Tanglewood Case Study #1 Nellie J. Harris HRM594-Strategic Staffing Mr. Perrone‚ I am responding to your request to review Tanglewood’s staffing decisions currently in place. After reviewing Tanglewood’s 39 year history as well as current and potential competitors‚ I have reviewed the 13 sections per your request. Each recommendation is based on Tanglewood’s mission and values. Tanglewood is a 39 year old company looking to expand its’ organization while still maintaining its’ core
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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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Analysis Information Transition probability matrix Current year (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Exit Previous year (1) Store associate 0.53 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.41 (2) Shift leader 0.00 0.50 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.34 (3) Department manager 0.00 0.00 0.58 0.12 0.00 0.30 (4) Assistant store manager 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.46 0.08 0.40 (5) Store manager 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.66 0.34 Forecast of availabilities Next year (projected) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Exit Current Workforce Previous year (1) Store associate
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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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Dana Tripp Tanglewood Stores - Case One – Week 2 HR594 Strategic Staffing‚ January 2011 Keller Graduate School of Management Professor Sheri Bias January 3‚ 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To: Donald Penchiala‚ Director of Staffing Services Marilyn Anchley‚ Vice President of Human Resources RE: Tanglewood Retail Store – Case #1 Date: January 3‚ 2010 In this report will be doing a Strategic Staffing Analysis that will focus on the key requirements about acquisition‚ deployment‚ and
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CASE SIX: INTERVIEW | | Case requirements: 1. Develop a detailed selection plan for the position of a department manager to determine the most important KSAOs for this position. 2. Using the selection plan‚ develop a standardized interview protocol consisting of 10 questions that will be asked of all candidates‚ along with scoring keys for each question. 3. Conduct pilot interviews using the protocol you have established to determine the effectiveness of your questions. 4. Revise
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Case Study Tanglewood Case Study– Week two Zina Jimada Keller University May 19‚ 2013 Introduction Tanglewood is a chain of retail stores that uniquely distinguish itself through it stores layout of outdoor theme. It was named Tanglewood in 1984 by Emerson and Wood who are the co-founders of the company. Tanglewood appeals to the middle and upper income group of consumers who look for convenience and reasonable prices. Tanglewood has experienced rapid growth since
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Running Head: TANGLEWOOD Tanglewood’s Strategic Decisions Cody Hobson Upper Iowa University Table of Contents 1. Introduction…..P. 3 2. Staffing Levels….P. 3 a. Acquire or Develop Talent….P. 3 - 4 b. Hire Yourself or Outsource….P. 4 - 5 c. External or Internal Hiring….P. 5 d. Core or Flexible Workforce….P. 5 - 6 e. Hire or Retain….P. 6 f. National or Global…P. 6 - 7 g. Attract or Relocate….P. 7 h. Overstaff or Understaff….P
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Tanglewood Case 1 Franklin‚ M.V. Tanglewood was founded in 1975 by Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood. Tanglewood is a chain of general retail stores which features items such as appliances‚ clothing‚ electronics‚ and home decor. Tanglewood targets middle and upper income customers. Tanglewood’s has a large camping and outdoor living section in every store as a distinct strategy. The store also distinguishes itself by simple‚ elegant design concepts for the store and their in-house products. The
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Organizational Summary Tanglewood is a department store chain‚ that features variety of items such as clothing‚ appliances‚ electronics‚ and home décor. The company’s price policy can be described as moderate‚ targeting middle- and upper-income customers. Tanglewood main characteristic is an “outdoors” theme‚ that promotes healthy lifestyle. The company also outlines its design concepts’ simplicity and elegance. Tanglewood has originally started as a single store‚ which sold both outdoor clothing
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