Employee Retention

Companies are faced with a number of employment related decisions and need to connect their
HR strategy to their business strategy. Here you will read about a highly-valued employee at a
firm and the firm’s decision to make a counteroffer or not.
INSTRUCTIONS
This written case analysis must be at least 1500 words (not including the title, abstract and
reference pages), double-spaced, and in current APA format. Please note that the stated word
count is a minimum. Therefore, you are encouraged to ensure that you have thoroughly
researched and responded to each question/prompt provided below. Each assignment must
include a title page, abstract and a references page. Include an introduction and a conclusion.
Use at least 4 scholarly sources (published within the last 5 years), the course textbook, and
biblical integration.
See the Module 3: Week 3 Learn materials and answer the following questions in regards to the
Groysberg et al. case:

• Discuss how to align a company’s strategic direction with its human resource
  planning.
• Explain the relationship of HR strategy to business strategy.
• Introduce the situation in the case. Should the company make counteroffers to
  either or both of the employees? Defend your choice.
• Discuss a possible concern with succession planning and a best practice on how to
  avoid it.
• Recommend a possible practice for the company that would further align HR with
  the accomplishment of organizational goals.
  Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.