Evolution of HRM Practices and Leadership in Tesco

International Haman
Resource Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Human Resource Management practices have evolved with the changing market trends and it is
no longer a theoretical concept. This report identifies the change or evolution in both leadership
and HRM practices and the manner in which they are applicable in the organizations particularly
in context to Tesco. The report helps in highlighting the different aspects related to HRM and
identifies the best strategies that can be adopted. This report is important for the HR managers in
managing the employees and contributes in the organizational growth by recommending the
appropriate improvements that are to be made.

Table of Content
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
REVIEW OF EXISTING HRM PRACTICES................................................................................4
Critical Review on Human Resource Management Practises of Tesco.......................................4
Importance of Human Resource Management in Tesco..............................................................5
LEADERSHIP THEORY REVIEW...............................................................................................5
Critical Review on Two Leadership Theory................................................................................5
Leadership theories..........................................................................................................................6
Suitability of contingency theory in TESCO -.............................................................................6
BEHAVIOURAL DIMENSIONS IN HRM....................................................................................7
Key challenges that face in international environment..............................................................7
Strategies to attract and recruit local talent ................................................................................8
BEST PRACTICES IN IHRM........................................................................................................8
International HRM practises applied in TESCO and ASDA.......................................................8
RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................................9
Managing human resource in multinational setup......................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management (HRM) refers to the process of recruiting, hiring, and
selection of manpower for the organization. Human resource management plays a very vital role
in organization without HRM there will be no manpower. The report will be discussed on the
company Tesco. Tesco is the biggest multinational groceries and general merchandize retailer at
England and United Kingdom. It is the third largest retail store in the world measured by the
gross revenue and the ninth largest retail store by the revenues. The further HRM practise which
are discussed are as follows like safety of the employees , recruitment of the candidates.
REVIEW OF EXISTING HRM PRACTICES.
Critical Review on Human Resource Management Practises of Tesco
Important HRM practise which is involved in Tesco is hiring the right people at right job
as Tesco is a very large company so it required more and more manpower for the organization
and for hiring the best candidates (Banfield, Kay and Royles , 2018).It plays more attention on
the recruitment and the selection process of organization.
The major HRM practise is safety of employees at organization and it is the key element
of the organization pays more attention on future needs of the organization in terms of its people
and there safety so Tesco give more emphasis on the safety of the employees.Company use a
workforce planning programme to establish demand of new staff. The main work of the HR
practises of workforce planning at Tesco is for job description and person specification.
Another HR practise that Tesco involve is the organizational structure . The term
organizational structure refers to the systematic functioning of the departments in the
organization in effective and efficient way . Organization structure is the key element for any
kind of the organization. As Tesco deals in various sectors so it follows the organization
structure.
Another HRM practise involve in Tesco is training and development , The term training
and development refers to process of guiding the individual to perform a specific job (Noe and
Kodwani , 2018). Training and Development play a very role in the organization without
training and development no job can be performed .