EXERCISES 1. Strategy. Addressing a Nursing Shortage golf ) enthusiasts. It is the only company in the nation Registered nurses are in short supply in the United that does this on a door-to-door basis, seeking to bypass States-a situation that it is expected to worsen. Accord the retail sporting goods store and sell directly to the ing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Employment Pro- customer. Its salespeople have sales kits that include Sections 2014-2024. registered nursing is expected to be both sample products, as well as a full-line catalog it can one of the top occupations in terms of job growth, and use to show and discuss with customers. The sales fune- a shortage of registered nurses is projected to spread tion is composed of full-time and part-time salespeople across the country between 2009 and 2030." Many reg. (level 1), assistant sales managers (level 2), and regional istered nurses are approaching retirement age, and the sales managers (level 3). demand for nurses is increasing as aging baby boomers The company has decided to study the internal require more health care. movement patterns of people in the sales function, as Working in a group of three to five students, re- well as to forecast their likely availabilities in future time search the severity of the nursing shortage, if any. in periods. Results will be used to help identify staffing your area. Then develop an action plan to strategically gaps (surpluses and shortages), and to develop staffing address a nursing shortage in your area (even if one strategy and plans for future growth. doesn't exist in your area). What are your suggestions To do this, the HR department first collected data for improving the quantity and quality of available for 2018 and 2019 to construct a transition probability nurses over the next two decades? Be prepared to share matrix, as well as the number of employees in each job your answers with the class. at the end of in 2019 in each job category. The average 2. Develop Your Staffing Skills: Transition Analysis for the transition rates for 2016 and 2017 are in the matrix as Ascend Sports Equipment Company the expected transition rates for 2020. It then wanted The Ascend Sports Equipment Company sells to use the matrix to forecast the numbers of employees sports clothing and equipment for amateur, light sport expected to be available in each job category at the end (running. tennis, walking. swimming, badminton, and of 2020. The following data were gathered: The Transition Probabilities for 2018-2019 Are the Expected Transition Rates for 2020 Job Category Level SF SP ASM RSM Exit # Emple End of '10 Sales, Full-time (SF) 10 35 500 Sales, Part-time (SPI 05 25 150 Ass't. Sales Mgr (ASMI 2 80 .10 50 Region. Sales Mgr. (RSM) 70 30 30 Based on the above data, answer the following ques- c. Indicate potential limitations to your forecasts. tions. You should be able to answer all three questions Use the Internet to research three current labor in about one page: market trends and describe the implications of those a. Briefly describe the internal labor market of the com- trends for staffing pany in terms of job stability (staying on the same job). promotion paths and rates, transfer paths and 3. Develop Your Staffing Skills: Forecasting Labor Supply rates, demotion paths and rates, and turnover (exit) This chapter's Develop Your Staffing Skills fea- rates, Do you notice anything unusual in the com- ture contains numerous Web addresses for different pany's internal labor market or career paths? labor supply forecasts. Working alone, use these and b. Forecast the numbers of employees expected to be any other relevant resources to forecast the supply of available in each job category at the end of 2020. Cal- labor for a job in your chosen career path. Write a one- culate the forecasted surplus/shortage for each posi- page report summarizing your forecast and present a tion and generate an action plan for each position. brief action plan to address any forecasted surpluses or shortages for this position