Developing employees through the implementation of training and development opportunities is a primary function of human resource management (HRM). Performance measurement and appraisals are one way to determine what type of additional training is needed to ensure employee success. Imagine that you have been hired as the human resource manager at an organization where you have previously worked or are currently working. Your first task is to assess areas for improving training and development and the performance appraisal system within the organization. Write an essay on your analysis of these two areas. Address the questions below in your assignment. Use headers to organize your paper and show what you are covering in your assignment.

 TrainingandDevelopment Analysis What are the steps of the new hire training process? Are there any steps missing that you would add? As the human resource manager, how would you evaluate the training needs of your staff? How can you ensure that the training you would provide is effective? What data might be used to make your conclusion? What considerations would you make for employee learning styles? How would future training and development be impacted through human resource planning? Do you have a plan to shape employee behavior within your organization? Why, or why not? 

Performance AppraisalAnalysis 

As the human resource manager, what are two best practices you would follow when planning for employee performance appraisals? What performance methods would you choose over other methods? What are two of the common problems with appraisals? How would you avoid them in your organization? What components do you think are required for effective human resource planning? Be sure to include an introduction. Support your essay with a minimum of two references. Your essay should be two pages in length, not counting the title or reference pages. Adhere to APA style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sou 

  

In 300–500 words, post to the Discussion Area your responses to the following:

•Who was more effective—Colleen or Ricardo?

•On the basis of the communication terms, concepts, and theories covered in this module, what did the more effective communicator do that made him or her effective?

•What values directed Ricardo’s response in this situation?

•What values directed Colleen’s response in this situation?

•What particular aspects of their communication could have been improved upon and how?

Support your rationale and analysis by using at least two resources from professional literature in your response.

  

Scenario One

Colleen, an account manager for a Big Four accounting firm, loved her job. However, the frequent travel was beginning to wear her down. She had a five- year-old daughter, Lillith, and a husband who often traveled for work as well. The task of balancing their schedules and child care for her daughter was overwhelming for her at times. However, this week, she thought she had everything under control. She had just returned from an important trip and was planning to take a few days off. She had promised Lillith that they would spend time together and that she would attend her preschool “graduation.” They were both looking forward to it.

As Colleen prepared to leave for her vacation, her boss, Ricardo, stopped by her office to tell her that she would have to cancel her vacation to cover for a sick colleague. She would need to leave the next afternoon for a trip out of state.

Colleen considered Ricardo a friend as well as her manager, so she was sure he would understand when she explained why she could not leave the next day.

Surely he would understand that she had an important event planned with Lillith—but he didn’t! Ricardo explained that he needed her. Her colleagues routinely covered for each other, including her, when it was needed. Besides, no one else was available this time. It was in times like these that people showed their commitment to the company. Colleen tried to persuade him to see her point of view. However, Ricardo simply reminded her that the partners were meeting in a few weeks to allocate bonuses and decide upon promotions.

Colleen assured him that she was a committed employee but was also a committed parent. Couldn’t she be both? Why did she have to choose between the two? Ricardo said he really did understand but sometimes people have to make hard choices. He said he was sure Colleen would make the right one. The only problem for Colleen was that she didn’t know what the right choice was.

The purpose of this assignment is to assess how potential value-enhancing strategies may pose risk to a firm.

Review your instructor’s feedback on the Strategic Alternatives Assessment and the Financial Analysis assignments. Use that feedback to guide your analysis of the strategies that you believe will provide the most significant opportunities for your firm to manage risk and add value.

Keep in mind that increasing value for the firm does not necessarily mean expanding the business. Acquiring other firms, conducting research and development, or introducing new products and services might fall under the umbrella of value enhancement, while in other cases it may mean downsizing, rightsizing, or even refining the products and services the firm offers.

In a paper of approximately 1,500 words, revisit the strategic alternatives and financial analysis recommendations that offer the greatest opportunities to add value to your firm and assess the risks of each. Use the information you have learned about your company’s business model, industry, competition, and target market in conjunction with the feedback you received on your work in the previous two topics to assist you in addressing the following.

1. In the Strategic Alternatives Assessment, you evaluated potential growth opportunities and strategies for your firm, using a SWOT analysis to assess the advantages and disadvantages of each. Recapitulate your findings here in conjunction with any instructor feedback received, identifying how you determined your proposed strategic alternative(s) and calculated potential inhibitors to each. Expand upon your initial proposed alternatives to include financial considerations.
2. Throughout the course, you have developed and submitted reports for your firm based on information that you and your CLC group have acquired and assessed. However, it is equally important to consider what other information, had you been able to locate it, would have been of value in formulating recommendations. What information are you lacking that might assist you and your team in developing and suggesting value-enhancing strategic alternatives? What information are you lacking that would assist you and your team in better assessing and managing possible risks of the proposed alternatives?
3. When it comes to making strategic recommendations to management, financial considerations weigh significantly on the feasibility and viability of the available options. Revisit the Financial Analysis assignment and, with the incorporation of any instructor feedback received, reiterate your findings on the financial condition and performance of the firm respective to the risks and benefits of forming a strategic alliance, profitability ratios, and possible value-enhancing strategies.
4. Given your instructor’s feedback and considering how the financial markets have changed since you submitted your Financial Analysis assignment, how would you refine or update your assessment of the organization’s current performance and financial strategies?
5. How would you use a decision matrix to determine the risks of your suggested strategic alternative and the potential financial implications for your company of pursuing this alternative? Is the decision matrix an effective tool for predicting risk? Why or why not? How does the application of the decision matrix alter what you previously chose as the most advantageous strategy?
6. Utilizing a risk matrix, identify a minimum of 10 unique risks associated with the strategic alternative you believe will provide the most significant opportunity for your firm to add value. Choose two or three of the most critical risks and discuss their potential impacts on your selected alternative.

 

Assignment Instructions

Instructions:  You are going to compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of a paper- based shipping container, a wood-based shipping container and a plastic-based shipping container for use as a distribution package (a non-retail shipping package). You must consider the entire supply chain in your response.  Ensure your assignment is in APA format and must include a properly formatted reference list.   Your paper must be 1000-1200 words, excluding title page and reference page. Ensure your assignment is posted as a word document attachment.