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Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right” and any specific instructions for this topic.

Before the end of the week, begin commenting on at least two of your classmates’ responses. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Submit your responses in the Discussion Area.

Introduction

By the due date assigned, respond to the assigned discussion questions and submit your responses to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. Respond to the assigned questions using the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub-questions of each bullet point. The sub-questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your peers have already posted so that we can engage in several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to reuse the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.

Tasks

Question 1:

• Evaluate a court case involving one of the topics below:
  • Equal Pay Act of 1963
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as amended in 1986)
  • Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Question 2:

• Analyze an organization’s team performance policy.

Submission Details:

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed in 500–1000 words, as noted in the attached Adobe PDF file. 

1. Answer the following questions:
   1. What is moral integrity?
   2. What temptations will you face in choosing moral integrity as a basis for your professional actions?
   3. What is the best way for you to maintain your moral integrity?
2. Learnscapes Simulation “Stockpiling” In this simulation, you are the procurement manager of a large hospital within the Bright Road Health Care System, and you are faced with a dilemma.  You need to consider the good of the individual vs. the community, PR for the hospital, humanitarian aspects, the future cost of the medicine and whether or not substitutes are available, and the future needs of the hospital when making a decision. Work through the entire Stockpiling scenario and discuss your recommendations. Your recommendations MUST be specific to this Learnscape scenario and demonstrate an understanding of the scenario. Also, discuss how the “Big 8” would influence your decision to the recommendation you made.

 After reading discussion material initiate a very thought-provoking post.  Support your post with additional information from at least two reputable sources (library and/or Web-based). Cite your sources. 275 word

 When considering performance management practice for expatriate managers, what are the major factors that must be addressed? Do these differ for expatriate staff? How can you ensure that you are treating both groups equitably? 

Respond to Joseph Maffia post ( Latonia) 

The Research Method Rationale

Look ahead to the Dissertation Research Prospectus that you will be expected to prepare in RES861 to describe the key elements of your desired doctoral research. Consider the instructions for drafting the Research Method Rationale section of the Prospectus and if you have begun this section in a prior course, refine it or write a first draft of a research method choice for your dissertation study for this assignment. 

By Unit 6, you may already have a strong sense of whether you will choose a qualitative or quantitative method for your dissertation research, so feel free to draft the rationale for your actual method choice at this point in time. Choose the research method that you see best aligns with your research focus, and justify your decision using appropriate scholarly research guides that you have sourced throughout this course and your other research methods courses. 

The rationale should be at least 3 paragraphs in length and well cited with appropriate scholarly research guides or specific scholarly research you have sourced as a specific research method and research design choice you are considering for your dissertation research study.

It can be helpful to draft this section directly within the Dissertation Research Prospectus Template knowing you will carry this document forward to develop in RES861, so please do so for this assignment submission. 

In your new role  as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for a major retail organization,  you have been tasked within the first 30 days by the CEO to conduct a  presentation to the management team on employment law awareness. The CEO  informed you that under the previous CHRO the company experienced lack  of employment law understanding, resulting in a few lawsuits that were  not in the company’s favor. Avoiding similar experiences is a high  priority and your thorough presentation to the management team is the  first big step to success.

Prepare a fifteen to twenty (15-20) slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

1. Include cover, agenda, conclusion, and reference list slides, all of which may count toward total slide count. 
2. Provide a 1-2 slide overview of employment law based on information found in Chapter 1 of Employment Law for Human Resource Practice.  NOTE: You may use your discretion to decide what information needs to  be addressed as long as your overview is descriptive and relevant. 
3. Include in the remaining slides the following required presentation information: 
   • Provide a  three (3) slide minimum covering at least 6 strong bullet points  highlighting a discussion on whom employees and employers are in  determining employment relationships 
   • Provide a  three (3) slide minimum covering at least 6 strong bullet points  highlighting a discussion on the concept of employment discrimination 
   • Provide a  three (3) slide minimum covering at least 6 strong bullet points  highlighting a discussion on the types of discrimination 
   • Provide a three (3) slide minimum covering at least 6 strong bullet points highlighting a discussion on retaliation 
4. Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: You may only use the resources listed in the course syllabus and those that are specifically provided by the instructor. 

Important Notes:  (1) Total number of words in the bullet points are not more important  than the quality of the information. (2) More detailed information  should be included in the footnotes of the presentation. (3)  Presentations must have a business-like professional look.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Text font  size for headings and titles in the presentation must not exceed 36 pt.  For all other text, the font ideally should not exceed 24 pt. Check with  your professor for additional details. 
• Presentation text must be properly aligned throughout the presentation and maintain the same line spacing and font size. 
• Professional presentation templates will be used. Check with the professor on possible examples. 
• If images  found at websites or other sources are placed in the presentation,  credit must be given to the sources with citations and references 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Assess and understand employment laws, the rights they confer on employees, and the processes involved in enforcing these laws.  
• Examine the legal significance of determining whether an employment relationship exists. 
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in employment law. 
• Write clearly and concisely about employment law using proper writing mechanics. 

Summarize your understanding of union membership today in the US. What is the current status of union membership? Share some statistics and trends. Did you ever belong to a labor union? If you did, do you think union membership benefited you? If you did not, do you think a union would have benefited you? Why or why not?

Use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas.

Reference. 

Chapter 11: Working with Labor Unions, Most HRM professionals will work with unions. The unionization process, how to negotiate union contracts, and history of labor unions are discussed. 

Chapter 12: Safety and Health at Work, Employee safety and health are necessary to a productive workplace. This chapter addresses some of the health and safety issues, such as drug use, carpal tunnel, and other issues relating to keeping employees healthy at work. 

Recommended: Chapter 13: Successful Employee Communication focuses on HR-related communication, and management styles. Communication is a key component to any and all aspects of HRM.  While some of the information may be covered in other classes such as HRM 302, begin to develop your understanding of HR-related communication. 

READINGS BEYOND THE TEXT 

Recommended readings:

• Compa (2014) Collective Bargaining in the United States
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020). Union Members Summary Retrieved from: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/union2.nr0.htm
• Silverman (nd). “How Labor Unions Work” (HTML) Retrieved from: http://money.howstuffworks.com/labor-union.htm  (7 page article on labor unions)
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Overview of the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission” (HTML) Retrieved from: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/index.cfm (U.S. EEOC government Web site)
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Laws Enforced by the EEOC” (HTML) Retrieved from: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/index.cfm  (EEOC Web site)
• The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “Types of Discrimination” Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/index.cfm  (EEOC Web site)
• View this YouTube on the History of Unions History of Unions
• Lumen Learning (nd). Understanding Communication Retrieved from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/principlesmanagement/chapter/12-2-understanding-communication
• Lumen Learning (nd). Work Behaviors Retrieved from https://courses.lumenlearning.com/principlesmanagement/chapter/2-6-work-behaviors/
• Wilkie (2018). Young Workers Suffer from Mental Health Issues
• Folz (2018). What to say when Investigating Sexual Harassment Claims
• Wilkie (2018).  Just Because Your Workers Feel Loyal Doesn’t Mean They’ll Stay
• Wilkie (2018).  Top 10 Ways People Get Revenge at Work
• Heathfield (2018) Progressive Discipline in the Workplace
• Heathfield (2018) How to Deal with a Bully at Work
• Heathfield (2018) Workplace Conflict Resolution

Discussion #1

The proposed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) – http://www.efca-info.org/ – would fundamentally change the 80 year old system through which employees choose to be represented by a union (or not).

Do you favor EFCA or the current secret ballot system? Please justify your response.

Reference 

http://www.efca-info.org/

Discussion #2

Explain the following statement, “It is not the union that organizes the employees, it is management.” Please use a minimum of one reference below.

References. 

https://www.ueunion.org/org_steps.html

https://hbr.org/1981/07/step-by-step-through-a-union-campaign

https://www.nlrb.gov/about-nlrb/rights-we-protect/your-rights/employer-union-rights-and-obligations

NOTE…..Pls stick to the references 

What labor markets should be considered when recruiting to fill an opening for a housekeeping staff at a local hospital? What labor markets should be considered for staffing the chief surgeon for the local hospital?

Your discussion is to be submitted in 15-point Times New Roman font using APA format.