Blinds to Go: Staffing a Retail Expansion In 1954‚ from Montreal‚ Canada‚ Blinds to Go (BTG) business began as a retail fabricator of window dressings. Mr.Shiller was the sole operator of the company and until his son joined in 1970s‚ He persuaded his father to focus on selling blinds. The new business plan generated positive customer responses and by year 2000‚ the business has expanded widely across North America. The business continues to grow. Even though they were growing fast‚ they faced
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Executive summary: The main objective of this report is to evaluate the problem faced by Blinds To Go in recruiting the right set of people and developing them in order to achieve the company’s growth objectives. The report starts with a brief summary of BTG wherein there is a discussion about the company’s hiring objectives and the changes made to the compensation structure along with reasons for the same. In order to find more suitable employees‚ BTG is using several channels of hiring like employee
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Executive Summary: The case‚ based on the company Blinds to Go‚ emphasizes the importance of staffing in stores as they expand to meet their growth objectives. Being a manufacturer and retailer‚ with a unique sales model - 100% commission based and focus on customer service gave the company an advantage over its competitors. According to the senior management Quality of staff was paramount and hence their original compensation system motivated best performance and fostered a high energy
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New York Institute of Technology Blinds To Go Sheri Pompey Staffing and selection Professor Mohammad Ali‚ PHD July 19‚ 2012 1. Summarize the key strengths and weaknesses of BTG’s staffing system‚ and explain why the factors you identify are strengths or weaknesses. 2. How can BTG improve on the weaknesses you identified in question 1‚ and what can it do to maintain the strengths? In which ways is BTG not prepared to
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Problem Statement If Blinds To Go staffing stores still lack of staff for the expansion plan‚ it is difficult for the company to fill current store requirements for the additional 50 stores per year. Analysis The BTG have problems of a variation of the commission-based compensation plan‚ so they are difficult to keep high-level associates‚ assistants and managers‚ they face to high staff turnover each year and lack of the attraction to recruit new members. In order to analyze BTG’s problems
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Retail Expansion Strategies Summary: The article discusses the elements of retail expansion‚ the necessary components and analysis of each component to achieve a successful expansion. The first step of retail expansion is an objective appraisal of the existing business. The author discusses that all elements must be taken into account‚ including but not limited to certain amount of luck. In other words‚ the successful retail concept in one area may not necessarily translate into another
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Blinds to Go: -Income -Fixed Costs -Variable costs per unit -Cost of Goods Sold -How to improve sales -How to increase manufacturing speed and production -Constraints: sales‚ painting‚ packaging A. Individual Participation The most valuable information provided by this course may well come from participation in class; regular participation‚ therefore is expected. Although attendance is highly encouraged‚ we recognize that not all students are able to attend each class session
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INDEX 1. Introduction to the functions of management. 2. Introduction of the topic “Staffing”. 3. Staffing process of Ivy Studios. 4. Research and methodology. 5. Bibliography. INTRODUCTION FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT There are five basic functions of management: Planning: Planning is deciding in advance what to do and how to do. It means setting objectives and targets and formulating an action plan to achieve them. It is concerned with both ends and means i.e. what is to be
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find excellent candidates in many parts of the world. And‚ it is entirely possible that you are a manager working with staffing to find the best candidate for the position. As a manager‚ you might have some of your own ideas as to where to find these important job candidates. Summary: The topic for this paper is a general topic and you can take the direction around global staffing that is of the most interest and value to you as an HR professional. Produce a sub-topic that is important to you.
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The Blind Leading the Blind The Short Story “Cathedral” is a literary work written by Raymond Carver and told by a narrator who is apprehensive about a visit from his wife’s blind friend. The narrator’s wife has been touched by Robert‚ the blind visitor‚ and he helps the narrator sketch a “Cathedral” which symbolizes his wife and teaches the narrator how to see‚ esteem‚ and touch her. By and large‚ the presumably sighted narrator focuses on his guest’s blindness and outward appearance‚ but Carver
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