S-Influences on Employee Relations – In this assignment for this course you are asked to place yourself in the role of others. You might play the role of an employee, HR Manager, or another stakeholder in a private-sector organization. Your assignment: Look over the following list from the Overview page: Considering many different internal and external factors that might impact relationships at work. For example: • Employer Rights Company Policy & Work Rules • Management Actions Wage and Salary Plans • Employee Privacy Employee Benefits • Supervisory Actions Work Design • Economic Conditions Available Information • Work Assignments Technology • Employee/Co-worker Actions Performance Management • Labor Unions Company Practices • Laws & Regulations HRM Procedures Write a magazine article draft (of at least 750 words) in which you select one internal or external factor from above and analyze how it can positively or negatively impact work relationships. Be sure to include employer examples (stating employers by name). Also provide specific examples (for example, if you discuss “work assignments,” provide actual examples of work assignments on the job and how they could impact relationships with others). BACKGROUND: 16mm Educational Films. (2016). The rise of labor unions [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bkVF2ErtLc. Abrahms, A. (2017). Could Employee Choice End Labor Unions’ Influence? Retrieved from https://www.managementmemo.com/2017/02/15/could-employee-choice-end-labor-unions-influence/. Benge, V. (2017). Internal and External Factors That Impact Employment Relationships. Retrieved from https://work.chron.com/internal-external-factors-impact-employment-relationships-30381.html Eastern Gateway CCTS. (2015). Information literacy: Why is it important? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciSWknQ98o8. Employee Relations Slide Presentation. Retrieved from https://ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/files/HR101-4_LERpartI.pdf Kemp Little (2011). The Rise of Social Media and the Impact on the Employment Relationship. Retrieved from https://www.kemplittle.com/site/articles/kl_bytes/the_rise_of_social_media.html OPTIONAL National Labor Relations Board website, retrieved from https://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect Redsteer, A. (2017), Chron. Factors Influencing Strategic Employee Relations. Retrieved from https://smallbusiness.chron.com/factors-influencing-strategic-employee-relations-38045.html