Part A- Visit the website for a country-specific union federation and the website for the AFL-CIO. Prepare a table that compares and contrasts the focuses of the two federations. Answer the following questions about each federation as you prepare your table.
1. What year was the federation started?
2. How many members does it represent?
3. Who is eligible to join the federation?
4. What is the focus of the federation?
5. What benefits are promised to members?
Part B- As a manager, you have a number of choices to make regarding how you manage your employees. Throughout this book, we have focused on three primary HR activities: work design and workforce planning, management of employee competencies, and management of employee attitudes and behaviors. The question you need to answer is when to use the various practices that make up the three HR activities. Use the following table to compare and contrast how a complete HR system might differ across four companies pursuing different strategies:
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Cost Leadership Strategy |
Innovation Strategy |
Quality Strategy |
Customer Service Strategy |
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| Work Design and Workforce Planning |
Job design |
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Workforce planning |
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| Managing Employee Competencies |
Recruitment |
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Selection |
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Traning |
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| Managing Employee Attitudes and Behaviors |
Performance management |
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Compensation |
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Incentives |
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Benefits, health, and wellness |
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