Course Project – Sleep Tight Inn Scenario
Scenario
The Sleep Tight! Resort and Conference Center of Albuquerque, N.M. has a staff of over 300 full time employees and 100 seasonal employees in 10 different job categories. For the past twenty-five years the resort has been run by the Clause family. The Clause family has had experience in running several small motels and were very knowledgeable of the industry. However, while they tried to treat the employees fairly, Mimi Clause, the Manager, knew nothing of proper HR practices and tended to make arbitrary decisions. She left many of the HR decisions to the employment department which consisted of a secretary and an employment supervisor who had been a secretary for Mimi’s mother. Eighteen months ago, the family decided to hire Frank Jones as the new Manager of the resort.
After evaluating the current operations, Frank Jones, decided that the Resort was in fairly good shape except for the lack of standardized Human Resource practices. Very little information existed to support any of the past employment decisions, especially in the area of selection. Although Jones does not have any direct experience in HR, he had taken several courses in HRM while in college.
In the last eighteen months, Jones has encountered several problems. He would like you to:
• Evaluate the situation and identify the problem
• Include short bullet point recommendations for each weekly assignment.
Directions
- Review the Sleep Tight Inn scenario.
- Review the grading rubric prior to completing this assignment.
- Complete the questions below and be sure to
o Fully answer each question
o Include bullet point recommendations
o Provide at least a one page long document for each question
o Include at least one outside source. Below are a few journal samples to consider.
o Personnel Psychology
o Journal of Management
o Academy of Management Review
o Journal of Applied Psychology
o In APA format (minus an abstract).
HOMEWORK –ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
3a. Ma Clause has been receiving pressure from several local organizations to develop an affirmative action program. While the resort does not have any government projects, she feels that an AAP would be in the best interest of the resort. Mr. Jones wants you to provide a summary of AAPs along with an audit procedure for evaluating the current situation and establishing goals.
3b. Recently several disabled individuals applied for jobs at the resort. Out of panic all were hired by the managers. Mr. Jones now wants to know the Resorts responsibility under the law and a recommended course of action.