ORGCB$/535$ Competency $1$ Assessment and Rubric

Course Title: People and Organizations

Competency Assessment Title: HR Design Decisions

Assignment Directions

Examine Southwest's current HR practices, as reported in public sources. Download the HR Design Decisions worksheet.

Complete the worksheet with your review and rationale of the elements listed below to decide where Southwest Airlines' HR practices fall.

$$ Employees as expenses vs$.$ employees as assets

$$ Compensation below market, above market, or competitive

$$ Spontaneous training and development or planned training and development

$$ Specific job descriptions or general job descriptions

$$ External or internal recruitment, or both

$$ Limited socialization of new employees or extensive socialization

$$ Collective bargaining or individual bargaining

Support the analysis with evidence from sources on the web. Possible sources for information include but are not limited to:

$$ Organization website and associated websites

$$ Websites that specialize in company reviews and job postings

$$ Magazine and journal articles from the Internet or University Library