MGMT 364 8 April 2012 Tanglewood Case Study 3 1. Recruiting guide for Store Associates Position: Store Associate Reports to: General Manager Qualifications: All considered Relevant labor market: Western Washington Timeline: Continuous recruiting Activities to undertake to source well qualified candidates: Local and regional newspapers, radio, television Post openings to company’s employment website Request employee referrals Upload availability to Kiosk Employ a staffing agency
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|CASE ONE: TANGLEWOOD STORES AND STAFFING STRATEGY | Letitia Pinkney HRM 434-24—Employee Selection & Staffing Background Tanglewood is a chain of general retail stores featuring items such as clothing, appliances, electronics, and home decor. It was originally founded by best friends Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood. The company’s mission statement is: Tanglewood will be
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Tanglewood Case Study 5 Disparate Impact Penny Ross HRM301-F1WW Jennifer Martin October 25, 2015 Tanglewood Case Study 5 Historical Hiring and Promotion Data: Applicant Flows Occupational category | | | Total | White* | Total Non-White | African-American* | Store Associates | External hires | Applicants | 18226 | 15436 | 2790 | 594 | | | Hires | 3832 | 3221 | 611 | 135 | | | Selection ratio | 21.02% | 20.87% | 21.90% 1.04
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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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Heather R. Zobel Personal Selection and Evaluation Tanglewood Case Study 1 January 22, 2011 Charles Dull, PhD TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction A. Staffing Levels 1. Acquire or Develop Talent 2. Hire Yourself or Outsource 3. External or Internal Hiring 4. Core or Flexible Workforce 5. Hire or Retain 6. National or Global 7. Attract or Relocate B. Staffing Quality 1. Exceptional or Acceptable Workforce Quality III. References IV. Conclusion INTRODUCTION
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RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING TANGLEWOOD STAFFING In regards to talent, my recommendation would be for Tanglewood to develop the majority of its core workforce rather than acquire. The importance for employees to share in the long term organizational value and culture gives way to the need for internal development of the core workforce. Due to the organizational structure of each store having an assistant manager that is responsible for Human Resource, and also because of the organization
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Tanglewood Case 6 Introduction The interviewing function is the most important office of the hiring process. Structured interviews are a very standardized method of assessment and garden truck better tone in hiring than unstructured interviews do. The current method of hiring external handler looks very much like the method of extract for store associate degree. Most store director and assistant store managers for operations have agreed that the current system is not detailed enough to green goods
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Tanglewood Case 2 Table 1.1 Markov Analysis Information Transition probability matrix Current year (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Exit Previous year (1) Store associate 0.43 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.51 (2) Shift leader 0.00 0.54 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.30 (3) Department manager 0.00 0.00 0.64 0.06 0.00 0.30 (4) Assistant store manager 0.00 0.00 0.06
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HR594- Strategic Staffing Tanglewood Case 6 January 27, 2011 Tanglewood, founded in 1975, has undergone rapid growth over the years. The rapid growth, however, has caused issues across the organization. Each store manager has their way of doing things when it comes to running the store. Because of the differing of attitudes across stores and the unstructured staffing process, Tanglewood has experienced significant turnover and financial loss. Tanglewood primarily hires internally because
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Tanglewood Case Ans. b) Forecast of availabilities Job Category Current -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 Exit (1) Store associate 8500 3655 510 0 0 0 4335 (2) Shift leader 1200 0 648 0 0 0 552 (3) Department manager 850 0 0 367 0 0 383 (4) Assistant store manager 150 0 0 0 82 0 68 (5) Store manager 50 0 0 0 0 27 23 10750 Ans. c) The environmental scan suggests that staffing managerial employees in the state of Washington are quite complex. The environment seems to be quite healthy for
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