Case Study: Downsizing: Anathema To Corporate Loyalty, Chapter 6 Recruiting and Retraining Qualified Engineers, in Managing Human Resources, Susan E. Jackson, Randall S. Schuler, Steve Werner, 2011
1. Why is Daniels sensitive to DSI’s recruitment efforts?
2. How could the use of temporaries, student interns, or subcontractors potentially help DSI?
3. What are some of the potential problems for the current class of engineers recruited to DSI?
4. Evaluate Daniel’s alternatives for reducing DSI’s labor surplus. What do you recommend? Why?