Strengths, as described by Tracy, are first, top notch salary and benefit packages (Bernardin & Russell, 2013). In past years, a salary was the predominant factor when accepting an employment opportunity but that is no longer the case. Benefit packages have become the main attractor when deciding on a place of employment (Haar & Kossack, 1990). Second, the modernized facility, which included high-tech equipment.
Next to address the weaknesses at Permalco. First, the plant is filthy with dust at every end of the facility, including her work area. The temperature is extremely hot in the facility, although it is early spring. These two issues are examples of poor working conditions. Second, rude and offensive comments are being made in a sexual context, are grounds for a sexual harassment complaint. There is no respect for policy, nor consequences for violation of harassment laws. Third, layoffs are creating an environment of uncertainty and dissatisfaction amongst employees, due to the instability of the organization. Next, initially, the opportunity for advancement and transferring to other divisions was an option; however, …show more content…
management made each division a separate business which eliminates these opportunities (Zavadskas, Turskis & Tamosaitiene, 2011).
Moving onto opportunities within Permalco, as there appears to be a shift in the recruiting methods.
First, from the meeting, I gathered that new positions would be available after employing the new recruiting strategy. The goal is to target females and minorities, in leadership positions, as well as shift workers. Another opportunity is for replacement of retirees. The reading states that there are few young people working; which leads me to believe that the employees have been with the company for many years. In due time, these individuals will retire, creating opportunities for internal promotions, as well as the creation of new
positions.
Finally, to address the threats. Layoffs are the primary threat that the company is facing, due to a decline in business. Second, personnel that was involved in the layoffs were those with years of experience; thus there was also a loss of knowledge.
References
Bernardin, H.J., & Russell, J.E. (2013). Human resource management: An experiential approach (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Haar, J., & Kossack, S. (1990). Employee Benefit Packages: How Understandable Are They?. Journal Of Business Communication, 27(2), 185-200.
Zavadskas, E. K., Turskis, Z., & Tamosaitiene, J. (2011). Selection of construction enterprises management strategy based on the SWOT and multi-criteria analysis. Archives Of Civil & Mechanical Engineering (Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wroclawskiej), 11(4), 1063-1082.