Category: Business and management

Discuss what specifically motivates you at work or at school. Think specifically about a time where you really put a lot of energy into a task. Why did you work so hard? What do you think you were striving for (what reward/outcome)? Discuss what happened at the end of the event…did you achieve the goal, did you get the expected reward? After considering the outcomes, what happened to your motivation on the task that immediately followed this task?

The purpose of your discussion is to help you examine key organizational behavior concepts that you have encountered in the past, and will certainly encounter again in the future. Please discuss what you are thinking because there are no “right” or “wrong” answers. Your discussion will be graded on the depth to which you explore the concept (this means you must INCLUDE concepts from the text and develop these concepts into your discussion).

• Your initial response should be “your” experience with the prompt. Connect back to key chapter concepts and outside research. In-text citations (APA 7th ed) are expected.

Students must submit their hypothesis and framework, complete with an introduction and literature review, by the end of Week 4.

• A literature review should include 5-10 pages of seminal and contemporary research on the existing state of affairs. Depending on the nature and scope of a particular project, the following items may or may not be applicable:
• Organizational or societal background
• History, inflection points, structure, etc.
• Common obstacles
• Market saturation or competition
• Relevant demographic data
• Recent research
• The problem you are solving for a particular market segment
• A hypothesis will synthesize existing research and propose a solution, strategy, or business plan to address the organizational or societal growth opportunity

Final Project: Final Paper Submission

Throughout this course, you have explored a number of concepts, trends, and foundational theories in the field of human resources related to strategy development and organizational agility. As you compile, edit, and finalize the three main sections of your paper, identify the processes you might recommend to organizational leaders for critiquing and improving business practices.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

To prepare for this Assignment, do the following:

• Use the Hoovers Company Records database in the Walden Library to find and select an organization, or choose one with which you are familiar and about which you have enough available information and access to complete this Final Project. Important Note: A public organization will also have a 10-K form on its website that could provide you with information regarding organizational strategic plans and goals.
• Review the organization’s mission and vision statements, as well as any other pertinent, publicly available information about its business strategy and direction.
• Review and complete the Gap Analysis Matrix (located in the Learning Resources for this 3-week unit) for your selected organization. You will include the completed matrix (or table) in your paper.
• Review and complete the SWOT Analysis Matrix (located in the Learning Resources for this 3-week unit) for your selected organization. You will include the completed matrix (or table) in your paper.

You will use all of the information gathered to create an HR operating plan for your selected organization.

By Day 7 of Week 10

Submit a 6- to 7-page synthesis (excluding the title page and References section) of the operating plan you have created for your selected organization. Your paper must include the following three sections and address all items contained within each section:

Business Summary (2 pages)

• Summarize the mission and vision statements and other public information about the organization and its business direction.
• In your summary, include the organization’s key business objectives and strategies.
• Explain how this information would drive and inform an HR operating plan.

SWOT Analysis and Gap Analysis (23 pages)

• Analyze the organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
• Include your completed 4-cell SWOT analysis for your selected organization to accompany your narrative. (Use the template provided in the Learning Resources for this 3-week unit and insert the completed table as a figure into your paper.)
• Analyze the key organizational strategies and key HR strategies for your organization and any gaps that currently exist in the HR Department.
• Include your completed 3-column HR gap analysis to accompany your narrative. (Use the template provided in the Learning Resources for this 3-week unit and insert the completed table as a figure into your paper.)

Strategy Development and Implementation (23 pages)

• Based on the results of your SWOT and gap analyses, propose 23 strategies you recommend the HR Department implement in the year ahead to support the organization’s strategic business direction.
• Include a minimum of 35 action steps for each strategy to ensure its attainment.
• Create a mini-communication plan for the implementation stage that briefly outlines the following:
• Key information that needs to be communicated
• Timeline for communicating that information (e.g., at what times/stages the information should be shared)
• How you will communicate the information (i.e., through what meansverbally, via email, in groups/individually, etc.)
• Key stakeholders and/or groups who should receive the information
• Note: You may present your plan in a table or other graphical format, as long as you include sufficient detail, or you may write about it in standard paragraph format.
• Identify potential internal and external obstacles and/or organizational pushbacks HR might expect as well as tentative steps to address those obstacles/pushbacks proactively (i.e., in anticipation of the obstacles/pushbacks rather than waiting for them to occur).

Be sure to review the Weeks 810 Assignment 2 Rubric to ensure you fully understand the requirements for this Assignment. Use the APA Course Paper Template, located in the Learning Resources for this 3-week unit. Please Note: For each page of your paper, you must include APA-formatted, peer-reviewed, scholarly citations.

submission information

Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.

Hi Paul, I hope everything is going well. Im reaching out to ask for your support with my MPA dissertation, and Id like to share the details with you. This is a dissertation of around 12,000 words, focusing on “The impact of AI adoption on administrative efficiency in healthcare organisations in Saudi Arabia”. Please let me know if this scope and topic work for you, and Id be happy to move forward accordingly. Ive attached the “Research Project Topic” and the “Research Proposal” for your reference. Ive also included the “Assessment Brief” file, which gives a clear overview of the assessment requirements and tasks. Just to note, the research project topic has already been approved by the supervisor, and the proposal was developed based on this approved topic. Id also like to mention that both the topic and the proposal were initially developed with the support of AI tools. I provided the key ideas and main points that reflect the core focus of the research, and the tools were used only to help with the early drafting. FYI, Please dont copy the introduction, abstract, or any text directly from these documents, as the final submission must fully comply with the universitys academic integrity policies and be completed without the use of AI tools. One of the points discussed with the supervisor was the need to focus on one theoretical framework only. The proposal currently suggests using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), but youre free to proceed with this model or suggest an alternative if you feel it fits the research better. Ive also attached a separate file titled Links to Potentially Relevant Reports and Studies, which includes links to key reports from relevant health authorities and the Saudi Health Sector Transformation Program. These are meant to support the initial background reading on AI use cases and digital health transformation, and you can use them if you find them helpful. Lastly, the format, style guidelines, and referencing requirements are explained in the final pages in the “Research Proposal” file. All references should follow the Harvard referencing style. Let me know if you need anything clarified Im confident in your ability to deliver high-quality work, which is why I wanted to reach out to you directly. I look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks in advance

To prepare for this Assignment, use the Company Research Overview database in the Walden Library to find and select an organization, or choose one with which you are familiar and about which you have enough available information and access to complete this Final Project. You will create a succession plan for this organization in the form of a paper.

By Day 7 of Week 10

Submit a 6- to 7-page synthesis (excluding title page and References section) of the succession plan you have created for your selected organization. Your paper must include the following three sections and address all items contained within each section:

HR Branding (2 pages)

• Recommend a recruitment strategy that includes elements of both internal and external recruitment and is connected to the organizational longterm vision and values.
• Incorporate diversity and any legal considerations.

Selecting for the Future (23 pages)

• What legal and ethical issues might arise during the succession planning process?
• What skills or talents are needed for the long term, not just to replace positions?
• How will interviews be conducted?
• How will job descriptions provide the flexibility needed for succession planning?

Establishing a Culture and Structure for the Future

• What training programs must be in place, and will they be conducted by internal or external providers?
• How can performance reviews be used for succession planning and training?
• Which performance review methods would best support successionplanning strategies?
• What compensation strategies would best support succession planning?
• How might affirmative action considerations affect training and development strategies?

Be sure to review the Weeks 810 Assignment 2 Rubric to ensure you fully understand the requirements for this Assignment. Use the APA Course Paper Template, located in the Learning Resources for this 3-week unit. Please Note: For each page of your paper, you must include APA-formatted, peer-reviewed, scholarly citations.

submission information

Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for authenticity. To check your draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.

1. To submit your completed assignment, save your Assignment as WK8-10Assgn2+last name+first initial.
2. Then, click on Start Assignment near the top of the page.
3. Next, click on Upload File and select Submit Assignment for review.

Resources

Required Readings

• Appelbaum, S. H., Gunkel, H., Benyo, C., Ramadan, S., Sakkal, F., & Wolff, D. (2012). Industrial and Commercial Training, 44(5), 281289. https://doi.org/10.1108/00197851211245031
• Enache, F. (2012). Young Economists Journal / Revista Tinerilor Economisti, 9(18), 141148.
• Escobedo, E., Jett, F., & Lao, T. (2013). Global Conference on Business & Finance Proceedings, 8(2), 6469.
• Hagel, J. (2013). Journal of Accountancy, 215(1), 2425.
• Hunt, B., & Ivergard, T. (2010). International Journal of Employment Studies, 18(2), 90116.
• Iverson, R. D., & Zatzick, C. D. (2011). Human Resource Management, 50(1), 2944. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.20407
• Ladd, S. (2012). Financial Executive, 28(2), 12.
• Nwuche, C. A., & Awa, H. O. (2011). International Business & Management, 2(2), 117127. https://doi.org/10.3968%2Fj.ibm.1923842820110202.013
• OASIS. (n.d.). . Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general#s-lg-box-20293631
• Important Note: This template must be used for the Weeks 8-10 Assignment 2. It is recommended that you download and save this template so you have it available for future Assignments.
• Paton, S. (2009). Journal of Knowledge Management, 13(1), 8897. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673270910931189
• Winchell, T. E., Sr. (2013). Public Manager, 42(1), 4548.
• Walden University Library. (n.d.). . https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/companyresearch

For this Performance Task Assessment, you take on the role of an HR manager at Global ProTech. The director of HR has asked you, as an experienced HR manager, to create a presentation on discrimination in the workplace to share with other HR professionals across the organization.

Submission Length: A 24- to 34-slide PowerPoint Presentation with resource list and “speaker notes”.

Global ProTech HR Presentation: Discrimination in the Workplace

The director of HR for Global ProTech has asked you, as an experienced HR manager, to create a presentation on discrimination in the workplace to share with other HR professionals across the organization. She knows you are passionate about defending protected classes not only because you have the best interest of the organization in mind but also because you are committed to helping every employee thrive and grow professionally. You feel strongly that including information about the law and regulatory environment as well as actual case summaries will help bring an authenticity to the presentation that will serve to engage employees throughout the company. Working together, this is the outline on which you have decided.

Note: The director is excited about your plan and asks that you keep the slides crisp (i.e., not overloaded with wording) and include detailed speaker notes so those who cannot attend the presentation can also benefit. She reminds you that part of modeling professionalism is including specific citations throughout the presentation and on dedicated slides at the end of the presentation.

Everything that is needed on each slide is listed in the template in the notes section.

Reference Links:

[TEXT] Hitt, M., Ireland, R., & Hoskisson, R.

(2024). Strategic management: Concepts:

Competitiveness and globalization (14th ed).

Chapters 6 and 7

using – the assigned reading-

[TEXT] Hitt, M., Ireland, R., & Hoskisson, R.

(2024). Strategic management: Concepts:

Competitiveness and globalization (14th ed).

Chapters 6 and 7

5.1 Introduction Purpose: Briefly explain what this chapter does. Include: A short reminder of the research aim Statement that this chapter: interprets the findings from Chapter 4 links them back to the theory in Chapter 2 discusses implications, limitations, and future research 5.2 Discussion of Findings in Relation to the Literature This is the core academic section. Structure it by research question (recommended): 5.2.1 Discussion of Research Question 1 (Perceptions of political and economic risk) Compare your findings with: political risk theory institutional theory country risk literature 5.2.2 Discussion of Research Question 2 (Impact on investment decisions) Link findings to: Real Options Theory Transaction Cost Economics Discuss: delayed entry staged investment exit decisions Show theory practice connection. 5.2.3 Discussion of Research Question 3 (Organisational structure & leadership) Connect to: internal governance managerial cognition risk tolerance Highlight: centralisation vs local responsiveness role of experience 5.2.4 Discussion of Research Question 4 (Risk mitigation strategies) Compare: formal vs informal strategies market vs non-market strategies Link to: institutional theory dynamic capabilities 5.2.5 Discussion of Research Question 5 (Digital & climate risks) Discuss: how digitalisation and ESG extend traditional risk frameworks relevance for future investment decisions This is where your thesis shows originality. 5.3 Theoretical Implications Explain what your study contributes to theory. Example points: Confirms existing political risk theory Shows how new risk dimensions (digital, ESG) interact with classic risks Extends real options logic into political risk contexts 5.4 Managerial Implications Very important for supervisors. Explain: What managers of MNEs should do differently How they should: structure decision-making manage uncertainty allocate capital Write in clear, practical language. 5.5 Limitations of the Study Be honest but controlled. Mention: Small sample size (4 interviews) Industry or regional focus Qualitative nature (limited generalisability) Frame limitations as normal for a Masters thesis. 5.6 Recommendations for Future Research Suggest: Larger samples Mixed methods Longitudinal studies Deeper focus on digital / climate risk 5.7 Conclusion End strongly. Include: One paragraph summarising key findings One paragraph on overall contribution Final sentence linking back to the research aim

Please, paraphrase according to the AI report