Instructions

Case studies are an essential learning  strategy in business classes; they provide an opportunity for you to  critically analyze events that have taken place in real-life businesses.  This develops your critical thinking and research skills as you  research the competition and industry in which your business resides  with an end goal of formulating a recommendation for the challenges  faced by the company. The case studies in this course are aligned with The Society for Human Resource Management Body of Competency and Knowledge (SHRM BoCK). They address the key functional areas of human resources and human capital management.  For this assignment, you will review the following case study: PAC Resources, Inc.: A Case Study in HR Practices. To access this document, navigate to the , and click on the button at the bottom of the page to agree to the terms and conditions. Once you are on the Student Workbooks  webpage, scroll down to the Strategy section, and select the following  link: PAC Resources, Inc.: A Case Study in HR Practices. To access the  case study, select the student workbook link. Evaluate this case, and respond to  each of the following prompts using both theory and practical managerial  thinking as well as supporting research. 

• Identify the human capital problems that PAC Resources is facing specific to its functional area, as classified by the SHRM BoCK.
• Generate solutions to the problems you identified, and apply HR best practices. 
• Develop a plan for implementation that increases overall organizational effectiveness. 
• Anticipate and address legal and ethical problems that may occur with implementation. 

You can access a                   from the CSU Writing Center. Do not use the question-and-answer format;  rather, use the  format demonstrated in the sample case study.  Your response should be a minimum of  two pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages. Adhere  to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment.  APA formatting is required.