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Imagine you work at a company and it is time for an employee named Jim’s annual review. While he was a model employee the first nine months of the year, recently Jim has been coming in late. It has not been just a few minutes each day, either. It is starting to cause problems in the production line. In this assignment, write a summary of how you would approach your conversation with Jim. How will you address his recent performance issues while still praising him for his previous nine months of good work? Your goal is to balance negative and positive feedback so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best. This assignment should focus on your goals for the conversation and which employee relations approaches you will use to address the situation.

You will create and submit your assignment by using the ecree link. Just click on the link, and start writing. Your work will be saved automatically. You’ll see some feedback on the right-hand side of the screen, including text and videos to help guide you in the writing process. When you’re ready, you can turn in your assignment by clicking Submit at the bottom of the page.

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Write a 5–7 paragraph paper in which you:

• Explain how you will address Jim’s recent performance issues.
• Suggest both constructive and positive feedback designed so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best.
• Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
  • 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. 
  • Include at least one reference to support your paper.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Recommend a plan for addressing performance issues in an annual review that includes motivational feedback.

Select three articles (published within the past five years), each from different peer-reviewed academic journals/magazines. [Utilize the above publications or other peer-reviewed academic journal/magazine publications you find through the Trident Online Library.] Find articles that specifically address the following:

• The importance and/or usefulness of HR metrics. What main point(s) about HR metrics does each author make? Do you agree? Why or why not? Provide actual employer best practices (and employer name).

In your 3-page submission (not counting the cover page or the References page), provide the citation to each peer-reviewed academic journal/magazine article and include the three sources in the References section. Include an appropriate Introduction and Conclusion to your paper.

Step 1: Product Life Cycle

Read the Product Report for Alikay Naturals Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo. The Product Report contains important information that will help you to identify where the product stands in the Product Life Cycle and give you clues about what changes customers might like to see.

Respond to Rochelle and her team at Alikay Naturals based on the information in the Product Report.

·  Identify where Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo is currently positioned in the product life cycle.

Underline your selection:

·  Introduction

·  Maturity

·  Growth

·  Decline

Describe the rationale for your position

Step 2: Product Changes

Based on what you’ve learnedWhat recommendation(s) do you have for Alikay Naturals to improve or replace Moisturizing Black Soap shampoo?

Step 3: New Product Development

Read the New Product Proposal, which contains three examples of possible products that could be developed to replace Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo. Based on the information in this proposal and the customer feedback in the Product Report:

·  If you had to recommend one product, which product would you recommend they create? Underline your selection:

·  Organic Bloom Shampoo

·  Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo with Dandruff Control

·  Coconut Protein Shampoo and Conditioner

Explain your decision. 

·  Determine which type of innovation this represents from among the four main types discussed this week. Underline your selection:

·  Sustainable (eco-friendly)

·  Frugal

·  Sustaining

·  Disruptive

Briefly explain why you chose that type of innovation.

Step 4: Production Methods

Based on your understanding of Alikay’s position in the product life cycle and expected sales volume:

·  Which production method do you think Alikay is using for the Black Soap Shampoo? Explain your rationale.

·  If Alikay chose to keep the Moisturizing Black Soap Shampoo and launch your recommended product as a “limited time only” trial, what production method should Alikay use for the test market product? Why?

Step 5: Real-WORLD APPLICATION

Choose a product at your company or one that you are familiar with that is in the mature stage of the product life cycle. Briefly describe the product, why you believe it is in this phase, and what improvements could be made to change its current path

Complete a 1-2 page assessment of the following scenario. Include at least 1 reference from your own independent research.

Suppose for a moment that you are the counselor of a 14-year-old. She has a boyfriend, and although she hasn’t said anything specific to you, you suspect that she may be on the verge of becoming sexually active.

What would be the three most important pieces of advice and information you would to communicate to her about STIs? Explain how you might approach the subject with her. What if any differences would there be if the 14-year-old was a boy?

All references and in-text citations should be in APA format.

Post a question based on an article, book, video, podcast, or any other current (less than 4 years old) material relevant to the current unit’s key topic. You are encouraged to use the Park course library to find an article.  The article must support a business case for HR management. Each student must post a question based on their article no later than Tuesday of each week in order to receive full discussion points. If you miss the Tuesday deadline ten percent will be deducted from the final discussion grade for the week. The Tuesday deadline enhances the discussion area and provides others with an opportunity to comment on your posts. 

Discussion 1:

In light of our course readings regarding 4IR, what predicted changes  might impact your organization or an organization with which you are  familiar? Be specific. How might 4IR impact the future of unions? Or  not?

Provide at least one reference.

Interact with at least one classmate.

Discussion 2:

Suppose that you are a senior manager in a large unionized  organization. The global marketplace and potentially 4IR are placing  increasing demands on your organization to be agile and market change  responsive.  Select one “force” on Porter’s Five Forces Model to initiate a dialog with your union leadership. Your goal is to describe the potential impact of the force and how labor and management might collaborate for agility rather than win/lose battle lines. (This is typical today not only of the global marketplace but also in light of COVID 19)

Provide at least one reference.

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2012/07/12/11900/the-top-10-economic-facts-of-diversity-in-the-workplace/

3.3 Multiculturalism and the Law

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/08/13/the-4th-industrial-revolution-is-here-are-you-ready/#374fc0b628b2

http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/porter.shtml

 The purpose of your Research Paper should be to provide an overview of a course-related topic of your choice. Include a brief history of the topic, the reason why it is relevant to the field of human resources (and staffing in particular), and detail current best practices as related to the topic. You may also wish to describe any relevant professional experiences related to your topic. Your research topic must relate to training and development.  

Your paper should be 5-7 pages in length (not including reference pages or title page) and double-spaced. Use APA format and a 12 point font. Longer or shorter papers will be accepted as long as writing is both concise and complete. Each paper should include an APA style reference list. Refer to the book A Writer’s Reference for information on formatting in APA style. Your paper will be graded based on the following topic areas: Content, Organization and Clarity, Creativity and Interest, and Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation. Please make sure to proofread your paper before submitting it.  

Topic: Explore how Internet Staffing Methods Compared to Traditional Staffing Methods: Time, Cost, Quality, and Retention are working out in this fast-changing world. 

NOTE:  Rubric and complete guidelines are attached

Based on the course readings, supplementary materials, and your own literature search via the CTU online library, please submit Part 1 of your Organizational Change Action Plan.

This part of the Organizational Change Action Plan should include the following components:

In your planning stage, I cannot over-emphasize the importance of communication.  Be sure to build that into your plan.  the hidden organization name is The Corp of Engineers which must not be reveal

 2,500–3,000 words 

Part 1: Background of the Organizational and its Current Situation

Introduction Overview of the organization

 Overview of the organization’s industry, environment, and competition

 Background of the change initiative

 Review of the failed change effort

 Potential consequences if effective change is not adopted

 References (minimum of 5 scholarly references) 

implementation and conclusion

Be certain to address the main elements that include:

1. Acceptance Strategy

2. Talent Development and workforce planning

a. Staffing

b. Skills gap analysis 

c. HR Metrics

d. Leadership Development Plans 

3. Return on Investment

4. HR Strategy

5. Ethics and legality

As above, make each a section of your paper. 

See attachments. choose ten jobs from the spreadsheet data to calculate the following HR metrics.

1   Time to hire/average time to hire 

3  Offer acceptance ratio 

4 Above average performance management yield ratio 

5 Employee referral program success 

7 Average time until promotion or pay raise