Personal Reflection Paper The personal reflection paper should identify an issue in an organization (company, nonprofit, club, school, athletic team, or other) that you or someone you know had a personal experience with, as a member or a customer. You may submit the reflection paper at any point during the quarter; the deadline is November 16/17. It should be no longer than 4 pages, double-spaced. Please use the following simple and effective structure for this paper: 1. Issue (no more than one paragraph): X is the issue that I will write about. 2. Analysis (the most important part of the paper): If X is a problem: I argue that X exists because of Y. If X is a question: I argue that the answer to X is Y. Here is how evidence supports my argument. 3. Recommendations (must be specific and implementable): a. Given the preceding analysis, I recommend Z. b. Here is how the above analysis supports my recommendation to do Z. c. Here is how course materials support my recommendation to do Z.

Personal Reflection Paper The personal reflection paper should identify an issue in an organization (company, nonprofit, club, school, athletic team, or other) that you or someone you know had a personal experience with, as a member or a customer. You may submit the reflection paper at any point during the quarter; the deadline is November 16/17. It should be no longer than 4 pages, double-spaced. Please use the following simple and effective structure for this paper: 1. Issue (no more than one paragraph): X is the issue that I will write about. 2. Analysis (the most important part of the paper): If X is a problem: I argue that X exists because of Y. If X is a question: I argue that the answer to X is Y. Here is how evidence supports my argument. 3. Recommendations (must be specific and implementable): a. Given the preceding analysis, I recommend Z. b. Here is how the above analysis supports my recommendation to do Z. c. Here is how course materials support my recommendation to do Z.

1.1. Traditionally, human resource management practices were developed and administered by the company%u0432%u0402%u2122s human resource department. Managers are now playing a major role in developing and implementing HRM practices. Why do you think non-HR managers are becoming more involved in developing and implementing HRM practices? 1.2. Staffing, training, compensation, and performance management are important HRM functions. How can each of these functions help companies succeed in meeting the global challenge, the challenge of using new technology, and the sustainability challenge? 1.3. Which HR practices can benefit by the use of social collaboration tools like Twitter and Facebook? Identify the HR practices and explain the benefits gained. 1.4. Do you agree with the statement %u0432%u0402%u045A Employee engagement is something companies should be concerned about only if they are making money%u0432%u0402%u045C? Explain. 1.5. What disadvantages might result from outsourcing H

1. http://www.hunterdouglas.com The Hunter Douglas organization had its origin in 1919 when Henry Sonnenberg started a machinery distribution and manufacturing company in Germany. In 1946, the two highly creative minds of Henry Sonnenberg and Joe Hunter developed a new technology for producing Venetian blinds. Their innovative new product design quickly gained leadership in the American marketplace and Hunter Douglas, as we know it today, resulted. The company has been an industry leader for over half a century now. This organization gives claim for its success to the skills and talents of the 15,000 individuals who work for it. Examine the information to be found on this organization%u0432%u0402%u2122s Website. Prepare a two-page report indicating your responses to the following questions. You should be prepared to discuss your findings within the class. How much importance does Hunter Douglas place on workplace safety? Identify how this company addresses issues of workplace safety. W

1. http://www.hunterdouglas.com The Hunter Douglas organization had its origin in 1919 when Henry Sonnenberg started a machinery distribution and manufacturing company in Germany. In 1946, the two highly creative minds of Henry Sonnenberg and Joe Hunter developed a new technology for producing Venetian blinds. Their innovative new product design quickly gained leadership in the American marketplace and Hunter Douglas, as we know it today, resulted. The company has been an industry leader for over half a century now. This organization gives claim for its success to the skills and talents of the 15,000 individuals who work for it. Examine the information to be found on this organization%u0432%u0402%u2122s Website. Prepare a two-page report indicating your responses to the following questions. You should be prepared to discuss your findings within the class. How much importance does Hunter Douglas place on workplace safety? Identify how this company addresses issues of workplace safety. W

This module looks at who the stakeholders are in the U.S. health care system and how and why their wants and needs vary. This module also explores the incentives and disincentives to lower costs and improve quality of care in the US, and it illustrates the fragmentation and lack of centralized oversight of the system. Particular attention is paid to regional variation. Gawande, A. (2009). The cost conundrum. New Yorker, 85(16), 36. Shi, Ch. 12: Cost, Access, and Quality Bohmer & Knoop, 2006, "The Challenge Facing the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System" (606096) Questions

• 1. What are the three reasons why United States expenditures on health differ from other OECD countries?
• 2. What factors explain why the United States has a health disadvantage compared to other wealthy nations?

This module looks at who the stakeholders are in the U.S. health care system and how and why their wants and needs vary. This module also explores the incentives and disincentives to lower costs and improve quality of care in the US, and it illustrates the fragmentation and lack of centralized oversight of the system. Particular attention is paid to regional variation. Gawande, A. (2009). The cost conundrum. New Yorker, 85(16), 36. Shi, Ch. 12: Cost, Access, and Quality Bohmer & Knoop, 2006, "The Challenge Facing the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System" (606096) Questions

• 1. What are the three reasons why United States expenditures on health differ from other OECD countries?
• 2. What factors explain why the United States has a health disadvantage compared to other wealthy nations?

Discuss the implications and pros and cons of managing surpluses and shortages using exhibit 5.3. Choose 4 shortages and 4 surpluses. Write in APA format.

Discuss the implications and pros and cons of managing surpluses and shortages using exhibit 5.3. Choose 4 shortages and 4 surpluses. Write in APA format.

Discuss the implications and pros and cons of managing surpluses and shortages using exhibit 5.3. Choose 4 shortages and 4 surpluses. Write in APA format.