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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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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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 Tanglewood should hire internal to develop talent. Providing good people with opportunities to grow not only helps the individual‚ but also helps the company because it builds a stronger team within the organization. Developing talent is one of the key responsibilities of a leader‚ and finding the right stretch opportunities for people is one good way to exercise leadership. Hiring internal l candidate will also be less expensive than hiring externally. Tanglewood should focus on Core
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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. The corporate structure within Tanglewood is well known for its advancements of employees throughout the chain of command‚ so MGT Consulting
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training. The new employees will work 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
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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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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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Staffing Strategies In reviewing Tanglewood case study 1‚ we evaluate all aspects of the company in order to determine which strategic staffing decision would potentially be suitable for meeting the organizations goals and staffing requirements. They’re 13 different staffing strategies which are distributed into two categories. Each one of the strategies is designed in a format of this one verses that one concept‚ making it so one would decide which would be best suited for the company. The two
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Case 5 Proposal Tanglewood prides itself on encouragement of diversity in the workplace. All hiring and promotion decisions should be made on the basis of character and quality of work. The ensuing lawsuit brings about a need to analyze Tanglewood’s selection strategies to ensure these practices are not hindering the promotion of diversity. The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) requires that all organizations keep records that will allow for calculation and comparison
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