hrm 599 strategy planning and selection

Points: 170

Assignment 1: Strategy, Planning, and Selection

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Analyze different types of strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus/niche) and select which one you would deem more appropriate for an “efficiency-minded” retail organization and explain your rationale. How would the selected strategy ultimately affect how HR does its job?

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed different types of strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus/niche) and selected one deemed more appropriate for an “efficiency-minded” retail organization and explained rationale to include how the selected strategy ultimately affects how HR does its job.

Partially analyzed different types of strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus/niche) and selected one deemed more appropriate for an “efficiency-minded” retail organization and explained rationale to include how the selected strategy ultimately affects how HR does its job.

Satisfactorily analyzed different types of strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus/niche) and selected one deemed more appropriate for an “efficiency-minded” retail organization and explained rationale to include how the selected strategy ultimately affects how HR does its job.

Thoroughly analyzed different types of strategies (cost leadership, differentiation, and focus/niche) and selected one deemed more appropriate for an “efficiency-minded” retail organization and explained rationale to include how the selected strategy ultimately affects how HR does its job.

2. Examine the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provide an example (not a definition) of each. Then, make a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely examined the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provided an example (not a definition) of each and made a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization.

Partially examined the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provided an example (not a definition) of each and made a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization.

Satisfactorily examined the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provided an example (not a definition) of each and made a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization.

Thoroughly examined the four (4) approaches to job design/redesign and provided an example (not a definition) of each and made a case to the interviewing panel on the importance of effective job design applications in supporting the overall strategic goals of the organization.

3. Consider challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identify and discuss at least two (2) issues. What advice would you give to ease your selected issues? Be specific.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely considered challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identified and discussed at least two (2) issues, and did not include advice given to ease the selected issues.

Partially considered challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identified and discussed at least two (2) issues, and partially included advice given to ease the selected issues.

Satisfactorily considered challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identified and discussed at least two (2) issues, and satisfactorily include advice given to ease the selected issues.

Thoroughly considered challenges and constraints associated with recruiting workers and identified and discussed at least two (2) issues, and thoroughly include advice given to ease the selected issues.

4. List and describe 2-3 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process. Also, what problems should HR and management teams avoid during the selection process?

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely listed and described 2-3 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process, and also did not address what problems HR and management teams should avoid during the selection process?

Partially listed and described 2-3 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process, and also partially addressed what problems HR and management teams should avoid during the selection process?

Satisfactorily listed and described 2-3 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process, and also satisfactorily addressed what problems HR and management teams should avoid during the selection process.

Thoroughly listed and described 2-3 candidate selection process ideas that might add value and overall effectiveness to the process, and also thoroughly addressed what problems HR and management teams should avoid during the selection process.

5. References 4

Weight: 5%

No references provided.

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting

Weight: 5%

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Error free or almost error free in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

7. Appropriate Use of APA In-Text Citations and Reference

Weight: 5%

Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.

In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.

Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.

In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

8. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources

Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.

Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

9. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Weight: 5%

Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.