Strategic Human Resource Management

Strategic Human resource
management
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
P1 Determine key current trends and developments that influence an organisation's HR
strategy...................................................................................................................................3
P2 Analyse how both external and internal factors that influence HR strategy and practise.4
M1 Analyse the influence of external and contextual development and relation with HR
strategy...................................................................................................................................5
D1 Critically evaluate the influences of key external and contextual developments, applying
relevant theories, models and concepts..................................................................................6
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P3 Apply relevant theories and concepts relating to growth and development of strategic
HRM.......................................................................................................................................6
M2 Relation of human resource theory in organisation.........................................................9
D2 Evaluate how human resource theory relates to practise by organisational example....10
TASK 3..........................................................................................................................................10
P4 How change management models support HR strategy..................................................10
M3 Justification for change model.......................................................................................11
D3 Implementation of change management models, strategies and concepts.....................11
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................11
P5 Explain how HR outcomes can be monitored and measured..........................................11
P6 Discuss and evaluate how effective HR management and development can support
sustainable performance and growth to meet organisational objectives..............................12
M4 Suggestions for HR development techniques................................................................13
D4 Critically reflect on how HR monitoring and evaluating techniques contribute to
sustainable performance and growth, addressing potential consequences of their
implementation.....................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16
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INTRODUCTION
Human resource management is a distinctive approach for employment management.
This is associated with attaining competitive advantage by deployment of skilled labour and
employees. There are various techniques involved within HRM and some of these are personnel,
structural and cultural techniques (Analoui, ed., 2017). Strategic HRM enables managing of
workforce and organisational strategies. It helps to provide motivation and encouragement as it
will help to enhance performance of company.
Background of the company
This report is based upon a tourism company naming Atlantic Star Airlines. This is a private
airlines company of England and Wales which established in the year 2012. This airlines
company is involved in creating an airline for serving British people. This report consists of
description about current trends and how HR strategy is affected by external and internal factors.
There are several theories related to HR strategy discussed within this report. There is a change
management model which can be applied within company for managing organisational change.
At last, there is explanation about how HR outcomes can be measured and monitored.
TASK 1
P1 Determine key current trends and developments that influence an organisation's HR strategy
There are some current trends within human resource is context of travel company. There
is need of implementing effective HR strategies for enhancing the company's efficiency (Barik,
and Pandey, 2016). There are several key trends which affect HR strategy of Atlantic Star
airlines. Some of these are mentioned below –
Globalisation – Atlantic Star airways has an opportunity to expand it’s business worldwide
by using strong managerial strategies.
Workforce diversity - When companies like this expand business in other countries, then
there is involvement of workforce diversity.
Increasing competition for skills requirements - There is need for Atlantic airways to increase
competition for improving skills of employees and workers.
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Technological advancement - New technologies are needed by Airlines company to manage
the working and functioning of company.
Continuous Improvement development
Employee experience – It is very effective for company to focus upon increasing employee
experience. This enables the employee to feel more engaged and involved within the workplace.
Management of Atlantic Star airlines has to concentrate and focus upon performance
management and company culture. A major role of HR department is to increase journey map of
employees and provide exposure to feedback techniques and tools.
Advanced people analytics – It has become important for companies to manage the performance
of their employees. There is need to enhance utilisation of best people analytics so that company
can succeed (Bawa, Jantan, and Ali, 2020). There are some predictive models used for managing
employees and staff members. The Atlantic Star Airlines must analyse the SAP success factors,
Viser, ADP, Oracle and Cornerstone which provide HR tools for improving employee
effectiveness.
Learning management systems – It is very important to learn new skills for staying updated.
There is need for constant learning of HR trends as it will provide learning opportunities to
employees (Chowdhury, 2020). There is improved skill set which helps employees for delivering
positive workplace where employees can enhance their productivity. The learning management
systems help in managing critical part for tracking learning process of employees. This requires
collaboration among different departments of Airlines Star organisation.
Digitised rewards and recognition - There is usage of recognition and praise for helping
employees to enhance their productivity and efficiency. Digitised rewards have become new
trend for rewards and recognition. They have to be managed properly for preparing all rewards
digital.
P2 Analyse how both external and internal factors that influence HR strategy and practise
Human resource department plays an essential role in accomplishing various functions
like workforce planning, labor relations, training and development, legal compliance, etc. of the
company (Dixit,2019). There is an effective human resource department which is involved in
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