Case Study – Geico
Go to the Geico website to read “
Total Rewards Program
.”
Write a five- to seven-page paper in which you:
1. Determine which facets of the Geico total rewards program align with the five top advantages of a total rewards program outlined in Chapter 2 of the textbook. Discuss your reasoning.
2. Create a strategy for ensuring that the Geico plan addresses all of the advantages.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the communication of Geico’s total rewards program based upon the website’s descriptions of the benefits. Recommend two areas for improvement.
4. Assuming employees are unhappy with the current plan, offer two improvements or changes to Geico’s total rewards program.
5. Use at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the
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The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
· Create a strategy for maximizing the advantages of a total rewards program, including how it’s communicated.
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Strayer Writing Standards
Strayer Writing Standards (SWS)
Citations and formatting are important in academic writing because they ensure that your documents are credible and make a good first impression on your audience.
What are the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS)?
Strayer Writing Standards is a brief set of guidelines that help you ensure your writing is professional; you avoid plagiarizing others (essential to ethical writing); and you give credit to other people’s ideas used in your work. SWS is the preferred format for written work submitted in our courses. After the fall 2021 quarter, SWS will be the only format accepted in our courses.
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Citationsand References Using APA
Citations
Each time that information is either quoted or paraphrased from other’s work there must be a citation
used to cover such information. The citation must be placed directly before or immediately after the
quoted or paraphrased words. Directly quoted words will also be inside quotation marks. The citation
must also have at least 3 parts: (1) an author (or authors), (2) a year, and (3) a page or paragraph
number depending on the type of source. This is extremely important so that anything you have written
claiming to come from sources can be verified (including paraphrases).
Note that students have the option with citations to substitute the word paragraph (para) with section
(sec) when website sources are used.
Example of Quoted Information
According to Lussier and Hendon (2019, p. 53) “HR managers need to recruit, select, train, and interact
with employees differently based on different organizational strategies.” Notice that quoted information
has quotation marks, and the citation was placed before the quote and has 3 parts (author, year, and
page number).
Example of Paraphrased Information Based on Above Quote
HR must be aware of differences in company strategies, so they appropriately manage and engage with
all types of employees (Lussier & Hendon, 2019, p. 53). This is paraphrased input from the above quoted
statement. Note that paraphrased information does not require quotation marks, but the citation still
has 3 parts, and this time came after the paraphrased words.
NOTE: In either of the examples above or any other “borrowed” information you must have 3 parts to
the citations, and you may place the citations directly before or immediately after the sourced words
(your choice). If there are not 3 parts to the citations it makes it difficult to locate the information from
the reference source. Each time a citation is missing all 3 parts, points will be deducted from
assignments.
Example of Quoted Information from a Web Source
van Vulpen (n.d.) has noted that “a good [HR business partner] HRBP can deliver value to the
organization and drive decision-making processes. Especially in times of change and disruption, a strong
HRBP can ensure that all HR activities are strategically aligned with line manager priorities” (sec 2). This
is a direct quote of the words and thus has 3 parts to the citation. No year is present at the source thus
the letters “n.d” for no date. Remember, if you decide to paraphrase the quote, you must still have 3
parts to the citation. Here is how you list the reference according to APA 6 or APA 7:
van Vulpen, E. (n.d.). The HR business partner: A full guide. Retrieved from the Academy to Innovate HR
at https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-business-partner/#:~:text=Future-
ready%20HR%20business%20partner%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20,gradu%20…%20%20
%20Follow%20business%20conversation%20
https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-business-partner/#:~:text=Future-ready%20HR%20business%20partner%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20,gradu%20…%20%20%20Follow%20business%20conversation%20
https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-business-partner/#:~:text=Future-ready%20HR%20business%20partner%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20,gradu%20…%20%20%20Follow%20business%20conversation%20
https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-business-partner/#:~:text=Future-ready%20HR%20business%20partner%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20,gradu%20…%20%20%20Follow%20business%20conversation%20
References
Only quality references may be used for all assignments. Avoid using non-quality information or web
sites. When listing references on the assignment reference page follow general APA rules for how to list
the reference.
Formatting Book Reference and Quality
Web site Reference
Book Examples
Mathis, R. L., Jackson, J. H., & Valentine, S. R. (2015). Human resource management (15th ed.). Stamford,
CT: Cengage Learning.
Lussier, R.N. & Hendon, J.R. (2019). Human Resource Management: Functions, applications, and skill
development. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publishing.
Web site Reference
Sammer, J. (2019). Pay equity shines spotlight on compensation alignment. Retrieved from the Society
for Human Resource Management (SHRM) web site at
https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/compensation/Pages/pay-equity-shines-
spotlight-on-compensation-alignment.aspx
van Vulpen, E. (n.d.). The HR business partner: A full guide. Retrieved from the Academy to Innovate HR
at https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-business-partner/#:~:text=Future-
ready%20HR%20business%20partner%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20,gradu%20…%20%20
%20Follow%20business%20conversation%20
If you use an article or paper from a web site, Ebsco Host, research.strayer.edu, or any other journal-
type organization, you must include “retrieved from” information when listing the reference.
Example
Let’s say you use the following reference for information in your paper:
Rees, C & Edwards, T. (2009). Management strategies and HR in international mergers: Choice,
constraints, and pragmatism. Human Resource Management Journal. 2009, Vol. 19(1), p24-39. 16p. 1
Chart. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2008.00087.x.
Now, same reference above but you must now include the retrieved from link where you obtained the
source and thus the reference reads:
Rees, C & Edwards, T. (2009). Management strategies and HR in international mergers: Choice,
constraints, and pragmatism. Human Resource Management Journal. 2009, Vol. 19(1), p24-39. 16p. 1
Chart. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2008.00087.x. Retrieved from https://eds-b-ebscohost-
https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/compensation/Pages/pay-equity-shines-spotlight-on-compensation-alignment.aspx
https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/compensation/Pages/pay-equity-shines-spotlight-on-compensation-alignment.aspx
https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-business-partner/#:~:text=Future-ready%20HR%20business%20partner%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20,gradu%20…%20%20%20Follow%20business%20conversation%20
https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-business-partner/#:~:text=Future-ready%20HR%20business%20partner%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20,gradu%20…%20%20%20Follow%20business%20conversation%20
https://www.aihr.com/blog/hr-business-partner/#:~:text=Future-ready%20HR%20business%20partner%20role%20and%20responsibilities%20,gradu%20…%20%20%20Follow%20business%20conversation%20
https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.libdatab.strayer.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=6&sid=6d8b3b11-b4c6-4cef-a520-c53647eb3956%40sdc-v-sessmgr02
com.libdatab.strayer.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=6&sid=6d8b3b11-b4c6-4cef-a520-
c53647eb3956%40sdc-v-sessmgr02
The bottom line…
All journal articles, online books, website information (academic or professional), and online videos
must be listed properly according to APA 6 or APA 7 with all required information including the exact
weblink address where the source was located. This requirement applies to discussion topic responses
and assignment papers (or presentations).
Use the Purdue Owl website to get better clarity on use of APA…
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
NOTE: There are slight differences between use of APA 6 and APA 7 but do not worry about the
differences as either/or is accepted.
https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.libdatab.strayer.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=6&sid=6d8b3b11-b4c6-4cef-a520-c53647eb3956%40sdc-v-sessmgr02
https://eds-b-ebscohost-com.libdatab.strayer.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=6&sid=6d8b3b11-b4c6-4cef-a520-c53647eb3956%40sdc-v-sessmgr02
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
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