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WINONA UNIVERSITY
Business Administration Department
Term: Fall 2013

Assignment for Course #: MGMT 317

Course Name: Management of Human Resources

Submitted to: Dr. Mussie Tessema Submitted by: Alex Tschida

Due Date: December 4, 2013

Assignment Title: Staffing Practices of 3M

CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance received in its presentation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in the paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used, data, ideas or words, either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared specifically for this course.

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Table of Contents

I. Introduction-Executive Summary……………………………………………………3
II. Theoretical Aspect…………………………………………………………………………….5
2.1 Being an HR Professional at 3M………………………………………………….5
2.1.1 Definition of Human Resources…………………………………………5
2.1.2 Recruiting……………………………………………………………………………6
2.1.3 Staffing and Selection………………………………………………………..6 2.2 Training…………………………………………………………………………………………8 2.2.1 Benefits and Pay…………………………………………………………………9 2.2.2 Human Resource Involvement………………………………………….11
III. Practical Aspect…………………………………………………………………………………….12 3.1 Brief Background on 3M…………………………………………………………….12
IV. Conclusions and Recommendations…………………………………………………….14 4.1 Conclusions…………………………………………………………………………………14 4.2 Recommendations………………………………………………………………………15

List of References…………………………………………………………………………………………..16

I. Executive Summary

For this assignment, I chose to research the staffing practices for the company 3M. I decided to research 3M because it is a company that I have a lot of interest in, and also both of my grandparents, although they are retired now, worked there for many years, including my grandma who worked in HR. I am curious as to how 3M goes about staffing for



References: Johnson, L. (2013, November 5). Interview by Alex Tschida, phone interview. Staffing practices of 3M, St. Paul, MN Gunther, Marc Business Dictionary. (2012). WebFinance, Inc. Training. Retrieved on November 8, 2013 from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/training.html Fazey, M Mathis, R. L., & Jackson, J. H. (2011). Human resource management. (13 ed.) Unknown Author. The Evolving Role of HR Professionals. (2011, August 12). Web log message. Retrieved November 9 2013. From http://blog.concordepersonnel.com/2011/08/the-evolving-role-of-hr- professionals/ “At a Glance” At a Glance “Benefits.” 3M Careers. Web. Retrieved on November 8, 2013 from http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3M-Careers-NA/Home/About/Benefits/

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