Q 1. Clearwater Electronics is revising its strategic HR plan and comparing employment needs to the level of sales. The company has recently seen a 30 percent increase in sales, and the salespeople say that they anticipate an increase soon of 70 percent. However, the HR director, who oversees the HR planning process, does not believe the company will need to hire 70 percent more employees to meet the projected sales numbers. How can a simple linear regression, as part of the HR planning process, help the HR director make a more accurate determination of projected staffing needs?2. Due to a strong economy, the demand for electronic circuits has recently increased by 30 percent. Clearwater Electronics’ current employee count does not have the ability to meet this demand. In looking at the assembly process, it appears that the assembly group, the last group in the assembly line, needs more employee resources to assemble the circuits. To remedy this situation, the HR director begins to focus on both temporary hiring and full-time recruitment efforts for the assembly department. In due time, the assembly department has the employee resources it needs, but now the manufacturing operation that supplies the parts to the assembly department does not have enough skilled workers to keep up. How can HR planning best help ensure the organization’s staffing needs are being met?3. Clearwater Electronics’ HR recruiters have been asked to participate in a portion of the HR planning review. Their contribution will cover recruiting needs in relation to the factors that affect recruiting and the changes they have seen in the workforce. Why is it a good idea for the HR plan to consider changes recruiters have seen in the company’s workforce?4. Clearwater Electronics is implementing a new human resource information system (HRIS). Which of the following statements best explains how the system will benefit recruiting?