Discussion 1: The Staffing Function

Why is staffing important? Who is responsible for it? Is it a function of personnel/human resource departments? What are some of the ways managers can adapt to changes in the external environment (shrinking work force, impacts of technology, etc.) to recruit and maintain quality personnel?

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates' posts. When addressing the question, please make sure that the response is detailed and relevant to the topic. When responding to classmates, analyze their discussions by agreeing, disagreeing, or adding other ideas to strengthen or enhance the perspective presented in their initial posts.

Discussion 2: Performance Appraisal

The effectiveness of the performance appraisal is often a topic of debate. Read the Forbes article, "Eliminating Performance Appraisals (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.". Based on the content of the article, identify three key points related to the author's position on the elimination of performance appraisals. From the view of the manager and using the concepts found in our text, prepare a rebuttal to the article discussing each of the key points you identified and define the reasons why the performance appraisal should not be eliminated. Develop a potential solution to the performance appraisal debate, keeping in mind the intent of the appraisal and the desired outcome for both the organization and the employees. Support your solutions with a minimum of one outside resource.

Guided Response: Review the responses created by your classmates'. Evaluate the rebuttal points and respond to their rationale for not eliminating the performance appraisal within the workplace. Respond to at least two of your classmates' post.