Analyzing HRM Strategies and Challenges of B&Q in the Chinese Market

This case study examines B&Q's human resource management practices in China, focusing on the benefits of their approach, such as attracting talent, improving employee performance, and enhancing organizational effectiveness through strategic HRM planning. The study also addresses the problems B&Q faced, including workforce engagement, managing relationships, and developing effective training and development strategies. The case highlights the challenges of adapting HR policies to a new cultural context and the importance of addressing local requirements. The analysis provides insights into how B&Q sought to balance international HR standards with local needs, while also showcasing challenges faced by the company when establishing business in China. The case study is supported by references to academic journals and books, providing a comprehensive overview of the topic.

Case Study on HRM
B&Q

Table of Contents
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
Benefits of B&Q Human Resource approach in China..........................................................3
Problems B&Q faced while managing human resource in China..........................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

TASK
Benefits of B&Q Human Resource approach in China
The Benefits which B&Q gain through its human resource approach is China are as follows-
Attract right applicant is a benefits which organisation can grab as the main purpose of
every company is to hire top talent that can contribute their best efforts in making goals
achievable. B&Q must attract the candidate by providing them various benefits and attractive
compensation packages in China.
Improve Employee performance is one of the benefits which B&Q can gain through
human resource approach. Human resource management helps in increasing the employee
performance as they hire right candidate that can give their best in making business successful.
So, it is the responsibility of human resource manager to improve the performance and efficiency
of employees in Organisation so that they can give productive outcomes.
Enhance Organisational effectiveness is also a benefit that helps in increasing the
performance and efficiency of business. The role of human resource manager in Company is to
improve the effectiveness of firm by monitoring the resources and ensuring that they are fully
utilised with minimum wastage (Tkatek, Abdoun and Abouchabaka, 2017). The Human resource
manager in China has to hire the right person with right job position that helps improving the
effectiveness of business.
Human resource planning is tool which helps organisation to estimate the right number
of candidate required for running the business efficiently and effectively. Through Human
resource planning UK Human resource manager can identify how many employees are required
carrying out the business activities in China.
Problems B&Q faced while managing human resource in China
There are many problems which can be faced by B&Q while managing human resource in
China, it is important for manager to overcome the issues and carry the business smoothly and
efficiently.
Engaging the workforce is a problem which is faced by Organisation while managing
human resource in China. As for establishing business in China, B&Q requires a lot of
employees to carry out the activities and ensure that they engage the workforce in Company so
that they can give their best in accomplishing the task. The top priority of human resource

management of B&Q is to engage the workforce by offering them various benefits and
comfortable environment.
Managing relationship is another problem which can be faced by human resource
department in Organisation. It is the responsibility of human resource manager to ensure that
there must be good relationship between the employees as Company is established in different
countries requires a proper coordination to work effectively (Turner, 2020). If there is unhealthy
relationship between employees, teams and management it creates a huge impact on the
performance of Firm.
Training and development strategies is also a challenge which can be faced by Company,
the human resource department have to develop an effective training and development strategies
through which they can improve the skills and knowledge of staff. The training and development
program requires a lot of investment and time to build strong strategies that helps in attracting
employees.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Tkatek, S., Abdoun, O. and Abouchabaka, J., 2017, April. An expert system for a constrained
mobility management of human resources. In 2017 International Colloquium on
Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LOGISTIQUA) (pp. 53-58). IEEE.
Turner, P., 2020. The organisation of work and employee engagement. In Employee Engagement
in Contemporary Organizations (pp. 167-192). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.