... Week 1: Case Study Strategy is defined as: a way of doing something, or a game plan or plan of action. As a HR manager you must possess the ability to look at things from a strategic approach (Anthony, Kacmar, & Perrewe', 2010). Over the years the whole approach to HR has changed drastically and continues to change. This approach requires an employer to see human beings as a resource to the organization. The development of people is now the most important asset of improving the performance of an organization; this is accomplished through improving designs and methods of Human Resource Management. Organizing means to structure, or put together in an orderly form. Organization design is the process of aligning an organizations structure with a mission. This process requires you to look at the complex relationships between tasks, workflow, responsibility and authority, and to make sure these all support the objectives of that business, agency or company (Organizational Design). Generally a company would have an HR Director or Manager to lead and manage the department. This person would be in charge of developing a relationship with senior management in order to align the HR goals for the organization. Next, you would need an Organization Development Specialist who would be a facilitator of organizational change. A company would also need an Employment Staffing Specialist which conducts interviews and reviews potential candidates. Also, a Training and...
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...Staffing Plan The human resources department of an organization holds much significance and human beings are considered the most important asset of an organization. A company has different functions in an organization such as marketing, accounting, human resources, manufacturing, operations, and each function needs to be proficient and have the right employees to ensure that the business processes and operations become highly effective (Messmer, 1999). This requires the framing of an appropriate staffing plan and even working on the details such as the number of people who need to be hired in various functions, and developing the strategies for recruitment purposes in compliance with the legal system of the country. Here, the chosen organization would be a restaurant chain, and a decision needs to be made on important constituents of a staffing plan. These would be the functional distribution of people in the organization, deciding upon the strategies to be used for their recruitment, and checking the selected strategies for their legal compliance. In the restaurant, all the functions are uniquely significant just as they are in any other business sector, but a special emphasis definitely is on the customer service. This is the determining factor that will have a direct influence on whether the people will love to be back in the restaurant again. Moreover, if the people working in the restaurant chain are confident of the quality of products they serve and the services they...
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...would ensure that even though HR is important, the business strategy comes first. Therefore, I would press the fact that HR needs to know and adhere to the business strategy of the company when making all of its decisions. Let the business strategy be the outline for success. HR should be trained on the business strategies of the company and keep them in mind while conducting all of its decisions. The company that I chose to review is Ford Motor Company. In review of the Ford website, it appears that the alignment of business and HR is on the forefront of their thinking as well. The website states that the HR department “Strategically partners with operations to diagnose the needs of salaried employees and deliver solutions that align with business goals. We also facilitate implementation of Ford’s people cycle plan.” (Human Resources, 2015) This statement is a direct response to ensuring that goals and strategies are on par. Describe the HR job positions and the responsibilities listed for that HR department. The Ford Motor Company HR department has many different responsibilities listed under their description. The responsibilities include clinical operations, compensation and benefits, corporate travel, global security and fire, learning and development, occupational health and safety, HR labor operations and labor affairs, and lastly, HR business operations (Human Resources, 2015). All of these functions are listed in the “what we do” section of the HR department...
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...HR Organization Design: Motors and More, Inc. Dounia Benkabbou April Bombka Valerie Bright Brittany Brown MBA 533-Human Resource in Management Dr. Andrew McLeod May 15, 2016 Human Resource Organization Design An efficiently run human resources department can provide an organization with structure and the ability to meet business needs through managing the organization’s most valuable resources—its employees. This internally coherent system, or a business within a business, must be aligned with the mission and objectives of the organization (Becker & Huselid, 1999). Therefore, the human resources department must work closely with management and understand the organization’s goals. The human resource department is responsible for analyzing the entire organization so it can propose proper adjustments to management for increased efficiency, production, and financial success (Ulrich, Younger, & Brockbank, 2008). The Typical Human Resource Department While the structure of the human resources department might vary from organization to organization, there are six essential functions of any human resources department no matter how big or small: recruitment, safety, employee relations, compensation and benefits, compliance, and training and development (Mayhew, 2016). Human Resources Director The Human Resources Director influences and administers the overall provision of the Human Resources Department. This includes but is not limited to services...
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...Running head: STAFFING PLAN Staffing Plan Jeff Gibson University of Phoenix Human Resource Management MGT 431 Alissa Thome September 07, 2008 Staffing Plan “With tremendous pressure to staff a new organization as quickly as possible, expediency often takes precedence over sound selection decisions” (Scott & Lundquist, 2006, p. 1). Starting or staffing an existing organization can be a struggle. Along with all my other job descriptions, I am the human resources contact person for my organization. I have found to attract qualified individuals to fill sensitive positions in my organization I need to offer competitive wages as well benefits packages. Most organizations use a number of ways for staffing and each will face different challenges when following a set of guidelines when structuring a staffing plan. When staffing my organization with the best qualified employees I follow a set of guidelines provided by the Department of Transportation and our insurance carrier. I work for a company which provides transportation and crane services to a variety of customers. On the transportation side my company has to employ enough drivers to pick up and deliver a wide variety of oilfield products within the compliance of DOT regulations. My organization operates in the Western United States and is regulated by the Department of Transportation for hours of service for each driver. Finding qualified drivers to drive interstate as well intrastate is essential for...
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...vehicles due to a global awareness of energy conservation. This has driven GM to redesign their current line of vehicles to be more fuel efficient and explore the possibilities for alternative fuel-burning vehicles. Short-term Action recommendation: The automotive business unit of GM should implement a “hold” strategy and maintain the middle ground between “build” and “harvest”. The trade-off involves sacrificing short-term profits for long-term growth and market share. However, with the current race to establish the dominant American, fuel-efficient option, GM’s strategy should be to redesign and expand on their current product offering. The opportunities for expansion and to increase market share are prevalent with the success of the Chevrolet Volt and the recent spike in international sales. Instead of cutting costs and expenditures in a struggling economy, GM should increase resources to R&D in order to stay on the leading edge of the industry and remain competitive with other vehicle manufacturers with the same vision. The budget should be revised to pull back on production and reallocate more funds to R&D in order to maintain the same level of funding and not stir up any uncertainty amongst competitors that could draw unforeseen results. Required Resources: An increase in spending on R&D would be required in order to implement the plan. Cuts would have to be made elsewhere in the company...
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...Motors and More Inc. is a company which manufactures small motors, industrial accessories, and home products. In today’s highly competitive industry, Motors and More Inc. needs some changes to overcome the rapidly changing market. Their HR department had no functions with-in the company to utilize and help with the high employee turnover rate. This Human Resource plan shall cover and discuss the business strategy that Motors and More Inc. adopted to help them thrive in the future. Porter Five Analysis of Competitive Position Supplier Power It would be easy for Motors and More Inc. to increase their prices due to lack of competition, being the only one in a small town of 28,000 people (McCain, 2007). Customers are forced to purchase their merchandise services regardless of the price. Which gives Motors and More an edge in hiring and setting pay rates. For example, the low unemployment rate of 3.1 percent which means the demand for workers exceed the labor supply (McCain, 2007). Also, factors such as business-to-business sales give Motors and More the advantage over others for increasing prices as the demand for products increase. The marketing and sales department continues to sell products to an expanding market....
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...operationally agile. And even as the demand for talent goes up, the supply of it will be going down (Fishman, 1998 cf. Trank et al., 2002). This seems to particularly hold true in case of the motor vehicle industry in Bangladesh which requires high quality and highly skilled labour force to cater to the rapidly increasing global demand for communication services but is currently facing an increasing shortage of skills supply. Moreover, due to shortages of skilled workers, high turnover rates, and rapid business growth in the service sectors, it has been noted that recruiting, selecting, and placing applicants are among the top three priorities of human resource professionals (Bureau of National Affairs, 2000; Straus, Miles, and Levesque, 2001 cf. Bauer et al., 2004). Since the motor vehicle industry in Bangladesh is faced with these three challenges, recruitment and selection comprises an important human resource practice in this industry. Further, in this industry, human resources comprise both the raw material and the “technology” (Communication) and are therefore of prime importance. |1.1 Origin of the report: | This report titled “Recruitment and Selection Procedure of Safat Motors Limited” is a curriculum requirement for Master of Business Administration (MBA)...
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...TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY The purpose of this paper is to clarify the role of Human Resources in an organization. The research will discuss the social responsibility track record, the environmental factors, the strategy, mission, and vision statement of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. (TMMC). An organization could function and could perform high qualitative services only if that company own the human capital. Human capital gives the economic value of the organization. Human resources management (HRM) has the responsibility to manage human capital, planning and making recruitment, staffing and training, communicate and compensate, looking for benefits and labour relations. Toyota Motor has a great impact around world by its brand and not only. As Kimberly Gardiner, the national interactive marketing manager, said” Toyota and who wants to assure customers that we are making every effort to do the right thing. ... It humanizes the brand.” Social responsibility of Toyota Motor TMMC started its activity in 1988 when they built 153 vehicles. Today, they hold the ability to build 500000 vehicles annually. Their activities have been appreciated with a total of 11 Plant Quality awards including Platinum and 6 Gold awards. Knowing this short history about TMMC, it is easily observable that the company’s reputation was improved, so the percentage of people who would recommend that this company increase. The company showed up with the most innovative commercials,...
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...Masters Program in Business Administration (MBA 4 SEM) ( Semester IV ) Specializations :- Human Resource Management Note: - Solve any 4 Case Study All Case Carry equal Marks. Case 1 :- Meeting the Challenge of Sexual Harassment At an office of Goldman, Sachs and Company in Boston, some male employees allegedly pasted photos of bare-breasted women on company newsletters, next to biographies of new female employees (suggesting that the photos were pictures of the new staff members). Copies of the newsletters were circulated around the office. Sexist literature such as “The Smart Man’s Creed or Why Beer Is Better Than Women” (“After you’ve had a beer, the bottle is still worth a dime”) was allegedly also distributed. Kristine Utley, a former Goldman sales associate, has made these allegations in a suit charging that the environment at Goldman, Sachs constitutes sexual harassment. Fired for refusing a transfer to a New York office, she is suing to gain reinstatement and damages and to eliminate the harassment. Joanne Barbetta has filed a similar suit seeking damages for harassment caused by an environment that she asserted “was poisoning my system.” Ms. Barbetta reports that during her tenure as a clerk at Chemlawn, male employees circulated pornographic magazines and pinup posters. She viewed a slide presentation that included suggestive pictures (e.g., a nude woman)...
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...August 31, 2007 Dear Potential Offeror, You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the requirements set forth in the attached Request for Proposal, (RFP 154:7-061) using Best Value Acquisition procedures. This RFP is being issued by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for the purpose of seeking solutions to address the requirements of the DMV CSI Systems Redesign effort as identified in the attached RFP. An original proposal, signed by your contractually binding authority, with 7 full copies and 2 redacted copies, must be received by DMV Contracts and Procurement Department no later than 3:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. An optional pre-proposal conference will be held at DMV Headquarters, 2300 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, Room 702, on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Please refer to RFP Section VII for additional information. All questions or inquiries regarding this RFP must be received by Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. local time and must be submitted in writing exclusively to: Nancy M. Davis, CPPB, CPPO, VCO Contracts and Procurement Manager Department of Motor Vehicles Room 319 2300 West Broad Street Richmond, VA 23220 E-mail: nancy.davis@dmv.virginia.gov Fax: (804) 367-0046 All inquiries must be submitted electronically as indicated in the RFP. Please refer to RFP Section VII for additional information. No verbal inquiries will be accepted. From the date of issuance of this RFP until the...
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...regarding Riordan’s manufacturing strategy, taken from the firm’s intranet website is an indication that it employs a “Stable Workforce-Variable Work Hours” production planning strategy. This strategy varies the number of hours worked through flexible work schedules or overtime to match the production quantities to orders” (Jacobs & Chase, 2011, pg. 534). It helps assure that the workforce has continuity which helps with employee morale. It is extremely important for employees to feel secure in their work environment. Many workers face everyday pressure on their jobs and in their personal lives. Knowing that they have a secure job to report to and do not fear the cyclical staffing of other production strategies can lead to the feeling that the company cares about their wellbeing. This can lead to more productivity on their current jobs. This is very important in China, where companies are competing for hard working laborers. Metrics Team D selected Supply Chain Cycle Time...
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...DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (DBM) Specializations :- Human Resource Management Note: - Solve any 4 Case Study All Case Carry equal Marks. Case 1 :- Meeting the Challenge of Sexual Harassment At an office of Goldman, Sachs and Company in Boston, some male employees allegedly pasted photos of bare-breasted women on company newsletters, next to biographies of new female employees (suggesting that the photos were pictures of the new staff members). Copies of the newsletters were circulated around the office. Sexist literature such as “The Smart Man’s Creed or Why Beer Is Better Than Women” (“After you’ve had a beer, the bottle is still worth a dime”) was allegedly also distributed. Kristine Utley, a former Goldman sales associate, has made these allegations in a suit charging that the environment at Goldman, Sachs constitutes sexual harassment. Fired for refusing a transfer to a New York office, she is suing to gain reinstatement and damages and to eliminate the harassment. Joanne Barbetta has filed a similar suit seeking damages for harassment caused by an environment that she asserted “was poisoning my system.” Ms. Barbetta reports that during her tenure as a clerk at Chemlawn, male employees circulated pornographic magazines and pinup posters. She viewed a slide presentation that included suggestive pictures (e.g., a nude woman) put there, according to management...
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...also learn sequence and organization. While solving puzzles children come up with questions as how it can be organized further? This way they construct knowledge and lead toward cognitive development. 4. Some senior Montessori teachers are also expected to design their own material to educate and help children in their cognitive development. | 1. Here teacher helps children to recognize concepts, thoughts and theories to generate new meaning. 2. Teacher gives many opportunities to child for exploration and cognitive development such as presentation of concepts in variety of ways like art, music, shadow play. 3. In Reggio Emilia model teacher keeps open ended material around children. Things which can be self defining are emphasized more by Reggio Emilia teachers. Children manipulate them, give them new meaning and through all these they progress toward their cognitive development. 4. In Reggio Emilia model teacher arranges opportunities for young children to keep them involved in debates and dialogues in constructive and non violent way with others. This way child develops problem solving...
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...Bibliography…………………………………………………35 Abbreviations • MUL-Maruti Udhyog Limited • GM-General Motors • BSE-Bombay Stock Exchange • NSE-National Stock Exchange • ACMA-Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India • SIAM-Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers • CSI-Customer Satisfaction Index • MDS-Maruti Driving Training School • ITI-Industrial Training Institute • OEM-original equipment manufacturers Executive Summary Maruti Suzuki India Limited is India's leading & largest Passenger car manufacturer which accounting for nearly 50 percent of the total industry sales. With a view to cater the demand of all types of customer the company has variety of brands in its basket i.e ranging from the peoples car Maruti 800 to the stylish hatch-back Swift, SX4 Sedan and luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) Grand Vitara. The company has received ample awards and achievements due to its continuous innovations and technological up gradations. The company today is very conscious about safeguarding the environment from vehicle pollution which resulted in launching of its advanced K-Series engines. Despite of stiff competition, Maruti Suzuki India Limited is presently considered as the leading automobile giant due to its remarkable Economic, Environmental & Social performances. The object of this paper is to evaluate the Staffing Function of Maruti Suzuki India Limited with respect to labour policies. Labour unrest in the country is...
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