1. Choose one of Porter's generic business strategies: (a) broad cost leadership; (b) focused cost leadership; (c) broad differentiation; (d) focused differentiation. Discuss how choosing that business strategy will affect staffing strategy relative to the factors considered in staffing models and staffing strategy.

2. Based on the business strategy chosen in topic 1 above, how will that strategy affect your planning efforts in terms of human resource planning, staffing planning, and diversity planning?

3. Based on the business strategy chosen in topic 1 above: (a) Name one substantive assessment method that you would use, and explain why; (b) Discuss what you would do to maximize the reliability and validity of the decision process.