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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Tanglewood Stores Case #3-Questions 2-4/Doug Brandenburg 2) Describe the best targets for your recruiting efforts. There are three targets that should be utilized in hiring for the store level associate position. The first one is print media. Through advertising in local papers‚ we could reach a large number of individuals at a low cost. This would be an example of open recruiting. Secondly‚ we should use kiosks. This would be a smart way that people that come to the store could
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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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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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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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Tanglewood Case 7 Report Tanglewood is currently in need of a new manager for their flagship store in Spokane. 20 individuals were contacted as potential candidates‚ with internal candidates contacted via referrals by regional managers and external candidates that were based on nominations from corporate offices. A total of 10 candidates have taken up the application. The company is in possession of their resumes‚ retail knowledge tests‚ standardized test scores from the Marshfield Applicant
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MGMT 364 Tanglewood Case Study 6 1. Develop a detailed selection plan for this position. In this case‚ you should determine what you want to measure by analyzing KSAOs from the job description and the information on organizational culture in the case‚ and fitting the selection measures into the plan format as shown in Exhibit 8.2 in the book. The current selection methods are the experience check‚ education check‚ Marshfield Applicant Exam‚ and the Retail Knowledge Test. Do not include the current
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Blanca Sanchez MGMT 4305 Case 1: Tanglewood Stores and Staffing Strategy Staffing Levels 1. Acquire or Develop Talent I would strongly recommend that Tanglewood focuses on developing talent rather than acquiring it. It seems that this company would do best if they hired internally because they say that all of the new employees that they hire‚ even those with college degrees‚ are required to spend time working in the store as an associate. They do this in order to preserve the company’s unique
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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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Memorandum To: Marilyn Gonzalez and Daryl Perrone From: Maggie Jones Date: 6 February 2012 Subject: Tanglewood Case 4: Measurement and Validation Below is an analysis of the potential new selection methods for hiring the Store Associate position. The study of 10 Seattle-based stores resulted in an adequate sample size of 832 applicants. New selectors being evaluated are the retail market knowledge exam‚ Marshfield customer service biodata questionnaire and essay‚ Marshfield
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