...[pic] HRM Case Study Assignment – 2012 Phalicia Pang Matthew is a bright, popular, and well-informed mechanical engineer who graduated with an engineering degree from University of Glasgow, U.K in July 2011. After her graduation, she went out on many job interviews, most of which she thought were conducted courteously and reasonably useful in giving both her and the prospective employer a good impression of where each of them stood on matters of importance to both of them. It was, therefore, with great anticipation that she looked forward to an interview with the one firm in which she most wanted to work, WWF Environmental. She had always had a strong interest in cleaning up the environment and firmly believed that the best use of her training and skills lay in working for a firm like WWF, where she thought she could have a successful career while making the world a better place. The interview, however, was a disaster. Phalicia walked into a room in which five men – the president of the company, two vice-presidents, the marketing director, and another engineer – began throwing questions at her that she felt were aimed primarily at tripping her up rather than finding out what she could offer through her engineering skills. The questions ranged from unnecessarily discourteous (“Why would you take a job as a waitress in college if you’re such an intelligent person?”) to irrelevant and sexist (“Are you planning on settling down and starting a family anytime soon...
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...2. What can Nekeisha do now to diminish the negative impact of her evaluation of Bill ? The question tell us that, after Nekeisha help Bill during the performance appraisal by giving him such high rating, there will be negative impact arise in the company. This statement come based on two facts which is; First, Bill had been experiencing a large number of personal problems. Definitely people who work together with him will easily know how was his work performance during that period of time. Second, after Bill was being told by Nekeisha about what she has done, he was excitedly looking forward to telling his work buddies about what a wonderful boss he had. This might caused a big question in his buddies mind about what Nekeisha has done till make Bill, the low average performance employee, become so this exited. These two facts will give other workers such a view regarding what Bill supposed to receive during the annual performance appraisal based on the fact that they have seen. However, at the end, what they thought is not happening at all. Basically, as a human being, Nakeisha has good intention to help Bill to ease his burden. This good attitude might get a good appraisal from most of people. However, by doing this, Nekeisha has also done a very big mistake in her career as a supervisor. Her biased evaluation toward bill will of course make other workers to be jealous, and this might lead to a serious negative impact such as employees will judge her as being unfair...
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...Case Study: Salary Inequities at Acme Manufacturing When it comes to developing strategic pay plans it is important to have a good understanding of some basic factors to determine pay rates. Employee compensation is “all forms of pay going to employees and arising from their employment” (Dessler, 2013, p. 352). According to Dessler (2013), it consists of both “direct financial payments and indirect financial payments.” As we explore the case study of Acme Manufacturing, we will see the salary inequities and the struggles that the newly appointed president, Joe Black, has to go through to fix those issues. In an article titled “Fair Pay or Power Play?” Shin (2013) reported that “pay inequity provides strong motivation for CEOs to restore equity.” For this case, I will identify some issues and recommend some plans to resolve the salary inequities in the Acme case. Some key issues that existed within Acme Manufacturing were: lack of individual equity, internal equity issues, no pay structure for salaried employees, and lack of legal considerations in compensation. Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) “makes it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they perform equal work in the same workplace.” (“Laws Enforced by EEOC,” n.d.). With the previous president, Bill George, salaried employees bargained their pay. Joe Black identified that there were female supervisors that were earning less than male supervisors. Ultimately the underlying issue was management failed to create...
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...Case Study: Should He Be Fired for That Facebook Post? 1) What are the issue(s) arise in Downcity Motors? Elaborate it Insufficient in employee handbook According to the case study, Downcity Motors did not have a proper policy regarding the actions have been done by James Kenton. They have not yet updated their employee manual to cover the issue regarding the social media. The management actually has been talking about this for months, but they kept dropping down on the to-do list instead of take action regarding this issue. Do not consider the opinion of employees According to the case study, it has addressed that Kenton used to come to Susannah and Toby to discuss about the issue in the Mercedes Benz event and expressed his opinion. However, they decided to ignore their comment. Highly engaged employee like Kenton normally is enthused about their organization and care about its success. When they are less given chances to express their opinion in the organization, in the sense of participation, more likely it will demotivate the employees and employees do not feel their value to the company. Lack of two way communication in Downcity Motors Downcity Motors seems did not promote feedback channel from its employees. The organization seems using the autocratic management style where employees need to follow everything that decided by the upper management. Like Dell wants his daughter to fire Kenton with a strong word of “He got to go”. Besides, even when a particular...
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...Case Study Analysis – Connecticut v. Teal (1982) HRM/552—Organizational Training and Development Case Summary The case of Connecticut vs. Teal is a part of landmark Supreme Court cases that were heard in the 1980s. Black employees that worked for the State of Connecticut were promoted to supervisors with a provision that for their promotion to become permanent, they would have to pass a written examination. There were 48 black candidates and 259 white candidates that took the written examination. A little over half of the black candidates that took the examination passed, however the black employees that did not pass were excluded from the remaining selection process to become permanent supervisors (Connecticut v. Teal, 1982). These employees filed lawsuit against the State of Connecticut in Federal District Court alleging that, “petitioners had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by requiring, as an absolute condition for consideration for promotion, that applicants pass a written test that disproportionately excluded blacks and was not job related (Connecticut v. Teal, 1982). Prior to the case going to trial, the petitioners promoted 22.9% of the black candidates and 13.5% of the white candidates from the eligibility list. Due to these promotions, the employer felt that by applying the bottom line concepts, the black employees had been more favorably promoted. The District Court sided with the employer and ruled that the “bottom line” percentages were...
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...Lawson.com | Industries of all types and sizes, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare and US public sectors | UltiPro HR | UltiPro Workforce Portal, eEmployee Self-Service, eManager Self-Service, eAdministration, eHuman Resources, ePayroll Processing, eRecruitment, eBenefits Enrollment, eReporting and UltiPro Business Intelligence, Position Management | SAAS, cloud | Customer videos, whitepapers, video casts, company documents, podcasts. | Ultimate has a comprehensive and well structure website. It is very informative with all kinds of introductive videos and descriptions. Attractive website. | Ultimatesoftware.com | Industries of all types and sizes (ranging from 200 – 1000+ employees) | Oracle | Human Resources, HCM Warehouse, HRMS Portal Pack, Employee Benefits and Compensation Modules, Recruiting Modules, Payroll Modules, eDevelopment, Learning Management, ePerformance, Workforce Planning, Absence Management, Directory Interface, eProfile, Time and Labor. | SAAS | Oracle Premier Support, Oracle Advanced Customer Support Services, My Oracle Support, Training. | The website is well categorized, and the interface is very fancy. It is informative as well, and it will attract many potential...
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...Systems Consideration in HRIS In today’s knowledge economy, organizational success depends almost disproportionally on the performance of Human Resources (HR). To increase the effectiveness of Human Resource Management (HRM) organizations are becoming more dependent on human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). A HRIS organizes employee applicant and qualifications, organizational demographics, recruiting, professional development, performance appraisals, payroll, retention, and attrition. Organizations that implement HRIS’s improve the organizations administrative efficiency with faster information processing, improved employee communications, greater information accuracy, lover costs and overall HR productivity improvements (Beadles, 2005). When selecting a HRIS, Human Resources (HR) should consider the efficiencies of using software as a service, the inefficiencies of various Microsoft Access based database software, the risks involved with integrating and combining multiple products into one system, and the consequences of improper database maintenance. In analyzing HRIS’s that would be beneficial in my current organization I chose to focus on HRIS Pro by Micro Systems, and MyHRIS by Nuview Systems. Commercial Database Systems HRIS-Pro information management software allows organizations greater effectiveness in managing HR functions and responsibilities. The advantages of HRIS-Pro are the information systems cost, modular flexibility, expansion capabilities,...
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...After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Human Resource Management 2. Explain and give examples of each type of companywide and competitive strategy. TWELFTH EDITION 1 1. Outline the steps in the strategic management process. GARY DESSLER 3. Explain what a strategy-oriented human resource management system is and why it is important. BIJU VARKKEY Part 1 | Introduction 4. Illustrate and explain each of the eight steps in the HR Scorecard approach to creating human resource management systems. Chapter 3 The Manager’s Role in Strategic Human Resource Management Copyright © 2011 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd Authorized adaptation from the United States edition of Human Resource Management, 12/e Copyright © 2011 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd Authorized adaptation from the United States edition of Human Resource Management, 12/e The Strategic Management Process Business Vision and Mission • Strategic Management 3–2 • Vision A general statement of an organization’s intended The process of identifying and executing the organization’s mission by matching its capabilities with the demands of its environment. direction that evokes emotional feelings in organization members. • Strategy • Mission A chosen course of action. Spells out who the company is, what it does, and where it’s headed. • Strategic Plan How an organization intends to balance its internal strengths...
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...Incident 6-1: Human Resource Planning—What Is That? 1. How would you answer the president’s question? Human Resource Planning is process of determining the human resource needs of an organization and ensuring that the organization has the right number of qualified people in the right jobs at the right time. Human Resource Planning consists of 4 steps which are (1) determining the impact of the organization’s objectives on specific organizational units, (2) defining the skills, expertise, and total number of employees required to achieve the organizational and departmental objectives, (3) determining the additional human resource requirements in light of the organization’s current human resources, and (4) developing action plans to meet the anticipated human resource needs. There are also some tools in Human Resource Planning. The first one is the skill inventory which is a consolidated list of biographical and other information on all employees in the organization. Which usually consist of personal data, skills, special qualifications, salary and job history, company data, capacity of individual, and special preferences of individual. The second is we can also use succession planning which identifies specific people to fill key positions throughout the organization. The succession planning always involve a replacement chart, where it shows both incumbents and potential replacement for given position. So this could handle the problem to avoid someone else will quit because...
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...Human resource (HR) database systems are in vast abundance throughout the business world today. HR database systems help HR professionals manage and carry out basic functions needed to achieve organizational goals and objectives. Column Case Management HR and HR Quick are two commercial HR database systems. Column Case HR is an easy to implement, web-based HR Services delivery solution addressing collaboration, content management, workflow automation, and integration features to improve organizational performance. Column Case HR advantages include multi-language support, 24-hour access, security features, it capitalizes on HR talent productivity and organizational performance, computerizes and regulates organizational practices and communication, and improves information distribution with extremely versatile, case-specific workspaces. Column Case HR only disadvantage would be its price; smaller businesses might not have the resources to afford its services. HR Quik is a Human Resource Management System that simplifies the processes and procedures of tracking employee information and generating forms that are critical to the employment process. HR Quik advantages include affordability, user-friendly; can easily track history of job, salary, and manager changes, track benefits plans by employee, employment forms are easily generated and ready to print, and running reports are hassle free. HR Quick also doesn’t have any management features that would allow the company to manage...
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...Running head: ADP Functionalities ADP Functionality Kenya Clark DeVry University Introduction My introduction needs no introduction because ADP Vantage Human Capital Management (HCM) does it all. In detail, this software does everything but the employee’s work duties. Its functionality software extends beyond a basic logging system and equips businesses with the tools to improve the company-employee relationship on multiple fronts. A valuable HCM solution may also assist with increasing employee satisfaction and motivation, as well as automate many of the tedious administrative tasks involved in managing human capital. When reviewing software options, it’s important to look for a solution that is customizable to address your company’s specific business needs, easily integrates with your existing payroll and HR software and collects data to produce valuable insights into retention patterns and workforce strengths and weaknesses. ADP Functionality ADP vantage HCM, is one of the most widely used software for HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems) in the United States. With the right training from management, employees would remain motivated and begin to enjoy the company while increasing their absenteeism, and their respect for their company while making the employee’s feel like they are a part of a family outside of home. The employees would start feeling a sense of appreciation. A happy employee causes a happier work environment. Business Assessment The ADP Vantage...
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...A effective Hrm planning can lead an organization to its success. So proper planning should be made my a hrm manager. HRP can reduce expenses of excessive turnover and absenteeism by helping management anticipate shortage or surpluses oh human resources and to correct this imbalance . Provide a better basis for planning employee development that makes optimum use of workers attitude. For better productivity , The employees must be encouraged and motivated .the roles of each employee must be specified .providing more opportunities for women and minority groups and identify the specific development training programs that will make specifi8c skill available. To avoiding unproductive training program, the quality and nature of of employees in relation to the importance and need of organization must be identified and therefore training programs should be developed according to the needs. Training plan may include- Orientation Employee training Employee development Career development Performance should be evaluated and to give reward according to performance is important. Launching flexible benefit programs is necessary. Forecasting the Supply of Internal Candidates can prohibit inefficient internal labor markets. Based on the organizations strategic plan, the important thing to do is to assess the current hr capacity of the organization. the knowledge skills and abilities of the current employyes should be recognized. This can be done by developing a skill inventory...
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...Case 1 1. How does the Accenture People site help Accenture better serve its customers? By creating social networking site such as Accenture People site will definitely be very helpful for organization to provide efficient service. First, employees would able to access massive information on line in real-time matter to exchange information on work tasks and professional knowledge. Second, a world-wide company such as Accenture can use the site on speeding up their productivities on work procedures and decision making. Third, when there is a problem need to be solved, anyone who works in the company can get on the site and ask for immediate assistances. Above all, when employees use the Accenture’s site to gather correct information in effective way, consequently, they can satisfy their customers with efficient manner. 2. How successful do you think Accenture will be at getting its employees to create their profiles? Nowadays, because of well-developed technologies, organization can use this advantage to create this kind of networking site to cohere employees. Another advantage for Accenture, employees are supposed to have IT background, therefore, it would be easier for them to build up this Accenture’s site. 3. Can you see any drawbacks related to employees creating their own profiles? The major concern for creating personal profile in the organization is privacy. In my opinion, privacy should not be the issue at work place as long as the personal profile and information...
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...Running head: Human Resource System Executive Summary In 1992, Riordan Manufacturing Inc., implemented and established human resource information system (HRIS), which was included as part of a financial package. The HRIS package included functions such as maintaining personnel information, pay rate and tax information, hire and seniority dates, vacation leave for non-exempt employees, and organizational information. However, certain areas of the HRIS could be improved upon and developed. One area that needs improvement is the network communications between headquarters and all the Riordan plants. Improvements are also needed in central repository, resume storage, maintaining training and knowledge skills information, online employee user interface, and a central location for updating and maintaining employee personal and professional information. Improving the current HRIS activities would be advantageous to Riordan leadership and their employees. Hugh McMCauley, the COO for Riordan Manufacturing requested that the human resources (HR) system be analyzed to integrate the existing variety of tools in use in the present day to a single integrated application. The request will take advantage of a more sophisticated look for information systems technology in the HR department at Riordan Manufacturing. After the project is to be completed, Riordan Manufacturing will then be left with a detailed project plan that will provide a list of tasks, resources, schedule and budget required...
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...Executive Summary Castle’s Family Restaurant has been a highly successful restaurant operating in the northern California area for the last thirteen (13) years. As a family-owned chain, the restaurant as proven success by operating eight (8) restaurants under the family name. In an effort to continue achieving the high levels of success that it has experienced over the years and possibly expand further, certain aspects of the operation of the company will have to be controlled by technology. One such area is the HR process that has become a manual, time consuming, daunting process. Castle’s can improve their HR operations and support their growing company overall, by implementing a web-based HRIS. After much research and evaluating the needs of the organization my recommendation to help with automating the HR process would be Asentis. This web-based software would be an asset to the restaurant chain. It would assist the operations manager, Jay Morgan is carrying out his duties in a more time effective manner rather than driving from store to store to deal with HR issues. Asentis is secure, comprehensive, caters to the needs of a growing business and is very easy to use. Asentis will assist with the payroll process and other aspects of the business including scheduling, benefits management etc. Additionally, with a staff of 340 plus, having this system will allow for better scheduling which can also be tied into the payroll system once implemented that way. The software...
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