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Managing Human Resources 19th Edition Scott Snell , Shad Morris - Solutions
If you were asked to advise a private employer (with no government contracts) of its equal employment opportunity responsibilities, what would you say?AppendixLO1
As a manager, what steps can you take to deal with the organizational impact of the Family and Medical Leave Act?AppendixLO1
Prepare a brief outline of an organizational policy on sexual harassment. Be sure to include complaint, investigation, and enforcement procedures.AppendixLO1
What steps would you take as a manager to ensure fair treatment for older employees?AppendixLO1
Collect two policies on EEO, sexual harassment, or family and medical leave from two different employers in your area. How are they similar (or different)? Which aspects of the policies support the appropriate law?AppendixLO1
To comply with the provisions of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, what types of reasonable accommodations might an employer make for a pregnant employee?AppendixLO1
What are some of the key differences between adverse-impact discrimination and disparate-treatment discrimination?AppendixLO1
Your boss, the chief HR officer, asks for advice on how to avoid charges of age discrimination when conducting a layoff. What would you recommend?AppendixLO1
How might an employer ensure that the term overqualified applicant is not just a code for too old?AppendixLO1
You are the CEO of a midsize manufacturing company. You want to be sure that all your supervisors understand the concept of retaliation and that your company is not accused of it. What actions might you take?AppendixLO1
Are there business and ethical reasons I should pay attention to diversity and inclusion (D&I)?AppendixLO1
What are leading companies doing in this area?AppendixLO1
What works when it comes to changing employee attitudes and behaviors toward D&I?AppendixLO1
How can I maximize the potential of a gender and racially/ethnically diverse workforce?AppendixLO1
What can I do to accommodate women and older workers?AppendixLO1
In your opinion, what are some key business reasons for emphasizing diversity and inclusion?AppendixLO1
Why is there no simple relationship between D&I and business performance?AppendixLO1
How would you respond to someone who has questions or concerns about D&I?AppendixLO1
What would be the broad elements of a company policy to page 157 promote D&I?AppendixLO1
What are some possible sources of intergenerational friction? How might you deal with those?AppendixLO1
Suppose you were asked to identify key components of a successful D&I-training program. What would you say?AppendixLO1
Why is cultivating D&I an ethical imperative?AppendixLO1
Develop a research question or hypothesis where talent analytics might reveal the financial and nonfinancial effects of D&I.AppendixLO1
Describe a management policy designed to promote a culture of inclusion.AppendixLO1
It has been said that D&I only endures when it is baked into the way a company does business every day. As a newly appointed CEO of a cosmetics company, how would you ensure that D&I is "baked in"?AppendixLO1
How would you handle the termination interview?
Are there any potential legal implications of Martinez’s decision?
What should be included in a severance package for laid-off employees? How long should the severance package last?
What criteria should be used to determine potential layoff candidates? What emphasis, if any, should be given to non-job-related factors such as personal problems or a spouse’s need to work?Explain your answer.
How would you downsize the workforce at the Norwood facility? Explain.
What options might Newell employ in its downsizing decision? Explain.
What specific problems might Newell face in its downsizing decision?
What is the ethical dilemma faced by management in this case? Explain.
What does the case indicate about the training“readiness” of the company’s salespeople?
How did the assessment help uncover the skills gap that was holding back Golf Ventures West’s salespeople?
Why did Eastwood and his general managers take PI’s competency assessment prior to administering it to the company’s other salespeople?
If Kinder’s discharge went to arbitration, how would you decide the case? Why? Which arguments would labor and management present to support their respective positions?
To what extent were consistent discipline and due process applied prior to the discharge?
How much concern should organizations show for employees before taking disciplinary action related to work performance that has suffered due to mental health challenges? Explain.
Comment on the handling of this case by the supervisor, production manager, and director of human resources.
What role does an HR manager have in the experience economy?
Are surveys the best way to measure employee experience?
What is important about Qualtrics keeping an agile tech company feel?
Why should Pepper Construction be concerned about the safety of its subcontractors?
How does the Pepper Construction’s “TEAM”mission help keep the company on track toward better safety?
Is dating a “romantic relationship”? Explain.
Comment on the confidential information policy adopted by Centrex Electronics. Do you agree with the way it is used? Explain.
What exceptions to the employment-at-will doctrine would the attorney have used to file the lawsuit?
Would the test battery and selection procedure decided on be defensible in court?
Should the concern for women getting down into the dirty treatment tanks have been a selection issue?
What reasons did the selection committee have for selecting only those factors that could not be acquired in a 2-year training program?
How would you go about conducting a job analysis for a job that does not yet exist?
What is the purpose of explaining, during interviews, BNSF’s safety practices and on-the-job working challenges?
Explain the company’s team approach to training.How does cross-training the company’s trainers benefit BNSF?
What methods does BNSF use as part of its comprehensive training system for new hires? How do the methods differ for employees on a managerial track?
Consider the development of MX’s new performance management system. Does it seem like an effective system?
How would a virtual work culture be different from a culture established for employees in an office or facility?
How can hiring people with lots of experience be dangerous to a company?
Do you think Whole Foods will have to change its HR practices to better compete? Are the practices no longer vertically or horizontally aligned with the firm’s strategy? Or does the firm’s strategy need to change?
Why don’t all companies treat their employees like Whole Foods does? Are there downsides of doing so?
Why might it be more effective to implement an entire new system like an HPWS rather than make incremental changes at a production facility like the one in Charlotte? Couldn’t the large-scale changes create chaos in a plant its size?
Identify how Synder’s-Lance engages its employees.
This chapter emphasizes the processes required to implement a high-performance work system. What are the most critical steps to successfully implementing such a system?
Although achieving both horizontal fit and vertical fit is important for high-performance work systems, which do you consider more critical and why?
Discuss a high-performance work system’s potential outcomes for both employees and the organization.
Recommend processes for implementing and evaluating a high-performance work system.
Describe how a high-performance work system is designed, including the importance of horizontal and vertical alignment.
Discuss how a firm’s strategy can be achieved using a high-performance work system and what its fundamental principles are.
What type of repatriation preparation training do you think i2’s repatriates should receive before going home?
Besides cost savings, does i2 have anything to gain by repatriating its Indian employees?
Does repatriation represent a good financial strategy for firms with international employees?
What long-term recruiting measures should U.S.hospitals strive for?
Can you think of any cultural problems U.S. hospitals might encounter as a result?
Is recruiting nurses abroad a good idea for U.S.hospitals facing worker shortages?
a. What are the major differences between labor–management relations in Europe and those in the United States?b. Do you believe that codetermination will ever become popular in the United States?Explain your position.
We understand that different cultures are motivated by different types of compensation.How might this be represented in a U.S. company that employs workers in China?
Explain how labor relations differ around the world.
Explain how to set up a compensation system that may account for both global and local standards.
Summarize the key differences between domestic and international HRM.
Explain the political, economic, sociocultural, and technological factors in different countries that HR managers need to consider.
If you were the arbitrator, how would you rule in this case? Explain fully the reasons for your decision.
How might unprofessional conduct be defined?Explain.
Which arguments should be given more weight:those based on company policy, the employee handbook, and the labor agreement or mitigating factors given by the grievant and his witnesses? Explain.
As an elected politician charged with making major cuts in your state budget, how would you negotiate with the public-sector unions? As a public-sector union leader, how would you negotiate with the state legislature?
What risks does losing their collective bargaining rights hold for public employees?
Why are politicians so interested in trying to repeal collective bargaining rights for publicsector employees?
What are unions doing to prevent declines in their membership? How are factors such as foreign competition and technological advances causing issues for unions?
How might a management rights clause determine which conditions an employer can control in the workplace? What is identified by the union security agreement, and how might it reflect results of the bargaining process?
Of what significance is the bargaining zone in the conduct of negotiations? What are some influences affecting negotiated outcomes?Suppose the negotiations between Data Services International and its union have become deadlocked: What form of bargaining power does each side possess to enforce its
Identify key challenges that unions face, and discuss how unions might deal with the issues associated with these challenges.
Describe a typical union grievance procedure, including the basis for arbitration awards.
Outline how the labor agreement might establish the issue of management rights and union security agreements, and what these may imply.
Discuss the bargaining process and the bargaining goals and strategies of a union and an employer.
Describe the process by which unions organize employees and gain recognition as their bargaining agent.
If you were a member of the company’s peerreview complaint committee, how would you vote in this case? What facts would cause you to vote this way?
Evaluate the arguments of Hattie Mae and management in this case.
Does management have a right to know why employees refuse to work overtime? Why or why not?
What role, if any, should Hattie’s past work record play in this case? Explain your answer.
Should management have considered Chad’s past work record before deciding on discharge?Explain.
Should the social media manager of a company be held to a higher standard of personal conduct than others in the company? Explain.
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