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Human Resource Management 6th Edition John Bernardin - Solutions
What is the value of self assessment for individual career planning and organizational career management? Why should employees seek feedback from others regarding their job performance and career plans? How could performance-appraisal information (360-degree appraisal) be used to assist individuals
Why is it important to integrate career development programs with other programs in organizations (e.g., performance appraisal, training, selection, compensation)? Offer some suggestions for how this can be done.
Should organizations make special efforts to deal with career-family issues through part-time work, job-sharing, flextime, relocation assistance, and other programs? Should they also have special programs in place for employees who are not married nor parents?
With the increasing number of organizations experiencing downsizings and layoffs, it has become critical that they have career programs in place to assist out placed employees. What suggestions would you offer for the types of assistance that are needed in outplacement programs?
Research CEO pay on the Internet (try www.aflcio.org/paywatch and Graef Crystal’s column at www.bloomberg.com/columns). Identify persons you believe to be the most overpaid and underpaid and explain why. Determine if any new legislation or regulation could affect executive pay.
Research current trends in defined contribution versus defined benefits programs. From the employer’s perspective, what program is preferable and why? Now, consider the employee’s perspective.
What is the most typical pay policy for expatriate assignments? How would you determine the entire pay package?
It has been proposed that HR managers should be more involved with compensation committees charged with determining executive pay packages. How should HR be involved?
Critique market-pricing pay with the traditional approach to compensation. Which approach is more important for organizational effectiveness? Which approach would you implement and why?
Pay expert Ed Lawler says pay the person, not the job. Explain what you think he means and how that would work.
What is broadbanding and what does the latest research say about its effectiveness?
The Paycheck Fairness Act has been proposed to promote pay equity. Research this legislation and determine its status and/or effects.
A constant political debate is whether the minimum wage should be increased. Research this topic and justify your position on the topic.
Some argue that workers' compensation programs and the FMLA have proven to be problematic laws for employers. Research these issues to determine the recent controversies and proposed solutions. Why are there so many lawsuits regarding overtime?
Why is trust so important for PFP systems?
When is a group-based PFP system better than an individual system?
Some experts argue that a corporation’s board of directors should be paid only with stock options. What do you think?
How would you go about combining individual and group-based PFP systems?
Some experts believe that if you have to use performance appraisals as the main source of data for a PFP system, you shouldn’t bother with the PFP system. What do you think?
Under what conditions (if any) should a company install a forced-distribution rating system for PFP?
Deming and other quality experts think PFP is a bad idea. What do you think?
A CEO once told an HR consultant that organizational justice is a “touchy feely concept not related to anything important.” If you were the HR consultant, what would you say?
Should realistic job previews be applied to overseas assignments? If so, how would you go about constructing a realistic job preview for such an assignment? Pick one country and do a draft of an RJP for an assignment there.
The “covenant of good faith and fair dealing” as related to employment-at-will implies that excellent performance over an extended period of time grants the performer a right to only be terminated for “just cause.” Research your state’s position in this area.
Should companies have the right to monitor all Internet “surfing” at work? How would you react if a company stipulated that no personal surfing is allowed and, if discovered, could result in termination?
How does a binding arbitration agreement work? Should companies be allowed to adopt a binding arbitration requirement for their current employees in which employees surrender their right to litigate employment disputes through the court system? Explain your answer. What is the current state of
Should companies purchase software that shuts down all access terminated employees have to company equipment, credit cards, website access, and premises as soon as the termination takes effect? Why would a company need to purchase such software?
To what extent would you be attracted to an organization that offered a variety of work arrangements such as flextime, telecommuting, four-day workweeks and job sharing?
Should public employees of all types of jobs be allowed to strike?
How might a multinational corporation better prepare itself for dealing with the differing union environments in other countries?
Compare and contrast unions in the United States, Germany, and Japan. How are they similar and different? What can they learn from one another?
What are the major effects of unions on compensation?
Why do unions sometimes have a positive impact on productivity?
If unions are to survive, what do you think they will have to do to attract and maintain members?
Should companies be allowed to hire workers based on their attitudes toward unions?
Why is it advantageous for both the union and management to remain flexible during collective bargaining negotiations?
Describe the sources of power brought to the bargaining table by both the union and management sides.
Describe how union and management might prepare for labor negotiations. How are their preparations similar and different?
Should the government be allowed to intervene in strikes that are not a threat to national security or public welfare, in order to expedite their resolution? Why or why not?
Why is a 20 year old with three years of experience more likely to be involved in an accident than a 30 year old with three years of experience? After you develop your theory for this fact, explain how companies can intervene to reduce (or wipe out) the effect.
Why has violence in the workplace become a larger problem for organizations? What recommendations would you offer to a company to ensure that it does not experience violence? Be specific.
How could you as a manager develop a strategy for increasing employees' motivation to work more safely?
Devise a training program and a policy directed at increasing the physical fitness of your employees. Take a position on smoking, alcohol use, and other health related matters, and state whether you would make the programs mandatory.
Do you think that managers should be held criminally liable for health and safety violations? Should they go to jail for such violations? If so, under what conditions? If not, why not?
Do you support a policy of random drug testing for all employees? Explain. Would you be less attracted to an organization that required random drug testing with no probable cause?
Should a company be allowed to prohibit smoking or drinking alcohol on or off the job for its employees? Explain your answer.
Given the accumulated evidence of the effects of smoking, why hasn't OSHA taken any steps to regulate smoking and second-hand smoke in the workplace?
What kind of work-related factors affect employees’ stress levels? What recommendations would you offer a company to manage the stress of its employees?
Compare and contrast employee assistance and wellness programs. What is the value of each for an organization?
Why is there such a discrepancy between what academic research finds (and recommends) and what is actually practiced? How could this gap be closed more quickly?
In terms of the eight HR domains discussed in Chapter 1, what answers are required before getting too far along in plans to open another location?
Write down what you regard as the top five most important questions for which you need answers.
What (if any) other information do you need about the job analysis, the test, or anything else to be able to take a definitive position on whether the company should use the test?
Consider the four scenarios below and answer the questions after each one. Scenario 1: Muhammad, who is Arab American, works for XYZ Motors, a large used car business. Muhammad meets with his manager and complains that Bill, one of his co-workers, regularly calls him names like “camel jockey,”
Should Mr. Polk and others be allowed to violate a grooming policy on the basis of a religious proclamation on the sanctity of dreadlocks? Why or why not? If you answer "yes," is there any point where you would draw the line in terms of company policy regarding appearance and the religious
Are there specific test items that are (or may be) legally problematic?
Should the company be allowed to ask such questions? Think of all issues that you considered in taking a position or, if you aren’t sure what your position is, what additional information do you need?
Do a Net search to determine what the salary would be of a customer service representative working in the U.S.
Is it unethical to contract with such an organization?
What do you see as the major advantages and disadvantages of contracting with an overseas customer call center?
Pick at least one question where you were (and perhaps still are) surprised by the correct answer. Do a search of some of the research that was cited to justify the correct answer and make a determination if more recent research either corroborates the correct answer or disputes it. Write a short
If you were assigned to consider redesigning jobs within your organization, would you use the JDS to gather data or use some other approach to job analysis? Explain your answer.
Conduct research on the Job Diagnostic Survey and the Job Characteristics Model and, after receiving information on how to interpret your score, make some predictions about the implications of your score for important work outcomes.
How would the company prove the job relatedness of such a test?
In your home state, can a company use political information to make decisions about people?
What does research say about the use of the Five-Factor Model for predicting success in sales?
Doesn’t faking on tests like the one you took completely undermine the usefulness of such tests for actual personnel selection? Wouldn’t the “fakers” get the job and those who answered honestly not be hired (or promoted)? Justify your answer with research.
Are there any other methods besides self-report inventories that would provide for an assessment of personality traits that might improve the validity in the assessment of these traits?
What is incremental validity? Does this term apply to the assessment of personality traits?
What does research say about the relationship between the FFM and the Core-Self Evaluations Scale?
If you were going to use a self-report inventory to select sales personnel, would you use a Big-Five measure, the CSES, neither, or both? Explain your answer and cite any relevant research.
Most people regard corporate social responsibility in the straight business sense; that is, CSR must be linked to the “bottom line” or corporate financial performance. Do you agree with this position? Explain your answer.
Pick a job in which “mystery shoppers” might provide helpful and unique data. Describe how you would develop the system and incorporate data from this system into the performance-appraisal system.
When is it appropriate to measure competencies? Describe an appraisal system in which the purposes for the appraisal system were accomplished when the system called for assessments of personal competencies as opposed to a record of performance outcomes.
Also, could a university use “mystery shoppers?” If you think it could, should it and what would the “shoppers” look for?
How would you test the theories of discrimination in these complaints?
Play the role of consultant to Ford and write a one-page memo recommending and justifying the data and documentation that should be analyzed. Your memo should also include an evaluation of the forced distribution rating system and refer to research in its effects.
What is your opinion as to whether the plaintiffs in the ADEA (age) case can use a “disparate impact” theory to define prima facie discrimination. Provide an example of how statistics could be used to show ‘prima facie’ discrimination in decision related to retention or terminations.
Who would have the burden of proof if such evidence was presented?
Prepare an example of an “80 percent rule” violation showing prima facie evidence of “disparate impact” against older workers. Use any type of personnel decision (e.g., terminations/retentions, promotions) that would involve performance appraisal data.
Should a forced-distribution system be installed to eliminate problems with personnel decisions? Explain your answer based on research.
You have been asked to design a diversity-training program for incoming freshmen at your school. Try to answer the questions presented above in this context: • Develop a method for the training program. • Do a Web search to identify online diversity programs. • Using Kirkpatrick’s model,
Did your responses to the questionnaire approximate the mean data from other students? If there were significant differences (about 2 points higher or lower), in what areas were these differences?
This training is intended to help you understand and comply with a policy prohibiting sexual harassment. Whether this is your first training or just a refresher, we hope you find it interesting and informative. After you have completed the training and received your certificate, answer the
What is an O*NET-SOC code? Explain what a standard occupational classification is.
What type of evaluative measure is the test you just completed online? Is it a reactive, learning, behavioral, or results measure? What is your opinion of the quality of this measure?
What reactive, learning, behavioral, and results/ outcome measures do you propose to assess the effects of this training program? Write at least one specific example of each type of evaluative criteria.
Should the government put more regulatory constraints on executive pay? Explain your answer. Do a search to determine if there is any new or pending legislation or regulation that would regulate executive pay.
Do you agree with the argument that executive pay is based on an external market analysis (the principle of external equity) and is thus fair?
Do you think “clawbacks” should be mandatory and, if so, what should they stipulate? Conduct an on-line search to get an idea of how many companies are requiring “clawbacks” in their proxy statements.
Should “say on pay” be mandatory for all executive pay packages? Should corporate boards alone continue to make decisions with respect to executive pay packages or should consent of a majority of shareholders be required? Suggest one or two advantage and disadvantages.
Do you agree with the recommendation to require full disclosure regarding pay consultants? Explain your answer.
What about the argument that CEO pay is no more out of line than the compensation of movie stars or star athletes?
Conduct research related to CSR and corporate performance since Orlitzky, Schmidt, and Rynes (2003). Does the new research support the conclusions of their meta-analysis?
Is this a violation of the EPA?
Would there be a violation of the “Paycheck Fairness Act” if this legislation has amended the FLSA?
Can the older workers use “disparate impact” theory in their age discrimination claim?
Based on the facts above, is the city of Tampa guilty of unlawful discrimination against older workers? Explain your answer.
Does the Lincoln system generalize to many other work situations? Think of one work setting in which you think the piece-rate method might work. Generate a list of the key contingencies that may be related to the success of a piece-rate system in that setting.Also, in addition to the piece-rate
Some experts recommend the use of a forced distribution rating system to control leniency. Do you agree with this recommendation?
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