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Gro up 4 C urre nt E ve nts P aper ( ra w v e rs io n) M arc u s C re w e M engzh u W ang X u H ui L i Jo hn A lla n S te ve n C urc i K udakw ash e K ase ke C hlo e S ong M GI 3 01 W it h in o rg aniz a tio ns i n t h e w orld , u nio niz in g i s a r a pid ly g ro w in g m eth od t h at a ppeals t o e m plo ye es, p artic u la rly t h ose w it h in i n dustr ia l o rg aniz a tio ns. U nio niz in g i s a w ay t o a llo w w ork e rs w it h in a n o rg aniz a tio n t o h ave m ore v a lu ed o pin io ns a s w ell a s r e dis tr ib ute t h e p ow er m ore e ve nly . O rg aniz a tio ns u su ally r e pe l t h e i d ea o f u nio ns a nd p re fe r t o o pera te w it h out fo rm ula tio n.T here fo re , o rg aniz a tio ns u su ally d o e ve ry th in g i n t h eir p ow er t o p le ase t h eir e m plo ye es i n o rd er t o a vo id t h is . B oein g,a n o rg aniz a tio n s p e cia liz in g i n m an ufa ctu rin g p la nes and p la ne p arts , h ave b een d ealin g w it h t h e p ote ntia l f o rm ula tio n o f a u nio n w it h in t h e p ast t w o ye ars . W it h in B oein g, t h ere h as b een v a rio us p ro pose d p ro ble m s t h at e xis t a m on gst t h e em plo ye es. H R f a ce s t h e d auntin g t a sk o f s a tis fy in g t h eir w ork e rs i n o rd er t o a vo id f o rm ula tio n of a u nio n a nd d oin g s o a t t h e l e ast p oss ib le c o st. B oein g w ork e rs h ave v a rio us l in gerin g i s su e s t h at t h ey h ave b ro ught t o t h e a tte ntio n o f m anagem ent. T hese i s su es c o nsis t o f t h e e quit y c o m pe nsa tio n, u nfa ir e va lu atio n m eth ods u se d fo r g iv in g r a is e s a nd i n co nsis te nt j o b i n str u ctio ns. S pecif ic a lly , t h ese i s su es e xis t a t t h e B oein g fa cilit ie s i n S outh C aro lin a. B oein g e sta blis h e d a m an ufa ctu rin g f a cilit y i n S outh C aro lin a beca use s ta tis tic a lly t h e r e gio n i s s tr o ngly “ a nti u nio n.” L ess t h an 2 % o f S outh C aro lin a w ork e rs a re u nio n m em bers w hic h i s t h e p rim ary i n ce n tiv e f o r e sta blis h in g h ere . H ow eve r, t h ey s till f a ce p ote ntia l f o rm ula tio n i f t h e n eeds o f t h e w ork e rs a re n ot m et. T he p rim ary t h re at o f a u nio n fo rm ula tio n w it h in B oein g i s t h e c o st t h at c o m es w it h a u nio n w hic h c a n c a u se t h eir c o m petit io n to h ave l o w er p ric e s t h an t h em a s w ell a s l o sin g t h eir d efe nse c o n tr a cts . A s a s u pportiv e d epartm ent, t h e p urp ose o f H RM i s t o m axim iz e e m plo ye e p erfo rm ance b y m ain ta in in g a g ood r e la tio nsh ip b etw een t h e b usin ess o w ner a nd m an agem en t l e ve l a nd em plo ye e, s o t h at e m plo ye e c o uld f o cu s o n w ork in g a nd g enera tin g p ro fit f o r t h e c o m pany. B oein g h as 9 6.1 1 b illio n d olla rs i n s a le s a nd r a nke d 2 7th o ut o f t h e f o rtu ne 5 00. T he a ve ra ge sa la ry o f i t s e m plo ye e i s o nly $ 76,7 84.T his i s a t in y n um be r c o m pa rin g t o w hat t h ose e m plo ye e co uld h elp t h e c o m pany m ake . T he b ig p art o f t h e c o m pa ny’s e xp e nse i s c o m in g f r o m m ate ria l fo r b uild in g p arts a nd e nerg y c o sts . S in ce s to ckh old ers w on’t c a re m uch a bout t h e e m plo ye e’s s a la rie s, t h ere i s n o n eed t o c re ate u nple ase d t e nsio n b etw een t h e c o m pa ny a nd e m plo ye es sim ply b eca use o f s a la ry . R egard in g t h e p ro m otio n i s su e, i t i s a ls o u nnece ssa ry f o r t h e H RM t o e re ct b arrie rs . T he a rtic le s ta te s t h at w ork e rs d escrib ed t h ere a re s o m e u nfa ir a ppro ach ed t h e m anagem ent u se d t o e va lu atin g w ork e rs a nd d ealin g w it h r a is e s a nd p ro m otio ns. P ro m otio n i s o ne o f t h e e asie st w ay t o s tim ula te e m plo ye e a nd m ake t h em w ork h ard er w it h r e la tiv e ly l o w co st. S om etim es, t h e c o m pany d on’t e ve n n eed t o s p e nd a c e n t, j u st g iv e p eople t h e t it le . W it h out a ny c o sts a nd t h ey c o uld g et t h e e m plo ye e s’ l o ya lt y a nd e ff o rts . B oein g c o m pany h as e xp re sse d t h at t h e w age o f p ro ductio n a nd m ain te nance w ork s i n S outh C aro lin a i s $ 2 0.5 9, h as i n cre ase d 1 6.6 % s in ce 2 013, a nd w ill i n cre ase 1 .9 % i n S epte m ber. T his i s f a ste r t h an t h e w age s o f t h e w ork e rs i n E ve re tt, W ash in gto n, w here w ork e rs g et p aid b etw een $ 1 1 a nd $ 4 4.5 0. H ow eve r, i f c o m pa rin g t h e i n cre ase o f t h eir w ork e r’s p ay w it h t h e i n cre ase o f t h e c o m pany r e ve nue , 1 6% i n cre ase s in ce 2 013 w ould d efin ate ly w orth i t . I t is u nfa ir t o s a y t h e r e ve nue g ro w th w as c o n tr ib ute d b y c o m mon e m plo ye e s. H ow eve r, w e h ave to a dm it t h at w it h out t h em , t h ere w ould b e h uge p ro ble m f o r t h e b usin ess t o r u n n orm ally . B oein g’s H RM o nly n eed t o s p end a l it tle b it m ore o n s a la rie s t o s a tis fy e m plo ye e s t o p re ve nt sin ce re p ro ble m s i n t h e f u tu re . F or a c o m pany, a u nio n o r t h e i d ea o f e m plo ye e s w antin g t o f o rm a u nio n c a n b e pro ble m atic a nd c o stly . T o p re ve nt t h e c re atio n o f a u nio n o r t o w eake n t h e i n flu ence s o f a u nio n, t h e H um an R eso urc e M anagem en t m ust d eve lo p s tr a te gie s/s o lu tio ns t o e nsu re j o b sa tis fa ctio n f o r t h e e m plo ye es. O ne s u ch s tr a te gy/s o lu tio ns i s t o h ave e ff e ctiv e c o m munic a tio n betw een t h e e m plo ye es a nd u pper l e ve l m an agem en t. A n e xa m ple o f e ff e ctiv e c o m munic a tio n is t o h ave a c o m pany w ebsit e w here e m plo ye e s c a n e xp re ss t h eir c o n ce rn s a nd m anagers c o uld p ost f u tu re p ro je cts o r w ork in g o bje ctiv e s s o e ve ry o n e c o u ld s ta y u p t o d ate . I n t h e B oein g ca se , o ne o f t h e r e aso ns t h e e m plo ye es w ante d t o u nio niz e w as d ue t o t h e i n co n sis te nt j o b in str u ctio ns g iv e n b y t h eir m anagers e ach m on th . W it h b ette r c o m munic a tio n t h is p ro ble m c o uld h ave b een e asily a vo id ed. I m ple m entin g b ette r c o m munic a tio ns c a n p ro vid e e m plo ye es a w ay to e xp re ss t h eir g rie va nce s m uch e asily , w hic h w ill a llo w u pper m an agem en t t o a ct o n t h e grie va nce s i n a q uic k a nd t im ely m anner. W it h t h is i d ea t h e e m plo ye e s a nd s u p erv is o rs c a n have a b ette r r e la tio nsh ip i n t h e w ork in g e nvir o nm en t w hic h c a n l e ad t o b ette r j o b s a tis fa ctio n w it h out t h e n eed f o r u nio ns. E m plo ye es w ant t o b e t r e ate d a nd e va lu a te d e qually a m on g t h eir p eers a nd i n t h e B oein g c a se , u nequal e va lu atio ns o f e m plo ye e s d esp it e s a m e a m ou nt o f w ork c o m ple te d w as a m ain c o nce rn . M anagers i n B oein g w ould o fte n w it h hold h ig h r a tin gs f r o m c e rta in w ork e rs w ho m et t h e c rit e ria f o r r e ce iv in g i t , p re ve ntin g t h ose w ork e rs f r o m g ettin g t h e r a is e t h ey d ese rv e . T he s o lu tio n t o s u ch a p ro ble m w ould b e t o d eve lo p a n ew , u nbia se d e m plo ye e e va lu atio n m eth od w it h a m ajo r f o cu s o n 3 60 e va lu a tio n. A s a s u pportiv e d epartm ent, t h e p urp ose o f H RM i s t o m axim iz e e m plo ye e p erfo rm ance b y m ain ta in in g a g ood r e la tio nsh ip b etw een t h e b usin ess o w ner a nd m an agem en t l e ve l a nd em plo ye e, s o t h at e m plo ye e c o uld f o cu s o n w ork in g a nd g enera tin g p ro fit f o r t h e c o m pany. Boein g h as 9 6.1 1 b illio n d olla rs i n s a le s a nd r a nke d 2 7th o ut o f t h e f o rtu ne 5 00. T he a ve ra ge sa la ry o f i t s e m plo ye e i s o nly $ 76,7 84.T his i s a t in y n um be r c o m pa rin g t o w hat t h ose e m plo ye e co uld h elp t h e c o m pany m ake . T he b ig p art o f t h e c o m pa ny’s e xp e nse i s c o m in g f r o m m ate ria l fo r b uild in g p arts a nd e nerg y c o sts . S in ce s to ckh old ers w on’t c a re m uch a bout t h e e m plo ye e’s s a la rie s, t h ere i s n o n eed t o c re ate u nple ase d t e nsio n b etw een t h e c o m pa ny a nd e m plo ye es sim ply b eca use o f s a la ry . R egard in g t h e p ro m otio n i s su e, i t i s a ls o u nnece ssa ry f o r t h e H RM t o e re ct b arrie rs . T he a rtic le s ta te s t h at w ork e rs d escrib ed t h ere a re s o m e u nfa ir a ppro ach ed t h e m anagem ent u se d t o e va lu atin g w ork e rs a nd d ealin g w it h r a is e s a nd p ro m otio ns. P ro m otio n i s o ne o f t h e e asie st w ay t o s tim ula te e m plo ye e a nd m ake t h em w ork h ard er w it h r e la tiv e ly l o w co st. S om etim es, t h e c o m pany d on’t e ve n n eed t o s p e nd a c e n t, j u st g iv e p eople t h e t it le . W it h out a ny c o sts a nd t h ey c o uld g et t h e e m plo ye e s’ l o ya lt y a nd e ff o rts . B oein g c o m pany h as e xp re sse d t h at t h e w age o f p ro ductio n a nd m ain te nance w ork s i n S outh C aro lin a i s $ 2 0.5 9, h as i n cre ase d 1 6.6 % s in ce 2 013, a nd w ill i n cre ase 1 .9 % i n S epte m ber. T his i s f a ste r t h an t h e w ages o f t h e w ork e rs i n E ve re tt, W ash in gto n, w here w ork e rs g et p aid b etw een $ 1 1 a nd $ 4 4.5 0. H ow eve r, i f c o m pa rin g t h e i n cre ase o f t h eir w ork e r’s p ay w it h t h e in cre ase o f t h e c o m pany r e ve nue, 1 6% i n cre ase s in ce 2 013 w ould d efin ate ly w orth i t . I t i s u nfa ir t o s a y t h e r e ve nue g ro w th w as c o ntr ib ute d b y c o m mon e m plo ye e s. H ow eve r, w e h ave t o a dm it t h at w it h out t h em , t h ere w ould b e h uge p ro ble m f o r t h e b usin ess t o r u n n orm ally . B oein g’s H RM only n eed t o s p end a l it tle b it m ore o n s a la rie s t o s a tis fy e m plo ye e s t o p re ve n t s in ce re p ro ble m s in t h e f u tu re .