Create a scenario of the specific working conditions that has prompted the attention of employees.

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Select one (1) company headquartered in your home state that you would like to work for, that does not currently have unionized employees. Assume that you are an employee of this company and interested in starting a union. Use the Internet to research industry union.

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

  1. Create a scenario of the specific working conditions that has prompted the attention of employees.
  2. Outline the major benefits of organizing a union for this particular company.
  3. Create a mission, purpose, and objective statement for a strategic plan to organize a union for this group.
  4. Outline the components you would need to start a union and brainstorm ideas for each step of the process.
  5. Determine a possible timeline for the execution of the union based on the plan you drafted with rationale.
  6. Speculate two (2) of the management teams’ objections the union is likely to face. Develop two (2) arguments to counter the management position.
  7. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.

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 relationship between management and unions.
  • Create a strategic plan to organize a union for a specific labor force.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in employee and labor relations.
  • Write clearly and concisely about employee and labor relations using proper writing mechanics.

Explain how the compensation, staffing, and training strategies were aligned or integrated with each other to create an overall HR strategy for the Oakland A’s organization

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HRMG PROGRAM ASSESSMENT CASE QUESTIONS

For the “Billy Beane: Changing the Game” Case

1. Based on the “Billy Beane: Changing the Game” case, explain how and why the Oakland A’s economic situation after 1995 shaped its:

a) Compensation strategies

b) Staffing (recruiting, selection, and retention strategies) strategies

c) Training and development strategies

2. Explain how the compensation, staffing, and training strategies were aligned or integrated with each other to create an overall HR strategy for the Oakland A’s organization.

Are there potential problems with the HR strategies adopted by the Oakland A’s?

You are to analyze the case, not just review it, from an HR professionals perspective.  What is right, what is wrong, what can be better with this situation.  Use scholarly references.

You are to analyze the case, not just review it, from an HR professionals perspective.  What is right, what is wrong, what can be better with this situation.  Use references.  The path to the case study is below

file:///C:/Users/dfiel/Downloads/HRMG%206000%20case%202009.pdf 

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Evaluate this firm’s decision

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Evaluate this firm’s decision

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Refer to the strategic situation below and evaluate this company’s (lower right hand quadrant) decision using the ADR framework.  Hint: Do not change the question, or add new facts,just evaluate the decision from an ADR model perspective.  Use the expectancy-valence logic to discuss this strategic move. Do you agree or disagree with the decision given the strategic context (aka strategic situation)?

When a company with low Relative Strength in a high Stakes market decides to increase resource commitment (i.e. attack), this is referred to as a “strategic bet” in the language of ADR. Strategic bets are “doubling down on a weak hand” with only moderate motivation to act.  The strategist is attacking (applying effort, resources etc.) while weak, which strategically is not strongly recommended. The lower (higher) the Relative Strength, the greater (lesser) the strategic bet.

Why place this bet; why attack and not retreat given the low relative strength? The answer is, companies take such strategic bets when either (1) they misread the strategic situation and believe they have higher Relative Strength than they do; or (2) they believe the additional resource commitment will increase their overall Relative Strength in the given battle, and thus they will be in a better position to take a larger slice of the pie in the future. These firms, though weak in this particular market, are not ready to retreat as the stakes remain high, so they accept the risk of additional investment. This often means new product design and development, additional capacity, marketing, distribution etc. But it remains a bet because the outcome is not easily predictable.  Compared to committing additional resources when relatively strong and confidence is high, a strategic bet is highly risky and needs to be viewed as such.

 Prepare a five-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), including at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook, formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. In your paper, explain your chosen job design, organizational design, your recruiting strategy and methods, and your training and performance appraisal process as the new District Manager for Dunkin Donuts. 

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Baack, D., Reilly, M., & Minnick, C., & (2014). The five functions of effective management (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc. Retrieved from http://content.ashford.edu

 

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Case Study: Opening Your New Dunkin Donuts Locations

Assumption and Context: You have been the manager of a Dunkin Donuts store in the Midwest for the past two years. The store is owned by a Dunkin Donuts franchisee who owns 20 other Dunkin Donuts locations. Your employer took an employee inventory and examined all current employees. It has been noted by the owner that you have a highly successful track record. You have been recognized for doing an exceptional job staffing, leading, training, coaching, and managing people. You have been recognized for successfully managing all key components of your store and have successfully managed key business drivers such as cash, profits, growth, asset utilization and people. In regards to the metrics that are used to measure their stores for sales, quality, and customer service, your store is the top performing store in their system.

Congratulations! You have just been promoted to District Manager! The Dunkin Donuts franchisee sees your growth potential and the growth potential in your geographic area. The owner now has committed significant capital and plans to open five new locations over the next two years. You will be given complete autonomy, authority, and responsibility to structure, staff, and operate these five new locations. You will be playing a key role in this expansion for growth.

Assignment: Prepare a five-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages), including at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook, formatted according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. In your paper, explain your chosen job design, organizational design, your recruiting strategy and methods, and your training and performance appraisal process as the new District Manager for Dunkin Donuts.
You must organize your paper using the following section headings and include additional section headings as needed:

1.     Introduction

2.     Job Design

3.     Organizational Design

4.     Recruiting and Selection

5.     Training and Performance Appraisals

6.     Conclusion

 

This is the grading cuberic from the instructor

 

1.     Organization: Introduction, Thesis Statement, and Conclusion

2.     Total: 2.00

3.     Distinguished – The paper is well organized with the introduction that provides sufficient background on the topic, thesis statement, and the conclusion that is logical, smoothly flows from the body of the paper.

4.     Explains the Chosen Job Design

5.     Total: 2.00

6.     Distinguished – Provides a comprehensive and expertly crafted explanation of the chosen job design that identifies the standard approach to job design presented in chapter 3: (a) job analysis, (b) job description and (c) job specification.

7.     Explains the Chosen Organizational Design

8.     Total: 2.00

9.     Distinguished – Provides a comprehensive explanation of the chosen organizational design. Effectively applies course concepts to this explanation.

10.   Explains the Recruiting and Selection Methods

11.   Total: 2.00

12.  Distinguished – Provides a complete and thorough explanation of the recruiting and selection methods. Effectively applies course concepts to the explanation.

13.   Critical Thinking: Evidence

14.   Total: 1.00

15.  Distinguished – Employs persuasive and applicable information from credible sources to develop an ample analysis or synthesis of the topic. Viewpoints of experts are scrutinized thoroughly.

16.

17.   Reading: Analysis

18.   Total: 1.00

19.  Distinguished – Appraises tactics for relating ideas, text structure, or other textual features in order to gain knowledge or insight within and across texts and disciplines.

20.   Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics

21.   Total: 1.00

22.  Distinguished – Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.

23.   Written Communication: APA Formatting

24.   Total: 1.00

25.  Distinguished – Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.

26.   Written Communication: Page Requirement

27.   Total: 0.50

28.  Distinguished – The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.

 

29.   Written Communication: Resource Requirement

30.   Total: 0.50

 

31.  Distinguished – Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.