Business Management

Length: Paper: 3 – 4 double-spaced pages (excluding title and references pages) Due: Week 3 by Sunday Midnight Value: 100 Points for 10% of the grade Post: Week 3 Assignments

21st Century Management

According to Cascio (2016), managers who are skilled in managing people provide a competitive advantage for the 21st century organizations. Although human resource professionals offer guidance and support, it is the employees’ direct managers who have the greatest impact on productivity, engagement and morale. Effective managers in all functional specialties recognize the challenges of managing people today and how to address them. In a 3 – 4 page paper, examine the significant people management challenges your organization (or one with which you are familiar) faces, and what the organization and you as a manager can do to meet those challenges to enhance productivity, engagement and morale. A well-constructed paper will cite and reference 3 or more sources and include the following elements:

• Identify two significant people management challenges you and/or your organization face, and the potential impact of these challenges on organizational success.

• Recommend 2 actions such as new programs or policies the organization should take to address the people management challenges

• Discuss 2 – 3 specific actions or behaviors you as a manager of people can take to enhance employee productivity, engagement and morale.

• Describe 2 insights you gained into effective people management and the manager’s role in encouraging employee productivity and engagement.

Rubric: Evaluation Criteria

Criteria Exemplary Proficient Developing Emerging

People Management Challenges

20 – 19 Clearly and concisely identifies 2 significant people management challenges and accurately discusses the impact on organizational success.

18 – 17 Fairly clearly identifies 2 fairly significant people management challenges and discusses the impact on organizational success.

16 – 15 Identifies 2 people management challenges but not discuss the impact of 1 on organizational success.

14 – 0 Limited if any identification of people management challenges and/or discussion of the impact on organizational success.

Organizational Actions

20 – 19 Clearly and concisely recommends 2 specific actions the organization could take that align with the people management challenges faced

18 – 17 Recommends 2 fairly specific actions the organization could take that align with the people management challenges it faces

16 – 15 Recommends 2 actions the organization could take; 1 may be general and/or not aligned with the people management challenges face

14 – 0 Limited if any recommendation made for actions the organization could take that align with the people management challenges faced

Managerial Actions 20 – 19 Clearly and concisely discusses 2 – 3 specific actions a manager of people could take that would enhance employee productivity and engagement.

18 – 17 Fairly clearly discusses 2 – 3 actions a manager of people could take that may enhance employee productivity and engagement.

16 – 15 Somewhat discusses 2 – 3 actions to enhance productivity and engagement; 1 action may be general or lack substance.

14 – 0 Limited if any discussion of actions a manager of people could take to enhance employee productivity and engagement

Critical Analysis 20 – 19 Consistently employs critical analysis in identifying and discussing 2 significant insights into effective people management and the manager’s role in encouraging productivity and engagement.

18 – 17 Fairly consistently employs critical analysis in identifying and discussing 2 insights into effective people management and the manager’s role in encouraging productivity and engagement.

16 – 15 Discusses 2 insights gained into effective people management and the manager’s role; one insight may be superficial and/or missing.

14 – 0 Limited if any critical analysis. Discusses 0 – 2 insights gained that have limited relevance to effective people management and/or the manager’s role.

APA and Sources 5 Uses 3 or more sources, headers and accurately adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct. All sources listed in References are cited in paper

4 Uses 3 sources, headers and adheres to APA standards; reference page and citations are correct with minor (1-3) errors. . All sources listed in References are cited in paper

3 Uses 2- 3 sources. May use headers and somewhat adheres to APA standards; the work of others is cited but with numerous (4 – 10) errors. Sources listed in References and citations may not match

2 – 0 Uses 0 – 2 sources. Limited adherence to APA standards in the paper and Reference page; work of others may be cited but with multiple (11+) errors. Sources listed in References and citations do not match

Writing Mechanics 15 – 14 Paper is logical and well-written; spelling, grammar and punctuation are accurate. Paper is the required length of 3 – 5 pages of content, and includes a correctly prepared title page.

13 – 12 Paper is fairly logical and well-written but with minor (1 – 3) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 5% too long or short; includes a correctly prepared title page.

11 – 10 Paper is somewhat clear but with several (4 – 10) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. Content may be 10% too long or short; and may not include a correctly prepared title page

9 – 0 The paper lacks clarity and may be confusing; may contain numerous (11+) errors in spelling, grammar and/or punctuation. The content may be 15% too long or short, and may not include a title page