Specific Assignment Details

For the store manager group, you will analyze the information and prepare a report showing the results of the Markov analysis and the EEO investigation. The Director asked you to address these questions in your written report:
1. Currently the organization expects that their forecast for labor requirements is essentially constant from the previous year. Based on this assumption complete the five stages of the planning process:
a. Currently the organization expects that their forecast for labor requirements is essentially constant from the previous year. This means the forecast for next year will be taken as given.
b. Fill in the empty cells in the forecast of labor availabilities in Table 1.1.

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 0.52 0.08 0.34

(5) Store manager 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.66 0.34

Forecast of availabilities Next year (projected)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Exit

Current Workforce

Previous year

(1) Store associate 8,500 3655 510 0 0 0 4335

(2) Shift leader 1,200 0 648 192 0 0 360

(3) Department manager 850 0 0 544 51 0 255

(4) Assistant store manager 150 0 0 9 78 12 51

(5) Store manager 50 0 0 0 33 17

Gap analysis Next year (projected)

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

Yearend total

(Column sum) 3655 1158 745 129 45

External hires needed

(Current workforce-total) 4845 42 105 21 5

c. Conduct an environmental scan. Based on the environmental data, what factors in the environment suggest Tanglewood might have difficulty filling their vacancies in the future?

The environmental scan in Washington is a soft market. Since unemployment rates are high, this shows us that it is difficult for individuals to find jobs. This will benefit Tanglewood because they will have an overabundance of candidates and many of them should be qualified for positions they are looking to fill. Tanglewood’s management careers are in high demand in the Pacific Northwest. Finding the best candidates could pose to be challenging though because many applicants only have experience at the bottom level of employment and are looking to learn and work there way up the career ladder. Having to do this and adapt to Tanglewood’s culture in order to progress into future management positions may pose as a challenge when it comes to filling the management vacancies. Tanglewood is also looking to hire college graduates at base pay. However college graduates are looking for careers above base pay, so this could pose a hiring challenge.