Yahoo and HRM: Examining Organizational Structural Change and Its Impact on HRM Practices

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Executive Summary
The primary aim of the report is to examine the various features of organizational structural
change that was held in yahoo. Also, the influence of the organization’s structural change of the
HRM practices in the practices. The paper will discuss regarding the dissimilarities that exist
between the structures of the organization that was during the period of Marissa Mayer as well as
Verizon in yahoo. The report attempts to conduct the identification of the present structure of the
organization for a better understanding of the business’s position in the global market. The
difference in the structure of the organization has played a crucial role in the business’ working
culture that has been undertaken. The entire process has also impacted the human resource
management practices of the process. The report will also focus on the various changes in
Human Resource Service delivery along with the ways in which it brought alteration in the
operations of the organization. Modifications that have been implemented in the organization
have also enhanced the working process according to the business objectives.
It is the HR operations that is depended on the various changes implemented in the organization.
The report will aim to discuss the HR management’s traditional approach and the part that is
played by generalists, the HR managers responsible for the administrative department, specialists
of the organization. The reorganization of the various responsibilities as well as roles that HR
managers play regarding the organization assisted in maintaining the operation’s efficiency. The
enumeration of the parts HR managers play according to the concern of the firm helped in
enhancing the business operation according to the concern of the organization. To find modernist
HR management as per the Dave Ulrich’s three-legged HR model is the focus of the report. The
way it helps in listing down various modifications in the organizational operation through listing
HR’s strategic partners, administrative expertise, the catalyst in the company and the

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participation of the employee in the process that are planned by the operation. The idea of using
Ulrich’s HR model is to provide a vibrant picture of HR’s responsibilities and roles and the
extent to which it has the potential of affecting the flexible functioning of the company according
to the organization’s objectives.
The purpose of the report is to represent the elements shaping the HRSD (Human Resource
Service Delivery) according to the issues employees face regularly. To identify various factors
associated with the model will be helpful to maintain Yahoo’s HR department. The diverse
alterations that are considered helpful by the organization to maintain the organization’s efficacy
that is considered by the HR for growth and sustainability. The paper will discuss diverse actions
suggested for the management of Yahoo that would bring improvements in the business. To
estimate the time frame necessary by the organization to implement the recommended activities,
a Gantt chart will be developed. According to the business need, a systematic approach will be
helping the organization in undertaking through the listing of the timeframe. Hence, the primary
aim of carrying out the research is to recognize the key HR initiatives decided by the managers
in Yahoo and the way through which it contributed to the performance of the business firm.

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1. Yahoo: company background
Yahoo is a widely known web service provided to organizations. The company has it’s
headquarter in California. Founded in the year 1994, the organization was incorporated in the
year 1995 (Eesley and Miller, 2018). The different technological changes that are faced by the
organization have been proven helpful to enhance the sustainability according to the objectives.
The mission of the organization is to inspire, entertain and delight the target audience by
infusing their offerings in regard to email, news, entertainment and sports into the daily habits.
To provide an array of web services according to the needs of the target consumers while
ensuring performance in various international markets is the vision of the organization. The
major objectives of the company is related to the values set by the management board.
Excellence of operation, customer identification, innovation sin processes, teamwork and
collaboration are different values of the organization. Also, the company aims to undertake
various community program for the welfare of the global communities.
2. Organisational structure – Yahoo
2.1 Present organization structure of Yahoo
Through identifying various problem the organization develops its organizational structure along
with consideration of the business objectives. The vital changes considered by the organizations
are depended mainly on evaluation of human-related factors as per the business objectives.
Currently, hybrid organizational structure the organizational structure that is followed by Yahoo.
According to Grünhagen et al. (2014), Hybrid organizational structure can be defined every
operational and functional aspects of the operation are assimilated that helps to ensure that the