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Read the following short Case then answer the questions that follows:

The head office of Tradition Inc. is located in a remote region, at least three hours from a large city. In the summer, it is a very popular spot with tourists who come to enjoy its water sports, swimming, camping, fishing and golf facilities. The region is not nearly as busy during the other three seasons. Tradition Inc. also has five plants in other Canadian cities that employ between 150 and 300 people each.

The company is looking for a vice president, Human Resources, who is highly qualified and has extensive human resources management experience. This person will be responsible for establishing human resources guidelines for all the plants and be in charge of the human resources department at head office. The president has already given the matter some thought and has decided not to recruit among the human resources managers in the other cities where Tradition Inc. has plants.

This new vice president will have to meet a number of business challenges. He or she will be expected to:

• Harmonize the cultures of the businesses acquired in the last two years;
• Reduce the rate of industrial accidents to reduce the premiums paid by the company;
• Support the standardization of human resources management practices;
• Improve plant managers' management skills.

The vice president, human resources, will report directly to the president, who is the founding owner of the organization. This bold man of action started with one small plant ten years ago and was able to turn Tradition Inc. into what it is today through growth and acquisitions. It is now one of the four largest companies in the industry.

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