MGT 521 Week 3 Discussion

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.

***Due Thursday***

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Summary

Let’s leverage this discussion thread to gather the concepts and content from Ch. 8 and/or Ch. 9 that we may need to complete our assignments and that will most benefit us in advancing our careers. Avoid reading word-for-word, and use the following questions and scenarios to guide your inquiry.

Resources

Kinicki, A., & Williams, B. K. (2016). Management: A practical introduction (7 ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill Education.

Instructions

Do not start a new thread. Select one of the following scenarios, develop a response, then post the response as a reply to this discussion starter. Limit your response to 175 to 300 words, demonstrate understanding of and cite the required readings or other credible sources that you apply, and look for opportunities to engage with and learn from others

Scenarios

Scenario 1: Strategic Human Resource Management

This week’s learnings on effective strategic human resource management, which consists of the activities managers perform to plan for, attract, develop, and retain an effective workforce. Planning the human resources needed consists of understanding current employee needs and predicting future employee needs. Throughout your management career it’s very important to understand the ways that HR practices lead to company success.

Read the HR Magazine article “What Makes a Great Employer?” https://search-proquest-com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/docview/1684996576/E645420330BD47D1PQ/24?accountid=35812

Feffer, M. (2015). What makes a great employer? HR Magazine, 60(5), 36-38, 40, 42, 44 (Article accessible via UOP Library)

Discussion:

• Discuss what companies should do to make their employees feel like they are the firm’s most important assets.
• Discuss the challenges firms are likely to face when planning their future HR needs.
• Using the article “What Makes a Great Employer?” as your foundation, discuss how HR practices can contribute to employee engagement and make a workplace great.

Scenario 2: Recruitment and Selection: Putting the Right People into the Right Jobs

Kinicki and Williams, (2015) in Management, Ch. 6 explains discusses the task of recruiting individuals from within or outside the company. This task is enhanced by such tools as reviewing candidates’ application forms, resumes, and references; doing interviews, either structured or unstructured; and screening with ability, personality, performance, and other kinds of employment tests.

Read the the HR Magazine article “Look Outside or Seek Within. ProQuest Document ID: 1641935860

Discussion:

• Think back to the last job interview that you had. Describe the type of interview questions that were used and critique how effective you believe the questions were in determining if you were the ideal candidate for the position.
• Describe a time you received a realistic job preview as part of the hiring process. Did it help you to make a better decision? Describe the potential advantages and disadvantages for employers of providing a realistic job preview.
• Using the article “Look Outside or Seek Within” as your foundation, describe the advantages and disadvantages of internal versus external recruiting and discuss best practices described in the article for improving the process for both types of recruitment.

Scenario 3: The Legal Requirements of Human Resource Management

Kinicki and Williams (2016) in Management, Ch. 6 state the four areas of human resource law any manager needs to be aware of. These are labor relations, compensation and benefits, health and safety, and equal employment opportunity.

Watch the Yahoo! News video “The Minimum Wage Debate.” In this 2-minute video, correspondent Katie Couric explores the potential advantages and disadvantages of raising the federal minimum wage. The video is currently available at: https://www.yahoo.com/katiecouric/katie-couric-explains-the-minimum-wage-debate-last-122221554703.html.

Discussion

• Discuss best practices for sexual harassment prevention and for investigating claims of sexual harassment.
• Have you or any of your co-workers been a victim of workplace bullying? If so, critique how the employer addressed the situation. If not, how can you ensure that your organization promotes a culture that does not condone bullying?
• Using the video “The Minimum Wage Debate” as your foundation, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of raising the federal minimum wage. Do you believe that the minimum wage issue is best left to local governments and individual employers rather than the federal government? Defend your position

Scenario 4: Watch the “Change: More Pain than Gain?” video.

Evaluate in 2 to 3 sentences the performance of the manager in addressing the concerns of his employees. What could he have done differently?

References

Kinicki, A. and Williams, B. (2016). Management: A Practical Introduction. 7th ed. New Jersey: McGraw Hill Higher Education.

Feffer, M. (2015). What makes a great employer? HR Magazine, 60(5), 36-38, 40, 42, 44.

Krell, E. (2015). Look outside or seek within? HR Magazine, 60(1), 60-64

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