Patagonia Case Study

Case summary

Case summary Patagonia Focuses on Customers & the Environment 1. In a narrative format discuss the key facts and critical issues presented in the case. 2. How does Patagonia provide a work environment and values that enhances the lives of their employees? 3. Do you think all companies could inspire Patagonia’s level of loyalty by employees by providing work environments with similar benefits? Provide an example of a company who you think could benefit from their HR practices? 4. As CEO of Patagonia, how would you deal with criticism that you focus more on hiring employees that are social cause oriented, vs. the most talented and skilled employees? Two and a half pages with in-text citation and references. No abstract or conclusion is needed

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There are a number of facts that are discussed about the company. The first is how the company tries to update its internal computer systems so as to improve the process of the efficiency from the employees. It is also stated that this was done in the midst of a recession and this resulted in the company in filing for bankruptcy. After these problems, the company is them…