Managing People in Organizations

This assignment emphasizes the significance of managing people in organizations to attain set targets. It highlights the responsibility of organizations in finding suitable candidates and developing their workforce through training programs. The importance of organizational culture and structure is also discussed as they play a crucial role in motivating workers and improving overall productivity.

Managing People in
Organisation

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Summary of Recruitment, selection, training and induction.......................................................1
Recruitment and selection process followed by the Apple Inc...................................................1
Main training and induction programmes followed by the Apple Inc........................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
Factors influencing individual behaviour as well as effective teamwork...................................3
Recommendations for the Apple Inc. based on the findings.....................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Different types of management and leadership styles.................................................................5
How culture and structure affects leadership styles....................................................................6
Advantages and disadvantages of the identified leadership styles..............................................6
Recommendations based on the findings of the research ..........................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................6
Relationship between organizational structure and culture........................................................6
Organisational structure influence the culture within the Apple Inc..........................................7
Advantages and disadvantages of the identified structure and culture.......................................7
Recommendations based on the findings of the research...........................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Employees are valuable assets of an organization to attain success. In today's competitive
world, the key success of the company is highly based on the workers as they put their best
efforts to accomplished positive results. Thus, it is important for manager to effectively manage
people and their activities within the organization to attain set goals and objectives in stipulate
time frame. In context of this, people management is one of the significant activity for manager
as they responsible for providing better training and development programs (Aithal and Kumar,
2016). With the assistance of this they can easily attain set target. Present report is based on
Apple Inc., is an American multinational technology company that designs, develops and sales
consumers electronics, computer software and online services. The main headquartered of this
company is in Cupertino, California. Company serve different products such as iPhone
smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the Mac personal computer and many more. Report cover
recruitment, selection, training and induction process followed by company. Factors affecting
behaviour and teamwork is also mentioned in this project. Along with this, management and
leadership styles are also cover in this assignment. At last, organizational structure and culture is
also discussed here.
TASK 1
Summary of Recruitment, selection, training and induction
Recruitment, selection, training and induction are the important part of human resource
process to find, select and train new employees within the organization. All these terms are
directly contribute in hiring right people and improving performance at workplace. In this,
manager of the company also play a significant role in selecting appropriate ways to recruit,
select, train and induct people within the organization. This will directly contribute in effectively
manage all the workers. By this company easily accomplish their set target in stipulate time
frame.
Recruitment and selection process followed by the Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is famous American multinational technology company operate their business
at global level with the aim of attaining higher growth and success. The main purpose of this
company is to provide better satisfaction to its customers by providing them quality services as
per their needs (Boutros and Purdie, 2014). For attaining the same, Apple Inc. looking for hiring
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skilled and talented staff members within their business organization so that they can easily
execute its activities in appropriate way. In this context company follow an effective recruitment
and selection process to maximise the strength of workforce which help them in satisfying
people needs and wants (Turkulainen and et. al., 2015). The process of recruitment and selection
of Apple Inc. can be understood by following description:
Recruitment is the process of locating as well as determining attracting capable
applicants. By this company can easily select skilled workers within their business organization.
In this context, Apple Inc. use effective process of recruitment and selection which cover various
steps are as follows:
 Step 1: Commence Recruitment: Under this step, director of human resources in Apple
completes different documents such as recruitment request form, job description,
classification and suggested salary range, interview questions, skill evaluation tool and
criteria for evaluating candidates.
 Step 2: Announcement of positions: In this step, department of human resource
announces deft advertisement and open position within the organization. Along with this,
job description are also circulated to around 340 agencies. In this, the hiring unit has to
keep the cost of entire expenses of another advertising.
 Step 3: Advertisements: After announcement of positions, advertising is an important
source to make a pool of candidates. Apple include various sources to promote the vacant
position like print media, radio, television, LinkedIn, website and many more. By this
company easily invite capable candidates towards the position.
 Step 4: Receiving complete application: Under this step, on the basis of applicant
qualification and skills they are accepted and rejected. In this the standard for selection is
implemented before the actual screening. One this process is complete, hiring unit take
interviews at least three applicants.
 Step 5: Committee/ Face to face interviews: Under this step, interview questions are
relevant to the specified job position (Hopkins, 2017). Along with this, the interviewing
panel members is responsible to complete the evaluation of interview from every
candidates interviewed to the HR department.
 Step 6: Reference Check: This step is important before an offer can be made to the
selected candidates. In this Hiring manager done the reference check. As the manager is
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personally contact with the references to done the candidate reference check. As it
includes various references check such as academic, prior work, financial, law
enforcement and personal references.
Main training and induction programmes followed by the Apple Inc.
Induction and training is an effective form of introduction for new workers in order to
make them enable to effectively play their job activities within the business organization.
Induction training is consider as a systematic training which help new candidates to aware about
organization policies and activities so that they can easily perform their task and activities. In
context of Apple Inc., company has a well planned training and induction program. Effective
training and development programs play a significant role in making positive work environment
which improve the ability to attract as well as retain workers within the organization (Burke and
Noumair, 2015). Apple believes that finding as well as correction issues is not enough in which
company designed training programs used to provide knowledge about the local laws, their
rights, occupational health and safety. Along with this, Apple Inc. also expanded professional
development opportunities for workers by Suppliers Employees Education and Development
(SEED) program. With the help of this company provide workers classes towards the specific
subject in order to improve their skills and knowledge. Furthermore, Apple also audits their
training sessions in order to measure their overall performance. For example, in 2011 Apple
conducted training sessions on preventing underage labour for 200 suppliers. By this
organization can easily improve their performance and also will continue regular audits to ensure
that there are no underage workers within the organization. With the assistance of this, company
can easily improve the chances of attaining competitive advantage from its rivals and also sustain
in market for longer period of time.
TASK 2
Factors influencing individual behaviour as well as effective teamwork
In business organisation, various factors are directly influence the individual behaviour at
work and effective team work. Thus, it is important for manager of Apple Inc. to effectively
manage all the factors that negatively influence the team working and individual behaviour as
well. As all the factors can be understood by following points:
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 Leadership: Leader play a significant role in motivating individual in working in a team.
A good leader can able in guiding their team members in systematic manner which
directly contribute in enhancing their motivation level to perform allotted task (Sahoo and
Sharma, 2015). In context of Apple Inc. leader use democratic leadership style in which
they increasing workers participate at the workplace that positively influence workers
behaviour. It directly contribute in attaining set goals and objectives.
 Effective communication: It is also an important factor that influence the employees
behaviour. In context of Apple Inc., manager use effective communication channel in
which they strictly analysis the workers performance by communicate with them.
Apart from this, there are some effective model that also influence the individual
behaviour and team work as well. In this context, Apple Inc. use MARS model of individual
behaviour which help in elaborating the behaviour. As a result of internal and external factors
directly influence their behaviour. This model can be understood by following points:
 Motivation: It can be define as an internal factors includes direction, intensity and
endurance of workers voluntary choice of behaviour. For example, a good leader
encourages their team members to perform their task effectively.
 Ability: It is related with natural tendency and learning capabilities which required to
complete a task in most effective manner. It includes four parts such as aptitudes, learned
capabilities, competencies, person-job fir. All these are important for workers to perform
their task in allotted time frame.
 Role perceptions: It includes beliefs towards what behaviour of individual is important to
attain the set goals and objectives (Jensen and Meisenbach, 2015). In this context,
workers needs to aware about the allotted part so that they can easily execute their task
activities.
 Situational factors: It includes various conditions which influence workers behaviour at
workplace. Mainly it consist factors such as given time bound, budget, work facilities and
team members.
Recommendations for the Apple Inc. based on the findings
As per above discussed factor, it is important for Apple Inc. manager to manage all the
factors that influence individual behaviour at workplace and team working. With the assistance
of this, company can easily improve overall performance level or workers and company as well.
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Leader of Apple Inc. should use effective communication channel to interact with their team
workers. By this, they can reduce the chances of arising any kind of issues among workers and at
the same time also building positive relation with each others. This will increase the productivity
level of the company.
TASK 3
Different types of management and leadership styles
Leadership is doing the right things, and management is doing things right. Both are
played as an important role in improving the performance level of the company. In this context
there are some difference between management and leadership styles are as follows:
Basis Management styles Leadership styles
Definition Management includes directing
and controlling one or more people
within the organization with the
purpose of coordinating workers
towards accomplishing a goals
(Ravenna and Cleaver, 2016).
Leadership define the ability of
an individual to motivate as well
as influence others to perform
the task and activities.
Personality styles Management required lots of
rationality as the main focus is on
resources, goals structures.
Under this, leaders are
comfortable with taking risks at
workplace.
Focus The main focus of manager on its
systems, structures and resources.
The focus of leadership is on
leading the people towards the
allotted task and activities.
Oriented styles Management is task oriented as it
could be authoritative,
transactional, autocratic or
democratic.
Leadership is people oriented as
the main aim of this is to get
everyone involved in the
decision making process.
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How culture and structure affects leadership styles
In business organization culture and structure both are play a significant role in affecting
leadership styles in positive and negative manner. In context of this, Apple Inc., follow
hierarchical structure in which all the decisions are taken by the top level management and lower
level is responsible to follow it (Loebbecke, van Fenema and Powell, 2016). It directly affect the
autocratic leadership style which is used by the manager of the company. It reduce the
involvement of the lower level management so that it increase the issues among all the
employees at workplace. Along with this democratic leadership style is encourage workers to
take participate within the business activities to increase the innovation and creativity. As it
increase the chances of attaining positive outcomes.
Advantages and disadvantages of the identified leadership styles
The main advantage of autocratic leadership style is that it is easy to learn as it does not
required any kind of specific knowledge and training. On the other side, the main drawback of
this theory is that it increase the work burden on the workers at workplace.
Democratic leadership increase the involvement of the workers within the decision
making process of the company. It directly contribute in improving the overall performance level
of the workers. On the other side, democratic leadership style is time consuming.
Recommendations based on the findings of the research
From the above mentioned styles, it has been recommended that Apple Inc. needs to use
democratic leadership style within their business activities. It help in encouraging workers to put
their best efforts to attain their target. Along with this, it also increase their involvement within
the decision making process which aid in motivating as well as creating innovative ways to
accomplish allotted task.
TASK 4
Relationship between organizational structure and culture
Organisational structure refers how the roles and responsibilities are allocated and how
they will be monitored within the business. In context of this, structure and culture are consider
as a key elements which directly contribute in attaining organizational success. If company
operate their business by focusing on these aspects which help in inviting customers and at the
same time also increase competition level at market place (Molloy and Heath, 2014). Mainly,
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organizational culture and structure are linked to organizational performance. Along with this,
culture within the organization includes various issues like how management works, how issues
can be passed though different organizational level. All these are directly associated to how a
organisational structure works. With the assistance of this company can easily maintain better
coordination among culture and structure. This will directly contribute in attaining set targets in
stipulate time frame.
Organisational structure influence the culture within the Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is famous American technology company operate their business at global level
with the purpose of enhancing their market share. In this context, Apple Inc. has a hierarchical
organizational structure with notable divisional characteristic and weak functional matrix. In
business organization, hierarchy refers to a traditional structure which is product based within the
Apple like iOS and macOS. This type of structure is also influence the organizational culture
because Apple culture was based son an ideal that is self motivated individuals will effectively
perform their task. Under hierarchical structure, all the decisions and commands are formulated
by the top level management which help organization to improve their performance level. With
the assistance of this manager of the company can easily support strategic objectives that
contribute in attaining set targets.
Advantages and disadvantages of the identified structure and culture
The main advantage of hierarchical structure is that it all the control possessed by the top
level management over the business. It provide promotion opportunities to workers with the aim
of motivating them to perform well. On the other side, the main drawback of this structure is that
it is low flexible in nature.
Along with this, advantage of organization culture is that it increase the creativity and
innovativeness within the organization. Other side, the drawback of this organization culture is it
bring challenges because of the emphasis on secrecy.
Recommendations based on the findings of the research
As per above mentioned organizational culture and structure it has been recommended
that, Apple needs to maintain proper coordination among top level and lower management so
that they can easily accomplish their target in appropriate time frame. In this, Apple Inc. needs to
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focus on development of workers performance by proving them better training and development
programmes so that they can easily execute their working activities and attain positive outcomes.
CONCLUSION
From the mentioned report, it has been concluded that managing people in organization is
important for company to attain their set target. In this, organization is also responsible for
finding right and capable candidates to make strong workforce. With the assistance of this,
company increase the chances of enhancing overall productivity level. Along with this,
organizational culture and structure are also interrelate with each other which may help workers
to motivate towards the working activities. It help organization to improve the positive image of
the company at market place.
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