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Whole Foods Market ™ Case Study: Leadership And Employee Retention, Kristin L. Pearson
Whole Foods Market ™ Case Study: Leadership And Employee Retention, Kristin L. Pearson
MBA Student Scholarship
Employee retention can be a challenge for Human Resources in today’s business climate, especially in retail food service occupations due to long and sometimes unpredictable hours, limited benefits, and growth potential to name a few. Despite the obstacles, Whole Foods Market has been able to overcome such limitations allowing employees flourish and as a result have set an industry benchmark for reducing voluntary turnover. This case study research is an examination of Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey and his modern approach to leadership and its effect on employee retention. The purpose of the research is to examine the association …
Personal Social Networking: Affects On Companies Hiring Decisions, Damaris Betances, Robert Solarczyk, Cathy Bellows
Personal Social Networking: Affects On Companies Hiring Decisions, Damaris Betances, Robert Solarczyk, Cathy Bellows
MBA Student Scholarship
The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the effects personal social networking sites had on candidate’s opportunities for obtaining employment and how and to what extent hiring managers used this information in the hiring process. Hiring managers across four industries: Retail, Banking, Healthcare and Hospitality were surveyed to learn how they are using social media sites to “screen” potential mid-level (and above) managers for their organizations. Additionally, the researchers wanted to determine what social media content was most influential in developing negative perception of the candidate. The results of the study showed contrasting results to prior studies which …