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Please respond to the following:

• Discuss at least two areas, or policy changes, covered in this course that you believe will have a significant effect on the field of public personnel management in the next ten years. Explain why you selected those areas or policy changes.

·  Overview
In your second assignment, you created a professional development plan using EI building blocks and motivation. In this last assignment, you will examine how politics and power influence an organization and its culture.
In business, power and politics greatly influence an organizational culture and may hinder organizational productivity. In your role as consultant, you observed power and politics influence on the corporate culture.
Instructions
Write a 5–7 page report that addresses the following:
1.  Influence of Politics and Power:
o  Explain how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture.
2.  Sources of Power:
o  Explore at least one source of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit the department and improve organizational performance.
3.  Leadership Behavior and Culture:
o  Make recommendations that support how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and improve the organization’s culture.
4.  Leadership Influence:
o  Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior in solving the issue you identified. How does it influence organizational structure and performance?
5.  References and Citations:
o  Go to the Strayer University Online Library to locate at least two resources.
o  In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source.
6.  Formatting and Writing Standards:
o  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.
Confidentiality: Since you will be addressing real issues in real organizations in your assignments, it is important to respect confidentiality. Feel free to use an alias for any company or individuals you might mention in your assignments. Remember that all discussions about these organization should only occur within this course and not be shared with people outside the course.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
·  Analyze the influence of politics, power, and leadership behavior on organizational culture.

Instructions

Congratulations! You have been hired as the first director of human resources (HR) for your organization. You will create this fictional organization, which will then be used in this assignment and future assignments. 

For this assignment, complete the steps listed below.

• First, begin with an introduction that provides the name and basic description of your fictional organization. Include the location (city and state), type of industry, and number of employees.
  • The organization must have 20 or more employees.
  • It must be an organization where unionization and globalization are possible.
• Second, explain the importance of equal employment opportunity as you see it through your eyes as the HR director. Why is it important to have up-to-date knowledge about federal laws against discrimination?
• Third, select three federal or state discrimination laws that you consider to be important for your organization.
• Next, evaluate the laws and why you selected the laws that you chose.
• Provide a summary of the total amount of charge statistics in your organization’s state that are related to the three laws you described.
• Finally, develop a brief nondiscrimination policy for your organization. Ensure that it reflects what you must do to prevent discriminatory practices at your organization. Be sure it contains all recommended requirements discussed in the unit lesson.

Your project should be a minimum of three pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages. You must use at least three sources to support your project. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, and make certain to include in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

• What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using social media tools in the recruitment process?
• What type of policies should organizations implement when using social media tools for recruitment?
• What are some legal ramifications of using social media during the recruitment process?

Supporting Lectures:

Review the following lectures:

• Discrimination in the Workplace
• Preventing or Defending Against Discrimination Claims

Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link Doing Discussion Questions Right, the expanded grading rubric for the forum below, 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.

Tasks

Choose one of the following questions:

Discussion Question 1

Betty is a female production line worker at TechLine. She is a single mother who is seven months pregnant with her fourth child. TechLine is considering moving Betty from the production line to office work. The move would eliminate Betty’s chance to make overtime pay. Advise TechLine on the discrimination issues involved.

Discussion Question 2

BT Electronics is experiencing a continuous boom in demand for its products. They are considering expanding from Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, to adding a second shift from 5:00 pm to midnight and weekend hours on Saturday and Sunday in order to meet product demand. Many of BT’s workers attend church services on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, in addition to other church activities on weeknights. Advise BT Electronics on the discrimination issues involved.

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use 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 at 500–1000 words as noted in the attached PDF.

11 page research paper on  The negative effects of poor human resource management

Cover Page(1 page) 

Descriptive TitleandAbstract (1 page) 

Body of Paper (11- pages)containing appropriately labeled section headers: 1. Introduction 2. Theory / Concept or Literature Discussion (known theory in thefield – forexample, Marketrate Compensation,Affordable CareAct of 2010, Incentive Compensation Plans). 3. Application of Theory to the Workplace(nationally and/or internationally) 4. Recommendations / Learning Points 5. ConclusionReferences (1-2) 

Option #1: Future of the Workplace

As we have learned, the nature of the workplace is changing rapidly. The rise in the use of robots and artificial intelligence has decimated the employment prospects for many employees in many industries. It has also changed the nature of the role of human resource professionals. With that as a background, compose a paper that addresses the following:

• Provide a general overview on the rise in the use of robots and artificial intelligence in the workplace. Present evidence that the use of robots and artificial intelligence is increasingly taking the employment opportunities to which humans have traditionally performed, including the level and scope of this trend.
• Assess how this trend has affected the promise and security of continued employment for some/many in the United States economy, including an assessment on how the nature and type of employment is changing for the typical US worker (e.g., more part-time employment or static wages).
• Present the criteria a human resource professional should review before determining whether a position should be filled by a robot or through artificial intelligence.
• Discuss how these trends will affect the role of human resources, including the typical human resource functions such as recruitment, compensation, labor relations, risk and liability management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Finally, discuss the role and duty a human resource professional has to ensure full employment for employees and, most importantly, the responsibility human resources should assume for those workers displaced by a world where robots and artificial intelligence are increasingly performing.

Your paper should be:

• 12-15 pages APA format

Respond to  kaleigh Porter post 

Identify the formal structure of an organization. Using an organization of your choice as an example, how is the organization’s structure and design a reflection of its environment, goals, and competencies?

HR managers who pass certification exams in human resource management are knowledgeable in all of the following aspects except __________.

Question options:

strategic management

information technology

employee and labor relations

occupational health and safety

Question 2

5 / 5 points

No manager wants to __________.

Question options:

have his or her employees not   performing at peak capacity

hire the wrong person for the job

find employees not doing their   best

all of the above

Question 3

5 / 5 points

A(n) __________ examines current organizational practices for potential action violations.

Question options:

EEO representative

training specialist

job analyst

compensation manager

Question 4

5 / 5 points

A __________ is a system that enables employees to manage their own benefits and update their personal information.

Question options:

company portal

cybernetic portal

formulation system

software-based system

Question 5

5 / 5 points

Strategic human resource management refers to __________.

Question options:

formulating and executing human   resource policies and practices that produce the employee competencies and   behaviors the company needs to its achieve strategic aims

planning the balance of internal   strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats to maintain   competitive advantage

emphasizing the knowledge,   education, training, skills, and expertise of a firm’s workers

extending a firm’s sales,   ownership, and manufacturing to new markets

Question 6

5 / 5 points

The __________ HR group focuses on being HR business partners to specific departments.

Question options:

embedded

corporate

centers of expertise

transactional

Question 7

5 / 5 points

Which term refers to letting vendors abroad provide services for a firm?

Question options:

external work systems

application service providers

offshoring

data warehousing

Question 8

5 / 5 points

Which of the following is an issue that HR managers have to deal with today?

Question options:

managing ethics

managing employee engagement

adding value

all of the above

Question 9

5 / 5 points

Of the 10 most serious ethical issues, how many were HR related?

Question options:

six

10

seven

four

Question 10

5 / 5 points

__________ maintain contact within the community and publicize openings.

Question options:

Job analysts

EEO representatives

Recruiters

Compensation managers

Question 11

5 / 5 points

In today’s business environment, __________ are often the firm’s main source of competitive advantage.

Question options:

machines

highly trained and committed   employees

superior organizations

superior ad campaigns

Question 12

5 / 5 points

Which of the following demographic issues represents a challenge for human resource managers?

Question options:

an increasingly diverse workforce

an aging workforce

an increasing use of contingent   workers

both A and B

Question 13

5 / 5 points

Which organization provides professional certification for human resource managers?

Question options:

Academy of Management

Society for Human Resource   Management

Academy of HR Partners

Association of Business   Administration

Question 14

5 / 5 points

Which of the following is an example of HR management’s changing role?

Question options:

HR managers must measurably   improve organizational performance.

HR managers must represent the   organization even when they are off the clock.

HR managers must be individually   centered so as to ensure that there will be no favoritism.

None of the above.

Question 15

5 / 5 points

All of the following are new HRM skills except __________.

Question options:

improving off-shoring skills

supplying transactional services   while serving more strategic, internal consulting activities

improving internal consulting   skills

all of the above

Question 16

5 / 5 points

Over the next few years, employers may face a severe labor shortage because __________.

Question options:

there are fewer people entering   the job market than there are retiring baby boomers

one-third of single mothers are   not in the labor force

people are living longer

all of the above

Question 17

5 / 5 points

Which of the following job titles indicates a position in human resources?

Question options:

recruiter

training specialist

EEO coordinator

all of the above

Question 18

5 / 5 points

The __________ HR group may provide specialized support for organizational change.

Question options:

transactional

corporate

embedded

centers of expertise

Question 19

5 / 5 points

Which strategic management tool provides a departmental performance overview indicating how the department helps achieve the firm’s strategic plan?

Question options:

an HR score card

a strategy map

a department performance report

a digital dashboard

Question 20

5 / 5 points

The ________ HR group works with the top management team to develop long range plans for the company.

Question options:

transactional

embedded

centers of expertise

corporate