Examine evidence-based HRM best practices among organizations that demonstrate an employee-centered culture
This assessment measures your progress in mastering the following course competencies:
- Examine evidence-based HRM best practices among organizations that demonstrate an employee-centered culture.
- Analyze methods of supporting employee-centered culture through organizational design and workforce diversity.
Activity Instruction
Use the “Employee Engagement at Modern Appliances, Inc .” case study to complete the following: - Analyze the key internal characteristics in the systems and culture of Modern Appliances that demonstrated that a change to an employee-centered environment was necessary.
- Analyze how James Bradshaw came to understand employee engagement as a way to ensure the ongoing business effectiveness of Modern Appliances.
o What was no longer working in the old business model?
o How did globalization put pressure on the old business model?
o How would an engaged workforce address those issues?
- Analyze the internal changes implied by James Bradshaw’s vision of Modern’s future.
- Analyze characteristics and attributes of employee-centered cultures.
- How does the transition that Modern Appliances employed reflect best practices in employee engagement?
- Analyze the organizational systems, culture, and structures that impede an employee-centered environment.
- Identify employee resistance factors that might inhibit organizational change.
- Assess the ways that the leadership of Modern Appliances moved the organization to an employee-engaged organization.
- Support your analysis with references to the literature.
Further Instructions: - The assignment should be 4–6 pages and must include at least two references.
- References and citations should follow APA (6th ed.) guidelines.
- Font and font size: Times Roman, 12 points.
- Your writing should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
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