Step 1.Review Week 5's textbook chapters that cover the topics of performance management (Chapter 14) and interventions on career planning, development (Chapter 15), workforce diversity, inclusion, stress, and wellness (Chapter 16).

Step 2.Read the case Designing and Implementing a Reward System at Disc Drives, Inc (p. 470-474). Be sure to take notes on the approaches taken toward the changes organizational structure and management processes.

Step 3.Answer the following questions and ensure to support your claims and assertions using citations:

• Describe the features of a system you would recommend for the performance management system. What changes need to be made in the goal setting, feedback/appraisal, and reward systems at DDI? Be specific about the features of the system(s) you believe need to be changed and the characteristics of the system itself. Focus on the characteristics of the reward system that are required to fit or align with the strategy, structure, and management processes.
• Describe the change management process you would use to design and implement the new system. What roles and responsibilities should the executive team take on? How fast should the system be implemented?

Step 3.Write an essay that meets the following requirements:

• It must be an APA formatted 3-5 page long (1000-1500 words) essay.You may use the APA assignment template available at the bottom of this section.
• It must contain at least three scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles) and a minimum of five in-text citations.You can find these journal articles from CIU's Online Library LIRN.
• It must havea title page and a references page (not included in the word count).

This assignment is due bySunday, 11:59 PM, PT.All submitted files should adhere to the following naming convention:LastName_FirstInitial_Course_Assignment_Week. For example, if your name wasGerald Jones, and you were submitting Week 3's essay assignment for BUS 422, your submission's filename should be:Jones_G_BUS422_Assignment3_Wk3.docx.