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• Assignment 1: To Organize or Not to Organize?
  Due Week 3 and worth 240 points
  Select one (1) company headquartered in your home state that you would like to work for, that does not currently have unionized employees. Assume that you are an employee of this company and interested in starting a union. Use the Internet to research industry union.
  Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
  
  1. Create a scenario of the specific working conditions that has prompted the attention of employees.
  2. Outline the major benefits of organizing a union for this particular company.
  3. Create a mission, purpose, and objective statement for a strategic plan to organize a union for this group.
  4. Outline the components you would need to start a union and brainstorm ideas for each step of the process.
  5. Determine a possible timeline for the execution of the union based on the plan you drafted with rationale.
  6. Speculate two (2) of the management teams objections the union is likely to face. Develop two (2) arguments to counter the management position.
  7. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
  8. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the students name, the professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
  • Examine the relationship between management and unions.
  • Create a strategic plan to organize a union for a specific labor force.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in employee and labor relations.
  • Write clearly and concisely about employee and labor relations using proper writing mechanics.

Resource: Turnover Evaluation Grading Guide

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you evaluate the various types of turnover outlined in the following scenarios:

• A sales associate, who is slightly above average in the number of sales, has decided to leave the company for a competitor.
• As the HR Manager, what are your concerns about this person’s exit from the company?
• In what ways might this be positive turnover?
• In what ways might it be negative?
• After training a new inspector for a year, a city decides to terminate his employment. Although the inspector is technically competent, local contractors have made many complaints about his lack of customer service and his approach to enforcement.
• In what ways might this be positive turnover?
• In what ways might it be negative?

Discuss, in general, the benefits of turnover to the organization, and compare it to turnover that is unhealthy for the organization.

Submit your assignment.

“American Disability Act (ADA) and Job Analysis”

• Go to the U.S. Department of Justices Website to read the article titled ADA: Know Your Rights Returning Service Members with Disabilities, located at http://www.ada.gov/servicemembers_adainfo.html. Develop an outline to educate your management team to recognize returning service members who may be showing signs of PTSD, as well as steps that could be taken to help them transition back into the workforce.
• Analyze the position you currently hold (or would like to have after graduation). Determine the major actions that you would take in order to execute a job design for that position. Provide a rationale for your response.

 (3- 4 pages, abstract, conclusion and reference)

The final project in this course requires that you visit the Web site of a local health care organization (e.g., hospital, long-term care facility, ambulatory care clinic) in your town, city, county, or state and asses its goals and mission.

Once you have assessed your chosen facilitys goals and mission statement, complete the following:

• Write a paper that integrates what you have learned throughout this course, and describe and discuss 46 important competencies that you need to have to effectively lead your chosen organization, based on its goals and mission.
• Explain why those competencies are important and how the information you gleaned from this course will improve your own leadership style and strategy.

Assignment Details (300 words, reference)

• What competencies were you able to develop in researching and writing the Comprehensive Project that is due in Unit 5?
• How did you leverage feedback from your peers in the Discussion Board for Units 14 in completing the project?
• How will these competencies and knowledge support your career advancement in health care management?

 3-4 pages, abstract, and conclusion, reference

You have been invited to do a presentation to the laboratory department regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance and electronic health records. Discuss the salient points of your presentation and why you feel it is important to include this information in your presentation.

Include the following information:

• Define protected health information and when it can be disclosed.
• Differentiate between the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule as they apply to actual use in the laboratory.
• Differentiate between identifiable and unidentified information and their uses.

1. What important elements are missing in the performance management process?  In what ways would improving the performance management process help improve discipline and morale at Modern Office Supply? 
2. Explain ways the form used for hourly employees contributes to errors and distortions in the appraisal process.  How would you revise the form to reduce those errors?  Explain other steps that need to be taken to further reduce distortions in the process.
3. What type of appraisal method would you recommend that would be more effective for the hourly employees?  Construct an appropriate form for the delivery driver position.
4. How can the appraisal process for the managers be improved?
5. Research:  Find two to three online examples of performance appraisals for hourly employees that are more effective than the example in the case.  Explain the elements that make your examples more effective.  

There are no right or wrong answers, only well-substantiated opinions based on critical analysis.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

• Write between 750 1,250 words (approximately 3 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.
• Use font size 12 and 1 margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Use at least three references from outside the course material
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.