Question: Question 4 (25 marks) (a) Secure Fasteners is a small and medium enterprise (SME) that manufactures and supplies fasteners to MROs. The financial performance of

Question 4 (25 marks) (a) Secure Fasteners is a
Question 4 (25 marks) (a) Secure Fasteners is a small and medium enterprise (SME) that manufactures and supplies fasteners to MROs. The financial performance of the company is adversely affected by the COVID-19. The management of the company decided to reduce its workforce by about 20 percent. As the HRM manager, you are tasked to work out a list of employees to retrench. Describe and explain the factors that you will need to consider when you conduct this retrenchment exercise and how you will select the employees to be retrenched. (6 marks) (6) The management has also directed you to explore the feasibility of having a flatter organisation after the retrenchment exercise in Part (a). (1) Explain what a flatter organisation is and describe how this will affect the span of control (3 marks) e Describe the factors to consider in implementing this organisation structure (6 marks) For each of the 5 leadership styles in Blake and Mouton's Managerial Grid, describe its suitability in leading an MRO that has suffered a drastic drop in business. (10 marks)

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