MGMT250 HR Simulation Gripes
A big problem that I had with the Human Resources Simulation was with the incident reports. The incident reports did not pertain to the assigned incidents. For instance, for our third quarter, we were assigned Incident G: Compensation Planning. We decided to choose a Gain Sharing Plan in hopes of reducing turnover and raising morale. When we received the Quarter 3 results, we were baffled by the response. Instead of being about our Gain Sharing Plan, our incident decision results involved the hiring of fifty temporary employees, which angered the CEO, raised our costs and “caused much dissention in the workforce.” (Quarter 3, Human Resources Report). These were obviously results from Incident C: Recruiting for Temporary Position, which we did not indicate on our Decision Form. Throughout the HR Simulation, inaccurate incidents produced results unrelated to our decisions, causing negative consequences such as lowered morale. This proved frustrating and demoralizing for our team. Overall, the HR Simulation went well, but the incidents were consistently wrong.
Golden, Peggy A. & Jerald R. Smith. Human Resources Management Simulation: Player’s Manual. Second Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. 2005.
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