An Analysis of People Management at Nissan: A Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of people management practices at Nissan, a manufacturing organization. It delves into key theoretical models such as contingency theory and expectancy theory and their applications within Nissan's operational framework. The report examines the roles and priorities of Nissan's management team, focusing on training and development, quality control, resource recruitment, and adherence to health and safety regulations. Furthermore, it outlines the core HR functions, including planning, recruitment & training, employee relations, organization, and control. The report also explores the internal and external influences impacting leadership, management, training & development, and talent management within the organization. The analysis highlights the importance of adapting leadership styles, providing continuous training, and fostering a strong talent management system to enhance organizational performance and achieve business objectives. The report emphasizes the significance of understanding employee needs and leveraging both monetary and non-monetary incentives to motivate the workforce. Ultimately, the report recommends people management strategies essential for organizational success.

Introduction To People
Management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Key theoretical models as well as their applications..................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
Roles & Priorities of Nissan management..................................................................................3
HR Functions..............................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Internal and external influences on Leadership & management, T&D and talent management 5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
People management is part of the human resource management where manage all the
staff members as per the organisational policies These tasks can consist of following activities
such as, compensation, performance management, development of business, employee
motivation, direction etc. When a manager managing the people that time concentrate on the
both aspects of hiring of right candidate and meet the requirement of an organisation (Baumeister
and Vohs, 2016). After hiring of people company provide training & development according to
their role and interact with the organisational goals & objectives. This report based on the
Nissan, which is a manufacturing organisation and established in Sunderland, United Kingdom.
It was founded in 15 April, 1984. The presented report has been classified intro three parts where
consist of management team of Nissan select policies and legislation to arrange their staff and
maintain the organisational production. Additionally, in this report focus on talent management,
leadership & management and training & development.
TASK 1
Key theoretical models as well as their applications
Learning & Management
Learning & management is most essential term of any organisation which is applied by
them for effective management. As a important feature of management, significant leadership
behaviour stresses upon developing a atmosphere in which every staff members build and excels.
Leadership is a procedure where motivate by a leader to group of people regarding to particular
task. A leader analysis all the situation of an organisation according to that prepare a strategy and
provide better solution which supports to an organisational operations. Management is defined as
important function of the business where a manager manage to people and direct them for the
organisational goals and objectives. A manager control all the activities and manager according
to business efficiency. Such as, Nissan follow the term of leadership & management that
supports to attracts people and sort out their issues and suggests them right direction to complete
the task. For this term Nissan follow particular theory that helps to conduct policies effectively.
Contingency theory:
This theory defined that a leader's effectiveness is contingent because it is based on
her/his leadership style as per the situation. It is essential for business to tackle with problems
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and arrange the profit margin by running the organisation. This theory mainly based on the
different situation and according to that a leader take decision, maintain relation, dealing with
different environment of business, loyalty & confidence that supports to all the functions
systematically. In the context of Nissan, the management and leader apply contingency theory to
manage different situation, control and forecast the behaviour of staff members to understand
that how to encourage staff members regarding to work and create good relation with them
(Collins, Marenin and Chu, 2016). Such as, the management of Nissan distribute the work
among the staff members according to their skills & efficiencies that supports them to analysed
that how they can they make effort to achieve organisational goals & objectives in certain period
of time. Through this theory, create relation in between management and staff members that
remains good and maintain effective environment.
Training & development
It is a subsystem of a business that impact on the improvement of the efficiency of
individuals as well as groups. Training is part of education where consist of sharpening of skills,
concepts, changing of behaviour and achieving more knowledge to increase the performance of
all the staff members. When business conduct different activities in various field so company
provide training to their staff members to understand their role regarding to work and how to
contribute in business objectives. The purpose of this function to enhance the skills and learning
capacity to improve business performance. The improvement based on the training &
development programme that offer by the business to employees. Such as Nissan, the
management selected some employees according to work and provide training & development to
enhance their skills and help to perform effective manner that helps to accomplish goals &
objectives of the business.
Transitional model: The particular model concentrate on the business as a whole. Vision
concentrate on the marking where a business would like to attain after the described point of
time. It is mainly connected with the vision, mission and objectives of the business entity where
administration focus on overall performance of the business. There are consisting of two loops
such as outer and inner. In external loop management of Nissan company concentrate on all the
specific aspects like objectives, goals & mission as per the training and internal loop
management utilise for the activity formulation (Gambetti, Melewar and Martin, 2017). It
supports to present the operations of entity and enhance the production activities. In the context
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of Nissan is manufacturing company which produce car and for this apply advanced technology
with new features as per the requirement of the customer. For this require to trained their
employees to conduct market research and know about customer taste & preferences and
understand about new technology application to conduct operations. As a result it enhance the
business productivity as well as profit margin. Furthermore, the management provide session that
supports to analysing of all aspects that are offer in the business entity. These session are
working positive manner and increase confidence level and trust of staff members to achieve
good education in order to present in effective manner.
Talent management
It is a systematic procedure to recognising the vacant position, recruiting the suitable
person for the vacant seat. After that enhancing the skills and make expertise that person to
match the position and stay long time in the organisation and help to achieve all the objectives.
In present time in Nissan working different types of people at various pose and play their role
according to allocation of work. They are making effort and show their talent for particular post
and enhance the efficiency of an entity. Moreover, the management of Nissan follow all the
model which is requiring for the business like planning, attracting, selecting, developing,
retaining and transitioning (Kolb and Hecker, 2016).
Expectancy theory: For the talent management apply the theory of the expectancy which
is developed by Victor Vroom. According to this theory a manager as well as leader should
behave in ethical way to encourage all the staff members and increase the organisational results.
When employees are encouraged and give their performance in effective manner so easily
achieve organisational goals. Such as management of Nissan understand the requirement of staff
members and encourage for the monetary and non monetary benefits that offer by the company
and promote them according to work. It is opportunities for employees and make effort to
perform effectively in their work.
TASK 2
Roles & Priorities of Nissan management
Every organisation analysis the each employee and according to their skills and capacity
delegate the roles and responsibilities which is beneficial for the organisation. It helps them to
understand their work and complete on time. All have various skills and characteristics that can
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help to manager all the problems properly. There are defined roles and priorities of Nissan
management and functions in detailed manner such as:
Roles & priorities
Training & Development – The manager of Nissan time to time provide training to their
employees if they apply new technology in the business (Mosley and et. Al, 2018). For this
organise development programme where they can improve skills and increase the performance.
Through this programme employees understand about new programme and system to complete
their work according to business requirement.
Evaluation of quality control standard – It means management analysis the product
and check the quality and standard to run activities of business in smooth manner. In case of
Nissan, management analysis the quality standard through checking standard of produced items
as well as services.
Analysing project and resource recruitment – It is another role where Nissan give
precedence to particular products and resources to complete project on time. In the context of
Nissan management are focusing on those resources which is required for first stage of
production after that follow further process of manufacturing.
Maintaining health and safety regulations – Te company follow al the rules and
regulation which is set by government for the manufacturing organisation and provide all the
facilities to people regarding to health and safety. These laws provide security and stay in
business for long time and enhance the performance.
HR Functions
Human resource department is most important department which is tackle every activities
of business and focus on every aspects which is related with the business. It supports to business
to complete project on time and all the employees are playing their role according to post. There
are defined different functions of HR in context of Nissan such as: Planning – It is a first function where prepare plans and schedule in regarding a project
that supports to enhance the business operations and maintain the performance to
complete the goals (Suddaby, Bruton and Walsh, 2018). Recruiting & Training – In this function for the project hire right people who match the
post and have skills according to requirement of the business. There are providing
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training for the job role to understand their responsibilities. Such as Nissan are recruited
employees and trained them for the work. Employee Relations – It is most essential function of HR department where HR manager
of Nissan connect with the employees and understand their problems regarding to work
and provide all the optimal solution. Organising – The manager of Nissan, organise all the required activities in systematic
manner and follow the function properly as per the schedule and maintain relation to take
good effort from the employees. As a result it helps to increase productivity as well as
profitability.
 Controlling – It is last function where control all the staff members who are working in
the business and on time punish if they are breaking rule. They are making proper plans
and control the management and enhance the performance.
TASK 3
Internal and external influences on Leadership & management, T&D and talent management
Leadership & management
Internal Influences: The particular factor linked with the leadership and management
where consist of all the work force, leaders, volunteers and many others people who present all
the operations and enhance the organisational operations. Such as Nissan, different problems
face by the employees but take as a challenge and perform well (Zhou and Xiaomei, 2017).
External Influences: There are discussing those factors which broadside out of the
nation and apply all the modification in the business. In social environment, managers as well as
leaders of Nissan observe on community as well as religion due to have various style of living
that supports for the increasing profit margin.
Training & Development
Internal Influence: There are involving different learning values, motivation, beliefs,
values and mentality of people impact on the training & development. Nissan, provide training &
development to their staff members on time to time and get all the positive results and complete
the work on time.
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External Influence: To conduct business activities require to focus on different elements
that is linked with the ideas, place and external things. Through training programme learn
different things that impact on the improvement of business entity.
Talent Management
Internal Influence: in Nissan people are skilled and have good experienced to arrange
all the activities effectively and work as the culture and atmosphere through their talent.
External Influence: In case of Nissan focus on manpower planning, motivation, job
security and job gratification. They are hiring new youth people who have knowledge and energy
to apply new modification in business (Zsolnai, Kovács and Ócsai, 2018).
Recommendations
As per the above analysis it is recommended that people management is essential for the
business to conduct different activities of the business in proper manner and create good relation
with employees. The management of Nissan, follow different theory and policies to
manufacturer good products which is based on the advanced technology and attract customers.
As a result it helps to increase sales as well as productivity. To manage people require to
manager all the functions and provide training them after the changes in business system and
software. In this report focus on three areas which is essential for any business such as:
In first part discuss about the leadership and management which helps to Nissan and
follow the contingency theory that supports to sort out critical situation. By using this
management can control and increase the production of business.
In second part, it is advised that to enhance the performance of the business require to
increase skills of employees. For this provide training & development to face different types of
problems and manage the functions easily.
In the end mainly focus on the talent management in which team select right people and
according to requirement trained them. As a result they male effort and help to business to
achieve all require results.
CONCLUSION
As per the above discussion it is concluded that Managing people means manage the
employees in the business according to requirement and trained them to achieve all the
objectives which is set for longer period of time. There are focusing on recruitment, management
and offering continuous support and guidance for the staff members of a company.
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