MBAA 534 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT #1

MBAA 534 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT #1

For this first reflection, you will need to focus on one specific organization that you have worked for (i.e., currently or in the past) and one specific job/role that you held within that organization. You will need to explain this experience through an HRM lens using specific concepts and terms from Weeks 1, 2 and 3 of this course. In your reflection, you will provide a description of the business strategy, culture (organizational and national), recruitment and selection processes, training and development approach and recommendations for how strategic HRM could be improved in the future. These recommendations should be based on your critical analysis using course concepts. This means you will need to use your knowledge of course concepts related to HRM in order to identify strengths and weaknesses related to the HRM approaches at this organization.

In this 8001000-word paper, you need to:

Describe the following: (a) The Organization and your Job/Role (current or past) that will serve as the focus for the assignment.

Organization Name: IBM India (From 2019-2020)

Job Role : Technical Support Associate (We need to mention the roles) (I can work on first part) please work on b c d and part 2

20320961390The organizational and national cultures at this Organization (Chapter 11). (Reference need to be taken from book ) (What culture do they follow, in the national talk about which their national culture in India). Also, do citation from the book

Your experience with the recruitment and selection processes for this Job/Role (Chapter 5). (take reference from the book chapter is mentioned (Also need to talk about the recruitment process of IBM for the post of Technical support associate India as per my experience which is mentioned below

How I got hired was through campus placement then we had a group discussion, an online assessment test and last I did the telephonic interview (which with HR it was named a technical round)

Any relevant training and development provided to you by this Organization (Chapter 10). Use this link to answer this question and use the book as well to relate things

https://www.ibm.com/topics/training-developmentCritically analyze the practices from (1) and create two (2) specific recommendations for how HRM could be more effective at this Organization.

Give your own reference with citations

Your answer should include direct links to specific concepts and terms from the Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3 pre-readings using in-text citations in APA style. In addition to explaining the relevant HRM practices and features at your Organization using course terminology, you should provide specific and concrete examples of your experiences to serve as evidence for your claims.

Learning Objectives

Assess the impact of organizational culture and national culture on global talent management strategies, policies, and practices.

Total Mark /30

Grading Rubric

Criteria: Level 1 (<55%) Level 2 (55-67%) Level 3 (68-79%) Level 4 (80-100%)

Knowledge of Course Concepts (15 marks) Demonstrate understanding of Strategic HRM theories and practices: Assignment conveys understanding of relevant course concepts from Weeks 1, 2 and 3.

Course terminology is used, and textbook is cited whenever referring directly to a course concept. Demonstrates a limited understanding of Strategic HRM and/or is consistently inaccurate.

<8.25 Demonstrates some understanding Strategic HRM and/or is mostly inaccurate.

8.25 - 10 Demonstrates a considerable

understanding of Strategic HRM and/or is sometimes inaccurate.

10 - 12 Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the Strategic HRM that is seldom inaccurate.

12 - 15

Analysis and Evidence (10 marks) Analyze and apply concepts to the case situation: Assignment provides explanation of the relevance of course concepts to Organization and Job/Role.

The assignment must clearly identify one actual organization that is the Organization and a specific Job/Role. Personal, concrete, relevant and detailed examples are provided to describe items (a), (b), (c), and (d). Analysis provides little evidence of supporting details that are slightly relevant (a), (b), (c) and (d).

<5.4 Analysis provides satisfactory evidence of supporting details that are moderately relevant to (a), (b), (c), and (d).

5.5 - 6.7 Analysis provides appropriate evidence of supporting details that are mainly relevant to (a), (b), (c), and (d).

6.8 - 7.9 Analysis provides extensive evidence of supporting details that are extremely relevant to (a), (b), (c) and (d).

8 - 10

Format, Structure and Writing (5 marks)

Writing: Assignment is 800-1000 words long (not including references) and is well written with proper spelling and grammar.

Layout and Format: Assignment layout is clean and professional looking with appropriate fonts/font sizes/bolding to aid in reading and correct use of APA format for in-text citations and references. Little written work contains proper sentence structures, grammar and spelling.

Layout meets few formatting components with poor impact on professional look of work.

<2.8 Some written work contains proper sentence structures, grammar and spelling.

Layout meets some formatting components with fair impact on professional look of work.

2.8 - 3.4 Most written work contains proper sentence structures, grammar and spelling.

Layout meets major formatting components with good impact on professional look of work.

3.5 - 3.9 All written work contains proper sentence structures, grammar and spelling (with possible 1-2 minor errors).

Layout meets all to mostly all formatting components with significant impact on professional look of work.

4 - 5