Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
File (PDF): Presentation - Chapter 3 (in Course Documents)
Link (website): OCOG Contacts
Link (website): Rio 2016 Olympic Hiring Goals Announced
Link (website): The Organizing Committee
Students are required to do research through readings beyond the textbook. Please use a minimum of 3 outside resources for this assignment.
Introduction
The Olympics mobilizes thousands and thousands of volunteers and paid employees to service the athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators. Review the chapter in your textbook and pay attention to information about forecasting. Read Chapter 3, Box 3.3 on HR planning for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Next, review information for what you can find regarding the size and scope of the London Olympic Organizing Committee by exploring the OCOG Contacts listed in the resources section above. Finally, review some of the available research on the HR plans for the Rio Olympics using the Rio 2016 Olympic Hiring Goals Announced and The Organizing Committee links listed in the resources section above.
Activity Instructions
For this assignment, complete the following:
Based upon your research, prepare a case study about the human resource functions necessary for the 2016 Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Identify the following subheadings to sections to frame your case study.
- Human Resource Functions at a Glance
- Program Deliverables
- Budget; Pre-game staffing
- Key challenges
- Key milestones
- Human resources
- Planning and Operations, etc.
- Be sure to include:
- Format, Organization, Professionalism, grammar and spelling, cover page and references, APA citations
- Evidence of Research - Detailed and data driven, in-text references
- Content - Identification of Human Resource Details and Inclusiveness
- Comparison of Rio Olympics with the London Olympics Case
- Writing Requirements
- 3-4 pages (approx. 600 words per page), not including title page or references page
- 1-inch margins
- Single Space
- Subheadings (refer to instructions)
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Minimum of 3 in text citations
- Title page with topic and name of student
- References page (minimum of 3 resources) in APA format