You have two employment candidates for a marketing position. Both have similar educational backgrounds and certifications. However, the first candidate has 20 years of related experience while the s

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You have two employment candidates for a marketing position.  Both have similar educational backgrounds and certifications.  However, the first candidate has 20 years of related experience while the second candidate has 6 years of similar experience.

The first candidate is asking for a competitive base salary plus one week extra vacation as part of the benefits package.  The second candidate is asking for a competitive base salary plus a company smart phone (upgraded each year), and paid Internet service at home. The first candidate is willing to work a flexible schedule (nights, weekends, etc.), while the second candidate prefers to work remotely from home. Both are requesting to be included in the company’s annual bonus plan.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that includes the following:

  • Compare the direct and indirect compensation requests for each candidate.
  • As an HR professional, what do you think is the best hiring decision for the company and why?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines and have 3 references.

I have a human resource management assignment due. I have attached the instructions.

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The following outcomes are assessed in this Assignment:

MT203-4: Describe training methods for improving employee performance.

GEL-7.02: Apply ethical reasoning to ethical issues within the field of study.

Talent Turnover and Ethics

Introduction: Using the appropriate training and development methods can have significant effects on employee performance and the success or failure of a company. Similarly, ethics also can impact how employees and the company are perceived which can ultimately affect the success of the company.

Read the scenario and address the checklist items regarding employee training, development, and ethics.

Scenario: The technology company you work for has had difficulties resulting from expert employees leaving the company after only six months to a year of employment. This turnover has caused client software projects to not be completed as scheduled. The CEO has turned to you as the HR Director to find out what is wrong and to recommend a remedy. You do some initial investigations only to find that employees at this level of expertise are working 60 hours a week or more on a regular basis. You are concerned not only for the business implications of this attrition problem but the ethical implications.

Checklist:

  • Describe the company’s problem in your own words from a business and ethical perspective.
  • Choosing one of the ethical approaches, describe what ethical approach you would use for the development of these employees and explain why.
  • Describe the training and development methods you would use to improve employee morale, motivation, and to reduce attrition.

Access the rubric

Submit your minimum 2-page (i.e., 500 words) response in an original essay with an additional title and reference page in APA format to the Dropbox.

Disclaimer: The organization and characters depicted in this exercise are fictional. Any resemblance to real organizations or individuals is purely coincidental.

A new employee joins your company at age 24 making $40,000 per year. Currently, banks are paying 5% interest on saving accounts, and the rate of return on the company stock is 4% per year. During

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A new employee joins your company at age 24 making $40,000 per year.  Currently, banks are paying 5% interest on saving accounts, and the rate of return on the company stock is 4% per year.  During benefits enrollment, the employee stated that she would like to retire at age 60 with 3 million dollars in her retirement account.

Compare the following retirement options for this particular employee in 1,050 to 1,400 words:

  • 403B
  • 401K
  • Pension
  • Annuities
  • IRA
  • Estate planning
  • Determine which retirement option(s) you would choose if you were this employee.Assess the factors that this employee should consider when selecting a retirement plan.

    Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Discussion: Addressing an Unmet Need Through Strategic Planning

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Discussion: Addressing an Unmet Need Through Strategic Planning

Challenges can seem ever present in the health care field. Problems related to the quality of patient care, financial matters, technology, and interdisciplinary collaboration, for example, are often evident in organizations and professional groups.

In your role as a nurse leader-manager, it is important to consider challenges and how these translate into unmet needs. You can then create valuable change by addressing these unmet needs through strategic planning.

Through this Discussion, you may distinguish the focus for your Course Project. Your instructor and colleagues will provide feedback to help you refine your idea as you move forward.

To prepare:

  • Consider the information presented by Dr. Carol Huston in this week’s media program. Think about the process of moving from the identification of an unmet need through the development, implementation, and evaluation of a strategic plan.
  • Reflect on the initial thinking about trends and unmet needs in nursing and health care that you addressed in Week 5.
  • Consider how the information in this week’s Learning Resources deepens and expands your understanding of these trends and unmet needs in relation to the strategic planning process.
  • Proceed with planning for your Course Project as follows:
    • Select an unmet need that affects a specific group, unit, or organization.
    • Deepen your understanding of this group, unit, or organization by examining the stated mission, vision, and values, if possible.
    • Analyze historical data related to the unmet need, and review the evidence in the literature. Use this information to engage in forecasting.
    • Consider which stakeholders should be included in the strategic planning process.
    • Begin to formulate a vision for addressing this need at the organizational or systems level. (Note: Although not required for this Discussion, you will need to develop a strategic goal for your Course Project.)

By Day 3

Post an explanation of the unmet need that affects a specific group, unit, or organization that you would like to focus on for your Course Project. Share data from your historical analysis and forecasting, and identify stakeholders who should be included in the strategic planning process. Explain your vision for addressing this need at the organizational or systems level.

optional resources

Balicer, R. D., Shadmi, E., Lieberman, N., Greenberg-Dotan, S., Goldfracht, M., Jana, L., . . . Jacobson, O. (2011). Reducing health disparities: Strategy planning and implementation in Israel’s largest health care organization. Health Services Research, 46(4), 1281–1299.

Schaffner, J. (2009). Roadmap for success: The 10-step nursing strategic plan. Journal of Nursing Administration, 39(4), 152–155.

Strubhar, A. J. (2011). The application of an environmental scanning and strategic planning framework in an academic department of physical therapy. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 25(3), 53–59.

http://managementhelp.org/strategicplanning/basics.htm

http://managementhelp.org/strategicplanning/models.htm

http://www.planware.org/strategicplan.htm

To what extent has public health contributed to improvement in health status and quality of life over history?

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This week’s topic:

Public health evokes different images for different people and it can mean different things in different contexts. This week we are discussing some of the common perceptions of public health in the United States. Please discuss the following questions. Remember to support your answers by proper citation and referencing using APA format: (300 words)

1) To what extent has public health contributed to improvement in health status and quality of life over history?

2) What historical phenomena are most responsible for the development of public health responses?

3) In your opinion, which features of public health make it different from other fields? Which features are most unique and distinctive? Why?

Essentials of Public Health Third Edition

Publisher:  Jones and Bartlett

Author:      Bernard J. Turnock

Essentials of Public Health

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Short Answer Question 

Chapter 2 includes information about health status measures. List and explain at least two indicators that are commonly used to measure health.

Please cite and reference your sources using APA 6th ed. format to support your writing.

Essentials of Public Health Third Edition

Publisher:  Jones and Bartlett

Author:      Bernard J. Turnock

Course Project: Developing a Strategic Plan

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Course Project: Developing a Strategic Plan

Section 3: Balanced Scorecard

As you continue to develop your Course Project, it is important to consider how to evaluate the effects of your planned change on performance. Based on the work you have done thus far on your Course Project, this week you create a balanced scorecard.

To prepare:

  • Review your work on the summary of the issue and SWOT analysis from previous weeks.
  • Review the information about and examples of balanced scorecards presented by Dr. Carol Huston in this week’s media program and in the other Learning Resources. Conduct additional research to see additional examples of balanced scorecards and to deepen your understanding of how balanced scorecards are used in various organizations.
  • Reflect on the comments related to balanced scorecards exchanged in this week’s Discussion.
  • Conceptualize a balanced scorecard that could be used to measure and evaluate the impact of your planned change on performance, and determine if the costs are justified in terms of the outcomes. Consider what you would measure in terms of finances, customers, internal process, and learning and growth.
  • Think about how you would gather valid and reliable data.

Begin to create your balanced scorecard, which will be submitted next week

Optional Resources

https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201930_27/MS_NURS/NURS_6241/readings/NURS_6241_Week08_fieldsCohen.pdf

http://www.balancedscorecard.org/BSCResources/AbouttheBalancedScorecard/tabid/55/Default.aspx

Section 3: Balanced Scorecard

Managers, like pilots, need instrumentation about many aspects of their environment and performance to monitor the journey toward excellent future outcomes.

—Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into Action

To prepare:

As introduced in Week 8,continue to refine your balanced scorecard. (Refer to Week 8 for the preparatory instructions as necessary.) Your balanced scorecard is one tool you can use to evaluate the effects of your planned change on performance.

To complete:

  • Create a balanced scorecard that could be used to measure and evaluate the impact of your planned change on performance, and determine if the costs are justified in terms of the outcomes.
  • Include what you would measure in terms of finances, customers, internal process, and learning and growth.

Section 4: Budgeting and Timeline Tools

As you have been examining this week, budgeting and timeline tools are vital for determining necessary resources and planning for a proposed change. For your Course Project, you use these types of tools to assess resources that may be required for the successful implementation of your strategic plan.

To prepare:

  • Review the information on budgeting in this week’s Learning Resources. Which tools (e.g., Revenue Projection Model, Capital Budgeting Analysis, Depreciation Calculator, Profit and Loss Projection) would be most useful for developing your strategic plan?
  • Use one or more budgeting tools to outline the financial resources for your proposed change. Reflect on any challenges that arise as you evaluate the financial resources required for this change now and in the future.
  • Review the information on PERT and other timeline tools in this week’s Learning Resources, including Dr. Huston’s presentation in the media program.
  • Use PERT or another tool to analyze and represent the activities that need to be completed to successfully plan and implement your proposed change. Be sure to note dependencies (e.g., a task/milestone that must be completed in order to trigger the next step) and realistically assess the minimum time needed to complete the entire project.

To complete:

  • Outline the financial resources for your proposed change. Describe the budgeting tool(s) you used to arrive at these determinations. Explain what challenges, if any, you encountered through the budgeting process. Provide documentation (e.g., Excel worksheets) to support your analysis.
  • Outline the timeline for the implementation of your proposed change using PERT or another timeline tool. Consider how your timeline can allow leeway for variance.

 

  • Section 3: Balanced Scorecard
  • Section 4: Budgeting and Timeline Tools (which includes an outline of financial resources and a timeline)

Note: Be sure to submit Section 3 of the Course Project to the “Project Part 1 – Week 9”submission link and Section 4 of the Course Project to the “Project Part 2 – Week 9” submission link. You will receive feedback from your Instructor for your work on Sections 3 and 4 of the Course Project. Be sure to incorporate that feedback and refine these sections prior to submitting a final version of your comprehensive Course Project in Week 11.

optitonal resources

https://www.inc.com/encyclopedia/budgets-and-budgeting.html

http://www.mindtools.com/critpath.html

Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2017). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (9th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

  • Chapter 1, “Pitfalls in Using Decision-Making Tools”
  • Chapter 10, “Fiscal PlanningSee page 23 for an example of a PERT chart. Chapter 10 provides foundational information related to budgeting.

Discussion: Developing a Balanced Scorecard

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Discussion: Developing a Balanced Scorecard

How does a group gauge whether the strategic changes they implement are creating sound business results?

The effective use of a balanced scorecard can facilitate alignment between strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations. The balanced scorecard may serve as a valuable tool for monitoring progress and assessing the outcomes of a strategic plan and provide a practical means of communication.

In this Discussion, you examine the use of a balanced scorecard to measure performance related to finances, customer/client satisfaction, internal processes, and learning and growth.

To prepare:

  • Review the information in the Learning Resources, including this week’s media presentation, focusing on the development of performance metrics for a strategic plan. See Figure 8-6: Design your Balanced Scorecard in the Sare and Ogilvie course text.
  • With your Course Project in mind, think about how you would develop a balanced scorecard to measure performance, including the processes you would use to gather appropriate data.
  • Consider how the use of a balanced scorecard reflects the importance of being able to evaluate progress, assess the impact of planned change on performance, and determine if the costs are justified in terms of the outcomes.

By Day 3

Post an explanation of your plan for creating a balanced scorecard as part of your Course Project, including the processes you would use to gather data to measure performance. Explain how the use of this balanced scorecard would enable you to evaluate progress, assess the impact of your proposed change, and determine if the costs are justified in terms of the outcomes.

optional resources

https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201930_27/MS_NURS/NURS_6241/readings/NURS_6241_Week08_fieldsCohen.pdf

https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201930_27/MS_NURS/NURS_6241/readings/NURS_6241_Week08_groene.pdf

https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201930_27/MS_NURS/NURS_6241/readings/NURS_6241_Week08_jeffs.pdf

Kollberg, B., & Elg, M. (2011). The practice of the balanced scorecard in health care services.International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 60(5), 427–445.

Lupi, S., Verzola, A., Carandina, G., Salani, M., Antonioli, P., & Gregorio, P. (2011). Multidimensional evaluation of performance with experimental application of balanced scorecard: A two year experience. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 9(1), 7.

http://www.balancedscorecard.org/BSCResources/AbouttheBalancedScorecard/tabid/55/Default.aspx

http://www.ruralcenter.org/sites/default/files/Final%20BSC%20Manual%2010.18F.pdf

http://sunnybrook.ca/scorecard/index.asp#sr

http://tsh.to/pages/Balanced-Score-Card

Create the following positions based upon a job analysis:Mailroom clerk: Entry level for a long-term existing company in San Diego, CA.Manager in the marketing department: Mid-level position in a st

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Create the following positions based upon a job analysis:

  1. Mailroom clerk:  Entry level for a long-term existing company in San Diego, CA.
  2. Manager in the marketing department:  Mid-level position in a start-up company, in Scottsdale, AZ.

Prepare standard job descriptions of 350 words for each of the positions with the following sections:

  • Job Summary
  • Job Requirements (Minimum Education, Experience and Certifications and/or training required)
  • Job Functions (Detailed description of the job duties) Make sure each duty begins with a present action verb
  • Other information (KSA’s, physical requirements, working conditions, reporting relationships, location, travel requirements and working hours)

Prepare a 350-word paper after the job descriptions are created that includes the following:

  • Explain the pay scale appropriate for the each job (local vs. regional vs. national) and why the pay scale is appropriate to ensure market competiveness
  • Discuss direct and indirect compensation plans that match that of the company’s lifecycle for each job

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Strategy Formulation and Planning

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Unit 3 – Individual Project

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Type: Individual Project

Unit:  Strategy Formulation and Planning

Due Date:  Tue,12/11/18

Grading Type: Numeric

Points Possible:  150

Points Earned:  0

Deliverable Length:  Body of report should be 8-10 pages excluding title, references page(s), and any appendices

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Step 1: Examine Comparator Group Companies

Refer to the SEC Form DEF14A Annual Proxy Statement obtained during Unit 1, identifying the company’s comparator group.

  • Visit each of the companies’ Investor Relations Web sites. Download and review copies of their most recent SEC Form DEF14A, Proxy Statement, focusing on Compensation Philosophy, Executive Compensation, the Report of the Compensation Committee, and compensation plans up for vote or ratification by shareholders, if any.

Step 2: Library Research and Review of Comparator Group Companies

Using the Library databases below, review business research reports on the comparator companies.

  • http://careered.libguides.com/university_AIUOnline/companyresearch Business Source Complete (EBSCO): Business Source Complete offers full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.

Media and Public Relations Databases

  • Using the Library databases below, search for stories and articles on the company relating to strategic human resources topics (e.g., employee or labor relations, human capital management, compensation and benefits, diversity, affirmative action, outsourcing, downsizing, employment law matters, etc.) published in the last 12 months.
  • Newsstand (Proquest): Proquest Newsstand offers access to full text of over 1,300 newspapers. The collection includes national newspapers including.
  • Regional Business News (EBSCO): Regional Business News provides full text for more than 80 regional U.S. and Canadian business publications.

Step 3: Assessment of the Comparator Group Human Resources Posture

Based on analysis of information obtained in Steps 1–3, prepare a professionally written report assessing the overall comparator group’s human resources posture, suitable for presentation to the senior executives of the company. Your report should present your assessment of the human resources areas listed below. The body of the report should be 8–10 pages excluding title, references page(s), and any appendices.

  • Benefits and Compensation
  • Business Leadership and Strategy
  • Diversity
  • Employee Relations
  • Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Organizational and Employee Development
  • Talent Management
  • Technology
  • Best Practices in Human Resource Management

Please submit your assignment.

Your assignment will be graded in accordance with the following criteria. Click here to view the grading rubric.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

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