Compare and contrast traditional and strategic HR. In what types of organizations might traditional HR still be appropriate?

Approaches & Role of Human Resource Management

Compare and contrast traditional and strategic HR. In what types of organizations might traditional HR still be appropriate?
Traditional HR concentrates on the administrative tasks of pencil pushing and staff hiring. Outside of their specified
boundaries, the HRP has nothing to do. This basically implies that HR oversees the paperwork and menial responsibilities
that come with their job.
Strategic HR, on the other hand, is a different story. The HRP is entrusted with achieving results rather than performing chores as part of strategic HR. The four ways Urlich measured them in the book can be used to determine this.

How would you determine if there is a need for unconscious bias training in organization? Would you make it required for all managers? Be specific.

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1. (1a) How would you determine if there is a need for unconscious bias training in organization? Would you make it required for all managers? Be specific.

2. (2a) What would be your stated learning objectives for this training? (2b) For your company, would you change the delivery method of this training? Why or why not? (2c) Would you add additional modalities to the training? Why or why not? If yes, what might these include?

3. Based on your stated learning objectives, how would you determine whether these are achieved? How would you demonstrate that this training was worth managers’ time and attention?

4. (4a) What do you see as major strengths of the unconscious bias training program from a training design perspective? (4b) What do you see as the major weaknesses of this training and how might they be addressed?

Explain how the strategic analysis tools found in chapter 3 of your textbook can help your chosen organization build a future-oriented strategy.

You have been employed as the Director of Strategy and Business Intelligence with your chosen company from the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program website. You have already started to evaluate the “Award Application Summary” of your chosen company as a business case. Your goal is to demonstrate skill and expertise in strategic analysis of the strategic position of your company. You will be able to use this research in future professional deliverables. Use the following criteria to make strategic decisions for your chosen award winning organization.


• Identify and provide an overview of your chosen company from the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program website.
• Introduce the concept of strategic analysis based on figure 3.1  in your textbook.
• Explain how the strategic analysis tools found in chapter 3 of your textbook can help your chosen organization build a future-oriented strategy.
• Explain the macro-environment, how to analyze the macro-environment, and its importance to strategy development. Use theories, principles and concepts from various research resources to substantiate your thoughts, opinions and ideas .
• Apply proper APA style referencing format.
• Use headings to segment the topics in your writing in order to create a flow of ideas for your reader.
• Write in third person.
You are expected to write unique perspectives on the subject of strategy, and its purpose in business. Refrain from committing plagiarism. It will not be tolerated. Your contributions must synthesize existing theories, concepts and principles from the business literature, and must add value to the existing body of knowledge.

Discuss this statement in relation to traditional and contemporary leadership and management theories and assess and evaluate how these theories are applied in your own organisation or an organisation you are familiar with.

Management Principles

TOTAL MARK POSSIBLE 50%

Overview: Management Principles

To identify, analyse and utilise a range of management principles and theories within facilities management.

Responses to be in the range of 3000 words.

‘The preferred leadership and management styles of an individual may not be effective in the successful delivery of a construction project.’ Discuss this statement in relation to traditional and contemporary leadership and management theories and assess and evaluate how these theories are applied in your own organisation or an organisation you are familiar with.

OR

It is argued that implementing key performance indicators creates a culture of hitting targets and may have a negative impact on the business. Discuss the role of KPI’s in the management of a large organisation and critically evaluate the use of metrics with examples from the literature and from your own experience.

What type of organisation(s) did the researcher(s) study? What change did the organisation(s) undertake or experience?

Your assignment should have three sections, using the sub-headings given below.
You do not need to have a separate Introduction and Conclusion section for this assignment. The assignment is ‘introduced’ at the start of Section 1 when you introduce the case study and ‘concluded’ in Section 2 and 3 when you outline the implications for theory and practice . Use the three section headings provided below.

CASE STUDY SUMMARY
This section should contain three elements.
First, briefly introduce the case study organisation(s). What type of organisation(s) did the researcher(s) study? What change did the organisation(s) undertake or experience?
Second, briefly summarise the research methods the researcher(s) used to gather data about the change?
Third and finally, summarise in your own words what happened during the change process. This means explaining what key events occurred during the change and the outcome of the change, based on the information provided in the article. Use only the information from the journal article. You do not need to undertake any additional research into the organisation or the change from other sources.

Calculate the minimum average room rate that PoshPlace will need to charge in order to provide the hotel’s owners with the 15 per cent return on their investments that they are seeking.

Business, Hospitality and Events

The 200-room Hotel PoshPlace is soon to open in Perth, Australia. It is
projected that the hotel will be financed with a loan of $6,000,000 at 12 per cent
annual interest, and the owners will invest $2,000,000. The owners will be
seeking a 15 per cent annual return on their investment. The hotel will be open
365 days per year, and it is expected that it will achieve a 70 per cent average
occupancy. Hotel profits will be taxed at the rate of 40 per cent.
Hotel fixed costs are expected to be:
Insurance $180,000
Depreciation $200,000
Administration $150,000
Information Systems $100,000
Human Resources $ 50,000
Marketing Expenses $140,000
Property Maintenance $200,000
It is estimated that the hotel’s food and beverage department will generate an
annual profit of $150,000 and that variable room cleaning costs will be $12 per
room night sold.
Calculate the minimum average room rate that PoshPlace will need to charge in
order to provide the hotel’s owners with the 15 per cent return on their
investments that they are seeking. For full marks, you must show your workings
out, not just the end answer. Mark: /8
2. The Intercontinental London has a total of 250 rooms. The budgeted occupancy
for the month of March 2022 was 80% and the actual occupancy was 92%.
The actual labour expense of £49 569 exceeded the budget by £10509, and the
budgeted room attendant hours of 3100 increased to 3813. Simone Smith, the
executive housekeeper, has difficulty in reporting on the total labour variance
of £10509 for the month of March 2022.
a) Can you assist Simone in calculating the labour volume, efficiency and
compound variances that resulted in the total labour variance of £10509?
For full marks, you must show your workings out, not just the end answer.
Mark: /8
b) Given your calculations, can you interpret and explain the likely
circumstances that led to the total labour variance experienced by Simone?

Critically analyse the challenges that human resources management has faced during the pandemic with a focus on its contribution to business success? Discuss in relation to your own organisation, or an organisation you are familiar with.

 

Human Resources Management

Commercial and Financial Management
Human Resources Management TOTAL MARK POSSIBLE 50%
Human Resources Management

To systematically and creatively deal with complex issues in human resources management as appropriate to facilities managers.

Responses to be in the range of 3,000 words.

Assignment

Critically analyse the challenges that human resources management has faced during the pandemic with a focus on its contribution to business success? Discuss in relation to your own organisation, or an organisation you are familiar with.

OR as an alternative assignment

Critically analyse, the role of Human Resources Management in preparing the business for the emerging challenges associated with the climate change and sustainability agenda and produce an action plan that identifies and examines the key issues to ensure that your business operations remain effective and are flexible enough to adapt to changing circumstances.

Explain how you would implement those strategies and how those strategies support the human resource management strategy.

For the final assignment, you will assemble the information you have developed from your work in Weeks 1 through 4 into the final draft of your Organizational Case Study Research Proposal. In addition, you will determine future retention and recruitment strategies, as well as performance evaluations and add them to your research proposal.

To complete this section, review the instructor feedback you received for your Week 2 Assignment and incorporate it into a final draft.

Data Collection

In Week 3, you explained how you planned to collect the data related to the identified problem. Your explanation included determining the data collection method , comparing data collection methods, and choosing a data collection method.

To complete this section, review the instructor you received for your Week 3 Assignment and incorporate it into a final draft.

Interventions

In Week 4, you identified whether the proposed intervention would be individual, team, whole organization, or multiple; evaluated the purpose of the intervention; and explained the recommended changes. In addition, you explained how the intervention would help and/or fix the identified problem.

Explain how you would implement those strategies and how those strategies support the human resource management strategy.

Regulatory, Legal, Ethical Issues

Drawing from readings in previous courses, examine the problem identified in Week 1 from the perspective of legal, regulatory, and ethical compliance. Explain how the proposed intervention addresses any legal, regulatory, or ethical compliance issues.

 

Describe and map, by creating two IDEFO diagrams, the main processes in the pre-construction phase of the selected project. The two IDEF0 diagrams should consist of a single.

Introduce your selected project. The selected project should be named, and a brief background should be provided to introduce/describe the chosen project and to justify its iconic nature. Project key information and start and completion
dates should be clearly specified by including relevant tables/figures.
2. Describe and map, by creating two IDEFO diagrams, the main processes in the pre-construction phase of the selected project. The two IDEF0 diagrams should consist of a single.
Level 0 diagram and a single Level 1 diagram. You should also select four processes, from your Level 1 IDEF0 diagram, and describe the flow of activities within these processes by using four UML Activity diagrams.
The RIBA Plan of Work or CIOB Code of Practice for Project Management frameworks must be investigated and used to identify and map the main processes/activities and other relevant information to be included in your own diagrams.
The selected framework should be clearly named in the report.

How does the GIS help Wendy’s improve their decisions on store locations? Are the store location decisions certain or uncertain decisions? How can intuition contribute to Wendy’s decision-making process?

BAM 315 Principles of Management Unit 1:Read “Case Application 1: Where to Locate Next?” on page 69 of your text and answer the following: How does the GIS help Wendy’s improve their decisions on store locations? Are the store location decisions certain or uncertain decisions? How can intuition contribute to Wendy’s decision-making process?