The purpose of the assignment is to:

• Give students the opportunity to synthesize and apply the concepts learned in this and previous coursework to analyze a real-world scenario
• Improve students’ understanding and ability to think critically about HR issues and strategies using a real life scenario.
• Understand, analyze, and diagnose HR practices and stratgies

Students will work individually to use critical thinking skills as students examine the causes, consider and compare/contrast alternative courses of actions, probe underlying issues, and suggest recommendations or strategies that address the situations of the case:ARISE: A Destination-for-a-Day Spa Case Study, 2017, HBS Brief Cases, available online: https://hbr.org/product/arise-a-destination-for-a-day-spa/913521-PDF-ENG (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

The written case study analysis must be at least 3 pages typed, double spaced, 12-point font, and 1-inch margins. A separate cover page and a citation page.

Case studies should follow the following format:

• Company Introduction
• HR Practices and their Success
  • Strategic Role of HR
  • Current HR trends and strategies being used
  • Consistency between Strategy and HR Practices
  • Unique HR Aspects
• Underlying issues (Answer these questions)
  • How did initial decisions, related to each of the following elements of ARISE’s HRM system, support or undermine the other elements of the system?
    • Work systems and job design
    • Staffing
    • Compensation and rewards
    • Career development and training
    • Solicitation of feedback from employees.
  • What are the pros and cons of Twyla Thompson’s initial recruiting and selection strategy?
  • What characteristic of the PWC job are employees likely to find motivating? Does the PWC job have any potentially demotivating characteristics?
• Recommendations that address the situations of the case