Assignment 3: 250 words, organizational systems and structures

Activity Context

This discussion helps you develop the skills to master the following course competency:

• Analyze HRM programs and other related systems within an organization that supports employee engagement and commitment.
  Activity Instruction
  In this discussion, you will gain experience in:
• Assessing the effectiveness of HRM systems and practices that support an employee-centered environment by leading to a higher level of employee engagement and employee commitment.
• Evaluating research studies that analyze HR trends, developments, and challenges that support effective employee-centered programs and the need to create employee-oriented systems.
  Systems and structures within organizations can significantly impact the level of employee engagement and by extension, the effectiveness of the organization.
• Referring to the Bate, Khan, and Pye 2000 article and the Awbrey 2007 article, discuss the relationship between organizational design (systems and processes) and organizational change.
• Analyze how HRM can participate in the processes described.
• What challenges might be encountered?
• Use Capella’s library to identify two HR trends or developments that appear to support this view of organizational design. Be sure to cite your sources.