Students will complete the DSS Consulting case that is attached to the Week 3 Assignments Folder. Please read the document How to Solve a Case Study very, very closely FIRST before completing the case. Your case analysis format should follow the document How To Solve a Case Study. Do not simply regurgitate the case facts. This is not a summary at all, it is an analysis. […]

As noted in the article “Discovering Your Authentic Leadership” by George, Sims, McLean, and Mayer (2007), “authentic leaders demonstrate a passion for their purpose, practice their values consistently, and lead with their hearts as well as their heads. They establish long-term, meaningful relationships and have the self-discipline to get results. They know who they are” (p. 130).  For this assignment, write a brief biography that […]

Assignment: Putting money aside, rank the following methods of customer feedback 1 – 8 (one being the best# that you feel you would gain the most value from as a small, independent restaurant. #The methods you choose and how you use them depend on what type of feedback that you want from customers) 1) Employees Ranking #: ________ Your employees are usually the people who […]

The atmosphere at Discrimina, due more to the influence of a few employees, not the owner himself, is markedly hostile to women. Rita Land and Shirley Baker are the only two women employees in the plant. Rita, who does billing and bookkeeping, needs to go onto the plant floor to tally up parts and make sure items have been shipped. She has warned Shirley Baker […]

Cost of Living The City of St. Albans has a unionized police force that is coming up for a contract renewal. The police have one issue: the cost of living increases. During the past 10 years, police officers have received minimal cost of living increases, and this time they want to match what other police forces are making. They claim that their salaries are below […]

The focus of any individual looking to fill positions should be to attract and identify as many suitable candidates as possible.  Social media can be used to reach a large audience very quickly for HR departments.  There are tens of thousands of job search sites currently, and this is more than a trend. Social media will be utilized moving forward in staffing, “According to the […]

In this week’s discussion activity, you will research professional organizations that support your chosen career path. For example, one popular website for professional healthcare associations is Health Profession and Medical Organizations/Associations. Find your area of study, and obtain as much information as you can about joining a professional organization. Association websites should have a Membership link for more information on the process to join, their […]

Competencies are the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for successful performance. With this assignment, design a competency model for an international human resource manager. Using information from professional organizations on the Internet, books from the library, and journal articles, determine the specific competencies that are characteristic of high performing international human resource managers. Your paper should include a diagram or illustration of your competency model […]

In his book, The Human Side of Enterprise, Douglas McGregor (1960) proposed two theories by which employee motivation can be viewed. He called the theories, Theory X and Theory Y. Both of these theories are based on the premise that management’s role is to assemble the factors of production, including people, for the economic benefit of the firm. Beyond this point, the two theories of […]

You are the human resource manager of a local university, and you have been asked to explain the differences in compensation among instructors, assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors as there has been some question as to how compensation is determined for these different positions. Create a PowerPoint Presentation describing how the different compensation levels were determined.   Your presentation should consist of no less […]