Contemporary Developments in Human Resource Report

This report presents an analysis of contemporary developments in human resources based on a survey conducted among employees in various industries. The report is structured into several sections, including demographic information, compensation, benefits, performance and recognition, career work-life balance, and career development. Each section provides a detailed analysis of survey responses, often using bar charts to illustrate key findings. The analysis covers employee perceptions of pay, benefits, performance evaluations, work-life balance, and career advancement opportunities. The report concludes with recommendations for companies to improve employee satisfaction and reduce turnover, emphasizing the importance of fair compensation, comprehensive benefits, a positive work environment, and opportunities for professional growth. The report also includes a comprehensive reference list of academic sources.

Running head: CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS IN HUMAN RESOURCE
Contemporary Developments In Human Resource
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s note

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Contents
3.0 Data Analysis.............................................................................................................................2
Section A: Demographic Information.............................................................................................2
Section B......................................................................................................................................5
Benefits........................................................................................................................................8
Performance and Recognition....................................................................................................11
Career Work-life Balance..........................................................................................................14
Career Development..................................................................................................................17
4.0 Recommendation.....................................................................................................................19
5.0 Conclusion...............................................................................................................................19
6.0 Reference list:..........................................................................................................................20

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3.0 Data Analysis
Section A: Demographic Information
63%
37%
Total respondents: 60 Gender
Male
Female
Figure: The chart shows the gender of the respondents
Source: Author’s Creation
This graph shows the percentage of the male and female participants of the survey that has been
undertaken by the researcher.

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30%
55%
15%
Total respondent : 60 Age
18-27
28-37
48-57
58 and above
Figure: The chart shows the age group of the respondents
Source: Author’s Creation
The above pie chart represents the different age group of the sample size that has ben
chosen by the researcher.

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22%
43%
35%
Industry Chosen
Food & Beverages
Education
Telecommunication
Others
Figure: The chart shows the industries chosen to conduct the research
Source: Author’s Creation
This chart shows the industries in which the respondents work in, which will help us
understand the output of the survey in an in-depth manner.

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Section B
Choices are rated as: 1: Strongly Disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Agree; 4: Strongly agree
I. Compensation
1. I am fairly paid for the work I do in my organization
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
38.33%
18.33%
8.33%
35%
Percentage
Figure: The bar chart shows the response to question 1
Source: Author’s Creation
8.33 percent of the respondents agree that they are paid according to their job profile this is the
lowest on the graph. On the other hand 38.33 percent of the respondents strongly disagree.
Remuneration is one of the major reasons that an employee is unsatisfied with the job or is de-
motivated (Terera and Ngirande 2014).

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2: The Company’s pay policy helps attract and retain high performing employees
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
33.33%
13.33%
15%
38.33%
Percentage
Figure: The bar chart shows the response to question 2
Source: Author’s Creation
Most people (38.33%) as we can see in the above graph agree that people are attracted to work in
an organisation that has advantages not only in terms of remuneration but also other policies of
the company (Demerouti et al. 2014). Whereas,13.33 percent people disagree and are not
attracted with the policies of the organisation.

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3. My pay matches my job performance
Figure: The bar chart shows the response to question 3
Source: Author’s Creation
The above graph shows 36.67 percent agree that they are being paid the amount worthy of the
effort that they put. On the other hand 8 percent people also agree that they are being paid
enough (Shooshtarian et al. 2013).
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
25%
33.33%
36.67%
5%
Percentage

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Benefits
1: I think the befits offered by my company meet my needs
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
6.66%
28.33%
28.33%
36.67%
Percentage
Figure: The bar chart shows the response to question 1
Source: Author’s Creation
The analysis show that majority of the people 36.67 percent people strongly agree to the fact that
the company they are working for are offering benefits which is meeting the needs of the people
(Hofmans et al. 2013). 6.66 percent respondents strongly disagree and say that they are unhappy
with the benefits.

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2: My Company offers a comprehensive benefits package
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
13.33%
15%
33.33%
38.33%
Percentage
Figure: The bar chart shows the response to question 2
Source: Author’s Creation
Majority of the people strongly agree( 38.33%) to the fact that the company they are
working for offer comprehensive benefits packages which behave like a motivation as well
(Haider et al. 2015). On the other hand, 13.33 percent respondents strongly disagree and are not
happy with the benefits.

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3: My Company offers better benefits compare to other companies
Figure: The bar chart shows the response to question 3
Source: Author’s Creation
Majority of the people agree 36.66% people strongly agree and 31 percent agree whereas
1.67 percent disagrees. This concludes that people are happy with their own organisation and are
not looking for a change (Jessen 2015).
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Agree
Strongly agree
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
30%
1.67%
31.67%
36.66%
Percentage