CASE STUDY MASSENGILL’S DEPARTMENT STORE 1. The utilitarian approach seems to best describe Marv Heimlers turnaround strategy at Massengills. I think so because his decisions would result in the majority of employees keeping their jobs although a smaller amount would be laid off. This shows he is doing what’s best for the company and still seeks the interest of the greater number of people. To him‚ if he had not made the decisions he made‚ everyone would be out of a job. a) Individual
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remarkable for me. In my own opinion‚ they have done exemplary job in dealing with downsizing. They have created a good way of communicating to its employees. It tried to utilize every medium possible to disseminate information regarding the upcoming layoff of employees. Agilent Technologies used an open style of communication in their office to make the employees aware of what is bound to happen. The company used emails‚ meetings‚ and other media. The use of such enable them to think of possible ways
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Re-Organization and Layoff Ramon Underwood PHL/320 April 20th‚ 2015 Carolyn Harrison Re-Organization and Layoff Team Summary A termination or layoff period is never an easy process for an organization. One of the factors that companies struggle with the most is how to properly terminate or lay off employees. Most managers of organizations are not properly trained to handle these types of situations which can make them even more uncomfortable for both parties. It is important that managers remain
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Using downsizing as a managerial strategy causes the
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The implementation of furloughs has also been used by companies to avoid employee layoffs (Halbesleben & Wheeler 2013). If Stanton implements one furlough day a week for each of the five employees he would not have to terminate anyone from the firm. Although the use of furlough days will help the company cut costs‚ it will also cut essential
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the workforce. “Organizational downsizing constitutes a set of activities‚ undertaken on the part of the management of an organization‚ designed to improve organizational efficiency‚ productivity‚ and/or competitiveness. Downsizing represents a strategy implemented by managers that affects the size of the firm ’s workforce and its work processes (Cameron et al.‚ 1993). This definition will be the one used in this research. It has become the one most adopted by succeeding authors‚ such as:
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(HR Planning) Employee Layoffs at Sta. Filomena District Hospital (adapted with revisions for class purposes) St. Felomina District Hospital is a medium-sized‚ 500-bed hospital in the Province of Agusan. It was established in 1968. The facility has grown gradually over the years and is now the largest hospital in the province. It has never experienced an employee lay-off since its inception. Dr. Mides Ignacia has been the Hospital Director 15 years. She hired Tess Bernales as Director of Human Resources
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BOOK/ARTICLE TITLE: Human Resource Management Chapter (14): Ethics‚ Justice‚ and Fair Treatment in HR Management Author(s): Gary Dessler Publisher: Edinburgh Gate‚ Harlow‚ Essex CM20 2JE‚ England Date: 2011 ISBN#: 978-0-273-74815-1 1. Table of Contents: Preface i. Ethics and Fair Treatment at Work ii. What Determines Ethical Behavior at Work? iii. How Managers Use Personnel Methods To Promote Ethics and Fair Treatment? iv. Managing Employee Discipline and Privacy v. Managing Dismissals
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stitched with threads of honest‚ shared values‚ responsibility‚ passion‚ and etc. Employees will feel betrayed‚ if the management will continue being paid as previously. 2. Should George tell anyone except his immediate staff about the impending layoff before the details have been worked out? The employees? Yes‚ He should. Fear can paralyze. A great leader once said that the greatest thing we have to fear is fear itself. The same can be said for the top managers. Managers understandably fear that
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Re-organization and Layoff: Decision Making Evaluation Paper Learning Team B PHL/320 February 2‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Re-organization and Layoff: Decision and Evaluation Paper Managing a company’s finances can be very challenging and companies that find it difficult to conquer this challenge‚ experience a downturn‚ a decline in business‚ and when this occurs the need to find solutions to alleviate their financial issues becomes crucial. One solution that companies seem to implement and re-visit
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