1.       “The Labor Force Today”  Please respond to the following: 

 

1.       Go to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Labor Force Statistics Website to review the Current Population Survey located at http://www.bls.gov/cps/demographics.htm, assess how underrepresented workers can be leveraged into any organization’s human resource strategy. Then, discuss how this links to the organization’s overall business strategy. 

 

2.       Determine two uses for the information on this Website and how they could be integrated into your organization’s human resource strategy.

 

 

 

2. Strategic Management” Please respond to the following: 

 

1.       According to Sloan & Gavin (2010), a Human Resource Management (HRM) function has a responsibility to help an organization become ethical.  Recommend a plan to effectively integrate  the following segments into your current or a former organization’s workforce:

 

·         People with religious practices with specific requirements

 

·         Developmentally disabled individuals

 

 

 

2.       Evaluate the impact these two groups might have on HRM and the organizational strategy. Determine if the costs outweigh the benefits.

 

 

 

3. Ethical Behavior”  Please respond to the following:

 

1.       The Sheomaker, Nijhof & Jonker (2006) article provides a detailed definition of “social responsibility.”  Provide your own definition of social responsibility. Then, assess how much an organization should focus on the role of social responsibility and provide your rationale. 

 

2.       Predict the important ethical behaviors that organizations upon which organizations will need to focus implementing policy changes over the next 10 years. Determine what might happen to an organization if an intervention does not take place.

 

 

 

4. Formulating New HR Strategy”  

• Consider how a new HR strategy could affect the environment.  Assess what characteristics in your former or current organization’s environment might impact your HR strategy.
• In terms of key resources for setting HR strategy, evaluate what resources will be the primary concerns for creating a new strategy.  Consider resources such as staffing, finances, and facilities.
• 5″HR and Organizational Strategy”  Please respond to the following: Take a position on the following statement: “The process of setting an organization’s strategy should be the driving force in the establishment of all HR policies, programs, and practices,” from Mello, 2011, p. 115.Imagine you are a consultant hired to evaluate an organization’s business strategy. Assess how to test the quality of an organization’s business strategy and the steps you would take to complete this assignment.