In this Assignment, you
will analyze a business case and employ best practices of data collection and
data management to address a hospital’s financial and HR concerns related to
employee layoffs.
To complete this
Assignment, review Exercise 25: Employee Layoffs at St. Mary’s Hospital on
pages 83–85 of Nkomo, Fottler & McAfee (2011), Exhibit 2.1 Excel document
and Exhibit 2.2 Excel document. Then, using the Excel documents, the Learning
Resources for this week and other resources you have found in the Walden
Library or online, respond to the following bullets points in a 4- to 6-page
paper:
·
Identify the major
problem or problems at St. Mary’s Hospital and the causes.
·
What are some
alternatives for dealing with these problems?
o
How many months would it take to realize the savings if St. Mary’s
relied on attrition (turnover) only?
o
What other cost savings ideas might be implemented to realize the
target savings?
·
Develop a downsizing
plan for implementing that will generate $7 million in annual savings.
Give specific details concerning departments affected, the number of employees
affected in each department as well as the savings by department. Also, discuss
the use of seniority versus merit, the amount of notice, and out-placement
activities. Provide a rationale for each recommendation, together with reasons
why other alternatives were not chosen
·
What might be the
effects of a downsizing plan on ‘‘survivors’’ in terms of morale, job security,
quality, turnover, and productivity? How could you avoid or minimize any
potential problems in these areas? (For this question cite at least one
resource found in the course readings or in the Walden Library.)
·
Identify two possible
long-term solutions for St. Mary’s Hospital once it gets its cash flow problems
under control and eliminates its deficit, consider trends in the medical field
to support your recommended solutions.
·
What limitations exist
in using performance data as a criterion for downsizing? How can such
limitations be overcome? (For this question cite at least one resource found in
the course readings or in the Walden Library.)
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