Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

• Review Chapters 17 and 18 from your textbook, Applied Psychology in Talent Management.
• Review the article How Do You Solve a Problem Like Quitting? Amazon has committed to expanding workers’ upskilling opportunities and is encouraging other employers to do the sameLinks to an external site..
• Review the Amazon’s New Approach to ‘Human Capital’ Is a Telling Takeaway From Its Annual Regulatory ReportLinks to an external site. webpage.

Assume the role of a consultant at Amazon dedicated to creating and reinforcing the company’s ideal culture. You have been asked to assess Amazon’s current company culture, determine ways that it can be improved, forecast potential changes through growth, and provide a plan for sustaining cultural longevity through employees.

Using the materials provided to you, as well as at least three additional resources pertaining to human resource management, prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the proposal for a strategic human capital development program focused on the transmission of company core values.

To communicate with Amazon’s executive team, you will present your analysis using PowerPoint. The analysis should be 8 to 10 slides. The strategic human capital analysis should reinforce the culture through

• recruitment
• training
• retention
• team development
• organizational responsibility

The analysis should also consider Week 4’s contemporary human capital topic and predictive analysis.

In your presentation,

• Determine ways to improve the company’s culture in a growth environment.
• Provide recommendations regarding the company’s recruiting, training, development, and retention strategies.
• Integrate contemporary human capital topics and predictive analysis.
• Discuss potential global expansion on the company culture and success.
• Formulate an overall organized and concise proposal for the company’s ideal culture supported through human resource management.

The Amazon: Reinforcing Culture Through Human Capital Development final presentation

• must be 8 to 10 double-spaced slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
  • title of the proposal in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution 
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • due date
• must utilize academic voice.
  • Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion slide.
  • Your introduction slide needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your presentation.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least 3 scholarly and/or credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips. You can also refer to Company Research in the UAGC LibraryLinks to an external site. tip sheet.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• must include a separate reference slide that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
  • Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.