Business Law Question

Social media and the Internet can be useful in managing HR activities in any organization. To begin, we will explore how the current labor force trends affect HRM. Next, we will analyze social media and our digital footprint. Finally, we will examine issues that occur in managing human resources by thinking ethically

Directions

Review the Self-Assessment exercises and then research the following topics (trends, social media, and ethical issues) using current articles or studies and summarize your findings in your own words:

Self-Assessment Exercises

Do You Have What It Takes to Work in HR? Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, & Wright: Chapter 1 – Managing Human Resources (p. 25)

How Do HR Trends Affect a Company That You Like? Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, & Wright: Chapter 2 – Trends in Human Resource Management (p. 57)

Topics

Labor Force Trends

How does each of the following labor force trends affect HRM?

Aging of the labor force.

Diversity of the labor force.

Skill deficiencies of the labor force.

Thinking Ethically – How Solid is your Digital Footprint? (Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, & Wright, 2022, p. 54)

Which of the following would you include in your social media networks? Current co-workers? Past co-workers? Current supervisor? Competitors?

What standards do you apply to your own social-media conduct? Which of these, if any, would you consider ethical standards?

Ethical Issues

Discuss one ethical issue in human resource management with an example.