Marjorie Benton

Strategic human resource management

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Reflect on the status of human resource management in your current position or organization.

What elements can you identify that provide a human resource management perspective that focuses on the employees within the organization?

What elements can you identify that provide a more strategic human resource management focus on the whole of the organization?

Describe, if possible, how your company accepts the HR department as a strategic partner.

Resources

Read “Defining Aspects of Human Resource Management Strategy Within the General Strategy of the Modern Organization,” by Emanoil and Nicoleta, from Annals of the University of Oradea, Economic Science Series (2013).

Requirements: 2

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There are other elements of human resource that are focused on the whole organization. One such element is succession planning, which is basically planning for replacement in case a key employee leaves the company. For example if a senior manager leaves the company, the human resource manager should have a predetermined replacement. This ensures that the company is saved from inconveniences which may lead to a significant loss of money (Muscalu & Nicoleta, 2013). Secondly, aligning the HRM strategic plan to the business long term objectives ensures that the organization is kept on track. For example, the human resource strategic plan is aimed at minimizing the company’s cost to give the company a competitive advantage.

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Strategic human resource management

Marjorie Benton

Cognitive Bias in Decision-Making

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We like to think that decisions should be, and are, made using a rational process. As described in Chapter Six, issues are defined, alternatives are generated, criteria for evaluating these alternatives are developed, and the alternatives are evaluated against these criteria. Pros and cons of each alternative are generated and considered. In human resource management, the process that should be used when evaluating candidates for a job is described in this fashion. (See Table 17.2)

In reality, many decisions are made in much less rational manner. Chapter Six describes some biases in decision-making, and people often use heuristics to try and narrow down choices. The chapter provides many examples of challenges in making decisions, including a table with some logical fallacies. (A “less than scientific” list of many potential biases and fallacies is available in Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases). In a current decision as to whether to get rid of some office furniture in my home, I am probably influenced by the “IKEA Effect.”)

For this paper, focus on one “significant” decision you have made in your life. It could be regarding a job, where to attend college, what major to study, who to marry (or not), or involve a major purchase. Look back on that decision and reflect on how rationally, or irrationally, the decision was made. Identify the biases and heuristics that may have influenced the decision, and describe their impact. Finally, describe whether you believe the final decision, however flawed the process, was a good one or not.

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As I reflect on the decision I made, I feel that I used a rational perspective by weighing the importance of protecting the friendship and making money from an item I valued. Selling the office furniture set at a higher price prevented me from feeling like I am losing the valuable property. However, in the organizational behavior book by Openstax, the contributors Black et al. (2019) inform that relying on emotions and behavior is not always a strategic solution to a situation. In my case, I was motivated to do what was right at that moment by taking a lifesaving approach. As explained in the book, my approach relied on the reactive decision-making approach since I paid attention to my emotions. Black et al. (2019) demonstrate the reactive system is intuitive, impulsive, quick, and focused on emotions, which prevents an individual from evaluating all possible alternatives and their implications. Hence, reading this text makes me realize that my approach was irrational because I failed to analyze other logical solutions with more benefits. Although I opted to keep the gifted office set and sold the renovated set, I should have considered other factors.

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Cognitive Bias in Decision-Making

Marjorie Benton

Cognitive Bias in Decision-Making

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I provide you a link to the textbook so you could use it for the research, Decision Making is chapter 6.

The textbook, Organizational Behavior, is freely available online at:

https://openstax.org/details/books/organizational-behavior

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We like to think that decisions should be, and are, made using a rational process. As described in Chapter Six, issues are defined, alternatives are generated, criteria for evaluating these alternatives are developed, and the alternatives are evaluated against these criteria. Pros and cons of each alternative are generated and considered. In human resource management, the process that should be used when evaluating candidates for a job is described in this fashion. (See Table 17.2)

In reality, many decisions are made in much less rational manner. Chapter Six describes some biases in decision-making, and people often use heuristics to try and narrow down choices. The chapter provides many examples of challenges in making decisions, including a table with some logical fallacies. (A “less than scientific” list of many potential biases and fallacies is available in Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases). In a current decision as to whether to get rid of some office furniture in my home, I am probably influenced by the “IKEA Effect.”)

For this paper, focus on one “significant” decision you have made in your life. It could be regarding a job, where to attend college, what major to study, who to marry (or not), or involve a major purchase. Look back on that decision and reflect on how rationally, or irrationally, the decision was made. Identify the biases and heuristics that may have influenced the decision, and describe their impact. Finally, describe whether you believe the final decision, however flawed the process, was a good one or not.

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– 1400 – 2000 words

– Referencing of all sources used.

– APA format for the paper and references.

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As I reflect on my decision, the IKEA effect played a significant part in my thinking approach during the decision-making approach. During decision-making, people tend to use mental shortcuts, also known as heuristics or cognitive biases. Although these biases enable an individual to settle on a solution, they can be misleading by preventing logical thinking. According to Norton et al. (2011), the IKEA effect is a biased way of reasoning that makes an individual get a skewed picture of how their efforts in developing an object as highly valuable. Such an individual increases the assembled or self-made product’s valuation by forking over extra money for putting much effort into the work. This effect is evident in my decision to sell the set of furniture I renovated by adding details on the tabletop and edges to make it appealing. Norton et al. (2011) explain that people have the psychological desire to feel competent. In my case, I needed to convey my innovative skills and ability to take charge of the situation and deliver more valuable and creative second-hand office furniture.

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Cognitive Bias in Decision-Making

Marjorie Benton

International human resource management

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For this assignment, choose a peer-reviewed article to review from the databases in the CSU Online Library. Find an article about international human resource management (IHRM) that is of interest to you and covers the multinational manager training topics from this unit. The article you choose must be at least two pages in length and be written within the last five years. Write a two-page review of the article that includes the following information.

Your completed article review must be at least two pages in length. You are required to use at least two outside sources, one of which must be the article you reviewed. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.

Article is attached.

Citation: Farooq, W., Bhatti, O. K., & Latif, S. (2019). Islamic Human Resource Management (IHRM) Practices Impact on Employees’ Work Engagement: An Empirical Study. Al-Adwa, 34(51), 1–18.Accessed April 1, 2022. https://search-ebscohost-com.libraryresources.colu…

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Many legal issues exist in IHRM that HRs should be aware of. Some of them include understanding the labor laws in different countries as each country operates differently. The federal laws affecting human resource management are another issue in every country (Juarez Tarraga, Santandreu Mascarell, & Marin Garcia, 2019). Other legal concerns include HRIS compliance issues and common lawsuits that exist in different countries and relevant updated HR laws and their corresponding regulations as they regulate hiring and firing, workplace safety, wages compensation, and confidentiality. They also provide guidance on how to operate organizations in different countries.

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International human resource management

Marjorie Benton

The Broken Employment Contract

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Integrative Experience in Human Resource Management

Case Study “The Broken Employment Contract”

Read Case #15 on pp. 50-53 “The Broken Employment Contract” and write a paper answering questions 1 through 5.

  • Write between 750 words using Microsoft Word in APA format (only the body of the paper counts towards the word requirement)
  • Use font size 12 and 1” margins.
  • Include cover page and reference page.
  • At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
  • No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
  • Use at least three references from outside the course material, two references must be from EBSCOhost.

Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style

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When a person is hired, one of the first things an organization does is provide an employee with its written human resources policies. Doing this has elicited questions concerning whether giving an employee these policies will give rise to an employment contract between the employee and the organization. The answer to these questions is that an employer’s written HR policies can be construed as an employment contract, especially when they are poorly drafted (Stone et al., 2019). HR policies generally contain rules and regulations governing how employees should operate within the workplace (Stone et al., 2019). These policies are often contained in employee handbooks. Organizations should refrain from making legally binding promises in their HR policies (Stone et al., 2019). Furthermore, failure to include disclaimers indicating that the policies are guidelines rather than offers to contract or contracts will give rise to an implied contractual relationship between an organization and employee (Stone et al., 2019).

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The Broken Employment Contract

Milly June

Human Resource Management Strategy

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Human Resource Management Strategy

Topic: Human Resource Management Strategy

Write a forty (40) page paper in which you:

  1. Use the following outline guide to document a Human Resource Management Strategy. At a minimum, it must address the following areas:
  1. Use at least ten (10) peer reviewed articles resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and 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 and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • Spacing setting must be: Before=0, After=0, Line spacing =Double, At= blank

Use the following template for the paper… APA_Template_With_Advice_(6th_Ed) .doc

Sections of the Capstone

Title Page

Abstract

  • Summarizes the entire paper
  • Should be written after the rest of the paper
  • Required as part of the third submission
  • Should be written in same organizational scheme as the rest of the paper
  • Can be written as in sections of paper – introduction, methods, results, discussion, conclusion
  • Length should not exceed 300 word

Introduction / Background

  • What is the topic, and why is it important?
  • What other research has been conducted on this topic?
  • What do we already know?

Purpose Statement / Research Question(s)

  • Purpose Statement / Research Question(s)
  • What is the purpose of this paper?
  • What question are you trying to answer?
  • Be brief – If more than 1 purpose/question, limit to 1 short paragraph on each

Literature Review

  • Paper must include lit review
    • Could be included in various sections
      • Introduction/Background
      • Literature Review (as separate section)
      • Results (if performing lit review as project)
    • Choose the most appropriate section for your paper
  • Should provide basis for paper
  • Synthesize & discuss reviewed literature
  • Must cite numerous reputable sources
    • Ex – journal articles, books, technical reports, etc.

Methods

Results

Discussion

  • Discuss results in detail
  • Put into context of existing base of knowledge
    • How do these results fit into data presented in lit review?
    • Do they support/contradict previous findings?
  • Discuss limitations

Conclusion

References

  • You MUST cite your sources
  • Cite sources in body of paper (not just at end)
  • Use APA format

Appendices

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This study is a discussion of human resource management (HRM) strategy through a qualitative comparative case study analysis of the top 5 retailers in the US. The HRM strategy is based on the need for integration of HRM practices to the organization’s strategic goals to strategic success. In the US, strategic HRM is considered a significant management approach that has experienced critical attention, especially since the 1980s. An extensive literature provides effective models HRM strategy, approaches for establishing successful HRM practices, and the different activities that have a positive relationship to the organization’s success. However, significant changes have occurred in the American business environment, and the existing framework has no detailed accounts of the changes as aligned for different industries. The results show that HRM practices such as hiring top talents, strategic compensation, extensive training programs, open communication, and reliable, valid, and fair performance measurement standards are effective for improving organization performance. However, most organizations do not have an appropriate framework for implementing the best HRM practices, and hence they have limited success associated with this high commitment HRM practices. The study concludes that for an effective HRM strategy an organization needs to be highly committed to exploring the legal, labor markets and competition contexts and then establish HRM systems that balance the needs of the employees, organization, and society and to continually revise those systems to ensure they are valid, relevant and aligned to the business goals. (14026 words)