Business Question

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 10: The Future of Human Resource Management from the textbook. You may want to review Chapters 1 through 9 from the textbook.

The primary function of HRM is to increase the effectiveness and contribution of employees attaining organizational goals and objectives. Consider all the areas of HRM that have been discussed in this course:

performance management

human resources planning, recruitment, and selection

human resources development

compensation and benefits

employment and labor laws and regulations

In your paper,

Summarize each HRM area listed above providing a high-level overview.

Discuss HR functions within a performance management system that contribute to effective training and development.

Explain how an effective performance management system, along with compensation and benefits, can attract, develop, and retain talented employees.

Analyze employment and labor laws and regulations that impact these areas of HRM listed above and the relationships between employees and employers.

Describe how the functions of HRM work together in order to optimize organizational and employee behavior.

For additional support with completing your final paper, please refer to the following tools:

Finding HR Journals in the UAGC Library This tip sheet may support you in researching through the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.

What is CRAAPO? This may assist you in determining the reliability of an HR website.

Scholarly and Popular Resources(1)

This tutorial explains the differences between scholarly and popular resources.

Human Resources Research with Library OneSearch

This tip sheet may support you in researching through the University of Arizona Global Campus Library.

The Functions of HRM final paper

Must be seven to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to

APA Style

as outlined in the Writing Center’s

APA Formatting for Microsoft Word

resource.

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper in bold font

Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.

Student’s name

Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Due date

Must utilize academic voice. See the

Academic Voice

resource for additional guidance.

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper

Must use at least five scholarly, peer-reviewed, or credible sources in addition to the course text.

The

Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources

table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.

To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.