HR Best Practices: Mattel Develops Mattel has 25,000 employees globally and recognizes the need for coordinated development efforts

HR Best Practices: Mattel Develops Mattel has 25,000 employees globally and recognizes the need for coordinated development efforts

Q1- How do you think Mattel's development efforts will affect its recruitment and selection strategies?

Ans. Mattel'S philosophies have created a systematic approach on how to deal with the various people-group interactions. OB can cover a wide range of topics such as people adjustment to change or lack of, Individualism versus teamwork, social systems and different cultural approaches to the same problem. Leaders must study OB because there are many different types of issues that are in the workplace that didn't exist thirty years ranging from the quick flow of information with email to more multicultural global workforce that transcends borders and future changes that are coming in the near future.

Organizational behavior is the study on how people and individuals act in an organization and how management interacts with its employees. HR Best Practices: Leaders that studied Organizational Behavior Researching many Forbes 500 companies and their CEO's has shown me how sensitive they are to their employees feelings and the company's success in their particular industry goes hand in hand. Bob Eckert the CEO of Mattel has stellar leadership qualities (Neff & Citrin 2005) when taking his post he told his future managers at an ice breaker to get together and put a list of questions that they might have in regards to his leadership style thus clearing the air between them and easing any apprehensions they might have.

2. Do you think that Mattel's development efforts will appeal to some employees more than others? Explain you rationale.

Ans. Mattel's efforts will in the long run effect all employees positively. It can be applicable from Human resources down to the ...