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: 9780137070923
What 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 sections:
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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
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