Starbucks (the Story About Success and the Company That Had a Vision)
STARBUCKS
The story about success and the company that had a vision
Subject:Human Resources Management
LIST OF CONTENTS:
1)INTRODUCTION
2)COMPANY PRESENTATION AS A KEY TO ATTRACT SUITABLE CANDIDATE
3)THE TYPE OF WORK DESIGNED ADOPTED BY THE COMPANY, AND ROOM AND SCOPE FOR CHANGE
4)MAIN CRITERIA ADOPTED FOR SELECTION AND CAREER
5)CONCLUSION
6)BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
There are many reasons why I chose to cover Starbucks and the main is that it is one of the 100 best companies to work for according to Fortune`s annual ranking.[1] It rates high with employees.
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FORTUNE 's annual ranking of companies that rate high with employees
|Rank |
|Rank |Company |% job growth |U.S. employees |
|6 |Starbucks |26 |91,056 |
|Top Ten by number of new jobs |
|Rank |Company |New employees |U.S. employees |
|4 |Starbucks |3,067 |91,056 |
THE TYPE OF WORK DESIGNED ADOPTED BY THE COMPANY, AND ROOM AND SCOPE FOR CHANGE
“Work refers to physical and mental activity that is carried out at a particular place and time, according to instructions, in return for money.”[16] This means that in return for physical and mental effort, fatigue and loss of personal autonomy, the worker receives a mix of rewards – money, status and satisfaction. The type of work Starbucks follows is Knowledge work and post-bureaucratic designs. Main characteristics of this are that the focus of work is at customers, problems and issues, skills are specialized and deep, feedback cycles are lengthy, impact on company success is on a few major
The story about success and the company that had a vision
Subject:Human Resources Management
LIST OF CONTENTS:
1)INTRODUCTION
2)COMPANY PRESENTATION AS A KEY TO ATTRACT SUITABLE CANDIDATE
3)THE TYPE OF WORK DESIGNED ADOPTED BY THE COMPANY, AND ROOM AND SCOPE FOR CHANGE
4)MAIN CRITERIA ADOPTED FOR SELECTION AND CAREER
5)CONCLUSION
6)BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
There are many reasons why I chose to cover Starbucks and the main is that it is one of the 100 best companies to work for according to Fortune`s annual ranking.[1] It rates high with employees.
[pic]
FORTUNE 's annual ranking of companies that rate high with employees
|Rank |
|Rank |Company |% job growth |U.S. employees |
|6 |Starbucks |26 |91,056 |
|Top Ten by number of new jobs |
|Rank |Company |New employees |U.S. employees |
|4 |Starbucks |3,067 |91,056 |
THE TYPE OF WORK DESIGNED ADOPTED BY THE COMPANY, AND ROOM AND SCOPE FOR CHANGE
“Work refers to physical and mental activity that is carried out at a particular place and time, according to instructions, in return for money.”[16] This means that in return for physical and mental effort, fatigue and loss of personal autonomy, the worker receives a mix of rewards – money, status and satisfaction. The type of work Starbucks follows is Knowledge work and post-bureaucratic designs. Main characteristics of this are that the focus of work is at customers, problems and issues, skills are specialized and deep, feedback cycles are lengthy, impact on company success is on a few major
Bibliography: 6) Pour your heart into it,How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time,Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang,Hyperion New York, 1997 7) Human Resource Management, Theory and Practice, 3rd edition, John Bratton and Jeffrey Gold, Pallgrave Macmillan, 2003 [10] Human Resource Management, Theory and Practice, 3rd edition, John Bratton and Jeffrey Gold, Pallgrave Macmillan, 2003,p.54 [11] http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/csr.asp 5.4.2006. [14] Pour your heart into it,How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time,Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang,Hyperion New York, 1997,p.305 [15] http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/job_growth/ 5.4.2006. [16] Human Resource Management, Theory and Practice, 3rd edition, John Bratton and Jeffrey Gold, Pallgrave Macmillan, 2003, p.116 [17] http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/csr.asp 5.4.2006. [18] Pour your heart into it,How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time,Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang,Hyperion New York, 1997,p.273 [19] http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/jobcenter_careerpaths.asp 5.4.2006. [20] http://www.starbucks.com/aboutus/jobcenter_retailcareers.asp 5.4.2006 [21] Pour your heart into it,How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time,Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang,Hyperion New York, 1997,p.153