Human Resources Strategic Positioning Plan – Part 1
Assume that your learning team is a consulting firm and
Riordan Manufacturing has hired you. It realizes that potentially a large group
of baby boomers could retire soon. You have been hired to prepare a
comprehensive Human Resources Strategic Plan for this company that will sustain
the human capital and enable the organization to:
a. Meet its ongoing goals
b. Support the organization’s goal to attract key technical
and leadership human capital for long-term competitive advantage
Locate the Riordan Manufacturing virtual organization on
your rEsource page. Then, prepare a 2,000-2,500-word paper addressing the
following elements:
a. Company and Workforce Overview
1) Identify the company goals and needs
2) Evaluate the company’s business requirements for human capital
3) Describe how organizational culture plays a role in human
resources
4) Assess workforce diversity issues
b. Prepare a “continuity plan” that includes the
following workforce assessment:
1) Workforce demographics: What are the implications of changing
workforce demographics including the aging workforce?
2) Job satisfaction: What are elements that lead to job
satisfaction (e.g., money, flexible schedules, training, recognition)
3) Single point failure: Identify critical skills
(“single point failure”); develop a plan to mitigate this single
point of failure
4) Recruitment and selection:
a) Methods to recruit and select potential employees
(logistics, media campaign, use of agencies, colleges, job fairs, promotional
materials, interview process, relocation plan)
b) Methods to recruit other kinds of workers in the
organization (e.g., part-time employees, supplemental workers, contingent
workers, etc.). What is the rationale for the use of a variety of workers? What
are the associated risks and advantages to using these types of employees and
workers?
5) Recommendation. Develop a recommendation for a
comprehensive selection strategy that meets the business objectives noted
above.
Throughout your paper, integrate theories and concepts from
your text and other sources as you review your organization. That is, what do
the experts say should be happening; how does this relate to what is happening
in your organization?
