Analysis of HR Functions, Objectives and Organizational Change

This report delves into the multifaceted realm of Human Resource (HR) management, assessing the core objectives and functions of HR within diverse organizational contexts. The report begins by evaluating the HR objectives of businesses, emphasizing employee retention, motivation, and development, using case studies of NHS, Oxfam, and Little Italy Soho. It then scrutinizes HR functions through an ethical lens, highlighting legal compliance, ethical leadership, and data confidentiality. The report further analyzes criteria for assessing HR practices, such as employee retention, profitability, and incentive systems. The subsequent sections explore how HR functions contribute to organizational objectives and examines the HR practices in various sectors and company sizes. It also presents research evidence linking HR practices to positive organizational outcomes, including training, recruitment, and security. Moreover, it explains organizational change models, such as Lewin and Kotter, and their implementation. Finally, the report underscores the impact of high-performance working and human capital investment on organizational practices, focusing on leadership, workforce optimization, and employee engagement, concluding with a summary of the key insights.

Managing and Co-ordinating the Human Resources
Function

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
ACTIVITY- 1..................................................................................................................................3
Assess HR objective of business organisation.......................................................................3
Examine HR function in ethical manner................................................................................3
Different criteria adopted to assess the efforts of HR practices.............................................4
ACTIVITY 2....................................................................................................................................4
Organisation objectives that function of HR is responsible for delivering and how these are
resolved in business organisation...........................................................................................4
Assess different organisation and function related to HR in various sectors and various size5
ACTIVITY-3...................................................................................................................................5
Identify research evidence which is linked with HR practices along with positive outcome of
company.................................................................................................................................5
Explain organisational change and appropriate theory of appropriate change administration
and how these implement.......................................................................................................6
High performance working as well as investment in human capital that impose impact on
practice of organisation..........................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Human resource administration is determined as the appropriate approach which is used by
organisation for achieving competitive edge in the market. For increasing performance level of
subordinate, it is necessary to achieve goal as well as objective in timely manner. Herein, to
assess the functions related to HR, the three organisations have been taken in this assignment.
The public company is determined as a NHS, and in addition to this Oxfam is determined as a
voluntary company and Little Italy Soho is considered as a private organisation. Therefore, there
are different activities related to HR is mentioned in this assignment (Alexander and Haward,
2019).
ACTIVITY- 1
Assess HR objective of business organisation
Human resource is very important for achieving goal as well as objective of organisation in
proper way. Every company use different practices related to HR that assists administration team
for accomplishing target in timely manner. In context of Little Italy Soho, there are different
objective of HR that is given below:
Employee retention this is determined as the appropriate functions of HR in which their
main focus is to retain subordinate for a longer time period. Therefore, in context of Little Italy
Soho, it is analysed by offering continuous training to its subordinate that help in retaining
subordinate for a longer time period.
Motivating employees herein, the HR of organisation focuses on motivating subordinate
in order to perform different task in an appropriate manner. The NHS is taken as organisation
that focuses on improvement of society. It is determined as a public company offer facility for
enhancement as well as welfare of society.
Development of employees it is determined as appropriate function of HR to improve
motivation level subordinate of company. Herein, the organisation is taken as Oxfam who
focuses on offering timely train to its subordinate in order to conduct different task in proper
manner.

Examine HR function in ethical manner
In present time, the HR professional focuses on being ethical as well as a legally
responsible for different task in proper way. Therefore the HR function is going to be mentioned
below:
Know the law It is necessary for HR professional of NHS organisation is to take
appropriate decisions for improvement of subordinates for performing different task in ethical
manner. In both Little Italy Soho as well as Oxfam company adopt appropriately law in order to
resolve different kind of issue which is occur within company in appropriate manner.
Be an ethical HR leader it is necessary for HR manager of business organisation to have
effective leader in order to conduct different task in proper manner. In reference of Little Italy
Soho, they focus is on conducting different task in ethical manner. In addition to this, in
reference of Oxfam as well as NHS, they focus is on conducting their task in ethical manner in
order to achieve objectives in timely manner.
Keep information confidential the information required to be keep in secure way by HR
professionals so that it attracts a large number of employees in an appropriate way. In reference
of NHS and Oxfam, the manager focuses on keeping data of user in a safe manner. And the
company Little Italy Soho focus is that HR professional to keep record of all information of user
confidential during the period of time (Haak-Saheem and Festing, 2020).
Different criteria adopted to assess the efforts of HR practices
To assess the contribution of HR related to training as well as development that is
mentioned below:
Subordinates retention the main focus is to retaining employees for a longer period of
time in order to increase profitability level of company.
Profitability of company: The other criteria which are best for employee retention is
increasing productivity level in future period of time. On context of NHS Company, they focus
on increasing profitability level in future period of time.
Incentive system the HR professional focuses on increasing satisfaction level of staff
member by giving them reward according to their performance.

ACTIVITY 2
Organisation objectives that function of HR is responsible for delivering and how these are
resolved in business organisation
The different functions performed by HR that assists in accomplishing goals as well as
objective timely manner. The HR played an important role in dealing with different activity in an
appropriate way during particular phase of time period. They focus on providing training to its
subordinate that help in enhancing efficiency level of subordinate in future period of time period
such as increasing profitability level in future period of time.
Assess different organisation and function related to HR in various sectors and various size
The types of HR function among three companies in various sectors and of various sizes
that is given below:
Small size: Little Italy Soho in small size company, it is important for improvement and
recruiting talented subordinate. Herein, the main focus is on providing training to it subordinate
in order to conduct different task in an appropriate manner during particular phase of time
period.
Medium size: Oxfam this is determined as a medium sized company who emphasized on
decreasing level of poverty. There is appropriate monitoring subordinate in order to increase
performance level in an appropriate manner.
Large size: NHS this is determined as a UK based organisation that performs their work
at wider level. The primary purpose of HR manager is to recruit subordinate that help in
providing effective services to its user (Taylor and Woodhams, 2016).
ACTIVITY-3
Identify research evidence which is linked with HR practices along with positive outcome of
company
The various factors which are used by HR professional of company in an appropriate
manner for performing different function during the particular period of time. There are various
appropriate practices related to HR which are going to be mentioned below:
Training and development this is determined as the appropriate practices adopted by HR
professional to provide training to its subordinate on a continuous basis. Herein, NHS focuses on
operating their business at large scale and offer training to its team members as per the situation.

Selection and recruitment herein, the HR manager focuses on recruiting competent
subordinate within business organisation. This help in achieving positive outcome in future
period of time. In context of Little Italy Soho, the management team of company focuses on
recruiting talented subordinate within business organisations that help in enhancing brand image
in future period of time.
Provides security to subordinate the HR professional focuses offers security to its
subordinates during particular phase of time period. In reference of Oxfam, the management
team of company offer security to subordinate in different manner that help in achieving positive
outcome in future period of time.
There are various practices that help in achieving favourable outcome in future period of
time. It also helps in increasing level of productivity that helps employees to perform their work
in proper way.
Explain organisational change and appropriate theory of appropriate change administration and
how these implement.
Organisational change is determined as a concept in which change in organisation and its
structure that helps in performing different function of company. There are various model related
to change administration is going to be mentioned below:
Lewin Change management mode this model including unfreezing, changing as well as
replacing. In reference of little Italy Soho, they focus is on performing different action in an
appropriate manner and implement change during particular phase of time period (Annex,).
Kotter’s Change management model there are various level included in change model
within business organisation. Technology is important for increasing productivity level in future
period of time during the particular phase of time period. It is necessary to implement changes
within business organisation for achieving favourable outcome in future time period.
High performance working as well as investment in human capital that impose impact on
practice of organisation
For higher performance, it is necessary to provide training to subordinate that help in
increasing skill and knowledge of subordinates that help in increasing superior growth in future
period of time. The focus is on significance of human capital investment that is given below:

Leadership practices the manager as well as leader focuses on communicating thing that
are significant for company and its subordinate for increasing performance level of company
during particular phase of time period.
Workforce Optimisation the success of organisation is completed depend upon skilled
labour. It is necessary to increase performance level in order to perform different task in proper
manner.
Employee engagement Herein, the organisation focuses on increasing engagement of
subordinate in better way. The HR manager focuses on performing their work in an appropriate
way.
On the basis of about given human capital administration that is significant for
organisations that help in improving higher production in future period of time (Farr, 2018).
CONCLUSION
On given report, it is assess that Human resource administration is determined as the
appropriate approach which is used by organisation for achieving competitive edge in the
market. For increasing performance level of subordinate, it is necessary to achieve goal as well
as objective in timely manner. Therefore, there are different activities related to HR is mentioned
in this assignment.
REFERENCES
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Taylor, S. and Woodhams, C. eds., 2016. Studying human resource management. Kogan Page
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