a) The year 2020 has left the corporate world with new challenges and situations to analyze. One of the issues is with respect to a labour shortage that occurred due to illness / movement of people / administrative requirements and so on. As a learning from this, devise and explain the specific strategies that HR managers could develop to address and be prepared for possible labour shortage situations in the future? (5 points)

b) A new managerial candidate took a corporate culture test to assess the fit with organizational culture. Following are the test details after being answered.

Using your understanding of the 4 types of corporate cultures, discuss what the above would mean for this candidate? (5 points)

\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l} & Statement & Strength of preference on a ranking scale of 1-8, where 1= strongest preference and 8= lowest preference \\ \hline 1 & The organization is very personal, much like an extended family & 3 \\ \hline 2 & The organization is dynamic and changing, where people take risks & 6 \\ \hline 3 & The organization is achievement oriented, with the focus on competition and getting jobs done & 5 \\ \hline 4 & The organization is stable and structured, with clarity and established procedures & 1 \\ \hline 6 & Management style is characterized by teamwork and participation & 4 \\ \hline 7 & Management style is characterized by innovation and risk taking & 8 \\ \hline 8 & Management style is characterized by high performance demands and achievement & 7 \\ \hline Management style is characterized by security and predictability & 2 \\ \hline \end{tabular}