Human Resource

Learning Objectives:· Use Knapp’s model to describe the nature of communication in the various stages of a relationship· Identify the three stages of Knapp’s model: coming together, relational maintenance, and coming apart.· Reflect on how changes in these three stages of the relationship might have caused the relationship to unfold differently.PART ONE for this assignmentInstructions:1. Think of a romantic or close relationship that you had that unfolded through most of the developmental stages, ending in termination. As your text explains, no all relationship move through all of the stages in a linear, predictable order. However, you’ll likely find that your significant relationships will reflect most of the stages in some way .2. In the spaces below, describe a memorable event or conversation that illustrates how your relationship fulfilled that stage of Knapp’s modelofcommunication.Initiating:Experimenting:Intensifying:Integrating:Bonding:Differentiating:Circumscribing:Stagnating:Avoiding:Terminating:Reflect:3. Answer the reflectionquestions that follow. (This will be done in PART TWO for this assignment)PART TWO for this assignment1. Review your answers and identify key events that marked the three stages of Knapp’s model: coming together, relational maintenance, and coming apart. For example, what happened that led you to move from Differentiating and Circumscribing to Stagnating?2. Describe how changes in behavior and events in these three stages of the relationship might have caused the relationship to unfold differently.***Be as thorough as possible when completing this assignment. This assignment will need to be at least 7 pages and should follow the rules of APA. You are only required to use the textbook (Chapter 9) as a resource; however, you are free to include the use of reputable online sources.

Instructions: This week you are to write a research paper regarding an actual organization of your choice that is either contemplating using and/or has already implemented the use of a team-based approach to increase productivity and reduce costs. What training issues would the organization be likely to face? How could the organization address these issues utilizing accepted HRD practices? Be sure to conduct research into similar organizations (i.e., benchmark against similar organizations) to uncover the specific areas that might be relevant to your chosen organization and their training needs.Reminder: Please ask questions if necessary. Submission Instructions: IMPORTANT!! Submit your work as an MS WORD ATTACHMENT in either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format. Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least three (3) supporting references or sources (NOT Wikipedia, unknown, undated, or anonymous sources), format your work in proper APA format, include a cover page, abstract, and a minimum of 3 FULL pages of written content; double space all work, include a reference section, and cite all listed references properly in text in accordance with the 7th edition of the APA manual, chapters 6 & 7.

Use the Internet to research a company that you would like to work for, with a focus on its recruiting efforts.Make two recommendations for how the company you researched can improve its recruiting efforts.Provide two specific examples to support your recommendations.Don’t forget about recruiting a diverse population.

Assignment ContentIn this assignment, you’ll examine the role of a health care manager regarding ethical issues and decision-making. You’ll have the opportunity to practice your professional skills in conducting interviews and communication, in general. Being able to have professional conversations with all stakeholders in an organization, including managers at various levels, is an important skill to have as a health care manager.Research a health care facility (pharmacy, medical office, nursing home, hospital). Become familiar with the company, including the mission, vision, and goals of the company.Select a leadership position at the facility – for example, a supervisor, manager, director, vice president, compliance officer, or similar.Use the Health Care Leadership Interview Questionnaire to conduct an interview with the person you selected. To be safe, conduct the interview using COVID-19 guidelines and use electronics (computer or phone).Write a 700-word summary of your interview. Title your assignment “Health Care Manager Interview.” Note: Double-space the interview responses and use proper grammar and sentence structure.

1. Individual Project: Design employee satisfaction survey/ design employee satisfaction planScenario – Stacey is the vice president of HR at ‘ITFast’, a midsized IT sector company. She has called for urgent meeting of HR department staff as nearly 100 employees had given notice to leave the company in recent weeks.“This is a long list of escapees….we’re losing them faster than your people can bring them in,” she said, turning to John, the head of recruiting. “Our turnover rate is up to 35%.”“We are growing — in revenue, profitability, and reputation, I just don’t understand why people are leaving us fast” said Stacey.“I need to present these numbers to Mr Richard Leo (CEO) at the end of the week, and I can’t do that without a theory on what’s happening and a solution to propose. That’s why I called this meeting,” said Stacey.“This is even surprising given that our work culture is our biggest selling point. We don’t treat our employees just as a cog in the machine, and our company and its managers — Richard included — will listen to them. That everyone at ‘ITFast’ matters.”PART A -Task: Stacey has hired you as their HR consultant to create and roll out employee satisfaction survey that will help her uncover the reasons behind employee turnover so that she can put new policies in place.Your task is to carefully design the questionnaire (15 questions) in the light of theories/concepts/Canadian Laws discussed in the class.· Keep in mind, you can not ask any discriminatory questions or question prohibited by law, in the survey.· For every question include a line or two to explain the purpose of this question and how will this question help you to know the causes of employee dissatisfaction. Avoid lengthy explanations (you will be marked down for that)· You will also be marked down for every question that seems irrelevant/off the topic.PART B -Task: based on areas of improvement identified in part A – create employee engagement/satisfaction plan for ITFast that will help them reduce employee turnover.· Your plan should have clearly identified strategies/programs (3 strictly), each strategy should be explained in small paragraphs. Avoid unnecessary length.Assessment Criteria· ANALYSIS – You will be marked on thoroughness of your analysis and how well informed and well thought your analysis is. How creative and unique your proposed strategies/programs are. How well do you know and incorporate both federal and provincial laws in designing questionnaire and recommending improvement strategies. How many important elements of HR are you covering in your assignment.· PAPER REQUIREMENTS – Whether students have fully understood the paper requirements. If all requirements are satisfactorily met/fulfilled. Whether or not all questions have been answered.· QUALITY AND VARIETY OF SOURCES – For this information to be robust you have to use at least 10 references – Google, Wikipedia will not be considered as authentic sources you will be marked down for using them. You can use company websites, Governmental & provincial websites of Canada, Labour laws both federal and provincial, updated textbooks, and industry papers etc.,· FORMATTING – You must include title page and list of references for this Exercise. APA style of formatting for font style, line spacing etc., must be used. NO Abstract or Introduction needed start directly with part A

This case group project involves the development of an HR (and/or Workforce) Scorecard. This case will provide you with an understanding of the firm’s business-level balanced scorecard. Your task will be to translate this into an HR (and/or Workforce) Scorecard, and to design the associated infrastructure to ensure its successful implementation. Review the APEX Inc. Case. downloadPlease address (at a minimum) the following questions in your analyses.1. What is the firm’s competitive strategy? What are its associated operational goals?2. Create a strategy map for this organization.3. What are the “A” jobs in this business? What does “A” performance look like in these “A” jobs?4. Based on the firm’s strategy and operational goals, how can the HR function help create value for shareholders and other key constituencies? As a senior HR manager, what competencies and workforce attributes will you commit to the CEO to deliver?5. Based on the above, what specific HR policies and practices must be in place how does the HR function need to be organized to deliver the “deliverables?”6. What will the HR (and/or Workforce) scorecard look like? You can use the approach we’ve used in class, or any other approach that makes sense to you (the latter is actually encouraged). Be sure to include objectives, measures, and initiatives (don’t worry about targets).7. Who will “own” each of the measures in your scorecard? How often must they be updated?8. How will you communicate your measurement system throughout the firm?9. Measurement systems often highlight the performance of high and low performing managers and units. How will you roll out your measurement system and persuade (often) skeptical managers to use it?

CSR reportFor this assessment, you are required to prepare an example of a CSR or sustainability assessment report for a selected organisation. Sustainability analysis and report should be completed to a maximum length of 1,500 words. It is preferable you select an organisation you know well or work in or can obtain some first-hand, or very recent data from. It need not be one noted for CSR or sustainability.Material can be sourced from interviews, or recent material from websites and other company reports, ormaterial in the newspapers or academic sources. Each student will give a two-minute presentation of their CSR report to the class, with the assistance of one powerpoint slide containing a maximum of 100 words and/or figures and tables.Length 1,500 words

Thoroughly review the following video:Based on your review, please respond to the following:The CEO has approved funding for your project to create a training and development system for the organization. She now wants you to explain your process on how you will create training programs for the new system and why your process will add value to the company. NOTE: You are addressing a CEO and not regular employees so keep your response both strategic and high level.

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students or your faculty member.(PORTION 1) DUE TODAYRespond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:Consider a product you are familiar with.Discuss its brand equity in at least 2 of the following areas: brand awareness, brand loyalty, perceived quality, brand associations, or brand assets.(PORTION 2) DUE SATURDAYReply to at least 2 of your classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional in your responses.

magine that the CEO of your company (past, present, or future) has asked you to explain the importance of adding more funding to the organization’s talent management program. You have two minutes to convince the CEO that your ideas will add value and to allow you to expound on your ideas in a more formal follow-up presentation.Briefly outline the key points of your strategy