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Discussion Question 1: How may an organization’s human resources be viewed as a strength or a weakness when doing a SWOT analysis? What could be done to strengthen human resources if it is seen as a weakness?—Please write 4 paragraphs with each paragraph containing 50-60 words.

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Discussion Question 4: One healthcare organization is pursuing a business strategy of differentiating its service product through providing excellent customer service. What HR metrics do you recommend to reinforce this business strategy? Why? —Please write 4 paragraphs with each paragraph containing 50-60 words.

3. Using Exhibit 2.2 (ON PG. 40) , pick 4 professions and describe them, including such information as job function (be very brief), required education, licensing requirement (if any), and so on.  Use one paragraph for each of the professions, for a total of 4 paragraphs on this page.  Each paragraph should contain 50-60 words.

4. Slide 8—Of the 6 bullet points on this slide, pick 4 of the trends and then fully describe each trend, including why the trend is of major importance to you, the Chief Human Resources Officer for a large health insurance company.   Write one paragraph for each of the trends, for a total of 4 paragraphs on this page.  Each paragraph should contain 50-60 words.