Memo:_________________________________________________________________ To: Marilyn Gonzalez and Daryl Perrone From: Date: October 16‚ 2014 Subject: Tanglewood Case 4: Measurement and Validation ____________________________________________________________________________ We have conducted an analysis of the new selection methods used in our processes for Store Associate. We have included 10 Seattle-based stores‚ and an adequate sample size of employees both in the pilot locations
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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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rates at or above the national rate”. Due to the high unemployment rate in the state‚ Tanglewood will be able to attract new employees for open positions that cannot be filled internally. Although the company would like to hire internally over externally‚ the large numbers of employees that will be needed in the projected five years is too large to fill internally. Another environmental concern for Tanglewood is maintaining compliance; the organization needs to be aware of new and current hires
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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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Disparate Impact In evaluating the recruiting and hiring practices of Tanglewood for a potential disparate impact claim‚ we need to look at the historical flow and concentration statistics to see if there is an adverse impact possibility. A flow statistic is when we analyze applicants to actual people selected to be hired. The concentration statistic‚ analyzes the distribution of employees in the organization to provide a proportion statistic in determining disparate impact. We will look at the
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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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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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Description/Introduction Tanglewood has organizational plans to staff open store associate positions on an ongoing‚ continuous basis. The first stage staffing plans must take into consideration is recruiting from the labor market. Tanglewood management team must clearly consider the different methods available as well as the associated cost benefits of each. This case study will provide Tanglewood with a recruitment guide for its open store associate position‚ describe the best targets for its recruitment‚ estimate
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HRM 301-F1WW Tanglewood Case 3 October 19‚ 2014 Recruitment Guide Position:Multiple Positions Reports to:Store Manager‚ Sales Manager Qualifications:High School Diploma or GED Relevant labor Market:Western Washington‚ Eastern Washington‚ Northern Oregon and Southern Oregon Timeline: Conducting interviews with qualified applicants until all positions are filled Activities to undertake to source well-qualified candidates Employee referrals Local organizations Job Services Media Advertising
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