The Strategic Workforce Planning Process

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

• Review Chapters 9 and 10 from your textbook, Applied Psychology in Talent Management.
• Review the article
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• Review Workplace Cap-Agility in the
• book.

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 companys 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 companys 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
• as outlined in the Writing Centers
• resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
• title of paper in bold font
• Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
• students name
• name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
• course name and number
• instructors name
• due date
• must utilize academic voice.
• Review the
• resource for additional guidance.
• 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.
• For assistance on writing
• and
• , refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least 2 scholarly and/or credible sources in addition to the course text.
• The
• table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
• To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this
• tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips. You can also refer to the
• tip sheet.
• must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Centers
• guide.
• must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
• Refer to the
• resource in the Writing Center for specifications.