Impact of Globalisation on HR Function of Vodafone

Managing Successful
Business Project
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Abstract
The study is related to the impinging of globalisation over the Human Resource activities of an
enterprise. It is a broad region of research that gives a wider cognition base and content to the
researcher or learner towards the select region of investigation. Vodafone is a large British
Multinational telecommunication business, which is significantly interested over improvising its
human resource operations through implementing suitable digital tools and technologies, thus
suitable knowledge regarding the use of economic process is hard-hitting for an organisation in
reaching at the key point inside the market place. Globalisation is defined as an effective aspect
which is mainly used to determine the growing interdependence of the global economies,
cultures and populations, brought in regards to the cross border trade in goods and services,
technology, flow of funds, individual and information. Globalisation plays an effective role in
providing opportunities to the businesses to explore their operations at international level via
reducing the barriers of tariffs, value added taxes, subsidies and other issues among nations. The
examination is based on mixed method as in this selected method is qualitative and quantitative
type which plays vital role in administration elaborated evaluation on the investigation problem.
In this present inquiry project both primary and secondary origin are actually executed via the
researcher, as these two are efficacious in accretion of detailed data from different sources.
However primary sources is efficacious in conducting analysis via processing a questionnaire
and secondary sources like books, journals, publish research articles etc. are effective in
developing an effective theoretical framework. The overall investigation concludes that
globalisation is effective in improvising the HR operations of Vodafone and company can attain
higher profit and growth through suitable selection of workforces by using proper digital tools
and technologies.
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Table of Contents
Abstract ...........................................................................................................................................2
TITLE .............................................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
Project aims and objectives..........................................................................................................4
Project management plan ............................................................................................................7
Work breakdown structure and a Gantt chart .............................................................................9
Small-scale research ..................................................................................................................14
Interview with Manager ................................................................................................................17
Research and data using an appropriate tools and techniques. .................................................18
Appropriate recommendations...................................................................................................32
Value of undertaking the research............................................................................................33
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................35
Appendix 1.....................................................................................................................................37
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TITLE
To analyse the impact of Globalisation over the Human Resource function of an
organisation. A case study on Vodafone.
INTRODUCTION
Managing prospering enterprise project is refers as the duty of administration in respect to
convey precious results to a business that will proper assistance to the business to achieving
higher position within the commercial centre. Economic process has imperative impinging on the
Human resource functions of a business. In today's business environment rivalry within
commercial centre is so broad and businesses are significantly focuses over business expansion
at worldwide steady for the intention of creating awareness among people regarding their
offerings. Vodafone is the selected business for this specific work as it is a sizeable British
multinational telecommunications organization which is highly focused towards attaining higher
growth and success within the commercial centre through improvising its operations and
functions.
TASK 1
Project aims and objectives
Economic process is a effective aspect that has a huge impinging on the maturation and
occurrence of an enterprise in effectual manner. Businesses are significantly focuses over
applying globalisation as their important tool in order to improvising its operations and functions
at market place. Thus economic process is an effectual aspect that gives a broad coverage to the
organisation to achievement of key position within market. Vodafone is a British multinational
telecommunications conglomerate which was founded in 1991 by Ernest Harrison and Gerry
Whent. It is headquartered in London and operating its business worldwide by providing its
services to different nations. There are 98,996 people are working within this firm and making
their contribution in the growth or success of the organisation. Human resource is the key area of
a business, thus the maturation and prosperity of business is based on the operations conducted
by the workforces. Vodafone is widely focused on developing HR operations in effective
manner, as effective HR activities are required for a business to spread out its transactions at
wider basis. The project is supported on a predetermined aim and objectives that aid the overall
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work in right manner, thus the aim and objectives are effective in clearly defining the motive of
the project.
Research Aim :
To analyse the impact of Globalisation over the Human Resource function of an
organisation. A case study on Vodafone.
Research Objectives
 To explore the understanding regarding the concept of Globalisation in the context of a
business.
 To appraise the advantages of internationalisation of the HR function of Vodafone.
 To determine the disadvantage of internationalisation of HR function of Vodafone.
 To access the impact of globalisation over the marketing functions of an organisation.
 To find out the ways which can be effective for Vodafone in reducing the issues related
to internationalisation of HR function.
Research Questions
 What is the concept of Globalisation in an organisational context ?
 What is the advantages of internationalisation of the HR function of Vodafone ?
 What is the leading disadvantage of internationalisation of HR function of Vodafone?
 What is the impact of globalisation over the marketing functions of an organisation.
 Which can be effective for Vodafone in reducing the issues related to internationalisation
of HR function.
Literature Review
The concept of Globalisation in an organisational context.
From the opinion stated by Carols Wood (2019) Globalization is refers as the spread of
products, data, innovation and technology around the national borders and societies. In monetary
terms, it essentially broke down as a relationship of countries over the globe cultivated by free
trade. According to the views expressed by Beverly Bird and Carol Kopp (2019) Globalization is
likewise considered as the procedure of the escalation of financial, governmental, interpersonal
and social interrelationship around the global limits. It is basically gone for the partition blending
of political and financial hypothesis around the world. In the context of business globalization
assumes immense role in enhancing the operations of each size of businesses at worldwide level
by fulfilling the requirements and needs of individuals.
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The benefits of Globalisation over the HR function of Vodafone
According to the opinion analysis of Roslyn Frenz (2017) globalisation is refers as an
essential aspect that plays vital function in enhancing the functions of an organisation at market
place. Globalisation is effectual in developing opportunities to the businesses to hire skilled
employees for the intention of increasing the transactions of the business and attain sustainability
within new market. Vodafone is a wide telecommunication business, that has its global
transaction and the company attaining numerous benefits through globalisation over the HR
function. Globalisation is effective in providing a way to Vodafone to implement effective
implementation of organisational functions for that it will be easy for the businesses to gain
progression and maturation. For the implementation of globalisation it is effective for the
business to execute all the operations within corporate structure as to promoting an effective
culture of business. Globalisation is also effectual in increase business opportunity thus With the
help of globalisation organisations are strategically expand their operations within new areas and
this make worth for the business in achievement of potential success. Higher growth develops
HR Operations as this globalisation provides proper assistance to the human resource of the firm
by execution of new and well skilled workforces.
The major drawbacks of globalisation on HR function of Vodafone
From the views expressed by Elisabeth Natter, 2018, In the modern competitive business
era, the key motive of businesses is to expand its operations into other areas for the sack of
attainment of higher growth and sustainability. Globalisation is influential for a business to
achieve competitive edge but in it also having few weakness over the HR functions of Vodafone
like corporate and culture difference, employment and tax law, long distance communication
challenges etc. Therefore, these refers to be the key drawbacks that affects the business
operations directly. Due to business expansion in other country, the major issue faced by
Vodafone is the culture difference as each country has their own culture and it is quite tedious
for the business to adopt culture. Tax and employment is the another issue which affects the
profitability of the firm, thus it is required for the business to analyse the employment rate while
making expansion, thus each government is belongs from different norms and having their
policies related to the labour law.
The impact of globalisation over the marketing functions of an organisation.
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As per the views expressed by Avery Phillips (2019) Globalisation has had an essential
influence over the marketing management of am organisation at global level. Marketing plays an
essential role in developing the operations of business at world wide basis, thus effective
marketing operations are helpful for the firm in achieving growth and success via creating
awareness among the people at global era. Globalisation has positive impact over the marketing
operations of an organisation, thus globalisation is effectual in developing opportunities for the
business and this could be resulted in attainment of higher growth and satisfaction. Globalisation
has effective in creating competition and for managing competition it is important for the firm to
making organisational products sand out in nature, therefore marketing could help the business in
promoting organisational goods and services in viable manner.
Project management plan
Project administration plan refers to a process that aids business in managing the activities
in a systematic and proper manner. A proper management plan helps in developing the value for
company in attaining more development as well as success at the Marketplace. This plan helps
business in executing all activities in a systematic and effective manner under this the project
manager place or necessary role in designing the management plan for the purpose of completion
task. In order to implement business plan it is necessary for manager to include different expects
such as scope time cost communication risk resources and quality. For this Vodafone will
develop suitable use of all these even factors in in regards to achieving success in management
project the different factors included in project management plan given below:
 Cost- In project management plan cost is regarded as one of the most effective aspect that
help management to execute predetermined activities without any face without any issues
because of lack of natural resources. For executing HR function project manager needs
proper fund so that they can easily improve overall performance of the Vodafone. In this
project manager requires around £350 for completing this project. This will be beneficial
for attaining favorable outcomes at the end of the project.
Basis Cost
Investment £80
Expertise £70
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Advertisement £100
Employees Training £50
Cost of executing changes in HRM £50
Total £350
 Scope- The main objectives of Vodafone is to gain the high profit by implementing
effective HR function at the time of operating their business at global level. For this
particular project scope is too wide as the company is providing opportunity to the people
to develop their skills and ability through effective HR process and this may create value
for the firm in strengthen their workforce. Therefore this create value in attainment of
higher growth and success at global level. If project scope is well identified then project
manager can easily attain positive and reliable outcomes at the end of the project. The
key scope of Vodafone is to capture a large market via arrangement business operations
in effective manner. Quality- It is crucial for project manager to ensure that project activities can be
completed in effective manner. All the HRM practices are adopted after ascertain of the
impact external factor. This will provides an opportunity to bring quality and ensures
proper functioning in globalized environment. With the assistance of this, project
manager of Vodafone can easily attain all the set target and at the same time also improve
efficiency level of project. Proper HR operations with maintaining higher quality it will
be effective for the firm in attaining global reach. Communication- it is a necessary component that bring change in operations of company
through proper execution of communication channels that help in developer connection
among lower management and top management. Company uses different communication
channels to interact through emails, telephone and many others. It helps in develop better
relationship among management and employees. Therefore, an appropriate
communication also helps the firm in implementing good relationship with customers,
that could be beneficial in attainment of higher growth and success at global level. Time: It basically in-consist over the time in which a business requires to complete their
projects and research in effective manner. This particular project needs the time of around
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