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Euro Disney Case Study
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION In this report the correlation between HRM practices and organisational performance will be evaluated by analysing the HRM practices of an established company - Euro Disney S.C.A. Euro Disney S.C.A is a completely owned holding of The Walt Disney Corporation which is a media conglomerate with its headquarters situated in California (EURO DISNEY S.C.A. GROUP, 2017). The company has been operating in France since 1992, has faced a series of operational problems and yet it is the one of the top holiday destinations in Europe. Other organisations with low performance such as the Cambridge Police Station will also be discussed and their HRM practices will be evaluated and compared to those of Euro Disney in order to try to establish if there is a correlation between HRM practices and overall performance of the company. SECTION 2 THE STRUCTURE AND CULTURE OF THE ORGANISATION AND ITS ATTITUDE TOWARDS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
2.1 THE OWNERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANISATION Euro Disney S.C.A is responsible for Disneyland Paris which is located in Marne-la- Vallée, a village 32 kilometres east of Paris, France. The Group owns two Theme parks: Disneyland …show more content…
The result of having an individualistic society together with a high power distance score is distinctive and could explain certain traits which are observed in France. For example in France employers and trade unions are not on good terms and this can be seen currently in Disneyland Paris, were there are constant disputes between the two. In France, employees are self-motivated to their outmost and in return expect respect and acknowledgement. Failure to do so demotivates the employees and this has happened during the first few years when the resort opened in Paris. Moreover, the company imposed strict dress codes, such as short hair and banned beards and moustaches which insulted the
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