Human Resource Management and Organisational Effectiveness

Running head: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Human Resource Management
Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Table of Content
Introduction-....................................................................................................................................2
Task 1:.............................................................................................................................................2
Brief description of the BHP Billiton, Australia.............................................................................2
Types of approaches to HR observing about BHP......................................................................4
Considering strategic human resource management model proposed by Nankervis et al..........5
Types of HR functions performed...............................................................................................5
Task 2: Retention and development................................................................................................5
Task 3: Performance Management..................................................................................................7
Job description and a brief overview of the company.................................................................7
Describing the most suitable type of performance review method.............................................8
Task 4: Human Resource management (Literature Review).........................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References and Bibliography.........................................................................................................12

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Introduction-
The following report provides a portfolio of a set of activities related to human resource
management. The purpose of the report is to derive an in-depth understanding about human
resource management and its functions impacting the organization’s operation. In order to meet
this stated purpose, the discussion in the report includes different theories and models of HRM.
More specifically, the first task of the report considers the organization BHP Billiton- a mining
organization performing operation in Australia. In order to review the human resource
management at BHP Billiton, different function such as types of employees, type of HR
approaches and types of functions used, have been critically reviewed liking with theories and
models. Similarly, the task 2 includes the same industry to describe the staff retention and
development policies of BHP. Based on the assessment of HR management, a suitable
performance management plan for BHP has been developed in the report.
Task 1:
Brief description of the BHP Billiton, Australia
BHP is leading global resource organization; it deals with minerals, gas and oil
extraction. BHP’s products are sold across the world, due to high sales and innovative marketing
approaches the firm is leading through the Singapore market, Huston and United State (BHP,
2018). The organization runs the operation under a Dual Listed Company Structure. The
corporate of purpose of BHP is to create a sustaining and share holder value by discovering and
marketing natural resources. Another significant approach of the firm is to acquire and operate
large, sustainable and upstream assets, which is diversified by market and regions. On the other

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side, the organization ensures a sustainable access to education, training, healthcare and quality
and opportunities support the social inclusion as well as deliver the opportunity for the people to
realize their full potential. The employment structure of the company shows that BHP respect the
rights of indigenous people and knowledge their rights to maintain their capture, tradition and
customs.
Describing the type of employees with reference to Atkinson’s flexible model
The organization values its members and encourages the growth of key employees to build and
to support persistently stable performance as well as the growth of its diverse operation (Albrecht
et al., 2015). BHP strives to develop an understanding about the purpose and achievement among
its organizational members in the operation. Organization attracts hire, employee and enhance
the skills of its workers who could share and understand organizational values. The human
resource department at BHP encourages members to extend their capabilities as well as utilize
their functional skills to help the firm to implement its strategy and create a sustainable future. In
order to gain success in a diversified business, the organization is trying to build workforce that
effectively reflects the communities in which the organization performs. This means the
organization is trying to build a flexible workforce maintaining diversity in its approach.
Similarly, Atkinson’s model for labor flexibility also talks about the “core” worker as well as the
peripheral workforce (Atkinson & Storey, 2016).
BHP, for building a full-time employment, provides train and development program to
shape its workforce needs. In Atkinson’s flexibility, the core group stands for the full time
employees, which would provide the organization with the functionality flexibility (Atkinson &
Storey, 2016). The purpose of building a flexible workforce of BHP is quite similar to the