Exploring Effective Human Resource Management and Leadership Styles

This essay examines the critical role of human resource management in organizations, emphasizing the importance of effective leadership styles for fostering a positive organizational culture and employee motivation. It analyzes practical examples, including instances of employee mistreatment, such as bullying and harassment, and their impact on job satisfaction and productivity. The essay contrasts good management practices, like those at Apple, with poor practices, such as those at Nestle and Reebok, highlighting the significance of job security and employee support. It suggests that companies facing issues like job insecurity, such as Reebok, should consider adopting a bureaucratic leadership system to provide stability and enhance employee morale. The discussion also incorporates principles of scientific management, stressing the need for harmony and cooperation between management and workers, and concludes that a positive organizational culture and strong leadership are essential for achieving organizational success. Desklib provides access to similar essays and study tools for students.

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Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Human resource.....................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................4
References.............................................................................................................................................5

Introduction
Human resource department plays an important role in managing and coordinating the people
with their functional area. A HR maintains, controls, and manages all the resources
effectively. The analysis carries some practical examples of MNC from the contemporary
world. These examples highlights how employees are not treated very well. With the growing
dynamic business environment and competition, a tradition approach of HR is not at all
sufficient. Strategic human resource management forms and develops certain administrative
programs, which are designed to foster the effective growth of business.
Human resource
A good manager will motivate his employees for the betterment of their performance. A good
manager identifies the strength of each member of the team and make important decisions.
He influences and motivates them in such a way that employees can recognise their strength;
discuss their interests, and skills. Sometimes employee needs a little push to stay motivated
and comfortable (Martin, 2017). For example- Apple`s management focus and considers
every individual working with them as an asset. The leader priorities and trusts people around
him, as he believes that every employee has brilliant and innovative ideas. Tim cook finds
time to visit and meet his each employee personally and engages face to face after reading the
mails. Ability of a manager can induce the employees that can encourage them even into an
uncomfortable situation if it can produce growth. A bad manager do not work for employee`s
growth. Productivity of employees will be suffered from bad leadership. A poor manager will
not motivate and identify potentials in the employees. A bad manager spreads toxins in
organisational culture and harm the core business of company. A bad manager will
mistreatment of employees that includes bullying, harassment, violence, discrimination, and
abusing at workplace. These create job dissatisfaction, incompetent, and anxiousness, which

even creates zero confidence in self-abilities (Futureofworking, 2018). For example- Poor
HR management in Nestle who treats their employees as disposable. Politics in organisational
culture spoils progressive developments of employees who deserves a level up than their
present position. As far as treatment of employees is concerned Reebok`s employees do not
feel support from the management, career development, and job security. Employees are not
able to show willingness to work independently with full confidence due to high job
insecurity. Most importantly, the manager dominates the organisational culture in a way
wherein employees are suffered negatively. As employees suffer from job insecurity issues so
the management leaders should turn to bureaucratic leadership system which emphasis on
providing reliable results. Bureaucratic style ensures that procedures that can provide a
roadmap to success. Under the bureaucratic style, job security is high that can act as a
motivational boost to help the subordinates to maintain a professional environment. Reebok`s
employees face job security issues. Therefore, in order to improve the security problems,
applying bureaucratic system can be best (Wesfarmers, 2017).
When considering principles of scientific management, it can be stated that two principles
prioritise employees and human relations as most important part. Harmony, not discord
insists that both worker and management should work together to execute the goals with
positivity and mutual cooperation (Humanresourceedu, 2019).
Worker and management should maintain a cordial relationship between both the groups.
Taylor focused on mental revolution that demands a change in the attitudes of both the
groups to avoid discord. Another principle is more extended concept of previous principle of
“harmony, not discord” because it stresses on cooperation between management and workers.
The purpose of this principle is to replace the internal competition with mutual cooperation.
Both employee and management should treat them as two main pillars of business and its
soundness can ensure achievement of organisation goals. For example- Wesfarmer’s

organisation culture operates with high degree of autonomy. Several enablers of business
works to ensure detailed strategy where best HR practises attract best people and utilise their
talent in an effective way to get sustainable success (Wesfarmers, 2018).
Conclusion
It can be concluded from the above analysis and discussion that positive organisational
culture and a good leader is extremely important for the organisational success. The
discussion also has analysed some practical aspects of mistreatment of employees in the
organisation by abusing and bullying with the help of practical examples. Reebok is not
performing well as job insecurity is high and to reduce it, the company should opt
bureaucratic style.

References
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