Write 5 short blog entries (at least one-half page each). In each entry highlight:One specific topic/issue related to Module 1 that you would like to investigate further and why.Discuss your reactions to what have you learned so far concerning your specific topic/issue as it relates to human capital management. Cite at least one of your module sources.Discuss what more you would like to learn concerning your topic/issue and why.Find one valid source (not listed in this module) from which you could learn more about your specific topic/issue. Look in the Trident Online Library and/or on the internet for valid sources. (The goal is to broaden your resource list, so do not list the same specific source more than once across your journal entries.)

Part I1.  (5 points)Based on Chapter 5: Management Strategies, describe each of the three Management Strategies. 2.(10 points)Based on the strategies discussed above:a. How do you believe that unions (Labor Relations Strategies) would react to each of the strategies discussed in Question #1 above?  Explain b.What do you believe would be the best management strategy in today's business environment?  Provide a well-thought-out argument to support your point of view. 3.(5 points)Based on Week Three Video Lecture, summarize each of the following: the Employee Free Choice Act, the Mandatory Secret Ballot Protection Act and the recent resolutions and rulings by the NLRB (see Week Three video). 4.(10 points)Discuss the pros and cons of each piece of pending legislation and the rulings that you discussed in Question #3.  How would you vote on each of these? Give well-thought-out reasons. 5.(20 points)It is very important in your role of HR director that you respond appropriately to a union organizing drive. You will read each of the four scenarios found on pages 227-228 (“HR Strategy Responding to a Union Organizing Drive”) in your textbook. Then, you will do the following in response to each scenario based on what you have learned in Chapter 6 (Be sure to address each scenario separately:a.   Outline your various alternatives in responding to the union organizing drive for each scenario.b.   After outlining alternative for each, develop and support a specific recommended course of action for each of the four scenarios to present to upper management.  These questions are to be answered in question format. No need for APA format. I will provide pictures of reading necessary but do you have access to this book? Budd, J. W. (2018). Labor relations: Striking a balance. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Objectives An exploration of the evolving role of a Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) topic that moves to a human capital perspective. Guidelines Students will complete a major research paper on a SHRM topic of their choice, that traces the evolving perspective of moving from an administrative to a human capital position on a topic of their choice. In addition to functional topics, including issues in staffing, employee learning, employee relations, performance management, total rewards, and HR information systems, students can include topics that mirror the course's primary perspectives of human capital management, HR metrics, or line/HR partnering as their primary subject. Students will work with the instructor on submission of a topic and instructor approval of that topic no later than Week 2. Best Practices Students can choose a topic of their own areas of specific interest on any HRM area covered in the course. Given the point of view taken in HRM591, the paper should reflect the strategic shift in HRM from labor as a cost to be controlled to labor as an asset in which to be invested. This perspective should treat the chosen topic and trace how it has changed to reflect the challenges presented by a technology-driven global economy. Research should trace the historical roots of the topic and how technology, globalization, and other strategic forces have shaped its changes. The paper length should be a minimum of 10-12 pages and comply with all formatting and APA style standards. Some suggested topics can include, but not be limited to, the following. " The role of total rewards in motivating staff performance Most of the best known academic and popular journals will provide acceptable content. Primary among them are some of the following journals and publications. " People & Strategy (formally human resource planning) " Harvard Business Review " Human Resource Management " Academy of Management Journals (various titles included) " Journal of Labor Economics " Human Resource Management Review " Personnel Psychology " International Journal of Human Resource Management " Journal of Management " Sloan Management Review " California Management Review " Administrative Sciences Quarterly This paper should reflect the collective efforts of the entire course content and the strategic evolution of HRM from a marginalized area of practice to one that assumes a position within management that is reflective of the potential role that effective workforce planning and development can play. The chosen topic should be framed in the above perspective and trace where it has been, where it is now, and what future direction it can take. Students' research should defend why their chosen topic matters to senior management and the cost/benefit justifications that are required to defend that position. In short, the paper should speak to the two essential questions by which the course is framed. Those questions ask, "so what and now what?" Grading Rubrics PreviousNext Paper demonstrates a significant shift in area of content that reflects the direction of the entire course; and should reflect the three themes of human capital, metrics, and partnering with line management. The paper should be reflective of the historical roots of the topic and how it has evolved (environmental pressures for change) as well as the direction expected for the future. The paper should include significant academic references and stay away from web pages that offer sales or opinions versus academic rigor. A successful paper should demonstrate a student's deep understanding of the topic; but also why and how that topic matters in moving HR to a strategic position in the management of the firm This week is going to be an easy welcome for me and an easy week for you, especially if you have been keeping up with the progression of the final Signature Project because the Signature IS your final examination in this graduate class. Again, here are the directions and rubric for that assignment: You already chose a topic of specific interest on any HRM area covered in the course. Given the point of view taken in HRM591, the paper should reflect the strategic shift in HRM from labor as a cost to be controlled to labor as an asset in which to be invested. This perspective should treat the chosen topic and trace how it has changed to reflect the challenges presented by a technology-driven global economy. Research should trace the historical roots of the topic and how technology, globalization, and other strategic forces have shaped its changes. The paper length should be a maximum 10 -12 double-spaced pages and comply with all formatting and APA style standards. Instructor Note: Be sure to tie your internal citations to the bibliography in the back of the paper. I recommend (not require) seven to ten reference sources and I also recommend (not require) weaving at least one or two of the references you collected in week 7 on metrics into your final Signature paper only because it cuts down on the work. I share this as a veteran of many many research papers written when getting my own graduate degrees. What is happening with predictive analytics and HR within the confines of the research topic you selected? If possible, include it. If not possible, please don't just cram it into the paper without finding it a thoughtful home within the pages because it is not a requirement, only a suggestion. Yes, include a Title Page and yes, you can include the Title Page and separate Reference Page into your total page count of 10-12 pages.