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Please note that your assignments may refer to the readings and lessons from previous units.

There are two parts to this assignment. You should include both in a single document to upload in Blackboard.

For Part I of this assignment, review Business and Benefits at Aflac and L. L. Bean.

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Evaluate this case, and respond to each of the following prompts using both theory and practical managerial thinking as well as supporting research.

• Compare the two organizations’ compensation plans. How are they similar, and how are they different?

• Do these two organizations offer legally required benefits? If so, explain these benefits.

• Identify and explain which elements of a total compensation system these two organizations are using.

• What are the specific challenges in designing their compensation plans that Aflac and L. L. Bean are facing? Are they the same, or does each company have unique problems with their compensation plans?

• Explain how each company uses compensation and benefits to attract and retain employees.

Your response for this part of the assignment should be at least two pages in length. You must use at least three credible sources (other than the case study source) to support your analysis.

Do not use the question-and-answer format; rather, use the essay format

Part 2: For this part of the assignment, review the scenario below, and respond to each of these employee communication scenarios. Ensure to include the stated questions in your response.

Scenario:

You are the manager of the human resources (HR) department. The vice president of finance is talking about an operations issue and then makes a small remark to you about his staff being late or absent all the time. His administrative assistant, Bryan, is often late getting to work. This is not the first time the vice president has made this comment. Just like last time, he is not asking for your help or for you to do anything; he is just complaining that he cannot get “good help” anymore. 

You know through other finance employees that the vice president tolerating this behavior has caused resentment and dysfunction in the department, and other employees now feel entitled to come in late, leave early, or call out since there are no consequences. You learn that the vice president has tolerated it for the past year and has not addressed it at all, and now it is starting to reflect poorly on him. 

This is causing a productivity drain, and the chief executive officer (CEO) is asking you why finance seems to be lagging. The overall company workload has increased, and he needs everyone on board, or he will have to make some changes at the executive level. Since Bryan is not your direct report, you must address the issue with the vice president of finance. You are concerned about having this difficult conversation since the vice president of finance is technically higher on the corporate hierarchy than you; based upon your past interactions, you fear that he will not respond positively to your interference in his department.

What steps do you take to address the problem? Be as specific and detailed as possible as you address each of the following prompts. Ensure you describe how and to whom you need to communicate your information.

• Provide an action plan for any communication and discipline. What policies do you reference?

• What are some best practices in employee communications that you can use in this scenario?

• What tools can you use to communicate your information to the employees and the organization as a whole?

• Explain how you and the vice president can use appropriate discipline to effectively manage the employee’s behavior.

• Explain the steps that you would take in both progressive and punitive discipline programs.

This part of your assignment must be at least three pages in length. Research is required; therefore, you must include at least three references (one of which can be your textbook),

Do not use the question-and-answer format; rather, respond in essay format. Use section headings to delineate topic transitions.

Combine your Part I and Part II responses in a single document to upload in Blackboard. The title and reference pages do not count toward the listed page requirements. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this entire assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.