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Strategic Partner
The field of human resources is evolving from providing services to
an organization to becoming a strategic partner in its growth.
Analyze and discuss how the role of human resources today can
provide value as a strategic partner in an organization. Your
original response to this discussion question should be 150-200
words. Please respond to at least two (2) fellow student postings,
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Evolution of Work
Effective human resources professionals have a solid
understanding of the changing nature of work and the workplace.
Compare and contrast the evolution of work and the workplace
over the past 20 years and how it has impacted human resources.
Your original response to this discussion question should be 150200 words
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Strategic Intent
HR planning should be focused on helping the organization achieve its
strategic intent, which derives from its vision. These strategies need to
both service the short-term, operational concerns (business planning) and
the slightly longer-term strategic (business/corporate planning) cycle.
Select a company you are familiar with and detail one short-term and one
longer-term strategy, and then discuss how the role of human resources
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Week 2 DQ 2
Employee Motivation
Recruitment is of little use if an organization cannot retain key
employees. Therefore, it is critical that organizations properly
motivate and reward their employees. Discuss the factors that
affect employee motivation and how a proper reward system can
affect an employees motivation. Explore the recommended
articles for this week for ideas in responding to this discussion.
Your original response to this discussion question should be 150200 words. Please respond to at least two (2) fellow student
postings, advancing and debating the key points of their posting.
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Week 3 DQ 1
Career Tracks
The workplace is moving from career ladders to career tracks, with
employees accepting responsibility for managing their own careers.
Elaborate on this new phenomenon, discussing specific strategies that
human resources can promote to help people help themselves. Your
original response to this discussion question should be 150-200 words.
Please respond to at least two (2) fellow student postings, advancing and
debating the key points of their posting
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Global Leaders
Identifying and developing global leaders is a key concern for international
companies. Compare and contrast the skills and context of the
traditional, national manager with that of the international manager. Your
original response to this discussion question should be 150-200 words.
Please respond to at least two (2) fellow student postings, advancing and
debating the key points of their posting.
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Week 4 DQ 1
Skills to Be Effective
The role of HR is to help make business successful through great people
and people management. Elaborate on the key skills required to be an
effective human resource professional, as well as some of the challenges
in acquiring those skills. Your original response to this discussion question
should be 150-200 words. Please respond to at least two (2) fellow
student postings, advancing and debating the key points of their posting.
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No Boundaries
Mergers, globalization, and the desire to bring the right people together to
work on the right projects are just some reasons employees are
increasingly likely to be required to work beyond their own departmental
or organizational boundaries. Discuss the challenges of working across
boundaries and how human resources can prepare employees to thrive in
a boundary-less organization. Your original response to this discussion
question should be 150-200 words. Please respond to at least two (2)
fellow student postings, advancing and debating the key points of their
posting.
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Final Paper
As the global marketplace becomes increasingly more competitive, it is
incumbent upon human resources to broaden its strategic mission and
become a strategic partner with executive staff. This requires human
resources to have a detailed understanding of not only the human
resources field, but the strengths and challenges of its organization, and
the complexities of its industry. Through these units of knowledge
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Role of Culture
An organizations culture can be a debilitating impediment to the
development and implementation of its strategic plan. Discuss the role of
culture along with specific strategies that would create a positive climate
within the organization. Your original response to this discussion question
should be 150-200 words. Please respond to at least two (2) fellow
student postings, advancing and debating the key points of their posting
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Knowledge Management
Given the rate of technological change and global market pressures, there
is considerable change and uncertainty in many organizations.
Organizational value is determined more by knowledge (intellectual
capital) rather than the traditional factors of productions (land, labor and
capital). Review the concept of knowledge management and how human
resources can create the conditions for the effective sharing of knowledge
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