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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90 156 21 5 Environmental Scan Based on the environmental scan‚ it has been concluded that Tanglewood may have a hard time filling their vacancies in the future. Even though the unemployment rate in the area is high‚ recent forecasts suggest that expansion in the professional and managerial sectors of the labor market may reduce the number of individuals available for these jobs. Since Tanglewood only promotes from within‚ the entry level position of store associates does not appeal to many
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Staffing Organizations Management 364 Tanglewood Case 6 Question 1: Major KSAO Category Necessary for Selection. Key: 1 – Y/N Yes or No 2 – EDC Education 3 – EXC Experience 4 – MAE Marshfield Applicant Exam 5 – RKT Retail Knowledge Test MAJOR KSAO CATEGORY Y/N EDC EXC MAE RKT Communication/Speaking Skill Y X X - - Knowledge of Organizational Policies & Regulations N - - - - Skill in Judgment and Decision Making Y - - X - Skill in Managing Personnel Resources
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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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Tanglewood Case #3 Nelson Ivan Castro PID# 3774408 1. Recruitment Guide Position: Sales Associate Reports to: Store Manager Qualifications: High School Diploma. Good communication and writing skills. Leadership and analytical skills. Ability to learn and apply a variety of policies and procedures. Work effectively as a part of a team. Relevant Labor Market: Regional Northeast Timeline: There are continuous hiring activities to interview future candidates for the positions
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To: Daryl Perrone Marilyn Gonzalez From: Anita Watley Subject: Tanglewood Stores Measurement and Validation Marilyn Gonzalez and Daryl Perrone have asked you to complete the following steps to evaluate the soundness of the proposed selection plan‚ and provide them with a report. They are especially interested in learning what your results suggest about the validity of various selection methods. 1. Examine the data provided in Tables 3.1 and 3.2. Write a one page memo describing what the results
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1. Tanglewood currently uses traditional predictors such as work experience‚ education and interview‚ to predict whether a candidate has the characteristics to excel in the areas of citizenship‚ absence‚ performance and promotion. These predictors are proven to predict a future employee’s promotion potential. However‚ only work experience can also predict performance‚ the rest of the selection tools do not statistically predict citizenship‚ absence or performance. The worst statistical predictor
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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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Tanglewood Recruiting Tanglewood Recruiting Strategies Based on the historical recruiting methods the Tanglewood stores have a couple of key issues associated with the hiring of new employees in order to provide the customer service and run their organization in a profitable manner. The corporate executives need to establish an employment brand message‚ and also allow the regional managers to utilize the methods of recruitment and management styles they believe work best in their geographic
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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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