USING MULLINS LIBRARY TO FIND ARTICLES

Part A:

Name of Article: Talent development for top leaders: three HR initiatives for competitive advantage

Authors: Milton Mayfield, Jacqueline Mayfield, & Cassandra Wheeler

Journal Name: Human Resource Management International Digest

Date of Article: 2016

In order for companies to develop their organization they need to know the importance of
human resources as well as the skills within their organization. Three avenues are defined as helping
organizations gain a competitive advantage. They are talent inventories, training & development, and
workforce planning. Talent inventories refer to the knowledge of what the employee is capably to do.
For human resource to run effectively requires that top management be sure that members have the
required skills. Training and development will be used to check for gaps regarding members skills and
make changes where needed. If any gaps are found this will allow HR to develop additional training
sessions in hopes that members utilize transfer of knowledge. Workforce planning is to set strategies
and goals that will shape the future of a workforce. There are several departments within an
organization that can be affected if adjustments are not made. For an organization to be successful the
three talent functions should be incorporated.
PART B:

Title of Article: Professional identification and career goals: Goal setting in the role of transition process

Author: Greco, Lindsey M

Year: 2016

How does one set and achieve a goal, has there been enough research to determine the factors?
By studying career goals can help broaden the perspective of career management. The four
psychological motives: identity, control, meaning, and belonging is used to ultimately define ones
career goals. This study is in regard to goal setting and will define what are the characteristics of those
goals. Locke and Latham identified a personal goal as commitments and being successful of the task.
There have been several definitions of what constitutes a personal goal. Future studies will need to be
done on the different types of goals like extrinsic and status. A characteristic of all professions is that
they will engage in some form of advance schooling.
PART C:

Name of Article: The longitudinal mental health benefits of a yoga intervention in women experiencing
chronic stress: A clinical trial

Author: Kaitlin N. Harkess, Paul Delfabbro and Sarah Cohen-Woods

Year: 2016

Chronic stress has been linked to a number of disorders that can affect the body and mind both
physically and mentally. Yoga has been thought to target the cognitive process that enhances
awareness. Yoga can increase a person well-being as well as their quality of life by having positive
effects. Yoga has also been known to treat post-traumatic stress, psychiatric disorders, as well as anxiety
and depression. A study was done on participants during an eight-week period for a total of 16 one hour
classes. Based on the study there was evidence that some participants were able to improve their stress
levels. They feel further research needs to be done that will address the negative effectives of stress.