Unit VIII Discussion Board Question

Part 1: Wrap-up: What did you learn in this class? What did you find most beneficial? What improvements would you suggest to improve the experience?Part 2: Read Murray’s (2013) article, “The Challenge of Simultaneous Management and Creativity,” and share how Murray’s contexts of management and creativity might combine to propel new change initiatives for socially responsible behavior in your institution.

Case 2-The Imitation Game

Click here to watch clips from “The Imitation Game”(Links to an external site.)Submit your answers to these questions as a file (DOC) attachment below:1) Does the Cryptography Team behave as a Mechanistic or Organic Organization? Give specific examples.2) What type of organization does Commander Dennisen believe he has created, Mechanistic or Organic? Is he correct? Why or why not?Cast:Charles Dance (Links to an external site.)-Cdr. Alastair Denniston (Links to an external site.)Benedict Cumberbatch (Links to an external site.)-Alan Turing (Links to an external site.)Keira Knightley (Links to an external site.)-Joan Clarke (Links to an external site.)Matthew Goode (Links to an external site.)-Hugh Alexander (Links to an external site.)Matthew Beard (Links to an external site.)-Peter Hilton (Links to an external site.)Plot:When Britain declares war on Germany in 1939, Alan Turing travels to Bletchley Park. Under the direction of CommanderAlastair Denniston (Links to an external site.), he joins the cryptography team ofHugh Alexander (Links to an external site.),John Cairncross (Links to an external site.),Peter Hilton (Links to an external site.), Keith Furman and Charles Richards. The team aretrying to analyze (Links to an external site.)theEnigma machine (Links to an external site.), which the Nazis use to send coded messages.Turing is difficult to work with, and considers his colleagues inferior; he works alone to designa machine (Links to an external site.)to decipher Enigma messages. After Denniston refuses to fund construction of the machine, Turing writes to Prime MinisterWinston Churchill (Links to an external site.), who puts Turing in charge of the team and funds the machine.Turing’s machine, which he names Christopher, is constructed, but cannot determine the Enigma encryption settings quickly enough; the Germans reset them each day. Denniston orders it to be destroyed and Turing fired, but the other cryptographers threaten to leave if Turing goes.After overhearing a conversation with a female clerk about messages she receives, Turing has anepiphany (Links to an external site.), realizing he can program the machine to decode words he already knows exist in certain messages. After he recalibrates the machine, it quickly decodes a message and the cryptographers celebrate. Turing realizes they cannot act on every decoded message or the Germans will realize Enigma has been broken.Scenes from this Clip:Alan Turing is hired by Commander DennisenDescription of the Enigma machineCommander Dennisen makes his wishes clear and Turing goes over his headThe Cryptography Team is successful at their missionThe Cryptography Team faces the ultimate moral dilemma

hiring

Week 7 Assignment – Core HR FunctionsOverviewHiring, compensation, and performance appraisal policies and practices are critical HR functions and play an important part in defining an organization as a whole. Making sound choices in these areas builds a foundation for an organization’s success. In this assignment, you prepare a presentation for hospital department managers focused on specified processes and practices topics. ScenarioImagine that it has become apparent that staffing changes will be required in the wake of the merger. The VP of HR has decided that it would be good to create a presentation for department managers that outlines approaches to facilitate some of these changes. PreparationPowerPoint EssentialsVisit the following LinkedIn Learning resources if you have not mastered the essentials of PowerPoint.Slide Design: For information on how to create effective presentations, visitPowerPoint for Teachers: Creating Interactive Lessons. Go to the section “Five Essentials for Designing Effective Slides.”Speakers Notes: “Use Speaker Notes in PowerPoint.”InstructionsCreate a PowerPoint slide presentation (approximately 5 minutes to deliver orally) for departmental managers that does the following:Analyzes two areas of critical importance for collaboration between HR and managers when making staffing decisions.Recommends a process and elements for creating effective job descriptions.Explains two prominent considerations for developing fair and competitive compensation and benefit plans.Justifies your recommendation for an appropriate employee performance appraisal methodology.Additional InstructionsResources: Use four sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.PowerPoint: 6–8 slides, not including the required title, purpose conclusion, and references slides. Include detailed speaker’s notes to elaborate upon complex ideas or issues. A viewer should be able to get a solid understanding of your presentation by viewing the slides and the notes.SWS: This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:Propose HRM policies and procedures related to manager training, hiring practices, compensation and benefits, and employee performance.

Elprofessori

opic: You are the senior Human Resources representative in a large organization with locations throughout the United States. The company has a long history of taking conservative views or positions on social issues. However, as economic compression strengthens, the senior leadership in the company recognizes that the conservative reputation of the organization is limiting entry in to various markets. The decision has been made to make changes throughout the organization’s approach to these issues, starting with its people programs. Specifically, the organization has selected to approve the offering of health benefits to domestic partners. You’ve been tasked with preparing the roll-out of this new initiative to the employees at all locations. Discuss how this will impact the organizations diversity training – what will need to change? Provide specific elements of how you will handle the concerns of current employees, over this new direction the leadership is taking. Finally, how will you personally balance this shift in the organizations’ direction, with your biblical worldview?