Running Head: TANGLEWOOD Tanglewood’s Strategic Decisions Cody Hobson Upper Iowa University Table of Contents 1. Introduction…..P. 3 2. Staffing Levels….P. 3 a. Acquire or Develop Talent….P. 3 - 4 b. Hire Yourself or Outsource….P. 4 - 5 c. External or Internal Hiring….P. 5 d. Core or Flexible Workforce….P. 5 - 6 e. Hire or Retain….P. 6 f. National or Global…P. 6 - 7 g. Attract or Relocate….P. 7 h. Overstaff or Understaff….P
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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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Tanglewood Case 3 1. Recruitment Guide Position: Sales Associate Reports to: Regional Manager Qualifications: At least 1 year experience in retail Basic math knowledge 1-2 years experience working with computers Relevant Labor Market: Varies Timeline: Continuous‚ but in this order: Days 1-6: Conduct interviews with qualified applicants Days 7-10: Targeted hire date Activities to undertake to source well-qualified candidates: Post job openings for all regions
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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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Tanglewood Case Study #1 Nellie J. Harris HRM594-Strategic Staffing Mr. Perrone‚ I am responding to your request to review Tanglewood’s staffing decisions currently in place. After reviewing Tanglewood’s 39 year history as well as current and potential competitors‚ I have reviewed the 13 sections per your request. Each recommendation is based on Tanglewood’s mission and values. Tanglewood is a 39 year old company looking to expand its’ organization while still maintaining its’ core
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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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which three predictors would you suggest Tanglewood use in selecting Store Associates? Conscientiousness: This predictor is important for Tanglewood to base their applicant selection on because of what it represents. According to the data presented in the case‚ more conscientiousness is associated with less absent days by employees. In a sense‚ more conscientiousness can be interpreted as more commitment to the corporation which is a value that Tanglewood can really benefit from. For a retailer
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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 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
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Tanglewood Case 2 Strategic Staffing (HR 594) Summer Session B comronf@gmail.com TANGLEWOOD CASE TWO ATT: Daryl Perrone After analyzing the data and performing an environmental scan it is clear that the demographics of Spokane‚ Washington will present you will problems filling vacancies based on the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements. Spokane is the second largest city in Washington and according to my research 84% of these people are white. The next largest minority group‚ Hispanic
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