This week, you explored select work groups such as executives, direct sales, and highly compensated professionals. Choose one workgroup and its compensation layout (e.g., executive pay in stock options, or high commission payouts to direct sales professionals). Then, assess this compensation layout in detail and its effect on performance. Be sure to include both intrinsic and extrinsic compensation. Think of today’s diverse workforce as you […]

 During the 1980s and 1990s, Blockbuster dominated the US home video rental market. However, the emergence of Netflix in 1997 with its ‘rental by mail’ model challenged Blockbuster’s business model (and market dominance). Blockbuster’s market position was further weakened when Netflix began to stream video content directly to consumers’ computers. In this case study, you are required to prepare a 3000-word report that examines the […]

This week we explored the idea corporate social responsibility alongside an examination of the role of business in society.  One opinion characterized as the dominant view, put forward by Milton Friedman, hold’s the purpose of business is to make as much legal profit for its owners as possible.  Contrasted with this is the stakeholder view, put forward by Edward R. Freeman, which claims the function […]

Constructing a budget requires time and attention to detail. This section of the grant proposal should include the narrative or justification and the financial details associated with funding the project. While the tabulated costs address the financial requirements associated with the budget, the narrative or justification should explain anything that is not apparent in the itemized budget. Be careful not to get redundant with the […]

A strategic component and responsibility of the human resources department is the management of the people of the organization, which is frequently called human capital management. As the new HR manager, you have conducted an analysis of your organization and found that performance management processes are highly inconsistent among departments. There are no ties to organizational goals, and departments are free to determine the review […]

This is the third assignment in the Virtual Capstone Project. The project began by using one virtual community, the AHIMA Engage community, to explore and stimulate ideas and solutions by accessing community members and resources. The assignment challenged you to identify and use proper communication tone and content. Next, you completed the decision matrix tool and understand that the systematic evaluation of the selected criteria […]

For this discussion, you should assume the role of vice president for human resources of a large U.S.-based corporation. The organization has had a spike in turnover within a critical division of the corporation currently engaged in work that could revolutionize the market. The organization’s annual leadership climate (leader behavior and treatment of direct reports at all levels) and employee satisfaction (compensation, conditions of work, […]

You are the HR director of a start-up organization. You have just attended a director’s meeting about establishing an Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator position in your organization. During the meeting, many of the directors expressed concern. Their fear is that not all newly hired managers or employees are familiar with the EEO hiring and workplace diversity guidelines. The group decided that the person who fills […]

 Assignment 2: Case Study Using Data to Build a Stronger Workforce Due: Week Sunday, midnight of Week 5 (Weight: 25%) Overview C-Suite leaders rely on data to drive decisions. However, many HR professionals come from “non-quant” backgrounds that leave them feeling less than confident when it comes to understanding the numbers and using data to evaluate and communicate critical HR initiatives. Like it or not, […]

•Discussion 8.1 – The Purpose Checkup◦Take the Purpose Checkup and discuss your results.◦ Throughout the balance of the week, review another student’s results ◾Briefly comment on their results  from a coaching perspective.◾Based on this week’s course leadership coaching concepts, how will you coach your client so they accept  feedback and act on it? ◦Discussion 8.2 – Adventure Framework◾Describe how the adventure-based framework for coaching applies […]