Alignment of HRM and Business Strategies

Assignment 1: Alignment of HRM and Business Strategies

Due Week 3 and worth 100 points

Select a publicly traded company to research and evaluate its Human Resource (HR) and business strategy, HR department job positions, and ways it markets its company regarding human capital. Some company Websites that provide this information are listed below:

Marriott: http://www.arubamarriottcareers.com/JobDescriptions.html
Allstate: http://www.jigsaw.com/id209321_d40/allstate_insurance_human_resources_business_contacts.xhtml
State Farm: http://www.statefarm.com/about/retirees/news_articles/hr_serv_assist.asp
Ford Motor Company: http://corporate.ford.com/careers/career-paths/human-resources?&ccode=US

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Propose how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy.
Describe the HR job positions and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.
Determine which HR job positions you would prefer and explain why.
Analyze how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.
Propose three (3) ways that the company can increase diversity.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Examine the role of human resource management (HRM) in organizations and how it supports the organization’s business strategy.
Evaluate human resource strategies and how these strategies align with business strategies.
Create a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Formulate HRM strategies and policies to recruit, select, place, and retain the most efficient and effective workforce.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic human resource development.
Write clearly and concisely about strategic human resource development using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100	Assignment 1: Alignment of HRM and Business Strategies
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 70% F	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. Propose how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely proposed how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy.	Partially proposed how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy.	Satisfactorily proposed how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy.	Thoroughly proposed how you would ensure the HR strategy is in alignment with the business strategy.
2. Describe the HR job positions and the responsibilities listed for that HR department. Weight: 10%	Did not submit or incompletely described the HR job position and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.	Partially described the HR job position and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.	Satisfactorily described the HR job position and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.	Thoroughly described the HR job position and the responsibilities listed for that HR department.
3. Determine which HR job positions you would prefer and explain why. Weight: 15%	Did not submit or incompletely determined which HR job positions you would prefer and did not submit or incompletely explained why.	Partially determined which HR job positions you would prefer and partially explained why.	Satisfactorily determined which HR job positions you would prefer and satisfactorily explained why.	Thoroughly determined which HR job positions you would prefer and thoroughly explained why.
4. Analyze how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely analyzed how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.	Partially analyzed how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.	Satisfactorily analyzed how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.	Thoroughly analyzed how the selected company can establish HRM strategies to improve competitive advantages.
5. Propose three (3) ways that the company can increase diversity. Weight: 20%	Did not submit or incompletely proposed three (3) ways that the company can increase diversity.	Partially proposed three (3) ways that the company can increase diversity.	Satisfactorily proposed three (3) ways that the company can increase diversity.	Thoroughly proposed three (3) ways that the company can increase diversity.
6. 3 references Weight: 5%	No references provided	Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.	Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.	Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.
7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	More than 6 errors present	5-6 errors present	3-4 errors present	0-2 errors present

Answer preview………………………..

Human Resource Strategy at Ford
Human resource capital plays a critical role in the success of business strategies. Wess and Finn (2006) posit that the absence of extensive inclusivity of the human resource department in the development of business strategies forms one of the critical mistakes that most firms make in their development of the business strategy. To this extent, the inclusion and active participation of the human resource department in developing the business strategy would increase the chances that the firm appropriately aligns the human resource to business strategy………………..
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