Sample Essay Questions

Read the case study, “Southwest Airlines,” on page 479 of your textbook. Once you have read and reviewed the case scenario, respond to the following questions with thorough explanations and well-supported rationale. 1. What is the Southwest business model and why is it so effective? 2. Is the “Continental Lite” and “Shuttle by United” achieving […]

Research and describe the concept of HRD change in an organization. In addition, rationalize suitable interventions to address emotions of change by choosing one of the following theories to assess and evaluate. 1. HRD of Human Processed-Based Intervention Theory 2. Techno-Structural Intervention Theory 3. Sociotechnical Systems Theory 4. Organizational Transformation Theory Training and Development 4 […]

You are the HR manager of a relatively new retail company that has both retail stores and Internet sales.  Your company is steadily growing in revenue and profitability. The company realizes that in order to retain the solid, highly productive workforce it currently has in place, it is important to enhance the base compensation and […]

As you have learned by now, technology plays an important role in how a leader communicates to his/her organization. In a 1-2 page paper, discuss the following points: What role does technology play in a leadership role? How can a leader use technology to communicate the organization’s mission and other important information regarding the organization? […]

You have agreed with upper management to provide a “Train and Coach the Trainers” element for your new HRD program. Discuss what issues you will need to be concerned with in order to effectively and efficiently train and coach the trainers. Discuss issues that may arise pertaining to such things as: “peer training”, “coaching”, and […]

You are a restaurant manager who is conducting a coaching discussion with one of your servers. Focus of the coaching: the server has repeatedly failed to complete store-closing operations before leaving for the night. Case in point is that the tables are never cleared, and the morning shift is forced to clean up the mess. […]

The owners of MovieFlix realize that they need to modernize their information management systems in order to make their processes run more smoothly and to solve some of their business problems. In 2-3 pages, discuss a technology system that you suggest for the company. Include why you selected that particular database or information system and […]

Technology plays an important role in how a leader communicates to his/her organization. In a 1-2 page paper, discuss the following points: What role does technology play in a leadership role? How can a leader use technology to communicate the organization’s mission and other important information regarding the organization? What are some pros and cons […]

The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an experience where you are in the minority, preferably going further where you are the only one of your “kind” in a given situation. First your task is to go to a place you are not familiar with and engage with those you do not […]

Examine three (3) factors that HR managers would need to consider when teaching employees about the culture in the researched country. Recommend two (2) actions that HR managers can take in order to prepare their employees for work in a foreign country. Three I consider are: Cross culture skills, global leadership and international expereince Examine […]