For Prof Dan

Assignment 1-Labor Relations & Performance Management -(Needed by Saturday 12 March)

5–7 slides + title and reference slides; Speaker notes 200–250 words/slide

• Review the different performance appraisal tools, and make a recommendation for a tool to be used with warehouse associates and a tool to be used with management personnel.
• Why did you choose the tools that you did? What impact will they have on the organization’s HR information systems (Internet, telecommunications and networks, software, hardware, data, simulations, e-learning)?
• How would the tools be introduced in the work environment?
• What role will these tools play in performance management? What kinds of descriptive and inferential statistics might now be used in the performance management system?
• What role do they play in avoiding litigation?
• How would you assess the effectiveness of the tools?

Assignment 2- Job Analysis

Over the last few weeks, you have addressed many important human resources (HR) issues related to expansion. Since SaharaOasis’s plans to continue such an expansion, a new position of logistics manager is being developed to help organize and manage resources across facilities and with suppliers.

Using Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection resources, research job analysis and create a paper of 750–1,000 words that addresses the following:

• Discuss the process you would use to develop this new position.
• What role does job analysis play in developing a job description and subsequent job posting?
• Specifically, which job analysis techniques would you use, and why?
• Why should more than 1 technique be used?
• Once the job analysis and subsequent job description are developed, how can the organization use this information to make this position a success?
• Process improvement in the organization from a production and operations management is a key component of the Logistics Manager position. Considering this, describe the potential selection criteria that you will use for the new Logistics Manager.

Provide a reference list at the end of your presentation of at least 5 Bloomberg Businessweek B-School Connection articles, and include in-text citations for the articles in APA format.

Part 2

As part of the hiring process for the Logistics Manager, a compensation package needs to be prepared. In an additional 250–500 words, add the following to Part 1:

• What steps would you use to determine the appropriate compensation for this position?
• How would you ensure that there is internal as well as external pay equity?
• What role does indirect compensation play in ensuring equity?