Sample Essay Questions

Please respond to the following: Reflect on a change that you have witnessed or experienced in the organization where you currently work or one where you have worked. Indicate which of the six images of managing change were exhibited by your manager. Provide the rationale for your selection. Compare and contrast management versus leadership, and […]

Please respond to the following: Chapter 1 of the Palmer textbook presents change management as both a creative and rational process. Provide at least two examples of how the change process is both a creative and rational process using the change stories presented in Chapter 1 of the Palmer textbook. From the change failure in […]

There are leaders in every field of study and business around the world. Select a business leader you admire. Use your textbook, and the Internet to select a leader and then to research the leader’s career. Write a paper on your selected leader. Include the following in the paper: Give an overview of the organization […]

Advance Directives—research and discuss the legal and ethical basis for Advance Directives such as the Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare. Why are these documents so valuable in healthcare situations? What legal authority do these documents provide for decision making by family and/or healthcare providers? Briefly discuss a situation in which a […]

Interviews 75-150 words For decades, interviews have been an integral part of the selection process. In this discussion forum, examine and discuss the following questions: What are the major problems of the interview as a selection device? What can HRM do to maximize fairness during the interview process? Discuss not only HRM strategies for “during […]

Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time. Library Research Assignment Part 1: Research one of the following topics: […]

Please respond to the following: Rate the three (3) most important concepts that you learned in this course in order of importance (one [1] being the most important). Propose two (2) applications of this knowledge in your current or a future position. Predict the most significant ethical issue that you believe HR professionals will face […]

Please respond to the following: Use the Internet to research one (1) environmentally aware organization and its actions. Next, examine the selected organization’s relationship between sustainability, ethical decision making, and social responsibility. Provide one (1) example of this organization demonstrating environmental awareness. Determine the major effects that an organization’s environmental awareness has on its sustainability. […]

Please respond to the following: Use the Internet to research someone you believe to be an ethical leader of a company. Focus on his or her actions of ethical leadership that support your viewpoint. Next, define what you believe constitutes ethical leadership. Provide two (2) examples of the selected leader’s actions that fit your definition […]

You have been hired as a consultant (to your current organization, previous organization, or a fictional organization). Describe and analyze a human resource/organizational problem(s) and recommend an organizational development strategy (ies). Provide a rationale as to why you think this approach will help. This will require a practitioner analysis of the organizational problem of interest […]