Strategy and Culture

The next component of your capstone project will focus on evaluating the strategy of your plan. Examine your approach in terms of strategic HRM for organizational success and competitive advantage. Consider whether your plan is aligned to the business strategy. Evaluate the connection between HRM strategy and organizational strategy in the global environment if applicable. Make certain to assess the importance of HRM strategy to organizational sustainability and specific firm initiatives.

HRM strategies form the nucleus of a successful organization. They bring together the elements of culture, organization, and HR systems for synergy and effectiveness. Without these strategies, and without leadership that is not only willing but serious about implementing, monitoring, and refining them, the organization will lose valuable ground. HRM strategies can be used to support the employee experience and make the organization successful and competitive. Reflect on your program learning to inform your progress.

For this assessment, your focus is on HR’s strategic role and building organizational culture.
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This is the fourth component of your capstone project. Each assessment should be completed in order so that you can use the feedback received to improve your work and build upon to complete your project.

Research current articles that explore strategy and culture to complete the following:

· Analyze HRM’s role in building organizational culture.

· Develop a strategy for working within the organizational culture, as you develop leadership and consultation approaches for implementing your plan to improve organizational effectiveness.

· Assess the cultural factors that will likely affect the development and implementation of your plan.

· Consider the employee life cycle and employee experience within your selected organization.

· Analyze both the ethical and the legal responsibilities related to culture, both in the organization and in society as a whole.

The deliverable for this assessment applies professional skills in HRM to workplace situations that you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work in human resources. As part of your learning, focus on the development of effective professional communication skills for the workplace. Your assessment should meet the following additional requirements:

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Length: 3–5 typed, double-spaced pages, plus the cover and resources pages.

· The first page should be a cover sheet with your name, the course number, assessment title, and date. No other information is required on this page.

· The last page should be the reference list.

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Organization: Make sure that your assessment writing is well organized, using headings and subheadings to organize content for the reader.

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Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

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Resources: Use at least 3–5 references and include both trade publications and peer-reviewed articles.

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Evidence: Support your assertions with data and/or in-text citations.

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APA formatting: Resources and in-text citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.

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Written communication:

· Support main points, assertions, and conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.

· Use spell-check and other tools to ensure correct spelling and grammar.

Review the Strategy and Culture scoring guide and the HRM Effectiveness Improvement Plan course project description prior to submitting to ensure that you have met the expectations of this assessment.

Portfolio Prompt: You should consider adding this assessment to your personal ePortfolio. This assessment demonstrates your ability to research and write about strategy and culture as it relates to your organization, and problem or opportunity. This skill is necessary in a professional setting when you are trying to make recommendations. You will want to organize your assessments to easily support future reflection and to showcase your knowledge with employers after graduation. For more information on ePortfolio, visit the Campus

ePortfolio
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By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:

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Competency 1: Apply a strategic perspective to Human Resource Management that guides and influences organizational effectiveness.

· Assess the cultural factors that will likely impact development and implementation.

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Competency 2: Develop skills to lead, build relationships, partner, influence others, and navigate the organization.

· Develop leadership and consultation approaches.

· Develop a strategy for working within an organization’s culture.

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Competency 3: Apply and interpret the law and the legal responsibilities of a human resource professional.

· Analyze the legal responsibilities that relate to culture.

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Competency 4: Use evidence-based decision making to inform and support Human Resource Management practices.

· Analyze HRM’s role in building organizational culture.

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Competency 5: Apply the SHRM code of ethics to decision making and practice.

· Analyze the ethical responsibilities that relate to culture.

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Competency 6: Communicate clearly, accurately, and professionally for the HR field.

· Support main points, assertions, and conclusions, or recommendations with relevant and credible evidence.