Case Study: Where Do You Find The Bodies

1. I believe the case “Where Do You Find the Bodies??” illustrates the lack of human resource planning in many areas. The lack of planning involved from local managers to corporate headquarters is affecting their Boomtown, Colorado location significantly. The Auto Service Center management and supervisors are not doing enough to influence the strategic direction of their Boomtown location and they are not analyzing the environment efficiently. From the gathered statistics about the fifty percent increase in population and three percent unemployment, we know the towns economic richness is on the rise. The top management of Auto Service Center should utilize the human resources in the organization more intelligently. Human resource planning will ensure your
The Auto Service Center top management and supervisors are not determining the right recruitment needs in Boomtown. An important part of the recruitment process is to avoid previous mistakes, anticipate shortages, and reduce dissatisfaction in the process. Not only does Milt Konrath need to recruit the right personnel he also needs to establish the training needs of employees. Training programs are important for improving quality and skills of employees in the organization. Without the proper funding and schedule a training program can create dissatisfaction from managers and employees. Auto Service Center must understand the costs and benefits of hiring and the risks of not hiring. Several different strategies could be used in hiring new mechanics at Boomtown, Colorado such as entering different labor markets, improving relations in local labor market, advertising electronically, attending job fairs, producing job and task descriptions. However, a proper job analysis should be conducted for Auto Service Center to determine the person who would fit the organization properly. Overall, multiple recruitment methods could be used by Auto Service Center to recruit the proper mechanic in their Boomtown