RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING TANGLEWOOD STAFFING In regards to talent, my recommendation would be for Tanglewood to develop the majority of its core workforce rather than acquire. The importance for employees to share in the long term organizational value and culture gives way to the need for internal development of the core workforce. Due to the organizational structure of each store having an assistant manager that is responsible for Human Resource, and also because of the organization
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Tanglewood Case 1 Report Tanglewood is a chain of nondurable general retail stores and operates in the moderate price niche, targeting middle- and upper-income customers. Competition and Industry The retail industry accounts for over $4 trillion in annual sales. Recent estimates indicate that the retail industry employs approximately 15 million people. The financials show that Tanglewood is a moderately sized organization with strong growth potential. The company’s specific niche is similar
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|CASE ONE: TANGLEWOOD STORES AND STAFFING STRATEGY | Letitia Pinkney HRM 434-24—Employee Selection & Staffing Background Tanglewood is a chain of general retail stores featuring items such as clothing, appliances, electronics, and home decor. It was originally founded by best friends Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood. The company’s mission statement is: Tanglewood will be
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Tanglewood Case 6 Introduction The interviewing function is the most important office of the hiring process. Structured interviews are a very standardized method of assessment and garden truck better tone in hiring than unstructured interviews do. The current method of hiring external handler looks very much like the method of extract for store associate degree. Most store director and assistant store managers for operations have agreed that the current system is not detailed enough to green goods
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Tanglewood Case Ans. b) Forecast of availabilities Job Category Current -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 Exit (1) Store associate 8500 3655 510 0 0 0 4335 (2) Shift leader 1200 0 648 0 0 0 552 (3) Department manager 850 0 0 367 0 0 383 (4) Assistant store manager 150 0 0 0 82 0 68 (5) Store manager 50 0 0 0 0 27 23 10750 Ans. c) The environmental scan suggests that staffing managerial employees in the state of Washington are quite complex. The environment seems to be quite healthy for
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Tanglewood Case 2 Table 1.1 Markov Analysis Information Transition probability matrix Current Year Previous year: ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) Exit 1. Store Associate 0.43 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.51 2. Shift Leader 0.00 0.54 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.30 3. Department Manager 0.00 0.00 0.64 0.06 0.00 0.30 4. Assistant Store Manager 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.52 0.08 0.34 5. Store Manager 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.66 0.34 Forecast of Availabilities Next Year (projected) ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) (
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Noe A Munoz Mgmt 364 Columbia College Professor Douglas 28 April 2015 Tanglewood Case 6 (Interview) 1.) Although having a resume and validating all of the potential applicants KSAO’s are an important step in the hiring and candidate selection process, I feel that the most important part of the hiring process would have to be the actual job interview. According to Bianca Audra she claims that standardized interview procedures yield in hiring a better quality of candidates than performing unstructured
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Staffing Models and Strategy The Staffing Organizations Model Organization Missions Goals and Objectives Organization Strategy HR and Staffing Strategy Staffing Policies and Programs Support Activities Legal compliance Measurement Job analysis and rewards Core Staffing Activities Recruitment: external, internal Selection: planning, external, internal Employment: decision making, final match Staffing System and Retention Management CHAPTER 1 STAFFING MODELS AND STRATEGY LEARNING
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to change at the instructor’s discretion.) Professor Dr. Cheri Becker Office: College of Business, Long Beach Campus Office Number: 228.214.3439 Cell: 228-216-8561 cheri.becker@usm.edu Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 – 10:30 AM or 1-2:30 PM Monday, Wednesday & Friday By appointment Course Description This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of the fundamentals associated with developing and implementing employee selection plans that are legally
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ics, which in turn has led to dramatic increases in wages for individuals with these skills.13 Employers that adopt new technology for any aspect of their operations will also have to consider how to tap into labor markets that have these new skills. Labor Unions Labor unions are legally protected entities that organize employees and bargain with management to establish terms and conditions of employment via a labor contract. About 12% of the labor force is unionized, with 7.4% unionization in
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