Strategic Context of Human Resource Management

Strategic Context of
Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
Analyse the internal and external context of Tesco by using appropriate analytical tool and
demonstrating an awareness of the impact of contextual factors on the development of the role
of HR, HR strategies and practices.........................................................................................1
Analyse the evolving role and objectives of the HR function in different context and its
contribution to the change management agenda and business success..................................3
Evaluate the vertical and horizontal alignment of HR strategies assessing the impact on
organisational performance....................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Strategic Human Resource Management refers to the human resource practices that is
conducted for bringing coordination and consistency within the whole organisation and its
overall business objectives with the focus of improving business performances. The concept of
strategic HRM focuses on different actions that separates the business from its competitors and
offer it a unique competitive power which is also known as competitive advantage. The present
report is developed on Tesco, a British leading supermarket store which was founded in 1919 by
Jack Cohen and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Present report will be demonstrating
the internal and external aspects of the company for developing awareness and impact these
elements imposes on the development of different HR strategy and practices. Moving along the
evolving role and objectives of different teacher functions in organisation which contributes to
change management for business are also evaluated. Lastly, vertical and horizontal alignment of
HR strategies are discussed for assessing their impacts on organisational performances.
MAIN BODY
Analyse the internal and external context of Tesco by using appropriate analytical tool and
demonstrating an awareness of the impact of contextual factors on the development of the
role of HR, HR strategies and practices.
SWOT analysis is an analytical framework which is used and implemented by businesses
in order to understand and identify the internal strengths and weaknesses of the organisation and
work accordingly for making the best use of its strong aspects. As well as the model also
concentrate on external environmental factors that are opportunities and threats which enable the
company to identify the major opportunities it has and accordingly assist all departments to work
by mitigating all threats and their impacts on business.
Tesco is a leading business organisation belonging to Retail industry and flourishing their
operations in United Kingdom. The company is well-known and operates from its headquarters
rendering their products and services to customers worldwide. Hence the swot analysis the of the
organisation is as presented below:
STRENGTHS
 The first and foremost strength of Tesco is its large and wide presence in market around
the World holding large number of market share and also customer loyalty.