Workforce Planning Research Paper

Workforce Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing Research Paper Order Description Part I- Overview/Impression Summary • You will need to identify a company (or another in" rel="nofollow">institution or organization) that is large enough (roughly 300 or more employees) where some type of workforce plannin" rel="nofollow">ing process would be useful. - THE COMPANY IS BOOKING.COM • You will need adequate access to in" rel="nofollow">information – ideally from external sources as well as from an “in" rel="nofollow">insider’s view”. • The organization can be a) one where you currently work or b) one where you have or can create an in" rel="nofollow">internal connection. However, an acceptable alternative approach (while not preferred), is for you to use an organization that you identify where your access is primarily through the Internet and other public sources. • Most in" rel="nofollow">information you will need for your paper is generally not considered “classified” and should be accessible. However, if necessary, your in" rel="nofollow">instructor will provide a note on your behalf statin" rel="nofollow">ing that you are seekin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">information solely for a graduate school paper, will treat all in" rel="nofollow">information as confidential and are willin" rel="nofollow">ing to sign a confidentiality agreement. • The organization that you choose must be submitted before the night of the fourth class of the semester. • A 1,000 word overview paper is due by the Sunday at midnight eastern time at the end of Week 4. This paper is to ensure that you are on the right path for your fin" rel="nofollow">inal paper sin" rel="nofollow">ince more than a third of your grade is determin" rel="nofollow">ined by this one assignment. While there is no grade for the overview paper, it must be submitted on time to avoid penalty to your fin" rel="nofollow">inal paper. • As part of this 4 page overview, please in" rel="nofollow">include the Company you have selected, an overview on the company in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing Mission/Vision/Values, demographics, how the company is organized, key busin" rel="nofollow">iness strategies (what are the key priorities/strategies for this organization to achieve results?) • Additionally, you are to summarize the KEY BUSINESS ISSUE OR CHALLENGE takin" rel="nofollow">ing place in" rel="nofollow">in your organization which is WHY workforce plannin" rel="nofollow">ing is needed. As mentioned in" rel="nofollow">in your Bechet textbook, Workforce Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing is not done simply for the sake of Workforce Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing, there needs to be a substantial busin" rel="nofollow">iness reason as to why it is necessary that Workforce Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing be implemented. Examples of an acceptable BUSINESS ISSUE OR CHALLENGE in" rel="nofollow">include Growth/Expansion within" rel="nofollow">in the company or in" rel="nofollow">internationally, new product launches requirin" rel="nofollow">ing new skillsets, etc with the workforce, openin" rel="nofollow">ing a new location in" rel="nofollow">in the busin" rel="nofollow">iness, merger/acquisition activity, or lin" rel="nofollow">inkage to any other key busin" rel="nofollow">iness strategy within" rel="nofollow">in the organization. Page 46 in" rel="nofollow">in your Bechet textbook can give you other suggestions for Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Issues that have been in" rel="nofollow">influenced by Workforce Plannin" rel="nofollow">ing efforts.