Managing People

Managing People

Introduction

MPC Corporation was an American computer-hardware company based in Nampa, Idaho, USA, best known for providing desktops, notebooks, servers and services to customers in the federal, state and local government, education, small and medium business, and consumer markets. Before June 2001, MPC Corporation was known as Micron Electronics Inc., a subsidiary of Boise, Idaho-based semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology.

HR Issue

It appears evident that retaining high performing staff is problem that the regional manager, Ms. Chapman, must remedy. Whilst as a regional manager not all factors affecting turnover are under her control, her status does have considerable bearing on those that work under her (Branham 2001). The communication between herself and the district supervisor, Mr. Bailey, appeared to have been minimal, which is evident when looking at the way in which Mr. Bailey's plans to leave the company came to light. Ms. Chapman needs to identify the areas lacking in regards to retaining her immediate staff, and there are a number of major areas for her to investigate to try and eliminate the possibility of this same problem occurring again. Ms. Chapman needs to discover whether her supervisors see a link between their pay and their performance, if they perceive advancement opportunities within MPC Finances, and if they feel their contributions are recognised and valued (Branham 2001).

Generation And Evaluation Of Alternative Solutions

The lack of human resource planning, particularly in the areas of job analysis and job specification, can be overcome through a variety of ways. Ms. Chapman could opt to approach the more senior managers within MPC Finances to make the necessary changes to the human resource policy by including more human resource planning in the future (Branham 2001). Whilst this does not solve the immediate problem facing Ms. Chapman it would be of benefit further down the track when ...