ASSIGNMENT

You will conduct an analysis of TWO HR practices/topics of ONE company, using knowledge in the textbook, from your experiences, and that are discussed during class. The project will be evaluated based on a 5-7 page long research paper. The 5-7 pages should exclude a title page, executive summary, tables and reference. The research paper should be typed in 12 font Times New Roman with one-inch margin. Referencing should be in the style of the American Psychological Association. More specific instructions for each case will be provided in class.

Generally, the organization of the presentation and paper would be following:

Introduction of the company: SWOT analysis, their direction of strategy, product, industry characteristics etc.

Description of two HR practices that are important for the company strategy: selection? recruitment? Diversity management? performance management? Employee relations? etc.

Evaluation, and recommendations: Are they doing great? Any room for improvement to support their strategy? Does the company need changes in company-level strategy? If so  propose a brief description of new HR practices. etc.