BUS 692 Week 1 Work

Required Resources

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Read Commonsense Talent Management :

· Chapter 1: Why Read This Book? The Good, the Great, and the Stupidus Maximus Award 1

· Chapter 2: Strategic HR: What It Is, Why It Is Important, and Why It Is Often Difficult

Hunt, S.T. (2014). Common Sense Talent Management: using strategic human resources to improve company performance .  Retrieved from Ebook Central

Articles

Porter, M. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review(1), 78. Retreieved from Ashford University library.

Porter, M. (2010). Porter's Generic Strategies (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.quickmba.com/strategy/generic.shtml

Multimedia

Education Unlocked. (2013).  Porter's Generic Strategies (Links to an external site.)  [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wXVnBrpZ-U

Achieving Organizational Strategy Through People Discussion 1

A common theme observed in modern organizations today is the poor alignment of business strategy and HRM strategy. Find an article(s) through ProQuest which discusses the benefits of aligning HRM activities with key business initiatives and discuss the challenges and the opportunities of doing so. Support your post with at least one current and relevant article from the ProQuest database. Present your findings in 200 words or more in your discussion post. Use at least one recent, scholarly source in your reply.Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts.

Reference to use

Oppong, N. Y. (2017). Exploring the importance of human resource activities-strategies alignments: Interactive brainstorming groups approach. Cogent Business & Management, 4(1) doi:http://dx.doi.org.proxy-library.ashford.edu/10.1080/23311975.2016.1273081

Fundamental Strategic HR Practices Discussion 2

Using Figure 2.1 on page 18 of your textbook, describe how to utilize the model to attract, develop, and retain high-performing employees. Recommendation, target employees that will be used to populate your Capstone firm (See Week 1 Assignment). Support your post with at least one current and relevant article from the Ashford Library database. Present your findings in 200 words or more in your discussion post.

Week 1 - Assignment

Selection of the Firm

HOME Depot is the Topic

Determine an organization you will analyze and evaluate over the six weeks of this course. The organization can be one in which you work, one in which you have access, or one of such substance that significant internet material is available for your use.

Write a 1000-1200 word paper:

· Describe the nature of the organization (provide industry, product/service, a brief history, and position in relation to competition)

· Develop an organizational chart for the proposed organization.

· Include the title of positions and a brief description of the positions’ duties and responsibilities.

· Tip: Watch the recommended video titled, Create Organizational Chart in Office Word 2013-Very Simple Tip,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G7o0GFd5Jw (Links to an external site.)

· Discuss the business strategy of your selected company, (Read article on Porter’s Generic Strategies)

· Define the specific area of the business you plan to address

In addition to the requirements above, your paper:

· Must be double-spaced and 12 point font

· Must be formatted according to APA style

· Must include an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement

· Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph

· Must reference two scholarly resources in addition to the textbook

· Must include a reference page written in APA format

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)  (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.