Category: Human relations

Virtual Teams: Making It Work
Virtual teams are composed of employees who are physically dispersed throughout the nation or around the world. They are linked by various forms of electronic technology. Face-to-face contact is usually minimal or nonexistent. Virtual teams face several challenges: time zone differences, which make quick information exchanges difficult, and cultural miscues, which can cause misunderstandings. When teams don’t meet in person, its less likely they will develop the kind of chemistry common to productive teams that have face-to-face meetings. Many virtual teams are in continuous danger of becoming dysfunctional.
Recent research has identified certain traits and practices common to most virtual teams. Here are a few important rules for making these teams productive.
Choose a few team members who already know each other. This will speed up the process of building networks among team members. Invest in online resources that help all team members quickly learn about one another.
Ensure the task is meaningful to team members and the company. Assign tasks that are challenging and interesting.
The virtual team should include “boundary spanners,” persons who have many connections to useful people outside of the team.
Develop a team mission statement along with teamwork expectations, project goals, and deadlines.
Create an online site where team members can collaborate, exchange ideas, and motivate one another. The team should have a shared online work space that all members can access 24 hours a day.
Encourage frequent communication and try to reach agreement about preferred communication tools.
Instructions: Answer the questions below for this assignment. Keep in mind the information preceding the instructions when preparing your paper, and ensure that you follow the format for this assignment provided immediately following the Questions.
Assignment Questions:
1. In your opinion, which of the five dysfunctions of a team would be the greatest barrier to virtual team productivity? Defend your answer.
Absence of trust: Trust is considered the foundation of effective teamwork.
Fear of conflict: Teams that lack trust are not capable of engaging in open, unfiltered debate.
Lack of commitment: When team members fail to voice their views openly during passionate debate, they rarely buy-in and commit to decisions.
Avoidance of accountability: Without commitment and buy-in, team members are often hesitant to call their peers on actions and behaviors that seem counterproductive to the good of the team.
Inattention to results: Failure to hold one another accountable creates an environment where team members put their own needs above the collective goals of the team.
2. What can be done to avoid information overload when a virtual team is made up of 25 or more members?
Research Paper Instructions:
IMPORTANT!!
Submit your work as an MS WORD ATTACHMENT in either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format. No other file format can be accepted (i.e., no .pdf, read-only, or Apple file formats).
Write a 1-2 page paper regarding your findings, using APA format, and submit no later then Sunday, midnight. Your paper must have an introduction, body, and conclusion. In addition, papers longer than 2 pages will not be read after the second page. As such, please ensure that all questions are answered within the first two pages, as your grade will be based on the first two pages received. Your paper must include a reference page, title page, and in-text citations for all listed references in accordance with the APA manual, 6th edition chapters 6 (citation formatting) and chapter 7 (reference/source formatting). 
Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least three (3) supporting peer-reviewed references or sources (do NOT use Wikipedia, encyclopedias, unknown, undated, or anonymous sources, such as websites), include a reference section, and cite all listed references properly in your paper, in accordance with the 6th edition of the APA manual, chapters 6 & 7.

Assignment Content
Imagine that a textile company is in the middle of negotiations with workers over wage rates, health care costs, and pension benefit plans. The workers feel that their current benefits are not aligned to their geographic region as the area has continued to grow. The cost of living has increased in the area, which has forced the company to demand more hours of producing textiles, but their wages have stayed the same. Discuss how you would respond to the workers’ requests so that everyone is satisfied.
Ensure your journal entry is at least three pages in length but is no longer than four pages in length, is double-spaced, and uses 12- point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins. Section headings/subheadings should be used to help organize your paper. Journal posts should include a full title page including your name, and double-space all submissions.

What is a Critical Analysis Paper?
A critical analysis paper asks the writer to make an argument and/or explain a particular viewpoint. The goal of this assignment is two-fold: one, identify and explain the viewpoint that the presenter of the Diversity Workshop is making, and two, provide your own argument/ viewpoint(s) about the viewpoints of the presenter. One of the key directions of this assignment is to avoid summarizing. You are not writing a report of the Diversity Workshop; rather, you are critiquing it.  
Sometimes it can seem intimidating to “criticize” something that is being professionally delivered. However, part of this exercise is to explore the fact that even though the presenter is highly qualified, they are still advancing a viewpoint and providing evidence – their aim is to persuade you that their argument/viewpoint is true, not just to present facts. Once you recognize this, you can analyze whether or not you find their viewpoints compelling.
Structuring a Critical Analysis Paper
Most critical analysis papers begin with a short summary of the work and then dive into the argument. Since most of these paper assignments are short, it is important to be concise in all parts of your analysis. Writing an outline (and following it) is crucial to remain focused on your argument and avoid summary or irrelevant description. Following is a sample outline for a critical analysis paper:
Introduction
Identify the work being criticized
Present thesis – argument about the work
Preview your argument – what are the steps you will take to prove your argument
Short summary of the work
Does not need to be comprehensive – present only what the reader needs to know to understand your argument
Your argument
This should be the bulk of the paper – Your professor wants to read your argument about the work, not a summary
Analyze the presenter based on the points presented and whether or not they succeeded in their goal of the Diversity Workshop/Training
State your reactions so that they do not appear to be arbitrary judgements. This can be accomplished by adding support from an authority (text book, articles, observations, personal experience, etc.)
Conclusion
State your conclusions about the overall presentation reviewing the strengths/weaknesses
Reflect on how you have proven your argument
Point out the importance of your argument (beyond it being a requirement for passing the class ☺)
Note potential avenues for additional research or analysis
Directions For Paper
2-3-page critique of the Diversity Workshop/Training
Times New Roman, size 12 font, double spaced
MS Word Document
Even though you are potentially only referring to one source – the presentation – you still need to cite your information, using either parenthetical citation or footnotes/endnotes. APA format.
Double check the assignment and rubric (below) to make sure you have covered all the points that your professor has asked
Questions to Aid You in Your Critique
Researchers have grouped outcomes of most training into cognitive (knowledge), behavioral, and attitudinal learning. In the case of diversity training, cognitive learning refers to the extent to which trainees acquire knowledge about other cultures and problems or issues amongst different groups. Behavioral learning concerns the development of skills and behaviors. Attitudinal learning refers to the development of trainees’ attitudes towards diversity.
Does the diversity workshop begin to answer:
What is the purpose of this diversity workshop/training?
How is this diversity workshop/training supposed to support diversity and inclusion?
How as the research evidence sought and provided? (Was there research evidence provided?)
How would you judge the quality of the diversity workshop/training?  
The below video is labeled “DEI 101” and is led by Atiya Stokes-Brown, Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Coastal Carolina University, board member for Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and chair of the chamber’s DEI council. This is the first training in their Educated Voices On Leading and Valuing Equity (EVOLVE) Series which features monthly episodes covering topics on diversity, equity and inclusion. This video is an actual DEI workshop and many organizations’ DEI workshops are much alike this one shown. Please watch the video in full to write your critique on it.  
Title of Video:  EVOLVE series | Diversity Equity and Inclusion 101 (youtube.com)

o prepare for this journal, please watch the video below:
Krishnan-Sarin, S. (2018, November). What you should know about vaping and e-cigarettes [Video]. TEDMED 2018. https://www.ted.com/talks/suchitra_krishnan_sarin_what_you_should_know_about_vaping_and_e_cigarettes#t-743563

In at least 200 words, please respond to the following questions:
Explain the term “technology on a stick.”
Discuss why e-cigarettes fit in well with a teen psyche.
Why is exposure to e-cigarettes so dangerous to a teen brain?
What are two ways to stop e-cigarette use in teens?

Choose a global firm and write a 2,500 APA formatted document with at least 10 peer-reviewed references. Assume you are the senior leader and write your paper on the following:
Based on the organization’s global human resources strategic plan:
What is the the role of the organization in the current global economy? Why?
What is professional cultural competence among personnel? Why?
Plan and develop processes for global human resources functioning:
Explain, contrast and compare the utilization of practices within the organization’s domestic and global HR markets.
Based on what we have studied in this course, apply HR solutions to the global market for improved functioning and outcomes to ensure mission and vision are achieved.
Discuss world issues, laws, trends, and international business that may impact the effective human resources global strategy you have developed and plan to implement.
Optional: Submit your paper to the SafeAssign Draft link in the box below to check your “originality” score. Make corrections as desired.
When you are prepared to submit your assignment for grading, please submit to the “View/Complete” link below that is located in this box. 
Due Saturday before midnight. 
Additionally, international HRM/GHRM courses are every evolving and changing due to the global landscape, please use materials from 2009 – present as peer review, books, journals. You may use Google Scholar but NO Yahoo.com; Google.com; HTML, or websites with advertising.

I will upload the instructions and paper of research  that the power point needs to include. I will do the audio portion myself.

HN531-1: Describe theories that human service organizations may have used in their design and implementation of a human service program.
People are generally familiar with the range of human service organizations that form their community’s “safety net”. Some organizations in the community network provide assistance to families and children, others may help people who are homeless or who have disabilities of some kind. People also have a general notion of how these organizations are organized, e.g., staffing, services, funding.
This first assignment asks you to use management theories reviewed in the readings as a “lens” with which to describe a human service organization in your community.
Select an HSO in your community you are familiar with either as an employed staff member or as a client of the organization or simply a member of the community. Conduct an online search of the organization and describe the organization in terms of the community need it seeks to address, the population served, the program services it offers.
Using the text and suggested readings, discuss the various theories the organization would use to design and implement program services. Since every program has multiple dimensions, your response should include theories for those multiple dimensions, e.g., the internal and external dimensions of an organization. For reference, use the competing values framework to outline your discussion.
Describe the leadership theories that might characterize the leadership of the HSO to provide services.
Resources: 
Text: Chapter 4: “Applying Organizational Theories”
The Competing Values Framework: This framework developed by Robert Quinn defines the various dimensions and values that form an organization. Each dimension addresses competing organizational values: effectiveness vs. efficiency/flexibility vs. control. The pursuit of those values by management determines the type of managerial role one needs to assume, e.g., management vs. leadership, and the skills needed to be effective in those roles.
Key differences between management/leadership roles The Harvard Business Review
What is a “Theory of Change”?
Supplemental Readings: In addition to the assigned readings for this unit that concern theories used in program development, you may wish to further your learning by reading the following articles:
“A Comprehensive Resiliency Framework: Theoretical Model, Treatment, and Evaluation.”
Resiliency blends learning and ecological theories to provide a coherent framework to discuss adaptation in terms of risk, vulnerability, and capacities for growth and change. In addition to being a helpful tool to design programs, the concept of resiliency is relatively easy for people to understand and provides a familiar language to describe what the program does and how it does it.
Ecological Systems Perspective
The social-ecological perspective describes how environment factors interact to create the unique circumstances that shape who we are and what we do. This ecological systems perspective forms the basis of the resiliency framework.
Vulnerability Index (Vulnerability Service Decision Assistance Tool – VI-SPDAT)
The Vulnerability Index – The Service Prioritization Decision Tool (VI-SPDAT) is a triage tool used to determine “client need” through a measurement of risk and vulnerability factors so that appropriate levels of support can be provided. The index is also used to measure client need at the point of an initial assessment and the point of termination of services.
“Children of Kuai” Emily Werner

Discussions: A great place to work doesn’t happen by chance. Leaders and employees must have the conscious intention of creating a workplace with positive energy. Leaders must establish workplace boundaries to deter the barriers that can damage a positive workplace culture. The individual employee also has a responsibility to engage in self-assessment, as well as identify ways to enhance one’s positive self-image.
Based on your readings this week (see Content – Week 5 – Reading and Resources), how can we improve communications with each other in a world that can sometimes be fraught with unreasonable work expectations and/or pressure due to the nature of our work? Be creative in your answer!
You may find appropriate articles at the end of each chapter, and/or identify articles through the APUS online Library. Finally, be sure that all discussions are answered in full, in order to ensure the best possible grade based on the work submitted.

Talent Turnover and
Ethics
Introduction: Using the appropriate training
and development methods can have significant effects on employee performance
and the success or failure of a company. Similarly, ethics also can impact how
employees and the company are perceived, which can ultimately affect the
success of the organization.
Read the scenario and
address the checklist items regarding employee training, development, and
ethics.
Scenario: The technology company you work
for has had difficulties resulting from expert employees leaving the company
after only 6 months to a year of employment. This turnover has caused client
software projects to not be completed as scheduled. The CEO has turned to you
as the HR director to find out what is wrong and to recommend a remedy. You do
some initial investigations only to find that the salaried, full-time employees
at this level of expertise are working 60 hours a week or more on a regular basis.
You are concerned not only for the business implications of this attrition
problem but the ethical implications.
Checklist:
Describe the company’s problem in
your own words from a business and ethical perspective.
Choosing one of the ethical approaches, describe what ethical approach you would use for
the development of these employees and explain why.
Describe the training and
development methods you would use to improve employee morale, motivation,
and to reduce attrition. Include two specific examples that improve
employee morale, motivation, and reduce attrition.
Submit your minimum
2-page (i.e., 500 words)
Microsoft Word paper in
an original essay with additional title and reference pages in APA format and
citation style.

Continue the process of creating your Program Proposal, address the question listed below (add your response to your existing Program Proposal paper, begin a new paragraph, do not create a new heading or subheading, simply begin a new paragraph).
Remember, do not write out the questions, write your answers in a third-person APA narration, be concise, fully spell out your words, and articulate your ideas thoroughly. Upload your APA paper under Lesson 4 Assignment (this upload should have the contents of Assignments 1 through 4 within the paper).
Which theory would be a good fit for this program (explain the theory and why it is a good fit)? Be sure to support what you are saying with evidence from your textbook and/or a professional source.
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