Managing Successful Business Project: Nestle's HR - Unit 6 Report

This report examines how multinational companies, specifically Nestle, can improve their recruitment, selection, and training of employees to meet international requirements. It begins by outlining the project's aims and objectives, emphasizing the importance of globalization and its impact on human resource management. A project management plan is presented, including cost, time, scope, risk, and communication strategies. A work breakdown structure and Gantt chart are utilized to illustrate project timelines and task organization. The research employs both quantitative and qualitative methods, including questionnaires, to gather primary data from Nestle stakeholders. The report analyzes the collected data and provides recommendations for enhancing Nestle's HR practices, addressing challenges, and improving employee performance and productivity in a global context. The report offers insights into how Nestle can adapt to the challenges of globalization and maintain a competitive edge in the international market.

Unit 6
Managing Successful Business
Project
Course: HND in Business
(Level 4)

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
P1 Devise project's aim and objectives..................................................................................1
P2 Project Management plan..................................................................................................2
P3 Work Break down structure and Gantt chart.....................................................................3
P4 Small scale research to meet aims and objectives.............................................................5
P5 Data Analysis....................................................................................................................8
P6 Research Recommendations...........................................................................................15
P7 Reflection........................................................................................................................16
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................17
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................18
APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................................19

INTRODUCTION
Globalisation is a procedure to extend of products, technology, information and job
across national borders and cultures in order to generate more profit as well as intensify base of
customers (Archibald and Archibald, 2016). It is important for an organization to spread out their
business at international level so that they can earn more markets shares as well as profitability
ratio. In present time globalisation can influence to firm in both manner negative as well as
positive way due to help in and increase growth. As a result, it will reflect n the market and
increase competition in international market. Here in the project report consist ways through
which companies improve recruitment, training and selection of the employees to meet the
international requirement. Organization taken for assignment is Nestle which is a leading food
company and have their business in different nations and countries. In the project report decided
aims and objectives of selected topic is discussed as well as project management plan also
mentioned along with work break down structure and Gantt chart. Additionally, the research
based on the qualitative and quantitative research.
TASK 1
P1 Devise project's aim and objectives
It is very important to know about the project aims and objectives because in the lack of
awareness about the objectives it will become hard to complete the project. The assignment
mainly based on the globalisation which can show impact on selection, training of the
employees. So, it will be essential for employees to have proper knowledge as well as skills and
abilities to do work at international level. Since it has believed that a company which is having
more effective human resource management so it will provide help to get highly competitive
advantage.
Background Of research
The Globalisation connected to enlargement of the business at the world level. To
complete their purpose there is needed to higher skilled employees. Nestle is an international
food company who have their businesses in different countries all around the world. It was
established about 135 years ago. On the basis of globalisation, it is required to staff members
should have appropriate capabilities regarding to work. For this purpose, focus on job training
system, guidance and coaching (Basu, 2017).
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Aim of the project:
“To identify the ways of improving recruitment, selection and training of employees by
multinational companies to meet their international requirements”. A case study on Nestle.
Objectives – There are defined main objectives of respective research are mentioned as below:
 To understand the importance of globalisation
 To understand recruitment, selection and training how to help to Nestle to meet their
international requirements.
 To recognise the importance of betterment of recruitment, selection and training of staff
members.
Research Question:
 Does training, recruitment and selection can make capable to employees at workplace at
the international level?
 What is the concept of recruitment, selection and training in a multinational company?
 How can employees get advantage of improvements of recruitment, selection and training
of the employees?
P2 Project Management plan
It is produced by company to acquire of business objectives and apply different type of
changes. In the context to Nestle, seeks to make improvements in their recruitment, selection and
training ways. Thus, research team has made and suitable PMP plan which can provides a blue
print of whole activities that will be done in proper way. There are mainly consisting of some
main elements like scope, time, resource, risk, cost and communication for conduct a project as
described below:
Project Title:
“How do multinational companies improve the recruitment, selection and training of their
employees to meet international requirements”.
Project Plan:
 Cost – It is considering as main element of project management plan where is set cost to
implement a new project and complete in same business manner. Furthermore, to
complete project report, research team required to £100 after the applying changes in HR
policies (Binder, 2016) .
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 Time – The particular part describe about the period of time for completing all activities
regarding to project in wanted manner. Therefore, in reference to researcher produce the
report about 7 - 8 weeks on the other hand to execute new HR practices.
 Scope – It is described the scope of processing changes in business in the terms of
productivity, competitiveness and profitability. In the context to new human resource
apply different practices to develop productivity at the place of work and get advantage
of international requirement. In the reference to researcher will help to intensify its
knowledge in the field of HR and acquiring opportunity to make their career in the sector
to get higher accomplishment.
 Risk – It is the important element in any project it helps to gain advantage by taking risk.
In the mention project apply changes as per the requirement of HR practices which can
affect to business strategies and whole workplace. Due to any alteration regarding to
recruitment and selection will provide harmful effect on business's culture.
 Communication – To complete all functions of business on time and maintain positivity
in results so it is required for project manager to create way of 2 way communication
process. According to particular process take effective decision and provide chance to
staff member to participate in decision making and give suggestions (Hillson, 2017).
P3 Work Break down structure and Gantt chart
The researcher to conduct any type of research apply the concept of work break down
structure. The particular structure has been divided into different types of activities into smaller
segments. There are consisting of project topic then expression of proper aims and objectives
after recognisable of all appropriate problems and more. It provides help to producing different
types of strategies to execute every activity in suitable manner (Smith, Merna and Jobling, 2014).
To complete project in effective manner provide roles and responsibilities to every team member
due to requirement of skills and abilities. In the presented project of Nestle where analysis the
changes in recruitment, selection and training procedure. The particular project has been divided
in following activities -
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As per the work break down structure all the main activities regarding to project has been
divided into smaller segments. To proceed boost research in effective manner has been used by
researcher, Gantt chart technique in order to evaluate the necessity of time to complete of every
task. Here in, about 15 days are taken by researcher to presenting project title and 18 days need
to set specific aims and objectives regarding to project. Therefore, 20 days need to set
methodology for the research, 23 days is taken to collect data and 25 days in order to evaluating
the same. Furthermore, 18 days to end the project and concluding after that provide
recommendations in reference to find out specific problems. These processes will be taken
approx 32 weeks to overall complete of project activities (Larson and Gray, 2017).
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P4 Small scale research to meet aims and objectives
To conduct any types of research, need to research methodology which is considering as
important part of any project because it can help to determining of all appropriate methods. With
the help of this collect all applicable data, evaluate and make conclusion in effective manner. On
the basis of presented project perform the importance of changes in recruitment and other
functions of HRM. Thus, there is applied different types of methods to prepare projects. Through
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small scale research methodology is mainly take interest in the following main methods. To
collect information as well as data of selected topic in impressive way.
Quantitative Research
On the basis of particular research collect information which is defined in specific
manner like statistical, mathematical and numerical analysis. This information has been
presented into tabular and graphical manner. Through the research evaluated gather data in
effective way and collect from various method like questionnaire, surveys and pre-existing
statistical data. It will provide advantage to utilization of structured research instrument such as
questionnaire to collect data as well as obtain results are depend on the large sample size to
provide authentic and better information (Muller, 2017).
Qualitative Research
It is mainly used to understand the underlying reasons, opinions and condition. It will
provide help to researcher to produce different numbers of theories and supply data to others.
After it evaluate to objectives of presented research than focus on specific areas like individuals,
societies and cultures but there are considering general assumption is knowledge in subjective
manner. The aims of particular technique to recognise different types of problems insight of
project which is based on the hypothesis.
As per the presented project the researcher applied both qualitative and quantitative
methods in order to gather the data and evaluate it in theoretical manner.
Primary Research
It is considering as best reliable method to supply more authentic and reliable information
which is collected by researcher with the help of questionnaire, mailing, online & offline survey
and more. To conduct particular research, need much more time as compare to secondary
research. In reference to presented project conduct primary research and apply method of
questionnaire.
Secondary Research
It is used to examine the existing data which are available and gather to improve the
whole effectiveness of research. Secondary research can focus on the material which is published
in research reports and similar documents. It is more effective and low time consuming because
there are required to conduct research on existing data and employ of third party to gather data
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on their behalf. But in terms of reliable the method fails to provide reliable date due to outdated
information.
In the context to respective research which is active to carry out of changing recruitment
way at international level. The project makers conduct primary research and used tool of
questionnaire then take feedback from selected respondents from stakeholders of Nestle:
Sampling
The particular process can be defined as a process where are selecting a sample from a
large group of data either on random and non-random basis. For the sampling apply various
techniques like systematic, simple random sampling and graded and clustering sampling can be
applied. As per the presented project researcher have used random sampling methods to be
collecting a sample of 15 respondents from 100 stakeholder of Nestle (Newton, 2016).
Questionnaire
Name
Age
Gender
Question 1. Do you think globalisation effect recruitment procedures of multinational
companies?
A) Yes
B) No
Question 2. Is developing changed in HR policies will help organisations in meeting the
international criteria?
A) Yes
B) No
Question 3. According to you, does Nestle require adopting new approaches for
introducing best talent at workplace?
A) Yes
B) No
Question 4. What type of training Nestle need to provide its workers for enables them to
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work at international level?
A) On the job training.
B) Off the job training.
Question 5. On which factors, nestle has to focus while making changes in recruitment
policy?
A) Competency of business
B) Employment law at global level
C) Corporate culture
Question 6. What advantages will Nestle gain after improvement in HR practices?
A) Improving and increasing performance of workers
B) Enhancing diversity
C) Developing competitive advancement
Question 7. What will be the major challenges Nestle can face after making changes in
recruitment and selection processes?
A) Workplace conflicts
B) Less return on investment
C) Labour turnover
Question 8. Provide suggestion for increasing performance and productivity of Nestle at
global level
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P5 Data Analysis
1). Do you think globalisation effect recruitment procedures of
multinational companies?
Frequency
 Yes 12
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 No 3
12
3
Yes
No
Interpretation - From the above chart it has been analysed that 12 out of 15 respondents think
that globalisation affects recruitment procedures of international companies. On the other hand 3
of them do not think that globalisation does not affect recruitment procedures of international
companies.
2.) Is developing changed in HR policies will help
organisations in meeting the international criteria?
Frequency
 Yes 10
 No 5
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10
5
Yes
No
Interpretation – It has been reflected that from the above feedback it is getting that 10 out of 15
respondents think that developing changed in HR policies will help organisations in meeting the
international criteria while 5 out of 15 respondents think that developing changed in HR policies
will not help organisations in meeting the international criteria. While remaining 5 participants
states that it may lead to arise conflicts among workers and show affect to atmosphere of
company.
3.) According to you, does Nestle require adopting new
approaches for introducing best talent at workplace?
Frequency
 Yes 12
 No 3
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