Wk 2 – Apply: HR Design Decisions

 

Instructions

For each of these 7 HR design decisions, check the box for the choice that most matches where you think Southwest Human Resources falls. While the organization likely does not fall cleanly into one or the other extreme, pick the one that it more clearly resembles. Then, in the right-hand column, evaluate how well that choice works.

Items to consider, but not limited to, in your analysis include:

• The impact on company performance of the approach
• Effectiveness of the approach
• The impact on employee morale and engagement of the approach
• Alignment with the strategy of the approach

Design Decisions

Choices				Analysis of how well each choice works
View of employees
Employees as expenses		Employees as assets
Compensation
Below market	Competitive		Above market
Training and Development
Spontaneous		Planned
Job Descriptions
Specific		General
Recruitment
External	Mixed		Internal
Onboarding – Socialization of new employees
Limited		Extensive
Bargaining
Collective		Individual

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