Tangle wood – Strategic Staffing Decisions Acquire or Develop Talent With Tanglewood being a culture rich organization, it would be more effective to develop talent internally when possible. Functional competencies can be developed over time, but it much harder to acclimate an employee to the company culture. Internal talent will know how the organization operates strategically in regards to the “how” and not just the “what” of how to accomplish objectives. Internal talent has been acquired
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TangleWood Case One To: Donald Penchiala, the Director of Staffing Services REE: Tanglewood Retail Case Date: July 18th, 2010 Every business in the global market has to have some sort of staffing strategy in order to be successful. Tanglewood Retail store is one of the big and poplar retailers among 12 regions locally and obverses. After I examined the report that you provide me with, I have analyzed the staffing strategy decisions as below with my recommendations. Acquirer or develop talent
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Tanglewood Case Study One Human Resources 594 C.H. March 19, 2013 Tanglewood is a large chain of general retail stores that sell such items as clothing, electronics, appliances, and home décor. In 1975, Tanner Emerson and Thurston Wood were the originally founders of Tanglewood. Initially, Tanglewood’s named originated from Tannerwood, which at the time only sold outdoor products and clothing. The business has
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Acquire or Develop Talent: The Tanglewood organization currently does not have a strong process in acquiring or developing new talent. From the case study we find that Tanglewood would like to focus on having a workforce of committed, qualified individuals who will continue the Tanglewood tradition; yet they have no solid recruiting process into place. The Tanglewood organization also has opportunity around their development process, understanding they want team members to feel valued and know
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Tanglewood Case One Rebecca Cassady With reference to Exhibit 1.7 in the textbook, I think that of the staffing quantity and staffing quality strategies listed; that developing talent, internal hiring, and exceptional workforce quality are the fundamental strategies to implement. By utilizing these differentiation strategies, Tanglewood would continue its strong culture. Tanglewood must differentiate themselves from their competition; companies like Target and Kohl’s. Tangelwood can accomplish
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Services RE: Tanglewood Retail Case January 18, 2012 Every organization in the global economy has to develop a strong staffing strategy if they wish to remain competitive and be successful. Tanglewood Retail Stores is one of the largest retailers among 12 regions locally and oversees. After examining the report that you provided me, I have analyzed the staffing strategy and would like to provide you with my recommendations. Acquire or Develop Talent: After reviewing the Tanglewood Case along with
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Tanglewood Case 1 02/17/2015 Tanglewood is in need of an update to their human resource functions. As the company has grown, they have found that their human resource system may be archaic. Tanglewood is in need of a new plan that will be modern but will still match their mission statement that they set out to follow even in modern times. Tanglewood's mission is: “Tanglewood will be the best department store for customers seeking quality, durability, and value for all aspects of their lives
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Tanglewood Case 2: Planning To: Dr. Grace From: Tanisha Yorrick Date: 9/16/2015 Subject: Tanglewood Planning Introduction Tanglewood is trying to conduct a hiring plan for its upcoming year. They need to meet certain numbers and plan for expected shortages and surpluses. They are seeking assistance in identifying the trends in their labor market, filling vacant positions, reducing turn overs and updating their affirmative action plan. Key Points This section contains the key issues
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1. Competitors. There are eight major competitors of Tanglewood: Dillard’s, J.C. Penny, Kohl’s, Macy’s, REI, Sears Holding Corp., Target and Walmart. On page 4 of casebook, it says “major concern for Tanglewood has been the westward expansion of companies like Kohl’s and Target”. Tanglewood has even more direct competition right now. It might be good to hire qualified staff to exceed the competition. Structure. Tanglewood is a retail business. It has clothing, jewelry, and non-clothing merchandise:
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Introduction Tanglewood is a chain of general retail stores featuring items such as clothing, appliances, electronics, and home decor. The company operates in the moderate price niche, targeting middle- and upper-income customers. Tanglewood’s strategic distinction is an “outdoors” theme, with a large camping and outdoor living section in every store. The store also distinguishes itself by its simple, elegant, and uncluttered design concepts for the store and their in-house products.
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