Managing and Coordinating the HR Function

Managing and Coordinating
the HR function

Executive Summary
Two major players in two different organisational types in two different countries were
highlighted in the report and their effectiveness of their HRM functions were discussed. The
report elaborated the major functions of the HRM like Planning, Recruitment and Selection,
Diversity management, Talent management, Performance management and many more.
Furthermore, various issues which both the companies face which mainly represented the two
completely different industries were also mentioned. The overall report was a kind of critical
evaluation of the Hr functions in two different organisational types and countries.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
Introduction to the topic...............................................................................................................4
Issues regarding the HR functions...............................................................................................6
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Talent management is basically a process which focuses on attracting and retaining the
employees with high quality and potential so that they do not get time to develop and improve
their skills by being motivated to improve the performance. The main reason is to create a
workforce which can be motivated and can stay with the company further in the long run ().
The report focused on the effectiveness of HR functions in two major players of business in
two different countries serving in two different sectors. Tesco being the British multinational,
groceries and the general merchandise having headquarters in England, UK (Tesco, 2020).
Marriott is the leading company in the lodging and hospitality industry in the Asia-pacific
region having 820 properties (Marriott International, 2018). The report will discuss about the
talent management strategies and the effectiveness of HR functions systematically. It will also
highlight on the major issues during the implementation of strategies.
MAIN BODY
Introduction to the topic
Human Resource department plays a major and significant role for the welfare of
organisations and its employees. It is responsible for performing various functions like employee
recruitment, training & development, rewards management of employees, performance appraisal,
employee benefits design, salary management and many more (HR and Aithal, 2020). It also
helps in managing the human capital of the organisations whether it is an organisation of retail
industry like Tesco in UK or Marriott which is a major part of hospitality industry in Asia. The
department of Human resource develops and implements various strategies and policies in order
to perform all its functions effectively which can help in achieving the organisational goals and
the development of the employees.
Evolution of HR functions
As the organisations are growing day by day, the HR practices are also being mature. In
general, it follows a cycle with starts from Business Function to Business Partner and finally to
Strategic Partner. The role of HR is becoming more strategic day by day along with adding
leadership potential and the long term sustainability of organisations. The evolution of HR
functions can be described as follows:
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