Signature Assignment: Assess Major SHRM Issues

For your Signature Assignment, choose a specific topic in SHRM, and then explore it in depth. This type of research requires continued inquiry in the Northcentral Library to broaden your knowledge so that you may analyze the topic in detail and offer justifiable alternatives to the situation. Your ability to think critically, analyze situations and offer options for solutions will set you apart from the competition within your industry; so this is a skill that you will definitely want to develop.

Review and reflect on the major topics in this course by addressing the following aspects of human resource management:

1. Strategic HR Roles in Organizational Change

2. Workforce Planning and Staffing

3. Training and Talent Management

4. Performance Management and Reward

5. High-Performance Work System

6. Ethics and Sustainability in Strategic HRM

7. Global HRM Policies and Practices

Select a topic that is of personal interest to you from the list above, thoroughly research it to make judgments, and then write a paper in which you address the topic.

Be sure your paper addresses the following:

· Discuss the topic that you selected in detail by asking the following questions:

· What is the topic?

· Why is it important for HR professionals?

· What are the current trends of the topic?

· Develop arguments concerning the organizational implications of the topic by asking the following questions:

· What are the related HR initiatives to the topic?

· What are the implications for the HR field?

· If applicable and appropriate, you can use part of your previous assignments.

Length: 15 pages, not including the title and reference pages

References: Include a minimum of 7 scholarly resources.