Developing Individuals, Teams, and Organizations: A Comprehensive Analysis of HR Practices at Amazon

DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL, TEAMS AND ORGANISATIONS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 3
LO1.................................................................................................................................................4
A-DETERMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIOUR AND SKILLS REQUIRED
BY THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE HR DEPARTMENT OF AMAZON...................................................4
B- ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLETE PERSONAL AUDIT SKILLS OF EMPLOYEE: JANE CAMBRIDGE...7
C- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN....................................................................................9
LO2............................................................................................................................................... 10
D- ANALYSIS OF THE VARIOS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL
TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING.............................................................................10
E- ANALYSIS OF THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING NEED TO
DRIVE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PERFORMANCE......................................................................13
LO3, LO4- ESSAY...........................................................................................................................16
DEMONSTRATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE HPW IN THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT AND THEIR SUPPORT IN THE PERFORMANCE CULTURE AND COMMITMENT 16
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 20
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................21
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1- KOLB’S LEARNING STYLE...............................................................................................15
Figure 2- Performance Measurement..........................................................................................19
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1- KSB Determination...........................................................................................................6
Table 2- Professional development Plan......................................................................................10
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INTRODUCTION
There are certain skills and the behaviour that needs to be developed among the professionals
of the human department of the organizations which are being well explained in this report
along with their roles and responsibilities. An audit of the personal skills has been analyzed in
this report and a professional development plan has been created. Some of the difference
between the individual and the organizational learning has been well defined along with the
needs of the professional development and continuous learning in driving a sustainable
performance of an individual of an organization.
An essay has been prepared in this assignment in which the contributions of the HPW in the
employee engagement and in the attainment of the competitive advantage are defined. The
different approached of the performance management are also described with respect to the
Amazon organization.
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LO1
A-DETERMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIOUR AND
SKILLS REQUIRED BY THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE HR DEPARTMENT OF
AMAZON
The performance of the Amazon depends mainly on the human resource department that helps
in the promotion growth of the organization. Fulfilment of the desired objectives of the
organization is the main focus of the HR individuals of Amazon. There are some elements
namely the knowledge, skills and the behaviour that helps the HR to effectively perform their
job responsibilities.
SKILLS- The different training and the experiences of the HR helped in the development of the
efficient skills in the individuals which include the management, communication, negotiation,
technical and some other skills (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014).
KNOWLEDGE- The concepts of the different activities of the organization can be understood by
the knowledge by can be gained by some theories. It will help in the development of knowledge
of various legislation policies, HR practices and other activities of Amazon.
BEHAVIOUR- The ways the individuals interact with the other people help describes their
behaviour. It includes the behavioural aspects related to the role model, collaborates working
and critical thinking (Wilton, 2016).
The different roles and responsibilities of the HR includes the following-
 Conducting an effective recruitment process and carry out the screening, interviewing,
shortlisting and hiring effectively and recruit potential candidates for the organization
 Providing proper training to the employees to develop their professional capabilities
 Implementing effective policies and guidelines in the Amazon that are easily understood
and can be followed by other employees (Hislop, et al. 2018)
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