The Human Resource Function of a Retail Store
Traditional stores are experiencing a significant shift in retail shopping. Customers are looking for specialization and convenience when making purchases. For human resource managers, the challenge becomes staffing for adequate sales support without over-staffing. For this assignment, consider how changing industry trends will affect the operations of an established retail store. The HR manager, experienced in the retail industry, must redefine her role as others are questioning the viability of the current hiring practices and the strategic human resources functions.
Write a four (4) page paper in which you:
1. Describe the human resource manager's role from the human resource manager's viewpoint.
2. Create a human resource management strategy for the retail store.
3. Propose three (3) methods to improve the human resource functions at the retail store.
4. Recommend any needed changes to the organizational structure of the retail store from a human resource management perspective and explain your recommendation.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Analyze how human resource management is an essential element of business strategy.
- Assess the strategic role of human resource management and the components that provide a competitive advantage to the organization.
- Determine the human resource management function of human resource planning and its importance to business strategy.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.
- Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.