Managing People: HRM Models, Theories, and Concepts for FarmBox

Managing People
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Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
1) Define HRM recruitment and selection models, theories, and concepts (AMO Theory,
Human Capital Theory, Michigan Framework, 5 P Model etc.) that FarmBox currently have in
place and explain how these can affect the behaviour of the staff within the workplace, that
may also be affecting the company productivity.........................................................................3
2) Assess the appropriateness of the HRM models, theories and concepts that have been
deployed by FarmBox and identify the positive elements and any areas of the procedure that
may need to improve...................................................................................................................6
3) Identify and recommend HRM models, theories, concepts, policies, and procedures for
FarmBox to adopt to improve their operational productivity and employee relations through
more effective HRM talent management.....................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is the main function of organization who understand needs of
employees and organization then give contribution to work effectively. HRM is the strategic
approach to the effective and efficient management of people for the purpose of gaining
competitive advantages. The main function of human resources is planning, organising,
recruitment & selection, performance management, learning & development and compensation
& benefits. This is most important to have talented and experienced human resource that can
manage organizational functions and activities (Helgadóttir, 2018). To understand about human
resource FarmBox has been taken that grow and distribute fresh food products and sale directly
to the consumers via online ordering platform. The organization is facing issue of increasing
employee turnover and lower productivity that directly affected business industry negatively.
The present report covers recruitment and selection models that affect staff behaviour, HRM
models and concepts developed by FarmBox, recommendations to improve operational
productivity.
MAIN BODY
1) Define HRM recruitment and selection models, theories, and concepts (AMO Theory, Human
Capital Theory, Michigan Framework, 5 P Model etc.) that FarmBox currently have in
place and explain how these can affect the behaviour of the staff within the workplace, that
may also be affecting the company productivity.
Farmbox is a UK based company deals in growing and distributing fresh food products
directly to customers through digital platform. It started its business with limited resources and
rapidly grow unexpectedly at the time of Covid Pandemic. Company wants to cater demands of
consumers effectively which results in requirement of more investment and staff. After recruiting
of new employees company faces operational inefficiency due to lack of trained staff
simultaneously failed to retain its employees. In order to resolve these issues company is
planning to hire specialist HR team in order to gain effective productivity and retain its
employees (Kahn and Baum, 2020). Some of HRM recruitment and selection models in context
to Farmbox are as follows:
AMO Theory
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