Fresh Price Accounting, Inc., is a well-known accounting firm
that provides exceptional services to businesses and individuals but is
notorious for being a difficult place to work. Employee turnover is at an
all-time high and the company recently had a lawsuit filed against them for
mismanagement of employees.
To improve, they've reached out to you, an HR consultant, to
help them identify ways they can change their management of human resources. To
learn more about the problems occurring, you've done some research by
interviewing the employees that work at Fresh Price Accounting, Inc., and have
discovered the following complaints made within the last calendar year:
- More than 68% of
current employees stated that there is little motivation to work harder
than what is expected of them.
- 87% of employees
identified in a questionnaire that they felt they couldn't take extended
leave to care for an illness or the illness of a family member for fear
they would lose their jobs.
- 4 employees were
fired shortly after incurring a disability or announcing a pregnancy.
- 91% of the
company is comprised of white males. Individuals that represent a
different race, gender, speak a different language, or are not originally
from the United States felt 'unwelcomed' and 'misunderstood'.
- 62% of current
employees that left the company in less than 6 months cited that they felt
inadequately trained for the position they were hired for.
As their HR consultant, you've been asked to relay the findings
of your research in a brief report. The company's executives want the report to
identify the main issues experienced by the company and provide suggestions for
how to make improvements. Make sure to provide rationale and examples from
sources to support your findings and recommendations.
The report should be 1500 to 2000 words in
length and well-researched (at least 4 sources), as it will serve
as an overview of both the current human resource management practices as well
as your proposed improvements. Your sources should be cited using APA format.
If you're unsure about how to use APA format to cite your sources, please see
the following lessons:
- What is APA Format? Definition
& Style
- How To Format APA Citations
If you use any Study.com lessons as sources in your assignment,
please cite them using APA format (including the lesson title and the
instructor's name).
Your project will be graded based on the following rubric:
Category
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Unacceptable (0-2)
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Needs Improvement (3-6)
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Good (7-8)
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Excellent (9-10)
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Total Possible Points
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Recommendations (x4)
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No sound recommendations are presented or recommendations not
based upon human resource theory, motivational theory, knowledge of human resource
law, human resource procedure and diversity.
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Recommendations are missing, lack clarity, and/or are not
well-supported by knowledge of human resource theory, motivational theory,
knowledge of human resource law, human resource procedure.
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At least 5 sound recommendations are clearly outlined based
upon human resource theory, motivational theory, knowledge of human resource
law, human resource procedure and diversity management.
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Recommendations are clear and logical; student incorporated 6
or more recommendations based upon human resource theory, motivational
theory, knowledge of human resource law, human resource procedure, diversity
management and each cited complaint is thoroughly addressed.
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40
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Structure (x2)
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Structure is illogical or significantly hinders understanding.
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Structure is poor; organization does not enhance or improve
understanding.
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Structure supports ideas; transitions and connections might be
lacking.
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Structure is exceptional and enhances understanding; ideas
flow logically.
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20
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Research & Rationale (x2)
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No or irrelevant sources are used to support ideas; rationale
is missing or incorrect.
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Fewer than 4 or weak sources are given to support ideas; logic
is faulty or simplistic.
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At least 4 quality sources used; rationale is given to support
most ideas; support may be unoriginal or somewhat surface-level.
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All ideas include logical and thoughtful rationale; the 4+
sources used enhance and support recommendations.
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20
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Format (x1)
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Format is faulty, does not meet sufficient aspects of the
assignment directions.
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Format is mostly correct, meets critical aspects of assignment
directions
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Format is mostly correct and meets all assignment directions.
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Format is correct for APA style and presentation in sources
and documentation and meets all assignment directions.
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10
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Mechanics (x1)
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Incorrect spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and use of
standard English grammar hinders understanding.
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Report does not adhere to recommended word count. Several
instances of incorrect spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage of
standard English grammar.
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Few instances of incorrect spelling, punctuation,
capitalization, and usage of standard English grammar.
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No or very few instances of incorrect spelling, punctuation,
capitalization, and usage of standard English grammar.
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10
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Total
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100
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