Tanglewood Case 1 Brief Introduction Tanglewood is a chain of retail department stores that was founded in 1975 by two friends Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood. The store was started by a concept named‚ TannerWood‚ which was a store that sold outdoor clothing and equipment. They two paired themselves together to create Tanglewood. The goal for the store is to be the best department store for customers that thrive on customer service‚ quality‚ value and durability. All of which helps the
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Tanglewood Case Study 7 Mgmt 364 Staffing Abby Gilpin Question 2: The top 3 candidates will be Max Renoir‚ Thomas Reznor and James Heckman based on using the Compensatory Model. When looking at these 3 candidates they are the strongest in the unit weight with 70‚ 73 and 76 respectively and rational weight with 67.5‚ 69 and 76 respectively. Reznor and Renior have done well on the testing‚ conscientiousness and extraversion. Heckman’s testing was not outstanding‚ but his scores for conscientiousness
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2014 To: Daryl Perrone Staffing Services Manager Subject to: These are the assessment and recommendation I have suggested to Tanglewood Store to pay attention for centralization of the organization’s practices and the improvements of staffing levels and quality. 1. Acquire or Develop Talent As I read the case‚ the Tanglewood Store has many employees. It has 215 employees per store. I think that the organization should choose Develop Talent. They have enough employees already
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Cost allocation is a method to determine the cost of services provided to users of that service. It does not determine the price of the service‚ but rather determines what the service costs to provide. It is important to determine the cost allocation of the services‚ in order to determine a justifiable fee/charge/tax for those services. Included in cost allocation are direct‚ indirect‚ and incremental costs. Direct costs‚ or separable costs‚ are costs that are related to a single type of service
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Tanglewood has an ongoing history of inconsistent staffing practices. The company experiences high turnover rates due to employees’ suboptimal work‚ negligence of the organization’s culture‚ and difficulty working in teams (Kammeyer-Mueller‚ 26). To begin with‚ when comparing the two tables‚ it is apparent that the proposed method is more inclusive in terms of data/information than the Traditional Selection Method. Tanglewood is better off using the Proposed Method‚ which allows for more alternatives
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Tanglewood Case Study #1 Dear Donald Penchiala‚ I am external consultant for staffing services‚ and I would like to make some suggestions on staffing quantity and staffing quality strategies for Tanglewood. In my professional opinion‚ developing current talent would be a better and more cost effective strategy for Tanglewood than acquiring new talent. Going forward‚ new employees with minimal or no retail background should have a chance to develop retail experience as an associate while growing
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planning analysis and staffing procedures for two regional divisions of Tanglewood in the state of Washington requested by the Staffing Services Director of Tanglewood‚ Donald Penchiala. Most of the Tanglewood stores have been in existence for 10 or more years and known for their stability. Most stores were indirectly managed by Emerson and Woods when they were first established. Due to this stability‚ the organization expects estimates their forecast for next year’s labor requirements is identical to
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different because Tanglewood does not have a specific list of minimal educational requirements as qualifications. 2. Describe the best “targets” for your recruiting efforts by considering the job and organizational context. Evaluate the various methods of recruiting in terms of whether they seem more like “open” or “targeted” recruiting‚ using the information in the book to help you make this decision. If some methods seem more “targeted‚” whom do you think they target? 3. For each division use
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Methods of Cost Variability The Methods * The Comparison Method * High and Low Point or Range Method * The Equation Method * The Average Method * The Graphic Method (Scatter diagram) * The Method of Least Squares * The Analytical Method or Degree of Variability Method Illustration From the following month-wise information in respect of semi-variable costs of a firm‚ segregate the cost into fixed and variable elements: Months2009 | Production (Units) | Semi Variable
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Tanglewood Case Study #2 Markov Analysis Table 1.1 Current Workforce 1 2 3 4 5 Exit 8500 = 4505 510 3485 1200 600 192 850 493 102 150 9 69 12 50 33 17 Gap Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 Exit Year End total 4505 1110 694 171 45 External Hires needed 3995 90 156 -21 5 Environmental Scan Tanglewood
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