Decision Making and Problem Solving | Woolworth
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Decision Making and Problem Solving | Woolworth
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Running head: Decision Making and Problem Solving 1Decision Making andProblem SolvingWoolworths Limited
Decision Making and Problem Solving 2ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Overview of the Organisation..........................................................................................................2Research Questions..........................................................................................................................3Research Program............................................................................................................................3Current management Issue..............................................................................................................3Analyse the findings........................................................................................................................5Alternatives and recommendations to improve the performance of the organisation.....................6Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7References........................................................................................................................................8
Decision Making and Problem Solving 3IntroductionThere is a continuous rise in the management issues faced by the organisational managers in context with the employee relations and their impact on employee turnover, absenteeism and organisational productivity. And there are expectations that there will be continuing rise of such issues because of numerous changes in the managerial practices. Therefore, it is the correct time for the HR professionals as well as the organisational managers to play a vital role in dealing with such issues and challenges of management by developing a research program and action plan. To manage the employee relation issues and other management issues related to the human resource department, it is essential that the managers must accommodate the employees in the virtual workplaces and also to introduce improved ways of managing the corporate culture and employee orientation (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). The paper will highlight and study of the management issue in context with the human resource function of the big retail giant of Australia, named Woolworths Supermarkets. The management issues identified in the report willbe linked and evaluated on the basis of the theoretical facts and models. Based upon the analysis,there will be identification of the few effective alternatives and recommendations which can for resolving the existing management issues or problems in the company. Overview of the OrganisationThe present study has been conducted in respect with the Australia’s one of the retail giants named Woolworths Supermarkets. Since past ninety two years, the company is operating its business functions across the globe. From the overall perspective, the management strategies andapproaches of the organisation are quite impressive and reliable but at some of the aspects in terms of human resource function; it lacks and faces certain management issues. The key business operations of Woolworths comprises of the retailing and manufacturing function across the regions of New Zealand and Australia. There are almost 111,000 employees of the company who help the organisation to expand globally and recognized as a well-known and global brand in the retail sector (Woolworths Limited, 2017).
Decision Making and Problem Solving 4Research QuestionsIs there any relation between lesser compensations to the employees and the workplace strikes?Is there any negative impact of high workload upon employee absenteeism in the organisation?Do management and ER issues such as workplace bullying and discrimination affect the employee turnover arte and organisational productivity? (Croucher and Morrison, 2012).Research ProgramThe research program can be initiated by considering a series of plans for the company. Before implementing changes and improvements, it is essential that there is an effective research of the issues that are prevailing in the organisation. Following will be steps of the research program:Step 1: Define the objective of the research programStep 2: Establishing the benefits and drawbacks of the programStep 3: Developing the data in context with the impact of research programStep 4: Mapping the reasons behind the occurrence of issues and performing analysisStep 6: Identifying improvement strategise and solutions to the problemStep 7: Identifying ways to have increased involvement of the employeesStep 8: Implementing strategies and recommendations (Carter, Murray and Gray, 2011)Current management IssueThe manufacturing units and sites, there has been analysed several issues such as unrest and strikes by the employees because of the management issue regarding the inappropriate wages offered to the employees such as issues related to unpaid bonus scheme and lesser amount of wages in respect with the work done. Managing such violence and issues became a crucial management challenge for the organisational managers and the HR professionals of the company. Pressure to have a fair workings system became a common challenge for most of the
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