8:33 PM64In addition to these changes, Jennifer believes theymay be able to save costs by allowing employees totelecommuteone to two days per week. She has some concernsabout productivity if she allows employees to workfrom home. Despite these concerns, Jennifer haseven considered closing the physical office andmaking her company a virtualorganization, but she wonders how such a majorchange will affect the ability to communicate andworker motivation.Jennifer shares with you her thoughts about thecosts of health care on the organization. She hasconsidered cuttingbenefits entirely and having her employees work forher on a contract basis, instead of being full-timeemployees. She is not sure if this would be a goodchoice.Jennifer schedules a meeting with you to discusssome of her thoughts. To prepare for the meeting, youperformresearch so you can impress your new boss withrecommendations on the challenges presented.1.Point out which changes are occurring in thebusiness that affect HRM.What are some considerations the company andHR should be aware of when making changes relatedto this case study?What would the initial steps be to start planningfor these changes?What would your role be in implementing thesechanges? What would Jennifer's role be?2.3.4.Your workDue Fri, 11:59 pm+ Add work 8:33 PMa 64Read the case study carefully and answer the guidequestions at the end.Changes, ChangesJennifer, the owner, and manager of a company withten employees, has hired you to take over the HRMfunction so shecan focus on other areas of her business. Duringyour first two weeks, you find out that the companyhas been greatly affected by the up economy and isexpected to experience overall revenue growth by 10percent over the next three years, with some quartersseeing growth as high as 30 percent. However, fiveof the ten workers are expected to retire within threeyears. These workers have been with the organizationsince the beginning and provide a unique historicalperspective of the company. The other five workersare of diverse ages.In addition to these changes, Jennifer believes theymay be able to save costs by allowing employees totelecommuteone to two days per week. She has some concernsabout productivity if she allows employees to workfrom home. Despite these concerns, Jennifer haseven considered closing the physical office andmaking her company a virtualorganization, but she wonders how such a majorchange will affect the ability to communicate andworker motivation.Jennifer shares with you her thoughts about thecosts of health care on the organization. She hasconsidered cuttingbenefits entirely and having her employees work forher on a contract basis, instead of being full-timeYour workDue Fri, 11:59 pm+ Add work

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Point out which changes are occurring in the business that affect HRM. 2. 1. What are some considerations the company and HR should be aware of when making changes related to this case study? What would the initial steps be to start planning for these changes? What would your role be in implementing these changes? What would Jennifer's role be? 3. 4.

Point out which changes are occurring in the business that affect HRM. 2. 1. What are some considerations the company and HR should be aware of when making changes related to this case study? What would the initial steps be to start planning for these changes? What would your role be in implementing these changes? What would Jennifer's role be? 3. 4.

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