ASSIGNMENT - Human Performance Appraisal
Human Capital and performance & Startup Performance Evaluation
In Assignment 3, your task is to analyze / assess the Human Capital Performance of a business with a headquarters or global headquarters based in Ontario and who's primary business is NOT retail. (No banks, telecommunications companies, store front / retail outlets - if they're in the mall, they're not in your report)
You're going to want to choose a company that has:
- less than 250 employees in Canada
- a current job posting
- a benefits / employee relations page (will help but not required)
- someone you can contact who works there to get an interview (can be a friend, parent, someone you met, this is a great opportunity to find out more about a company YOU have interest in working for!)
Use the following Bold headings as title sections of your report (with the specified length).
Ensure all sources used (including interviews and emails) use APA formatting including in-text citations. Try to use at least one academic and one news / interview reference per section, course lecture slides or course text may be used but will not count towards required number of sources.
Title, Appendix, Works Cited not included in required page count.
Which theorist / part of a theory does the company you chose subscribe to? (3 pages)
McGregor or Herzberg
You'll likely have to do this section last after looking at ‘how' the company does other things.
Is there a recognition program? How does the company pay employees? Use your answers to the following sections that you find from your analysis and try to match to which theory it best describes, then discuss if you think that works, or could work better if they used another theorist.
PERKS / Compensation
Discuss what types of perks / benefits does the company offer to increase employee morale?
- Are key perks missing? Explain
- Does this firm subscribe to ‘startup culture' type perks, if so what, explain.
- Analyze the compensation structure, what does it say to employees?
- Perks can include (but not limited to): discounts, flex time, continuing education opportunities, stock options, laptops, phone plans, meals at work, parking, transportation subsidies, benefits, health insurance, sky is the limit!
- in an economic environment where many companies are trying to cut costs, explain how you feel the company you are analyzing's perks fit into the cost strategy. Is the compensation / perks enough to make someone stay? Analyze, talk to people, look deep; what are employees feelings on the perks / compensation: do they pay poorly but offer good perks? Is everything great?
Think of a company that is known for providing excellent perks / culture (like Apple's FIVE BILLION dollar head quarters or Google or... , then compare to your company)
Culture / Education
What type of employees is the company looking for?
Does the company have a culture statement? What type of people are they looking for?
Is there an education requirement in their job description? If so discuss the what and why?
How can you tell from job descriptions; what types of people are they looking for)
What does the company do to help retain / gain maximum effectiveness from employees in terms of SPACE?
(How is the office laid out, how does it develop culture, use discussions from class and text to support) Bonus points for photos!
Do employees receive employee assessment / feedback?
Are there performance assessment tools in place so the employee is communicated with to know how they are doing?
Non Financial Indicators:
What are some of the non-financial indicators that affect the company you are analyzing?
List and discuss at least five non-financial indicators.
Include Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Media.
Mazlow Matters
Which level of Mazlow do you think employees operate at?
Discuss the theory, and where you think your company fits in and why.
How does this show the firm values / does not value their employees?