1. T HE FLEXIBLE WORKFORCE (C HAPTER 2 – P ART 3) MGT 3513 Dr. Marler Introduction to Human Resource Management “Pay your people the least possible and you’ll get from them the same.” Malcolm S. Forbes

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3. O UTSOURCING – Q UESTIONS TO CONSIDER W E WILL DISCUSS AS A CLASS What types of activities should companies outsource? Why do companies outsource? What are potential drawbacks of outsourcing?

4. O UTSOURCING : T HE CASE OF LEVI ’ S & COLLABNET http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5wODB9hgR w Where did Levi’s send jobs? How did Collabnet benefit from outsourcing? What were other benefits of outsourcing in this clip?

5. O UTSOURCING : T HE CASE OF C ABOT H OSIERY M ILLS /D ARN T OUGH http://money.cnn.com/video/smallbusiness/2010/1 1/17/sbiz_turnaround_darn_tough_vermont.smb/ http://www.darntough.com/ What strategy is the company pursuing? What were the disadvantages of outsourcing in this particular case? What is the term used to describe the decision made by darn tough?

6. Q UESTIONS ON T HE F LEXIBLE W ORKFORCE What are core workers ? What are contingent workers ? What is a temporary worker ?

7. Q UESTIONS ON T HE F LEXIBLE W ORKFORCE What is a part-time employee and why do employers use them? What is job sharing ? Pros and cons? What is outsourcing (subcontracting)?

8. Q UESTIONS ON T HE F LEXIBLE W ORKFORCE What types of HR activities are outsourced according to your text? What are some of the potential advantages of outsourcing HR activities? (see emerging trends, manager’s notebook to answer the 2 nd and 3 rd questions) What are some of the potential disadvantages?

9. Q UESTIONS ON T HE F LEXIBLE W ORKFORCE What is offshoring ? What are contract workers ? What are other terms for contract workers ?

10. Y AHOO PUTS AN END TO TELECOMMUTING Yahoo no longer Telecommuting http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/02/27/n-yahoo- marissa-mayer-work-from-home-backlash.cnnmoney http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/02/27/n-yahoo- marissa-mayer-work-from-home-backlash.cnnmoney What are the benefits of telecommuting ? What percent of employees work from home on a regular basis? What percent of companies offer flexible work options?

11. Y AHOO PUTS AN END TO TELECOMMUTING Yahoo no longer Telecommuting http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/27/opinion/kossek- yahoo-mayer/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/27/opinion/kossek- yahoo-mayer/index.html Why did Yahoo end telecommuting? Why was this a controversial decision?

12. Q UESTIONS ON T HE F LEXIBLE W ORKFORCE Describe core time and flextime. What is the compressed workweek ?

13. CONTINUED…D R. M ARLER ’ S U NSOLICITED A DVICE ON THE INTERVIEWING CONSIDER asking the company about flexible scheduling Does your company offer flexible scheduling options such as flextime? Have you implemented a compressed workweek?

14. Q UESTIONS ON H UMAN R ESOURCE I NFORMATION S YSTEMS What does a human resource information system (HRIS) do? What are some potential problems associated with using an HRIS? What might HR do to mitigate these problems?