The three primary options for what to  evaluate in performance appraisals are traits, behaviors, and results.  What are the pros and cons of measuring each of these options? As a  manager, which option would you choose? Do you think your option would  vary at all by employee, rank, or industry?  Your journal entry must […]

 The OUCH test is a rule of thumb  you should use whenever you are contemplating any employment action.  OUCH stands for Objective, Uniform in application, Consistent in effect,  and Has job relatedness. Recall a personal experience or a situation  described in the news when the OUCH test was not performed by the  employer. What step […]

  Recruiters are beginning to heavily use  artificial intelligence (AI) and other smart technology recruiting tools  in their jobs. One of the major selling points besides the fact that  these programs save significant amounts of recruiter time is that  artificial intelligence can make better decisions than human recruiters  because of the lack of bias. However, […]

 Over the past 40 years, union membership  has declined, and it continues to do so. Instead, many companies are  turning to alternative dispute resolution. We know one of the best union  avoidance tactics is good communication and providing job satisfaction  for employees.  Create a PowerPoint presentation  (with speaker notes) that focuses on unions in the […]

  Instructions What is one scenario that you have  experienced where employees were resistant to change within an  organization? How did management handle it? How would you handle the  situation as a leader of that company? What actions would you have taken  to either prevent the resistance or change the resistance to  acceptance?  Your journal […]

  Instructions Pay and incentive programs are  being used both for knowledge workers and in non-knowledge worker  occupations. In every industry, from restaurants to construction and  low-tech manufacturing, companies are using more comprehensive pay and  incentive programs to attract and keep workers in a tight labor market.  Think about an industry you currently work in, […]

  Instructions In analyzing the needs of the  workforce, work-life balance is high on the list of issues facing both  employers and employees. Balance between work and home lives is sought  but rarely happens for long because of work-family conflict. This  conflict is also linked with some other bad consequences such as stress;  absenteeism; burnout; […]

  Instructions For this assignment, you will write a document in which you compare and contrast the following strategic  measurement tools used by business and human resource professionals as  presented in the Required Unit Resources for this unit. Compare and  contrast the following measurement tools.   Economic Value Added (EVA)  Return on Investment (ROI)  Balanced Scorecard […]

  Instructions For this assignment, imagine you  are an expatriate manager for a subsidiary of a major company  headquartered in the United States. You are preparing a PowerPoint  presentation to brief the CEO on your plan to address the safety issues  specific to the country (of your choice) where you are working as the  expatriate […]

  Instructions Developing employees through the  implementation of training and development opportunities is a primary  function of human resource management (HRM). Performance measurement and  appraisals are one way to determine what type of additional training is  needed to ensure employee success.   Imagine that you have been hired  as the human resource manager at an organization […]