This is a 5 page paper. Read and reflect on the case study below and prepare a response paper of not less than five pages (excluding title and reference pages) with appropriate in text citations. Demonstrate your research and analytical skills in developing your comprehensive paper by using the organizations website and outside articles written about the organization to supplement the information provided in the case study. However, the case study is unique in that it is focused on the HR ramifications and most of the outside reports you will locate articulate the business side of the merger or expansion possibilities. Tailor your paper to the HR ramifications of the merger and expansion.  Keep in mind that the purpose of this final assessment is for you to demonstrate your knowledge of the strategic and administrative function of Human Resources. While the business side of the situation is the foundation, it is the command of the needed tasks and role for the Human Resource function that you are to focus most of your attention.  Key Components The key components of the paper are as follows: 1.  Title page 2.  Introduction in which you restate the issue(s) and state the purpose of the paper 3.  SWOT analysis from the HR perspective   4.  Recommendations to address the issues. Scholarly research is expected to support the recommendations. Examples of issues that may want to be elaborated upon may be possible redundant positions, maintaining the culture of both organizations (or not), combining compensation and benefits plans and union involvement (just to name some). 5. There are many tasks for recruiting and hiring for the expansion (in various global locations). Think about and list what those tasks are.  6. Provide the metrics for evaluating the outcomes of the expansion of the organization (again, from an HR perspective). 7.  Synthesize and summarize your thoughts about the merger and expansion (from an HR perspective), including recommendations for aligning the HR function of the two organizations and addressing any of the S.W.O.T. assessment HR related elements as appropriate.  8.  Reference page containing at least five scholarly references cited in the paper and presented in APA guideline format Situation:  Southwest Airlines is a major airline in the United States with limited flights outside the country. The organization has a strong culture which is described in the following excerpt from Gary Kelly, CEO Southwest Airlines found on the Southwest Airlines Website. Living the Southwest Way Living the Southwest Way (Gary Kelly states that).....I ask three things of the 46,000 Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Employees every day: Work hard, have fun, and treat everyone with respect. We call this Living the Southwest Way, and it comprises three characteristics that we look for in job candidates and require of our Employees: a Warrior Spirit, a Servant’s Heart, and a Fun-LUVing Attitude. While it may sound simple (.

1. This is a 5 page paper.
Read and reflect on the case study below and prepare a response
paper of not less than five pages (excluding title and reference
pages) with appropriate in text citations. Demonstrate your
research and analytical skills in developing your comprehensive
paper by using the organizations website and outside articles
written about the organization to supplement the information
provided in the case study. However, the case study is unique in
that it is focused on the HR ramifications and most of the
outside reports you will locate articulate the business side of the
merger or expansion possibilities. Tailor your paper to the HR
ramifications of the merger and expansion.
Keep in mind that the purpose of this final assessment is for you
to demonstrate your knowledge of the strategic and
administrative function of Human Resources. While the
business side of the situation is the foundation, it is the
command of the needed tasks and role for the Human Resource
function that you are to focus most of your attention.
Key Components
The key components of the paper are as follows:
1. Title page
2. Introduction in which you restate the issue(s) and state the
purpose of the paper
3. SWOT analysis from the HR perspective
4. Recommendations to address the issues. Scholarly research

2. is expected to support the recommendations.
Examples of issues that may want to be elaborated upon may be
possible redundant positions, maintaining the culture of both
organizations (or not), combining compensation and benefits
plans and union involvement (just to name some).
5. There are many tasks for recruiting and hiring for the
expansion (in various global locations). Think about and list
what those tasks are.
6. Provide the metrics for evaluating the outcomes of the
expansion of the organization (again, from an HR perspective).
7. Synthesize and summarize your thoughts about the merger
and expansion (from an HR perspective), including
recommendations for aligning the HR function of the two
organizations and addressing any of the S.W.O.T. assessment
HR related elements as appropriate.
8. Reference page containing at least five scholarly references
cited in the paper and presented in APA guideline format
Situation:
Southwest Airlines is a major airline in the United States with
limited flights outside the country. The organization has a
strong culture which is described in the following excerpt from
Gary Kelly, CEO Southwest Airlines found on the Southwest
Airlines Website.
Living the Southwest Way
Living the Southwest Way
(Gary Kelly states that).....I ask three things of the 46,000

3. Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Employees every day:
Work hard, have fun, and treat everyone with respect. We call
this Living the Southwest Way, and it comprises three
characteristics that we look for in job candidates and require of
our Employees: a Warrior Spirit, a Servant’s Heart, and a Fun-
LUVing Attitude. While it may sound simple (and it is), the
impact can be profound. Our Culture has long been admired and
has earned Southwest much recognition, including a yearly spot
on Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list (we
ranked seventh this year) and the distinction of being named
one of the Best Places to Work in Glassdoor.com’s 2013
Employees’ Choice Awards. Our Culture is not a program or a
campaign; it is the sum of the personalities and behaviors of our
People who Live the Southwest Way every day.
(The following is fiction but is the situation to consider for this
assignment). Due to the recent acquisition of AirTran Airways
and with the possibility of acquiring other airlines that will
expand the organization to other countries, Southwest Airlines
will add thousands of employees quickly from any number of
existing airlines in a variety of global locations.
Faced with the tasks of maintaining the values of the
organization, consider and propose steps the Human Resources
team will need to take to achieve a successful merger of the two
companies and to expand to additional global locations.
PLEASE NOTE: Much has been written about Southwest
Airlines, its culture and the recent merger. While that
information may be used as reference material, the situation you
have been asked to use for your application of your knowledge
about HR is unique. Do not merely cut and paste from what you
find in the documents you locate.
Posted:

4. 4 years ago
Due:
07/08/2015
Budget:
$25