Importance of Flexibility in HR Practices: A Case Study of PepsiCo

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Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................1
Strategic priorities pursued by PepsiCo.......................................................................................................1
Reason of implementing ‘leave loudly’ strategy..........................................................................................2
‘Leave loudly’ policy and HR practices.........................................................................................................2
Impression of CEO’s life on ‘leave loudly’ strategy......................................................................................3
Significance of leave loudly strategy in business.........................................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................4
References...................................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
The purpose of this report is to provide brief information about the importance of flexibility of
the employees in an organization. Companies have now days started recognizing the importance
of flexible workplace environment that is helping them in sustaining the employee turnover rate
in the environment. The report explains the importance of flexibility in environment and in HR
practices as well by the way of case study of PepsiCo Company. The CEO of the company
Robbert Rietbroek aims to use ‘leave loudly’ strategy before leaving the office every time.
Further, the below mentioned report examines the strategic priorities of PepsiCo company
pursued in the target market. It also explains the rationale of the organization for using the ‘leave
loudly’ at their workplace and its impact on the HR strategies of the company as well. The latter
part of the report explains the way in which the personal life of Robbert Rietbroek shaped the
implementation of this type of policy in business and the ways in which this strategy can
improve the productivity and morale at workplace. More details about the report are discussed
below:
Strategic priorities pursued by PepsiCo
Apart from doing business and earning profits, the company has understood their responsibility
for the people of the company and the community on a whole. The company believes that
corporate citizenship is not only important for the society but it is important for their business as
well. So, it should be noted that along with monetary incentives, the company prioritize
goodness in their activities so as to gain appreciation in the target market (Gilley, et. al., 2015).
Further, below mentioned are some of the strategic priorities for the human resource of the
company:
 Values: The values of the company are to deliver sustainable power to the employees of
the company by building trust and acting responsibly with them. The values of the
company are inherited in the corporate culture that gives rises to positivity in the
environment. The company always cares for the people with whom they work in the
society (PepsiCo, 2018).