To complete this assignment: Review the RealRecruit case study provided in the textbook.Critical Thinking Case: Real RecruitWrite a consulting report to share your observations and recommendations bas

To complete this assignment: Review the RealRecruit case study provided in the textbook.Critical Thinking Case: Real RecruitWrite a consulting report to share your observations and recommendations bas
9/12/21, 4:51 PM Case 13 https://education.wiley.com/content/Schermerhorn_Management_14e/media/simulations/cases/case13.html 1/3 Case 1 3 R ea lR ecru it | P ro te ctin g S tu d en t A th le te s Alo n g w it h a tte n tio n t o f a ir e q uit a b le t re a tm en t, a n d t h e w elf a re a n d w ell- b ein g o f e m plo ye es i n o rg a n iz a tio n s, 1 t h ere i s a n i n cre a se d f o cu s o n h ow s tu d en ts – a n d i n p artic u la r s tu d en t-a th le te s – a re t re a te d o n ce t h ey m atr ic u la te t o a n i n stit u tio n o f h ig h er e d uca tio n . 2 T h e i s su e h as a ttra cte d s ig n if ic a n t atte n tio n i n t h e p op ula r p re ss, f r o m p rin t t o t e le vis io n t o I n te rn et t o l iv e s tre a m s a n d m ore . S o m e c a se s h ave r is e n t o t h e l e ve l o f h ig h p ro fil e s c a n d als r e la tin g t o h ow m em bers o f u n iv e rs it y s ta o A m on g h ig h p ro fil e u n iv e rs it y se xu al a b use c a se s r e a ch in g t h e p ub lic e ye , t h e b eh avio rs o f p la ye rs , c o ach es, a th le tic s t ra in ers , s p orts m ed ic in e p ra ctit io n ers , a s w ell a s h ig h -r a n kin g u n iv e rs it y a d m in is tra to rs i n clu d in g p re sid en ts a n d m em bers o f b oard s o f t r u ste es h ave a ll b een b ro u gh t i n to q uestio n . W hat c a n b e d on e t o g et o n t o p o f t h ese s it u atio n s b efo re t h ey g et o u t o f h an d a n d p ro te ct stu d en t a th le te s f r o m b ein g d am age d t h ro u gh m is b eh avio r i n u n iv e rs it ie s? T h e u b iq uit o u s a va il a b il it y of s o p his tic a te d c o m mun ic a tio n s a n d d ata t ra n sm is sio n s t e ch n olo gie s h as fu n d am en ta lly tra n sfo rm ed t h e b usin ess l a n d sc a p e i n a re a s i n clu d in g o p era tio n s m an age m en t, in ve n to ry m an age m en t, r e se a rc h a n d d eve lo p m en t, m an ufa ctu rin g, r e cru it m en t, s e le ctio n , t ra in in g, m ark e tin g /a d ve rtis in g, s a le s, s e rvi ce , a s t h e t ip o f t h e i c e b erg . C an t h e s a m e b e s a id o f T it le I X a n d co lle g ia te a th le tic s? N ot s u rp ris in gly , t e ch n olo gie s a re f u n d am en ta lly c h an gin g t h e w ays i n w hic h s tu d en t a th le te s m ake d ecis io n s a b ou t w hat p ro gra m t o m atr ic u la te t o f o llo w in g a cce p ta n ce t o a c o lle g e o r u n iv e rs it y . A p rim e exa m ple i s R ea lR ecru it . U nle ss y o u a re a h ig h ly r e cru it e d , h ig h -p ro fil e D iv is io n I a th le te , t h en t h e c h an ce s a re g o od t h at y o u h ave n ‘t h ea rd o f R ea lR ecru it . B ut, t h e c o m pan y – w hic h m ake s h ea vy u se o f v ir tu al co m mun ic a tio n s t e ch n olo gie s – i s m akin g r e a l w ave s i n t h e w orld o f c o lle g ia te a th le tic s. F o u n d ed b y Davi d C had w ic k , a f o rm er c o lle g ia te b ask e tb all p la ye r a t R ic e a n d V a lp ara is o , 3 R ea lR ecru it h elp s u n iv e rs it ie s a n d a th le tic s d ep artm en ts a d m in is tra to rs m an age t h eir c u lt u re , a n d h ea d o 9/12/21, 4:51 PM Case 13 https://education.wiley.com/content/Schermerhorn_Management_14e/media/simulations/cases/case13.html 2/3 is su es b efo re t h ey beco m e m ajo r – p ote n tia lly c a ta stro p hic – i s su es. 4 R ea lR ecru it ‘s t e ch n olo gy pla tfo rm c o lle cts d ata a n d i n fo rm atio n a n on ym ou sly , f r o m c u rre n t s tu d en t a th le te s. T h is i n fo rm atio n i s p ut i n to a d ata b ase t h at t h e c o m pan y m ake s a va il a b le t o u n iv e rs it y e m plo ye es a n d o a llo w s k e y decis io n m ake rs t o s e e w hat’s h ap p en in g i n b ro ad s tro ke s o n t h e g ro u n d , b ut d oesn ‘t c o m pro m is e t h e i d en tit y of t h e k e y in fo rm an ts . T h e g o al i s t o p ro vid e r ic h a n d i d ea lly r e a l- t im e f e ed back so t h at d ecis io n m ake rs c a n s ta y on t o p o f t h e s it u atio n s f a ce d b y s tu d en t a th le te s. R ea lR ecru it w as s ta rte d b y Chad w ic k a s a c la ss p ro je ct i n s c h ool, a n d w as d esig n ed t o o p era te a s a Y e lp – typ e i n te rfa ce 5 t o g iv e p ro sp ectiv e s c h ola rs h ip a th le te s t h e i n sid e s c o op i n to a g iv e n p ro gra m . T h e “s c o op ” w as t o c o m e d ir e ctly fr o m c u rre n t s tu d en t-a th le te s, t h ose i n t h e b est p osit io n s t o g iv e r e a l in sig h ts i n to w hat a g iv e n p ro gra m w as l ik e a n d w hat i t w as l ik e t o b e p art o f i t . T h e g o al w as t o d eve lo p a r e a l- t im e, p ub lic d ata b ase t h at a th le te s b ein g r e cru it e d c o u ld u se t o m ake a m ore i n fo rm ed d ecis io n ab ou t w here t o g o . C had w ic k ‘s i n it ia l i d ea c h an ge d w hen h e f ir s t t e ste d o u t t h e s y ste m . O nce h is p ro gra m w en t l iv e , h e f o u n d th at w hat s tu d en t a th le te s s h are d w as a l o t m ore s e rio u s – r e p orts o f s e xu al a ssa u lt s , h azin g, d ru gs, s e xu al a b use , b ullyi ng a n d m is c o n d uct b y c o ach es, o th er s tu d en ts , t e a m mate s, a n d e ve ry th in g i n b etw een . W it h t h is r e a liz a tio n , C had w ic k s h i d ata b ase a n d t o w ard l if e a s a n a n on ym ou s c h an n el w here o D ep artm en t c o u ld l e a rn a b ou t w hat’s g o in g o n a t t h eir s c h ool – d ir e ctly f r o m t h e a th le te s a n d p eo p le in vo lv e d i n t h eir p ro gra m s. R ea lR ecru it h as g ro w n i t s c lie n t b ase t o i n clu d e o ve r 7 0 u n iv e rs it ie s. I t h as b eco m e a c h an nel f o r ad m in is tra to rs a n d u n iv e rs it y o sim ult a n eo u sly ga in in g l o ts o f f e ed back a n d m ain ta in in g s tu d en ts ‘ a n on ym it y . T h e r e a l- t im e f e ed back m ad e p ossib le b y th e p la tfo rm g iv e s u n iv e rs it y o t h ey get o u t o f h an d . T h e a va il a b il it y of t h is v a lu ab le i n fo rm atio n p uts u n iv e rs it y o s e a t s o t h ey ca n g et a h ea d o f a s c a n d al. I t a ls o p uts t h em o n t h e s p ot, b eca u se w hen s o m eth in g b ad h ap pen s t h ey’ re n o l o n ge r i n a p osit io n t o s a y – ” W e d id n’t k n ow .” R ea lR ecru it a ls o i s b ein g u se d t o h elp s c h ools a n d a th le tic s d ep artm en ts g e n era te r e a l- t im e r a tin gs o f t h e m em bers o f i t s a th le tic s e m plo ye es a n d s ta p erfo rm an ce – t h e s tu d en t-a th le te s. T h is g iv e s s c h ools a n oth er l a ye r o f f e ed back t h at c a n b e u se d f o r d eve lo p m en ta l p urp ose s t o i m pro ve t h e p erfo rm an ce o f t h ese e m plo ye es. T h e c o m pan y i s h elp in g co lle g e s a n d u n iv e rs it ie s i m pro ve o ve rs ig h t o f e m plo ye e p erfo rm an ce a n d t h e t re a tm en t o f s tu d en t- a th le te s, a n d s e e w hat’s h ap pen in g i n t h e A th le tic s D ep artm en ts a t t h ese i n stit u tio n s. C ase A n aly sis Q uestio n s 1. Di sc u ssio n I n w hat w ays c a n a n a n on ym ou s, I n te rn et-e n ab le d d ata b ase b e u se fu l t o a n y o rg a n iz a tio n co n ce rn ed a b ou t n ot j u st i t s p erfo rm an ce , b ut a ls o e m plo ye e w elf a re ? W hat a re t h e p ossib le d ra w back s a sso cia te d w it h a d ata -d riv e n t o ol l ik e t h e o n e o f e ed back a n d i n fo rm atio n? W hat a re t h e p ro s a n d c o n s o f h avin g a n o u ts id e p ro vid er p la y t h is k in d o f lia is o n r o le b etw een e m plo ye es a n d t h e o rg a n iz a tio n? A s a t e a m l e a d er, h ow m ig h t y o u u se a n a n on ym ou s s u rv e y- base d a p pro ach t o i m pro ve y o u r r e la tio n sh ip s w it h t e a m m em bers ? W hat k in d s o f q uestio n s m ig h t y o u a sk ? 2 . Di sc u ssio n W hat i m pact c a n t h e p re se n ce o f a c o m pan y l ik e R ea lR ecru it h ave o n t h e c u lt u re a n d op era tio n al a ctivi tie s o f b ig -t im e a th le tic s d ep artm en ts a t u n iv e rs it ie s? I s t h e f e ed back i t m ake s a va il a b le e n ou gh t o c h an ge t h in gs? C an R ea lR ecru it r e a lly h elp s te m t h e t id e o f t h e k in d s o f s c a n d als t h at h ave 9/12/21, 4:51 PM Case 13 https://education.wiley.com/content/Schermerhorn_Management_14e/media/simulations/cases/case13.html 3/3 been s o m uch i n t h e n ew s l a te ly? H ow a b ou t a p plic a tio n s o f t h is t e ch n olo gy t o s tu d en ts w ho a re n ot in vo lv e d i n a th le tic s? W hy or w hy not? I n w hat w ays m ig h t i t h elp t h em a s w ell? 3 . Pr ob le m S o lv in g Y o u a re t h e a th le tic d ir e cto r ( A D ) a t a m ajo r D iv is io n I u n iv e rs it y a n d h ave d ir e ct o r in d ir e ct r e sp on sib il it y fo r t h ou sa n d s o f i n d iv id uals . T h e u n iv e rs it y r e ce n tly h ir e d R ea lR ecru it t o p ro vid e in fo rm atio n r e la tin g t o y o u r a th le tic s p ro gra m , a n d t o h elp a vo id t h e k in d o f s c a n d al t h at l e d t o t h e f ir in g of y o u r p re d ece sso r. W ell, t h e f ir s t r e p orts a re i n . Y o u ‘v e l e a rn ed t h at t h ere i s i l le g a l s p orts g a m blin g g o in g on a m on g s tu d en t a th le te s, i n clu d in g f o otb all a n d t h e m en ‘s b ask e tb all p ro gra m . T h is s it u atio n c a n l e a d to a m ajo r, n atio n al m ed ia -le ve l s c a n d al, a n d a m ult i- y e a r N CAA p ost-s e a so n d ea th s e n te n ce i s a ls o a r e a l p ossib il it y . W hat d o y o u d o, a n d w hy? B e a s s p ecif ic a s p ossib le – b uil d o u t y o u r p la n a n d t im elin e f o r d ea lin g w it h t h is s it u atio n . 4. F u rth er R ese a rc h W hat i s h ap pen in g w it h R ea lR ecru it ? A re t h ere a n y o th er u p -a n d -c o m in g p la ye rs o n th e h oriz o n i n t h is b usin ess s p ace ? I s t h ere r o om f o r m ore i n nova tio n i n t h is a re a , s o m eth in g t h at c o u ld b e d eve lo p ed b y Rea lR ecru it o r a c o m petit o r? I f y o u w ere a t o p u n iv e rs it y a d m in is tra to r, w hat w ou ld y o u lik e t o h ave a t y o u r d is p osa l t o f e n d o o th ers ? C op yrig h t  © 2 019 J o h n W il e y & S o n s, I n c. A ll r ig h ts r e se rv e d .