Category: Essays

Appendix A: Human Resource Risk

Using a search engine of your choice from the Internet, your texts, or the University Library, research several different HR risk management issues.

Cite at least five different HR risk management issues you have identified in your organization or past organization.

Identify the HR risk issues; assess if the risk factor is high, medium, or low; and give an explanation of your risk factor rating.

Present two socially responsible corrective measures you would recommend to eradicate or diffuse the risk.

Write your responses so that each risk management issue identified and addressed does not exceed 300 words. The entire worksheet should not exceed 1,400 words.

Format your worksheet using complete sentences, not phrase

BANKS Industries continues to work on bridging cultural gaps as it embraces the diversity that resulted from its merger. You have been asked to develop a new diversity policy and training series for your team to help employees recognize the impact of diversity in the workplace.

Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

Design a presentation that you will use to present your training plans to your supervisor and the HR department.
Include a definition of diversity, a description of the cultural issues you intend to cover, strategies you will use to convey the message, and the outcomes you expect.

Be sure to include the following in your presentation:

A title slide
A reference slide
Headings for every slide
Notes to support the content on each slide

Develop a 7–10-slide presentation in PowerPoint format, not including the title and reference slides. You may reference the reading by Hofstede (2009) as a catalyst for your presentation; however, required readings serve only as a foundation for your presentation. Support the presentation with original research and citations.

Apply APA standards to citation of sourcesBy Monday January 18, 2016.

Hofstede, G. (2009). Geert Hofstede cultural dimensions. Retrieved fromhttp://www.clearlycultural.com/geert-hofstede-cultural-dimensions/

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Presented a training plan that is justifiable in two ways: it can fit a realistic budget and it can be realistically implemented.

Designed a professional presentation.

Included specific notes on speaking points.

Supported ideas with references and research.

Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Total:

MEMORANDUM

BANKS Industries

TO: BANKS Senior Management

FROM: HR Department

SUBJECT: Employee Health and Safety

The increasingly diverse nature of the workplace, along with the rapid global

expansion, presents some significant challenges to us. Aside from the challenges of communication and accommodating a variety of human differences, one of the most significant variables when doing business on a global level is employee health and safety. This is mostly due to a lack of clear international standards and the subsequent variation between national laws and employee protection.

Employee health and safety are very important to us. Although some companies do not emphasize employee health and safety, others, such as DuPont, a US chemical company, have made employee health and safety a high priority. To be successful in managing the health and safety of its employees, DuPont has come up with a safety philosophy that includes specific safety principles. We believe these are principles we can learn from and use in the way we do business and protect employees, regardless of their location.

Keep in mind that one of the biggest issues in dealing with employee health and safety is whether an employee is willing to report an unsafe condition or an incident. This can often be culturally bound. For example, employees who come from areas where they do not have many legal rights in the workplace may not be aware of their right to report these issues.

In other cases, culture tends to limit people from disclosing information about themselves or their health, which could result in unreported claims. These are especially important factors to consider when it comes to protecting our diverse workforce.

Analyze inter- and intracultural differences in work relationships, values, and behaviors to maximize individual and organizational performance.
Create work redesign approaches to improve performance under differing assumptions of employee skill and education level, compensation and reward systems, and cultural expectations.
Evaluate workforce and labor market profile and organizational needs to focus change efforts on personnel selection, compensation, training, or work design/technical systems.
Communicate the ethical implications of recommendations to change human resource and/or work flow systems given the presence of multiple cultural subgroups

Your uncle is working in a company managing their investment center. You approach him with the sales of a large piece of equipment that can help the company save money in the end. Your uncle explains to you that they can’t purchase the equipment because they don’t want their ROI to decrease in value. What will be your persuasive argument to help them see more possibilities?

Original work. Be sure to use proper APA in text citations and reference at the end please.

No minimum word count as long as question is completely answere

Communicating Policy Even When You Do Not Agree

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Assignment 2: Discussion—Communicating Policy Even When You Do Not Agree

BANKS Industries has experienced rapid expansion in the past several years. However, it appears that the HR department is just now catching up by revising policies and rapidly implementing changes. One of the new policies outlines the requirements of a new dress code, which is stricter and more formal than the previous requirements.

Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the concepts of communication and change management. Then, based on the above scenario, respond to the following:

As a manager, what is your role when it comes to communicating policy changes to employees, especially when the policy is not one with which you necessarily agree (for example, policies regarding personal cell-phone use in the workplace)? As a manager, how would you communicate such policies?
How will you accommodate multiple cultures when communicating these issues to employees? As you prepare to address this question, take into consideration the following communication concepts: To be a successful cross-cultural communicator you must remember the following:
There are no universal gestures.
You should be sensitive to verbal and nonverbal communications or behaviors.
It is important to be open-minded to cultural views of others and their ways of communicating. For example, a frown could mean concentration in some cultures, whereas in other cultures, it is interpreted as anger or disappointment.

By Wednesday, January 13, 2016, post your response to the appropriate according to the APA Style

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, , and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

Read your peers’ answers.
Provide substantive comments by
contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
building on the remarks or questions of others; or
sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
Make sure your writing
is clear, concise, and organized;
demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Grading Criteria
Assignment Components
Max Points

Initial response was:

Insightful, original, accurate, and timely.
Substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts.
Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.

Discussion Response and Participation:

Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner.
Offered points of view supported by research.
Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion.
Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.

Writing:

Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner.
Responses were error free.
Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited

You have just received an e-mail from one of your team members expressing concern about the lack of cultural balance in your team. The team member feels that she has fewer opportunities to train compared to her younger peers and that her ideas are often disregarded by others since they assume that she is not well-informed regarding technology or strategy.

You are initially surprised on reading this e-mail, given that you have a team that seems ethnically diverse. However, the team member is concerned because she is fifty-two years old, while the age of the next oldest person on the team is thirty-nine. When you really look at your team, the average age is thirty-four. Given this information, you note cultural differences based on generational factors that could be pertinent. These should be addressed to help the team work in a more cohesive and productive manner.

Based on the above scenario, using the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

Training is one of the ways you can address cultural issues; however, do you think it is necessary in this case?
What would your diversity training look like? Provide details on the time, format, and topics covered.
What resources would you use, and what issues would you address (if any) with human resources? Would you take any other actions in addition to training?

By Friday, January 15, 2016, post your response to the appropriate to the APA Style

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Grading Criteria

Assignment Components

Initial response was:

Insightful, original, accurate, and timely.
Substantive and demonstrated advanced understanding of concepts.
Compiled/synthesized theories and concepts drawn from a variety of sources to support statements and conclusions.

Discussion Response and Participation:

Responded to a minimum of two peers in a timely manner.
Offered points of view supported by research.
Asked challenging questions that promoted discussion.
Drew relationships between one or more points in the discussion.

Writing:

Wrote in a clear, concise, formal, and organized manner.
Responses were error free.
Information from sources, where applicable, was paraphrased appropriately and accurately cited

We saw that risk management involves playing the devil’s advocate and asking, “What could go wrong?” Creating scenarios and thinking through situations will help you understand the nature of the risk better. This is your exercise for the week.

Create three fictional incidents for the risk area you selected in Week 1. Write about each scenario in not more than a page. Include the following information about each scenario:

Details of the incident—What, where, when, and who?
Explain the cause—How and why?

On a separate page, cite all sources using the APA style.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points

Developed three plausible fictional incidents.

40
Described the details of each incident.
60
Explained the cause of each incident.
80
Presented a structured document free of spelling and grammatical errors.
10
Cited sources in the APA format

Harold owned the Great Value grocery store and hired Ed as his produce manager. Ed’s job description described his duties as overseeing the purchasing, inventory and presentation of fruits and vegetables, maintaining the appropriate product assortment and inventory levels for the department, confirming price accuracy, ensuring that the produce department was clean and sanitized daily, supervising department employees, and overseeing other department activities to maximize sales and gross profit.

When attending a grocery store trade show, Ed met Mary, a salesperson for American Grocery Equipment (AGE), a computer company that sold point-of-sale checkout systems for the grocery stores. Mary demonstrated the checkout system to Ed and Ed thought that this would not only help him keep track of produce sales, but would also provide more efficient inventory control for the entire grocery store. Mary offered to give Great Value a trade show discount if the store purchased the system that day. Ed told Mary that, as the produce manager for the store, he could sign a purchase agreement for the store, and had Mary prepare a contract, which Ed signed as agent for Great Value.

Two weeks later, AGE employees arrived at the Great Value store and asked a clerk when they could start installing the checkout system equipment. The clerk called Harold, who was in the store’s office, and Harold met with the AGE employees. When Harold said he had not ordered any such equipment, the AGE employees showed Harold a copy of the contract that Ed had signed as Great Value’s agent. Harold told the AGE employees that he needed to speak with Ed, who was not working that day, and that they would need to come back in two days. The next day, after reading the contract and discussing the matter with Ed, Harold decided that the equipment was overpriced, and called Mary to tell her that Great Value did not want the equipment. Mary insisted that AGE had a firm contract with Great Value.

Discuss whether Ed had authority to sign the contract, and include in your answer a full discussion of all potential types of agency authority (actual [express and implied], apparent [ostensible], and agency by ratification), the factors required to establish each type of authority, and whether Ed did, or did not, have each of these types of authority based on the facts. The homework assignment will be graded based upon how accurately and completely you identify the issues presented and legal principles related to those issues, and apply the legal principles to the facts, using proper sentence structure, grammar, and spelling

A bomb squad confirms that a bomb that was detonated was an RDD. They inform the police that they have collected bomb fragments that appear to be highly radioactive with readings of 100-400 REM/hr near the source. Write an essay answering the following questions based on this information.

• How hazardous is this level of radiation?

• Can you tell what form of radiation has been released based on the REMS/hr?

• What level of PPE should the responders wear? Why?

• What precautionary steps should be utilized to avoid contamination in the water reservoirs around the incident?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Explain the reason that WMDs are good for governments and why they are bad for governments. Explain moral and ethical considerations and implications for governments to consider when using WMDs