Strategic Workforce Planning Process Assignment

Strategic Workforce Planning Process

Instructions: 

For this assignment, you will need to consider the hiring practices of Abercrombie & Fitch and Hooters. These companies have faced controversy and court cases based on the hiring and not hiring of certain employees. This is a direct reflection of each company’s strategic workforce planning process.

First, search court cases relating to these two companies to gain an understanding of the court cases. Discuss the outcomes of each court case.

Then, reflect if each company used the proper strategy in hiring taking into consideration discrimination.

Next, identify a company in which the strategic workforce planning process helped make the company stronger. Be specific as to why you selected the company from a strategic workforce planning perspective and how the strategy has enhanced the company.

In your paper,

• Identify at least two court cases (one of each) relating to Abercrombie & Fitch and Hooters.

• Discuss the outcomes of each court case.

• Reflect on each company’s strategic workforce planning.

• Identify a company in which the strategic workforce planning process strengthened the company, giving supporting facts and rationale.

The Strategic Workforce Planning Process paper,

• must be 3 to 4 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA

• must utilize academic voice.

• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.

Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

• must use at least 2 scholarly and/or credible sources in addition to the course text.

• must document any information used from sources in APA Style

• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style

Course text:

Cascio, W. F., & Aguinis, H. (2019). Applied psychology in talent management (8th ed.). SAGE Publications.