Week 6 Assignments

Week 6

Business Negotiation

Discussion: Due Friday, March 6, 2015

· Ethics in Negotiation

Consider the scenario presented on page 171 of your textbook: You are a vice president of human resources, negotiating with a union representative for a new labor contract.

The union refuses to sign a new contract unless the company agrees to raise the number of paid holidays from six to seven. Management estimates it will cost approximately $220,000 for each paid holiday, and argues that the company cannot afford to meet the demand.

However, you know that, in reality, money is not the issue – the company simply doesn’t think the unions demand is justified. To convince the union leaders that they should withdraw their demand, you have been considering these alternatives:

(a) tell the union that the company simply can’t afford it, without further explanation;

(b) prepare erroneous financial statements that show that it will cost about $300,000 per paid holiday, which you simply can’t afford; and

(c) offer union leaders an all-expenses-paid “working” trip to a Florida resort if they will simply drop the demand. Employing one of the four approaches to ethical reasoning presented in the text, justify or criticize each of the three alternatives

Week 6 Assignment Due: Sunday, March 8, 2015

· Power in Negotiation

In a two to four page paper, discuss the major sources of power discussed in the text. Where appropriate, provide examples from your own experiences with negotiations.

 

Human Resource

Discussion: Due Friday, March 6, 2015

· Social Security

“Social Security should serve as a foundation for employee retirement programs. Therefore, Congress should explore more extensive revisions to the program to ensure that the next generation of retirees will receive the benefit.”  

Do you agree or disagree with this statement?  Explain your response.

Week 6 Assignment Due: Sunday, March 8, 2015

· Flexible Benefits Programs

Many organizations, both public and private, use flexible benefits programs to help attract and retain a motivated and high-performing workforce.  

Using this lead-in as a backdrop, conduct online research and choose an organization, public or private, that has gained popularity because of their flexible benefits program or lack thereof.  

Write a 1000 word (minimum) APA formatted paper based on your research in which you analyze the organization’s benefits program and describe the advantages and disadvantages of such.

- APA formatted

- Title sheet

- References page

- 2-3 references (not Wikipedia). You may use the textbook for a reference, but will not count towards the 2-3 minimum.

- Only the body of the paper will count toward the word requirement.  Please write in 3rd person.