1. How do you visualise the HR Manager’s role in the above scenario? Give two (2) examples 2. As the General Manger state (3 areas) where support can be given to assist your HR MGMT 2064 – Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management–2021/2022, Semester 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Page 25 of 37 Manager at this critical time. 3. What do you think will be the impact on the company if the executives remain disengaged?
According to Noe (2010pp.125-135) there are three stages involved in the HR Planning Process.
• Forecasting
• Goal Setting and strategic planning
• Implementing and Evaluation
A recent report on executive awareness of and involvement in corporate pandemic preparedness
by Michael Evangelides, principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP, most top executives and boards of
directors are not engaged in the influenza pandemic planning process and won't give it equal
billing to other potential disruptions until at least one of the following occurs:
• Media attention to pandemic influenza increases.
• Legislation or regulation emerges, requiring a high level of preparedness.
• Shareholders and investors demand a high level of preparedness.
• The financial impact of a pandemic on the corporation becomes evident.
Obviously, planners can do little to nudge along the first three prerequisites. But, fortunately, the
fourth is in their sphere of influence. And it is worth pursuing, says Penny Turnbull, senior
director of crisis management and business continuity planning at Washington, DC–based
Marriott International, Inc. "It certainly helps focus the minds of our senior executives to know
that this is something that's important for our chairman and CEO, because obviously that drives a
lot of the momentum," she says. "If it's important for him, it means it's an important issue for our
senior executives, which means it's important to our general manager, and it trickles down from
there."
Assignment requirements:
As Members of your Group, based on your readings, experience, research and the details of
the case study prepare a PowerPoint Presentation answering the undermentioned
questions:-
1. How do you visualise the HR Manager’s role in the above scenario? Give two (2)
examples
2. As the General Manger state (3 areas) where support can be given to assist your HR
MGMT 2064 – Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management–2021/2022, Semester 2
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES OPEN CAMPUS Page 25 of 37
Manager at this critical time.
3. What do you think will be the impact on the company if the executives remain
disengaged?
4. How do you think your staff will react based on the executives non-engagement?
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