Tanglewood Case 2 The environmental scan for Tanglewood is very complex. According to the scan‚ there is a consistent supply of qualified individuals to fill managerial positions; however‚ it has been determined that Tanglewood may experience difficulties completing this task for several reasons. First‚ retail is often viewed as an undesirable market for recent college graduates. Secondly‚ many associate retail with working long hours‚ low pay‚ and frequent conflict with lower-level employees
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discuss the Human Resource functions of Tanglewood Stores. The paper will discuss the staffing strategies required by Tanglewood in order to maintain its corporate culture and niche market while remaining competitive. The paper suggests strategic staffing decisions regarding the nine staffing levels and four factors of staffing quality. Acquire or Develop Talent According to the text‚ if Tanglewood wants to achieve a full acquisition strategy then Tanglewood is going to have to acquire new talent
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Penchiala‚ Tanglewood Staffing Services Director Kendra Novak Thornton‚ Tanglewood HR Planning Analyst Tanglewood Regional Divisions in the state of Washington As you requested I have reviewed our staffing forecasts and our future hiring needs. My analysis consists of methods that will help us meet our staffing and organizational goals. To do so‚ I have made comparisons to our forecast availabilities with our future/ projected workforce. This information will identify our potential gaps and how these
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Question 3-4 Notes EEO states which is that EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person ’s race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex (including pregnancy)‚ national origin‚ age (40 or older)‚ disability or genetic information. These laws apply to all types of work situations‚ including hiring‚ firing‚ promotions‚ harassment‚ training‚ wages‚ and benefits. Affirmative action is intended to promote the opportunities
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Analysis Information 3. Demographic Categories 4. Promotion Practices 5. Organizational Memo Forecast of Labor: MGT Consulting gathered information from the previous year (2010) and used a Markov analysis to generate a plan of action for the employment needs for Tanglewood in 2011. The Washington market is very stable for Tanglewood and we decided that the current workforce will be sufficient for the 2011 forecast. There are 10750 current employees in the Tanglewood stores in this region
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requiring long hours of work‚ including weekends and holidays‚ with little compensation. It is difficult to hire individuals that are willing to start in an entry-level position and work their way up over the years into managerial positions. Tanglewood prefers to promote from within‚ allowing the managerial employees to grow with the company‚ already experienced with the social and cultural environment. This limits the ability to hire an individual directly into a managerial position‚ but increases
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Tanglewood Case 7 Report Tanglewood is currently in need of a new manager for their flagship store in Spokane. 20 individuals were contacted as potential candidates‚ with internal candidates contacted via referrals by regional managers and external candidates that were based on nominations from corporate offices. A total of 10 candidates have taken up the application. The company is in possession of their resumes‚ retail knowledge tests‚ standardized test scores from the Marshfield Applicant
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the business which should cut cost on training. The new employees will work in different departments as needed. This plan should cut cost on training. Hire Yourself or Outsource Tanglewood should begin to outsource for new employees. A vendor that specializes in selection will do a better job with recruiting new employees. The vendor will also be able to verify we are abiding by all equal opportunity laws. External or Internal Hiring It would be better for Tanglewood to hire internally. Hiring internally
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Tanglewood Case 3 Question 1 Position: Sales Associates Reports To: Shift Supervisor‚ Department Manager‚ Store Manager Qualifications: Preceding customer service/experience in sales preferred Neighborly‚ welcoming character Relevant Labor Market: Western Washington Eastern Washington Northern Oregon Southern
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2. Which predictors are most strongly related to each of the outcome measures? Table 3.1 Interview Score and Promotion Potential: Higher interviews scores are associated with greater promotion potential for the applicant. Lower interviews scores are associated with lower promotion potential for the applicant. Table 3.2 Between Retail Knowledge and Promotion Potential: More retail knowledge is associated with higher promotion potential. Less retail knowledge is associated with lower promotion
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