Case Study 1: The New Human Resource ManagerThe Prime Manufacturing Company is a garment factory that employs about 1250 employees of varied skills. About 75% are women who are mostly in the production department. Men employees are assigned in the maintenance department and as operators of machines used in the garment production. Women are mostly in sewing department, packaging and quality control. Mr. Rod Santos was hired to head the HR department. Prior to his assignment at Prime Manufacturing Company, Rod was in a construction firm, a medium-size organization. His main concern was preparing the payroll and handling employee's records. The Human Resource Department is composed of 5 employees, a payroll clerk, a personnel assistant and two supervisors and Mr. Rod Santos as manager. The record of Rod Santos in his academic achievement is quietly satisfactory. His bachelor's satisfactory. The construction company in his previous employment closed shop due to an economic slowdown, this cause his separation from employment. The garment business is globally competitive and customer's satisfaction is of prime importance. Employee's commitments to performance standard are high priority. In the three-month span of Rod Santos's employment, 20% of women employees and 12% of male employees resigned for unknown reasons, as there was no exit interview conducted. Productionschedule was delayed and foreign customers were alarmed. The general manager, Mario Mabilangan, called Rod Santos regarding the problem. He noted Rod's indecisive approach to the HR problem and actions that he failed to take. He pointed out to Rod Santos that he exactly did not know what to do regarding the current situation. His subordinate began to complain to Mr. Mabilangan about Rod Santos'indecision. Rod Santos became more withdrawn from his subordinates and other managers in the plant. Heshowed little interest in his job and concentrated in mental jobs concerning the department. In general he lost control of his job of managing the department 1. Time Context Since there is no definite time or date mentioned, the three (3) months span of Mr. Rod Santos being a Human Resource manager in the Prime Manufacturing Company is the time that the situation is analyzed. Despite not having proper knowledge of being a