Advantages and Disadvantages of HR Management Options

Running head: MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES
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Question 1 – Advantages and disadvantages of the following options
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(a) External consultant
Gains – The expertise levels of perspectives of outsiders or external consultants can
help in increasing the skills and abilities that are gained by the firm. Engagement of the
service consultants in various activities can support the formation of different strategies.
Consultants hired for the purpose of training can increase productivity of the firms.
Shortcomings – Knowledge that is possessed by the external consultants related to the
company is quite less which can lead to conflict in the workplace. Communication and
quality related concerns can lead to formation of a gap for external consultants (Stone and
Deadrick 2015).
(b) Outsourcing
Gains – The firm is able to gain many experts with the support that is provided by
proper outsourcing. Various jobs that are outsourced to the employees can be accomplished
properly with help of outsourcing.
Shortcomings – The firm can also lose control over employees and operations due to
excess outsourcing of jobs. Unseen costs can affect costs of the firm in a negative way
(Sparrow, Brewster and Chung 2016).
(c) Internal HR service
Gains – The reduction of time that is taken by employees in order to adjust to work
environment is a part of the internal HR based facilities. Recruitment based costs are also
reduced in the process of internal recruitment of the organizations.

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Shortcomings – The employees can be dissatisfied due to high levels of internal
recruitment within the firms (Stone et al. 2015).
(d) Internal non-human HR service
Gains – The knowledge related to different needs of staffs and gaps that are a part of
the operations are analysed in detail by the internal non-human HR based services.
Shortcomings – The recruitment processes of the firms are not taken into
consideration by the internal non-human based HR services in the modern organizations
(Sparrow, Brewster and Chung 2016).
(e) Merging business units
Gains – The access of huge amounts of cash are gained with the help of merging of
different business units. Variation is also considered to be an important part of the advantages
that are provided by mergers to the organizations.
Shortcomings – The investments that are made by the firms with respect to merger of
the business units is considered to be an important disadvantage that is faced by them (Stone
and Deadrick 2015).
Question 2 – PESTLE analysis of A+ Education Group, Tuition Centre
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Political factors – Political situation that is developed in Malaysia and effective
stability business environment have an impact on various policies that are formed by the
educational institutions like the A+ Education Group. Government of Malaysia is also able to
influence education policies and levels within the country.