Team Management and Cooperation

Running head: TEAM MANAGEMENT AND COOPERATION
TEAM MANAGEMENT AND COOPERATION
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Name of the University
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Answer to Question 1 (a)
Human resource management is considered to be an important part of the effective
operations of modern organizations in the current business environment. The main purpose of
human resource management is to improve the levels of employee performance and maintain the
operations as well. The skills and knowledge of employees are also managed with the help of proper
human resource management operations. The human resource management department in
Fonterra is also responsible for managing different operations that are based on the employees and
their proper management (Albrecht et al., 2015).
The human resource management based functions are provided with high importance in
Fonterra. The different operations in the organization are based on the ways by which employees
are managed and the development of various organizational functions as well. The proper
management of human resources is thereby able to provide different opportunities based on growth
to the organization in the industry in which it operates. Fonterra is able to differentiate from the
competitors with the proper management of human resources. The mobilization and commitment
of employees is also based on the ways by which the department is able to operate (Brewster,
Chung & Sparrow, 2016). The three major functions based on human resource management that are
fulfilled by Fonterra are as follows,
Compliance – The HR managers in Fonterra are responsible for the compliance of
employees with regulations of the organization.
Management advocate – The HR department of Fonterra plays a major role in the
development of an interface between the employees and the policies which have
been developed by the management.
Strategic partner – The human resource department of Fonterra is responsible for
solving issues which can occur in the organization based on the work process of the
employees (Brewster et al., 2016).
Answer to Question 1 (b)
Human resource management functions are considered to be important for the effective
organizational operations. The organizations can operate in a profitable manner with the help of
proper fulfilment of the human resource functions (Deery & Jago, 2015). The five major HR functions
that are used by Fonterra in order to influence the staff in a positive manner and influence them are
as follows,

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Recruitment and selection – This is considered to be the most important function of
the HR department of Fonterra. The selection of employees is the most important
task which is performed by the HR department.
Orientation – The orientation which is to be provided to new employees of Fonterra
is another major function of the HR department (Donate & de Pablo, 2015).
Maintenance of good conditions of working – The HR department of Fonterra is
responsible for maintaining the effective working condition within the organization.
Management of the employee relations – The employees are considered to be the
most important pillars of the human resource department of Fonterra. This helps in
the development of effective relationships between the employees.
Development and training – The functions based on development and training are
considered to be significant parts of human resource department of Fonterra. This
helps in the enhancement of the skills which have been gained by the employees
(Koryak et al., 2015).
Answer to Question 2 (a)
The human resource planning process which has been implemented in Fonterra has faced
some major ethical issues. The two major ethical issues which have been faced by the organization
based on HR planning are as follows,
Compensation based plans – Fonterra has faced some major issues based on the
salaries and compensation which are offered to the employees. The HR department
of the organization has been under immense pressure due to salary based issues.
Employment based issues – The HR managers of Fonterra have faced problems due
to the payment based scheme that has been implemented by the organization.
The two major practical issues which are faced by the human resource planning department
of Fonterra are as follows,
Mismatch between the skills and the applicants – The human resource department
of Fonterra has faced major issues based on the ways by which the employees are
recruited in different positions.
Environmental changes – The changes which have taken place in the external
environment have been able to affect the planning of human resources by Fonterra.
The process of planning by human resources in Fonterra has been affected by the
different external factors.