1. Executive Summary: Whenever there is a change n incumbency at the top management, new incumbent would like to have SWOT analysis of the organisation. Jessica Walker the new incumbent HR director of Sunshine Steels observed that HR services of the company were in shambles. Every HR expert would like to learn and rectify the deficiencies in the policies followed in the past. This case study is helpful in achieving both the objectives.
On perusal of the case study it is observed that the Australian company is a well established company having presence in the entire country with sustained demand for its products. The company acquired one privately owned company in China in the year 2008 producing steel screws and nails with the objective
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The parent company was also not in position to reconcile the cultural and operational conflict in management of the subsidiary company resulting in dual control over the staff i.e reporting to two bosses not considered good HRM policy.
Recruitment and selection processes and HR policy in Australian company, were also not upto the mark. Mr. Jonathon Stable, the HR Manager of the company was stated to be believer in ‘hard’ HRM polices. He delegates the HRM policies and recruitment and selection policy to line Management. Job description, though existed for each person in the hierarchy, but was not revised during the tenure of Mr. Stable. Recruitment based on obsolete ‘job description’ resulted in recruitment of unsuitable staff.
Learning a lesson from the recruitment of unsuitable staff both in the parent company and subsidiary unit there is need that recruitment and selection processes need to be documented in a policy for the parent company. The parent company have additional responsibility for formulating recruitment and selection policy for their subsidiary company in China factoring company’s objectives of lowering operational cost, labour laws in China, resolving cultural conflicts, language constraints and disclosing appropriate ‘job description’ at the time of initiating recruitment and selection process. The Australian company did not adhere to the sound principle of delegation of powers i.e “delegate but never forget’.
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In order to create and develop a training session for line managers with the title 'managing recruitment, selection and appointments lawfully ', I will firstly explain the methods and policies that support lawful recruitment and selection, in particular discrimination law in recruitment and selection and the law of contract, this will be done in the form of a presentation to our management team.
Firstly, the internal and external environment and how it relates to their HRM strategy. Secondly, the current problems encountered within the organisation. Thirdly, review of literature to verify or falsify the alleged problems. Fourthly, make recommendations to address and correct the identified problems. Fifthly, a review of the current practices and recommendations, and lastly a list of recommendations the ASNSW HR department could implement to improve it position.
Lehigh Hanson is the company I chose as my business case. Lehigh Hanson has been supplying cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt, and other building materials throughout the United States, Canada, and Germany. The high demands on performance and being open minded is what HR and management hold at high demands and they lead by example. To transition the Human Resource department in becoming an innovative and driving force of the organizations to become a driving force of the 21st century, the HR department needs some assistance. This paper covers the human resource management strategy
First, build a business-strategy-oriented HR function team and working principle. Just like Wessel, I will add a new position to the corporate HR staff, director of organizational development, and this person should thoroughly understand business. Meanwhile, I will shift the director of compensation and benefit to a new leader with the same qualification. Considering the lack of business knowledge and awareness, I will initiate a comprehensive HR leadership program. In this program, those HR employees, who have potential but without business experience, will be assigned into non-HR operating divisions to attend a job rotation. In addition, I will invite outside HR professional consultants to provide training about how to change mindset and be a successful partner with business units. On the other hand, HR people must be involved in related business planning. HR people in business unit should attend the weekly, monthly and quarterly business operation staff meeting to gain first-hand information, and co-work with line managers to solve their problems on site. HR people in headquarters should have a keen understanding of requirement from the management team, understand various needs of the diverse business units, and correct, bring in new programs and processes accordingly. A very important change is the HR performance appraisal system. HR
Author John W. Boudreau, Ph.D., presents a compelling case study of how IBM totally restructured its HR organization. According to Boudreau (2010), “IBM had created a unique workforce management initiative (WMI) that reflected the increasing need for global organizations to have a transparent and comprehensive view of their talent supply, requirements and implications for business strategy” (p. 1). A close examination of IBM’s realignment of its HR function seems to show a move towards flattening out its HR organization in order to make it more responsive in a global market where business strategies change rapidly and more closely align IBM’s HR strategy with the company’s business strategy. The purpose of this paper is to describe the
As a new director of human resources at The King Company, as director; I am aware that I must play a large role in resolving the organizational issues confronting the company and develop solutions for the functional and managerial issues facing the HR department. Throughout the paper, I will describe the current relationship between organizational strategy and HR activities at The King Company. I will share some of the improvements that are needed to the overall relationship between organizational strategy and HR activities. Then I will express what I believe HR’s role should be in light of low sales numbers and also the fraudulent data. Finally I will share my opinion on what I think needs to be done to improve employee communication methods at King.
Over the years in business HR have been looked at in positive and negative ways. Nevertheless, they are essential to the well-being of an organization. Some of the faultfinders don’t give HR credit for the significant contributions they make. Despite the negative feedback, HR department can gain respect by being brought to the table as a business partner and into the realm of strategic planning. As the senior VP of our HR department, I think by improving in the area of innovation and creativity and all departments working together, HR can siege the opportunity to create a competitive advantage for the organization. HR is the department that views their human capital and their talent also as a valuable asset to the organizational success. In our organization, the HR department approaches their human capital in a more sensitive way to win the loyalty and commitment of them, while increasing profit and maximizing the efficiency/effectiveness of its work power (Ozlen, 2014, p. 1367-1375). Our HR department endeavors to strive to be more and more creative and innovative regarding making new ideas and implementing productive processes into practice. If the present role of the human resource department is to be a vital facet of successfully competing in the marketplace, then we need a different thinking about issues and innovations. Also, we need to be more transparent regarding who we are and what we do as human resource employees.
Today the problems have grown so quickly due to expansion that the companies HR department is having trouble maintaining internal control in some areas of the business. There is a limited time window that the company has to address many of these issues before the public becomes aware of them. Once the public becomes aware of labor issues or issues with benefits it can impact the customer’s loyalty to the brand.
Recruitment is practically key to any management procedure and disappointment in recruitment can make troubles for any organization including an adverse effect on its profitability and inappropriate levels of staffing or skills. Inadequate recruitment can prompt work deficiencies, or issues in management decision making.
The talent acquired to manage the operations of the plant, did not have the relevant experience. HR should assist Packard Electric with the recruitment of talented, skilled and engaged people it needs. Armstrong (2012:9) maintains that HR should “support the organisation with achieving its objective by developing and implementing HR strategies that are integrated with business strategies”. Top management did not make sure that an evaluation for skilled employees was carried out.
In the case there is clear breach of duty when the shareholders of problem partially owns the shares of the problematic and suring the time of the resolution the problematic did not disclose the resolution that was been passed and that there was one director who voted against the strategy and they didn’t try to look into the criticism of the resolution where they just focused on one aspect of the business.
The relationship between an organisation’s strategic management and the management of its human resources is concerned with SHRM (Boxall, 1996). In SHRM, the HR department is more involving in acquiring and creating human capital resource which can ultimately realize the organization strategic goals. HR leaders are required to ensure that its procedures and plans align with the corporate business strategy as a whole. HR leaders should be able to visualize the complete system of HR activities from beginning to end to deliver the expected commercial results. External environments such as government policies, demographic, and labour market influence on the design of SHRM
On perusal of the case study, it is observed that the Australian company is a well-established company having the presence in the entire country with sustained demand for its products. The company acquired one privately owned company in China in the year 2008 producing steel screws and nails with the objective lowering its operational costs.
His behaviour violated the company's ethics. The main value of the company is to be responsible so as to create an environment that encourages employees to adapt the values of the company. He did not act according to the company’s slogan which shows that the management was not value-based.
The next section would discuss the related literature review addressing this issue to cover the most relevant topics i.e. HR strategies modes, HR strategy implementation process, measurement techniques and key performance indicators etc. The analysis of the statement would primarily focus on the implementation stage of the HR strategies, availability of different