King Company

Module 2 - Case Job Analysis; Staffing; EEO; Diversity

Assignment Overview

Click The King Company Background to review information on the Company.

Staffing at The King Company

Kevin Tu has managed staffing at King since the early years when the company had less than 100 employees. Tu runs a tight ship and manages the department with only one other recruiter and an administrative assistant, who maintains all job postings, including a telephone employment hotline and the company’s job line web site. Tu is well-respected across the organization for his strict adherence to ensuring equity in hiring and job placement that goes well beyond equal opportunity requirements.

Tu recently completed an aggressive hiring drive at major universities, hiring several new engineers and CAD specialists. These new hires barely squeaked in before the hiring freeze, but with the downturn in sales, the atmosphere has changed dramatically. The staffing department has known only hiring; they never had to plan for a layoff. Tu worries that a layoff of newly hired employees will seriously harm the company’s reputation in the community and make recruiting difficult when the economy gets better.

Tu received a confidential memo from Smith and Grant requiring a 10 percent reduction in labor costs by the end of the fiscal year. He wonders if there is some way to cut labor expenses while saving as many jobs as possible. He also worries about the loss of talent and retaining the knowledge of long- time employees. He’s got some cost-saving ideas, but it certainly won’t add up to 10 percent. Tu feels certain there will be a reduction in force. A few managers will be delighted; they all have some bad apples they want to get rid of. Tu wonders how he is going to ensure that the layoffs are equitable and nondiscriminatory. This is not going to be good for morale, and he dreads the backlash when word gets out.

Case Assignment

Address the following questions in a well-integrated case assignment:

How can The King Company reduce labor costs and still save as many jobs as possible?

How might up-to-date job analysis information aid King in determining how to reduce labor costs?

Discuss the short-term and long-term implications of downsizing. Be sure to also discuss possible EEO issues that may occur in downsizing.

Submit your paper by the Module due date. Paper length 4-5 pages (not counting the cover and reference pages).

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Keys to the Assignment

Your paper should demonstrate critical thinking and analysis of the relevant issues and HRM actions, drawing upon the required background readings and relevant sources from your own TUI library search. Use website information sparingly (reputable websites only).

When possible, provide private-sector employer examples of HRM programs, systems, processes and/or procedures as you address the assignment requirements. Provide names of the employers. Use different employer examples in your assignments in this course.

Make reasonable, cost effective assumptions in your paper. It is not an option, however, for you to hire additional help (temporary or otherwise). State your assumptions in the beginning of your discussion.

For the case assignment bring in at least 4 library sources to help strengthen and validate your discussion.

Give authors credit for their work. Cite sources of borrowed information in the body of your paper as footnotes, numbered end notes or APA style of referencing.

Prepare a paper that is professionally presented (including a cover page, a "List of References," and a strong introduction and conclusion).

Proofread your paper carefully for grammar, spelling and word-usage errors.

For instruction on writing papers, citing sources, proper referencing, and so forth, use Trident University's: Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper.

Assignment Expectations

Your papers will be evaluated using the following five (5) criteria:

Assignment-Driven Criteria: Does the paper fully address all assignment requirements? Are the concepts behind the Keys to the Assignments addressed accurately and precisely using sound logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?

Critical Thinking: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and analysis?

Business Writing: Is the paper well-written (clear, developed logically, and well-organized)? Are the grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-level work? Are section headings included in all papers? Are paraphrasing and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding to the assignment, or is justification/support, instead, conveyed through excessive use of direct quotations?

Effective Use of Information (Information Literacy): Does the paper demonstrate that the student has read, understood and can apply the background materials for the module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality library

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sources? Do additional sources used in paper provide strong support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the overall paper?

Citing Sources: Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of referencing, by inclusion of proper end references and in-text citations (for paraphrased text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources (e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment readings, and outside research) been included, and are these properly cited? Have all end references been cited within the body of the paper?

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