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HRPD 712 – Human Resource Strategy | Fall 2020 | Group Assignment #3: Due Week 11   Assignment Instructions: Continue with the previously selected Canadian company; you will need to provide a link to the website with your submission, and as part of your Citations

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HRPD 712 – Human Resource Strategy | Fall 2020 | Group Assignment #3: Due Week 11

 

Assignment Instructions:

1. Continue with the previously selected Canadian company; you will need to provide a link to the website with your submission, and as part of your Citations.
2. Locate the company’s corporate strategic plan and attach the plan to your assignment Citations (saved as a PDF) and provide a link to it on the website.  If you cannot locate the corporate strategic plan, but there is enough information provided on the company website to answer the questions below, please attach the applicable information to your assignment and provide a link to same.
3. Using a report format of your choice, including cover page, table of contents, introduction, conclusion and citations, answer the following questions about the company you selected.  Use Arial, Calibri or Verdana font and minimally, 11 pt in size.

 

Assignment Questions:

 

Part 1 – Strategy (4 marks)

 

1. Identify the type and sub-type of corporate strategy you recommend for your company (or a portion of the company) to pursue.
2. Provide a brief overview of your proposed corporate strategy identified above.  Be specific to your company and explain the rationale for this approach.

 

Part 2 – Aligning HR with Strategy (18 marks)

 

1. Identify specific HR objectives to achieve the corporate strategy identified in Part 1 above.  Clearly state your assumptions.
2. Develop an implementation plan to achieve the HR objectives identified in Part 2a) above.  Include key milestones with three related action items.
3. Identify metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of your implementation plan.
4. Identify the specific HR activities/actions to ensure the organization’s values are embedded in the implementation plan.

 

Part 3 – Critical Analysis (4 marks)

 

a) Identify the advantages and disadvantages of the approach you identified in Part 2 above.

 

 

 

 

 

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HRPD 712 – Human Resource Strategy | Fall 2020 | Prof. Veronica Utton

 

Style & Format (4 marks)

• Group submission
• Typed and electronically submitted
• Presentation: Formatted with Arial, Calibri or Verdana, minimum 11pt, cover page, numbered
• Content: clear, concise, free of errors in spelling/grammar, sequential 
• Citations meet APA requirements
• 8-10 pages

 

Submission Deadline: 

 

Submissions should be uploaded to the Assignment Dropbox only (not by email) by 8:30a of the 11^th scheduled week (November 23, 2020).  Late assignments will be penalized 5% per day.

 

Grading/Rubric:

 

Your responses will be assigned a level between 0 and 5 as described below.  

 

Part No	Level 5 Insightful with evidence of excellent critical thinking Excellent research with explicit examples and proof to support position taken Sound understanding of HR Strategy principles clearly articulated	Level 4 Good critical thinking evident Some evidence from articles and/or research present to support position taken Logical understanding of HR Strategy principles articulated	Level 3 Some research and critical thinking evident Lacks evidence from sources to support position taken Incomplete or incorrect understanding of HR Strategy principles	Level 2 Response is somewhat specific but lacks proof from sources Clear evidence of critical thinking is lacking Incomplete or incorrect understanding of HR Strategy principles	Level 1 Vague, general, nonspecific response with little research or critical thinking Understanding of HR Strategy principles is not evident	Level 0   No response or key elements missing
1	4 marks	3 marks	2 marks	1 mark	.5	0 marks
2	14-18 marks	10-13 marks	5-9 marks	3-4 marks	2 marks	0 marks
3	4 marks	3 marks	2 marks	1 mark	.5	0 marks
Style & Format		Content of report is  clear, concise, free of spelling and grammatical errors, professional/polish ed in appearance   Formatted with Arial, Calibri or Verdana, min 11 pt and numbered pages   Citations/Reference s meet APA requirements	Most of content of report is  clear, concise, free of spelling and grammatical errors, professional/polishe d in appearance   Formatted with Arial, Calibri or Verdana, min 11 pt and numbered pages   Citations/References meet APA requirements	Content of report is  lacking in clarity, conciseness, spelling and grammatical errors are noticeable throughout    Report is not formatted with Arial, Calibri or Verdana, min 11 pt and numbered pages   Some Citations/References do not meet APA requirements	Content of report significant lacks in clarity, conciseness, spelling and grammatical errors are noticeable throughout    Report is poorly formatted    Citations/References do not meet APA requirements	Report significantly lacks in content / spelling and grammatical errors affect readability / interpretation of responses   Report is poorly formatted    Citations/References do not meet APA requirements
		4 marks	3 marks	2 marks	1 mark	0 marks

 

 

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