1. How trends in the areas of economics, globalization, political/legislative, technology, demographics, and social/cultural will impact the future business functioning of Amazon. You will utilize the information in the first three chapters of our course material and conduct research into Amazon as a company.

2. What level of readiness would Amazon have in each of the two scenarios in terms of HR readinessthis is the identification of their strengths and weaknesses. This will be a result of (1) above and your research on Amazon.

3. What specific HR initiatives and programs should Amazon undertake in each of the two scenarios, using the above discussion you provided in your paper. This means that the organization and the HR department will look at the HR functions and the HR activities within these functions that will enable the organization to handle the trends facing it. This will involve utilizing (1) and (2) above and your research on Amazon.