CASE 3: PART 4: ORGANIZING

Question 1
Why does Walmart prefer to recruit new store managers from its larger pool of hourly
associates?
Walmart turn to the three broad goal of HRM that is finding, developing, maintaining an
effective workforce. First step, the human resource planning is the forecasting of human resource
needs and the projected matching of individual with expected vacancies. Second step, recruiting,
defined as activities or practice that defines the characteristic of applicants to whom selection
procedures are ultimately applied. Assessing job is basic building blocks of human resource
management include job analysis, job description, and job specifications. Job analysis is a
systematic process of gathering and interpreting information about the essential duties, tasks, and
responsibility of a job, as well as about the context within which the job is performed. Job
description is a clear and concise summary of the specific tasks, duties, and responsibility. Job
specification is outline the knowledge, skills, education, physical abilities, and other
characteristic needed to adequately perform the job. Job analysis helps organization recruit the
right kind of people and match them to appropriate jobs. Manager use realistic job preview RJP
give applicants all pertinent and realistic information included negative or positive about the job
and the organization. Legal Consideration meaning that manager must ensure that their recruiting
practices conform to the law. Selecting, employee assess applicants characteristic in an attempt
to determine the fit between the job and applicant characteristics. Application form used to
collect information about the applicants education, previous job experience, and other
background characteristics. Interview used as selection technique in almost every job category in
nearly every organization. Employment test included cognitive ability test, physical test,
personality inventories, and other assessment.

Question 2
Explain how Walmarts employee diversity benefits the organization. What are some
challenges of diversity?
The challenges of diversity in the workplace are tied directly to the culture and politics of the
workplace. Walmarts has to nurture an environment conducive to drawing out the talents
diversity offers. Without the support of management, diversity is only a concept and a
word. To make diversity work, identifying obstacles and solving these issues must be a priority.
Again, management has to encourage an atmosphere where employees feel comfortable in
sharing ideas. Management controls the culture and politics of the workplace and can
positively or negatively impact open dialogue within a company. There are many factors that
keep diversity from functioning to the benefit of a company. Culture and politics have already
been mentioned, but company size, years in business and industry can all be contributors to the
equation. The reason these factor in is because a bigger company that has been around for many
years might be steeped in processes which make change hard and drawing upon diversity harder.
Many times a company will not change because this could cost time and money which seems
unnecessary when the machine appears to be working fine. However, this business model has
been the demise of the companies. Walmarts nee to create a positive culture and minimize the ill
effects of office politics, management should keep abreast of current business trends and models
that can enhance their position in the market and empower the employees for a more efficient,
effective and productive workplace. This usually translates in to a happier and healthier work
environment and can build a positive momentum within the company or specific departments.
This type of environment will usually evolve and find diversity to be beneficial in solving many
workplace issues and possibly foster innovations.
When a company has created a positive culture, they usually encourage education, training and
mentoring. These will add value both management and the workforce while developing healthier
relationships internally. Externally, the positive changes should translate into a company
customer want to do business with. However, to get this point, power struggles and barriers
created by company cultures and politics must be identified and then become a priority for
management to change. Therefore, diversity can work to the benefit of a company if
management creates the right environment and empowers their employees with the
tools to succeed.

Question 3
What federal laws govern the main legal issue raised in Dukes vs Walmart?
In 2000, the U.S Supreme Court rejected the Ninth Circuits certification of a class in a class
action lawsuit brought by current and former employees of Walmart against the corporation. The
lawsuit attracted extensive media attention with over a million employees; Walmart is the largest
private employer in the United States. A lot of money was at stake. In short, the women bringing
the suite all alleged that they were victimizing by Walmarts practice of letting local managers
make subjective decision about pay and promotions. More than 100 employees filed sworn
declarations stating that they were paid less and given fewer opportunities for promotion than
male colleagues. While the Dukes decision wont eliminate all class action lawsuits, it will
severely curtail similar employment discrimination cases and will most certainly impact the
presentation and success rates of class actions for securities cases and mass torts. By handing
defendants the ammunition they need to effectively slay mega-classes, the Court has seriously
undermined the class action lawsuit today and in the future. Or at least until plaintiffs lawyers
can come lawyers come up with a new strategy to play. These cases have been really hard to
bring for quite some time and I think the Supreme Court has only made it harder. Malveaux
says. They have raised the standard to show commonality, among many others things and I
think its going to be hard for employment discrimination cases of this magnitude to survive after
Walmart. With the unpredictable nature of the court system and the very human judges who
guide it, looking into the future and divining the nuts and bolts effect of the Dukes
Case may be as effective as guessing winning Powerball numbers. One thing is certain,
however predictions made today about the reach of the Courts decisions are highly likely to be
incorrect, said Pincus of Mayer Brown in his testimony to the Senate Judiciary
Committee. We dont really know what these decisions are going to mean until we
see how the lower courts are going to interpret them.What is clear, however, is that
corporate America has won the result it desired, and that the plaintiff bar is scrambling
for novel avenues to proceed. The effect of this ruling may not be a long line of failed class
action lawsuits where plaintiffs have sued corporate behemoths and had their hopes dashed in
courts. More likely, the end result of Dukes may be its chilling effect on plaintiffs even
attempting to sue corporations the size of Walmart. Before the first attorney has
been contacted or the first lawsuit filed, the mantra may switch from too big to
sue to to fearful to file.