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In your own words, answer two of the questions contained in the following case studies from the provided EBook.

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Chapter 1 - Changes, Changes. Questions 1 - 4 (page 25ish in eBook)

Chapter 2 - We merged...Now What?. Questions 1 -3 (page 50 in eBook)

Chapter 3 - But... Its our company culture!. Both Questions (page 74 in eBook)

ALL Chapter case study answers MUST be supported by outside resources. Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in failing grade for the paper.


Each Chapter's length shall be 1-2 pages (~500 words), APA formatted citing at least 3 references in support of your paper or study.

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25 • HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Chapter Case Changes, Changes Jennifer, the owner and manager of a company with ten employees, has hired you to take over the HRM function so she can focus on other areas of her business. During your first two weeks, you find out that the company has been greatly affected by the up economy and is expected to experience overall revenue growth by 10 percent over the next three years, with some quarters seeing growth as high as 30 percent. However, five of the ten workers are expected to retire within three years. These workers have been with the organization since the beginning and provide a unique historical perspective of the company. The other five workers are of diverse ages. In addition to these changes, Jennifer believes they may be able to save costs by allowing employees to telecommute one to two days per week. She has some concerns about productivity if she allows employees to work from home. Despite these concerns, Jennifer has even considered closing down the physical office and making her company a virtual organization, but she wonders how such a major change will affect the ability to communicate and worker motivation. Jennifer shares with you her thoughts about the costs of health care on the organization. She has considered cutting benefits entirely and having her employees work for her on a contract basis, instead of being full-time employees. She isn’t sure if this would be a good choice. Jennifer schedules a meeting with you to discuss some of her thoughts. To prepare for the meeting, you perform research so you can impress your new boss with recommendations on the challenges presented. 1. Point out which changes are occurring in the business that affect HRM. 2. What are some considerations the company and HR should be aware of when making changes related to this case study? 3. What would the initial steps be to start planning for these changes? 4. What would your role be in implementing these changes? What would Jennifer’s role be? Team Activities 1. In a group of two to three people, research possible career paths in HRM and prepare a PowerPoint presentation to discuss your findings. 2. Interview an HR manager and discuss his or her career path, skills, and daily tasks. Present your findings to your class. 2.4 CASES AND PROBLEMS • 50 Earlier this month, your company, a running equipment designer and manufacturer called Runners Paradise, merged with a smaller clothing design company called ActiveLeak. Your company initiated the buyout because of the excellent design team at ActiveLeak and their brand recognition, specifically for their MP3-integrated running shorts. Runners Paradise has thirty-five employees and ActiveLeak has ten employees. At ActiveLeak, the owner, who often was too busy doing other tasks, handled the HRM roles. As a result, ActiveLeak has no strategic plan, and you are wondering if you should develop a strategic plan, given this change. Here are the things you have accomplished so far: • Reviewed compensation and adjusted salaries for the sake of fairness. Communicated this to all affected employees. • Developed job requirements for current and new jobs. • Had each old and new employee fill out a skills inventory Excel document, which has been merged into a database. From this point, you are not sure what to do to fully integrate the new organization. 1. Why should you develop an HRM strategic plan? 2. Which components of your HR plan will you have to change? 3. What additional information would you need to create an action plan for these changes? Team Activities 1. Work in a group of three to five people. Choose a company and perform a SWOT analysis on that organization and be prepared to present it to the class. 2. Based on the SWOT analysis you performed in the first question, develop new objectives for the organization. 3.4 CASES AND PROBLEMS • 74 Chapter Case But…It’s Our Company Culture! You are the HR manager for a fifty-person firm that specializes in the development and marketing of plastics technologies. When you were hired, you felt the company had little idea what you should be paid and just made up a number, which you were able to negotiate to a slightly higher salary. While you have been on the job for three months, you have noticed a few concerning things in the area of multiculturalism, besides the way your salary was offered. The following are some of those items: 1. You know that some of the sales team, including the sales manager, get together once a month to have drinks at a strip club. 2. A Hispanic worker left the organization, and in his exit interview, he complained of not seeing a path toward promotion. 3. The only room available for breast-feeding mothers is the women’s restroom. 4. The organization has a policy of offering $200 to any employee who refers a friend, as long as the friend is hired and stays at least six months. 5. The manufacturing floor has an English-only policy. 6. You have heard managers refer to those wearing turbans in a derogatory way. What do you think needs to be done to create a more inclusive environment, without losing the culture of the company? What suggestions would you make to those involved in each of the situations? Team Activity 1. In groups, research recent high-profile cases involving diversity or multiculturalism. Prepare a fiveminute presentation on the case to present to classmates.
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Chapter two case study –we merged…now what?

Merging of companies entails formation of one company like a partnership, in this case
Runner’s Paradise merged with ActiveLeak Runner’s Paradise deals with designing and
manufacturing of equipments whereas ActiveLeak is a clothing design. It is essential for an
organization to have a human resource strategic plan in collaborating with ActiveLeak we in the
process of forming a strategic plan given the change in situations.
A human resource strategic plan is an approach used to maximize employees’ motivation
and contribution in a way that will aim at meeting the objectives of an organization. A process
determines the present and future human resource needs of an organization in fulfilling their
objectives. A human resource strategic plan ensures enough resource to meet goals and
objectives of the organization. Human resource strategic planning enables maintain and keep up
with social, economic, trends in technology and legislative.(Truss, Mankin, & Kelliher, 2010) It
enables an organization remain flexible in case of change in the future for instance such as a case
if ActiveLeak had a human resource strategic plan it would have been easier to link up without
the many changes in strategies.
Developing a human resource strategic plan sets priorities and directions it gives a sense
of direction to employees in each department towards the organization objectives. It enables
equal sharing of resources among the departments to avoid misuse. It makes each individual
have an equal in put in attaining the organizations objectives.(Paauwe & Boselie, 2005)
The process to a strategic human resource management planning is first step assess the
present human resource capacity, predict requirements for human resource, analyse the gaps and
develop human resource strategies to give support to the organizations strategies.

Chapter two case study –we merged…now what?

There are some changes I will make in the strategic plan for the success of the
organization at this point the accomplished tasks at this point are we have adjusted salaries and
contacted the affected parties, come up with job requirements for current and new jobs and
thirdly have each employee fill a skill inventory excel document. I will reorganize the employees
into ...


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