Strayer Bus 310 Assignment 1 Organizational Analysis

Select an organization (be sure to have your instructor’s approval by Week 3 before starting this
assignment) in which you are familiar, if only as a regutar patron.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
1. Describe the organization, what it does, the customers it serves, and its size.
2. Research the organization’s mission statement. Discuss the role HR will play (or does play) in
fostering the organization’s mission statement.
3. Assess the common HR challenges facing this organization (e.g., high turn-over, low wages,
lack of skilled workers, etc.). Recommend an HR strategy you would implement to overcome
the challenges assessed.
4. Determine how effective your recommendation above will be to making the organization more
competitive.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar
Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
¯ Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Inctude a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professors
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
¯ Explain the human resource management process, its role in supporting the overall
organizational strategies, and the various functions involved in human resource management.
Analyze business strategy to identify human resource requirements and formulate supporting
HRM plans that can improve productivity and contribute to the firm’s competitiveness.
¯ Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
¯ Write cleady and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics