case study of Harrods Assignment
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case study of Harrods Assignment
Added on 2019-12-18
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................4TASK 1.................................................................................................................................................4P1.1Explaining the Guests model of HRM adopted at Harrods......................................................4P1.2 Differences between storey’s definitions of HRM, Personnel and IR practices .....................5P1.3 Implications for line managers and employees of developing a strategic approach to HRM at Harrods.........................................................................................................................................6TASK 2 ................................................................................................................................................7P2.1 Model of flexibility might be applied in practice in Harrods .................................................7P2.2 Types of flexibility which may be developed by the Harrods.................................................7P2.3 Argument on use of flexible working practices from employee and employer perspective of Harrods.............................................................................................................................................8P2.4 Impact of changes in the labour market on flexible working practices at Harrods.................8TASK 3.................................................................................................................................................9P3.1 Forms of discrimination that can take place with special reference to Harrods......................9P3.2 Practical implications of equal opportunities legislation practices in Harrods.......................9P3.3 Comparison of approaches adapted by Harrods to managing equal opportunities and managing diversity ........................................................................................................................10Task 4..................................................................................................................................................11P4.1 Methods of performance management adopted by Harrods..................................................11P4.2 Approaches to the practice of managing employee welfare in Harrods................................11P4.3 Implications of health and safety legislation on human resources practices in Harrods.......12P4.4 Impact of one topical issue on human resources practices reflected in the case study of Harrods...........................................................................................................................................12CONCLUSION and Recommendations.............................................................................................12References..........................................................................................................................................14
Illustration IndexIllustration 1: Guest Model of HRM....................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION Human Resource Management (HRM) is one of the important functions of any organization.It refers to managing people within a company for its growth and success. There are variousfunctions of HRM which are recruitment and selection, training and development, performanceappraisal, job design and analysis, workforce planning and many more. Proper and effective HRMresults to employee job satisfaction which somehow increases worker retention. Along with this, ithelps in providing various career opportunities to the staff members to develop their skills,knowledge and abilities (Randolph, 2016). The proposed study is based on the given case scenarioof Harrods which is an upmarket department store of the UK. The report comprises differentperspectives of HRM and various ways of developing flexibility within the workplace. Along withthis, study includes impact of equal opportunities and various approaches to HR practices within thecompany. In the end, conclusion and recommendations are explained with the key findings andareas of improvement. TASK 1P1.1Explaining the Guests model of HRM adopted at HarrodsGuest Model: Illustration 1: Guest Model of HRMSource: (Thomas, 2015)
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