Trends in the work place

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Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility.  As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment. 

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:

1. Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources      Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the      overall performance of an organization. Support your response with      specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically      responsible.
2. Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity      laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair      employment practices within the organization where you currently work or      an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your      response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment      practices.
3. According to the text, there are three (3) significant      trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and      skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which      each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently      work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response      with specific examples of said impact.
4. According to the text, workplace flexibility is      essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world.      Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or      one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be      flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
5. Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed)      resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not      qualify as academic resources. 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font      (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references      must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for      any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the      assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,      and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in      the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource      management.
• Analyze the external environmental factors that impact      human resource policies and procedures.
• Use technology and information resources to research      issues in human resource management foundations.
• Write clearly and concisely about human resource      management foundations using proper writing mechanics.