Significance of HR Policies in Enhancing Employee Performance in Multi-Cultured Organizations: A Study on Tesco

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

CONTENTS
RESEARCH TOPIC..................................................................................................................1
1. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1
2. AIMS & OBJECTIVES......................................................................................................1
Aims.......................................................................................................................................1
Objectives...............................................................................................................................1
3. LITERATRURE REVIEW.................................................................................................2
Human resource management and its importance..................................................................2
Attributes of workforce diversity...........................................................................................3
Impact of diversity on productivity of the workplace............................................................3
Importance of employee engagement and role of HRM........................................................5
Ways of improving employee engagement and increase productivity at the workplace in
culturally diverse organization...............................................................................................7
4. METHODOLOGY.............................................................................................................9
Different HR practices and policies adopted at Tesco...........................................................9
Best HR practices at Tesco...................................................................................................10
Diversity management and equal employment opportunity.................................................10
Methods adopted for measuring the performance of the employees at Tesco.....................11
Ways of measuring employee engagement at Tesco............................................................12
How best HR practices can influence employee performance?...........................................13
5. CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................14
6. REFERENCES.................................................................................................................15

RESEARCH TOPIC
The main title for the current research work is “to evaluate the significance of various
HR policies in relation to the enhancement of employee performance and enhancement
within multi cultured organization: A study on Tesco”.
1. INTRODUCTION
According to Inegbedion and et al. (2020), Human resource management is being
referred as the key foundation of all the activities of the management. it is important for the
companies to maintain a steady balanced amid the human expectations of the workers and
achievement of the financial and strategic requirements of the business. Unambiguously, in
the present time, human resource management is one of the factors for having more effective
company and thus, management of the workforce along with their diversity is the most
essential characteristics of HRM in an organization which is multi-cultural. Furthermore,
diversity of the workforce is directly indicated towards the production of the workers and the
success of the firm on a global platform. Additionally, as per Arbnor and Bjerke (2014), the
current business environment has now become multifaceted as well as competitive wherein
workforce have become culturally diverse and products and services have become knowledge
based. In an organizational setting, there has been alteration in the communication because of
the rapid evolvement of technology, computing capabilities as well as networks of
communication and this has subsequently resulted into employment of human resources with
varied ethnic as well as cultural backgrounds. Since, the workforce has become more multi-
cultural and distinct, it is not only essential for human resource to acquire acquaintance of
communication however it is also crucial for HRM to be aware of the factor related to cross
culture for attaining the goals of the firm effectively.
2. AIMS & OBJECTIVES
Aims
The main aim of the current research study is “to evaluate the significance of various
HR policies in relation to the enhancement of employee performance and enhancement
within multi cultured organization: A study on Tesco”.
Objectives
For the fulfilment of the above defines aims, there will be requirement of some small
objectives and are being defined underneath:
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 To evaluate the importance of human resource management in multi-cultured
organization
 To outline different HR policies and ways of measuring employee performance in
Tesco
 To define the ways of measuring engagement of employees in Tesco
 To evaluate the role of human resource management in employee engagement
 To analyse the manners in which employee engagement can be improved and
productivity can be enhanced at Tesco
3. LITERATRURE REVIEW
Human resource management and its importance
According to Marchington and et.al. (2021), human resource management can be
explained by a human, management and a resource focus strategy within an organization.
Human resource management policy choices in the field of employee motivation, working
patterns, work rewards and movement of HR within the company. Further, for effective HRM
in an organization, well-being of the workers, social contentment and efficiency of the firm
are considered as some of the enduring objectives. As per Daft and Marcic (2016), human
resource management is defined as an important process through which people in the firm are
being managed in a structured as well as systematic way. It is both referred as tan art as well
as science. It is called as an art because it manages the people through innovative and artistic
strategies and is called as a science due to the fact of its exactness as well as demanding
application of their which is needed. HRM plays an important role in assuring satisfaction of
the employees, augmenting their level of performance and efficiency for meeting the pre-
determined goals of the firms and leading them towards the path of success and growth.
According to Saxena (2014), in the current times, recruitment of diversified
workforce is quite important for the firm for running operations and for earning revenue in an
ethical way on the global platform. As defined by Davis, Frolova and Callahan (2016),
management of diversity in the firm can results into higher performance results. Furthermore,
at times when human resource practices support the multi-cultural workforce which holds
important skills, diversity is turned into advantage for the firm. Human resource management
not only makes sure equality, this functions also values and utilizes diversity efficiently and
thus, it can be attributed that human resource management plays a very critical role when
talking in relation with the management of diversity.
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