Human Resource Management

Homework
Assignment #4
Read Chapter 6 (Cascio & Boudreau, 2011).Investing
in People: Financial Impact of Human Resource Initiatives – 2nd
Ed. 2011 by Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau Pearson.
ISBN: 9780137070923What
is Sysco’s value-profit chain? Explain each link
in the model and why
it is important in understanding how management practices affect
employee satisfaction-engagement, customer satisfaction, and,
ultimately, long-term profitability and growth. Use
the Rubric to guide your responses. Structure your response using an
introductory paragraph and using these four headings from the rubric
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Rubric for Employee Attitudes and Engagement
(Homework #4)

Criterion

Does
not meet basic criterion

Meets
basic criterion

Proficient

Outstanding

In
your own words, discuss
why effective management practices are the first variable in the
SYSCO’s value profit chain

Does not discuss why
effective management practices are the first variable in the
SYSCO’s value profit chain (0)

Discusses in general why
effective management practices are the first variable in the
SYSCO’s value profit chain (.083)

Discusses with examples why
effective management practices are the first variable in the
SYSCO’s value profit chain (.167)

Gives a robust explanation
with examples of why effective management practices are the first
variable in the SYSCO’s value profit chain (.25)

In
your own words, explain
the concept and rationale for utilizing the “behavioral costing
approach”

Does not discuss the
concept and rational for utilizing the “behavioral costing
approach” (0)

Discusses in general the
concept and rational for utilizing the “behavioral costing
approach” (.167)

Discusses with examples the
concept and rational for utilizing the “behavioral costing
approach” (.334)

Gives a robust explanation
with examples of why the concept and rational for utilizing the
“behavioral costing approach” (.5)

In
your own words, discuss
behaviors that employee satisfaction generates and that lead to
customer satisfaction

Does not discuss the
behaviors that employee satisfaction generates and that lead to
customer satisfaction (0)

Discusses in general the
behaviors that employee satisfaction generates and that lead to
customer satisfaction (.167)

Discusses with examples the
behaviors that employee satisfaction generates and that lead to
customer satisfaction (.334)

Gives a robust explanation
with examples the behaviors that employee satisfaction generates
and that lead to customer satisfaction (.5)

In
your own words, discuss
the justifications for the model’s “causal ordering”

Does not discuss the
justifications for the model’s “causal ordering”
(0)

Discusses in general the
justifications for the model’s “causal ordering”
(.167)

Discusses with examples the
justifications for the model’s “causal ordering”
(.334)

Gives a robust explanation
with examples the justifications for the model’s “causal
ordering” (.5)

Coherent, logical
writing & appropriate references

Poorly written, incoherent
sentences, poor spelling, unacceptable grammar (0)

Numerous errors in grammar,
spelling, punctuation, but coherent, logical discussion or vice
versa (.083)

Very few errors in grammar,
punctuation, spelling. Coherent, logical discussion. (.167)

Virtually no errors in
grammar, punctuation, spelling, completely coherent and logical
(.25)

Total
points for Employees Attitudes and Engagement = 2