To: Dr. Grace From: Ana Barrientos Date: September 16th‚ 2014 Subject: Tanglewood Planning Tanglewood’s structure has evolved into a structure that is similar to other retail stores organizational hierarchy. However‚ this appearance is deceptive because all employees at all levels of the organization are involved and encouraged to make suggestions regarding operations. This has allowed the company to retain its workforce of committed and qualified individuals. It is an important matter to accurately
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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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Tanglewood Stores Case #3-Questions 2-4/Doug Brandenburg 2) Describe the best targets for your recruiting efforts. There are three targets that should be utilized in hiring for the store level associate position. The first one is print media. Through advertising in local papers‚ we could reach a large number of individuals at a low cost. This would be an example of open recruiting. Secondly‚ we should use kiosks. This would be a smart way that people that come to the store could
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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 will not only help to build lasting relationships with our current
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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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1. In the selection process predictors are used to help identify a good potential job performer utilizing an interview‚ standardized knowledge and personality tests and also running job trials. Often there are both practical and statistical significances to the data collected. As part of Tanglewood’s selection process herein the predictive and proposed methods were utilized for the position of Store Associate. For the predictive design only interviews and application blanks were utilized. The proposed
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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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Tanglewood Case 1: Tanglewood Stores and Staffing Strategy Introduction: Tanglewood has experienced success and very fast growth over the years‚ due to the involved efforts of its founders‚ its core workforce and strategies around participative style of management. This report looks at the Tanglewood strategy and goals for the future‚ the two key elements of staffing decisions‚ namely staffing levels and staffing quality‚ to come up with recommendations on these elements which will help Tanglewood
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Week 1 Case Study: Tanglewood Stores Case Daniel Johnson HRMG 5800 – Staffing and Selection Webster University Dr. Sue C. Golabek January 12‚ 2014 Week 1 Case Study: Tanglewood Stores Case Tanglewood Stores is an institution that focuses on providing core values and employee participation. In order to provide an effective organization at all levels‚ an institution needs to look at all levels and provide adequate analysis on labor requirements/acquisition‚ available positions‚ and
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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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