George Martin and Jay Davis are the most appropriate candidates for the plant manager position. 1. George Martin has a M.A. in Industrial Relations, 6 years of experience as a plant manager, and scored highly on ability to handle stress, resolve conflicts, and interpersonal skills. Interview ratings for Martin ranged from 5.5 to 6.5. 2. Jay Davis has an MBA and 10 years of experience as an assistant plant manager. He scored highly on ability to handle stress and resolve conflicts. Interview ratings for Davis ranged from 4.5 to 6.5. 3. The document provides details on 8 candidates for the plant manager position at Dynamo Industries, including their education, experience,

1. PAF-Kiet City Campus
Semester:Summer -2014
Subject HRM:
Submitted to: LT.COL (RETD) RAZA KAMAL
Presented by:
.
Abdul Naveed
Mashal-ur-Rehman
Hafiz MuhammadUsman

2. Summary of Case
 Dynamo Industries, a medium sized firm manufacturing electrical motors
headquarter in St.Paul.Minnesota.
 The firm employs 9,800 people
 Dynamo Industries has plants in Port Elisabeth
 The firm has been trying to hire a new plan manager, plant manager will report to
directly to the voice president of Production )
 The Pittsburgh plant has been a trouble spot. Over the past three years, production
costs have been extremely high and there has been labour unrest (e.g. numerous work
slowdowns, an excessive number of grievances filed). The most recent Pittsburgh
plant manager was terminated, although by mutual agreement.
 Dynamo Industries has used several expensive selection devices. These devices are
detailed below. After a thorough recruitment effort (both within and outside the
company) and some initial screening, the list of job candidates has been reduced to
eight names.

3. S.# Name of Candidate Age Education Experience Other
1 George Martin 44 Years BA, Pretoria University.
M.A. (Industrial Relations),
University of Kwa Zulu-Natal.
plant manager in Bellville,
Western Cape
2 Tony caciopo 59 Years High school graduate 24 years worked with dynamo
out of 10 years Assistant Plan
manager in Dynamo.
health problems
3 Kathy Joyce 36 Years B.A plant manager at of Little
Rock Plant
She desires a lateral transfer because it would
enhance job opportunities for her husband. Joyce
has been with Dynamo for five years. She has
been plant manager at Kempton Park for the past
two years.
4 Barry fein 49 Year Associate Degree 2 years Plant manager at a large,
unionized textile plant
2 months ago, fein worked for discontinued this
product line and he was retrenched. Fein former
employer for 20 years and plant manager for 5
years. His letters of reference were excellent.
5 Ron Jackson 33 B.A. Rhodes University; MBA,
RAU.
4 Years with the same
company.2 years APM. as
acting plant manager at
Kimberley for the past 2
months
6 Jay Davis 46 B.A MBA Assistant plant manager at has been with Dynamo for 10 years; the past 7
years he has been assistant plant manager (6
years in Port Elisabeth, the last year in .
7 Frank Hall 58 B.Sc. (chemistry), Vice president production.
12 Year as plant manager
Dynamo’s major competitors. Seeking a demotion
so that he would not be required to travel so much.
Vice general managerial position for the past six
years. Before that he was a plant manager for 12
years. The plant was organized. No reference
information is available. However, he has received
outstanding reviews in trade publications for his
performance as vice general manager.
8 Tom Doyle 36 B.A +MBA 2 Years special assistant of the
voice president of Production 2
Years assistant PM.3Years PM
(little Rock )
Tom Doyle was the youngest PM ever appointed at
Dynamo. He was very ineffective as a PM and
after three years was removed from this position.

4. Characteristics of the
Candidates
Ratings
High Medium Low
Ability to handle stress Martin
Caciopo
Davis
Joyce
Jackson
Fein
Doyle
Hall
Ability to resolve conflict Joyce
Davis
Caciopo
Martin
Doyle
Hall
Fein
Jackson
Interpersonal skills Martin
Joyce
Hall
Jackson
Caciopo
Davis
Fein
Doyle
Managerial skills Martin
Caciopo
Joyce
Doyle
Hall
Jacson
Fein
Davis

5. INTERVIEWERS’ RATINGS OF THE CANDIDATES
.
General
Manager
Production
General
Manager HR
Plant Manager Plant
Manager
Rosslyn
George Martin
Tony Caciopo
Kathy Joyce
Barry Fein
Ron Jackson
Jay Davis
Frank Hall
Tom Doyle
6.5
5
6
4
5
4.5
6.5
5.5
6
5.5
6.5
4
5.5
5
7
6
5.5
4.5
5
3
4.5
3.5
Interviewer not availa-ble for
interview
4.5
4
6
5.5
4
5
6.5
4
6
Note: Each of the interviewers went through a one-day training programme.
The General Manager Production’s interviews averaged three hours in
length. The others averaged 60 minutes in length. Interview ratings made
on a seven-point scale (1 = poor candidate … 7 = excellent candidate). All
interviews were semi-structured.

6. INTELLIGENCE TESTS AND HANDWRITING ANALYSES OF THE
CANDIDATES
Intelligence Test Handwriting Rating
George Martin
Tony Caciopo
Kathy Joyce
Barry Fein
Ron Jackson
Jay Davis
Frank Hall
Tom Doyle
119
116
141
122
114
148
112
125
+ 3
+ 1
- 1
0
+ 2
+ 2
+ 3
+ 3
Note: The intelligence test (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) give by Dynamo
Industries is commonly used for selecting candidates for management. Individuals
scoring below 115 tend not to do well in managerial jobs. Standard error = 3.5,
reliability = 0.91.A handwriting analyst rated the candidates for the job in terms of their
likelihood of success as the Kimberley plant manager. (-3 = very poor prospect … +3 =
very strong prospect).
.

7. Promotability Performance Work Sample Score
George Martin
Tony Caciopo
Kathy Joyce
Barry fein
Ron Jackson
Jay Davis
Frank Hall
Tom doyle
NA
6
5
NA
5.5
7
NA
5.5
NA
5
6
NA
6
7
NA
6
19.5
15.5
18.5
18.5
18
16.5
19
17.5
PROMOTABILITYRATINGS, PERFORMANCE RATINGS AND WORK
SAMPLE SCORES
Note: A promatability rating was made as part of the annual performance review (7 = ready
for immediate promotion … 1 = should not be promoted). The performance ratings range
from 1 = poor performance … 7 = exceptional performance. As part of the selection process,
all applicants went through a series of work sample tests (i.e. in-basket, leaderless group
discussion, and a production planning exercise). Scoring was done by trained ratters from
the human resources department. (20 = highest possible score).
.

8.  REPORTING PERSON: Vice President Production
 . EDUCATION:
4-year degree in business or industrial management.
 . EXPERIENCE:
1. Minimum of 5 years experience in plant management.
2. Previous supervisory experience managing manufacturing, maintenance, quality
and logistics
3. Previous experience working in a multi-shift production environment including
training
JOB SPECIFICATION OF PLANT MANAGER

9.  . KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
 Good interpersonal and communication skills.
 Basic knowledge of administration and management.
 Must be able to plan, allocate resources, manage production and coordinate people and
equipment.
 Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other
techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture.
 Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new employees,
or assign employees to experienced workers for training.

10. APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES
 George Martin:
 Jay Davis
 GEORGE MARTIN:
M.A Industrial Relations
6 years experience as a plant manager
Ability to handle stress is high
Ability to resolve conflict is medium
Interpersonal skills high
Interviewer’s rating:
VP production 6.5
VP personal: 6
Columbus PM: 5.5
Atlanta PM: 4
Rating: 1=poor candidate, 7=excellent candidate

11.  JAY DAVIS:
MBA
10 years experience as an assistant plant manager
Ability to handle stress is high
Ability to resolve conflict is high
Interpersonal skills low
Interviewer’s rating:
VP production 4.5
VP personal: 5
Columbus PM: 3.5
Atlanta PM: 6.5
Rating: 1=poor candidate, 7=excellent candidate

12. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Operation Management Test
Aptitude test for managers in manufacturing & operations