develop knowledge and understanding of HRM in context using the practical application of a case study.

You are to assume the role of a HR consultant who has been appointed by your case study company.You have been asked to write a 2,500 word report .
Paper, Order, or Assignment Requirements

report style

a competent level of English

full Harvard-style referencing

double spaced

MSc Human Resource Management

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CONTEXT

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Coursework

Assignment Brief: Individual Assignment

You will be assessed via a case study based project. This will require you to set the management of human resources within an organisational, societal and commercial context. You will assume the role of a consultant acting on behalf of your chosen organisation. The purpose of this assignment is to develop knowledge and understanding of HRM in context using the practical application of a case study.

The Tasks

You are to assume the role of a HR consultant who has been appointed by your case study company. (pick the company ,you have to decide about which organization you are going to write.)You have been asked to write a 2,500 word report – (excluding reference) covering the following:

Investigate and analyse how the organisation’s internal and external environments impacts upon its HRM policies and practices. (This is worth 70% of the final mark).

Predict future trends which may have an impact on the organisation and its employees in the next decade. You need to justify your predictions and indicate what impact they may have upon the organisation’s future HRM practices. (This is worth 30% of the final mark).

Procedures

Select an organisation of your choice on which to base your research. For example, it may be an organisation known personally to you; one that you are interested in working for; or one that is topical.
Conduct the relevant research (see Task Section).
Write up the report addressing ALL the relevant issues and answering both questions from the Task Section.

Hints and tips for the process of investigation :

Ensure you have sound knowledge & enough information about your chosen case study organisation (a SWOT analysis may help here)

Investigate and analyse the external influences for your case study organisation (conduct a PESTLE analysis)

Evaluate the impact of the organisation’s environment on HRM & HRD (or how the organisation’s context affects HRM) e.g.

Focus on the key issues facing your case study company – these will be different for each & every organisation but you should have at least 5-6 key issues.

Take each issue and predict the impact this has or could have on the organisation’s HRM policies and practices.
Predict future trends which may have an impact e.g. proposed legislation; economic predictions; changes to education policy; changes to demographics; changes to political systems & governments

Hints and Tips

This is a research assignment – clear evidence of having researched the topic and read relevant sources is therefore necessary. Use the University’s library resources as well as external sources of information. Primary research should be conducted wherever possible.

You will receive support to complete this assignment during the taught element of this module. You are advised to take full advantage of these sessions and prepare accordingly and as directed for the support sessions.

You should write the assignment up in report style format with introductions, subsections, conclusions, recommendations etc. of 2500 words in length.

You must identify ALL your sources of information and reference your material using the Harvard Referencing System. A full bibliography and references section is needed at the end of your report – you will lose marks if you do not reference properly.

Sources of Information

Course textbooks

Lectures & tutorials

Statistical data e.g. Government surveys, Mintel, Social Trends

Academic & Practitioner Journals

CD Roms

Annual reports

Policy documents e.g. Trade unions, TUC, political parties, European Union, CBI

The internet

National Newspapers

Interviews e.g. with employees, managers, customers

Don’t forget!

You must NOT simply produce a company report – marks are awarded for analysis of the contextual issues only.

Assessment criteria

You will produce a report based on your case study and the analysis you carry out. The following aspects of the report will be taken into account when assessed:

The thoroughness of the research; a detailed and critical knowledge of the relevant literature

An understanding of the issues reviewed during the lectures and seminars

The quality of argument and debate; an ability to go beyond mere description of facts or theory to analyse its components and the debates over the subject

The application and understanding of contextual issues in relation to the case study organisation

The capacity to incorporate practical or personal experience in a relevant manner

An ability to identify implications for HR policy and practice

Quality of presentation and format:

a clear, logical structure of the assignment or presentation

a competent level of English

full Harvard-style referencing

The three generic criteria “Reading & Knowledge” “Understanding, analysis and argument” and “Organisation and presentation” do not have arithmetic weightings. Your overall mark will be based on the marker’s judgement of your overall performance across the three criteria. You will be given a feedback document which will: (i) show your overall mark (ii) show your performance category for each of the three criteria and (iii) provide suggestions designed to help you to improve your future performance for each of the three criteria.

https://www.cipd.co.uk/hr-resources/factsheets/pestle-analysis.aspx

an example: kent business school swot analysis

STRENGTHS

Focus on ethics & sustainability as part of mission statement (ethics & environment)

Good & improving university league table ranking (markets)

Ranked highly as a good employer (university/ HE market)

Good NSS ratings/ student feedback (university/ HE market)

Good REF ratings, quality of research (university/ HE market)

WEAKNESSES

Poor on-line learning development (technology)

Heavy reliance on income from teaching (97%)

High labour turnover

Low morale of KBS staff / higher education

Lack of equality & diversity in KBS workforce

Low income from research activities

OPPORTUNITIES

Strong student demand for business courses (social) – build on market

demand

Improve NSS feedback and ratings

Improve research excellence – raise research income & outputs

Focus on ‘impact’ in research work

Proposal of Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) (political)

Build on technology for learning purposes (technology)

Lifting of cap on undergraduate recruitment

THREATS

Scarce skills and strong competition for labour (social)

Scarce public funding (economic)

Increased student fees & impact on demand (economic/political)

Proposal of Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) (political)

Volatile & uncertain market (economic & social)

UK Border Agency increased controls (political)

Increased competition – international; further education (economy & markets)

Industrial action & dissatisfaction with pension changes (social & economic)

Analysing the external environment (PESTLE)

Political:

Party politics; government and opposition; public services; taxation policy; privatisation/ deregulation policies; public expenditure controls; EU & internal institutions; local government

Economic:

Economic policy; interest & inflation rates; exchange rates; consumer confidence; the business cycle; economic growth prospects; unemployment rates; disposable incomes; labour costs; competition, alternative suppliers

Sociocultural:

demographic change (gender, ethnicity, age, disability, social class); changing values in society (also related to CSR/ethics); changing lifestyles; changing family structures; changes in consumer tastes & preferences; levels of education; religion; geographical distribution

Technological:

new product potential; alternative means of providing service; new discoveries; rates of government & industry expenditure on research & development; changing communications technology; new production technology; rate of technology transfer

Legal

Contract law, employment law, health and safety, company law, codes of practice, regulatory bodies, the legal system, the European Union

Ethical & Environmental:

Stakeholder interests, ethics in the workplace, ethical business relationships, ethical productions, ethical purchasing & consumption, employee welfare, human rights, corporate social responsibility

Global warming; conserving natural resources, sustainable development, carbon footprints, protecting the eco-environment

KEY ISSUES FROM KBS’S CONTEXT AND THEIR IMPACT ON HRM

Scarce skills and strong competition for labour (social)

Increased competition for research funding & requirement to demonstrate impact within research (political & economic)

Teaching Excellence Framework (political)

Increased focus on learning technologies & online learning

impact of hrm/hrd

Resourcing – recruitment & selection; employee retention; employee morale; job design; reward management

HR strategy; staff selection; training & development; work allocation; reward management; career development; performance management

HR strategy; staff selection; training & development; work allocation; reward management; career development; performance management

Staff selection/labour demand; training & development; student recruitment – marketing; performance management

THE FUTURE FOR KBS & RECOMMENDATIONS

Issue

Demographic challenges – ageing workforce & labour supply

Recommendation

Flexible retirement options

Monitor pension offering

Strengthen employer branding to attract new talent

Broaden preferred labour market e.g. international; improve diversity &

equality

Monitor reward packages to ensure they remain attractive to ‘new talent’

Offer clear career and progression paths for younger academics

REPORT FORMAT

1.THE TITLE PAGE

2.TABLE OF CONTENTS

3.INTRODUCTION:

brief outline of the case study organisation (description)

4.FINDINGS & ANALYSIS:

These should be your 5-6 key issues facing the organisation and their impact on HRM. (analysis)

5.CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

Key future trends that will be important for the organisation and what impact will these have on HRM/ what recommendations & strategies do you advise to deal with these future challenges? (analysis)

ENDING THE REPORT

6.You should provide a REFERENCE LIST

7.All material e.g. SWOT analysis, STEEPLE analysis, questionnaires, interviews questions and information considered important, but not essential to the text, you should use an APPENDIX for each new set of information

Assessment criteria

You will produce a report based on your case study and the analysis you carry out.The following aspects of the report will be taken into account when assessed:

The thoroughness of the research; a detailed and critical knowledge of the relevant literature

An understanding of the issues reviewed during the lectures and seminars

The quality of argument and debate; an ability to go beyond mere description of facts or theory to analyse its components and the debates over the subject

The application and understanding of contextual issues in relation to the case study organisation

The capacity to incorporate practical or personal experience in a relevant manner

An ability to identify implications for HR policy and practice

Quality of presentation and format:

a clear, logical structure of the assignment

a competent level of English

full Harvard-style referencing

The three generic criteria “Reading & Knowledge” “Understanding, analysis and argument” and “Organisation and presentation” do not have arithmetic weightings. Your overall mark will be based on the marker’s judgement of your overall performance across the three criteria. You will be given a feedback document which will: (i) show your overall mark (ii) show your performance category for each of the three criteria and (iii) provide suggestions designed to help you to improve your future performance for each of the three criteria.

https://www.cipd.co.uk/hr-resources/factsheets/pestle-analysis.aspx

WRITING AN ACADEMIC REPORT:HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CONTEXT

HINTS ON PROCEDURES

The format described below is a basis for writing reports for academic purposes. It has schematic and conventionally accepted sections; all sections and sub-sections are numbered and headed, using a system which distinguishes principal points and subordinate points e.g. 1, 1.2, 1.2, 1.3; 2, 2.1, 2.2 etc.

The main sections are:

THE TITLE PAGE

This contains:

The subject/title of the report

The identity of the author

The identity of the recipient/s

The date of completion

‘Confidentiality’ if required

Number of words written

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This lists the main sections of the report, with page numbers. A separate contents listing should be used for all tables, diagrams and graphs.

 

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