Tanglewood Case 1 The focus of this paper is to assess the current operational environment of Tanglewood and offer recommendations on how the organization should implement staffing strategies in regards to developing an effective selection plan. Organization Overview and Mission Tanglewood is a general retail store that has carved out a niche in the retail market providing outdoor clothing and equipment to a middle -and-upper income clientele base. Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood founded Tanglewood
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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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CASE FOUR – TANGLEWOOD MEASUREMENT AND VALIDATION 1. Assess the practical and statistical significance of a proposed set of hiring tools‚ and recommendations regarding how adopting these new hiring methods might benefit stores. Tanglewood has decided to use the following new approaches to hiring; Retail market Knowledge Exam‚ Marshfield Customer Service Bio data Questionnaire and Essay‚ Marshfield Applicant Exam and a Personality Exam. A critical review of each of these has certain strengthens
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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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2014 To: Daryl Perrone Staffing Services Manager Subject to: These are the assessment and recommendation I have suggested to Tanglewood Store to pay attention for centralization of the organization’s practices and the improvements of staffing levels and quality. 1. Acquire or Develop Talent As I read the case‚ the Tanglewood Store has many employees. It has 215 employees per store. I think that the organization should choose Develop Talent. They have enough employees already
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Case study 2 Planning Determining future human resource requirements Future HR requirements represent the number and types of employees that the organization will need in the future to produce its goods and services. The requirements represent the organizations desired work force of the future. Statistical techniques like Ratio analysis and regression analysis are generally used to forecast HR requirements. In this case study the estimates for coming year’s labor requirement is identical to
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Tanglewood has an ongoing history of inconsistent staffing practices. The company experiences high turnover rates due to employees’ suboptimal work‚ negligence of the organization’s culture‚ and difficulty working in teams (Kammeyer-Mueller‚ 26). To begin with‚ when comparing the two tables‚ it is apparent that the proposed method is more inclusive in terms of data/information than the Traditional Selection Method. Tanglewood is better off using the Proposed Method‚ which allows for more alternatives
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Chase Cosner Kathleen Shook Jesse Anderson Aaron Good Case One: Tanglewood Stores and Staffing Strategy * Acquire or Develop Talent Tanglewood should acquire employees that have some knowledge in sales and retail but should also train and develop their customer service skills to coincide with the company’s goals and strategies. * Hire Yourself or Outsource Tanglewood should definitely hire employees themselves because they have strong company morals that need to be enforced while
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Tanglewood Case 1 Report Tanglewood is a chain of nondurable general retail stores and operates in the moderate price niche‚ targeting middle- and upper-income customers. Competition and Industry The retail industry accounts for over $4 trillion in annual sales. Recent estimates indicate that the retail industry employs approximately 15 million people. The financials show that Tanglewood is a moderately sized organization with strong growth potential. The company’s specific niche is similar
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Tanglewood Case Study #2 Markov Analysis Table 1.1 Current Workforce 1 2 3 4 5 Exit 8500 = 4505 510 3485 1200 600 192 850 493 102 150 9 69 12 50 33 17 Gap Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 Exit Year End total 4505 1110 694 171 45 External Hires needed 3995 90 156 -21 5 Environmental Scan Tanglewood
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