Globalisation Impact: Nestle's Employee Management Strategies Report

This report examines how multinational companies, specifically Nestle, improve the recruitment, selection, and training of their employees to meet international requirements. The report begins with an introduction to globalisation and project management, outlining the aim, objectives, and research questions. It details the project management plan, including costs, scope, time, quality, communication, risk, and resources, followed by a discussion on the work breakdown structure and Gantt chart. The methodology section covers qualitative and quantitative research methods, data collection techniques (primary and secondary), and sampling. A questionnaire is presented, followed by quantitative data analysis of responses. The report concludes by analyzing the data and providing insights into Nestle's approach to human resource management in a globalised environment, including recruitment sources, training methods, and strategies for improving employee retention. The report also includes a template for performance review.

GLOBALISATION

Table of Contents
TOPIC: How do multinational companies improve the recruitment, selection and training of
their employees to meet International requirements?.................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
P1 ................................................................................................................................................1
P2.................................................................................................................................................2
P3 ................................................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
P4 ................................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
P5 ................................................................................................................................................9
P6 ..............................................................................................................................................21
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................21
P7 ..............................................................................................................................................21
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................21
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................23
APPENDIX I.................................................................................................................................24
APPENDIX II................................................................................................................................38
Template for Performance Review:..........................................................................................38

TOPIC: How do multinational companies improve the recruitment, selection and training
of their employees to meet International requirements?
INTRODUCTION
Project management is considered as important tool to make business succeed in long
run. A project mainly include resources and also its failure affect more on functioning of
business. In this, globalisation is procedure by which the organisations develop their
international impact to operational business on global level. Reason for it's cause is due to
advancements in communication and transportation sector. (Al Ariss, Cascio and Paauwe, 2014).
The report to be discussed is of Nestle organisation, which is one of the leading food company in
world and it conduct its operations in all over world. This report also discusses about making a
plan to manage projects so to cover time, quality, risk, scope, communication and resources
aspects. There will be discussion about to have a insight in research methods(quantitative an
qualitative) so to meet aims and objectives of project.
TASK 1
P1
Globalisation is explained as free flow of services, products and people across world in
an integrated way. In this, organisations conduct their business at international level for
enhancing business productivity and getting many opportunities. When company performs at
international level, it hires the well qualified and capable staff which can be able to perform
business operations in an efficient and effective way (Boella and Goss-Turner, 2012). In addition
to this, department of human resources is responsible for hiring, selecting and to train employees
to meet international requirements. For recruitment and selection, multinational companies use
different ways to find and develop sources to determine availability for the number of employees
required, and to attract the candidates by adopting techniques etc.
Background of Project
Globalisation is incorporation of different markets in world economy which results in
increased connectivity among national economies of the world . This presented report is of
Nestle company. It is largest food organisation in world, measured through revenue. Specific
recruitment and selection techniques for an instance applications, interviews and postings are
similar for multinational firms. Their main aim is to hire those employees which can be able to
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perform at international level and cope up with international clients requirements efficiently
(DeCenzo, Robbins and Verhulst, 2016). Training is a main part of human resource management
that help in enhancing the abilities and skills of employees to make them perform effectively.
With the help of training, motivation of employees enhanced and they will give their
contribution in attaining the specific objectives within given time period.
Aim
The aim of this project is “To analyse ways multinational companies improve the
recruitment, selection and training of their employees to meet International requirements. A
study on Nestle”.
Objectives
 To analyse recruitment, selection and training concepts.
 To identify benefits of recruitment, selection and training to Nestle organisation.
 To examine ways by which multinational companies improve the recruitment, selection
and training of their employees to meet International requirements.
Questions
 What is recruitment, selection and training concepts.
 What are benefits of recruitment, selection and training to Nestle organisation?
 What are the different ways through which multinational companies improve the
recruitment, selection and training of their employees to meet International requirements?
P2
Project management plan is explained as document that is mainly used to explain each
phrase of project. It is summary of the document as well as consists, baselines and some of the
other planning documents (Deresky, 2017). When project manager develop project management
plan then it consists the various aspects which are given below:
Cost
It is important to analyse various costs which included in research project. For
completion of this research, researcher requires £100 to attain set goal as well as objectives. Cost
budget to conduct an investigation given below:
Activities Amount (£)
Stationary 20
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Library
Magazines
Internet
25
15
40
Total £100
Scope
Under this, scope of conducting an investigation is wider because through this skills and
competencies of a learner will be enhanced. It will help in provide the proper guidance to learner
to conduct any research activities in future for getting positive outcomes.
Time
This is defined as period which is necessary to finish research project within given time
period. Here, researcher needs 3 months for completion of the project. This project started from
27 May 2019 to 19 July 2019.
Quality
In order to maintain quality of work, researcher should use effective tools and techniques
for collection of data and information so that effective outcome can be achieved. In order to
conduct training they can use on and off the job training methods for their employees and staffs
for meeting international requirements in systematic manner. This can assist in enhancement of
skills, experience and knowledge of employees. Similarly, researcher can use authenticate source
for collection of data and information for maintaining quality of research work.
Communication
In order to run business, researcher should have two way communication for data and
information sharing in an effective manner. Researcher is using internet and feedback methods
for gathering their information and data for conducting research related work. In this, learner will
communicate with its tutor and classmates by using the emails. Through this, they can share the
information and detailed about the specific area.
Risk
At the of conducting an investigation, researcher faced some risk in order to carry out
research work which includes time period, funding and inappropriate response of applicant or
participants.
Resources
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In conducting a a research, researcher requires accurate information, funds and time
periods to collect data and information.
P3
Work breakdown structure- In the project management, it is explained as deliverable-
oriented breakdown of the project in to the littel components (Jain, Sloane and Horwitz, 2015).
The project manager of Nestle organisation use this method for the purpose of simplifying
project execution. Through this, manager can broke the large tasks in to the manageable sections,
so that employees can work in an easy way.
Gantt chart- Under this, it is explained as chart under which series of horizontal lines
show completed work within certain period of time. It is a type of graphical tool that shows tasks
which performed against set time. Major reason behind using this tool through Nestle is that it
aids in divide the task according to decided period of time.
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Illustration 1: Work Breakdown Structure

TASK 2
P4
Research methodology is defined as systematic plan for conduct an investigation. It
comprise theoretical body of methods as well as principles which are concerned with knowledge
branch.
Research methods- It is explained as strategies, techniques or processes which are mainly use in
data collection for analysis to uncover better understanding about specific topic (Lakhani,
Kuruvilla and Avgar, 2013). Different methods of data collection are given below:
Qualitative method- Under this, data is analysis in theoretical context. It provides brief
explanation about the particular area.
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Quantitative method- In this research method, information and data is to be measured on
quantitative basis by using statistical analysis.
Among both method, qualitative method has been used because gives the detailed
description of particular area.
Data collection- This is defined as procedure of gathering information from relevant sources to
search answers to research problems. Various methods of data collection are mention below:
Primary- Under this method, data is gathered for first time and not investigated before.
Various sources of data collection are surveys, observations, focus groups and many others.
Secondary- This data is gathered by other investigation before (Lund-Thomsen, and
Lindgreen, 2014). This method is time and cost saving both. The different sources to gather
secondary method are internet sources, articles, journals and others.
The primary research method has been used in developing a questionnaire to know about
the response of various respondents about specific area (Lansbury, Kwon and Suh, 2013).
Sampling- It is group of objects and people which are taken from the large size population for
the measurement purpose. Through using random data sampling method, there are 30
respondents selected and these respondents are staff of company.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Contact no.:
Address:
Q1) Are you aware about concept of globalisation?
a) Yes
b) No
Q2) Does globalisation develops the positive impact on the business productivity?
a) Yes
b) No
Q3) What is the main role of human resource department in globalisation?
a) Hiring talented candidates
b) Provide training to employees
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c) Enhance productivity
Q4) What are the different sources of recruitment used through Nestle organisation?
a) Promotion
b) Employee referrals
c) Advertisement
Q5) Is training helps multinational companies in meet up with the International needs?
a) Yes
b) No
Q6) What are the main advantages of training to Nestle company at the time of
performing business activities at international level?
a) Improve skills and knowledge
b) Enhance employee motivation
c) Increase employees job satisfaction
Q7) Which training method Nestle company can use in giving the training to staff
members?
a) On the job training method
b) Off the job training method
Q8) What are the different methods by which the multinational organisations can make
improvement in recruitment, selection and training of staff members in order to meet with
International requirements?
a) Support of external agencies
b) Online platforms
c) internal recruitment methods
Q9) Does improvement in the recruitment and selection methods have negative impact
over cost of operations of organisation in international market?
a) Yes
b) No
Q10) What would be measures which aids company to minimize their labour turnover
rate?
a) Reward
b) Promotion
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c) Training
Q11) Recommend some methods by which Nestle can gain the competitive advantage at
the international level.
TASK 3
P5
Quantitative analysis
DATA SHEET
Q1) Are you aware about concept of globalisation? Frequency
a) Yes 24
b) No 6
Q2) Does globalisation develops the positive impact on the business
productivity?
Frequency
a) Yes 26
b) No 4
Q3) What is the main role of human resource department in
globalisation?
Frequency
a) Hiring talented candidates 10
b) Provide training to employees 16
c) Enhance productivity 4
Q4) What are the different sources of recruitment used through Nestle
organisation?
Frequency
a) Promotion 12
b) Employee referrals 8
c) Advertisement 10
Q5) Is training helps multinational companies in meet up with the Frequency
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International needs?
a) Yes 21
b) No 9
Q6) What are the main advantages of training to Nestle company at
the time of performing business activities at international level?
Frequency
a) Improve skills and knowledge 8
b) Enhance employee motivation 10
c) Increase employees job satisfaction 12
Q7) Which training method Nestle company can use in giving the
training to staff members?
Frequency
a) On the job training method 17
b) Off the job training method 13
Q8) What are the different methods by which the multinational
organisations can make improvement in recruitment, selection and
training of staff members in order to meet with International
requirements?
Frequency
a) Support of external agencies 6
b) Online platforms 17
c) internal recruitment methods 7
Q9) Does improvement in the recruitment and selection methods have
negative impact over cost of operations of organisation in
international market?
Frequency
a) Yes 20
b) No 10
Q10) What would be measures which aids company to minimize their
labour turnover rate?
Frequency
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a) Reward 10
b) Promotion 9
c) Training 11
Qualitative analysis
Q11) Recommend some methods by which Nestle can gain the competitive advantage at
the international level
Q12) Suggest which training method is suitable for employees of Nestle organisation.
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