Hardy: The Fabric of this World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human Work 

Valentine: Human Resource Management

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Discussion Thread: Exploring Employee Engagement, Globalization, and Christian Worldview

Hardy (Chapter 2) traces the theological evolution of Christian thought relative to work in God’s world. Briefly delineate your understanding of Hardy’s thinking, as well as your personal response. Connect all of this to at least 3 HR-practice implications relative to employee engagement/retention and globalization (Valentine Chapters 5 and 16).

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Post-First: This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussions. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt.

Discussion Assignment Instructions

Thread: Instructions

The student will post one thread of 400-700 words. Additionally, each thread must be in current APA Format and double-spaced. 

Thread: Specific Reference Requirements

For Discussion Thread: Introducing HR and Christian Worldview and Discussion Thread: Shaping the Future of HR, include a references section, and be sure to have in-text citations for the following sources:

· At least 2 citations from Valentine: Human Resource Management.

· At least 1 citation from Hardy: The Fabric of this World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human Work.

· At least 1 citation from Keller: Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work.

· At least 2 citations from related scholarly journals (e.g. Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Strategic Human Resource Management, Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Christian Scholars Review).

For Discussion Thread: Exploring Employee Engagement, Globalization, and Christian Worldview and Discussion Thread: Exploring Job Design, Staffing, and Christian Worldview, include a references section, and be sure to have in-text citations for the following sources:

· At least 2 citations from Valentine: Human Resource Management.

· At least 1 citation from Hardy: The Fabric of this World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human Work.

· At least 2 citations from related scholarly journals (e.g. Human Resource Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Strategic Human Resource Management, Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Christian Scholars Review).

Replies: Instructions

The student must reply to at least two classmates’ threads. Your replies must include meaningful and substantive contributions to the discussion, and ideally provoke and challenge the thinking of your colleagues. Each reply must be 200-300 words.

Replies: Specific Reference Requirements

For Discussion Replies: Introducing HR and Christian Worldview and Discussion Replies: Shaping the Future of HR, include a references section, and be sure to have in-text citations for the following sources:

· At least 1 citation from Valentine: Human Resource Management.

· At least 1 citation from Keller: Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work.

· At least 1 citation from a related scholarly journal.

For Discussion Replies: Exploring Employee Engagement, Globalization, and Christian Worldview and Discussion Replies: Exploring Job Design, Staffing, and Christian Worldview, include a references section, and be sure to have in-text citations for the following sources:

· At least 1 citation from Valentine: Human Resource Management.

· At least 1 citation from Hardy: The Fabric of this World: Inquiries into Calling, Career Choice, and the Design of Human Work.

· At least 1 citation from a related scholarly journal.

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