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Adapted From STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS POLICY11TH EDITION

THOMAS L. WHEELEN J. DAVID HUNGER

Staffing

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Staffing includes –

Hiring new people with new skills; firing people w/ inappropriate skills; training existing employees to learn new skills; and placing people in positions where they perform a needed function.

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Staffing is necessary to implement a strategy –

–Done Properly Staffing, Leads to:•Higher productivity•Reduction in waste•Overall cost savings

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Staffing must be alligned with strategy and according to Drucker, we must staff for a persons strengths and in such a way as to make his weaknesses irrelevant–

–Matching the manager to strategy•Executive type•Dynamic industry expert•Analytical portfolio manager•Cautions profit planner

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Staffing is in line with strategy, for example –

–Matching manager to strategy•Turnaround specialist•Professional liquidator

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Selection & Management Development –

–Executive Succession Alternatives•Insiders•Outsiders

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Selection & Management Development –

–Identifying Abilities and Potential•Performance appraisal system•Assessment centers•Job rotation

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Challenges in Staffing During a Retrenchment–

–Downsizing•Eliminate unnecessary work•Contract out work for cost savings•Plan for long-run efficiencies•Communicate reasons for action•Invest in remaining employees•Develop value-added jobs

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STAFFING, STRATEGY, AND CULTURE

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Looking at Corporate Culture–

–Assessing Strategy – Culture Compatibility•Compatible with current culture?•Cultural flexibility •Organizational change possible•Commitment to strategy implementation

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Managing Diverse Cultures–

–Integration–Assimilation–Separation–Deculturation

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After a Staff Change --- Drucker’s Management By Objectives –

–Establish objectives–Setting individual objectives–Action plan–Periodic performance review