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The Republican Pacific Company
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Reference: DPO-441-E
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Year: 1995
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Number of pages: 6
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Geographic Setting: Estados Unidos
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Publication Date: Apr 12, 2019
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Source: IESE (España)
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Type of Document: Case
Description
The condensed version of this case is "Republican Pacific Company" (condensed) (DPO-440).
It describes the process of creating a human resources department in a company that manufactures doors. The company is located in Oregon (United States), it is medium-sized, and it experienced steep growth in its early years of operation. The case enables the personnel function and the relationship between competitive strategy and human resources to be analyzed.
This case is based on the case "The Royal Pacific Company" (DP-115).
Learning Objective
To learn how to distinguish the universal and contingent factors in defining the relationship between human resources management and the company strategy, and to define the essential criteria for the success of the personnel function in companies. Based on a description of human resources practices, the case also enables the relationship between the company's basic philosophy, its policies and its human resources management practices to be examined.