Business and Management : Human Resource Management (HR)

Succession planning refers to the process by which new leaders are identified and developed within a given organization to ensure a seamless transition when existing leadership leaves the organization. An effective succession plan is often subtle because the change should be seamless; however, an ineffective succession plan can result in visible consequences as the challenges associated with the change become obvious. For this assignment around succession planning, select a high-profile change in leadership at a public or nonprofit agency. You…

Prepare a paper on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993.  It should examine the policy goals of the act, and analyze contemporary issues that have resulted in legal challenges and judicial interpretations.  Special attention should be given to such issues that have involved public  or nonprofit employers.  Provide three references.

Examine the pay and benefits of public sector employees vs private sector employees for the past 30 years.  Is there a pay/benefits gap between both?  What has been the effect on public sector recruitment/retainment and on budgets?  The proposal will not exceed one page, and will briefly describe the proposed topic and include a preliminary bibliography (APA style) of at least three sources.

Instructions One of the ways management can manage difficult situations, collect relevant information, and build common ground and trust with employees is establishing communication based on evidence rather than judgment. Using the final project transcripts provided, create a list of the relevant facts that are pertinent to the case. This is information that you would use to determine the outcome of the case—or evidence. Additionally, create a list of judgment comments you find in the transcripts. Judgments are information that…

Identify a specific public agency that you will focus on throughout the course. You are free to select any public agency, and you will not necessarily need to have direct access to it. Ideally, identify an agency setting where you are or have been employed, but you may use any public agency. Assignment Instructions In your assignment, address the following: Identify a specific public agency you will focus on throughout the course. Provide an overview of the agency’s mission, scope…

For this assignment, determine an effective process to evaluate the performance of one of your employees. As you have determined that periodic evaluations can be more beneficial than annual evaluations, you will be evaluating the mid-level manager who you hired and who has now been on board for 6 months. Your process should include an appropriate evaluation tool and a means of providing feedback on the employee’s performance issues. There are three parts to this project. You will begin by…

Based on your reading, "Ten Best Practices for Restructuring the Organization" (see attached article), evaluate a business organization of your choosing that you are interested in or one with which you are familiar. Select three of the ten proposed strategies you believe are most relevant to the organization and explain why you selected those three. Please use the attached article and 1 other scholarly article as references for this essay. Thank you!

1) Why was the productivity of the Safelite installers so low? 2)Does the proposed PPP plan address the problems described in question 1? Does it introduce new problems? Explain. 3) What are the pros and cons of switching from wage rates to piece rate pay? Are Safelite installers good candidates for piece-rate pay? Why or why not? 4)Should there be a guaranteed wage? If so, how should it be set? 5) What are the likely consequences of a switch from…

1) Begin by identifying the key problems/issues for Engstrom, and then identify the key theoretical contributions that a Scanlon plan should bring to a company. Is Scanlon a good solution for Engstrom’s challenges? 2) What organizational factors at Engstrom impacted how well Scanlon performed at the plant? Then generalize to other organizations: how are pay-for-performance systems influenced positively or negatively by other organizational factors? 3) How important do you feel money is as a motivator? Does pay motivate you? Would…

1) How has Jan Carendi been able to grow AFS from a marginal division of Skandia in the late 1980s into a powerhouse of its growth and profitability by the mid- 1990s? 2)What are the strengths and vulnerabilities of the AFS business model? Has Carendi created a source of sustainable competitive advantage? Be prepared to defend what it is and why it is sustainable, or, alternatively, why it is unsustainable. 3)What do you think of Carendi’s organizational concept of “specialists…