Strengths and Weaknesses of Recruitment and Selection Approaches

Human Resource
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organization.....................................................................................................1
P2 Explain the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to recruitment and selection.
................................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
P3 Explain the benefits of different HRM practices within an organization for both the
employer and employee..........................................................................................................5
P4 Evaluate the effectiveness of different HRM practices in terms of raising organizational
profit and productivity............................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
P5 Analyse the importance of employee relations in respect to influencing HRM decision-
making....................................................................................................................................7
P6 Identify the key elements of employment legislation and the impact it has upon HRM
decision- making....................................................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
P7 Illustrate the application of HRM practices in a work related context, using specific
examples.................................................................................................................................9
Curriculum Vitae................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management can be defined as a process for effective management of
individuals in an organization in a way to help their business to gain a competitive advantage. It
is a procedure of hiring and developing candidates in order to achieve target goals and
objectives. The process consist of selecting, recruiting, providing orientation, evaluating
performance of employees, giving training to the employees and developing new skills in them
(Noe and et.al., 2017.). However, it is consider as a most effective and efficient process within an
organization. In the following report, Marks and Spenser has been chosen which was established
in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spenser. It is a multinational organization in UK that
supplies high quality of clothes and home products to the individuals. It has around 1463 stores
in almost 57 countries. The report will cover purpose and scope of Human Resource
Management in terms of resourcing an organization. Furthermore it will focus on internal and
external factors that affect Human Resource Management decision-making process. The
effectiveness of the key elements of Human Resource Management in an organization is going to
analyze. At last, Human Resource Management practices in a work-related context will be
discussed.
TASK 1
P1 Explain the purpose and the functions of HRM, applicable to workforce planning and
resourcing an organization.
Human resource management is a practice for effective management in an organization.
This particular department is responsible for bringing skilled and talented candidates, providing
training and development programs, managing performance of individuals and solving conflicts
or issues of the employees. Being an integral part of an organization, human resource
management possess four basic functions (Mondy and Martocchio, 2016). The department is
responsible for communicating guidelines and standards of the organization to the employees so
that they can perform effectively.
Overview of organization
Marks and Spenser is an international organization with its headquarters in UK. It was
established in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spenser. It supplies high quality of clothes
and home products to millions of customers across the world. It has over 1400 stores in almost
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around 57 countries. There are approximately 85,209 employees working in Marks and Spenser.
The main objective of respective organization is to produce high quality of products and to
provide excellent services to their service users. The mission of the organization is to expand its
business in large number of locations and to attain a respectful position overall market area.
Business objectives are the results or outcomes which an organisation needs to achieve.
Some of the business objectives achieved by Marks and Spenser are discussed here.
 Increasing profit: It is one of a business objectives that is utilized for expanding the
business and to gain profit. Respective organisation can develop number of strategies in
order to enhance overall profit such as investing more money, introduce change in the
operational process in order to increase profit, stay connected and visible to the service
users and raise the market bar.
 Survival: It is one of the most important business objective for the respective
organisation in this competitive era. Organisation needs to bring innovation and
technology in their business in order to tackle with their competitors and achieve target
goals and objectives. It will add value to their products so that company can survive for a
longer duration.
 Increasing sell: It is the most common business objective. Marks and Spenser can use
this business objective in order to enhance their profitability. They can build some plans
and strategies for increasing their sell such as running promotions, ask for feedbacks with
the customers, give attention to the existing customers, develop some packages, deals and
discounts.
 Increasing growth: This particular business objective aims at achieving success in a
business. Respective organisation should create a business objective of expanding growth
in order to attain a respectful and powerful position in the market area. It can be done
through focusing on sales, do real marketing, introducing advanced technology and many
more.
Human resource management plays a major role in attaining all business objectives as their core
responsibility is to bring work force in the organisation. HRM department of Marks and Spenser
can utilize their functions for achieving these objectives.
 Survival: As human resource management brings talent in the organisation, it will help
the organisation to survive for a longer period of time. New candidates will bring new
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strategies and through giving them training and development they can enhance the
operations of the business. More workforce in the organisation will help them to promote
more products and thus increase the productivity which eventually leads to survival and
sustainability of the organisation.
 Increasing sell: HRM department of respective organisation can help in increasing sales
by recruiting new skilled and talented individuals. It will help the organisation to
facilitate the operations of the business and increase sale through promotions and giving
training to the new candidates to work with their full potential.
Purpose of HRM
The prior objective or purpose of HRM is to fulfil several needs of employees within an
organization. Department of human resource management help to improve overall productivity
of an organization and involved in activities from financial to legal (Bratton and Gold, 2017).
Apart from it, there are different purpose of HRM that are discussed here.
Staffing: The prior duty of human resource management is to recruit large number of
skilled and knowledgeable candidates in an organization. Purpose is to bring best quality of
employees to the organization in order to achieve desired goals and objectives. Department will
analyse all the applications of candidates and then chooses best suitable candidates from large
number of individuals.
Developing relationship: Objective of HRM is to maintain and develop a healthy and
positive relationship with employees within an organization. They need to conduct number of
activities in order to motivate employees and help them to work effectively.
Culture: Respective organization should develop a healthy environment and a positive
culture within their organization. It will help their staff members to perform with full potential
without any pressure.
Functions of HRM
There are number of functions of human resource management. Basic functions of HRM
are discussed here.
Planning: Manger of the business is need to plan everything in order to make things done
by the employees. Planning is essential for achieving goals of organization (DeCenzo and et.al.,
2016). Hence, Marks and Spenser is need to develop a plan of action for performing different
operations of the organization effectively.
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Organizing: It is important for the supervisors and managers of Human resource
management to develop and design an organizational structure. It includes coordination for
activities between employees and to assign roles and responsibilities to candidates.
Directing: This particular function of HRM includes motivating and encourage
employees for making them working effectively and efficiently (Anderson and et.al., 2019). It is
the main responsibility of mangers to direct their staff members and assist them to achieve
desired goals and objectives.
Controlling: It is the duty of human resource department to regulate and control tasks and
activities of staff members. It is their responsibility to make sure that everything is going
according to the plan, Mangers are supposed to compare the desired outcomes with some set
standards for evaluate the whole plan.
Human resource management has been described as a concept that consist of two distinct forms
which is hard and soft. They are discussed here.
Hard model: It is a system of management where workers are presented as a resource
which needs to be regulate for achieving the target gaols and objectives and to gain highest profit
and a competitive advantage. In this particular model, humans are consider as any other
resources in the business such as facilities, machines or capital. The main focus of the model is
the need of task to be done and control costa and attain goals of the organisation. Staff members
or recruitment of new candidates for sale are the major elements of hard model.
Soft model: It generally put focus on individuals and and high commitment. It consider
staff members as a most important resource in an organisation and also as a source of a
competitive advantage. It has a long term planning for workforce. It believes in providing
performance appraisals and rewards to the employees.
Differences:
Hard model Soft model
 It treats staff members like any other
resources for example machines.
 It has a short term strategy.
 It follows autocratic leadership style.
 They pay less to the employees.
 It treats employees as a most important
resource of the organisation.
 It has a long term strategy.
 It follows democratic leadership style.
 It believes in empowerment.
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