The following assignment must be in apa format at least 5 pages.  Please follow the rubic. According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations, and manage workplace flexibility.  As an HR professional it is important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever changing global environment.  Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you: Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources Management. Explore the manner in which each function contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Support your response with specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically responsible. Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair employment practices within the organization where you currently work or an organization for which you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s employment practices. According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity, and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support your response with specific examples of said impact. According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response. Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.  Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource management. Analyze the external environmental factors that impact human resource policies and procedures. Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management foundations. Write clearly and concisely about human resource management foundations using proper writing mechanics. Point.

1. The following assignment must be in apa format at least 5
pages. Please follow the rubic.
According to the text, there are a number of key trends in the
workplace that have significant influences on organizations. HR
professionals play a key role in helping organizations respond
to evolving trends, comply with federal and state regulations,
and manage workplace flexibility. As an HR professional it is
important for you to demonstrate your understanding of the ever
changing global environment.
Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in which you:
Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources
Management. Explore the manner in which each function
contributes to the overall performance of an organization.
Support your response with specific examples of the activities
for which HRM is typically responsible.
Examine four (4) federal equal employment opportunity laws.
Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences fair
employment practices within the organization where you
currently work or an organization for which you have worked in
the past. Support your response with specific examples of the
chosen organization’s employment practices.
According to the text, there are three (3) significant trends
affecting organizations today: the aging workforce, diversity,
and skills deficiencies in the workplace. Analyze the primary
manner in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the
organization where you currently work or one (1) where you
have worked in the past. Support your response with specific
examples of said impact.
According to the text, workplace flexibility is essential for
organizational success in the rapidly changing world. Explore
two (2) ways that the organization where you currently work, or
one (1) where you have worked in the past, might respond to the
need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for your response.
Use at least four (4) quality academic (peer-reviewed) resources

2. in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not
qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Examine the theoretical constructs of human resource
management.
Analyze the external environmental factors that impact human
resource policies and procedures.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
human resource management foundations.
Write clearly and concisely about human resource management
foundations using proper writing mechanics.
Points: 200
Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 70% F
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1. Specify the key functional areas of Human Resources
Management. Explore the manner in which each function
contributes to the overall performance of an organization.
Support your response with specific examples of the activities

3. for which HRM is typically responsible.
Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely specified the key functional
areas of Human Resources Management. Did not submit or
incompletely explored the manner in which each function
contributes to the overall performance of an organization. Did
not submit or incompletely supported your response with
specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically
responsible.
Partially specified the key functional areas of Human Resources
Management. Partially explored the manner in which each
function contributes to the overall performance of an
organization. Partially supported your response with specific
examples of the activities for which HRM is typically
responsible.
Satisfactorily specified the key functional areas of Human
Resources Management. Satisfactorily explored the manner in
which each function contributes to the overall performance of
an organization. Satisfactorily supported your response with
specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically
responsible.
Thoroughly specified the key functional areas of Human
Resources Management. Thoroughly explored the manner in
which each function contributes to the overall performance of
an organization. Thoroughly supported your response with
specific examples of the activities for which HRM is typically
responsible.
2. Examine four (4) key federal equal employment opportunity
laws. Suggest the primary manner in which each law influences
fair employment practices within the organization where you
currently work or an organization for which you have worked in
the past. Support your response with specific examples of the
chosen organization’s employment practices.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely examined four (4) key federal
equal employment opportunity laws. Did not submit or

4. incompletely suggested the primary manner in which each law
influences fair employment practices within the organization
where you currently work or an organization for which you have
worked in the past. Did not submit or incompletely supported
your response with specific examples of the chosen
organization’s employment practices.
Partially examined four (4) key federal equal employment
opportunity laws. Partially suggested the primary manner in
which each law influences fair employment practices within the
organization where you currently work or an organization for
which you have worked in the past. Partially supported your
response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s
employment practices.
Satisfactorily examined four (4) key federal equal employment
opportunity laws. Satisfactorily suggested the primary manner
in which each law influences fair employment practices within
the organization where you currently work or an organization
for which you have worked in the past. Satisfactorily supported
your response with specific examples of the chosen
organization’s employment practices.
Thoroughly examined four (4) key federal equal employment
opportunity laws. Thoroughly suggested the primary manner in
which each law influences fair employment practices within the
organization where you currently work or an organization for
which you have worked in the past. Thoroughly supported your
response with specific examples of the chosen organization’s
employment practices.
3. Analyze the significant manner in which each of these three
(3) trends has impacted the organization where you currently
work or one (1) where you have worked in the past. Support
your response with specific examples of said impact.
Weight: 25%
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the significant manner
in which each of these three (3) trends has impacted the
organization where you currently work or one (1) where you
have worked in the past. Did not submit or incompletely

5. supported your response with specific examples of said impact.
Partially analyzed the significant manner in which each of these
three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you
currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past.
Partially supported your response with specific examples of said
impact.
Satisfactorily analyzed the significant manner in which each of
these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you
currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past.
Satisfactorily supported your response with specific examples
of said impact.
Thoroughly analyzed the significant manner in which each of
these three (3) trends has impacted the organization where you
currently work or one (1) where you have worked in the past.
Thoroughly supported your response with specific examples of
said impact.
4. Explore two (2) ways that the organization where you
currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past,
might respond to the need to be flexible. Provide a rationale for
your response.
Weight: 15%
Did not submit or incompletely explored two (2) ways that the
organization where you currently work, or one (1) where you
have worked in the past, might respond to the need to be
flexible. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale
for your response.
Partially explored two (2) ways that the organization where you
currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the past,
might respond to the need to be flexible. Partially provided a
rationale for your response.
Satisfactorily explored two (2) ways that the organization where
you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the
past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Satisfactorily
provided a rationale for your response
Thoroughly explored two (2) ways that the organization where
you currently work, or one (1) where you have worked in the

6. past, might respond to the need to be flexible. Thoroughly
provided a rationale for your response
5. 4 references
Weight: 5%
No references provided
Does not meet the required number of references; some or all
references poor quality choices.
Meets number of required references; all references high quality
choices.
Exceeds number of required references; all references high
quality choices.
6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%
More than 6 errors present
5-6 errors present
3-4 errors present
0-2 errors present