Case study-Organization is Wal-Mart
1. Write a 7-10 page academic paper * that addresses the following items:
* Page count does not include the cover page, references page, or any appendices attached.
a. Create an executive summary of your Comprehensive Plan to Improve the Quality of Selected HRM Practices which includes the following:
i. A brief description of the company (1 paragraph).
ii. A brief description of the current HR practices used by the company (1 paragraph).
iii. Your recommendations for improving the HR practices within your area of influence (1 paragraph).
iv. A justification of why you believe these recommendations will enhance both employee and organizational success (1 paragraph).
b. Describe the organization (briefly describe the company’s relevant history, what it does, who its customers are, etc.).
c. Discuss the challenges and/or opportunities the organization faces.
d. Describe some of the organization’s current HRM practices in regard to its employees.
e. Complete a table illustrating at least 6 key result areas for your organization, including targets and current results and compute the difference as appropriate. View the HR Metrics sample for this table. Be sure you explain how improving these key result areas identified on this table will enhance the competitive advantage of your organization.
f. Analyze whether these practices are effective. Include an explanation of why they are (or are not) effective.
g. Describe the major strategies you would recommend to improve the quality of selected HR management practices within your area of influence. Be specific.
h. Discuss the value or impact you think these improvements will have in driving business success.
i. Describe how you will measure and report the success of your plan.
j. Include a reference list with at least 6-8 professional or scholarly resources (at least four resources have to be from the HR Management Journal List OR the MBA Journal List).
2. Format the comprehensive plan document according to the Academic Paper Guidelines.
3. Submit your work to Turnitin.com. Revise your paper based on the Originality Report you receive. (See instructions under About TurnItIn.com in the MBA Toolbox.)
4. Check your writing style by using Grammarly. (See instructions under Submit ToGrammarly in the MBA Toolbox.) Correct your report as needed.
5. Attach the following appendices to your paper:
a. Appendix A, containing aa table illustrating at least 6 key result areas for your organization.
b. Appendix B, containing the grading rubric for this assignment.
