Human Resource Management

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Week 2 Discussion Board Assignment:
Assignment: Read the Sullivan Hospital Systems in Part 4, Selected Cases of the textbook. Answer, discuss, and examine the following questions (Part II):
1. Critique SHS’s visioning process
2. What implications does the visioning process have for the intervention you want to implement?
3. How can you take advantage of the process in your action plan?

Week 3 Discussion Board Assignment:
Assignment: Read Employee Benefits at HealthCo, Part 5, Selected Cases, in the textbook. Answer, discuss, and examine the following questions:
1. How would you conduct a diagnosis of the situation at HealthCo?
2. Based on the information provided in the scenarios and the case, what is your own diagnosis of the situation?
3. What do you see as the key issues in HealthCo becoming a top company in terms of work-life balance?

Week 4 Discussion Board Assignment:
Assignment: Read Leading Strategic Change at DaVita: The Integration of the Gambro Acquisition, in Part 6, Selected Cases, of the textbook. Answer, discuss, and examine the following questions:
1. How would you characterize DaVita’s strategy?
2. What advice would you give Kent Thiry in terms of leading and managing the integration of the Gambra organization?
3. What would be included in your “first 100 days” action plan?