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Tanglewood Case 1

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The following will discuss the Human Resource functions of Tanglewood Stores. The paper will discuss the staffing strategies required by Tanglewood in order to maintain its corporate culture and niche market while remaining competitive. The paper suggests strategic staffing decisions regarding the nine staffing levels and four factors of staffing quality.

Acquire or Develop Talent
According to the text, if Tanglewood wants to achieve a full acquisition strategy then Tanglewood is going to have to acquire new talent. This seems to be the best strategy for Tanglewood because it is already evident judging from the case that there is an inconsistency in management styles between toe original stores and the newly acquired stores. The …show more content…

Attract or Relocate
Even though Tanglewood has a niche in the market the organization should still be able to attract a qualified workforce. Tanglewood is in the retail industry, which doesn’t require specified or task specific workforce. The workers and managers are pretty much the same as any other worker or manager in any other department store around the country; the only different is can they adhere to the corporate policies and procedures of Tanglewood.

Overstaff or Understaff
The organization should continue to do what it’s doing; which is overstaffing. There are an abundance of department managers and assistant mangers that aren’t completely necessary. But by doing so, Tanglewood can benefit by having a stockpile of talent. In other words having replacement in place incase of turnover, retirement or promotion. Stores are also equipped with staff for peak season shopping.

Short/Long Term Focus
Tanglewood’s focus should be long-term. A long-term focus is best for Tanglewood’s niche market and cultural differentiations because Tanglewood has to invest in their employees in order for them to live up to the Tanglewood standard. Time spent on training and interviews can be costly if Tanglewood adopted a short-term approach. Though turnover is still a reality, being overstaffed will address those immediate issues regarding turnover.

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