ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa
Case study analysis
Rick (Yingchuan) Wang
HRT 650: Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry
Dr. Gary A. Hamilton
March 4, 2015
Introduction & Analysis ARISE was a Dallas-based destination spa built in May 2009 by Kristen Chambers, an entrepreneur and a devotee to spa treatment, with herself being the President and CEO. The business of ARISE was structured into two units with the VP of business operations, Sam Solti, responsible for supervising accounting & finance, food & beverage, and facilities maintenance; and another VP, Twyla Thompson, taking charge of HR management, marketing, product development and retail sales, who also had a Director of spa services under
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The purpose of reinforcing PWC-client relationship was to have more multiple treatment bookings, and why ARISE had to lower turnover was because many clients may defect with the quitting PWC, and it did cost a lot to recruit and train a new PWC. In order to achieve these two goals, ARISE 1) provided a Mutual Commitment Contract emphasizing on empowerment and trust in the PWCs; 2) offered PWCs with training in complementary wellness services; 3) provided health insurance in the benefit package for PWCs; 4) provided other benefits like free treatment passes, discount in Café, other training opportunities, financial support for license courses, bonuses and even commissions, etc. However, these approaches didn’t seem to have worked efficiently, problems of morale even appeared which could be seen in: 1) tipping was far from being satisfactory; 2) turnover rate increased by the end of the first year to 31%; 3) problems appeared in work schedule and job duties; 4) majority of clients were not particularly interested in the PWC service with 6% even disliked it; 5) financial performance was not good with gross margin being in red for two years. PWCs’ compensation from tips was much lower than anticipated; the anticipation was made known as high as some 25% to PWCs in hiring period but the actual situation was only about half of the “promised”
Throughout this course, there has been multiple themes of survival in the stories. Before they were forced to survive other than their natural way, was when the white settlers came to towards the west. They lived peacefully in these lands for thousands of years until the settlers came. As these white settlers from afar became aware of the Native people, they brought on them unyielding beliefs that would soon cause major conflicts between the two groups. It was crystal clear that the settlers and the Natives could not live amongst each other with peace, because of their different views towards, religion, land, and respect. Destruction of the Natives way of living would engulf them in a survival situation they had never previously experienced or heard of.
Many of the Native American culture use to live in Tipis. They were very resourceful in using the materials they had around them to make the Tipis. Tipis are important because you can become able to see how they lived. Tipis are easy to assemble and disassemble, Tipis are made from the women and only takes one hour to assemble, Tipis have lots of symbols on the outside of the Tipis and how did they make the hides. How do Native Americans make Tipis?
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The ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa case details the upcoming and the struggles of ARISE. ARISE is a spa that opened its doors on May 11th, 2009, focusing on highlighting the health aspect of spa treatments. Kristen Chamber who is the founder of ARISE had a vision of creating an atmosphere that would focus on strong customer relationships; At the same time Chamber wanted to make it a bit more accessible as she had identified that “customers who wanted to experience the luxury of a destination spa on a regular basis were unwilling or unable to devote enough time and money for frequent spa vacations” (Beer, 2012, P.2). Chamber’s strategy for ARISE was using a highly distinctive HR system that would set them apart from any other spa as the main competitive strategy. She envisioned having a full-time specialists staff that are experts in massage, skin, hair, and nails, they would serve its customers as PWC (personal wellness coaches).
Human resource management (HRM) is a designed function to maximize the performance of employees in an organization in service to the organizational objectives. The human resource unit is usually responsible for activities such as recruitment of employees, training, rewarding and also performance management. The department is also accountable for guaranteeing that the activities undertaken by the organization are in line with the standards, regulations and laws set by the government. Each of these functions of the human resource department is equally important to the success of the organization. The success of any organization depends on how effective its human resource department is. Employees constitute a major asset in the smooth running of operations and achievements of organizational goals. Therefore, it would be wiser for a company to invest in its employees and ensure that they are happy and satisfied. This is where the human resource department comes in. Guaranteeing successful running of operations requires high skilled and qualified employees. This paper focuses on two functions of the human resource department, namely, recruiting, which goes hand in hand with selection, and the training of employees.
The cell phone beginnings in the early 1970s, as researchers searched for a way to make the mobile car phone a more effective and efficient unit. At that time, they felt that by limiting the service area of the mobile phone to a small group of "cells" they could improve the effectiveness and clarity of the phone. After many year of revolution, the world best two cell phone are iPhone 7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy Note 7. In my opinion, the iPhone 7 Plus is better than Samsung Galaxy Note 7 base on the three major point of evidence I have found on the internet.
The Human Resources Administration needs to integrate the behavior of their employees to avoid chaos and maintain a balance and order within themselves, as well as the functionality and structure of the organization, the importance of formalized guidelines which direct the action of thought and resolutions of common problems related to the objectives of the organization. Therefore it is essential to establish some guidelines that govern the rights and duties between employers and workers. During this Case Study I will discuss and provide solutions for the five issues affecting the retail store discussed in module 5 concerning the lack of human resource tools such as the lack of the Human Resource systems across the organization to provide uniformity, recorded log, delayed in reports, communication, and lack of accountability.
Q1: Why is it important for HR Management to transform from being primarily administrative and operational to becoming more strategic contributor?
Name: Anthony Koegelenberg Assignment 1: Human Resources Management Student No: 123895 Page 1 of 21
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A business is defined as an organisation or economic system in which goods and services are exchanged for one another or for money. Businesses often have common goals for employees to strive toward in order to better the business holistically. These goals often include to grow and expand the business, to better customer service and the meeting of customer needs, to build a relationship with the community and build a good reputation and finally, to have a strong business culture in order to engage and build employee loyalty. Ultimately all of these goals will lead to the increase of profits for the business- most businesses key goal. The goals of a business tightly link to the motivation employees within the business attain. In order to achieve the business goals, employees must be content in their workplace and be motivated to achieve and strive toward these goals.
The following information contains a composite of policy and procedure in Manual Material DHS: 2-1. This is not a static instrument, nor is it inclusive to all policy and procedures. It does reflect the expectations regarding each employee in HRM regardless on unit or FLSA status.
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To work in the Human Resource management field you must maintain and improve the company by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resource policies, programs, and practices. It is a challenging and yet rewarding field to work in. However, just like every business field, people who work in the human resource department face many challenges when it comes to discrimination.