The textbook states that when reviewing a statute, to not limit our focus to a specific section. It also tells us that when we find a statute that appears to apply, to not stop our research.
Would doing the above be a waste of time and energy to have to explore other sections of an act and to continue researching for other statutes? Please explain why or why not?
Chapter 5
Why is using the FIRAC method so important versus just writing down your particular notes about a case? Isn’t the point that you understand the case?
Write a two-page essay about the Web site and blog(s).
Watch a short video on the Mint.com Web site on how to set up a Mint account. Explore the
Website to determine who funds the program. Read one or more of the personal finance
blogs and write a two-page essay on what you learned from the Web site and blog(s).
Research Paper (4,000 – 4,500 words) No more than 4,500 words
An organization: Kent Hospital – A community teaching hospital that was established in 1946. The hospital is in Warwick Rhode Island and has over 2,300 employees on board.
The problem: Currently, the hospital has been in the spotlight due to an increase in medical error cases, which is attributed to poor skills in managing patients. Therefore, this has negatively affected the hospital’s profit margin and reputation. Furthermore, the hospital has been experiencing a higher level of patients’ dissatisfaction. Some of the employees have not been performing as per expected standards.
HRD solution I recommend: Kent Hospital should introduce effective performance strategies to reduce medical errors, increase patients’ satisfaction, improve the quality of health services provided, and boost its competitiveness.
Professor’s feedback: You may need to narrow it down to a single area such as medical errors or patient satisfaction. Remember, you only have a maximum of 4,500 words so you don’t want to burn a bunch of those up talking about your action’s impact on multiple results.
The suggested outline for this paper is as follows:
Title Page
Introduction
Overview of the subject company
Assessment of the HRD opportunity
Design of the HRD plan
Implementation strategy
Delivery
Method of evaluation
Grading will stress structure, content, analysis, and style.
The paper must be at least 3,000 words in length, but not exceed 4,500 words not counting tables, figures, and any (optional) Appendices; it must correctly cite and use at least 10 ACADEMIC references, NOT counting the textbook. Please do not use SHRM or other commercially available sources for this assignment. ALL cited sources must appear both within the body of the text (in text citations) and in the References list. NOTE: for an “A” grade, the paper must use articles from peer reviewed journals or “scholarly” books.
HRM/498: Strategic Human Resource Management And Emerging Issues
Read Ch. 8, Incident 2 “There’s No Future Here!”
INCIDENT 2 There’s No Future Here!“Could you come to my office for a minute, Bob?” asked Terry Geech, the plant manager.“Sure, be right there,” said Bob Glemson. Bob was the plant’s quality control director. He had been with the company for four years. After completing his degree in mechanical engineering, he worked as a production supervisor and then as a maintenance supervisor prior to moving to his present job. Bob thought he knew what the call was about.“Your letter of resignation catches me by surprise,” began Terry.“I know that Wilson Products will be getting a good person, but we sure need you here, too.”“I thought about it a lot,” said Bob, “but there just doesn’t seem to be a future for me here.”“Why do you say that?” asked Terry.“Well,” replied Bob, “the next position above mine is yours. Since you’re only 39, I don’t think it’s likely that you’ll be leaving soon.”“The fact is that I am leaving soon,” said Terry. “That’s why it’s even more of a shock to learn that you’re resigning. I think I’ll be moving to the corporate office in June of next year. Besides, the company has several plants that are larger than this one, and we need good people in those plants from time to time, both in quality control and in general management.”“Well, I heard about an opening in the Cincinnati plant last year,” said Bob, “but by the time I checked, the job had already been filled. We never know about opportunities in the other plants until we read about the incumbent in the company paper.”“All this is beside the point now. What would it take to get you to change your mind?” asked Terry.“I don’t think I will change my mind now,” replied Bob, “because I’ve given Wilson Products my word that I’m going to join them.
Scenario: As the head of HR, you have been asked to write a response to the incident in the form of an interdepartmental memo. You must address important issues about the company’s career planning and development program that are a result of the situation with Bob.
Write a 350- to 700-word memo in which you:
Describe what actions might prevent future resignations like Bob’s, and who should manage an employee’s career—the employer or employee.
Recommend changes you would make to the career planning and development program as the head of HR, identify challenges to making changes, and recommend who you would involve in making the changes (non-HR staff can be included if appropriate).
