Woodrow Wilson once said, “Although politics sets the task for administration, it should not be suffered to manipulate its offices.”The issues of politics and administration dichotomy first raised by

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Woodrow Wilson once said, “Although politics sets the task for administration, it should not be suffered to manipulate its offices.”

The issues of politics and administration dichotomy first raised by Woodrow Wilson continue to generate debate among scholars of public administration in modern time.

While some think Wilson’s idea was useful, others reject the idea as impossible.

In a 2-3 page paper, and in your opinion, is that distinction practical and workable?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using such a dichotomy today as a way to advance that field of study? Support your case with examples.

In order to write a convincing essay, review this essay by Norton Long – there is an extensive summary of Long’s essay in this week as well.

Identifying a specific brand or type of restaurant, identify and justify three primary concerns that you would assess when conducting an energy audit.

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Identifying a specific brand or type of restaurant, identify and justify three primary concerns that you would assess when conducting an energy audit.  As manager or owner, what would you want to know from the audit? Finally, what is a proposal you would make to improve your use or allocation of resources?

“Improve” in this context means to make more effective or more efficient.

Instructions:  Your initial post should be at least 250 words

Discussion: Project Charter ◦You have been hired to oversee the decentralization of your client’s human resources function in which corporate functions will be relocated to each regional office.

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Discussion: Project Charter

◦You have been hired to oversee the decentralization of your client’s human resources function in which corporate functions will be relocated to each regional office. Your boss wants you to start the project immediately, but you are insisting that a project charter be established first.

Explain to your boss the importance of a project charter and what could happen if you decided to proceed ahead without a charter

Book: Klopenborg, T. (n.d.). Contemporary Project Management (Third ed.).

1.In Fall 1987, Henry Mintzberg published an article in the California Management Review that defined strategy as having five Ps. Strategy can be a plan, a ploy, a pattern, position, and perspective.

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1.In Fall 1987, Henry Mintzberg published an article in the California Management Review that defined strategy as having five Ps. Strategy can be a plan, a ploy, a pattern, position, and perspective. Do you agree or disagree with Mintzberg’s definition? Support your position.

2. Many times, organizations develop operational plans that they classify as strategic plans. Describe the difference(s) between operational plans and strategic plans.

3.Why should organizations be involved in strategic planning?  What is in it for them and its employees? Also, why should organizations not engage in strategic planning?

4.Does your organization have a strategic plan? If yes, what does it include?  If not, why do you think it does not have a plan?

5.Various interest groups impact your operations. Name three specific groups and explain how they have impacted your operations.

6.Strategic planning as an academic discipline draws from two different areas of study. This academic discipline is based on studies of the functions of managers and the study of management strategies and process management. Some contributing writers to this discipline include Fayol, Shaw, Barnard, Drucker, Chandler, Andrews, Ansoff, Mintzberg, Peters, and Waterman. Using the Internet, the library, or other resources, provide summary information on an individual who impacted the study of strategic planning and identify that persons impact. Use this assignment discussion board to submit your response.

7.During this class, each of you was to look at strategic planning and management from your own individual perspective.  Based on your knowledge, what are the biggest issues that are preventing your organization from engaging in strategic planning and strategic management?

8.We have discussed strategic planning and the process.  Once the plan is developed, how is the strategic plan implemented?  Provide action steps as well as possible performance measures that you will use.

9.As you are implementing your strategic plan, the concept of continuous improvement must be considered.  How would you incorporate continuous improvement into your process?  What would you do to make sure it becomes a part of your culture?

10.We have discussed goals and objectives throughout the course.  In your own words, describe how you differentiate between goals and objectives?

11.When establishing goals and objectives, how would you describe the relationship between the goals and objectives with the organizational vision, mission, and values?

12.The process we have been discussing is one that involves a broad base of individuals, both inside and outside the organization.  Why should the organization be aware of cultural differences that may exist in their organization and communities?  What would the organizational leaders need to consider when they think of cultural awareness?

13.Data are important for making decisions and developing your plan.  Search the Internet for last two census reports.  Assess these reports to determine what changes there are in the area in which your work or live.  Explain what you found, such as what changes in ages, ethnic groups, or other specific categories, as well as how you completed your search.  How will you use this data?

14.Some organizations strive to be effective and others efficient.  How would you define the concepts cost effective and cost efficient for your organization?  Is cost effectiveness or cost efficiency more important for your organization? Justify your response.

15.For your organization, identify two core strategies and the appropriate assumptions used to establish those strategies.

16.In the private sector, money is critical for determining which programs or products will be kept and or expanded.  Many times, public and not-for-profit organizations are also driven by funding sources.  Using the Internet, investigate the current federal budget. Based on the budget, what types of programs do you think will be increasing? Why did you select those programs? Place your response on the discussion board established for this assignment. Provide the Web addresses for any sites you used for this assignment.

17.As you are securing information for your strategic plan, developing an organizational profile is helpful.  What would you include in this profile, and how would you accomplish this?

18.When attempting to secure information on customer or stakeholder expectations, there are a number of ways of getting information. Besides the focus group, name and describe the technique or method as well as the positive and/or negative aspects of the method named.

19.There are many ways to secure information from the customers.  One of these is a focus group.  Research a focus group and explain how the process works?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of this process?

20.In the private sector, there are frequently many competitors, but the public sector has few actual competitors. In assessing its competitive advantage, What does a competitive advantage mean in the public sector?  Does this mean it has a good position and thus a good competitive advantage? Support your position.

21.Search the online Library for a journal article on customer assessment tools.  Then, use the Internet to research the various customer assessment tools. Post the information as to the sites and information you found as well as the responses to the following: what tool do you feel is most useful to you, summarize how the tool operates, and what kind of results you should expect.

22.Using the Internet or other resources, research planning processes used by public, nonprofit, or private agencies. Provide Internet links on this discussion board.

23.What is a paradigm change? Why do organizations and individuals have problems with paradigm changes?

24.In the public sector, leadership can change on a four-year cycle due to elections.

Because of this, is it possible for public organizations to develop a vision for the future? Please support your position.

25.As you start the planning process, you need to secure various pieces of information. Based on your organization, or the organization that is the subject of your paper, where and how would you obtain information to begin your planning process?

26.Based on the phases of the strategic planning process provided in the readings, what would you think is the most difficult to accomplish? Support your response.

Communicating a Salary FreezePrepare a communication draft for your organization that outlines a freeze on salary increases or benefit reductions for the upcoming calendar year. State the company’s

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Communicating a Salary Freeze

  • Prepare a communication draft for your organization that outlines a freeze on salary increases or benefit reductions for the upcoming calendar year. State the company’s rationale for this action and point to external forces that make this action necessary.
  • Analyze the elements of media choices for conducting an internal total rewards campaign to determine which is hardest to evaluate from the return on investment standpoint and then recommend how you could make it easier.
Files: Global.docx

In his book, Out of the Crisis, quality management guru, Edward Deming gave as one of the “Seven Deadly Sins” that undermine quality, the following:

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In his book, Out of the Crisis, quality management guru, Edward Deming gave as one of the “Seven Deadly Sins” that undermine quality, the following:

“Evaluation of performance, merit rating, or annual review… The idea of a merit rating is alluring. The sound of the words captivates the imagination: pay for what you get; get what you pay for; motivate people to do their best, for their own good. The effect is exactly the opposite of what the words promise.”

Stephen Covey had this to say about it in his Beyond the Performance Review (Aug 2005):

“The old-time performance review has become a meaningless ritual, a holdover from the Industrial Age mindset of treating people like interchangeable parts in a machine… Some organizations talk a lot about the customer, and then neglect the employees who deal with the customer. This mindset produces unmotivated employees, worker-manager disputes and poor business results.”

Following Deming and Covey, many others have criticized performance appraisal (PA) as being counter to other organizational goals. Do you agree or disagree with the criticism? Why? What, according to you, are the benefits of a PA process for an organization and an individual? What, according to you, are the problems that are part of a PA process for an organization and an individual?

Among the various methods of PA, which are the strongest and, thus, more likely to be effective if employed in most situations?

If the decision to have a PA process in the organization was yours, would you have one? Explain your decision and justify your answer using reasoning.

Total Rewards Briefing

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Total Rewards Briefing

THIS QUESTION IS FOR AN ORIGINAL, UNPUBLISHED, NOT PREVIOUSLY USED OR SOLD PRESENATION WITH NO MORE THAN 10% PLAGARISM AS IT GOES THRU A CHECKER.

You have been tasked to prepare a future report for the management team that discusses key HR elements that help to better understand the importance of effective total rewards systems. The elements consist of sales force compensation, proposing total rewards systems, DOL case studies, and new and improved rewards, which all happen to be topics for the remaining assignments for this course. You must meet with the management team for a 1-hour meeting to provide an overview of what the future report will contain.

Prepare a twelve to fifteen (12-15) slide presentation in which you:

1.     Include cover, agenda, conclusion, and reference list slides, all of which counts toward the presentation’s total slide count.

2.     Provide information with a minimum of three (3) bullet points on motivating sales employees through effective total rewards packages

3.     Provide information with a minimum of four (4) bullet points outlining how components and program design of a total rewards program. Hint: Chapters 1 and 4 in the text book.

4.     Provide an overview of ways employees can make benefits work for them more effectively. Hint: https://www.dol.gov/sites/default/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/publications/top-10-ways-to-make-your-health-benefits-work-for-you.pdf

5.     Provide information with a minimum of three (3) bullet points on how you might implement flexible employee benefits. Hint: Chapter 21 from the text book.

6.Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. You may only use the resources outlined in the course syllabus or those that have been provided to you by the instructor such as the link in number 4 above.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·         You may only use as your presentation template any one of three templates provided by the course instructor.

·         Have headings for each section with all bulleted information aligned properly and using the same font and size. Images may be used but must be professional and relevant to the topic. The source(s) of all images must be credited with both citation and reference. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

·         Include citations and references for all information received from other sources.

·         All bullet point information must be descriptive and have a minimum of 2-3 full sentences.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

·         Examine the relationship between management and unions.

·         Create a strategic plan to organize a union for a specific labor force.

·         Use technology and information resources to research issues in employee and labor relations.

·         Write clearly and concisely about employee and labor relations using proper writing mechanics.

https://books.google.com/books?id=3zAABwAAQBAJ&pg=PT642&lpg=PT642&dq=the+worldatwork+handbook+of+compensation+benefits+%26+total+rewards+chapter+1&source=bl&ots=IEIzVf4BtI&sig=EMK1gU9h_0RRcSKdM0wXMjXf3VQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLs_SUiqbcAhWKv1MKHbzKDtUQ6AEIgAEwCA#v=onepage&q=the%20worldatwork%20handbook%20of%20compensation%20benefits%20%26%20total%20rewards%20chapter%201&f=false

“The Right People in the Right Positions at the Right Times” Please respond to the following:Take a position as to whether using social media provides an organization with a new competitive advantage

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“The Right People in the Right Positions at the Right Times”  Please respond to the following:

  • Take a position as to whether using social media provides an organization with a new competitive advantage or whether traditional methods such as job postings on the company website are still better for recruiting quality job candidates. Justify your position.
  • Determine if companies should ask for consent from potential and current employees when using social media as another form of background check. Suggest an advantage or disadvantage inclusive to the traditional credit, criminal, or reference checks when using social media. Provide a rationale for your position.

Provide a brief summary, in your own words, of your selected company’s overall business strategy. Next, determine the direction you visualize the company growing within the next five (5) to ten (10) years. Hint: Review the common business strategies of Cost Leadership, Differentiation and Focus or Niche on p. 50 of your text.

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Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

You made it! You received your master’s degree in Human Resource Management, and now it’s time for you to start seeking career opportunities. At this point, you may be a little confused as to what areas you should focus on in HR since your experience may be limited. Imagine that a friend shares with you that he/she has a small but rapidly growing business which is in need of an HR department. He has asked you to be the HR Manager. Your friend mentioned that he / she previously worked with an HR consultant, but now has close to 100 employees with no definite, dedicated HR department, and really needs your assistance. Although you are nervous, you realize that it’s now time for you to show your skills and put all your years of studying into action.

Select an existing small company in an industry you are familiar with to be the basis of the small business in this case. Review the company’s structure, culture, business strategy, mission, and vision.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

  1. Provide a brief summary, in your own words, of your selected company’s overall business strategy. Next, determine the direction you visualize the company growing within the next five (5) to ten (10) years.  Hint: Review the common business strategies of Cost Leadership, Differentiation and Focus or Niche on p. 50 of your text.
  2. Design a human resource management strategy to support your selected company’s business strategy. Explain the competitive advantage of your HRM strategy. Hint: Review the following common human resource management strategies of Loyal Soldier, Bargain Laborer, Committed Expert and Free Agent from previous courses.
  3. Develop an HR Scorecard table for your selected company. Include the four (4) dimensions (i.e., financial, customer service, internal process, and learning / growth / sustainability). Next, assess the value of your proposal to the small business in each of these dimensions.  Hint: Review the video titled “Building the Human Resources Performance Measurement Scorecard” (4 min 1 s) located at  for additional guidance in creating an HR Scorecard.
  4. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment from within the past five (5) years. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
  5. Format your assignment according to these formatting requirements:
  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
  • Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Assess the strategic role of human resource management and the components that provide a competitive advantage to the organization.
  • Determine the human resource management function of human resource planning and its importance to business strategy.
  • Develop work designs that support the human resources strategy.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
  • Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.

To demonstrate an increased knowledge in the areas of managing change, you must complete the following two sections of the examination. For the first section, select two of the following questions for

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To demonstrate an increased knowledge in the areas of managing change, you must complete the following two sections of the examination. For the first section, select two of the following questions for your response. Write enough so anyone reading your response knows what thoughts you are trying to convey. The total exam should not exceed four pages double spaced.

1. You have been assigned the task of developing a strategic plan for your organization. As an initial step, you have decided to develop an organizational profile. What is an organizational profile? What should the process be to develop the profile? What information will you include, and where will you get your information? How will you utilize the information?

2. You have been asked to secure information from your customers for inclusion in your plan. What process will you use? Provide information as to what process and the steps you will take to get the best information possible. How will you utilize the information received?

3. As the leader who has responsibility for moving the organization ahead, you have been assigned the task of developing the vision for the future. How would you do this? Who would be included in the process? What criteria will you use to select members for the committee? What type of training would you need to ensure the team is the most effective possible?

4. Reflect on what you have learned about strategic planning in this course. What is the most difficult part of the process to complete? Why did you make this decision? Why do you think more organizations do not actually complete strategic plans?

Part 2 – Provide 10 concepts, issues, philosophies, or practices in the areas of strategic planning and management that you can utilize in your workplace. Name the aspect, describe it, and explain the implication for your workplace. This does not have to be in essay form but can be in bullet form.