion Two:  Application: After reading the case study about the organization HSS in the module included in this course for this week, do the following:

Write a memo to the CEO of HSS in which you justify HR’s role in drafting a strategic plan. The report should be written using language the CEO will understand and can relate. The document should be complete enough to convince the CEO of the importance of the HR function being part of the strategic plan at HSS.

It is important for you to locate and include academic sources (at least two) that support the content in the memo. You must show the reader that what you assert is accepted practice at other companies or organizations. You may use a word document if you like or provide your proposal in the content of your response window.

Please read and respond to the attachment(s).

Note: Only up to 20% of the written response content can be quotes from third parties.

1. To Organize or Not to Organize?
   Instructions
   Select one company headquartered in your home state for which you would like to work, and which does not currently have unionized employees. Assume that you are an employee of this company and interested in starting a union.
   Use the Internet to research industry unions.
   Requirements
   Write a 5–7-page paper in which you:
   • Create a scenario of specific working conditions prompting the attention of employees dealing with a global mobile workforce that includes expatriates (safety, terrorism, health, and the challenges in other countries) and repatriates (retention, termination, and job placement) in a multinational organization, with a home based in the United States.
   • Outline the major benefits of organizing a union for this company.
   • Create a mission, purpose, and objective statement for a strategic plan to organize a union for this group.
   • List the steps for starting a union.
   • Describe 1–2 ideas for each step of the process for starting a union.
   • Determine a possible timeline for the execution of the union, including your rationale, based on the plan you drafted.
   • Speculate—based on research, rather than opinion—on two management team objections the union is likely to face.
   • Develop two arguments to counter management’s position on unions.
   • Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Consider beginning with your course textbooks and scholarly sources that can be found in the Strayer Library.
     Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
     This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
     The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
   • Create a strategic plan to organize a union for a given company.
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