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For this class, The Beefsteak Reinforcing Culture Through Human Capital Development Case Study Analysis final presentation assignment will apply toward Folio.
Scenario
Beefsteak is a fast-casual restaurant concept from acclaimed Chef José Andrés that focuses on the “unsung power of vegetables” (Beefsteak Company Background Packet, n.d., page 7). José Andrés is a world-renowned chef and owner of a number of restaurants. He was nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his work with disaster relief through his nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen. Andrés’s mission is to change the world through the power of food. Jim Biafore, Senior Director for Beefsteak, knows that culture—much like any good business—is forever changing, adapting to its environment. As Beefsteak grows, he sees the need to develop employees not only for return on investment, but also for maintenance of the culture and values espoused from the larger organization, ThinkFoodGroup. Beefsteak needs to develop programs to develop its employees in line with the company’s mission and strategic direction.
Assume the role of a Beefsteak consultant dedicated to creating and reinforcing the company’s ideal culture. Jim Biafore wants you to assess Beefsteak’s current company culture, determine ways that it can be improved, forecast potential changes through growth, and provide a plan for sustaining cultural longevity through employees.
Using the materials provided to you, as well as at least two to three additional resources pertaining to human resource management, prepare a PowerPoint presentation with audio on the proposal for a strategic human capital development program focused on the transmission of company core values. You may use the University of Arizona Global Campus resource, Presentation TipsLinks to an external site., for assistance on adding audio to your presentation. If you are having difficulty uploading the audio and PowerPoint, consider uploading at a different time, breaking it into audio and the presentation, or breaking the presentation into two parts. 
To communicate with Beefsteak’s Jim Biafore and executive team, you will present your analysis using PowerPoint with audio. The analysis should be six to eight slides. The strategic human capital analysis should reinforce the culture through
recruitment
training
retention
team development
organizational responsibility
The analysis should also consider Week 4’s contemporary human capital topic and predictive analysis.
Consider the following questions as you prepare your analysis:
What might you infer about Beefsteak’s current company culture? Does it have elements of organizational responsibility?
What key characteristics should Beefsteak recruiters look for in candidates, especially with regard to how someone will fit into the company culture?
How does job training and employee development differ from a cultural standpoint?
What motivates individuals or employees to believe in a cause?
What do employees want out of development programs?
What about employee development programs benefits the company?
Why is it important to think about employee development at this stage?
What contemporary human capital issues might you consider at Beefsteak?
Is it possible to use some predictive analysis technique?
How might things differ if Beefsteak expands globally rather than just in the U.S.?
How do you plan to measure the success/failure of your culture strategy? What steps will you take to ensure that the culture is shifting and/or being reinforced in that way that you intend?
In this presentation analysis,
Determine ways to improve the company’s culture in a growth environment.
Assess and make recommendations regarding the company’s recruiting, training, development, and retention strategies.
Integrate contemporary human capital topics and predictive analysis.
Discuss potential global expansion on the company culture and success.
Formulate an overall organized and concise proposal for the company’s ideal culture supported through human resource management.

Well, it had to happen. Now you get to spew all these awesome claims and reasons into a solid paper with the changes we talked about in your writing workshop.
Write an Argument. YAY!!
What exactly are we doing here?
You will write an argument paper with all the beautiful argument components that we’ve learned about.  You will need to take a clear stance on the topic, support your stance with elaborated reasons and sound evidence, and include a counterargument.  
Nitty Gritty
For this paper, we’re going to practice student APA style. APA is super easy to grade, so do this carefully. You won’t need an abstract, but you will need a title page, the main content pages, and a references page.  Here’s a sample student paperLinks to an external site. from APA.
You should use 1 academic/scholarly outside source.  
APA information from the LibraryLinks to an external site.
Why are we doing this?
This assignment engages your writing and critical thinking skills by asking you to go beyond passive reading and acceptance of ideas to explore and develop your own ideas based on the evidence presented to you.  You will have to think about your position then support those ideas with sound and logical evidence. 
How can I do well?
I will be looking at your paper and grading it based on the argument skills discussed in the module and in your Individual Writing Workshop as well as the basic writing conventions for a formal paper.
How is it supposed to look?
You should have a Reference page and in-text citations for this paper using APA documentation of an outside source.
As with all other formal assignments, this paper should be typed, double-spaced, and printed in 12 point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins.  The page should be formatted using APA guidelines, an example of which can be found in a previous module.