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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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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CASE 3 – RECRUITING Each branch of Tanglewood uses distinct methods for recruiting. With the employee turnover very high is the retail industry‚ Tanglewood is no exception. For that purpose‚ they need to constantly hire new employees. To fill these positions Tanglewood uses a variety of recruiting methods‚ though each region need not necessarily follow all. While the methods used for recruiting are Media‚ Referrals‚ Kiosks‚ State Job Services and Staffing Agencies‚ individual branches determine
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Tanglewood’s recruiting methods are different and diverse in each of their regions‚ and by assessing these methods there are chances of improving and additionally uniting the operations of this company. Some improvements come from creating ztarget demographics‚ some come from looking into the methods of recruitment‚ and some come by addressing issues brought forth by those already with the company. By evaluating Tanglewood’s recruiting methods and creating a guide for it to adhere by‚ this company
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This report addresses the HR planning analysis and staffing procedures for two regional divisions of Tanglewood in the state of Washington requested by the Staffing Services Director of Tanglewood‚ Donald Penchiala. Most of the Tanglewood stores have been in existence for 10 or more years and known for their stability. Most stores were indirectly managed by Emerson and Woods when they were first established. Due to this stability‚ the organization expects estimates their forecast for next year’s
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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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Tanglewood Case Study 7 Mgmt 364 Staffing Abby Gilpin Question 2: The top 3 candidates will be Max Renoir‚ Thomas Reznor and James Heckman based on using the Compensatory Model. When looking at these 3 candidates they are the strongest in the unit weight with 70‚ 73 and 76 respectively and rational weight with 67.5‚ 69 and 76 respectively. Reznor and Renior have done well on the testing‚ conscientiousness and extraversion. Heckman’s testing was not outstanding‚ but his scores for conscientiousness
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Tanglewood Case Study #1 Dear Donald Penchiala‚ I am external consultant for staffing services‚ and I would like to make some suggestions on staffing quantity and staffing quality strategies for Tanglewood. In my professional opinion‚ developing current talent would be a better and more cost effective strategy for Tanglewood than acquiring new talent. Going forward‚ new employees with minimal or no retail background should have a chance to develop retail experience as an associate while growing
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1 Feb 4‚ 2013 Tanglewood Stores Case Study Current Environment Assessment Due to fast growth rate and purchasing of smaller companies‚ legacy procedures are still found in HR practices among stores. Current polices and procedures managing the human asset must resonant with original mission statement. Competitors The competitor list would be any company that does business in non-durable general retail industry. Specifically‚ listed in the case study has Kohl’s and Target
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present several options regarding how this hiring decision should proceed. This is a very important decision‚ so Tanglewood would like you to provide several different possible selection schemes. 1. Develop a detailed selection plan for this position. 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 Table 8.2 in the book. The assessment methods
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