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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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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Decision Making Managers are constantly called upon to make decisions in order to solve problems. Decision making and problem solving are ongoing processes of evaluating situations or problems‚ considering alternatives‚ making choices‚ and following them up with the necessary actions. Sometimes the decision-making process is extremely short‚ and mental reflection is essentially instantaneous. In other situations‚ the process can drag on for weeks or even months. The entire decision-making process
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Subject: Tanglewood Case 4: Measurement and Validation Below is an analysis of the potential new selection methods for hiring the Store Associate position. The study of 10 Seattle-based stores resulted in an adequate sample size of 832 applicants. New selectors being evaluated are the retail market knowledge exam‚ Marshfield customer service biodata questionnaire and essay‚ Marshfield applicant exam‚ and personality exam. All stores‚ including those employing the traditional selection method
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Managers are frequently referred to as decision makers. Managers make decisions about every aspect of the organisation‚ including strategy‚ structure‚ control systems‚ responses to the environment and human resources. Decision making is not easy. It is done in the face of constantly changing conditions‚ unclear information and conflicting points of view. Types of decisions and problems A decision is a choice made from available alternatives. Decision making is the process of identifying problems
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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. The corporate structure within Tanglewood is well known for its advancements of employees throughout the chain of command‚ so MGT Consulting feels that it
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students are encouraged to get to answers to fundamental questions through discussions and finally making their own decision; as opposed to the fundamental “do as told” style. Well I think that basically comes down to the fact that history has shown us that there are multiple ways to achieve an objective and the only limit is our imagination. We need to learn how to make good decisions. Good decision-making brings about a better life. It gives you some control over your life. In fact‚ many frustrations
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Decision Making Case Study HCS/514 Managing in Today’s Health Care Organizations Instructor: Darlene Cantu Camille F. Fuller Decision Making Case Study Health care is one of the largest growing industries in the country. Technology and medical advancements attribute to the constant changes in the health care industry. The economy also continues to change‚ and with the changing economy health care cost continue to rise. Companies across the nation have either closed or moved to other countries
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discuss leadership‚ group and individual decision making and we will also use case material/experiments to support these areas. We decided to focus in on two leadership’s styles‚ autocratic focusing on Steve Jobs and democratic focusing on Carlos Ghosn‚ we will make reference to individual and group decisions that are influenced by each type of leadership. In our report we will examine variables including culture‚ emotion‚ values and ethics in the individual decision process‚ we will examine other variables
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Stephanie Smalls MGT 210 Tanglewood Case #5 1a. Yes‚ the evidence does prove that disparate impact discrimination is present. Historical Hiring and Promotion Data: Applicant Flows Occupational category Total White* Total Non-White African- American* Store Associates External hires Applicants 18023 15193 2830 595 Hires 4145 3464 681 143 Selection ratio 23.00% 22.80% 24.06% 1.05 24.03% 1.05 Shift leader External hires Applicants
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