Attracting and retaining the most talented employees is essential for long-term organizational success. An important component to attracting and retaining such employees is the design and implementation of an effective compensation and benefit system. Assume the role of a highly regarded human resource consultant hired to review, analyze, and revise the compensation and benefit system utilized by your city’s largest employer, Holland Enterprises. The firm […]

Creating a Career Goal You are planning a career in management. Using the goal form (the four-step process outlined below) create your own career goal. My Goal Sheet Many individuals may not know how to develop a career goal; follow the steps below to help you determine where to start. There are a few steps that can be helpful in determining your career goal, which […]

The purpose of this Assignment is to connect theory to practice. You will connect what you did this past week with the course outcomes and professional competencies listed in the Unit 1 Assignment Rubric. In your reflective essay, report on your experiences and observations, both positive and negative, connecting practice to the theory of the specific course outcomes and specific professional competencies you practiced in […]

HR Headline: Facing the Workforce of the Future The diversity of the U.S. population has changed significantly over the past decade, and more shifts are expected over the next 20 years. Some examples include: 1) construction firms are employing a large number of Hispanic/Latinos and they must adapt their recruiting, training, and safety practices to reflect this diversity in their workforce; 2) Harley-Davidson increased the […]

Brain Size and Intelligence Background: Is brain size a measure of intelligence? Brain size tends to vary with body size: for example, sperm whales and elephants have brains up to five times as massive as human brains. So across species, brain size is not a perfect measure of intelligence. And within species, the underlying organization (complexity of connections) and molecular activity of the brain are […]

Recently, several workers have approached you with questions regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Equal Pay Act (EPA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).   In order to address these questions, you have decided to prepare a presentation that clarifies how each of the acts applies to the organization.  For this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint […]

The topic of your project needs to be a contemporary societal problem, such as healthcare reform, immigration reform, privacy rights, euthanasia, First Amendment Rights, stem cell research, capital punishment, corporate prisons, legalizing drugs, ageism, animal rights, cloning, prayer in schools, racial profiling, recycling/conservation, sexism, outsourcing jobs, workplace bullying, etc. The topic must focus on a single aspect, as in “How far do corporations intrude into […]

In this assignment, you will write another blog post in support of your chosen topic and the final magazine article. In this post, share two or three commonly held assumptions about the familial trend you have selected and explain how a sociologist can use data to clarify understandings. Sociologists are able to demystify long-held and sometimes harmful assumptions about the family by introducing data. Use […]

Please Read Instructions First:   This assignment for discussions questions “does not” require APA style.  I have to post to discussion board for an online class.  I attached an “example format for discussion questions” so you can see how the discussions questions should be formatted and answered.  All work should be original with no plagiarism and in proper English grammar.  The responses should include answering the main discussion questions, […]

An annotated bibliography begins the preliminary research process. The document will serve as an ongoing list of sources that will support your Final Research Paper. Each of the sources should be cited in APA format (for help, click on APA Formatting Instructions for Microsoft Word) and should include a two-paragraph summary, or annotation, of the resource contents and how you intend to use the information […]