Strategies Human Resources
Strategies Human Resources
MBA 530 Human Capital Developments
Introduction
Alternative Solutions to Strategic Human Resources problem is included below and described by six different companies. The companies will illustrate current issues they are experiencing or have been challenged. The companies discussed are Coca-Cola Company, Toyota Motor Corporation, American Express, Google, Inc., Cisco System, Inc., and DirecTV/TiVo. The scenario shared will cover organizational structure, recruiting used, the development in human capital, training, human resource management and the cultural diversity.
Coca-Cola Company
What does it take to become one of the largest global companies in the world? The Coca-Cola Company answered this question by inventing a great product, implementing great company values for employees and creating a vision that has evolved into a Manifesto for growth (Coca-Cola, 2006). The Coca-Cola Company was created in 1886, in Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. John S. Pemberton. His first marketing campaign was a sample of the carbonated drink with the slogan of "Delicious and Refreshing"; a theme that is used to this day in their globalization marketing campaign (Coca-Cola, 2006). E. Neville Isdell is the current CEO and Chairman and under Isdell, Coca-Cola has had sales over $23.1 billion with approximately 55,000 employees of which 44,000 work outside of the United States. Due to the size of the company, Coca-Cola had to adopt the Task Force.
The Task Force is an external body created to report on progress for the company on specific human resource goals. This all came about because of a discrimination lawsuit filed in November 2000, against the Coca-Cola Company. The Task Force creates an assessment that provides oversight to Coca-Cola and is submitted to the United States District Court/Northern District of Georgia as part of the settlement (Coca-Cola). The Task Force evaluates HR policies and practices, recommends improvements, investigates
MBA 530 Human Capital Developments
Introduction
Alternative Solutions to Strategic Human Resources problem is included below and described by six different companies. The companies will illustrate current issues they are experiencing or have been challenged. The companies discussed are Coca-Cola Company, Toyota Motor Corporation, American Express, Google, Inc., Cisco System, Inc., and DirecTV/TiVo. The scenario shared will cover organizational structure, recruiting used, the development in human capital, training, human resource management and the cultural diversity.
Coca-Cola Company
What does it take to become one of the largest global companies in the world? The Coca-Cola Company answered this question by inventing a great product, implementing great company values for employees and creating a vision that has evolved into a Manifesto for growth (Coca-Cola, 2006). The Coca-Cola Company was created in 1886, in Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. John S. Pemberton. His first marketing campaign was a sample of the carbonated drink with the slogan of "Delicious and Refreshing"; a theme that is used to this day in their globalization marketing campaign (Coca-Cola, 2006). E. Neville Isdell is the current CEO and Chairman and under Isdell, Coca-Cola has had sales over $23.1 billion with approximately 55,000 employees of which 44,000 work outside of the United States. Due to the size of the company, Coca-Cola had to adopt the Task Force.
The Task Force is an external body created to report on progress for the company on specific human resource goals. This all came about because of a discrimination lawsuit filed in November 2000, against the Coca-Cola Company. The Task Force creates an assessment that provides oversight to Coca-Cola and is submitted to the United States District Court/Northern District of Georgia as part of the settlement (Coca-Cola). The Task Force evaluates HR policies and practices, recommends improvements, investigates
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