People-Centred Practices.
www.hp.com - People-Centered Practices.
The purpose of this exercise is to focus on one well-known company with a good general reputation (Hewlett-Packard) and look for evidence of the seven people- centered practices discussed at the beginning of this chapter (go back and review them to refresh your memory). On the Internet, go to the Hewlett-Packard site ( www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/corpobj.html ) and read the section titled "Corporate objectives," especially the parts titled "Commitment to employees" and "Leadership capability."

1			On a scale of 1 = low to 10 = high, how people-centered is HP?
2			What specific evidence of each of the seven people-centered practices did you find?
3			Which of the seven practices appears to be HP’s strongest suit?
4			Do HP’s culture and values give it a strategic competitive advantage? Explain
5			Would you like to work for HP? Why or why not?

Employment Equity
www.gladnet.org - Exploring Employment Equity. Go to the Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET) site ( www.gladnet.org ). Click on "Resources" Click on "Infobase" Click on Search GLADNET Collection in DigitalCommons@ILR In the search space, type in "Canada." Type in another country of your choice. Look for one or two Canadian research projects and one or two projects in other countries that are summarized here. Finally, go to the National Institute of Disability Management and Research site ( http://nidmar.ca ).
Review the information on education and certification for the field of disability management. See the section on NIDMAR's Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP) program.

6			How will the results of the research projects funded by GLADNET contribute to increasing the representation of disabled workers in the workforce?
7			How will CDMP graduates help to increase the representation of disabled workers in the workforce?