Assignment 1: Discussion-The Benefits of Person-Focused Pay Programs
Although no large-scale studies have clearly demonstrated the benefits of the person-focused pay programs, case studies suggest that employees and companies enjoy advantages from person-focused pay programs.
In this assignment, you will review and apply the benefits of a person-focused pay program.
Tasks:
Respond to the following:
• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a person-focused approach for both the employer and the employee. Support your position with specific examples.
Write your initial response in 300-500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation
Do the following when responding to your peers:
• Read your peers' answers.
• Provide substantive comments by
o contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
o building on the remarks or questions of others; or
o sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
• Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
• Make sure your writing
o is clear, concise, and organized;
o demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
o displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Assignment 2: Designing Compensation Systems
Many people search for jobs on the Internet; therefore, it is important that employers provide accurate information about themselves and their philosophies, culture, and work conditions.
In this assignment, you will research what others are doing in the world of compensation. Using all that you have learned, you will critically analyze the strategies of other organizations.
Tasks:
Research the Internet and identify two company websites to critically analyze their human resources (HR) pages in a 2- to 3-page paper. In your critique:
• Evaluate the information provided on the HR pages of the companies from the perspective of a job applicant.
• Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the HR pages.
• Highlight any missing information that would benefit a prospective job applicant. Suggest strategies to improve such pages.
Support your assumptions by citing in APA format any reputable source material used for this discussion.