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Employee Motivation Theories and Practices

   

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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................11. Recruitment and selection process followed by HARRODS emphasising on the purposeand content of job advertisements, job descriptions and person specifications.....................12. Motivation theories relevant to HARRODS and their application.....................................53.Identify factors which influence an individual’s behavior..................................................8CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTIONManagement of people within organisation is analysed as most complex activity which isperformed by employers and managers for effective regulations of business operations.Involvement of employees determines the commitment and contributions of employees that willserve for the benefits of business enterprise (Cascio, 2018). Dedication and involvement ofskilled employees describe their loyalty towards the organisation. Human resource departmentin every business enterprise is considered driving force for these type of employees as itprovided them comfortable environment and motivation within organisation. Present reports isbased on analysis of HARRODS limited which luxurious fashion retail store in UK, having more3500 agencies and employee strength of around 4000 and concession employees. In this report,procedure of recruitment and selection which is followed by management of HARRODS is takenin to consideration for making a critical analysis of its effectiveness which is emphasised uponthe purpose and content of job advertisement, description and person specification. Along withthis, there Herzberg two factor theory, Adam's equity and McGregor X and Y motivationaltheories are also discussed along with their application in context of HARRODS. At last, thereports will also provide an understanding about the challenges which are faced by retainingemployees at workplace is also discussed in this report. 1. Recruitment and selection process followed by HARRODS emphasising on the purpose andcontent of job advertisements, job descriptions and person specificationsHuman resource management is analysed as an important process of providing values anddeveloping people at work. It covers all the aspects of developing employees such as recruitmentand selection as well as performance and development. Human resource planning demonstratesemployees needed by the organisation to achieve their objectives (Bush and Middlewood, 2013).As per the given scenario, new owners of Harrods are strongly committed towards developmentof employees. They have analysed that employees are essential for continuous success oforganisation. Management is now more focused towards hiring qualified employees at workplaceand providing them opportunities to excel at workplace. Moreover, human resource planning isan integral part of business planning which is focused on the specific areas of activity withinHarrods where essential forecasts of future requirements of employees as well as their skills andcapabilities are available. In case of Harrods, it has been conducted for long term when theyconsider new products to be introduced in the store which requires new types of skills and1
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