Project 2 is due at the end of week 4 by Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. eastern time.

Purpose 

In this project, you will view a video and discuss the organizational culture and organizational structure of the assigned organization.   

Outcome Met by Completing This Assignment

• organize human, physical, and financial resources for the effective and efficient attainment of organizational goals

How to Set Up the Paper

Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced using 12-point font.  The final product will be 3-4 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.  Write clearly and concisely. 

Provide a title page with a title, your name, course and section number and the instructor’s name.

Instructions: 

You have been hired as an associate for a software company that offers support solutions and customer service to more than 500 businesses in the United States.  The company has recently started to experience significant growth and will need to hire many new associate positions.  Your manager, Jack Nyugen, has asked you to help create a recruiting video for the company that emphasizes the company as having a positive corporate culture in which employees live the company’s core values and like coming to work.  Jack provides you with a recruiting video for Zendesk, a favorite company of his, and has asked you to view the video to gain an understanding of the concepts, organizational culture and organizational structure.  Jack knows the value of seeing is believing but also knows the value in a person who is able to articulate what is seen. 

Jack has asked you to view the video on Zendesk:    https://youtu.be/l0uaSU6IVN4.   (You may need to right click on the link and open in a new window.)

You will write a report addressed to Jack and will use only the Zendesk video and course materials.  If external sources are used, the information will not be included in the grading.  

Use the following headings and instructions to complete the project:

Introduction

• Write an Introduction paragraph.  The Introduction paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and describes to the reader the intent of the paper explaining the main points covered in the paper using a thesis statement.  This intent should be understood prior to reading the remainder of the paper so the reader knows exactly what is being covered in the paper. 

Organizational Culture 

• Discuss the seven dimensions of organizational culture
• Describe ZenDesk’s organizational culture by presenting examples for each dimension descriptor.    Your description of ZenDesk’s organization culture is accomplished by extracting facts from the video and matching those facts with the appropriate dimension descriptor. You must provide support, justification, and where appropriate, in-text citation, for the video facts matched with the dimension descriptors. 

Competitive Advantage 

• Discuss how ZenDesk uses its corporate culture to create a competitive advantage.  Make sure to correctly make connections between the video information and the course materials.

Organizational Structure 

• Identify and discuss ZenDesk’s organizational structure from what you see in the video and use the course material to support your description of the structure.  Make sure to use examples from the video. 

Conclusion

• Create a concluding paragraph.  The Conclusion summarizes the main topics discussed in the paper.

References    

Review the Paper 

Read the paper to ensure all required elements are present.

The following are specific requirements that you will follow.  Use the chec

You can pick the topic from this

•   Human Resource Outsourcing
•   Human Capitalization
•   Cloud Computing and Human Resource Information Systems
•   Employer Branding in Human Resource Management
•   HR Auditing
•   HR Role in Corporate Sustainability
•   HR Role in Creating an Ethical Culture
•   HR Leadership for Maintaining Corporate Social Responsibility
•   Legal Discrimination
•   Multigenerational Diversity Impact on the Current Workplace
•   Revitalization of Affirmative Action
•   Freedom in the Workplace
•   Measuring Competency
•   Reengineering and the Impact on Human Resource Planning
•   The Comprehensiveness of Job Analysis in Human Resource Management
•   Job Rotation and Requirements for Human Resource Management
•   Job Seeker and Employer Matching
•   Increased Criminal Activity and Recruiting
•   Valuing Contingent Workers
•   Internships vs External Experience in the Hiring Process
•   Selection Instrument Validation
•   Genetic Testing vs. Graphoanalysis
•   Realistic Job Previews and Proper Interviewing Procedures
•   The Impact of Negligent Hiring
•   Turnover Rate & Recruiting
•   Developing Work Standards for Performance Appraisals
•   Division of Work and Job Evaluation
•   Narrative Performance Appraisals and Employee/Employer Concerns
•   Eliminating Appraisal Errors
•   The Use of Hybrid Performance Appraisals
•   Wrongful Termination and Appraising Performance
•   E-Learning and Skill Transfer
•   Apprentice Training vs. On the Job Training
•   Challenges in Developing Simulation Training
•   ADDIE Model vs. ISD Training Models
•   Training for Gen Z
•   Creating Learning Organizations with Knowledge Workers
•   Labor Union Approach to Compensation
•   Compensation in the Employee Job Lifecycle
•   Matching Compensation Policy with Organizational Mission
•   Creating Human Capital with Compensation Policies
•   Employee Benefit Perception in the Employee Job Life Cycle
•   The Value of Workman’s Compensation (Employee vs. Employer)
•   The Evolution of Benefits until to Today
•   Is there Too Much Pay for Time Off?
•   The Challenges of Offering FlexTime
•   Benefits Needed for Today’s Workplace Generations
•   The Importance of Using a Caucus in Labor Negotiations
•   A Younger Workforce & Union Organization
•   How have Labor Unions Missed the Mark?
•   Are Labor Laws Current Enough?
•   Downsizing vs. Rightsizing
•   The Value and Costs of Phased Retirement
•   Organizational Revelations from Exiting Employees
•   Employee Discipline without Violence
•   Are Whistleblowers safe today?
•   Developing an Ergonomic Organization for Today’s Workplace
•   The Hidden Approach to Workplace Bullying
•   Is Job Enlargement the Solution to Employee Burnout?
•   Domestic HR Procedure Changes Needed for Global Organizations
•   Performance Management Consistencies Needed for Global Organizations
•   Global Labor Relations vs. Domestic Labor Relations
•   Training and Development for Global Employees

Assignment Requirements:

1. Choose a research topic from the chapter readings or from the list provided by your professor.
2. Research/find a minimum at least four (4), preferably five (5) or more, different peer- reviewed articles on your topic from the University of the Cumberlands Library online business database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are preferred. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
3. Write a five (5) page double spaced paper in APA format discussing the findings on your specific topic in your own words. Note – paper length does not include cover page, abstract, or references page(s).
4. Structure your paper as follows:
   1. Cover page
   2. Overview describing the importance of the research topic to current business and professional practice in your own words.
   3. Purpose of Research should reflect the potential benefit of the topic to the current business and professional practice and the larger body of research.
   4. Review of the Literature summarized in your own words. Note that this should not be a “copy and paste” of literature content, nor should this section be substantially filled with direct quotes from the article. A literature review is a summary of the major points and findings of each of the selected articles (with appropriate citations). Direct quotations should be used sparingly. Normally, this will be the largest section of your paper (this is not a requirement; just a general observation).
   5. Practical Application of the literature. Describe how your findings from the relevant research literature can shape, inform, and improve current business and professional practice related to your chosen topic.
   6. Conclusion in your own words
   7. References formatted according to APA style requirements

Grading Criteria:

 Content Knowledge & Structure (25 points): All of the requested components are completed as assigned; content is on topic and related to advance human resource management, critical thinking is clearly demonstrated (few, if any, direct quotations from the source in the paper); scholarly research is demonstrated; topics and concepts gained from the assigned reading and/or from research is evident.

•   Critical Thinking (25 points): Demonstrates substantial critical thinking about topics and solid interpretation of materials and reflection.
•   Clarity & Effective Communication (25 points): Communication is clear, concise, and well presented; scholarly writing is demonstrated; grammar, sentence structure, writing in third person, and word choice is used correctly.
•   Integration of Knowledge & Articles (25 points): Articles used are current and relevant (preferably published within last five (5) years and MUST be from peer-reviewed journal article publications. At least four (4) peer-reviewed journal articles are examined and analyzed in the paper.
•   Presentation & Writing Mechanics (50 points): Cover page, headings, in-text citations, page citations (page number citations required for specific information such as dates, years, list of items from article, names, numbers, statistics, and other specific information), and references are properly formatted.
  Please Note: Plagiarism will not be tolerated. The paper must be written in your own words.

Attached Rubrics, Please follow

Before writing the paper, you will need to spend some time thinking about the specific ethical issue you want to focus on throughout this course.

• Begin this task by viewing the list of approved ethical topics and questions provided in the Week 1 Announcement titled: “Written Assignment Ethical Topics and Questions List.” Take some time looking over the list and browsing through some of the material in the corresponding chapters of the textbook in which each topic is addressed and decide which to focus on.
• Once you have done this, choose one of the ethical questions associated with that topic. If you wish to do so, you may formulate your own ethical question, but it must be on one of the topics listed in the announcement. Be sure to carefully study the provided questions and model your own question after them in terms of specificity and ethical focus.”

Place the ethical question under the Part 1: Ethical Question heading at the top of the paper.

Explore the sources of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit the department and improve organizational performance 

minimum 2 page paper not including cover and reference page

 Assignment 5: Sustainable Talent Management
Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

With the same talent management strategy in mind from Assignment 3, write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

1. Determine which performance management process you will employ to measure employee talent.
2. Analyze the key concepts related to the talent pools and the talent review process.
3. Develop appropriate talent management objectives to measure functional expertise.
4. Assess the key elements of global talent management as they apply to your organization.
5. Recommend a process that optimizes a sustainable talent management process.
6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.
• The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Determine the effects of leadership in the management of talent pools and the talent review process.
• Compare and contrast the talent assessment and employee performance management processes.
• Review the process of developing functional expertise and setting and measuring talent management objectives.
• Discover how the management process affects global talent management.   
• Determine the organizational benefits of strategy-driven talent management and building a sustainable process.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in talent management.
• Write clearly and concisely about talent management using proper writing mechanics.

Week 2 Discussion Questions: Job Analysis and Recruiting Methods (Oct 28 – Nov 03, 2020)

Available until Tuesday, November 3, 2020 11:59 PM ESTSubscribe

Discussion One: Review the material presented in the course about how to conduct a job analysis, the various methods for collecting data, and the pros and cons of the various methods. Then, develop a plan to gather data for a job analysis. You will need to a) select the position (a job) to analyze; b) use at least two methods for collecting data; c) collect the data using the methods selected and d) summarize your findings in a short job description and job specification. If you do not have a position in a typical office, retail establishment or production facility you can use, seek out a position from elsewhere. The opportunities could include a server at a restaurant, a service provider in your home, your hair stylist, a sales assistant, the receptionist at your doctor’s office or perhaps your child’s teacher.  Include the following:

1. The position you selected to analyze

2. The methods you selected for gathering data

3. The rationale for why you selected the methods you did

4.  A discussion of your experience in collecting this data

5.  A short sample position description and job specification you were able to design based on the data you gathered.

You may use a word document if you like or provide your proposal in the content of your response window.

Be sure to provide the references for the sources of the information you used to inform your analysis including the material provided in the classroom.

Discussion Two: Complete the following:

a) Summarize and explain the major EEOC laws related to the recruiting process. How can recruiters and hiring managers reduce the risk of adverse impact?

b) Discuss three methods of recruiting to obtain a diverse group of applicants and explain why they are effective.

c) Explain the concept of employment at will.  What are the risks and benefits of employment at will doctrine? How is the employment at will doctrine influenced by EEOC laws?

d) Application: Read the Module 2 Case and in-depth scenario 1. Draft a short memo to the founders of HSS to address the issues with the hiring practices. Specifically, address what laws or regulations may apply, organizational risks and discuss suggestions for how the hiring practices at HSS should be modified. You may use a word document if you like or provide your proposal in the content of your response window.

Be sure to provide the references for the sources of the information you used including the material provided in the classroom.

Make sure to also respond to two students with thoughtful comments. 

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTION ON THE ASSIGNMENT

To prepare organizational leaders to leverage concepts used in systems theories and strategy models 

 Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

 Continue developing your Organizational Change Action Plan. Based upon the course readings, supplementary materials, and your own literature search via the, discuss the following:

Systems thinking workshop principles:  

How does structure influence behavior?

How should policy resistance be dealt with?

How do small changes in thinking leverage results? 

Personal mastery workshop principles:  

How is shared vision created?

What is the difference between creative tension and emotional tension?

What is the role of the subconscious in creating shared vision? 

Mental model workshop principles:  

Describe and contrast espoused theory with theory-in-use.

Explain how the ladder of influence works.

How are inquiry and advocacy balanced? 

Building shared vision workshop principles:  

Describe what is meant by “shared vision as a hologram.

”Contrast commitment and compliance. 

Caucuses to develop new change initiative: Describe how to build engagement.

 Provide at least 2 scholarly resources to support your response. 

no refernces and answer from you own word from chapter 8 and case.

Having experienced a robust debate discussion on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) analysis and strategic planning for a particular fast-food franchise, it is time to shift gears a bit and consider the competition in the fast-food industry. Read this article to frame this week’s discussion. Complete the following:

• Identify 1 or 2 other major competitors in the fast-food industry, and describe their sources of competitive advantage. 
• Discuss a current issue that this industry faces. It could be favorable or unfavorable to the industry. 
• Which of the major competitors has the strongest competitive advantage and ability to overcome the barriers presented by the current issues identified and why?