Theresa and Mike understand that building the culture they envision requires effective communication, collaboration, and participative problem solving. They envision creating an organization such that Joe and other employees will know exactly what to do when faced with choices that involve ethics. As the first step in embedding clear ethical processes in the organization, they realize they need to devise a code of conduct. Both companies have […]

As discussed in the unit lesson, resolving conflict in the workplace requires using interpersonal skills, management skills, and techniques. Interpersonal skills can consist of understanding individual differences, self-esteem, self-confidence, communication, teamwork skills, problem-solving skills, cultural relations skills, motivation skills, customer service skills, ethical behavior skills, and stress management skills. Management skills focus on the type of management skill applied such as collaborating, accommodating, forcing, avoiding, […]

Significant Contributions to Public Health – Part I   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 […]

An understanding of change theory is critical to the success of human and social services professionals. A classic model of change theory consists of three phases: (a) unfreezing, (b) movement, and (c) refreezing (Lewin, 1951). Another model describes the differences between first- and second-order change and how first-order change may continue to perpetuate the very problems human services professionals seek to remedy (Watzlawick, Weakland, & […]

 In many ways, personal plans are similar to strategic plans. We have goals, objectives, a strategy, and an action plan. For your final assignment, you are to develop your own 5-year plan for your career in healthcare. In it, list at least 2 goals and 3 objectives for each goal. Briefly describe your overall plan and the specific action steps you will undertake to implement […]

Scholars of strategic HRM generally agree that organizations capable of achieving long-term goals do so because their organization has a plan, vision, or strategy. On a very basic level, the concept of strategy is a vision of what the organization wants to achieve and a statement of how it intends to get there. Successful organizations journey toward their strategy through the effective use and deployment […]

As discussed in the unit lesson, resolving conflict in the workplace requires using interpersonal skills, management skills, and techniques. Interpersonal skills can consist of understanding individual differences, self-esteem, self-confidence, communication, teamwork skills, problem-solving skills, cultural relations skills, motivation skills, customer service skills, ethical behavior skills, and stress management skills. Management skills focus on the type of management skill applied such as collaborating, accommodating, forcing, avoiding, […]

Analyze the deep, underlying assumptions of your organization. You may analyze either your current or past employer, a volunteer organization, or any group in which you have participated. If you have never formally worked for an organization, feel free to analyze a club, team, or any other organization you have been a part of. Feel free to use pseudonyms for your organization, leaders, and any […]

Strategic alignment between HR and organizational strategy, both horizontally and vertically, is achieved by supporting practices. Notions of strategic alignment have their roots in contingency theories of strategic HRM. An HRM contingency framework is one in which HRM policies and strategies are related to the underlying organizational strategy and in which alignment of HRM practices are contingent upon both the internal and external environments in […]

Review this week’s readings on job analysis and competency modeling, and comment on the applicability of the methodologies for determining required knowledge, skills and abilities for three different types of positions: administrative and professional positions, supervisory and entry level management positions, and executive positions. For which types of positions are job analysis and competency modeling most applicable? When, and under what conditions, are job analysis […]