Category: Management

Introduction

Talent is getting harder for organizations to attract and retain, and employee turnover is very costly but there is much more loss than that. Today, teams collaborate and cooperate with each other to develop and complete projects and support customers in business-to-business operations. Internal promotion programs are among the most important attributes of a powerful and recognizable retention effort. Upward mobility is essential to the hopes and expectations of many employees of the organization. Internal opportunities for promotion show a clear commitment by the organization to the development and retention of its employees. In this assessment, the SHRM behavioral competencies of Leadership and Organizational Navigation and the HRM content knowledge area Employee and Labor Relations will support your recommended course of action for an important hiring decision in a workplace scenario.

Scenario

You are a newly hired HR professional in a small private-sector company that provides a broad spectrum of products for the cruise ship industry. The company repackages standard personal grooming products, perfumes, and lotions into smaller gift packages appropriate for customer appreciation gifts. There are 300 employees in the firm, and the organization has a history of a stable workforce with very limited turnover. Recently, the company gained over 200 employees and there are several supervisory and managerial positions that need to be filled. The CEO has asked you to work with him to fill positions based on an organizational structure he has just created. It is rumored that the CEO has spoken discreetly to two internal candidates about the position and feels no need to take any action to announce the position internally. It should be noted that the employee manual specifies that all vacant positions be announced both internally and externally. New supervisors and managers are needed in sales (one), marketing (one), operations (two), and security (one). Each of these areas has seasoned employees eager to compete for jobs, though some may not be as qualified as external candidates.

Your Challenge

You are now in a situation with a tough call to make. As the responsible HR professional, you must consider and decide which course of action will provide the greatest benefit for the company and its employees, and how to make a persuasive argument for your recommendation. Your options are to support the CEOs guidance, or to take a hiring position that protects the organizations legal posture and maintains an ethical work environment.

Instructions

Prepare a 34 page plan that states your recommended course of action. Along with your recommendation, include the following:

• Analyze how your proposed HR solution to an HR challenge contributes to organizational goals and strategies.
  • Should you just follow the guidance of the CEO, or discuss the consequences of placing unqualified people in managerial roles?
  • If you remain silent without any further discussion, what might the implications be to you and the organization?
  • What is the potential opportunity cost of ignoring outstanding external candidates?
• Describe key legal factors you considered in the formulation of a proposed HR solution.
• Explain the role of the HR practitioner in advancing a proposed HR solution.
  • Briefly explain the role you will take in influencing the eventual outcome. Consider aspects of leadership, negotiation, and consultation.
  • What pros and cons are there for promoting internally versus externally? Consider the implications to the organization and its operations when selecting from both of these populations.
• Discuss the application of any SHRM behavioral competency(ies) to the process of solving an HR challenge.
  • Which SHRM behavioral competencies are most directly applicable to a successful resolution of this challenge, and why?

  • Additional Requirements

    The deliverable for this assessment applies professional skills in Human Resources Management (HRM) to workplace situations that you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work in HRM. As part of your learning, we focus on the development of effective professional communication skills for the workplace.Your assessment should meet the following additional requirements:

    • Written communication: Use spell-check and other tools to ensure correct spelling and grammar.
      • Support main points and recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.
      • Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.
    • Resources: Use 24 references from trade publications.
      • Use the for research resources and library tools.
    • APA formatting: Use for guidance in citing sources and formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the for more APA resources specific to your degree level.
    • Length: Your plan should be 34 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the cover and resources pages. Use headings and subheadings to organize content for the reader.
      • The first page should be a cover sheet with your name, the course number, assessment title, and date. No other information is required on this page.
      • The last page should be the reference list.
    • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point font; double spaced.
    • Academic Integrity and Honesty: You must adhere to academic integrity and honesty policies and incorporate practices that support ethically sound work in your assessments. View .

    Review the HR Challenge: Hire From Within or Outside? rubric to see the criteria by which your assessment will be evaluated before submission

  • Competencies Measured

    By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

    • Competency 1: Analyze the ways in which the human resource function contributes to individual and organizational performance.
      • Discuss the application of any SHRM behavioral competency(ies) to the process of solving an HR challenge.
    • Competency 2: Analyze the impact of the legal environment of human resource management policies and practices.
      • Describe key legal factors considered in the formulation of a proposed HR solution.
    • Competency 3: Explain the strategic role of human resources in the support of organizational goals in a multicultural and global environment.
      • Analyze how a proposed HR solution to a HR challenge contributes to organizational goals and strategies.
    • Competency 5: Analyze the strategic and operational roles that a human resource practitioner plays within an organization.
      • Explain the role of the HR practitioner in advancing a proposed HR solution.
    • Competency 6: Communicate clearly, accurately, and professionally in the Human Resource Management field.
      • Support main points and recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.
      • Address the appropriate audience, using familiar, discipline-specific language and terminology.

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1

Business Ethics and Organization Social Responsibility (MGT 422)

Due Date:28/02/2026 @ 23:59

Course Name: Business ethics and organization social responsibility	Students Name:
Course Code: MGT 422	Students ID Number:
Semester: Second	CRN:
Academic Year:2025-26-2nd

For Instructors Use only

Instructors Name:
Students Grade: Marks Obtained/Out of 10	Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

• The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
• Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
• Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
• Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
• Late submission will NOT be accepted.
• Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
• All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
• Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:

No	Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
CLO-6	Write coherent project about a case study or actual research about ethics

Assignment Overview:

This group assignment requires students to produce a structured and coherent written report analyzing a business ethics case. The purpose of this assignment is to assess students ability to organize ethical reasoning in a professional academic format and apply ethical frameworks to a real ethical dilemma.

Students must analyze the case provided below and present a logically structured ethical evaluation supported by course concepts.

Group Formation and submission guidelines:

• Each group must consist of 56 students.
• One submission per group is required.
• All group members must contribute equally to the project.

• APA referencing style required
• Minimum of 3 academic references (textbook may be included)
• Similarity index must not exceed 15%

Case Study

The Toxic Waste Collateral Dilemma

A long-time customer approaches you for financing for a new business venture. The customer offers a piece of property as collateral for a planned housing development. An appraiser discovers that the property contains toxic waste that is slowly migrating and may contaminate nearby farmland and water sources in the future.

You inform your manager. Your manager instructs you to reject the property as collateral but strictly forbids you from informing the customer about the toxic waste. He states: Let them find out about it themselves.

You must decide whether to:

• Inform the customer about the toxic waste,
• Inform government regulators,
• Or follow your managers instructions.

Source: Trevio & Nelson, Managing Business Ethics, Chapter 4

MGT422_Wk06_TrevinoNelsonch04

Assignment Requirements:

Students must prepare a written report structured as follows:

1. Introduction (2 Marks)

• Brief description of the case
• Clear identification of the ethical dilemma

2. Ethical Analysis (4 Marks)

Students must:

• Identify the main stakeholders involved
• Apply one ethical framework from the course:
  • Utilitarianism (Consequentialist approach), OR
  • Deontological theory (Duties and principles), OR
  • Virtue ethics

The analysis must clearly demonstrate how the selected framework evaluates the dilemma and what action it supports.

3. Recommendation (2 Marks)

• Clearly state the recommended course of action
• Justify the recommendation using structured ethical reasoning

4. Writing Quality and Coherence (2 Marks)

Assessment will consider:

• Logical organization
• Clarity and flow of argument
• Academic tone
• Proper APA referencing

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Description: Develop a critically informed case studythat evaluates an organisations contemporary talentmanagement practices based on a real case.

You are required to develop an in-depth case study by selecting a real job description you could apply (include thephoto and reference) of your choice. Your work should demonstrate advanced critical engagement with academicliterature, clear integration of relevant theoretical frameworks, and the ability to evaluate complex organisationalchallenges in a rapidly changing environment.You must address the following three questions. All questions carry equal weight and should be responded to withan appropriate balance of depth, criticality, and evidence. Draw explicitly on peer-reviewed academic sources,industry reports, and high-quality practitioner evidence to support your analysis.

1. Leadership

Explain the real (or potential) interview from your personal experience. Reflect on the leadership behavioursobserved during the recruitment process supported by the learnings acquired during the course.

2. Organisational response to environmental turbulenceCritically evaluate how your selected organisation should respond to the fast-changing external environment andhow strategically it should invest in talent attraction, development, and retention. Include data about the workforcedemographics of the location and how it influences the recruitment strategy. Analyse the extent to which theseresponses will influence organisational performance and competitiveness. Support your discussion with specificexamples and demonstrate clear linkage to relevant theories and research on strategic talent management,organisational agility, and workforce planning.

3. Action PlanDefine an action plan for all the previously defined proposals including cost analysis.

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