CASE STUDY-HRM Barry Niland‚ a supervisor of a small Sales Department noticed that one of his Industrial sales representatives. Henry Hunter‚ had a problem. Among other sings‚ Hunter’s sales had declined in the last six months‚ although most other sales representatives regularly were exceeding their quotas. Niland decided to try to boost his Sales Representative’s performance by reminding of the many opportunities for satisfaction in a sales job. NILAND EXPLAINED HIS ACTIONS AS FOLOWS;-
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There are a variety of ways to approach the management of HR in a business. The business textbooks like to describe two broad approaches to HRM which are explained further below: • “Hard” HR • “Soft” HR However‚ it is important to remember that‚ in reality‚ these two approaches are somewhat academic in nature. In real businesses‚ an HR department or manager would be likely to adopt elements of both soft and hard HR‚ and in many cases would not be interested in the slightest in the distinction
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People Promise: 13 Benefit Categories: 13 HR Policy at McDonald’s At McDonald ’s‚ their people are their most important asset. They provide the best employment experience for their employees in order for McDonald ’s to achieve their goal of providing their valued customers with the world ’s best quick-service restaurant experience. They strive to recruit the best‚ hire the best‚ and provide the best
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measurable link between an organisation strategic human resource management and its performance. One example of such can be found in the work of Huselid. In his works Huselid states that ‘ a one standard deviation increase in High Performance Work Practices yield a $27‚044 increase in sales and a $3‚813 increase in profits’ Huselid (1995: 648). This is a significant piece of work as it demonstrate
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RestaurantCo is a large non-unionised restaurant company with over 300 branches in United Kingdom (UK). It was founded during 1960s‚ and encountered several changes to its ownership from the 1960s to the 1990s. With the change of ownership to a privately owned supply chain‚ the business strategy and management of RestaurantCo has varied and refocused on building the company value. This essay will analyse on the key issues‚ such as decision-making autonomy‚ the role and responsibilities of branch
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CHANGES IN HRM Some of the significant changes that are likely to take place in the human resource management are as follows: Increase in education levels : Due to technological progress and the spread of educational institutions workers will increasingly become aware of their higher level needs; managers will have to evolve appropriate policies and techniques to motivate the knowledge of workers. Better educated and organized workforce will demand greater discretion and autonomy at the
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activities such as training and development‚ recruitment‚ reward and employee relations. Strategic Business Partners Senior HR Managers work closely with business leaders and line managers to contribute to the overall organisations strategy and align with HR strategy. They understand the business environment and drive key business processes and activities. HRM are expected to be creative Shared Services centres Large organisations provide a centralised HR function which deliver routine HR administration
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International and Comparative HRM Case Study Analysis – Serenity Hotels Group Introduction This paper will analyse the International Human Resource Management issues/challenges for the Serenity Hotels Group (Serenity) in the staffing of the Hotel Manger positions in its newly acquired chain of hotels in Thailand. Furthermore‚ it will make recommendations to resolve any issues identified and to facilitate the international assignment of managers. The creation of an international division
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HRM Incident 3: The Controversial Job David Rhine‚ compensation manager for Farrington Lingerie Company‚ was generally relaxed and good-natured. Although he was a no-nonsense‚ competent executive‚ David was one of the most popular managers in the company. This Friday morning‚ however‚ David was not his usual self. As chairperson of the company’s job evaluation committee‚ he had called a late morning meeting at which several jobs were to be considered for reevaluation. The jobs had already been
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constitute a smaller group‚ are easier to measure‚ and are critical to the organization’s success. Since then‚ TM has come to be seen as a key theme driving HRM throughout many organizations. The term TM has become increasingly common in the academic and business world. According to Oakes (2006)‚ if TM is going to take off‚ corporate receptivity will work as a catalyst during the process. For example‚ one CIPD study reveals that there is a high level of belief in the contribution of TM. Over 90% of the
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