International Human Resource Management

International Human
Resource Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Discuss HRM practices in your organization and how it supports the overall organizational
performance goals..................................................................................................................3
Critically review and evaluate any HR process in your organization and how it can be
improved to meet specific business challenges and overcome them.....................................5
How do HRM practices influence organizational behaviour? Identify any two HRM practices
and their influence on performance and behavioural outcomes in your current organization.5
Critically analyse the outcomes of the specific practices and evaluate its effects.................7
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
Discuss any 2 leadership styles and critically analyse the advantages and disadvantages of
these styles in your industry...................................................................................................7
Identify the most conducive leadership style to promote performance in your company with
discussion and critical reflection on why you think it is so..................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18

INTRODUCTION
The human resource management is a practice which is established decades ago but have
been in effective use and process form past few years. This change developed due to many
reasons and the first and most concerning one was increasing concerns for keeping workforce
happy and satisfied. As well, globalisation is another major aspects which ignited and raised
concerns in relation with management of human resource and retaining them for the longest in
the organisation in order to take out the best out of them and maintain company's productive
performances. The human resource management is a process and a phenomena that is highly
focused and concentrated on effective performances being extracted from the workforce with
certain skills which are related and effectual for attaining organisational goals and objectives
(Apte, P. G. and Kapshe, S., 2020).
There are several practices, techniques and processes involved in Human Resource
Management which are adopted by leaders and managers of organisations or by the HRM team.
The report is based on Woolworths Group Limited, one of the largest business organisation in
Australia in context to their revenues. The company was founded in 1924 which is headquartered
in New South Wales, Australia. Woolworths Group Limited is an extensive retail organisation
within Australia and New Zealand. The project first discussed different HRM practices which are
in support of organisation and its goals. Moving on, HR processes are reviewed and for seeking
an understanding about their effectiveness in improving and meeting business performances and
reduce the challenges the company is facing if any.
Moreover, two leadership styles are elaborated within the report with their advantages
and disadvantages in concern with the specific industry Woolworths Group Limited is dealing in
that is retail. Out of the two one most applicable and suitable strategy is recommended to
Woolworths Group Limited. Furthermore, EPR software and its related concerns and initiatives
are discussed in the next part of the report by discussing the use of PCN's in future initiatives.
Lastly, a small presentation is prepared in one HRM function and few examples are used for
making elaboration and effective analysis.

TASK 1
Discuss HRM practices in your organization and how it supports the overall organizational
performance goals.
Human Resource Management is a crucial and most critical practice in concern with the
workforce and talent of the respective organisations. The human resource management practices
have evolved from past in consideration to today. Therefore, the result generated through it are
varied practices for varied business organisations with different industry belongingness. The
retail sector in which Woolworths Group Limited is dealing and excelling its operations is a
dynamic setup in the whole industrial groups. The sector contributes the most in speeding the
economic growth of the region and making appropriate changes which are necessary and
certainly can not be ignored.
Woolworths Group Limited is a retail house which operates in a diverse and new
markets actively. The company has huge presence and command in domestic that is Australia
and in International market. This implies it deals in diverse markets surrounded by number of
factors which are affecting it in both negative and positive manner. But in concern in Human
Resource Management and active participation in the business and its ultimate goals there are
certain action which are adopted and undertaken by Woolworths Group Limited Human
Resource team. These practices are as follows:
 Competence Mapping- Human Resource work for the organisation in order to execute
plans in real practical situations and market. Thus, their competences and efficiencies
needs to be recognised and properly analysed in order to raise their performance
standards. Hence, an effective and talent assessing practice where an individuals skills,
strengths, competencies, aptitudes, attitudes and weaknesses are mapped in accordance to
the job role and its requirement. This is a major practice which is performed and
undertaken by Woolworths Group Limited Human resource team. This practice is
intended for increasing the talent of employees which will be effectual in changing
performances standards of people while working in their specialised field and department
within the company( Firfiray. and et. al., 2018)
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 Talent Retention- The retail industry is competitive and regularly increasing the
aggressiveness of the competition by taking up various practices for sustaining in the
market and keeping up with their competitive edge. Woolworths Group Limited is an
active participant of retail sector and employees are the one key pillar for its success and
current status in the industry. Therefore, the human resource team of Woolworths Group