This is the seventh Business Research Analyst Capstone Project installment as outlined in Module 0 located in the Learning Modules section.

You will complete this assignment based on how an organization acquires and integrates new employees into its operations, the evaluation and compensation of employees, and the application of key classical, human relations, and contemporary employee motivation theories.

Your boss is involved in a project to make changes to the human resources area of your Capstone employer. Part of the process is for her to obtain analysis on the approaches utilized by other companies. You have been assigned NBC Universal (NBCU). Your starting point is to review this segment: Shape Your Career with Comcast NBCUniversal (Time: 4:19, closed captions available) and the NBC Universal Careers website, and then respond to the following questions:

1. Describe how NBCU acquires and integrates new employees into its operations by addressing the following:

1A Give two examples of the types of careers that are available.

1B Give two examples of the types of employment programs that are available.

1C Click on Find A Job at the top of the page, select a posting, and describe the position.

1D Based on your review of the video and the Culture section of their website, describe how NBCU integrates new employees into its culture.

2 Based on the content in this module and the assumptions that can be drawn from your review of the NBCU website, discuss the evaluation and compensation of employees by addressing the following:

2A For the position that you selected in requirement #1c, give an example of how this employee would be evaluated by their supervisor.

2B Assuming that the position that you selected in requirement #1c is salaried, give one example of an additional type of pay that the hired person could receive.

2C Review the Benefits section of the website and give two examples available to employees at NBCU.

3 Apply key motivation theories that can be utilized at NBCU by addressing the following:

3A Describe how a manager could utilize the classical theory - Scientific Management theory to motivate the employee working in the position that you selected in requirement #1c.

3B Describe how a manager could utilize the human relations motivational theory - Maslows Hierarchy of Needs to motivate the employee working in the position that you selected in requirement #1c. Make sure to describe each of the five levels.

3C Describe how a manager could utilize the contemporary motivational theory Reinforcement Theory to motivate the employee working in the position that you selected in requirement #1c. Make sure to address positive and negative reinforcement aspects of this theory.