Discuss the below:
Southern's Best Tea
Primary nature of the work performed:This organization manufactures coffee beverages for mass distribution to national big box retailers inside of the United States along with Mexico and Canada. The operation is a lean manufacturing operation from batch to blend to processing and packaging all in one facility located in New Orleans, Louisiana.Size The company is a diverse company. It has placed its beverage division headquarters in New Orleans. It also has a manufacturing plant in Jacksonville, FL. The total estimated revenues from the tea and coffee (beverage) lines for this company is estimated to be $130 million dollars per year, primarily driven off its highly competitive tea brand which is the preferred brand in the industry.The total workforce between both plants consists of 50executive, management, and sales exempt employees with another 500 non-exempt manufacturing hourly employees working in the various manufacturing jobs throughout the facilities.Location:Located in theSoutheastern part of the United States, this organizations primary focus has been in stores located throughout the southern states. However, over the past 5 years based on the popularity of its iced tea and coffee brands, the company has expanded into 44 states as well as some locations in Mexico and Canada.Myconnection to the organization:I am the HR Manager and have studied the company for other research projects dealing with food manufacturing standards in the United States.How Iwill obtain information:Online resources about the company that present current data and statistics.How Iwill verify the match between the HR activities and organizational strategies:By evaluating the company's website and its mission and value statements along with reviewing journals in the food and beverage industry related to this companies standards and practices with its workforce and its overall culture. This information will be used to determine how aligned the HR practices are with the overall vision of the organization.Use of the CBK (Common Body of Knowledge) areas:The HR CBK focus for this company will be around the following:Strategic Management -Identify the companies HR strategy as it relates to the overall objectives, practices, and policies that are in place to meet short and long term goals.HR Development -How well has the HR department in this organization focused on employee'score skills and abilities and the training and developing of these skills along with other programs to ensure a successful workforce is in place.Workforce
Planning -Review the HR strategy for recruiting, hiring, retentionand other issues related to the talent management at all levels of the organization.Employee/Labor relations -What is my company'sprocess for dealing with employee relations issues and evaluating the workforce to ensure a harmonious environment exists.Compensation and Benefits -Examining the HR strategy for ensuring compensation and benefits are fair and competitive in the industry.References:Kong, E. (2010). Developing Organizational Knowledge and Learning Capabilities: Synergistic Relationships of Human Capital, Strategic Human Resource Management and Human Resource Management. International Journal Of Learning,17(5), 63-80Switch to the Accessible Version of Box ›Skip to All Files
Final Project Guidelines
You will analyze an organization's HR functions and how they relate to the organization's strategic initiatives, as well as how those activities relate to Saint Leo University's School of Business Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)-Management Information Systems, Accounting, Economics, Management, Finance, Marketing, Legal, International Business, and Applied Decision Making. You may choose any organization, though if you prefer not to reveal which one, you can use a fake one. The project should be 15-20 pages in length and include a bibliography and proper citations in APA format.
• Type of organization (e.g., manufacturing; do not include the actual name)
• Primary nature of the work performed
• Size (revenue and number of employees)
• Location (where the organization typically conducts business)
• Your connection to the organization
• How you will obtain your information
• How you will verify the match between the HR activities and organizational strategies
• Use of the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) areas to date (accounting approaches, legal approaches, how various projects are financed, etc.)