MGT 431 Complete Class (All Individual, Team Assignments & DQs)
MGT 431 Week 1 Individual Assignment: HR Roles and Responsibilities
Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper describing the changing role of HR management in response to trends in globalization, technology, diversity, e-business, and ethics. Use at least five references from the reading assignment, Internet articles, Electronic Reserve Readings articles, or HR journal articles to support your paper.
MGT 431 Week 2Learning Team Assignment: Staffing Plan Paper
Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you develop a staffing plan for the organization in which you work, or one with which you are familiar. Determine how many people you need to hire and in what functional areas, such as manufacturing, operations, customer service, distribution, marketing, and accounting. Develop strategies to recruit the appropriate applicants. Include a discussion of how the strategy is legally compliant. Use the reading assignments, interviews with your HR representatives or staff persons, Web site articles, Electronic Reserve Readings, and HR journal articles to support your position. Use at least two text references.
MGT 431 Week 3 Individual Assignment: Incentive Plans Paper
Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper examining how your organization¿s incentive plans relate to organizational objectives. Evaluate how the incentives plans do, or do not, help the organization to achieve its goals and objectives. Utilize at least two references from the reading assignment, Internet articles, Electronic Reserve Readings articles or HR journal articles to support your paper.
MGT 431 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment: Development and Training Paper
Prepare a 1,400 to 1,750 word paper using a Learning Team member’s organization, or one with which you are familiar, and have access to the necessary information in order to identify an issue that can be improved by developing a training program. Implementation: How might the training be delivered?Note: Include an explanation of how these programs might contribute to maintaining a high performance organization.
MGT 431 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment: Total Compensation Methods Paper
Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper which analyzes the effect of various compensation methods and benefit programs on employees and organizations. Relate salary and benefit administration strategies to organizational culture and performance. Use at least four references from the reading assignments, Internet articles, Electronic Reserve Reading articles, or HR journal articles in the paper.
MGT 431 Week 5 Individual Assignment: Labor Relations Paper
1,050-1,200 words which address the following:
Define unions and labor relations and their effect on organizations.
Examine the effect of changes in employee relations strategies, policies, and practices on organizational performance.
Answer the following question: Are unions still relevant in the United States?
APA standards used in paper.
MGT 431 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment: Trends and Challenges Paper and Presentation
Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper discussing existing trends and challenges in HR management. Address the following in your paper:
Discuss how a complete performance management system differs from the use of annual performance appraisals.
Evaluate the effectiveness of various performance appraisal methods and possible problems affecting performance appraisals.
Discuss the advantages of managing turnover in organizations.
Examine contemporary safety and health management issues in the workplace.
Include a discussion of future trends and challenges in HR management.
Discussion Questions:
MGT 431 Week 1:
What is the new strategic role of human resource (HR)? How does this role affect you in your current position? Is this effect positive or negative? Why?
What are some examples of recruitment strategies? How does your organization incorporate technological advances in its recruiting strategies? How effective are these strategies?
MGT 431 Week 2:
What are the components of an effective training program? How are training objectives derived from training needs? Is training in your organization reactive or proactive? Why or why not?
What are some human resources (HR) functions that contribute to creating a high performance organization? Why should HR measure their effectiveness? What are some ways of measuring HR effectiveness?
MGT 431 Week 3:
How might organizations use various compensation methods to remain competitive? How might compensation strategies be used to improve the organization’s performance? What is the relationship between compensation strategies and employee retention?
What are incentive plans? How might they help the organization to achieve their objectives? Do incentive plans really improve performance and are they cost effective? Why or why not?
MGT 431 Week 4:
What is turnover in an organization? What metrics can be used to measure turnover? Why is it important is that turnover be measured?
What are some common problems when administering employee policies in an organization? What are the controversies surrounding employment-at-will? How effective are the employee relations programs in your organization? Why or why not?