Write a report detailing how each of the following will support the change
STAND-ALONE PROJECT
MR601 Survey of Human Resource Management
Stand-Alone Project: Strategic Cultural Change (200 points)
You should begin working on the Stand-Alone Project early in the course. Each lesson provides a benchmark for completing the Stand-Alone Project in a timely manner while working through the course. You will find this information in the “Stand-Alone Project Benchmark” section of each lesson. (200 points) (A 10-page response is required for the combination of Parts A, B, and C.)
You are the Assistant Vice President of Carpetbagger's Chemicals, a sixty-year-old company that provides chemicals used to create and install indoor and outdoor carpet. Your company has thrived on a "good old boy" network based on relationship selling and personal delivery using a fleet of company-owned, light-utility trucks driven by members of your sales force.
Recently, your competition is threatening from several directions. Other chemical companies, using national and regional transportation carriers and Internet sales, are offering faster turn-around and lower prices. In addition, carpet made in Asia and Australia is gaining in popularity in the United States. Sales have been down for three years, and costs continue to rise.
The board of directors of Carpetbagger's Chemicals recently hired a new president to help turn the company around. He has determined that it is necessary to create radical change to make Carpetbagger's Chemicals profitable again. These changes will ultimately affect the very culture of your organization. There are three (3) top priorities for the new president.
1. Retool the sales force to be more aggressive.
2. Move delivery of products from the sales force to independent national transportation carriers (which will negate the need for the fleet of light utility trucks for the sales force).
3. Create a new, international sales division to explore marketing Carpetbagger's Chemicals to carpet makers in other countries.
Develop a plan to support this new strategy through human resources.
This Stand-Alone Project is comprised of four (4) parts. Your Stand-Alone Project responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the project itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. (200 points) (A 10-page report, organizational chart, and 20-slide MS PowerPoint presentation are required for the combination of Parts A, B, C, and D.)
Part A Write a report detailing how each of the following will support the change.
1. HR Strategy
2. Recruiting
3. Compensation and Benefits
4. Training and Development
5. Employee Relations
6. Global HR
Part B Create a new organizational chart for the company. (Both MS PowerPoint and MS Excel have functions that allow users to create organizational charts. You may also download organizational chart templates from http://www.office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/)
Part C Since this initiative is new and not within scope of the current budget, you will need to provide a detailed proposal highlighting additional human resource department costs for communication, new staff (if necessary), training (design and delivery), employee relations, pilot programs, consultant fees, etc. By the way, the new Company President is a tightwad, so keep your costs low.
Part D Prepare a 20-slide MS PowerPoint presentation to communicate your plans to the board of directors.
Grading Rubric
Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable
75 points 50 points 35 points20 points
Student provides a clear, logical
report that addresses most of
the following areas: Strategy,
Recruiting, Compensation,
Benefits, Training and
Development, Employee
Relations, and Global HR.
Student provides a mostly clear,
logical report that addresses most
of the following areas: Strategy,
Recruiting, Compensation,
Benefits, Training and
Development, Employee
Relations, and Global HR.
Student provides a partially clear,
logical report that addresses most
of the following areas: Strategy,
Recruiting, Compensation, Benefits,
Training and Development,
Employee Relations, and Global
HR.
Student provides a weak or
unclear report that addresses
most of the following areas:
Strategy, Recruiting,
Compensation, Benefits, Training
and Development, Employee
Relations, and Global HR.
25 points 15 points 10 points 5 points
Student provides a clear, logical
organizational chart for the
company.
Student provides a mostly clear,
logical organizational chart for the
company.
Student provides a partially clear,
logical organizational chart for the
company.
Student provides a weak or
unclear organizational chart for
the company.
50 points 35 points20 points 10 points
Student provides a clear, logical,
detailed proposal highlighting
additional human resource
department costs for
communication, new staff (if
necessary), training (design and
delivery), employee relations,
pilot programs, consultant fees,
etc
Student provides a mostly clear,
logical, detailed proposal
highlighting additional human
resource department costs for
communication, new staff (if
necessary), training (design and
delivery), employee relations,
pilot programs, consultant fees,
etc
Student provides a partially clear,
logical, detailed proposal
highlighting additional human
resource department costs for
communication, new staff (if
necessary), training (design and
delivery), employee relations, pilot
programs, consultant fees, etc
Student provides a weak or
unclear proposal highlighting
additional human resource
department costs for
communication, new staff (if
necessary), training (design and
delivery), employee relations,
pilot programs, consultant fees,
etc
40 points 30 points 20 points 10 points
Student provides a clear, logical
20-slide MS PowerPoint
presentation to communicate his
or her plans to the board of
directors.
Student provides a mostly clear,
logical 20-slide MS PowerPoint
presentation to communicate his
or her plans to the board of
directors.
Student provides a partially clear,
logical 20-slide MS PowerPoint
presentation to communicate his
or her plans to the board of
directors.
Student provides a weak or
unclear 20-slide MS PowerPoint
presentation to communicate his
or her plans to the board of
directors.
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points
Student makes no errors in
grammar or spelling that distract
the reader from the content.
Student makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling that distract
the reader from the content.
Student makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling that distract
the reader from the content.
Student makes more than 4
errors in grammar or spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points
The paper is written in proper
format. All sources used for
quotes and facts are credible
and cited correctly. Excellent
organization, including a variety
of thoughtful transitions.
The paper is written in proper
format with only 1-2 errors. All
sources used for quotes and facts
are credible and most are cited
correctly. Adequate organization
includes a variety of appropriate
transitions.
The paper is written in proper
format with only 3-5 errors. Most
sources used for quotes and facts
are credible and cited correctly.
Essay is poorly organized, but may
include a few effective transitions.
The paper is not written in proper
format. Many sources used for
quotes and facts are less than
credible (suspect) and/or are not
cited correctly. Essay is
disorganized and does not include
effective transitions.
Mechanics -Grammar,
Punctuation, Spelling
(5 Points)
Format - APA Format,
Citations,
Organization,
Transitions (5 Points)
Part B
Organizational Chart
(25 points)
Part A Report (75
points)
Part D PowerPoint
Presentation (40
points)
Part C Proposal (50
points)