International Human Resource Management
International Human Resource Management
E-learning Assignment
Gudrun Fakundiny MBA
May 2014
In your assigned team, you are asked to complete the attached case studies. Please document the answers for each case, indicating the names of your team members. It is recommended to write the answers electronically so that they can be used for the presentation when called for it. The same format can be given to me, no double work is required.
Each team will be asked to present one case study during our attendance sessions. The other teams are invited to participate in discussing the presented results.
I will collect the work of each team. You can give me a copy or alternatively send it electronically until
Tuesday, May 13th, 12:00 to: gudrun.fakundiny@lehrbeauftragte.fhws.de
You are expected to have this assignment finished by Tuesday, May 13 at 12:00
Enjoy your learning !
Gudrun Fakundiny
1
Case 1 (Strategic HRM ) Can Knights Apparel Satisfy All of Its Stakeholders and Survive?
Imagine how changed your life would be if you woke up one day and could no longer see the vibrant blue sky or your child's face; your once colorful world had been taken from you and turned to darkness. That is exactly what happened to Joe Bozich, CEO of Knights Apparel, when he suddenly lost his vision due to the unexpected onset of multiple sclerosis. Certainly, the founder of the leading supplier of college-logo apparel was disturbed by his situation. In response to his experience, Bozich reflected, “While we had the resources for medical help, I thought of all the families that didn't. I started thinking that I wanted to do something more important with my business than worry just about winning market share. That seemed kind of empty after what I've been through. I wanted to find a way to use my business to impact people that it touched on a daily basis.”
Fortunately, Bozich's vision made a full recovery. And the experience left him with an urge to evaluate what was really important and what
E-learning Assignment
Gudrun Fakundiny MBA
May 2014
In your assigned team, you are asked to complete the attached case studies. Please document the answers for each case, indicating the names of your team members. It is recommended to write the answers electronically so that they can be used for the presentation when called for it. The same format can be given to me, no double work is required.
Each team will be asked to present one case study during our attendance sessions. The other teams are invited to participate in discussing the presented results.
I will collect the work of each team. You can give me a copy or alternatively send it electronically until
Tuesday, May 13th, 12:00 to: gudrun.fakundiny@lehrbeauftragte.fhws.de
You are expected to have this assignment finished by Tuesday, May 13 at 12:00
Enjoy your learning !
Gudrun Fakundiny
1
Case 1 (Strategic HRM ) Can Knights Apparel Satisfy All of Its Stakeholders and Survive?
Imagine how changed your life would be if you woke up one day and could no longer see the vibrant blue sky or your child's face; your once colorful world had been taken from you and turned to darkness. That is exactly what happened to Joe Bozich, CEO of Knights Apparel, when he suddenly lost his vision due to the unexpected onset of multiple sclerosis. Certainly, the founder of the leading supplier of college-logo apparel was disturbed by his situation. In response to his experience, Bozich reflected, “While we had the resources for medical help, I thought of all the families that didn't. I started thinking that I wanted to do something more important with my business than worry just about winning market share. That seemed kind of empty after what I've been through. I wanted to find a way to use my business to impact people that it touched on a daily basis.”
Fortunately, Bozich's vision made a full recovery. And the experience left him with an urge to evaluate what was really important and what