Answer the following questions. Within your post, support your responses with information from at least one peer-reviewed/scholarly source (not older than 3-5 years) from online library or the Internet, and provide the full reference at the end of your post. Use APA guidelines to format your references.

Human resource professionals are responsible for ensuring an organization complies legally and ethically with employment and labor laws.

Other than rules, policies, and procedures, what are two strategies/actions a human resource professional can undertake to create an organization that willfully and enthusiastically follows applicable employment and labor laws?
How will these strategies/actions be implemented?
What tactics can HR pursue to make these strategies/actions part of the organizational culture and commonplace conduct among current and future employees?

Answer the following questions. Within your post, support your responses with information from at least one peer-reviewed/scholarly source (not older than 3-5 years) from online library or the Internet, and provide the full reference at the end of your post. Use APA guidelines to format your references.

Majhoshev (2017) (Links to an external site.) explained that the right of workers to form and join trade unions is one of the most important international labor standards. That said, union membership in the United States continues to decrease.

What are some of the principal reasons for the decrease in the size/number of labor unions?
What are the advantages of a labor union in today’s globalized, competitive environment?
What are the disadvantages of a labor union in today’s globalized, competitive environment?

Answer the following questions. Within your post, support your responses with information from at least one peer-reviewed/scholarly source (not older than 3-5 years) from online library or the Internet, and provide the full reference at the end of your post. Use APA guidelines to format your references.

There are differing schools of thought about the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Some feel that the FMLA has gone too far, while others advocate for extending the reach of the FMLA because the Act does not provide enough coverage or does not properly compensate those taking the leave.

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of FMLA?
What is one rule/modification to the FMLA that would make the law more “employee-friendly” and yet, at the same time, NOT be overly costly and/or restrict an organization?

NOTE: The cost of additional taxes and employee benefits raise the price of U.S. products and services, which can impact an organization’s ability to compete internationally. Does your proposal raise the price of U.S. products and services? If so, will some organizations be unable to compete internationally? If not, how will the new rule/modification be paid for? All of these factors should be considered when forming your post.

Answer the following questions. Within your post, support your responses with information from at least one peer-reviewed/scholarly source (not older than 3-5 years) from online library or the Internet, and provide the full reference at the end of your post. Use APA guidelines to format your references.

Throughout the past two weeks, we have discussed many aspects related to employment laws. Harassment and discrimination are illegal, and awareness and training have made employees more cognizant of the need to avoid conduct that may be perceived as harassing or discriminatory. For some, though, the concern remains how to further reduce, if not eliminate, issues related to harassment and discrimination. With that as a background, address the following:

What are two specific strategies, not already taken/utilized by other students, that a human resource professional should pursue to further reduce harassment and discrimination in the workplace today?
How can these strategies be evaluated to determine effectiveness?

n this final paper, you will focus on the application of the many concepts related to international business.

Scenario: You work as a consultant for an American company that is looking to expand internationally. Specifically, the company wants to establish manufacture/produce, distribute, and sell their product in a foreign country. (Colombia)
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You are supposed to complete and present an analysis that evaluates the potential/risk/characteristics of this country.  Your research should focus on the analysis of the following specific profiles:
Geographic profile
Demographic and sociocultural profile
Economical profile
Foreign Direct Investment
Political profile
Legal profile
Production and Supply chain Profile
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For each of these profiles, you will obtain the country specific information.  Then, using what you have learned in this class, as well as external sources, you will prepare conclusions and recommendations related to the countrys potential for the next 5 to 10 years, as it relates to the company and product you have chosen. Finally, at the end, you will provide overall conclusions on the country as a whole and its outlook for the next 5 to 10 years, as it relates to the company and product you have chosen
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Note: Please keep in mind that the objective of this research is not to get country specific information and develop recommendations/conclusions about its past and current environment.  The objective is to use the information obtained to develop recommendations/conclusions about the potential/future trends of the country for the next 5 to 10 years.
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You will choose the company and product for your research. You can choose any product or company. You will also choose the country for your research, except for:  Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom
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Requirements
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Submission should be 15 – 20 pages long of content (not including cover page, references). APA style. Use at least 6 sources from 2005 to present. Incorporate findings from other sources like http://scholar.google.com well as in the online library within academic literature. You can find excellent scholarly articles to support your opinion in the online library’s LIRN ProQuest database. In graduate work these sources are extremely important to use!
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Written submission is due Sunday night.
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-Please structure your submission as follows:
Introduction (1 page)
Geographic profile (1-2 pages)
Demographic and sociocultural profile  (2-3 pages)
Economical profile  (2-3 pages)
Foreign Direct Investment  (2-3 pages)
Political profile  (2-3 pages)
Legal profile  (1-2 pages)
Production and Supply chain Profile  (2-3 pages)
Final conclusion and Recommendation (1-2 pages)