Category: Human Resource Management homework help

The HRM function is quite complex with multiple legal, relational, technological, and environmental factors to navigate.
Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. 
Many would acknowledge that at one time unions were good for workers and the country as unions were able to help workers obtain safer and healthier working conditions, higher pay, and a variety of legal protections. However, others argue that they have outlived their      usefulness and contribute to lower competitiveness and a decline in the value of merit (with the union emphasis on seniority). Evaluate the pros  and cons of unions, including your assessment of whether unions have outlived their usefulness or still have an important role.

 
With the high cost of strikes to both management and unions, there is increasing use of third-party conflict resolution processes to resolve an impasse. The two primary processes are mediation and arbitration. 

Analyze the difference between mediation and arbitration. From the perspective of each party in the impasse, assess the benefits and disadvantages of each of these third-party conflict resolution methods and under what conditions one would be preferred.
Evaluate the situational variables (for example, the issue at impasse, the consequences of not resolving the impasse, grievance vs. strike threat, the state of the relationship between the two parties, and  legislation such as Railway Labor Act and National Labor Relations Act) that might influence selection of method to resolve an impasse.

Employees’ rights to privacy are being brought to question on many fronts—just what is your right to privacy at your place of employment? Does your employer have a right to read your personal e-mail? To place surveillance cameras in the restroom? To track the sites that you visit? Monitor your phone calls

Evaluate the employer’s interest in monitoring employees, including  the rights that employers have.
Assess the rights to privacy and protection from monitoring that employees should have.
Justify a brief communication plan for policies and procedures pertaining to monitoring.

Ulrich (2012) identified four waves of HR development. In the first wave, HR was primarily an administrative activity. In the second wave, HR continued to have an administrative dimension, but also began to focus on innovative activities pertaining to sourcing, rewards, communication, and other practices. In the third wave, HR continued administration and      innovative activities, but also added the strategic element by integrating HR practices with business purpose. Because of globalization, economic turmoil, technological advances, and other change factors, Ulrich anticipates a fourth wave of HR that he describes as outside in.      In essence, HR must integrate with external conditions and stakeholders to build successful HRM. Evaluate Ulrich’s perspective on the fourth wave of HR. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the idea?

 
Ulrich (2012) proposed six key competencies for HR professionals, including (a) credible activist, (b) strategic positioner, (c) capability builder, (d) change champion, (e) HR innovator and integrator, and (f) technology proponent. Conduct research into the six competencies and      assess which of the six roles is most important for an HR professional to master.
Ulrich, D. (2012). HR transformation: Six competencies for the future of human resources. New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
 The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.
Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2 single-spaced pages (500–1000 words) in length.
 
Submission Details:
Due by 1/3/25 at 1:00am CST 
Requirements:
1. Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main  post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]: Cascio, W. F. (2021). Managing human resources: Productivity, quality of work life, profits (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-1260681352
2. No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
3. No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin

 
Professional Identity
Thus far in the course, you have explored the generalist, planning, outreach, humanitarian, and advanced case management roles in the human services profession. For this Assignment, you consider which of these roles interest you the most and how you would revise your professional identity statement, from Week 2, to reflect your interest in them.
Resources
 
Hunter, B. A., Lanza, A. S., Lawlor, M., Dyson, W., & Gordon, D. M. (2016). A strengths-based approach to prisoner reentry: The fresh start prisoner reentry programLinks to an external site.. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60(11), 1298–1314. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X15576501Links to an external site.
Oliver, C., & Charles, G. (2016).Enacting firm, fair and friendly practice: A model for strengths-based child protection relationships?Links to an external site. British Journal of Social Work, 46(4), 1009–1026. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcv015Links to an external site.
Schram, B., Mandell, B.R., Dann, P.L., & Peterson, L. (2020). An introduction to human services: Policy and practice (9th ed.). Pearson.

Chapter 8, “Interviewing” (pp. 207–236)
Chapter 9, “Direct Strategies: Working with People One-on–One” (pp. 237–254)

Walden University, LLC. (2020b). Hart CityLinks to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
Note: Visit the Hart City Women’s Correctional Center and view the scenario about Sarah, who is meeting with her case manager to prepare for aftercare services
 
WaldenULibrary. (2018, November 8). Webinar: Advanced social work and human services library researchLinks to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3ZjrpVLu0I&feature=youtu.be
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 49 minutes.
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare
Think about the human services roles you have examined thus far in the course. Which roles interest you the most, and why?
Consider how you would revise your professional identity statement from Week 2, based on your interest in those roles.
By Day 7
Submit a 1- to 2-page journal entry that addresses the following questions:
Which advanced human services professional practitioner role interests you the most of those you have learned about thus far? Why?
What changes would you make to your professional identity statement as a result of learning about the roles? If no changes are needed, explain why.

I have a discussion i need completed by next week for music appreciation class it has to be completed as if i was a music reporter. 

 
Advanced Case Management
There are many definitions of case management in the literature, but the most comprehensive definition comes from the Case Management Society of America (2017):
Case management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual’s and family’s comprehensive health needs through communication and available resources to promote patient safety, quality of care, and cost effective outcomes. (para. 1)
While case management occurs in all of the helping professions, not every practitioner takes an advanced, or evidence-based, approach. As a scholar-practitioner at Walden, it is important to get into the habit of integrating relevant research (i.e., evidence) into your work with service users. The Learning Resources this week include textbook readings that provide foundational information about case management, as well as research articles that provide evidence about the benefits of using a strengths-based approach to case management.
In this Discussion, you consider the importance of the advanced case management function to the practice of human services. You also evaluate the advanced case management efforts of an advanced human services professional practitioner in a Hart City scenario and propose a goal or objective for the service user in the scenario.
Reference:
Case Management Society of America. (2017). What is a case manager? https://www.cmsa.org/who-we-are/what-is-a-case-manager/ 
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare
Review your Course Announcements for possible information related to this week’s Discussion and Assignment.
Review the Learning Resources on advanced case management. Consider the steps and strategies used in the case management process, the role of interviewing in case management, and the benefits of using a strengths-based approach to case management.
Go to the Hart City virtual community using the link that is provided in the Learning Resources. Once you are in the community, go to the Hart City Women’s Correctional Center. View the scenario about Sarah Reeves, who is meeting with her case manager to prepare for aftercare services. Identify specific case management strategies, approaches, or theories the advanced human services professional practitioner used and whether they were effective. Then, assume the role of the practitioner in the scenario and think about one goal or objective you would propose for Sarah.
By Day 4
Post an explanation of why advanced case management is an important function for an advanced human services professional practitioner. Then, describe one effective and one ineffective case management strategy, approach, or theory the advanced human services professional practitioner used in the Hart City scenario, and explain why each was effective or ineffective. Finally, assume the role of the practitioner in the scenario. What is one goal or objective you would propose for Sarah? Support your response with information from the Learning Resources and at least two scholarly sources from the Walden Library.
RESOURCES/REFERENCES
 
Hunter, B. A., Lanza, A. S., Lawlor, M., Dyson, W., & Gordon, D. M. (2016). A strengths-based approach to prisoner reentry: The fresh start prisoner reentry programLinks to an external site.. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 60(11), 1298–1314. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X15576501Links to an external site.
Oliver, C., & Charles, G. (2016).Enacting firm, fair and friendly practice: A model for strengths-based child protection relationships?Links to an external site. British Journal of Social Work, 46(4), 1009–1026. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcv015Links to an external site.
Schram, B., Mandell, B.R., Dann, P.L., & Peterson, L. (2020). An introduction to human services: Policy and practice (9th ed.). Pearson.

Chapter 8, “Interviewing” (pp. 207–236)
Chapter 9, “Direct Strategies: Working with People One-on–One” (pp. 237–254)

Walden University, LLC. (2020b). Hart CityLinks to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
Note: Visit the Hart City Women’s Correctional Center and view the scenario about Sarah, who is meeting with her case manager to prepare for aftercare services

 
Community Service as a Window Into Outreach and Humanitarian Work
Advanced human services professional practitioners often engage in outreach and humanitarian work. Outreach work entails going out into the community and actively engaging with potential service users, referring them to appropriate services, and following up with them to ensure they are getting the help they need. There are several reasons why outreach work is important in the practice of human services. First, service users may be unwilling or unable to visit a human services organization—or they may be unaware that the organization exists. Second, it is often useful to observe the service users in their environment to gain a better understanding of the help they need and the progress they are making.
Humanitarian work is a broad term that encompasses activities designed to improve service users’ lives and better the community. Examples of humanitarian work include providing people with access to clean water and food after a disaster, helping refugees and immigrants access language-specific and culturally appropriate health services, and arranging for young girls to receive formal education in war-torn countries. Keep in mind that outreach and humanitarian work are not mutually exclusive, that is, they can be done at the same time and in the same setting. For instance, an advanced human services professional practitioner who visits a homeless encampment to share information about programs for affordable housing and distributes food and blankets is engaging in both outreach and humanitarian work.
For this Assignment, you complete 1 hour of community service, which will allow you to observe outreach and humanitarian work in action. Then, you compare what you observed in your community service experience to outreach and humanitarian efforts in a Hart City scenario to better understand these important functions of human services practice. 
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare
Review the Learning Resources on outreach and humanitarian work. Consider the examples and characteristics of this type of work and the importance of understanding group dynamics for this type of work.
Complete your community service. As you do so, make note of specific examples of outreach and humanitarian work you performed or observed. The examples could be from the activities you were asked to complete, the actions of leaders, employees, or other volunteers, and/or the initiatives of the organization. In addition, identify leadership values that you observed or that may be relevant given the organization’s outreach and humanitarian efforts.
Go to the Hart City virtual community using the link that is provided in the Learning Resources. Once you are in the community, visit the Hart City Rescue Mission Homeless Shelter and view the scenario about outreach and humanitarian work. Consider how the advanced human services professional practitioners in the scenario engage in outreach and humanitarian work and how those examples compare to the examples of outreach and humanitarian work from your community service experience. In addition, consider the leadership values that might guide the practitioners in the scenario and how those values compare to those from your community service experience.
Think about how your observations from your community service experience and the Hart City scenario contribute to your understanding of the outreach and humanitarian functions of human services practice and the role of leadership values in carrying out these functions.
By Day 7
Submit a 2- to 3-page journal entry about your community service experience. Be sure to address the following:
Briefly describe your community service experience.
Describe specific examples of outreach and humanitarian work from your community service experience. The examples could be from the activities you were asked to complete, the actions of leaders, employees, or other volunteers, and/or the initiatives of the organization.
Describe specific examples of leadership values from your community service experience that you observed or that may be relevant given the organization’s humanitarian and outreach efforts.
Explain how the examples from your community service experience compare to those in the Hart City scenario. What skills and leadership values are similar?
Explain how your observations from your community service experience and the Hart City scenario contribute to your understanding of the outreach and humanitarian functions of human services practice and role of leadership values in carrying out these functions. 
RESOURCES/REFERENCES
 
Žydžiūnaitė, V. (2018).Leadership values and values based leadership: What is the main focus?Links to an external site. Applied Research in Health and Social Sciences: Interface and Interaction, 15(1), 43-58.  https://doi.org/10.2478/arhss-2018-0005
 
Žydžiūnaitė, V. (2018).Leadership values and values based leadership: What is the main focus?Links to an external site. Applied Research in Health and Social Sciences: Interface and Interaction, 15(1), 43-58.  https://doi.org/10.2478/arhss-2018-0005
 
You may find these websites helpful for identifying face-to-face community service opportunities:

All for Good. (2020). https://www.allforgood.org/Links to an external site.
Give Pulse. (2020). https://www.givepulse.com/Links to an external site.
Just Serve. (2020a). https://www.justserve.org/Links to an external site.
United Way. (n.d.). Get involved. https://www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteerLinks to an external site.
Volunteer Match. (2020a). https://www.volunteermatch.orgLinks to an external site.
Walden University Career Planning and Development. (2020). Volunteer opportunities and internships [Multimedia file] https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/careerservices/jobandinternshipsearch/volunteerinternshipLinks to an external site.

Note: Click Volunteer Opportunities.

You may find these websites helpful for identifying virtual community service opportunities:

Catchafire. (2020). https://www.catchafire.org/Links to an external site.
Just Serve. (2020b). Discover volunteer opportunities. https://www.justserve.org/projects?advanced=full&keywords=&volunteerRemotelyLinks to an external site.
UN Volunteers. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2020, from https://www.onlinevolunteering.orgLinks to an external site.
Volunteer Match. (2020b). Virtual volunteer opportunities: Volunteer from anywhere. https://www.volunteermatch.org/virtual-volunteering

 
Community Service as a Window Into Outreach and Humanitarian Work
Advanced human services professional practitioners often engage in outreach and humanitarian work. Outreach work entails going out into the community and actively engaging with potential service users, referring them to appropriate services, and following up with them to ensure they are getting the help they need. There are several reasons why outreach work is important in the practice of human services. First, service users may be unwilling or unable to visit a human services organization—or they may be unaware that the organization exists. Second, it is often useful to observe the service users in their environment to gain a better understanding of the help they need and the progress they are making.
Humanitarian work is a broad term that encompasses activities designed to improve service users’ lives and better the community. Examples of humanitarian work include providing people with access to clean water and food after a disaster, helping refugees and immigrants access language-specific and culturally appropriate health services, and arranging for young girls to receive formal education in war-torn countries. Keep in mind that outreach and humanitarian work are not mutually exclusive, that is, they can be done at the same time and in the same setting. For instance, an advanced human services professional practitioner who visits a homeless encampment to share information about programs for affordable housing and distributes food and blankets is engaging in both outreach and humanitarian work.
For this Assignment, you complete 1 hour of community service, which will allow you to observe outreach and humanitarian work in action. Then, you compare what you observed in your community service experience to outreach and humanitarian efforts in a Hart City scenario to better understand these important functions of human services practice. 
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 
WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare
Review the Learning Resources on outreach and humanitarian work. Consider the examples and characteristics of this type of work and the importance of understanding group dynamics for this type of work.
Complete your community service. As you do so, make note of specific examples of outreach and humanitarian work you performed or observed. The examples could be from the activities you were asked to complete, the actions of leaders, employees, or other volunteers, and/or the initiatives of the organization. In addition, identify leadership values that you observed or that may be relevant given the organization’s outreach and humanitarian efforts.
Go to the Hart City virtual community using the link that is provided in the Learning Resources. Once you are in the community, visit the Hart City Rescue Mission Homeless Shelter and view the scenario about outreach and humanitarian work. Consider how the advanced human services professional practitioners in the scenario engage in outreach and humanitarian work and how those examples compare to the examples of outreach and humanitarian work from your community service experience. In addition, consider the leadership values that might guide the practitioners in the scenario and how those values compare to those from your community service experience.
Think about how your observations from your community service experience and the Hart City scenario contribute to your understanding of the outreach and humanitarian functions of human services practice and the role of leadership values in carrying out these functions.
By Day 7
Submit a 2- to 3-page journal entry about your community service experience. Be sure to address the following:
Briefly describe your community service experience.
Describe specific examples of outreach and humanitarian work from your community service experience. The examples could be from the activities you were asked to complete, the actions of leaders, employees, or other volunteers, and/or the initiatives of the organization.
Describe specific examples of leadership values from your community service experience that you observed or that may be relevant given the organization’s humanitarian and outreach efforts.
Explain how the examples from your community service experience compare to those in the Hart City scenario. What skills and leadership values are similar?
Explain how your observations from your community service experience and the Hart City scenario contribute to your understanding of the outreach and humanitarian functions of human services practice and role of leadership values in carrying out these functions. 
RESOURCES/REFERENCES
 
Žydžiūnaitė, V. (2018).Leadership values and values based leadership: What is the main focus?Links to an external site. Applied Research in Health and Social Sciences: Interface and Interaction, 15(1), 43-58.  https://doi.org/10.2478/arhss-2018-0005
 
Žydžiūnaitė, V. (2018).Leadership values and values based leadership: What is the main focus?Links to an external site. Applied Research in Health and Social Sciences: Interface and Interaction, 15(1), 43-58.  https://doi.org/10.2478/arhss-2018-0005
 
You may find these websites helpful for identifying face-to-face community service opportunities:

All for Good. (2020). https://www.allforgood.org/Links to an external site.
Give Pulse. (2020). https://www.givepulse.com/Links to an external site.
Just Serve. (2020a). https://www.justserve.org/Links to an external site.
United Way. (n.d.). Get involved. https://www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteerLinks to an external site.
Volunteer Match. (2020a). https://www.volunteermatch.orgLinks to an external site.
Walden University Career Planning and Development. (2020). Volunteer opportunities and internships [Multimedia file] https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/careerservices/jobandinternshipsearch/volunteerinternshipLinks to an external site.

Note: Click Volunteer Opportunities.

You may find these websites helpful for identifying virtual community service opportunities:

Catchafire. (2020). https://www.catchafire.org/Links to an external site.
Just Serve. (2020b). Discover volunteer opportunities. https://www.justserve.org/projects?advanced=full&keywords=&volunteerRemotelyLinks to an external site.
UN Volunteers. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2020, from https://www.onlinevolunteering.orgLinks to an external site.
Volunteer Match. (2020b). Virtual volunteer opportunities: Volunteer from anywhere. https://www.volunteermatch.org/virtual-volunteering

 
Community Service and Leadership Values
In pursuing an advanced degree in human services, it is important to consider how your leadership values align to the organization in which you work. Leadership values, such as respect, integrity, and humility, will ultimately guide your decision-making and help the organization achieve its goals.
In this Discussion, you imagine yourself as a leader of the organization where you will complete your community service this week. As you do so, you identify leadership values that you would emphasize given the organization’s outreach and humanitarian efforts. 
Resources
RESOURCES/ REFERENCES
 
Žydžiūnaitė, V. (2018).Leadership values and values based leadership: What is the main focus?Links to an external site. Applied Research in Health and Social Sciences: Interface and Interaction, 15(1), 43-58.  https://doi.org/10.2478/arhss-2018-0005Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 
 
Schram, B., Mandell, B.R., Dann, P.L., & Peterson, L. (2020). An introduction to human services: Policy and practice (9th ed.). Pearson.

Chapter 10, “Working with Groups” (pp. 255–276)

Slesnick, N., Feng, X., Guo, X., Brakenhoff, B., Carmona, J., Murnan, A., Cash, S., & McRee, A.-L. (2016). A test of outreach and drop-in linkage versus shelter linkage for connecting homeless youth to servicesLinks to an external site.. Prevention Science, 17(4), 450–460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-015-0630-3Links to an external site.
Visser, M., Mills, M., Heyse, L., Wittek, R., & Bollettino, V. (2016). Work-life balance among humanitarian aid workersLinks to an external site.. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 45(6), 1191–1213. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764016634890Links to an external site.
Walden University, LLC. (2020b). Hart CityLinks to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
Note: Visit the Hart City Rescue Mission Homeless Shelter and view the scenario about outreach and humanitarian work. 
 
You may find these websites helpful for identifying face-to-face community service opportunities:

All for Good. (2020). https://www.allforgood.org/Links to an external site.
Give Pulse. (2020). https://www.givepulse.com/Links to an external site.
Just Serve. (2020a). https://www.justserve.org/Links to an external site.
United Way. (n.d.). Get involved. https://www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteerLinks to an external site.
Volunteer Match. (2020a). https://www.volunteermatch.orgLinks to an external site.
Walden University Career Planning and Development. (2020). Volunteer opportunities and internships [Multimedia file] https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/careerservices/jobandinternshipsearch/volunteerinternshipLinks to an external site.

Note: Click Volunteer Opportunities.

You may find these websites helpful for identifying virtual community service opportunities:

Catchafire. (2020). https://www.catchafire.org/Links to an external site.
Just Serve. (2020b). Discover volunteer opportunities. https://www.justserve.org/projects?advanced=full&keywords=&volunteerRemotelyLinks to an external site.
UN Volunteers. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2020, from https://www.onlinevolunteering.orgLinks to an external site.
Volunteer Match. (2020b). Virtual volunteer opportunities: Volunteer from anywhere. https://www.volunteermatch.org/virtual-volunteering

To Prepare
Review your Course Announcements for possible information related to this week’s Discussion and Assignment.
Review the Learning Resources on outreach and humanitarian work.
Reflect on the organization where you will complete community service this week and how the organization’s outreach and humanitarian efforts serve the target population.
Read the article on leadership values. Imagine you are a leader at the organization where you will perform community service. Identify at least three leadership values you would emphasize given the organization’s outreach and humanitarian efforts.
By Day 4
Post a brief description of the organization for which you will complete community service this week. Then, explain how the organization’s outreach and humanitarian efforts serve the target population. Finally, imagine you are a leader in the organization. Given the organization’s outreach and humanitarian efforts, describe at least three leadership values you would emphasize and explain why. 
By Day 6

SEIIC’s compensation and benefits programs are based on traditional design principles typical of a company of its age and history. For example, almost all employees receive annual pay increases of two to five percent. This is frustrating to both managers and high performing employees. Managers would like to give better pay raises to high performers. However, budgets are only enough to cover the “required” raises to all employees; this leaves too little for more significant raises to high performers. Naturally, as a result, high performers who feel underpaid often seek other employment. The company’s policies have tended to reward seniority rather than performance, and because of the job evaluation system, compensation is tightly compressed. Benefits are thought to be generous in that the company pays for most of the cost. However, the structure of the benefits is rigid and only includes such traditional benefits as health insurance, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan.
The company recognizes that things are changing in its business environment, the needs of its people are changing, and business is more global than in the past. As part of the ongoing analysis of trends that should influence the redesign of HRM in the company, what are the relevant trends in compensation and benefits to which the company should pay the most attention to develop the kind of employees it needs and retain its most valuable performers? To answer this question, address the prompts:
Evaluate at least three trends or recent approaches in compensation that SEIIC should consider in its redesign effort, including the pros and cons of each.
Evaluate at least three trends or recent approaches in benefits that SEIIC should consider in its redesign effort, including the pros and cons of each.

 
Assess other intrinsic and extrinsic motivators that SEIIC should consider in its redesign effort, including pros and cons of those motivators.

Using your evaluation in the previous three sections (compensation, benefits, and intrinsic/extrinsic motivators), justify an action plan to develop and retain valuable performers in the organization.
 
Submission Details:
Submit your four-to five-pages in APA style.

Due by 12/16/24 at 8:30pm CST 
Requirements:
1. Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]: Cascio, W. F. (2021). Managing human resources: Productivity, quality of work life, profits (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-1260681352
2. No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
3. No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin

Determining appropriate compensation and benefits represents one of the many challenges in HRM.
Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. 
Two important factors in determining pay for any given position are the position’s pay in relation to the marketplace (external equity) and the position’s pay relative to others within the organization (internal equity). 

Evaluate potential pros and cons of using either external or internal equity but not the other.
Assess how the Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963 and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 might impact the use of external and internal equity to determine pay.
What action steps should HRM consider?

Multiple publications regularly report on CEO compensation. The themes in those reports are usually similar including (a) CEO pay rates tended to grow more rapidly than other executives during the last three decades, (b) CEOs are often paid 250 times (or more!) than their average employee, and (c) CEO pay may not be dependent upon company performance. 

Evaluate executive compensation. Is it too much? Is it justified? Is it equitable?
What are the potential factors that contribute to how executives are compensated?

Although the health benefit landscape for organizations has changed as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), assessing the potential strategic value of health benefits remains an important leadership question. 

For example, are health benefits primarily a cost issue to manage or eliminate?
Are health benefits primarily an attraction and retention tool? Or, do they affect productivity and can be considered a potential business advantage?
Evaluate the role of health care benefits in organizations.

Lawler (2008) proposed that organizations shift their compensation policies to focus on the person rather than the job. In other words, pay should be based on the quality of performance as tied to strategic objectives rather than job categories or industry pay rates. 

Evaluate the pros and cons of Lawler’s position.
Assess the leadership issues that are embedded in Lawler’s view.

Consider the following reflection questions: 

Why do people choose their jobs or careers?
What causes people to be satisfied with their jobs or careers?
What causes them to leave their jobs or careers?
Assess the critical factors pertaining to job selection, satisfaction, retention, and performance. In other words, what can HRM do to attract, satisfy, retain, and stimulate high performance in workers?

Additional Text Reference:
Lawler, E. E., III. (2008). Rewarding excellence: Pay strategies for the new economy. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.
Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2 single-spaced pages (500–1000 words) in length.
 
Submission Details:
Due by 12/19/24 at 6:00pm CST 
Requirements:
1. Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main  post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]: Cascio, W. F. (2021). Managing human resources: Productivity, quality of work life, profits (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-1260681352
2. No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
3. No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin

SEIIC’s compensation and benefits programs are based on traditional design principles typical of a company of its age and history. For example, almost all employees receive annual pay increases of two to five percent. This is frustrating to both managers and high performing employees. Managers would like to give better pay raises to high performers. However, budgets are only enough to cover the “required” raises to all employees; this leaves too little for more significant raises to high performers. Naturally, as a result, high performers who feel underpaid often seek other employment. The company’s policies have tended to reward seniority rather than performance, and because of the job evaluation system, compensation is tightly compressed. Benefits are thought to be generous in that the company pays for most of the cost. However, the structure of the benefits is rigid and only includes such traditional benefits as health insurance, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan.
The company recognizes that things are changing in its business environment, the needs of its people are changing, and business is more global than in the past. As part of the ongoing analysis of trends that should influence the redesign of HRM in the company, what are the relevant trends in compensation and benefits to which the company should pay the most attention to develop the kind of employees it needs and retain its most valuable performers? To answer this question, address the prompts:
Evaluate at least three trends or recent approaches in compensation that SEIIC should consider in its redesign effort, including the pros and cons of each.
Evaluate at least three trends or recent approaches in benefits that SEIIC should consider in its redesign effort, including the pros and cons of each.

 
Assess other intrinsic and extrinsic motivators that SEIIC should consider in its redesign effort, including pros and cons of those motivators.

Using your evaluation in the previous three sections (compensation, benefits, and intrinsic/extrinsic motivators), justify an action plan to develop and retain valuable performers in the organization.
 
Submission Details:
Submit your four-to five-pages in APA style.

Due by 12/16/24 at 8:30pm CST 
Requirements:
1. Make certain to include in text citations from your course text in addition to your outside leadership resources within your main post. This adds credibility to your argument. [Textbook]: Cascio, W. F. (2021). Managing human resources: Productivity, quality of work life, profits (12th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-1260681352
2. No plagiarism will be tolerated. Must be in 7th Edition APA format with cited sources within the last 5 years.
3. No AI support, score must be 0% and less than < 10% score on Turnitin