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Danone Simpson Case Study

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a. Identify key assumptions that Susan Dubin likely had about the role she would have when she signed on as HR Director at the Danone Simpson Agency. These assumptions might be around “what” the role would entail as well as “how” she should go about it. (1 pg approx.) Susan Dubin had human resource management experiences from two different companies prior signing on with Danone Simpson’s Insurance Service. Susan Dubin likely had assumptions around what the role would entail as HR Director at the Danone Simpson Agency and some ideas on how she would go about. Based upon Susan Dubin’s successful HR experiences and seeing an opportunity to work with someone she forged a strong working relationship with (Danone Simpson) on a separate …show more content…

Susan Dubin from her experience understood the balance between firm enforcement of work standards; however, focusing on being “happy at work” creating a positive and productive environment. As an HR director Susan Dubin focused a lot of her efforts on the balance between nurturing and practicality in terms of investing in the people and their happiness ,but in turn getting more positive results and less problems contributing to the overall business strategy bringing a competitive value and advantage to the agency. b. Assume you are in Susan shoes. You have settled into your new role for 9-12 months now and you have been thinking about ways in which you as the director, and your department can “add greater value” to the company. The specific areas you would like to address include: (1)broadening your contribution to the long-term success of the business by providing a strategic HRM perspective to the company and (2)secondly, by developing a performance management system. For each of these areas describe what steps you should take as you begin to assess how you will proceed and secondly, to move forward. (2-3 pgs approx) After establishing myself (in Susan shoes) for 9-12 months as HR director I would provide a strategic HRM perspective by focusing on a strategy roadmap

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