Web Based Talent Management vs. PaperBUSN621 Business and Environmental Perspectives

Cassie AlversonJohn HolmgrenKim Luschinger

Beth Mammenga

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Agenda

Thomas Allen, Inc. What is Sustainability? Life Cycle Assessment Research and Carbon Footprint Cost Analysis Proposal

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Thomas Allen, Inc.

Founded in 1976

Leader in Social Service Industry Group homes Case Management In-Home Services

550 Employees

Environmental Opportunities

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What is “Sustainability”?

Social

Responsibility

Environmental Protection

EconomicSuccess

“Meeting the Needs of Society Today, While Respecting the Ability of Future Generations to Meet Their Needs”

NGO Committee on Education of the Conference of NGOs from United Nations web sites, Retrieved October 5th 2010, from un-documents.net

TAI

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Life Cycle Assessment

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Research/Carbon Footprint

Trend to Online Application Statistics Tasks involved Paper statistics

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Software Alternatives

ADP – larger employers 2000+. Kronos – larger employers 3-5K+ Emp Track – smaller employers – on-line capabilities

basic software Abso Sterling Info systems - smaller – medium

employers 1000+/- Perfect Software - smaller employers – 500 + iApplicant - smaller employers – 500+

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Cost Analysis

Labor Costs $8.76/application or $10,415 total(1000 applications received)

Paper/Printing Costs $0.21/application or $420 total(2000 applications printed)

Storage Cost Means less room to store other important things, like personnel files.

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Proposal

Proposal for Change Software (iApplicant)

Implementation Over 1 year

Communication Strategy Training

Control Plan (Tracking Success)

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References

Environmental Defense Fund Paper Calculator. (2010). Retrieved September 30, 2010 at http://www.edf.org/papercalculator/

Etsy, D., and Winston, A. (2009). Green to Gold. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley and Sons.

NGO Committee on Education of the Conference of NGOs. Our Common Future Towards Sustainable Development. Retrieved October 5, 2010 at www.un-documents.net.

Reduce.org. (2010). Retrieved September 27, 2010 at www.reduce.org The Integrity Center, Inc. (2010). Retrieved September 27, 2010 at

http://www.integctr.com/Economics/ActualSavings.asp