LARDINO, Pamela D.

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE: Chapter 2

Case: Where Do You Find the Bodies??

Questions

1. How does this case illustrate the lack of HR planning?

No succession planning done. Employees should have been

incentivised with training. Salary should have been competitive.
Keep employees motivated. Employees must understand that there
is growth opportunities in the organization.

2. What approaches could be used to recruit mechanics?

Associated with employment agencies, college cooperation with

related enterprise which provides employment opportunities.
Enterprises jointly held by the recruitment in a short time and attracts
job seekers at low cost. Enterprise cans also through network, radio,
newspaper as a storng media to the public in employment demand.

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE: Chapter 2

Case: Pioneers in HR Analytics

QUESTIONS

1. What are some reasons that more organizations do not implement

HR analytics? How would you make the case for adopting HR
analytics?

One of the major reasons organizations do not implement HR

analytics is because it is a very unknown and untapped resource.
Many organizations HR staff are notknowledgeable about using
this resource therefore they cannot express the value ofanalytics
to senior management.HR Analytics refers to evidence approach
to make HR decisions on the basis of quantitative tools and
metrics. Most business leaders do not make people decisions
with same level of rigor and rationale as they do other business
decision. This propagates myth that the impact on human
resources on organizations is either not measurable or
significant.
 2. How can HR professionals develop the needed skills to analyze
and interpret metrics? What resources could an HR professional
consult to begin building expertise in this area?

Lack in consistency in HR reporting makes it difficult to compare

HR practices. Characteristics that are essential include accurate
data, clear calculations, comparable results internally and
externally.

SUPPLEMENTAL CASE: Chapter 2

Case: Xerox Focuses on HR

Questions
1.Discuss the challenges faced by HR management when significant staff
cutbacks occur and how they should be addressed.

The functionality of Human Resources is always changing to meet the ever

evolving needs of an organization. Staff cutbacks can leave the surviving
employees feeling demoralized, bitter, angry, and in shock. One role of
Human Resource Management is to act as an employee advocate. In a time
of workforce reduction, communicating with employees is important.

2. Use of technology, employee retention, and HR development have been

at the core of HR becoming more strategic at Xerox. Why have those areas
been so key?

When Xerox decided to downsize, the function of Human Resources

became environmental scanning strategic planning. The restructuring goal
however, included more than just a reduction in force. It was determined
that the Human Resource entity needed to be streamlined and become a
more efficient part of the organization. As a result, the use of technology,
and maintaining employee retention was the core that developed HR into a
more strategic part of the Xerox organization.