MGT 490 Ashford University Week 5 Progressive Auto Insurance Company Paper
As the global marketplace becomes increasingly more competitive, it
is incumbent upon human resources to broaden its strategic mission and
become a strategic partner with executive staff. This requires human
resources to have a detailed understanding of not only the human
resources field, but the strengths and challenges of its organization,
and the complexities of its industry. Through these units of knowledge,
human resources can maximize its value by providing competent advice and
counsel to its organization as it strives to achieve its strategic
objectives.The comprehensive Final Paper comprises four parts, with Parts 1, 2,
and 3 submitted during the first three weeks of the course. In Week 5, a
cohesive final paper will be due that includes Part 4, an executive
summary, and the previously submitted Parts 1, 2, and 3. This final
paper should be eight to ten pages and should incorporate any comments
or suggestions made by the instructor on Parts 1, 2, and 3.Focus of the Final PaperIn your final project, you are to choose a major problem/issue
affecting an organization of your choice, and then utilize your detailed
knowledge of human resources and strategic planning to develop a
comprehensive plan that minimizes, and hopefully eliminates, this threat
to your chosen organization’s ability to meet its long-range
organizational goals and objectives. The components of this
comprehensive project are as follows:
Executive Summary: Your final paper should begin with
an Executive Summary, which is an abbreviated capture of the entire
paper and as such should touch upon all major points while engaging the
reader.
Part 1 – Overview of Organization/Problem (due in Week 1):
Provide an overview of the organization and the problem/issue that
challenges that organization. Next, detail how the problem/issue affects
(or can affect) the future viability of the organization. Finally,
discuss the principle role of human resources in an organization and how
human resources can provide critical advice and counsel to the
organization in addressing this challenge. This section of the paper
should be two to three pages.
Part 2 – Environment Analysis (due in Week 2): Optimal
solutions are determined when a researcher has a thorough understanding
of a company and its industry, along with the strengths and weaknesses
that impact its future viability. In the second part of your plan,
perform a SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity, and
Threats) on your chosen organization and provide an analysis of these
results in light of the problem or issue under study. Be attentive to
identifying how the problem or issue impacts the organization and its
competitive position within the industry. This section of the paper
should be two to three pages.
Part 3 – Financial Analysis (due in Week 3): Nearly
every problem or issue confronting an organization has a financial or
budgetary impact. For instance, staff turnover has not only a direct
cost on recruitment expenses, training costs, and productivity, but also
an indirect cost related to the loss of organizational learning. In
Part 3, detail the financial implications to the organization related to
your problem or issue, including the additional costs that may arise if
the problem or issue is not resolved effectively. This section of the
paper should be two to three pages.
Part 4 - Recommendations (due in Week 5): The final
part of your comprehensive project incorporates your recommendations.
Based on your work in Parts 1, 2, and 3, provide 2-3 recommendations to
organizational leadership that would resolve the problem/issue in
question. Be sure to detail any challenges the organization should
consider in implementing your recommendations (culture, motivation,
etc.) and your strategy to overcome these challenges. This section of
the paper should be two to three pages.Note that some of the information related to this project may not be
readily available in course materials, requiring you to research
contemporary management trends in the public sector.Writing the Final PaperThe Final PaperMust be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including
title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as
outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your
introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that
indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)
table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you
have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this
assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the
final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a
particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
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include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA
style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.