Roberto Sanchez has recently been hired by Slate Pharmaceuticals as the senior vice president of human resources. Slate Pharmaceuticals has a history of a variety of significant problems within its HR department such as EEO violations, inadequate employee training programs, and employee confusion regarding health benefit enrollment and coverage. With 20 years of experience transforming HR departments in other firms, Sanchez believes he can correct the major problems at Slate Pharmaceuticals. Which of the following best supports the argument that Sanchez should create embedded HR units and assign relationship managers to each department within the company?
A)Employees frequently complain about the inconsistent assistance they receive from the HR department due to its large size.
B)The global nature of the firm makes it difficult for the HR department to effectively communicate corporate messages to employees scattered around the world.
C)Centralized call centers would enable the HR department to provide specialized support on daily transactional activities.
D)Line managers want to implement additional screening and evaluations to improve the quality of their subordinates.

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A)The embedded HR teams assign HR generalists (also known as "relationship managers" or "HR business partners")directly to departments like sales and production, to provide the localized human resource management assistance the departments need. If employees are unable to receive the HR assistance they need on a regular basis, then it would be appropriate for the firm to assign HR generalists to each department as a direct line to the HR department.

Roberto Sanchez Has Recently Been Hired by Slate Pharmaceuticals as the Senior