Compensation and Wal-Mart discussion

Week six- paper #4: Compensation and Wal-Mart

Note that Employment Law should be addressed throughout all these papers. We are not addressing it as a separate topic in any week, as it applies to all HR topics/issues.

Papers must follow this FORMAT, and contain responses to all the following questions.

Papers MUST includeALL of the BOLD WORDSinBoldfont in each paper.

(a.)Cover Page: Title(with running and short heads)

(b.)Topic / Issue Identification: What are thecentral factsin regards to the weekly topic/issue (i.e. Staffing, Training, Performance Management, or Compensation) andassumptionsyou are making about thesefacts or missing factsregarding Wal-Mart? What arethe major, overridingethical issuesregarding Wal-Mart? Whatmajor ethical issues/questionsdoes this case regarding Wal-Mart address that merits its study in this course and inconnection with assigned reading materials?

(c.)Analysis / Evaluation: Analyze Wal-Mart in regards to the weekly topic/issue (i.e. Staffing, Training, Performance Management, or Compensation). Who are thestakeholders and what are their stakes? Whatthreats, opportunities, or challengesare posed by these stakeholders? Whateconomic, legal, and ethical responsibilitiesdoes Wal-Mart (or the managers) have and what exactly isthenature and extent of these responsibilities?Describe themajor tensionsthat exist among these responsibilities. If the Wal-Mart case study involves a company’s or manager’s past actions/decisions/practices,evaluate what theydid or did not do well/right/ethically. Whatethical principles, concepts, ideas, or modelsrelated to thedecisions or actions that have been taken or should be takenin the case?

**Be sure to support all statements/recommendations with in-text citations and references to concepts/theories you have learned in your prior HR courses. You are required in each weekly paper to have a minimum of one reference (in-text citation) per page to a scholarly journal, or material from a prior HR course.

(d.)Recommendations: Identify thealternativesyou recommend to be considered for dealing with this specific issue/topic in regards to Wal-Mart. What are theiradvantages and disadvantages? Whatethical principles, concepts, or ideassupport your recommendations? Be sure to support all statements/recommendations with references (citations) to concepts/theory in the text.

(e.)Learning Outcomes: Identify and summarize thekey learning outcomes or conclusionsyou reached as a result of studying and analyzing this specific issue/topic in regards to Wal-Mart. Focus onwhat you learnedandhow this information could be appliedin your current organization or situation if you were in an authority/decision-making position.

PAPERS MUST BE IN APA FORMAT AND INCLUDE ALL THE SUBHEADINGS ABOVE AND RESPOND TO ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THE SUBHEADINGS FOR EACH SECTION. PAPERS MUST INCLUDE CITATIONS TO THEORY (TEXTBOOK or OTHER REFERENCE) TO SUPPORT YOUR OPINIONS AND STATEMENTS

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