Tanglewood Case 1 02/17/2015 Tanglewood is in need of an update to their human resource functions. As the company has grown, they have found that their human resource system may be archaic. Tanglewood is in need of a new plan that will be modern but will still match their mission statement that they set out to follow even in modern times. Tanglewood's mission is: “Tanglewood will be the best department store for customers seeking quality, durability, and value for all aspects of their lives
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Services RE: Tanglewood Retail Case January 18, 2012 Every organization in the global economy has to develop a strong staffing strategy if they wish to remain competitive and be successful. Tanglewood Retail Stores is one of the largest retailers among 12 regions locally and oversees. After examining the report that you provided me, I have analyzed the staffing strategy and would like to provide you with my recommendations. Acquire or Develop Talent: After reviewing the Tanglewood Case along with
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Tanglewood Case 1 HR594: Staffing Strategic Instructor: Travis Deur November 6, 2011 Tanglewood Tanglewood is a chain of retail of stores that sells clothing, appliances, electronic and home accents. Tanglewood was originally founded in 1975 by Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood. The original store opened in Spokane Washington and the named was TannerWood. TannerWood also sold outdoor clothing and equipment that Tanner and Thurston had designed themselves. According to the text “Tanner and
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Tanglewood Stores and Staffing Strategy Staffing is a very important organizational function that deals with the acquisition, deployment, and retention of the organizations workforce. Staffing strategy involves making decisions about the acquisition, deployment, and retention of an organizations workforce. Tanglewood is a chain of retail stores that feature items such as clothing, appliances, electronics, and home décor, and currently has stores in 12 regions. These regions include Eastern Washington
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Tanglewood Case Study One Human Resources 594 C.H. March 19, 2013 Tanglewood is a large chain of general retail stores that sell such items as clothing, electronics, appliances, and home décor. In 1975, Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood were the originally founders of Tanglewood. Initially, Tanglewood’s named originated from Tannerwood, which at the time only sold outdoor products and clothing. The business has
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locations and different recruitment methods (as can be seen from the above table), effectiveness of each method is analyzed below. The effectiveness is judged based on the parameters of candidate qualification, hiring rate, and cost of recruitment and retention rates. 1. Media – Media is used for recruitment at three of the four locations. As can be seen from the tables above, compared with other recruitment methods at each of the locations, media is not the most effective of the methods used. It is a costly
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Keller Graduate School HRM 594 Staffing Organization Professor TANGLEWOOD CASE STUDY 3 Introduction Tanglewood has high recruiting trends in entry level positions due to a high rate of turnover that is currently over 50%. Tanglewood’s current recruiting methods vary from one region to the next. By assessing these various methods and comparing their overall effectiveness, I have a good opportunity to improve the recruiting process,
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1. Competitors. There are eight major competitors of Tanglewood: Dillard’s, J.C. Penny, Kohl’s, Macy’s, REI, Sears Holding Corp., Target and Walmart. On page 4 of casebook, it says “major concern for Tanglewood has been the westward expansion of companies like Kohl’s and Target”. Tanglewood has even more direct competition right now. It might be good to hire qualified staff to exceed the competition. Structure. Tanglewood is a retail business. It has clothing, jewelry, and non-clothing merchandise:
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Heather R. Zobel Personal Selection and Evaluation Tanglewood Case Study 1 January 22, 2011 Charles Dull, PhD TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction A. Staffing Levels 1. Acquire or Develop Talent 2. Hire Yourself or Outsource 3. External or Internal Hiring 4. Core or Flexible Workforce 5. Hire or Retain 6. National or Global 7. Attract or Relocate B. Staffing Quality 1. Exceptional or Acceptable Workforce Quality III. References IV. Conclusion INTRODUCTION
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and retention of the organization’s workforce. In order to accomplish this, Tanglewood’s must make thirteen decisions regarding its staffing levels and its staffing quality. One of the first decisions that Tanglewood needs to choose is to acquire or develop talent. Tanglewood should try to develop their current talent because one of their focal points of having a successful business is having exceeding customer service, and there is no need to go out and acquire new talent when Tanglewood already
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