Emerging Trends: Managing With A Shortage
Team Case Study
Rachel Moose, Marie Lidke, Lanesha Carmichael, Kristen G, Monica Sanchez
HCS/341
3/15/2015
Lauro Parez
Team Case Study
Emerging Trends is an important topic no matter what type of business you are in. Being able to keep up with what is going to be big, what is big, and what was big can be a priceless tool when attempting to maintain a company. Team D has chosen to discuss Case 5.4 Emerging Trends: Managing with a Shortage. In this paper Team, D will tell you why we chose this case study and will provide a short and detailed summary on what Managing with a Shortage means to Team D.
Case 5.4 Emerging Trends: Managing with a shortage was chosen because we felt like it was something that we could all relate to. This decision is based on the idea that all the members of team D have worked for or know someone who works for a company that has or has had workplace shortages or high turnover positions. Another reason we chose this case is because we are in a field that requires us to adapt, and Case 5.4 gives a …show more content…
1. Do you think that the worker shortages, such as those described, in this case, are a short-term problem or a long-term problem?
Answer: The worker 's deficiencies described, in this case, are a short-term problem. This problem can be resolved by developing new strategies and thinking differently about the workforce, workplace and the managing of Human Resources. There are keys to maintaining an adequate workforce by number and skill; the first would be to redesign the work processes, and introduce new technology so that it would increase the effectiveness, employee satisfaction and efficiency. Also, it is important to have a plan to attract a new generation of workers and to retain the current workers as long as possible.
2. Will increased wages solve the shortage problem? Why or why
Rachel Moose, Marie Lidke, Lanesha Carmichael, Kristen G, Monica Sanchez
HCS/341
3/15/2015
Lauro Parez
Team Case Study
Emerging Trends is an important topic no matter what type of business you are in. Being able to keep up with what is going to be big, what is big, and what was big can be a priceless tool when attempting to maintain a company. Team D has chosen to discuss Case 5.4 Emerging Trends: Managing with a Shortage. In this paper Team, D will tell you why we chose this case study and will provide a short and detailed summary on what Managing with a Shortage means to Team D.
Case 5.4 Emerging Trends: Managing with a shortage was chosen because we felt like it was something that we could all relate to. This decision is based on the idea that all the members of team D have worked for or know someone who works for a company that has or has had workplace shortages or high turnover positions. Another reason we chose this case is because we are in a field that requires us to adapt, and Case 5.4 gives a …show more content…
1. Do you think that the worker shortages, such as those described, in this case, are a short-term problem or a long-term problem?
Answer: The worker 's deficiencies described, in this case, are a short-term problem. This problem can be resolved by developing new strategies and thinking differently about the workforce, workplace and the managing of Human Resources. There are keys to maintaining an adequate workforce by number and skill; the first would be to redesign the work processes, and introduce new technology so that it would increase the effectiveness, employee satisfaction and efficiency. Also, it is important to have a plan to attract a new generation of workers and to retain the current workers as long as possible.
2. Will increased wages solve the shortage problem? Why or why