Patagonia has long been recognized as a great workplace for mothers. And it’s also earned a reputation for loyal employees, something that many retailers struggle with. Its combined voluntary and involuntary turnover in its retail stores was around 25 percent, while it was only 7 percent at headquarters. (The industry average for retail is around 44 percent.) Patagonia’s CEO Casey Sheahan says the company’s culture, […]

Final Project Instructions: Based upon what you have learned, and the research you have conducted, why is it important for HR Management to transform from being primarily administrative and operational to becoming a more strategic partner. Provide a background of HR history and some data from a specific organization of your choice to support your ideas, arguments, and opinions. IMPORTANT!!Submit your work as an MS […]

Hello, I need your help with my 5 min presentation. Please use the textbook part attched as a minimum source, if you want to you use other sources, you can, but “it must be Canadian”, such as “NOC” The Canadian National Occupational Classification or others.  Note: skip the first part on the attchment and start from the “red lines at button of the first page: Wage […]

In your textbook the authors discuss a technique for developing a vision called “Vision as Story-Telling”.  Use this technique to develop your own personal vision statement.  Write a story of what your life will look like in 5 years. Include a discussion of your core beliefs and what changes in your life you’d like to see made (include at least two).  Next develop specific goals […]

Read “Where’s My Chart?” located in Chapter 1 of the text (p.15), then prepare a paper discussing and relating your similar or another individual’s similar experiences to that of the patient in the story.  Address the following question: Why is Health Care Record adoption/initiation so far behind other health-care industry related change/implementation initiatives?  Review The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HiMSS  and The Medical […]

Suppose you work as a human resource (HR) executive at Total Solutions, Inc., a culturally and geographically diverse organization. A recent government study on human statistics indicates that colleagues who share culturally similar backgrounds perform more efficiently and effectively on the job. These study findings, however, appear contrary to the basic research on the value of diverse workforces. John, the vice president of HR has […]

There have been a series of burglaries in the local area where you live. You get to work and see that your boss has posted a sign in the window that states, “Any officer of the law who shoots and kills one of these criminals will receive a $5,000 reward.” When you first see the sign, your initial impression is that this will be a […]

Assignment 2: Project Paper Due Week 4 and worth 200 points  The Project Paper focuses on a suggested topic related to art, architecture, history, music, or literature. The project will reflect your views and interpretation of the topic. This project is designed to help you stretch your mind and your abilities to be the creative, innovative, and critical thinker you already are!    Choose one (1) […]

If you have taken the time to review Herzberg’s work, you may have learned that people accept a job and stay on the job for different motivational reasons.  Job satisfaction is achieved through what Herzberg would categorize as motivational factors (such as personal growth, responsibility, the work itself, and opportunities for achievement, advancement, recognition and/or to make a positive difference) rather than hygiene factors (such […]

Individual diversity is an important concept in organizational behavior. People can be described by a number of categories that are both inherent (e.g., age, race, gender, ethnicity, physical capability) and acquired (e.g., geographic location, income, marital status, education, seniority, work content/field). Many other categories exist than are noted here, and some might debate whether various categories are best understood as inherent or acquired (or a […]