Developing Star Employees The selection of a new employee consists of steps for HR managers involved in the hiring process. Managers of a particular department will ultimately have the final say in who is hired for their opening “but the role of human resource management is to define and guide managers in this process.”[4] After the initial issuance of a job vacancy posting and recruitment process, retail managers will begin the… Read More »Developing Star Employees

Attracting the Best Employees What you’ll learn to do: Explain how retailers can attract the best employees In a good economy with low unemployment, the challenge of finding the best employees becomes even more important. Retail has been a historically low-paying industry, so attracting great talent may involve non-monetary incentives such as great work hours, an inviting company culture or other creative perks. Defining clearly what is needed for a particular… Read More »how retailers can attract the best employees

Attracting the Best Employees What you’ll learn to do: Explain how retailers can attract the best employees In a good economy with low unemployment, the challenge of finding the best employees becomes even more important. Retail has been a historically low-paying industry, so attracting great talent may involve non-monetary incentives such as great work hours, an inviting company culture or other creative perks. Defining clearly what is needed for a particular… Read More »Attracting the Best Employees

Challenges in Human Resource Management Regardless of the size or type of retail store one is managing, human resource management will face unique challenges that are exclusive to their division of the organizational structure.  Besides just turnover being a challenge, HR might face some other issues such as organizational change, compliance with laws and liability issues, and employee development duties such as determining qualified candidates and employees passing background requirements.… Read More »Challenges in Human Resource Management

Steps of Human Resource Management Human resource management must take various steps in order to properly execute their jobs in building a productive workforce for their retail business. A new employee would witness HR from the outset recruiting new employees and then hiring them. As a new employee goes through the processes of their particular job within their retail company they would expect to be properly trained, supervised and then… Read More »Steps of Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management What you’ll learn to do: Discuss the overarching requirements of human resource management Human resources is involved in every aspect of the employment process from creating the job descriptions, advertising for positions, interviewing, hiring and onboarding of new staff. Then they need to insure that all employment laws are followed and employees are well trained and feel part of the organizational culture. HR professionals wear many hats in… Read More »requirements of human resource management

Retail Organizational Structure Have you ever taken a moment to think about the structure that is around us every day? Structure can come in many different forms. For example, a sports team without a coach and a game plan is destined for failure. The same is true for retail stores. Understanding a retail store’s organizational structure is important when creating a business plan to determine its customers and appeal to them. Many… Read More »Retail Organizational Structure

Divisions of a Retail Business Larger stores, such as national chains, will have multiple sectors where daily operations are handled. Depending on the retail organization, the exact terminology for each division and title held by each individual employee may vary but are typically similar in nature from store to store.  “Titles demonstrate the importance of the business functions, either internally or externally.”[8]  Executive, finance, operations and sales are integral parts… Read More »Divisions of a Retail Business

Retailer Structures As mentioned in the previous section, the organizational structure of a retail business will greatly depend on the type of store and its size. Generally the logistics of a retail store are determined when a business plan is set into place. At the outset, retailers typically attempt to employ an organizational structure that is alluring to their consumers and the particular market they are attempting to sell to.… Read More »Retailer Structures

Organizational Patterns of a Retail Business What you’ll learn to do: Describe the organizational patterns of a retail business Varying sizes of retail businesses utilize different organizational patterns and organizational charts. Each level of a business from executive to floor staff of a retail business need to have a job description, and clear outline of the duties. From the smallest local store to national chains and diversified retailers, insuring clear job… Read More »Organizational Patterns of a Retail Business