Additional Case 3.2 You Have Recently Been Hired as the HR Director of HR

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Additional Case 3.2
You have recently been hired as the HR Director of a mid-sized architectural service company that designs buildings for both private firms and federal agencies. Your predecessor lost her job when she did not anticipate and handle an HR-based lawsuit to the CEO's satisfaction. The CEO believes that HRM should help the company avoid problems. As HR Director, you have three primary tasks: to anticipate future problems, advise management, and be an advocate for employees. Your boss doesn't see a conflict in these roles.
The upper-management team consists of all males who are over the age of 50. Most of the upper-level managers have been with the company for at least 25 years. Middle managers, who are mostly in their 30s, are 40% female, and 3% minority. Hourly employees are 60% minority and 35% female. The communities from which the firm hires hourly employees is approximately 75% minority and consists primarily of Haitians and Hispanics.
You discover many incomplete employee recruitment records that lack I-9 forms. You immediately begin to work on an affirmative action plan because of what you see happening in the company.
-Refer to Additional Case 3.2.Based on your utilization study of the company,which of the following EEO-related problems does the firm most likely have?

• A) Minorities are significantly underrepresented in management.
• B) Women are significantly underrepresented in middle management.
• C) The firm's hourly workforce does not reflect the labor pool population.
• D) You are probably in violation of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act.

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Definitions:

Responsibility Accounting System

A system of accounting that involves assigning revenues and costs to the individuals or departments that are directly responsible for them.

Expenses

The money spent or costs incurred in an entity's efforts to generate revenue, representing the cost of doing business.

Managers

Individuals responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the operations and fiscal health of a business unit or department.

Balanced Scorecard

A management and planning system designed to align an organization’s activities with its vision and strategy, enhance communication within and outside the organization, and track the organization's performance in comparison to its strategic objectives.