Problem (State the problem in the case) Case Study 1The New Human Resource ManagerThe Prime Manufacturing Company is a garment factory that employs about1250 employees of varied skills. About 75 percent are women who are mostly in theproduction department. Men employees are assigned in the maintenance departmentand as operators of machines used in the garment production. Women are mostly insewing department, packaging and quality control.Mr. Rod Santos was hired to head the HR department. Prior to his assignmentat Prime Manufacturing Company, Rod was in a construction firm, a medium-sizeorganization. His main concern was preparing the payroll and handling employee'srecords.The Human Resource Department is composed of 5 employees, a payroll clerk, apersonnel assistant and two supervisors and Mr. Rod Santos as manager. The recordof Rod Santos in his academic achievements is quietly satisfactory. His bachelor'sdegree is in the field of Engineering. Performance in the previous employment is quitesatisfactory. The construction company of his previous employment closed shop dueto an economic slowdown, this cause his separation from employment.The garment business is globally competitive and customer's satisfaction is of primeimportance. Employee's commitments to performance standard are high priority. Inthe three-month span of Rod Santos' employment, 20 percent of women employeesand 12 percent of male employees resigned for unknown reasons, as there was no exitinterview conducted. Production schedule was delayed and foreign customers werealarmed.The general manager, Mario Mabilangan, called Rod Santos regarding the problem.He noted Rod's indecisive approach to the HR problem and actions that he failed totake. He pointed out to Rod Santos that he exactly did not know what to do regardingthe current situation. His subordinates began to complain to Mr. Mabilangan aboutRod Santos' indecision.Rod Santos became more withdrawn from his subordinates and other managers inthe plant. He showed little interest in his job and concentrated in mental jobs concerningthe department. In general he lost control of his job of managing the department.Note: Use the case analysis formatProblemCase FactsAnalysis/ HypothesisAlternative Courses of ActionRecommendation and Conclusion16

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Problem  (State the problem in the case) Case Study 1The New Human Resource ManagerThe Prime Manufacturing Company is a garment factory that employs about1250 employees of varied skills. About 75 percent are women who are mostly in theproduction department. Men employees are assigned in the maintenance departmentand as operators of machines used in the garment production. Women are mostly insewing department, packaging and quality control.Mr. Rod Santos was hired to head the HR department. Prior to his assignmentat Prime Manufacturing Company, Rod was in a construction firm, a medium-sizeorganization. His main concern was preparing the payroll and handling employee'srecords.The Human Resource Department is composed of 5 employees, a payroll clerk, apersonnel assistant and two supervisors and Mr. Rod Santos as manager. The recordof Rod Santos in his academic achievements is quietly satisfactory. His bachelor'sdegree is in the field of Engineering. Performance in the previous employment is quitesatisfactory. The construction company of his previous employment closed shop dueto an economic slowdown, this cause his separation from employment.The garment business is globally competitive and customer's satisfaction is of primeimportance. Employee's commitments to performance standard are high priority. Inthe three-month span of Rod Santos' employment, 20 percent of women employeesand 12 percent of male employees resigned for unknown reasons, as there was no exitinterview conducted. Production schedule was delayed and foreign customers werealarmed.The general manager, Mario Mabilangan, called Rod Santos regarding the problem.He noted Rod's indecisive approach to the HR problem and actions that he failed totake. He pointed out to Rod Santos that he exactly did not know what to do regardingthe current situation. His subordinates began to complain to Mr. Mabilangan aboutRod Santos' indecision.Rod Santos became more withdrawn from his subordinates and other managers inthe plant. He showed little interest in his job and concentrated in mental jobs concerningthe department. In general he lost control of his job of managing the department.Note: Use the case analysis formatProblemCase FactsAnalysis/ HypothesisAlternative Courses of ActionRecommendation and Conclusion16

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The term, "Human Resource Management" can be expressed as the process or practice of recruiting…