Welcome to Unit 3: Job Analysis & The Talent Management Process! In this unit, we will explore how HR teams approach the momentous decision of how to structure their organizations by determining how many people the business needs doing what kind of jobs to adequately staff the enterprise. We will understand how organizations look to research and competitor strategy to make these decisions, and why setting this strategy is the foundation on which the rest of the business can be built.

In order to successfully complete this unit, you’ll need to do the following:

1. Read these Open Educational Resources (free to access):
   • Chapter 7: Designing Organizational Structures⁵ 
   • Section 17.5: Designing an Organization for the Future⁶
   • “Preserving A Culture People Love As Your Company Grows: Lessons from Zappos” from 2017 in Forbes magazine⁷
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2. Watch this YouTube video about Zappos company culture.⁸
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3. Listen to our Unit 3 Lecture (embedded below), which builds on the resource above and will help inform the way you participate in this unit’s discussion.
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4. Participate in our Unit 3 Discussion about Zappos & Company Strategy. You can find more details here, including our Discussion Rubric.

As always, if you need more information, you can ask me a question. For information on due dates, check our Course Schedule.

Sources:

⁵ “Introduction to Business” by Lawrence J. Gitman, Carl McDaniel, Amit Shah, Linda Koffel, Monique Reece, Bethann Talsma, and James C. Hyatt is licensed under CC BY 4.0

⁶ “Organizational Behavior” by J. Stewart Black, David S. Bright, OpenStax is licensed under CC BY 4.0

⁷ FORBES

⁸ YOUTUBE