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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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 referrals‚ internet sourcing‚ newspaper advertising etc.‚ There were few problems which have been observed
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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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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 strategic staffing process is guided by a set of staffing goals (process and outcome goals) that are logically linked with the company’s business strategy‚ culture and values. CHERN has managed to create a competitive advantage by providing quality products and the best customer service in the industry. Superior quality customer service is the company’s business strategy and this is linked to a very aggressive growth strategy for the next 5 years. The table below helps to understand the implications
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the job. 4. Estimate how well the test sample results will generalize to other locations. Case Objectives Once concrete goals for hiring have been established and applicants have been generated‚ the most important part of the staffing process is developing methods to identify individuals who will be the best performers on the job. Anything that identifies good potential performers is a “predictor.” This includes interviews‚ standardized tests of knowledge‚ personality measures
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* Staffing and Organizing * Staffing What is STAFFING? * Refers to the task of filling position in the organization with the most qualified people available. * According to Theo Haimann: “Staffing pertains to recruitment‚ selection‚ development and compensation of subordinates.” * Nature of Staffing Function * Staffing is an important managerial function- Staffing function is the most important mangerial act along with planning‚ organizing‚ directing and controlling
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of the summit “Retailing in Emerging Markets”‚ the speech was focused on the evolution that the Indian retail market witnessed in the last 10 years. business expansion. Some retailers have used the slowdown of 2010-2013 to rectify the mistakes. More importantly‚ there are now thousands of companies and sub-segments of industry who have joined the retail “Entrepreneurs in retail should build businesses because they see value‚ not valuation” – B S Nagesh‚ Chairman RAI‚ Founder‚ TRRAIN
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Understaffing in Retail Stores: Drivers and Consequences Vidya Mani Smeal College of Business‚ Pennsylvania State University‚ State College‚ PA 16802 vmani@psu.edu Saravanan Kesavan Kenan-Flagler Business School‚ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill‚ Chapel Hill‚ NC 27599 skesavan@unc.edu Jayashankar M. Swaminathan Kenan-Flagler Business School‚ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill‚ Chapel Hill‚ NC 27599 msj@unc.edu September 22‚ 2011 Abstract In this paper we study
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