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To fulfill their mission, healthcare organizations must have competent HR leaders, effective HR structures and programs, and an understanding of the relationship between the delivery of quality care and effective HR policies and practices (Flynn, Mathis, Jackson, and Valentine, 2015). One of the main function of an effective HR department is to maintain the required staffing levels and also make sure they receive the proper training. This helps to make them more productive, reduces turnover,…

“Teen girls are more afraid of gaining weight than they are of Cancer, Nuclear War, or losing a parent.” That is a quote by former runway model Jennifer Strickland. The two most common forms of eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia. Anorexia Nervosa is when someone doesn’t eat enough food and causes them to have a dangerously low weight. Bulimia is when someone consumes food and then they throw it up before it can be digested (Media). Eating disorders have a higher mortality rate…

Participation Trophies Hinder Kids "If I play a whole game I get a whole snow cone, but if I play a half a game I still get a whole snow cone. It's a whole snow cone either way. I'd rather play half a game." This quote is from one of Brian Regan's performances, "Lousy in Little League", where he talks about the new social norm of rewarding children for participating. While Brian Regan is a comedian, and this was meant to be funny, it does have some truth. Just as Brian Regan said, children…

Succession planning is a process that should help an organization for identifying and preparing its people to fill key positions. Its main focus toward those positions that will have the most impact on its stability, production, and growth.The availability of an organizational succession plan ensures that the organization is ready to continue work in the absence of key staff. It supplies the organization with motivated and qualified people. Paying attention to succession planning as process…

lead the workers to talk about unionizing thinking that will alleviate the strain they are feeling. “Unionization often occurs when employees feel disrespected, unsafe, underpaid, and unappreciated, and see a union as a viable option to change.” (Mathis, R.L, Jackson, J.H., Valentine, S.R. ch.16-1a, 2014). When…

Section 1: Introduction The theme of this paper is to deal with an ethical dilemma from a HR generalist perspective. The references used will come from Chapter 1 of my textbook "Human Resource Management, 13th edition" by Robert L. Mathis and John H. Jackson. Section 2: Content. The situation at the Norwalk plant is that Mary Alice is the HR generalist involved with the closing of the plant, the relocation of some personnel to the Huntsville plant and the laying off of approximately 200…

Ndeumeni finally contends that the circuit court erred in denying his claim for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. In his counter-claim, Ndeumeni sought $28,680 in damages resulting from damages incurred when Kemogne ceased contributing to the mortgage on the property and yet continued to live on the property. In the final judgment, the trial judge found that Ndeumeni suffered damages in the amount of $25,000 for the time in which Kemogne occupied the property as a wrongful detainer, as…

In the workforce diversity id welcome. Diversity is seen as a bridging of ideas from individual with different backgrounds, whether it be economical sociological, race or gender. In those different where does sexual orientation and religious expression fit in. Does a person religious affiliation or sexual orientation really contribute to ideas that increase an organization performance? There to diversity characteristics have always existed but with an increase in cultural acceptance, sexual…

contact with recruiting consultants, and other favorable market-related actions. On the other hand, intensive recruiting may take the form of a vigorous recruit campaign aimed at hiring a given number of employees, usually within a short period of time (Mathis, 2013). An effective recruitment is the process of having the right person in the right place, at the right time. It is crucial to organizational performance. Therefore recruitment is critical activity and should be done with some careful…

Creating Competitive Advantage at the Executive Level Peter F. Drucker stated, “Leadership has typically been regarded as the purview of the one person who is “in charge,” while the rest are simply followers—what is termed vertical or hierarchical leadership. Having said that, recent research indicates that leadership can move to the person with the key knowledge, skills, and abilities for the tasks facing any particular group at any given moment—what is termed shared leadership”. (Yamawaki,…