Demonstrate the critical understanding of the major practices and processes designed to manage the performance of an organisation’s human resources that you have acquired during this module.

Management

11     1.5 spaced (3707 words)

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Research Paper

College/University

Harvard

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Introduction : This assignment requires you to demonstrate the critical understanding of the major practices and processes designed to manage the performance of an organisation’s human resources that you have acquired during this module. The assignment, therefore, requires knowledge of both human resource management (herein after referred to as HRM) as a discipline and organisational development as a process. Choosing an appropriate organisation: Choosing an organisation upon which to focus involves selecting a business in which you are interested. It may be one in which you are currently working, aspire to work, or are otherwise familiar. It might include, for example, commercial airlines, banking, fashion retail. It may be of any size. The key thing is that you can gain sufficient insight, whether by experience or research, into the issues concerning HRM and performance in the business. Your role is that of a specialist who has been asked to address issues linking HR and organisational performance and make appropriate recommendations for action. Researching your organisation: Your research involves systematically studying appropriate materials and sources in order to establish facts about your chosen organisation. You can make use of the wide range of web resources available to help you to understand the context in which your organisation operates, but do not limit yourself, to web-based sources of information. You should take care also to use academic, practitioner, industry and company sources. The Assignment: This assignment requires you to demonstrate the critical understanding of the major practices and processes designed to manage the performance of an organisation’s human resources. You should to do this in a report that provides recommendations for improving practice in an organisation you choose. Your recommendations should be based both on a thorough analysis of the organisation and by reference to best practice. In order to complete the assignment, you will need to choose and research an appropriate organisation and produce a 4,000 word, fully referenced, academic report. Your role is that of an HR specialist who has been asked to address issues linking HR and organisational performance and make appropriate recommendations for action.