OPTIONS/ALTERNATIVE AVAILABLE FOR THIRD TOP ISSUE: The option that Shikara said that Lakeland College must do in order to keep turnover low is to treat their employees and faculty members correctly. Just like in normal businesses, the college needs to create a differentiation method to retain and make candidates chose their institution over other competitors. The way Lakeland College can do this is through benefits, pay, or the overall campus and organization atmosphere that the college has developed.
UNIQUENESS OF THIRD TOP ISSUE: No, this issue is not unique to them. Other companies or colleges are continually dealing with turnover. The only aspect of this issue that is unique to Lakeland College is faculty turnover because there is a smaller applicant pool to fill the vacated faculty positions. …show more content…
Answer to Question 3: Shikara commented that one of the biggest factors that differentiates a business from a school organization is the faculty employees. This is because many faculty members usually do no work year-round, they typically have ten month contracts, but there are a few with year-round contracts. She also commented that faculty employees can also be hard to work with at times because there seems to be an ‘us versus them mentality’ between hourly staff and faculty. This can sometimes make it hard to implement change and work together as one unit. One thing that she favors about Lakeland College that usually is not seen at a corporate business is the organizational structure. She said that Lakeland College has a flat structure. A flat structure is when there is few or no levels of middle management between staff and executives within an organizational structure. Shikara likes this because it is easier to get changes approved and accepted since everyone is on the same “level,” which is extremely helpful with the transition to become a
UNIQUENESS OF THIRD TOP ISSUE: No, this issue is not unique to them. Other companies or colleges are continually dealing with turnover. The only aspect of this issue that is unique to Lakeland College is faculty turnover because there is a smaller applicant pool to fill the vacated faculty positions. …show more content…
Answer to Question 3: Shikara commented that one of the biggest factors that differentiates a business from a school organization is the faculty employees. This is because many faculty members usually do no work year-round, they typically have ten month contracts, but there are a few with year-round contracts. She also commented that faculty employees can also be hard to work with at times because there seems to be an ‘us versus them mentality’ between hourly staff and faculty. This can sometimes make it hard to implement change and work together as one unit. One thing that she favors about Lakeland College that usually is not seen at a corporate business is the organizational structure. She said that Lakeland College has a flat structure. A flat structure is when there is few or no levels of middle management between staff and executives within an organizational structure. Shikara likes this because it is easier to get changes approved and accepted since everyone is on the same “level,” which is extremely helpful with the transition to become a