HPSHCC Human Resource Management in Sport and Recreation 2022/2023 S1 Individual Essay (Due on Tue Oct 25, 2022, 23:59) Submit a written report of a minimum of 1000 words and a maximum of 1200 words (excluding bibliography) answering ALL of the following questions. Marks would be deducted for exceeding word limits. Answer the questions in the order they are asked and answer each question separately instead of weaving several questions together. Make use of headings/subheadings wherever appropriate to facilitate the instructor's reading and understanding of your assignment. No executive summary is necessary. 1. Describe contemporary good practices of human resource management (HRM) that are applicable to (paid) employees of sport and recreation organizations. (40%) 2. Define and elaborate what the outcomes of effective HRM are on such (paid) employees of sport and recreation organizations. (30%) 3. Besides (paid) employees, sport and recreation organizations often rely on (unpaid) volunteers to help run the operations. Within the context of sport and recreation organizations and referring to the HRM practices in your answer to Q1, discuss (a) whether such HRM practices are applicable in general for managing (unpaid) volunteers, and (b) the differences or uniqueness in particular in managing (unpaid) volunteers with such HRM practices when compared to (paid) employees. (30%) Remark: For gaining maximum marks, illustration with examples of sport and recreation organizations should be provided in the report wherever appropriate. General Instructions to Students Students are required to list all reference materials. The assignment should be submitted in soft copy in the format of a WORD file (ver. 2010 or 97-2003). No PDF file please. The assignment must have a front page bearing your FULL name, student number, the course title, and some kind of class identification (preferably weekday plus start time of your class, e.g., Wed 12:00nn). It should be typed, A4 paper, double-spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman font, 1 inch all margins. This assignment should be submitted via SOUL Turnitin on or before the specified due date (do NOT send it to instructor's email). Make sure SOUL acknowledges successful receipt of the assignment and keep such evidence as your proof of proper submission. While resubmitting is allowed, only one file should be uploaded. No late assignment would be accepted. Students are reminded about the importance of academic honesty. All forms of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion and falsification, will call for disciplinary action. -END-