1. When should you use an indirect approach in delivering a negative news message? Explain your answer to the class.

2. Ask five friends which they would prefer: negative news in a direct or indirect format? Why? Discuss your results with a classmate.

3. Sales have decreased for two consecutive quarters at your business. You have been instructed to inform your sales team that their hours, and base pay, will be reduced by 20 percent. While you may have a few members of your sales team that are underperforming, you want to retain the entire team. Write a negative news message in a direct or indirect approach informing your sales team of the news.

4. You have observed and documented an employee being late and taking long breaks for the past two weeks. Write out a brief summary of the conversation you need to have. You may be assigned to another classmate for a role-playing exercise. Share and compare with your classmates.

Changes in Human Resource Management (HRM)” Please respond tothe following: 1) Analyze the evolution of HRM, and provide twoexamples of how these evolutionary changes directly affect HRM inhealth care organizations. 2) From the first scenario, examine therole of human resources in health care organizations. Suggest a keycharacteristic that is required by HR to establish effectiverelationships with line managers, indicating the likely impact tothe organization.

Assignment 1: Discussion Question – Affirmative Action

According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), affirmative action (AA) refers to the actions taken to overcome the effects of past or present practices, policies, or other barriers to equal employment opportunity AA provides companies an opportunity to correct previous injustices and past mistakes so that equal opportunities are afforded to all employees within the organization

Using the Argosy library, the Internet or other sources, locate and review an Affirmative Action plan A sample plan is located in the Webliography

Look at the following key components in the plan: The organization’s commitment to affirmative action Managerial responsibility, or authority, to direct implementation Communication methods to broadcast the policies and procedures Goals and timetables to improve the utilization of males, females, and minorities in underutilized areas Internal audit and reporting processes to evaluate the progress A community outreach program to develop internal and external support for diversity programs

In what ways does the plan you selected provide a fair opportunity for all employees in the organization? Why?

April—Electric Company, Inc.

An employee was consuming alcohol on the job and failed to adjust the voltage regulator. The voltage was increased by a considerable amount, causing several house fires, significant loss of property (appliances) and the death of an eleven-year-old child. The local media interviewed the employee’s spouse who stated the employee was working a double shift, that they had called someone to relieve them, and no one came. Your company is investigating, but has no new information. You represent Electric Company, Inc.

Coherence Revise the following paragraphs to improve coherence. Study the example and review the chapter. Be aware that the transitional expressions and keywords selected depend largely on the emphasis desired. Many possible revisions exist.

 Example Computer style checkers rank somewhere between artificial intelligence and artificial ignorance. Style checkers are like clever children: smart but not wise. Business writers should be cautious. They should be aware of the usefulness of style checkers. They should know their limitations. Revision Computer style checkers rank somewhere between artificial intelligence and artificial ignorance. For example, they are like clever children: smart but not wise. For this reason, business writers should be cautious. Although they should be aware of the usefulness of these software programs, business writers should also know their limitations

1. Managers can avoid costly hiring mistakes with two techniques. They should write a solid job description. They should explain special job expectations during the hiring interview. Will the applicant be expected to travel? Are tight deadlines common? The manager should not frighten away applicants. 2. No one likes to turn out poor products. We began highlighting recurring problems. Employees make a special effort to be more careful in doing their work right the first time. It doesn’t have to be returned to them for corrections.