| Criteria<\/th>\r\n | Not Evident<\/th>\r\n | Developing<\/th>\r\n | Exemplary<\/th>\r\n | Points<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Submit your initial response<\/td>\r\n | 0 pts<\/strong>\r\nNo post made<\/td>\r\n| 5 pts<\/strong>\r\nPost is either late or off-topic<\/td>\r\n | 10 pts<\/strong>\r\nPost is made on time and is focused on the prompt<\/td>\r\n | 10 pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n | Respond to at least two peers\u2019 presentations<\/td>\r\n | 0 pts<\/strong>\r\nNo response to peers<\/td>\r\n | 2<\/strong>\u00a0pts<\/strong>\r\nResponded to only one peer<\/td>\r\n | 5 pts\r\n<\/strong>Responded to two peers<\/td>\r\n | 5 pts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | <\/td>\r\n | Total:<\/strong><\/td>\r\n | 15 pts<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":" | If you have ever worked for a company that had to perform a major layoff, sending large groups of employees home and to the unemployment line, you know that it makes for a very somber and stressful day: Saying goodbye to valued coworkers, sharing with them their new financial worries, reviewing the workload they left behind and realizing you\u2019re among those left that need to pick up the slack. And if you\u2019re not anxious enough about that, you\u2019re also wondering\u2014am I going to be next?<\/p>\n On top of being a blow to company morale, when an organization chooses to downsize it risks the result of less revenue and less productivity. So, is downsizing the only alternative?<\/p>\n Discussion Prompt<\/h2>\nHR professionals can assist in proactively and creatively producing alternatives to downsizing by using the tools in their arsenal. In this exercise you\u2019re charged with exploring alternatives to downsizing that will save employee jobs and still accomplish the organization\u2019s goals of cutting costs.<\/p>\n Use everything you know about downsizing and everything else you\u2019ve learned so far as a Human Resources manager to come up with one or two ideas to prevent or find alternatives for corporate downsizing. Don\u2019t forget to put a small explanation next to each bullet point, and when you\u2019re done, check out the ideas two of your classmates have come up with.<\/p>\n Grading<\/h2>\nShare your opinions below and respond to two of your classmates\u2019 thoughts.<\/p>\n
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