MBA401: Woolworths HR Initiatives, Performance, and Engagement

This report examines the relationship between HR initiatives and organizational performance, focusing on Woolworths. The report analyzes performance-related initiatives, culture-based initiatives, and employee engagement initiatives. It considers key HR practices such as training and development, diversity management, and employee participation. The research methodology includes analyzing the company's website and cross-referencing information with academic references and third-party business websites to evaluate the legitimacy of information. The report aims to assess how these HR strategies influence overall organizational success, providing insights into Woolworths' approach to human resource management and its impact on the company's performance. The report also includes references from academic sources.

Items Areas of Consideration
Introduction The purpose of the report is to assess the link
between HR initiatives such as performance
related initiatives, culture based initiatives and
employee engagement initiatives along with the
overall organizational performance.
One of the important criteria for the selection of
the company was the ASX listing. With a close
look at the list, I specifically chalked out four
companies which are Qantas Airways Ltd.,
National Australian Bank Ltd., Sydney Airport and
Woolworths Group Ltd. I participated in
brainstorming session regarding the selection of
the company and selected Woolworths on the
basis of one key factor which is smooth
availability of information. Along with that, I
wanted to explore the ways in which a large scale
company monitors their human resource
initiatives. As a result, I selected Woolworths.
HR Areas Performance Related Initiatives:
It is recognized to be a set of activities
that contribute to the improvement of the overall
performance of the company (Hwang and Zhao
2015).
Culture prevalent in the organization:
It is recognized to be the working
environment, structure, processes, values, beliefs
and policies in the organization that shape the
internal environment of the company and the
way people behave in the organization
(Christensen, Lægreid and Rovik 2020).
Employee engagement initiatives:
It is the set of activities that contribute to
the enhanced participation of the employees and
improved involvement of the employees with the
organizations (Kim et al. 2016).
Key points related to the HR practices:
The key points related to the HR practices
that I should be considering are training and
development, diversity management and
employee participation and involvement
(Armstrong and Taylor 2020).
Research Website: https://www.woolworths.com.au/
Third party business websites

Theory/ Academic References Study Notes
Online Research
Text Readings
Note The information from the company website will
be assessed with the help of information
gathered from other websites in order to ensure
that I be able to evaluate the legitimate
information and the PR focused information of
the company.

References:
Armstrong, M. and Taylor, S., 2020. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice.
Kogan Page Publishers.
Christensen, T., Lægreid, P. and Rovik, K.A., 2020. Organization theory and the public sector: Instrument,
culture and myth. Routledge.
Hwang, B.G. and Zhao, X., 2015. Review of global performance measurement and benchmarking
initiatives. International Journal of Construction Management, 15(4), pp.265-275.
Kim, W., Khan, G.F., Wood, J. and Mahmood, M.T., 2016. Employee engagement for sustainable
organizations: Keyword analysis using social network analysis and burst detection approach.
Sustainability, 8(7), p.631.