BUS 335 DISCUSSIONS WK 7-9

WEEK 7

Read “Recruitment in a Changing Internal Labor Market”, please answer questions below:

1. Should seniority be eliminated as an eligibility standard for bidding on jobs—meaning the two-year-plus employees would no longer have priority
2. How can career mobility paths be developed that would allow across-team movement without threatening team identity and cohesion?

WEEK 8

• Determine three (3) advantages and three (3) disadvantages of using traditional predictors (e.g., resume-bio presentations, interviews, reference checks, etc.) versus substantive assessment methods (e.g., personality tests, cognitive tests, integrity tests, etc.) when selecting new employees.
• Next, select the one (1) assessment method that you believe is the most reliable for hiring new employees, and specifiy two (2) benefits of utilizing your selected method within an organization. Justify your response.

Make sure you understand the difference between traditional predictors, substantive assessment methods and so forth. You will see these again as a requirement in the week 10 paper.

WEEK 9

• Choose three (3) internal selection factors that you believe would be most reliable for promoting employees within an organization. Next, describe two (2) reasons why an individual should consider these three (3) factors when promoting employees within an organization. Justify your response.
• Based on the case study Changing a Promotion System (Pg. 545), determine what you believe are the three (3) primary weaknesses in BioGlass Inc.’s promotion policy. Next, describe two (2) solutions to address the identified weaknesses. Then, provide one (1) method for preventing similar problems in the future. Support your rationale with specific examples of such strategies.

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AMERICAN HISTORY

WEEK 7

By the early 1950s, the US was a world super-power militarily and economically. The Great Depression was no more. But, two major rival powers were developing, rivals ideologically and militarily: The Cold War between the US and its allies versus the Soviet Union and its allies/clients would be the dominant international issue for the next four decades. Domestically, in the 1950s and the 1960s, the US would begin grappling head-on with major Civil Rights and economic issues, as well as a divisive conflict in Vietnam—and widespread demonstrations and some high profile assassinations.

Choose and discuss (in a full paragraph or two) one of the following two topics related to the period from the late 1940s and through the 1960s.

1. Discuss America’s Cold War policy or strategy aimed at dealing with communism and the Soviet threat, and an example of a Cold War conflict or crisis.
   • Identify one or two Cold War strategies of the US. Describe a specific example of a conflict or crisis that was part of this Cold War strategy, and compare or contrast this to the international situation today.
   • Identify the source(s) where you read about these Cold War issues.
4. Discuss the Civil Rights advances and struggles that took place in the 1950s and 1960s along with relevant legal developments.
   • Identify two key specific events of the Civil Rights struggle and at least one major piece of legislation or court decision.
   • Explain the historical significance of your examples and ways they have impacted our own time.
   • Identify the source(s) where you read these Civil Rights issues.

WEEK 8

The 1970s and 1980s brought remarkable changes for the Untied States. The Cold War between the US and its allies versus the Soviet Union and its allies/clients was still the dominant international issue. China was also going to start emerging as a major world power. Nixon was dealing with Vietnam and then Watergate—one of the pivotal scandals of modern history. Reagan would bring a new national spirit, and he would tackle economic problems by deregulation and moderating taxes—and he would be dealing with a very new type of Soviet leadership.

Discuss lessons in leadership with the examples of President Nixon and President Reagan:

Choose and discuss (in a full paragraph or two) one of the following two topics related to the 1960s and 1970s, especially to the terms of Presidents Nixon and Reagan.

1. Discuss lessons in leadership with the examples of President Nixon and President Reagan:
   • Identify a leadership example from President Nixon’s handling of the Watergate issue, and another example from Reagan’s presidency.
   • Give two lessons in leadership—one from each example. They can be positive lessons or negative lessons (good things to do; things not to do, etc). Discuss how these lessons can apply to those in business or politics or some other realm.
   • Identify the source(s) where you read about these issues.
2. Discuss Presidents Nixon and Reagan as Cold Warriors:
   • Identify a strategy or policy from the Nixon presidency that related to the Cold War, and another from the Reagan presidency.
   • In hindsight, describe your views of each approach and how effective (or not) each approach was.
   • Identify the source(s) where you read these issues.

WEEK 9

By the 1990s, the US was stepping into the “Information Age”. This would coincide with the presidency of Bill Clinton. One can also see this as a period when global connections really became more visible and faster, in part because of new trade agreements around the globe. In North America, there was NAFTA—the North American Free Trade Agreement. By the late 1990s the US economy was entering a dynamic period of growth.

Choose and discuss one of the following two topics related to the American history under President Clinton:

1. Discuss opposing viewpoints about free trade during the 1990s.
   • For the period of the Clinton presidency, identify one view of those favoring “free trade” and one view of those who were opposed.
   • Explain how you would weigh the pros and cons of this policy. In hindsight, what is your view of NAFTA? Is globalization good?
   • Identify the source(s) where you read about these “free trade” issues of that time.
2. Discuss the “economic rebound” of the late 1990s under President Clinton.
   • Identify three of the “package” of changes that characterized the economic boost of the “information revolution” in the late 1990s.
   • Discuss and explain what you think was the most important of these changes. What can we learn from that sort of period of economic rebound?
   • Identify the source(s) where you read about these changes during the late 1990s. For guidance, view this short video