Hiring, compensation, and performance appraisal policies and practices are critical HR functions and play an important part in defining an organization as a whole. Making sound choices in these areas builds a foundation for an organization’s success. In this assignment, you prepare a presentation for hospital department managers focused on specified processes and practices topics.
Scenario
Imagine that it has become apparent that staffing changes will be required in the wake of the merger. The VP of HR has decided that it would be good to create a presentation for department managers that outlines approaches to facilitate some of these changes.
Preparation
PowerPoint Essentials
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Slide Design: For information on how to create effective presentations, visit PowerPoint for Teachers: Creating Interactive Lessons. Go to the section “Five Essentials for Designing Effective Slides.”
Speakers Notes: “Use Speaker Notes in PowerPoint.”
Instructions
Create a PowerPoint slide presentation (approximately 5 minutes to deliver orally) for departmental managers that does the following:
Analyzes two areas of critical importance for collaboration between HR and managers when making staffing decisions.
Recommends a process and elements for creating effective job descriptions.
Explains two prominent considerations for developing fair and competitive compensation and benefit plans.
Justifies your recommendation for an appropriate employee performance appraisal methodology.
The first area of critical importance for collaboration between HR and managers is recruitment. This entails understanding the skill set required for a particular position and using data-driven techniques such as applicant tracking systems or assessments to identify potential candidates (Nguyen & Phung, 2018). Furthermore, it also includes providing an equal opportunity environment where all applicants can compete on even footing without fear of being discriminated against due to their race, gender etc.
The second area of focus should be performance management where both HR and manager evaluate employee’s individual contributions within the organization (Brown et al., 2016). This involves setting objectives which are measurable so that progress can be easily monitored; developing feedback systems for employees; giving recognition for achievements; etc., thus allowing performance gaps to be identified early on before they become too large.
In conclusion then, it is clear that close cooperation between HR personnel and departmental managers is essential when making staffing decisions in order to ensure fairness throughout the entire process. By following these steps we can ensure that our organizations have access to top talent while also setting up procedures which guarantee respect towards all individuals involved regardless of who they may be.
bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, ending the Second World War, where millions were intently killed, just to secure the aim of war. However, sometimes civilians are accidentally killed through wars to achieve their goal of peace and security. This is supported by Vittola, who implies proportionality again to justify action: ‘care must be taken where evil doesn’t outweigh the possible benefits (Begby et al (2006b), Page 325).’ This is further supported by Frowe who explains it is lawful to unintentionally kill, whenever the combatant has full knowledge of his actions and seeks to complete his aim, but it would come at a cost. However, this does not hide the fact the unintended still killed innocent people, showing immorality in their actions. Thus, it depends again on proportionality as Thomson argues (Frowe (2011), Page 141).
This leads to question of what qualifies to be a combatant, and whether it is lawful to kill each other as combatants. Combatants are people who are involved directly or indirectly with the war and it is lawful to kill ‘to shelter the innocent from harm…punish evildoers (Begby et al (2006b), Page 290).However, as mentioned above civilian cannot be harmed, showing combatants as the only legitimate targets, another condition of jus in bello, as ‘we may not use the sword against those who have not harmed us (Begby et al (2006b), Page 314).’ In addition, Frowe suggested combatants must be identified as combatants, to avoid the presence of guerrilla warfare which can end up in a higher death count, for example, the Vietnam War. Moreover, he argued they must be part of the army, bear arms and apply to the rules of jus in bello. (Frowe (2011), Page 101-3). This suggests Frowe seeks a fair, just war between two participants avoiding non-combatant deaths, but wouldn’t this lead to higher death rate for combatants, as both sides have relatively equal chance to win since both use similar tactics? Nevertheless, arguably Frowe will argue that combatant can lawfully kill each other, showing this is just, which is also supported by Vittola, who states: ‘it is lawful to draw the sword and use it against malefactors (Begby et al (2006b), Page 309).’
In addition, Vittola expresses the extent of military tactics used, but never reaches a conclusion whether it’s lawful or not to proceed these actions, as he constantly found a middle ground, where it can be lawful to do such things but never always (Begby et al (2006b), Page 326-31). This is supported by Frowe, who measures the legitimate tactics according to proportionality and military necessity. It depends on the magnitude of how much damage done to one another, in order to judge the actions after a war. For example, one cannot simply nuke the terrorist groups throughout the middle-east, because it is not only proportional, it will damage the whole population, an unintended consequence. More importantly, the soldiers must have the right intention in what they are going to achieve, sacrificing the costs to their actions. For example: if soldiers wan