For this second milestone, you will analyze HR strategic initiatives for employee and labor relations that positively impact organizational effectiveness. All of the details are included in the guidelines and rubric. Use the 3-2 employee engagement and retention file from milestone one to help complete the milestone two paper.

2000 Words (approximately 4 pages, 12pt, not including title page or reference page): Conduct a search on the internet, Fortune 500 Companies – choose one, review job listings from that company and research their compensation and benefit plans, and then answer the following four questions in at least 2,000 words (total). IMPORTANT: For this assignment, the company you choose MUST have at least some job listings posted online for hiring purposes. THE COMPANY I HAVE SELECTED IS WALMART. Job listings Ive found are posted here: 1. What does the companys total rewards package look like? What do they offer above and beyond merely a paycheck? If you were in charge of Human Resources and Workforce Management for the company, how would you approach total rewards and compensation? Identify at least one thing you would change about the way the company is doing things now. Be sure to support your decisions with sound reasoning. 2. What, if anything, can you glean from publicly available information about the way the company ensures pay equity and pay fairness? Do they have a pay transparency policy? Do they have an affirmative action program? Do they have any other measures in place to safeguard fairness and consistency in terms pay and benefits? If you were in charge of Human Resources and Workforce Management for the company you selected, how would you approach pay equity and fairness? Identify at least one thing you would change about the way the company is doing things now. Be sure to support your decisions with sound reasoning. 3. Critique job descriptions that you find in job listings online. What information is thoroughly included? What information is missing? What information needs to be more clearly explained to potential applicants? If you were in charge of Human Resources and Workforce Management for the company you selected, how would you approach job analyses and job descriptions? Identify at least one thing you would change about the way the company is doing things now. Be sure to support your decisions with sound reasoning. 4. What, if anything, can you glean from publicly available information about the way the company strategizes employee pay? Do they appear to focus on industry benchmarks, or competitor offerings, or something else altogether? Do they advertise their job offerings as being particularly well-compensated compared with any kind of relative or objective baseline? If you were in charge of Human Resources and Workforce Management for the company you selected, how would you approach employee pay strategy? Identify at least one thing you would change about the way the company is doing things now. Be sure to support your decisions with sound reasoning. ————— The reason why you are asked to choose a Fortune 500 company is that you are much more likely to find publicly available information for these very large companies insofar as it concerns the parameters of this assignment. Still, some big companies are a bit shy about publishing some data related to the way they do things examples commonly include salary ranges and human resources policies and procedures. That said, do the best you can with your research. A good idea, before choosing a company for this assignment, is to take a look at some different company options and assess how much data is available for you this will ultimately determine how easy it will be to find the answers you need to guide your work. The 2,000 word requirement here means 2,000 words of substance. So please do not count title pages, headings, or references. Also, if you choose to copy the question text into your paper (which is fine), do not count that either. I am looking for 2,000 words of your own thoughts and responses. Since you must write at least 2,000 words, it would be my recommendation that you aim for (roughly) 500 words per question. Your paper should also include a minimum of eight (8) sources (two for each of the questions) properly cited in-text and in a reference list in APA format. Your paper should be in proper APA format with a title page (no abstract required). Please double-space and use a readable 12pt font. Contrary to popular misunderstanding, first-person writing is perfectly acceptable in APA writing style so you may use first-person perspective where applicable and appropriate. IMPORTANT: Do not plagiarize. This assignment uses TurnItIn.com for originality verification. If you copy/paste from other sources, you may receive a zero.

Identify at least two employment related legal compliance issues that present a challenge to the leaders in your organization. Write a five-page analysis paper regarding these issues and the impact these issues are having to the overall effectiveness of the company. One of the driving themes should address the question: what role should human resources play in assisting the organization with these challenges? Please format this in New Times Roman, 12-point font, Microsoft Word, double spaced, APA-style guide format. Please upload to Canvas no later than 6 pm Tuesday of the first week. you will need to utilize the text chapters 1-2 Berkley, R., Zucker, K., Daniels, A., Kaplan, D. (2024) Employment Law for Business. New York: McGraw-Hill ISBN: 978-1-264-87859-8

Recognizing the style of communication generated by someones position and culture is important in any setting but especially in union negotiations, where discussions around needs, impacts, and compromises can raise emotions at the negotiating table and behind the scenes. These emotions can play out in physical behavior through facial reactions or remain present in communication style.

Describe your experience in cross-cultural situations either at work or in your personal life. In your initial post, address the following points:

• Identify two incidents of tacit communication, which might include body language, facial reactions, personal distance, eye contact, and so on.
• Identify two incidents of overt communication, including open and obvious communication, which may have occurred in your conversations or in a meeting.
• Discuss how cross-cultural communication might have an impact on the zone of possible agreement (ZOPA) or BATNA in a negotiation situation.

Instructions are listed that should be followed; no other resources are needed. Please read the instructions thoroughly and refer to the rubric provided

Textbook: Guy, Mary E. and Jessica E. Sowa. 2022. Human Resource Essentials for Public Service:

People, Process, Performance. Irvine, CA: Melvin & Leigh, Published

Cookie Business

This project measures your mastery of ULOs 2.1, 3.5, and 3.6.

Assignment Objective: In this project, you will be opening your own specialty cookie company to see how product costing methods and changes in production affect business decisions. You will be creating a series of reports and analyzing the results using the template provided to guide you through the project. You will:

1. Gain an understanding of product costing (direct materials, direct labor, and overhead).
2. Review job order costing.
3. Review process costing.
4. Make business decisions based on analyzing accounting data.

Length: You will prepare a three- to four-page written report (including spreadsheets) using the .

References: At least two peer-reviewed sources are required. Resources used are required to be scholarly/academic in nature and found in the CSU Library. APA Style is required for citations and references.

Details: First, start the paper with an introduction section per the assignment template provided above.

Part 1: Establish a cookie business selling only one type of specialty cookie with two employees making the cookies.

• Create a name and establish a location for the business.
• Construct a mission statement for the business.
• Decide on the type of cookie you want to make and sell.

Part 2: Develop costing and sales information for 1,000 cookies (this is the first and only order).

• Estimate and explain the cost per cookie based on job order costing (manufacturing overhead is 30% of direct labor costs). Prepare a job order cost sheet by researching and identifying the top five ingredients and their estimated costs as your direct materials. Research and identify the cost of wages for your two employees as your direct labor. It typically takes two days to make 1,000 cookies.
• For process costing, examine the costs per 1,000 cookies looking at these top three processes (departments): Mixing, Add-ins, Packaging.
• The Mixing Department will be examined in depth (only do this department).
• All materials will be added in at the beginning of the process.
• The cookies will be in the Mixing Department for a total of 8 hours (use two employees, 4 hours each as your direct labor). The cookies will be 100% complete with respect to materials, and only be 40% complete with respect to conversion costs (labor and overhead) before they are transferred to the Add-ins Department. Manufacturing overhead is 30% of direct labor costs.
• Estimate and explain the sales price you plan to set per cookie based on the cost data.

Part 3: Define job order and process costing. Then, compare and contrast the costing methods used in this project (job order vs. process costing), including which you believe provides the most useful information as a manager.

Part 4: Discuss what will happen to revenue if the number of the cookies sold increases or decreases.

End this paper with the key observations and present any future recommendations.

Use the for your job order, and process costing spreadsheets to be embedded in your case study document.

Submission: Save the submission as a Word document and upload the document to Blackboard.

Grading: The assignment will be reviewed in alignment with the grading rubric criteria. The assignment is worth 15% of your course grade.

Discussion Prompt:

This week, we learned about the organized labor protections that were put in place through the National Labor Relations Act. Go to the .

(https://finance.yahoo.com/news/30-most-powerful-unions-america-090000629.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9teWNsYXNzcm9vbS5hcHVzLmVkdS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJb1H-KOJUakItkH-BHuh7iiKDBuS6yXV8CW2H___b_Ke9uC6RLaslhfHmXQHtyuPgek3dpwO1lNReZ6yA-YoMRZpVAcbTzACR3wpWYUd4UsTOBg_ui_BOgOBi07MmPuMWc0biKUPQjj1WBhlIY2o8EWOhWW13cTLxtrC-K4sGbr).

There you will find a list of the 30 most powerful unions in America today. Choose a union from the list and research it. Include ALL of the following in your discussion:

• When was the union created?
• Who are its members? What industries does it serve?
• What is its geographical range?
• How many members does it have today?
• How have its membership numbers changed over the last few years or decades? Is the union growing or shrinking? Why?
• Finally, what is your opinion on the health of unions today? Do you think that the gradual decline in union support is a problem for unions and the balance of power in the workplace? Explain your answer.

This discussion aligns with the following Course Objectives.

CO2:

• LO-2.2: Assess the impact of the National Labor Relations Act and other key pieces of labor legislations enacted in the 1930s and 1940s.
• LO-2.3: Examine the proliferation of unions that occurred in America following the passage of the NLRA and its subsequent amendments.

In the Biblical Integration Essay Assignment, the student will integrate the Bible during the discussion of analysis while exploring the decision-making process. Decision makers face complex problems and need to use the data available to them. Several of the components of decision-making includes reviewing, planning, developing a report, being clear and concise, and presenting results.

Dilemma

As an organization grows, it faces intense competition from its competitors. When Charles founded the first Christian Wholesale Store and Pharmacy, he knew he would be competing against the big retail stores. However, his goal was to open a store in which the prices were low, founded on Christian values and principles, customers could hear Christian music playing, and even could praise in the middle of the aisle. The bonus of the store included credit for folks that were struggling, and unable to pay for their medication. The Christian community is able to donate and give to individuals unable to pay for their medication. Charles wanted it to look like one in the Body of Christ working together. Charles prayed daily because His desire was to show Christ’s love to all. In the first two years, the store grew so rapidly, that Charles had to move to a larger location. He had to hire a Human Resource Director and hire new staff. It was everything he prayed for; the store grew so quickly that it was even featured on the news. The Christian store centered on Christ’s principles to Love thy Neighbor. The store grew from 5 employees to 300 employees and with this growth unexpected problems and opportunities that Charles, never dreamed of, started to occur, and some of the most serious issues included:

Should Charles take on investors?

Unethical Employees

A Merger Opportunity

Criticism Against the Store

Lying and False Statements

Several Employees with attendance issues

Leadership Issues

Staffing and Managements personnel problems

Stealing and Fraud from one of the managers

Demands for Products

Uncertainty regarding some pharmaceutical companies

You are Charles’s best friend, and you are also the human resource director. Charles asked for your help and advice. He also stated he needs examples of a person in the Bible with people issues and asked for spiritual guidance. In addition, he asked you for assistance with a strategy and a strategic direction that could address employee issues.

Instructions

The essay will be an original analysis and discussion, excluding the title page and reference page. Specific Scriptures must be cited and discussed, as well as one scholarly source, the course textbook, and the bible. There must be at least two scholarly source and the Bible.

Reflective Case Study Report: 50%

Write a report about your chosen organisation incorporating key learnings from the class and your research while fulfilling assessment criteria 1, 2 & 3.

Purpose of the Task

A reflective case study enables students to engage in practical research tasks, to form opinions, reflect on relevant scenarios, and critical evaluation of real-time perspective. This assignment will assess Assessment Criteria 1, 2 and 3.

Assessment Criteria

Choose and research an organisation with a particular focus on current HRM issues.

1. Critically review the role and functionalities of HR in a business. With a brief insight into the current challenges, identify the issues hindering collective approach to achieve organisational goal in your chosen organisation. These must be real-life examples.

2. Establish the link between organisational success strategy, learning & development, and employee retention policy. Analyse how these are influencing your chosen organisations strategic growth

3. Refer to the theoretical concept of leadership & diversity management, rewards, and organisational culture. Critically evaluate the concept adapted by the organisation. Provide relevant examples and offer recommendations (include Maslows hierarchy of needs, transactional and transformational theories).

You are required to adopt the following structure:

Structure Cover Page

Must follow the cover page template in your Module Handbook: your ID, module name and code, assignment name and number and the word count.

Table of Contents

This should have clear titles and sub-titles correctly formatted. The titles of all tables/diagrams used throughout the report, and a clear list of any appendices provided.

Introduction

A brief paragraph to introduce what your report is about and how you will cover it. Introduce the chosen organisation.

7%

300 words roughly

Main Body:

AC 1

(summary)

The concept of the HRM and current challenges to achieve organisational goal.

7%

500 words roughly

AC 2

(summary)

An analysis of how the given criteria influenced your identified issue and its impact on the organisation.

7%

500 words roughly

AC 3

(summary)

A theoretical insight, examples, and recommendation.

7%

400 words roughly

Conclusion

You need to provide a summary of your report and present your own opinion.

7%

300 words roughly

List of References

Harvard Referencing Style

5%

Structure, Presentation, English and Referencing

Well-presented, clear and consistent academic writing; including spelling, grammar and punctuation.

10%

Total

50%

2,000 words

References and structure

Your assignment should be Harvard referenced and show a range of sources. Your report should be properly referenced.

Layout and standard of presentation: it should be Arial/Calibri, 12 pt, 1.5 line spaced, headings bold/underlined, have numbered pages, left aligned, graphs and charts should be labelled. Use a logical format and be well presented, carefully edited and checked for spelling.

For all policies regarding thee submission of your work please refer to the Programme and Student Handbooks.

Please note that diagrams, quotes, appendices, and tables do not constitute part of the word allocation.

A copy of the feedback sheet for this assessment is in Appendix 1.

Please note that diagrams, quotes, appendices, and tables do not constitute part of the word allocation.

A copy of the marking grid for this assessment is in Appendix 2

Appendices

The Business School

Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences Coursework Feedback to Students (Reflective Log)

Appendix 1

Assessment Criteria

Criterion

Excellent 70-100

Good 60-69

Average 50-59

Weak 40-49

Poor 0-39

Knowledge and application of appropriate theory/ concepts/legislation to the organisation/issue 30%

Evaluation and understanding of the key issues 20%

(Identification of a specific issue, opinions, and research, where appropriate, recommendations)

Evidence of reflection, analysis, and conclusion 20%

Presentation (well-structured log) and clarity of expression (including spelling, grammar, etc.) 15%

Quality of sources and referencing 15%

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Instructions

Module 8 Assignment: Case Study #2

Purpose:

This 5-Page assignment is designed to help students analyze real-world human resource management cases and apply their knowledge to develop comprehensive solutions to common workplace challenges.

Task(s):

Using material from two modules covered in the first half of the course and two modules from the second half, apply your knowledge to the case described below. Identify at least three problems that need to be addressed by you, the HR Manager. For each problem, develop a plan to resolve the problem, while identifying the potential issues that may arise as those problems are addressed. Finally, discuss what steps you will take to prevent these problems from arising again in the future.

This assignment aligns with learning outcome(s) LO#1, 2, and 3

Assignment Instructions

You are the human resources manager for the local police department reporting directly to the Chief of Police. Members of the police force belong to a union although the support staff does not.

The police department is organized into four divisions (street patrol, traffic, investigations, special forces), with a captain heading each division and reporting directly to the Chief of Police. Each department has 2-3 staff and at least 10 police. Police start in the street or traffic divisions and are promoted to the investigations or special forces divisions. In past years, there have been 5-7 openings per year due to retirements. Recruits have been primarily people born and raised in the community.

The community is a college town of roughly 30,000 people during the summer and 45,000 to 50,000 during the school sessions. The college students are extremely diverse with no ethnicity comprising a clear majority. The community itself is less diverse but has significant minority representation. Many in the community are either retired military or active or retired faculty members.

You have been receiving an increasing number of complaints from college students that they are being purposely targeted and harassed by the police, particularly the street and traffic patrols. To address these complaints, you worked with the Chief to assign one police person from each division to a community-policing project under your supervision. The officers you were assigned were less experienced or older and waiting to retire. Although the officers in the project continue to report positive interactions with the community, the complaints continue.

Although you have been giving complaints that name a specific officer to the appropriate division captain and Chief of Police, you do not receive any information back and, therefore, cannot determine what is communicated to the specific officers. Meanwhile, the union representative sent you a letter complaining that you are harassing the officers and causing undue stress, which increases the risk of harm and health problems.

The division captains also complained to you that their officers see the community-policing staff as receiving special privileges and not having to work as hard as the rest of the officers. Many see this as a reward for poor performance.

Based on the information you learned in this course analyze this case by thoroughly answering the following questions (remember that you are the human resource manager). You may need to make assumptions to fully answer the questions. If so, clearly indicate the assumptions you made and why. You will not need to use any outside resources.

• Identify at least 3 problems (there are more) that you should address.
• For each problem identified, develop a plan that you will follow to address and resolve the problem. Identify any issues or unintended consequences that may arise as the problems are addressed and include a way to mitigate (i.e. prevent) the issues.
• Once the problems are addressed, what steps will you take to prevent problems in the future?

REQUIRED: Apply your knowledge to the case described above by incorporating material from two modules in the first half of the course and two modules in the second half, to create a holistic case study response. Your case study must integrate concepts, theories, and materials from at least four modules. While it may be natural to focus on the most recent material, your analysis should demonstrate how each module contributes to understanding and addressing the case. To ensure this, you are required to clearly identify and label where and how you have applied content from each module you chose for your paper. This may be done by referencing the specific module in parentheses (e.g., Module 8: Safety and Well-Being) or by organizing sections of your analysis according to themes from each module. Failure to incorporate and explicitly identify content from all four modules will result in a reduction of points.