Training and Development in Small Business

407 Training and Development in Small Businesses

1. .Select a small business with which you are familiar. Imagine that you have been called into that business to provide a consultation on training. Create a comprehensive training proposal for the business.Write a 6–8 page paper in which you:
2. 1. Analyze key elements of training and development geared toward improving the performance of the specific small business for which you are consulting.
   2. Predict 3–5 potential challenges that the managers or owners of the business could face in addressing organizational performance.
   3. Justify the effects of detecting organizational gaps in small business, providing examples to explain the rationale.
   4. Propose a competitive training strategy that will improve the position of the business in the market. The strategy should include, at a minimum, an agenda of training activities, rationale for instructional strategies used, and the return on investment (ROI) that will be gained from the strategy you have developed.
   5. Go to Basic Search: Strayer University Online Library to find at least three quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources
   6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
      • This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
      • Typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font, 12 points, with one-inch margins on all sides.
      • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
      • Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

      409-Compensation Strategies, Best Practices, and Challenges Presentation

   7. For this assignment, assume you are a compensation analyst in a large financial services company. You have been in your role for almost a year. At your weekly one-on-one with your boss, she tells you that the human resources representatives at the company are fielding a number of questions from employees and applicants about compensation. The human resource representatives’ knowledge of compensation is not deep.She asks that you prepare and deliver a 10- to 15-minute PowerPoint presentation (10–15 slides) at an upcoming departmental meeting that provides basic information about what is going on in the compensation field today. Specifically she wants you to address compensation strategies that companies employ, note three of their best compensation practices, and examine three compensation challenges today’s companies are facing.Develop and deliver a 10–15 minute audio PowerPoint presentation (10 to 15 slides) in which you:
   8. 1. Analyze the compensation strategies companies use to attract and retain talent.
      2. Determine three best compensation practices used by companies.
         • Be sure to provide your rationale for selecting these best practices as opposed to others.
      3. Examine three compensation-related challenges companies face.
         • Be sure to provide your rationale for selecting these compensation challenges as opposed to others.
      4. Explain what discretionary benefits are and how companies use them to benefit the company and its stakeholders.
      5. Examine how laws, labor unions, and market factors impact companies’ compensation strategies and practices.
      6. Deliver a succinct, engaging, and informative presentation on compensation strategies, best practices, and challenges.
         • Note: Be sure to include additional detail about what you will say as you deliver your presentation on the notes pages in PowerPoint.
         • Consult Use Kaltura [PDF] for help in recording your presentation and uploading it to the assignment area.
      7. Integrate at least three quality resources using in-text citations and a reference page in your assignment.
         • Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
      8. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
         • This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.
         • Use a readable size font (24 pt or above) on your slides. For your slide notes, the preferred method is to use Times New Roman font (size 12).
         • Include a title slide containing the assignment title, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The title slide is not included in the required number of slides.
         • Include a source list slide. Citations and references must follow SWS format. The source list slide is not included in the required number of slides.

      Note: Last week’s assignment preparation activity provides resources on how to:

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      • Avoid plagiarism.
      • Integrate resources into your presentation.
      • Adhere to the Strayer Writing Standards.
      • Develop and deliver a succinct, engaging, and informative presentation.

      The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

      • Research current compensation strategies, best compensation practices and compensation challenges facing companies.