HR Strategies and Environmental Factors: A Case Study of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Individual Project
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Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION....................................................................................3
TASK A
Evaluate about how HR strategies have been changed by the firm. Concepts of strategic
HRM should be used in the evident manner..........................................................3
TASK B
Evaluate about the impact of environmental factors on culture and about the HR plan of the
particular organisation ..............................................................................4
TASK C
How value has been created by the firm with the support of HR model ........................5
TASK D
What the firm needs to practise with the support of Storey’s 27 points of difference between
HRM and personnel management as per the benchmark..........................................6
TASK E
Evaluate about the job design strategies for the particular organisation.........................7
TASK F
Explain about the hiring and firing strategies of the chosen firm during this period.............8
TASK G
For justifying the stand with the support of corporate examples of firms using good HR
practices and literature....................................................................................9
CONCLUSION...........................................................................................9
REFERENCES...........................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management can be defined in the manner that it is a kind of
strategic approach in terms of effective and efficient management of people in the company
or organisation such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It has been
designed for maximizing the employee performance in service of an employer’s strategic
objectives. (Koster, F. and Wittek, R., 2016).In this report, the analysis has been done on how
Hr strategies has been changed by the firm and also about the impact of environmental
factors on culture. The analysis has also been done on the how the value was created by the
firm and also about what has been practised by the firm. The research has been done on the
job design strategies of the particular firm and also about the hiring and firing strategies of
the particular firm. The research has also been done on the suggestions made for the
employers regarding the HRM practices. The chosen organisation is Rolls-Royce Motor
Cars. It is the company which is a British luxury automobile maker. It has operated from
purpose –built administrative and production facilities which has been opened in the year of
2003.
TASK A
Evaluate about how HR strategies have been changed by the firm. Concepts of strategic
HRM should be used in the evident manner
With reference to the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the company has created some new
vacancies according to the change in organisational goals and objectives. And the action
taken by the firm should be in the prompt manner for persons to fill such type of vacancies.
The company has created a documented recruitment plan which is approved by organisational
unit is essential as it gives guidelines with respect to the implementation of this recruitment
exercise. (Hashim, and et.al., 2017). For the purpose of retaining their employees, the
company has adopted the different and unique strategy which will help in understanding the
employees into the better way. The company has provided a platform where their views and
feedback are appreciated. With the special holding open forums through which the
organisation can gather information with respect to what motivates the employees to remain
in the organisation and what it makes the existing staff to leave the organisation. Another
strategy which is adopted by the company is the employee centred environment. This can be
achieved through creating such type of environment where work-life balance can be
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maintained. Flexible and open working environment should be there within the organisation.
Another retention strategy is that on the basis of performance rewards and recognition needs
to be given to the employees. Rolls Royce has also taken step by sending congratulatory
message to the top performers and recognize them in a staff meeting. For building the
positive relation with each other at the workplace the strategy adopted by the company is that
to build a team work environment. Under this type of strategy the management of the
company assigns duties and responsibilities according to the different interests and
capabilities of the different staff members within the organisation. (Khan, S. A. and Tang, J.,
2016). For ensuring the positive relation, communication skills plays as a very important
factor. Downward, horizontal and upward communication in an organisation is very
important for enhancing the harmony in delivery of work. So these are the strategies which
has been adopted by the company according to their changing goals and objectives of the
company.
TASK B
Evaluate about the impact of environmental factors on culture and about the HR plan of the
particular organisation
There are certain kinds of environmental factors which affect the HRM into the
different way. It includes social and cultural, technological, economic, political and legal
environments.
 Social and cultural factors: Under this head, from the point of view of HRM
attitudes, beliefs, desires, expectations and customs plays a important role at some
point of time. (Shi, and et.al., 2018). These factors determine about the expectations
of society from the organisation, views towards the social status of jobs, views about
the achievement of work.
 Technological factors: Under this factor where the technology has been changing on
the constant manner with the changing period of time. Due to which the changes can
be made with respect to the working process within the organisation
 Economic factors: It is that factor which includes the changes can be observed with
respect to the inflation, tax rates, government activities and other parameters also.
Due to changes in these parameters, the company’s HR department also have to made
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