Assignment task: Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Review Chapters 9 and 10 from your textbook, Applied Psychology in Talent Management.
- Review the article How to Win the Talent War.
- Review the article "Moving the Needle" with Limited Resources.
- Review the article Using Innovation Principles To Improve DEIB Outcomes.
- Review Workplace Cap-Agility in the Leading Human Capital in the 2020s: Emerging Perspectives book.
For this assignment, you will need to consider the hiring practices of Abercrombie & Fitch and Hooters. These companies have faced controversy and court cases based on the hiring and not hiring of certain employees. This is a direct reflection of each company's strategic workforce planning process. First, search court cases relating to these two companies to gain an understanding of the court cases. Discuss the outcomes of each court case. Then, reflect if each company used the proper strategy in hiring taking into consideration discrimination. Next, identify a company in which the strategic workforce planning process helped make the company stronger. Be specific as to why you selected the company from a strategic workforce planning perspective and how the strategy has enhanced the company.
In your assignment,
Identify at least two court cases (one of each) relating to Abercrombie & Fitch and Hooters.
Discuss the outcomes of each court case.
Reflect on each company's strategic workforce planning.
Identify a company in which the strategic workforce planning process strengthened the company, giving supporting facts and rationale. Need Assignment Help?
The Strategic Workforce Planning Process paper, must be 3 to 4 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center's APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.
Review the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least 2 scholarly and/or credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips. You can also refer to the Library OneSearch tip sheet.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center's APA: Citing Within Your Paper guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.