You work for Centervale Apparel, a large clothing manufacturing firm. Centervale Apparel has budgeted $9.7 million for new technology initiatives in the coming year but the project requests currently in the queue for next year total about $15 million. Your boss, the executive director of operations, has asked you to put together a proposal for this project to replace legacy order fulfillment technologies by implementing […]

For this portion of the assignment, you are asked to develop an additional one-page reflection paper in which you focus on the dynamics of the competing and synergistic priorities of the respective organizational roles. In particular, you should discuss what you learned about the role of the human resources function (regardless of the role you played in the role play scenario). This assignment helps to […]

Competencies are the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required for successful performance.  With this assignment, your task is to create a PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) of a Competency Model recommended for an international human resource manager.  Research the information from sources such as the textbook, professional organizations, books from the library, and journal articles, to determine the specific competencies that are characteristic of high performing international human […]

Mary has worked for Bob for two years. About 6 months ago, Bob asked Mary out to dinner. They had a good time together and agreed that they had some real interests in common outside of work. The pair dated for two months. Mary initially liked Bob, but he was beginning to get annoying. He called her all the time, was very pushy about her […]

8. (TCO B) You are a project manager at a bike shop. You just received a shipment of new bikes that need to be assembled. The frames need to be set, which includes the bike frame, handlebars, and seat. The wheels need to be mounted. The braking system needs to be installed. Before the bike can be sold, it needs to be tested by the quality team and road tested. You […]

Human Resource Management” Please respond to the following:  ·    Explain the elements of project management and its relationship to     human resource management.  ·    From the elements listed above, rank the elements in order of     importance. Justify your rankings. Project Life Cycle” Please respond to the following:  ·    Evaluate the importance of understanding the various stages of the     project life cycle and its possible contributions to a project.  ·   […]

The purpose of the negotiation analysis paper is to help you transfer the negotiation concepts from the course to negotiations in your own organization. I would like you to use concepts learned in the course to analyze a negotiation situation. The negotiation may be one that has recently concluded or one that you are in the midst of. It may be a negotiation between organizations […]

Mary has worked for Bob for two years. About 6 months ago, Bob asked Mary out to dinner. They had a good time together and agreed that they had some real interests in common outside of work. The pair dated for two months. Mary initially liked Bob, but he was beginning to get annoying. He called her all the time, was very pushy about her […]

As organizations experience greater pressure to ensure profitability in an increasingly competitive environment, this may potentially cause decision makers to compromise their ideals in order to accomplish their goals. Additionally, as values and expectations change, organizations are expected to be better citizens in society. The notion that organizations exist to merely return a profit to their stockholders is fading. Stakeholders range from vendors who supply […]

Required Readings 1. Read the following articlesa. Rossett, A.  (2007, February).  Leveling the levels.  T + D, 61(2), 49-54.  b. Kirkpatrick, D.L.  (2006, August). Seven keys to unlock the four levels of evaluation Performance Improvement, 45(7), 5-8  c. Kirkpatrick, D.  (Nov 2005).   Managing change.  Leadership Excellence,  22(11), 15-16  d. Miller, C. (2005, November).  Measure learning. Leadership Excellence,  22(11), 16  Discussions Participate in the following discussions:  […]