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Answer & Explanation:Deliverable
Length:  Primary Task: 400–600 words
Part I
Additional Information: Today, you and Shawn
Williams, the new Director of Global Human Capital Management at Atlantis
Global Corporation (AGC), met with John Dawson, the company’s Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), Chief Operations Officer (COO), and Chairman of the Board of
Directors. This meeting provided both of you with some background about the
company and touched on some of the major problems that are currently
confronting it.
The meeting with John was cordial. He is obviously very concerned about
the financial losses that AGC continues to experience. You note that John’s
main concerns seem to center around global competition and the very real threat
of losing AGC’s market lead as the top manufacturer of electronic circuit
boards for high-definition television screens.
Both you and Shawn are surprised, however, that John never mentions any
issues relating to the employees who work at AGC. Earlier in the month, the
president of one of the global subsidiaries told Shawn that it is difficult to
recruit talent for AGC. He also told Shawn that employees are not happy and
continue to leave the organization to work for other organizations in their
various industrial park locations. Competition for talent is high.
When Shawn speaks about human capital concerns at AGC, John is not very
interested; seemingly, John knows little about this area of business.

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addition, John thinks these employee-related issues do not have much to do with
the organization’s problems. Shawn is surprised by his dismissive attitude
about the employees of this multinational organization, and he is worried about
the alignment of joint objectives. After the meeting, you and Shawn get
together in his office to share observations.
“I’m worried about John’s lack of knowledge about how to manage his
employees at AGC,” you say.
“Yes, it looks like John’s disregard for the people issues at the
company may be a major problem in itself,” says Shawn. “People
management must be treated as a high-level strategic matter.”
“Right,” you say. “He doesn’t seem to understand that
human capital has economic value and that other organizational changes will not
occur if the people aren’t managed properly.”
“Ultimately, the bottom line is affected,” says Shawn. “I
have another meeting to go to now. Let’s wait until tomorrow to talk about next
steps. Does that work for you?”
“That sounds good to me,” you say. During your drive home, you
think about the meeting and think about the difficult job that lies ahead. You
know that it will be challenging to work with John to implement
the organizational changes that are necessary to build greater global
strength without changes in the management of global human capital. Later that
evening, you sit down at your computer to make notes about the following
questions: