Analysis and Report: People in Organisations at Century Limited

This report analyzes people management within Century Limited, a shipping company, using both research and a detailed report structure. The research component includes a questionnaire administered to 60 employees, followed by a thematic analysis of their responses regarding communication, leadership, teamwork, and HR support. The report section delves into the benefits of effective communication, policies to enhance it, and relevant legislation. It further examines teamwork dynamics, leadership styles for remote work, and the role of the HR department in supporting employees. The analysis identifies areas for improvement based on employee feedback and concludes with recommendations to improve both staff and management experiences within the organization. The report covers various facets of people management, including remote work, leadership, and the impact of organizational structure on communication.

People in Organisations

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1: RESEARCH.....................................................................................................................1
Thematic Analysis:.....................................................................................................................3
TASK 2: REPORT.........................................................................................................................11
Report Section A............................................................................................................................11
Benefits of effective communications.......................................................................................11
Policies and procedures that can be used to enhance communication within organisation......13
Legislation relevant to communication within organisation and their impact on people
working there............................................................................................................................13
How organisation structure impacts on the communication method........................................14
Report Section B............................................................................................................................14
Benefits of team work to both individuals’ and employers......................................................14
Reasons of failure of teams to meet their objectives.................................................................15
Impact of leadership style of team work...................................................................................16
Report Section C............................................................................................................................17
Different ways in which people work remotely........................................................................17
Analysis of leadership style appropriate for remote working...................................................18
Report Section D............................................................................................................................18
Role of human resource department in supporting people working in the organisation..........18
Assessment of the policies and procedures designed to support people...................................19
Assessment of the practices used to support people in the workplace......................................20
Report Section E............................................................................................................................20
Recommendations to improve staff’ and mangers’ experience of the workplace....................20
CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................................................21
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................22

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INTRODUCTION
People are the most crucial asset of any business and are required to be managed effectively.
Employees are the backbone of an organisation that can either made or made it’s business value.
The work performance possesses by them ensures success for the entity Thus, it is highly
required from the companies to manage people in the organisations in effective manner. The
present undertaking comprises two sections namely research and report. In the first part, a
research has been done to analyse the existing practices of the organisation in context to the
people working there. Whereas in second section, ‘Report’ various constituents that are required
to manage employees of an entity will be discussed. This will cover the use of effective
communication methods and their significance. In addition to this, practices that should be
adopted by the human resource management will also be examined. Besides this, appropriate
leadership style will be selected. Furthermore, various ways in which tea can work effectively
will be discussed in the present undertaken report.
The present assignment is based on the people working in an entity Century Limited. The
selected firm belongs to shipment industry where all three types of roles are present, part-time
remote, field work and full-time remote.
TASK 1: RESEARCH
People in organisation are its’ most important and valuable components. They are the
backbone of the organisational functions. For analysing the significance of employees in an
entity, Century Ltd. is selected. There are various factors that my create issues for the employees.
In order to manage effectiveness in the functions, it is necessary o analyse those flaws and
replace the with the effective strategies. Further, to identify the working environment of the
selected company, a questionnaire has been conducted. In this survey, sample sizes of 60
employees who are working in the firm have participated. Below are the questions which were
asked in the questionnaire:
1. Are you satisfied with the level of communication present between employees in the
organisation?
Highly Satisfied
Satisfied
Neutral
Unsatisfied
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Highly Unsatisfied
2. Do you feel hesitation talking with the high-level authorities?
Always
Sometimes
Never
3. Are there any conflicts between the employees of the firm?
Yes
No
4. Are you facing any issues in the team?
Yes
No
5. Is your team leader effective?
Very Effective
Effective
Neutral
Ineffective
Highly Ineffective
6. Does organisation follows effective leadership style?
Very Effective
Effective
Neutral
Ineffective
Highly Ineffective
7. Does human resource team supports the employees of the organisation?
Always
Sometimes
Never
8. Are you satisfied with the practices adopted by the HRM team?
Yes
No
9. Does people of the organisation are involved in decision-making systems of entity?
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Always
Sometimes
Never
10. What are the changes you want to get implemented in the company?
Ans.
Thematic Analysis:
1. Satisfaction level of employees with the communication:
Highly Satisfied 6
Satisfied 14
Neutral 18
Unsatisfied 12
Highly Unsatisfied 10
INTERPRETATION:
From the questionnaire that has been conducted on the 60 employees working in the
Century Ltd., it has been observed that there are only 6 employees who are highly satisfied
with the communication level that is maintained din the firm. Further, it has been identified
that there are 14 employees who were satisfied with the level of interaction maintained in
the company. On the other hand it has been observed that there are 10 employees who are
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highly dissatisfied with the communication between employees. Further, the data for the
employees keeping neutral and dissatisfied perceptions are 18 and 12 respectively.
2. Hesitation felt by employees while communicating with seniors.
INTERPRETATION
Always 25
Sometimes 17
Never 18
With the help of questionnaire that has been conducted on the sample size of 60
employees working on the Century Ltd., it has been identified that there are 25 employees
who responded that they always feel hesitation while talking with the seniors. On the other
hand, 18 employees said that they never feel any hesitation and put their views clearly.
Further, there were 17 workers who responded that they sometimes do feel hesitation.
3. Conflict faced or observed by employees
INTERPRETATION
Yes 25
No 35
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With the help of questionnaire that is conducted to analyse the conflicts faced by the
employees, it has been observed that there are 35 employees who are not experiencing any
kind of conflicts with the colleagues and employers. However it has been observed that there
are 25 workers they are facing some conflicts either with the colleagues or with the seniors.
4. Issues faced by employees of Century Ltd.
INTERPRETATION
Yes 47
No 13
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From the questionnaire that has been conducted to gain deep in-sights of the
employees working in the century Ltd., it has been identified that there are 13 employees
who are not having any kind of issues in the organisation. In contrary to this, there exists
47 such workers who are facing some kind of issues in the entity either it be related with
the communication, team, leadership style or with the human resource management
practices.
5. Effectiveness of team leader
INTERPRETATION
Very Effective 12
Effective 16
Neutral 16
Ineffective 10
Highly Ineffective 2
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With the help of the questionnaire that has been conducted for analysing the internal
factors that impacts upon an employees, it has been observed that there are also the impacts
of leadership style which is required to be managed. As per the outcomes obtained from the
questionnaire, it has been observed that there are 12 employees who are feels that their team
leader is highly effective. Further, 16 employees thinks that he/she is effective. On the other
hand there are 10 employees who think that the leader is not effective. Also, as per the views
of 2 workers, the leader is highly ineffective.
6. Effectiveness of leadership style.
Very Effective 20
Effective 10
Neutral 12
Ineffective 10
Highly Ineffective 8
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INTERPRETATION
For effective functioning of an entity, it is necessary to posses’ effective leadership style.
From the questionnaire that has been conducted on the chosen organisation, it has
observed that there are 20 employees according to whom the style of leadership is very
effective. Besides this, there are 10 employees who believe that the leadership style of
their entity is effective enough to meet the organisational goals and objectives. On the
other hand, 8 employees think that their leader is highly ineffective. Also, views of 10
workers reflect that the leader is not effective. However, there are 12 employees who
keeps neutral attitude towards this.
7. Human resource team support to the employees
Always 22
Sometimes 30
Never 8
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INTERPRETATION
From the questionnaire that has been conducted for the employees working in the
Century ltd., it has been observed that there are some people who believe that the human
resource supports them. The figure of people who keeps this perception is 22. On the
other hand there are 8 people who think that human resource management team never do
supports them. Also, as per the views of 30 employees, the HR team sometimes does
support them.
8. Effectiveness of the practices adopted by the HRM team
INTERPRETATION
Yes 38
No 22
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