HRM 350 Complete Class All DQs, Individual & Team Assignments
Week 1: Individual Assignment Strategic Human Resources Activity Matrix
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Strategic Human Resources Activities Matrix, located on the student website.
Week 2: Individual Assignment Company Review of Strategic Alignment
Choose a multinational organization from the list and review their online HR mission statement and information on their career-related web pages.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you explain if the organization has addressed the following items from a global perspective:
The goals and strategy of the organization in the mission statement, values, and goals
The goals and strategy of HR in the career-related web pages
Review further pertinent information about the company on its site or other informational websites
How the organization has aligned the HR strategy with the organizations strategy and why alignment is important
Select from the following list of organizations:
Coca-Cola®
LG®
Nestlé®
IBM®:http://www.ibm.com/ibm/us/en/;http://www.ibm.com/ibm/values/us/
Anheuser-Busch InBev®:http://www.ab-inbev.com/
Starbucks®
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Week 3: Individual Assignment International Job Search
Review the job listings at a multinational organization. You may choose from the organizations from Week Two. Write a 1,050- to 1,200-word paper in which you address the following:
Outline the recruitment strategies the organization uses.
Explain how the organization classifies their job opportunities and what assumptions may be made about the classifications.
Using the information from your text and the organizations website, determine how the following factors assist in deciding the optimal mix of home and host country employees:
The type of international assignment
The culture and language preparedness of the employee
The length of the assignment
The host and home country recruitment and selection practices
Staff availability and skill set
Compare the benefits offered with your personal expectations. Discuss compensation, relocation, repatriation, living standards, family considerations, and safety.
Identify information on expatriate programs from the listing and organization website. Based on the information, recommend additional components to include. Determine how each component strategically benefits the organization and its employees.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines
Week 4: Individual Assignment Human Resource Team Report Part 1
Week 5 Real World Scenarios
Week 5: HR Team Report Part II
Review the Human Resource Team Report, Part I assignment.
Present a preliminary report in PowerPoint on the country your company is considering entering that addresses the following:
Cross-cultural influences on a total rewards system.
A total rewards systems components. Justify including each component and explain how it benefits the employee and the company.
The importance of complying with the countrys local and national employment law. Describe laws and regulations that would affect employment.
The safety and security issues associated with the international assignment.
Present your findings in an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation including speaker notes.
Format your presentation consistent with version 6 APA guidelines. This means that you should include a slide with references that you used to prepare the deck. Include citations in your speaker notes, if appropriate.
HRM 350 All Discussion Questions
WEEK 1
Week 1 DQ 1: What is HR’s role play in strategic planning? How does this role change in global organizations?
Week 1 DQ 2: What is organizational culture? In what ways does the role of HR affect organizational culture? How might the organizational culture of a company be affected when expanding into a different country?
WEEK 2
Week 2 DQ 1: What issues should an organization consider when placing potential employees into positions in a multinational organization? Why? How might the placement of home and host country employees affect the organizations operations?
Week 2 DQ 2: How would the interview process in Japan differ from the process in the United States? Discuss how the selection criteria for employment can differ. Explain what may be acceptable in Japan as opposed to in the United States.
WEEK 3
Week 3 DQ 1: As a human resource manager for a multinational organization, how would you recommend identifying the training needs of locals? How might training and development vary depending on the country, and how would you ensure all needs are met?
Week 3 DQ 2: Why is it important for a company to articulate the knowledge and skill requirement for advancement? Describe the steps an organization can take to ensure all performance requirements are measured consistently.
WEEK 4
Week 4 DQ 1: Rank your top five most important components of a total rewards system. Explain why they are important to you. How might these change if you are in a foreign country?
Week 4 DQ 2: What cultural influences would have the most effect on the total rewards system? How would these influences affect the system? How might the system be negatively?
