HRM500 Week 6 Scenario Script: Employee Development, Training, and Career Management Slide

1.  From the scenario and the first e-Activity, examine two (2) areas in which the 60 percent participation rate of women in the workforce has impacted organizations in America. Predict two (2) changes that will occur in the next five (5) years in relation to this participation rate. (e-activity: Go to eHow's website to read the article titled "How to Determine the Impact of Employee Development on the Success of an Organization."/ See HRM 500 Week 6 Scenario Script_7-16-13_FINAL.doc)

2.  From the second e-Activity, recommend the psychological test that you believe is most appropriate for selecting the right candidate for a management position within an organization for which you have worked or with which you are familiar. Justify your recommendation. (e-activity: Use the internet to research a psychological test (such as IPIP-NEO Personality Test or the Kolbe Index) that may be used in employee development to identify individual preferences, ways of decision making, means of gathering information, etc. Be prepared to discuss.)

3.  From the e-Activity, compare the salaries for the same job in two (2) different geographic locations within the United States. Speculate on two (2) economic influences that may impact the pay difference in the two (2) geographic areas you selected. Propose two (2) ways an organization can respond to these conditions. Justify your response. (e-Activity: Go to Salary.com's website and use its U.S. Salary Wizard to compare the salary for the same job in two different areas of the country. Try to select areas of the country that will yield varied salaries for the same job. Use the Internet to research possible reasons for the discrepancy in pay. Be prepared to discuss.)

4.  From the scenario, examine two (2) strategies that organizations use to combine incentive plans in a balanced scorecard. Provide two (2) examples in which the balanced scorecard measures performance linked to a company’s long-term goals. (Scenerio: See HRM 500 Week 7 Scenario Script_7-23-13.docx)