Category: Essays

Due Week 8 and worth 180 points

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

Suggest how HR professionals can use online recruiting to more effectively support recruitment activities while reducing organizational costs.
Recommend four (4) strategies to mitigate the unintended consequences associated with e-Recruiting.
Propose one (1) approach in which online recruitment can help ensure the employee’s psychological contracts are fulfilled.
Suggest three (3) strategies you would use to attract high-quality candidates and members of diverse groups using an e-Recruitment approach.
Take a stand on whether or not the attributes of a Website (attractiveness, quality, and ease of use) would affect your motivation to apply for a job at that company. Justify your position with specific examples from two (2) business Websites that you are familiar with.
Propose four (4) security controls you would put into place to prevent unauthorized access to data and unauthorized disclosure of data when using e-Recruiting systems.
Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze the complexities of HRIS administration.
Analyze talent management and its importance to the organization.
Evaluate the use of the Internet to achieve organizational recruiting, training, and development objectives.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource information systems.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource information systems using proper writing mechanics

Write a 1,300- to 1,800-word paper addressing the following:

Describe the Framingham Heart Study. How does this help us to understand the risk factors involved in cardiovascular disease?

Describe the Type A and Type B personalities, as described by Friedman and Rosenman. How has research on personality and heart disease been expanded and refined in the past 20 years?

Describe the strategies that can help minimize the effects of personality and behavior on cardiovascular disease.

Describe the role of hostility and how it affects the development of cardiovascular disease.

Seligman has done extensive research on the concept of optimism and positivity as it relates to heart disease. Research and discuss some of his major findings. If optimism is an important factor, how can it be learned?

Describe the metabolic syndrome. How do these factors lead to increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines, including at leas

Due Week 8 and worth 180 points

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

Suggest how HR professionals can use online recruiting to more effectively support recruitment activities while reducing organizational costs.
Recommend four (4) strategies to mitigate the unintended consequences associated with e-Recruiting.
Propose one (1) approach in which online recruitment can help ensure the employee’s psychological contracts are fulfilled.
Suggest three (3) strategies you would use to attract high-quality candidates and members of diverse groups using an e-Recruitment approach.
Take a stand on whether or not the attributes of a Website (attractiveness, quality, and ease of use) would affect your motivation to apply for a job at that company. Justify your position with specific examples from two (2) business Websites that you are familiar with.
Propose four (4) security controls you would put into place to prevent unauthorized access to data and unauthorized disclosure of data when using e-Recruiting systems.
Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting guidelines:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Analyze the complexities of HRIS administration.
Analyze talent management and its importance to the organization.
Evaluate the use of the Internet to achieve organizational recruiting, training, and development objectives.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource information systems.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource information systems using proper writing mechanics

Write a 1,300- to 1,800-word paper addressing the following:

Describe the Framingham Heart Study. How does this help us to understand the risk factors involved in cardiovascular disease?

Describe the Type A and Type B personalities, as described by Friedman and Rosenman. How has research on personality and heart disease been expanded and refined in the past 20 years?

Describe the strategies that can help minimize the effects of personality and behavior on cardiovascular disease.

Describe the role of hostility and how it affects the development of cardiovascular disease.

Seligman has done extensive research on the concept of optimism and positivity as it relates to heart disease. Research and discuss some of his major findings. If optimism is an important factor, how can it be learned?

Describe the metabolic syndrome. How do these factors lead to increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines, including at least

Define project management and explain its importance to the business world.
Explain project life-cycle management and the benefits of project management to an organization.
Explain the concepts of planning in the project life-cycle and how research and critical thinking is mandatory in planning.
Explain project organizations and the importance of leadership and sponsorship.
Explain project team building, including techniques of successful team building.
Explain how to create a work breakdown structure and how a project manager breaks down the overall project into packages.
Explain the need for project management software in large integrated programs and the benefits to the overall project management organization.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
Must include a cover page that includes:
Student’s name
Course name and number
Title of paper
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide

The final six to eight page paper must demonstrate understanding of new learning in the field of project management. It is mandatory to have research from the classroom text, as well as five sources from the internet or online library to support your views. It is recommended to use examples from your professional experience where possible, or build from your learning in the discussion boards. (Suggestion: use at least one project of which you have been either a team member or a project manager as an example to describe the topics below):

The following topics must be reviewed in order for the paper to be complete:

• Define project management and explain its importance to the business world.
• Explain project life-cycle management and the benefits of project management to an organization.
• Explain the concepts of planning in the project life-cycle and how research and critical thinking is mandatory in planning.
• Explain project organizations and the importance of leadership and sponsorship.
• Explain project team building, including techniques of successful team building.
• Explain how to create a work breakdown structure and how a project manager breaks down the overall project into packages.
• Explain the need for project management software in large integrated programs and the benefits to the overall project management organization.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:

• Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.
• Must include a cover page that includes:
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Title of paper
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.
• Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
• Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.
• Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.
• Must include, on the final page, a Reference Page that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

Using Exhibits 6.4 and 6.5 from Chapter 6 in your textbook as guidelines, respond to the following statements. You are not required to submit the responses, but use your answers as the foundation for the assignment listed below.

Identify a business decision situation that requires action in your organization. Be clear and succinct.

Assess the current situation.

Identify two symptoms.

Identify likely problems causing each symptom.

Write a decision statement (this is always a question).

Identify research objective (potential result) that corresponds to the decision statement.

Restate research objective in the form of a question (known as the research question).

Develop a hypothesis by (1) reviewing the research objectives and identifying the variables and (2) specifying the

variables in a declarative statement and describing the direction of the relationship.

Write a two-page paper based on the information from your responses. The paper should include the following headings: Current Situation, Problem Statement, Research Objective, Research Question(s), and Hypothesis. Be sure to include a title page and a reference page. Use correct APA formatting when writing your paper.

Course Textbook

Zikmund, W. G., Babin, B. J., Carr, J. C., & Griffin, M. (2013). Business research methods (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western.

NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit I must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit II assignment). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal. This will help the student achieve a better review/grade for the Research Proposal

Using Exhibits 6.4 and 6.5 from Chapter 6 in your textbook as guidelines, respond to the following statements. You are not required to submit the responses, but use your answers as the foundation for the assignment listed below.

Identify a business decision situation that requires action in your organization. Be clear and succinct.

Assess the current situation.

Identify two symptoms.

Identify likely problems causing each symptom.

Write a decision statement (this is always a question).

Identify research objective (potential result) that corresponds to the decision statement.

Restate research objective in the form of a question (known as the research question).

Develop a hypothesis by (1) reviewing the research objectives and identifying the variables and (2) specifying the

variables in a declarative statement and describing the direction of the relationship.

Write a two-page paper based on the information from your responses. The paper should include the following headings: Current Situation, Problem Statement, Research Objective, Research Question(s), and Hypothesis. Be sure to include a title page and a reference page. Use correct APA formatting when writing your paper.

Course Textbook

Zikmund, W. G., Babin, B. J., Carr, J. C., & Griffin, M. (2013). Business research methods (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western.

NOTE: This assignment is part of the Unit VIII Research Proposal. This assignment must be submitted in sequence (i.e., Unit I must be submitted and graded by the professor, who will provide feedback to the student before he or she can progress to the Unit II assignment). The student assignment will be graded according to the assigned rubric. The professor will grade and annotate items that need to be corrected by the student. This feedback from the professor will help the student correct any discrepancies before compiling this assignment into the Research Proposal. This will help the student achieve a better review/grade for the Research Proposal.

Due Week 10 and worth 300 points

You are the HR manager of a relatively new retail company that has both retail stores and Internet sales. Your company is steadily growing in revenue and profitability. The company realizes that in order to retain the solid, highly productive workforce it currently has in place, it is important to enhance the base compensation and benefits package offered to the employees. The company currently offers a basic compensation program and only federally mandated benefits. Employee surveys suggest the compensation and benefits program may be out of date. Employees are beginning to consider leaving the organization.

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

Propose two (2) methods an HR professional could use to determine incentive pay. Specify the principal manner in which the proposed methods take into consideration individual, group, and company performance. Justify your response.
Examine the core legal requirements affecting employee benefits in today’s competitive environment. Determine the legally mandated benefits that the company must currently offer to its employees.
Recommend at least four (4) additional benefits that the organization should consider providing to its employees. Suggest at least three (3) important concepts that a company must consider when designing benefit plans. Provide a rationale for your response.
Assess the efficiency of common techniques for effectively communicating compensation and benefit plans to employees. Support your answer.
Suggest two (2) ethical risks of making incentive pay a large portion of employees’ total compensation. Propose two (2) recommendations for ways the company might mitigate or reduce these risks.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Examine the influences on and various approaches to compensation.
Analyze issues related to developing and implementing employee benefit packages.
Apply relevant theories and knowledge to human resource practices in organizations.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics

The experiment data in below table was to evaluate the effects of three variables on invoice errors for a company. Invoice errors had been a major contributor to lengthening the time that customers took to pay their invoices and increasing the accounts receivables for a major chemical company. It was conjectured that the errors might be due to the size of the customer (larger customers have more complex orders), the customer location (foreign orders are more complicated), and the type of product. A subset of the data is summarized in the following Table.

 

 

 

Table: Invoice Experiment Error

 

–	+	+	16
+	+	+	21

 

Customer Size: Small (-), Large (+)

 

Customer Location: Foreign (-), Domestic (+)

 

Product Type: Commodity (-), Specialty (=)

 

 

 

Reference: Moen, Nolan, and Provost (R. D. Moen, T. W. Nolan and L. P. Provost. Improving Quality through Planned Experimentation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1991)

 

 

 

Use the date in table above and answer the following questions in the space provided below:

 

1. What is the nature of the effects of the factors studied in this experiment?

 

2. What strategy would you use to reduce invoice errors, given the results of this experiment?

 

 

 

 

 

Type your answers below and submit this file in Week 8 of the online course shell: