Team Case #4, Chapter 4: Jobs and Work at R. R. Donnelley
Group 1: Kelsie Bennett, Alissa Carlson, Heather Cook, Aaron Couch, Krista Cvar
1. Discuss why Donnelly had to coordinate HR activities with the changes in jobs and work.
Donnelley had to coordinate HR activities with changes in jobs and work at the facility in order to maintain an effective, successful work environment. HR played a role in training when it came to the changes made, and the new technologies and innovation being introduced within company; an organization failing to adapt to change becomes outmoded or noncompetitive. Through digital imaging, the company is able to produce more of one product with enhanced quality in a shorter amount of time. HR addressed performance,
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One example would be implementing new programs without a heads up in the least. This left staff in the dark and figuring things out things came up, slowing productivity down and testing the patience of customers, creating stress and frustrations overall. It happened in correlation to a series of mistakes made through lack of communication on HR's end when it came to the IT departments. The implementing of new programs with no heads up definitely gets stressful. Other is in regards to electronic time cards; HR had not been clear on what types of shifts were allowed to work in accordance to union rules and there was some conflict on whether current shifts followed those rules. Here people were right following union policy, technology processing it was wrong, and shifts were approved. Lastly would be the timing of communications from HR on sensitive matters with organizations, where it is hard to find the win-win avenue, such as during and immediately after company mergers. Most within organizations are fulling aware of how easy communication can be with technology, and this becomes the double edge sword when information is not released timely, drawing suspicion as to why, or too carefully worded as to create questionable credibility of intent. In either case, it is not healthy for the work environment or organization on many
You have recently been hired as the HR manager responsible for two separate Ontario locations belonging to Wilson Brothers Limited. You have been asked by the HR Director at the head office in Brandon, Manitoba, to quickly provide a report on any initial HR issues related to Recruitment and Selection, Compensation and Benefits, Health and Safety, Training and Development and Labour and Employee Relations that are affecting or will affect the Cambridge operation and the new plant in Scarborough. The HR Director has made it very clear that Wilson Brothers would like both the Cambridge location and the new plant in Scarborough to remain union-free and are willing to offer very competitive wages and benefits
Assignment from Sylabus: Prepare a 2-3 page narrative of your HR integaration project to explain you approach to the project’s sponsor, Hugh McCauley.
Determine why change is so difficult for organizations. Propose ways that human resource (HR) specialists can assist in making change easier.
The role of a Human Resource department is ever changing in today’s volatile business environment. Over the years HR have become strong strategic partners within an organization by providing functions such as recruitment,
During the course of the Twentieth Century there was a significant evolution of the function of HR.
In HR Sector there are lot of things to be repaired, fixed and improved in order to maintain the business and staff effectively. Some changes have to be installed.
This course focuses on the strategic value that technology has brought to HR and the business. As a result, HR is a strategic partner in companies. How specifically has technology created this strategic partnership? Share an example. What values have resulted from this strategic partnership?
* Increased Stress - As employees are stretched to meet job requirements, their stress levels rise and they become incapable of maximizing their performance.
How has HR progressed from the 1980’s to now? Provide examples of both Transactional and Strategic HR responsibilities
Also, McCain might want to consider transferring the old HR department’s organization to a new one in order to meet the challenges in the dramatically changing business environment. For example, one of many other forms of HR structure is made up of three main departments: HRBP (human resource business partner), COE (center of excellence/expertise), and SSC (shared service center). This type of organizational structure allows the HR unit to respond to the market rapidly. Surely there are many other forms, and regardless of which particular one it is, Harrison Brothers needs tofind one type of structure that meets the needs of their own strategy and allows the HR unit a crucial role to play.
Q1: Why is it important for HR Management to transform from being primarily administrative and operational to becoming more strategic contributor?
LO3: Understand the role of HR in the managing of contemporary business issues and external contents.
3. Why is it important for HR management to transform from being primarily administrative and operational to becoming a more strategic contributor?
He began a comprehensive assessment of the quality of HR Staff, both individually and collectively. He also fired two underperforming HR employees.
Question-1: Discuss the relationship between corporate human resources structure and operations at the plant level. What impact, if any, did that relationship have on the situation described by Newcombe?