Case Study on Educational Toy
Introduction
Based on the given information, there are many problems revolving around Educational Toy Company (ETC) which concerns the human resource management (HRM) issues. The immediate problem is the dropped of sales figure recently resulting from the lack of innovation and creativity in their product design. This problem did not appear from nowhere; rather, it is the effect from poor management in particular the HRM area within the company. As mentioned, there is no one in the company that handles staffing issues which are critical to the company performance. In searching for a solution, there are several underlying problems such as staffing issues within the company arise which worsen the situation. Large number of permanent staffs, employees resistant to change, boring job routine and miscommunication are part of the underlying problems in ETC. Here in, the need to place human resource as the solution centre ' is emphasized as it would enable better performance as it has a robust middle component in managing the company (Kates, A. 2006). This is explained by its ability to identify the root causes of problems which are often not visible when HR becomes a business partner. Although the design model brings about benefits, it is relatively sophisticated as it requires a skilled HR manager to execute it. This can be done with the assumption that John is an experienced HR professional employed by ETC. On the other hand, attention should be directed to identifying actionable staffing strategies to better prepare an organization for the future rather than to have a precise forecast of the future (Bechet, T.P., 2002 cited in Roehling, M., 2006). Other assumptions made are as follow: There is only Caucasians in the company; some employees are part of the workers union; equal ratio of female to male employees; moderate firm growth rate; relatively flat hierarchy structure; Of the 200 staff, more than three quarters work in the production line. This case study aims
Based on the given information, there are many problems revolving around Educational Toy Company (ETC) which concerns the human resource management (HRM) issues. The immediate problem is the dropped of sales figure recently resulting from the lack of innovation and creativity in their product design. This problem did not appear from nowhere; rather, it is the effect from poor management in particular the HRM area within the company. As mentioned, there is no one in the company that handles staffing issues which are critical to the company performance. In searching for a solution, there are several underlying problems such as staffing issues within the company arise which worsen the situation. Large number of permanent staffs, employees resistant to change, boring job routine and miscommunication are part of the underlying problems in ETC. Here in, the need to place human resource as the solution centre ' is emphasized as it would enable better performance as it has a robust middle component in managing the company (Kates, A. 2006). This is explained by its ability to identify the root causes of problems which are often not visible when HR becomes a business partner. Although the design model brings about benefits, it is relatively sophisticated as it requires a skilled HR manager to execute it. This can be done with the assumption that John is an experienced HR professional employed by ETC. On the other hand, attention should be directed to identifying actionable staffing strategies to better prepare an organization for the future rather than to have a precise forecast of the future (Bechet, T.P., 2002 cited in Roehling, M., 2006). Other assumptions made are as follow: There is only Caucasians in the company; some employees are part of the workers union; equal ratio of female to male employees; moderate firm growth rate; relatively flat hierarchy structure; Of the 200 staff, more than three quarters work in the production line. This case study aims