In this essay, you will discuss how compensation programs are developed and how laws can affect compensation practices. Your essay should be a minimum of two pages in length, using at least your textbook as a source. Be sure that your essay includes the following elements: issues that influence an individual’s decision to apply for or accept a specific job; how compensation plans can influence […]

Whether a crisis or disaster is natural or man-made, effective communication strategies are needed no matter where it occurs. A great deal was learned about communication issues in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After this disaster, thousands of residents in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana were without roads, electricity, or cell phone towers. Because of this, creative means of communication, both inside and outside the region, […]

Your discussion board question is about the research process and what are process steps involved in conducting research and then how would you apply those steps to conducting the requisite research for your various individual project assignments.  A few recommendations that I have include starting with a review of the project content requirements.  In other words… what information is required for the paper.  Second I […]

1.Pre-employment testing can be an effective tool in the selection of qualified candidates. Testing can include, but is not limited to the following areas: personality, talent assessment, job task proficiency and productivity, physical ability, drug testing, lie-detector analysis, background checks, cognitive assessment, emotional intelligence, credit checks, computer literacy, basic skills, and English proficiency. Select three types of pre-employment testing and discuss the purpose, effectiveness in […]

 Write a paper in which you assess what a CEO has done to change the culture and direction of a corporation by the application of leadership and strategic vision that embraces cultural diversity. Choose an organization from outside research that has effectively changed the organization’s culture and direction through strong leadership skills and strategic vision. How has this leader incorporated diversity into the new culture […]

Research studies often compare variables, conditions, times, and/or groups of participants to evaluate relationships between variables or differences between groups or times. For example, if researchers are interested in knowing whether an intervention produces change in the desired direction, they will want to know whether the change is due to chance (statistical significance) or possibly due to the intervention. In this case, researchers could use […]

 A potential client wants you to be the project manager for a project  that involves moving to a new computerized human resource management  system that supports the firm’s staffing, compensation, employee  relations, and benefit functions. The client is very vague about what  needs to be done, and all they know is that they do not like the current  system. Identify the types of questions you […]

You have been asked by your human resources (HR) director to create a benefits booklet for the employees within your organization. In your booklet, you will explain the discretionary (including pension and retirement plans) and mandated benefits that your organization offers. Use Chapters 9 and 10 in the textbook to review these types of benefits, and choose the ones that you would like to use […]

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 […]

For your final project, you will be researching an individual and their contribution to community and public health. Because of the size of this project, you will be doing the first part of this project in Week 3 then adding the final portion in Week 5. You have the option of writing a paper or putting together a presentation. Details are below the outline. Overall, […]