GOF case study

The Case of Galactic Office Furniture : An Analysis of its SHRM strategies

Goals and Objectives

The case study aims to assess and analyze the extent of effectiveness of using Human Resource Management and Development in the case of Galactic Office Furniture and be able to clearly illustrate a plan wherein the company will be able to solve conflicts with their employees and improve human resource strategies for the company

Case Analysis

Practicing SHRM is not easy as everyone thinks . It requires a lot of things and can have several implications

. However , the major effect of gaining knowledge about the SHRM is the learning process . Through appropriate SHRM methods , an organization can build a better workplace for employees , managers , directors , and other stakeholders . However , to achieve this , the organization and its people must work together . This is about to analyse if the HR plans of GOF are done correctly . It also seeks to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the current situation in the company

As stated in the case , the company has been experiencing a lot of losses . This matter alone gives the company enough reason to spend all they can to increase profits and implement strategies concerning costs - specifically , lowering costs and increasing profits . What the company does not know is that they have been missing a lot when it comes to their human resources . Because they were very concerned about the company 's losses , they just seem not to notice the problems between the employees . Or maybe they have been noticing it but just ignoring it

Just by reading the dialogues in the case as bases for analysing the current situation of the company 's HR strategies , we can say that it is not done effectively . Although there is really no exact strategy that is mentioned in the case (except for the 360 one ' that is mentioned very briefly , we can say just by the way reading the case that there are a lot of issues that has to be resolved in the company . There are a lot of employee conflicts that need to be acted upon or else it will ruin the entire company

Advantages of the current situation

The current HR policy of the company has its advantages . The company aims to work on new product opportunities and it will be pursued through researching the needs of the customer and encouraging the input of ideas from everyone in the company . Their plan is to recruit , train and retain the best people in the company 's business sector . This is actually an advantage for the company as well as for the employees since everyone will be given the chance to excel in their own specializations and at the same time , benefiting the company . This could actually be the solution for the company 's losses since everyone would strive really hard to get promoted . Although this could lead to competition between employees , the brighter side is that it can increase the quality of the company . Competition is...