Analysis of People Management Practices at The Losch Group

This report provides an analysis of people management strategies employed by The Losch Group, a motor vehicle manufacturing company. It identifies and analyzes the steps involved in recruitment and selection processes, emphasizing the integration of digital technology for efficiency. The report further discusses the essential elements of an effective induction program for new employees. It explores the benefits of training programs and examines the application of Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's two-factor theory for employee motivation within the organization. Finally, the report identifies key factors influencing individual behavior at work and strategies for fostering effective teamwork, focusing on communication, leadership, and cultural environment. The conclusion highlights the importance of aligning individual and organizational goals for maintaining harmony and achieving overall efficiency.

MANAGEMENT PEOPLE IN
ORGANISATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Recruitment and selection processes........................................................................................3
Steps needed in recruitment and selection processes..................................................................3
The recruitment process.............................................................................................................3
Induction by the Losch group on the new candidates..................................................................4
Benefits of the training................................................................................................................5
Motivation theories used by The Losch Group...........................................................................5
Maslow hierarchy of needs..........................................................................................................5
Herzberg two factor theory..........................................................................................................6
Factors influencing individual behaviour at work and effective teamwork................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Managing people in the organisation with the help of recruitment and selection process with
the old process and method is hard company has to bring new ways and methods like digital
technology for successful operation (Renaudin, 2018)|. The Losch Group is motor vehicle
manufacturing company dealing transportation activities worldwide. This report will include
identification and analysis of steps needed in recruitment and selection processes and the things
should be covered in an induction. Further the benefits of training and discussion on two
motivational theories and their applications in the business. Lastly it will identification of factors
influencing individual behaviour at work and effective teamwork.
MAIN BODY
Recruitment and selection processes
The losch Group is doing the recruitment and selection processes for his company to
appoint more professional employee. This company is developing different ways for recruiting
peoples in the organisations because the old methods were time consuming and results were not
so good due to negligence of other activities like improper inductions and trainings and
impossible to handle large number of applications. With the help of digital technology the
process of recruitment and selection can be done easily by job board advertisement, through
social medias recruiting etc (Nawaz, 2019).
Digital recruitment: This involves using of internet and online job platforms for hiring the
peoples in requirements of the organisations.
Steps needed in recruitment and selection processes
The recruitment process
 First the Losch group will identify the need and vacancies in the company for which role the
vacancy is left or in which group the requirements are urgent.

 Then the company’s HR manager will analyse the jobs in which all the roles and
responsibility and experience or qualification needed for the job is determined (Bengfort,
2019).
 After this analysis the manager will prepare the job descriptions in which all the duties and
Losch group objectives or goals are mentioned and any benefits and compensations
provided are mentioned.
 This company manager will create person specification in which all the details , experiences
and qualifications are written for the candidates which are needed by the company for the
job.
 The most important step of The Losch group is to advertise its job on internet or the
company’s websites and social media’s for informing the needed person to use this digital
information’s and apply if needed by the candidates.
 The last stage of this company is sending out the application forms and receiving CV and
resume through emails and websites.
The Selection process
 The first step of selection in Losch group is designing the job in which all the procedures
and role related to the employee is determined.
 Position description is another step in which the management decide for which post the
vacancies are left.
 Then the recruiting is done for finding the right candidates at right place through various
procedures.
 After recruitment the initial screening by the management of the candidates is done and then
find suitable the candidates are called for an interview sessions (Makransky, 2019).
 Interviews are done by the Losch group on calls or video call or it can be face to face round.
 Lastly the hiring is done and the candidate is selected after completing all the procedure.
Induction by the Losch group on the new candidates
Inductions are done to introduce the company’s cultural and legal environment and the
working environment to the new employee before joining. Due to digital recruitment the
candidates already know all the details of the company through Medias and internet so the Losch
group should covered the following things during an induction which is important are:

 The rights and responsibility of the management and the employee is being described to
the new employee.
 All the policies regarding any emergencies and legal policies or workplace hazards of the
company are described.
 By using digital technology this company should use PPT presentations to make the new
employee understand the process more accurately.
Benefits of the training
 Proper training to employees involves proper working conditions and environments and
increases productivity.
 It also increases the efficiency of work by the employee due to complete understanding of
the task and reduces the burden of supervisors for control (Hale, 2019).
 It increases employee’s morale and confidence and improves the organisational structure or
goals.
Motivation theories used by The Losch Group
This company is using various motivational theories for motivating its employee’s to work
hard with full efforts towards attaining organisational goals. The theories used by this company
are:
Maslow hierarchy of needs
This theory used by Losch group to develop and satisfy the needs of the employee by
dividing into five categories or need.
 Physiological needs: This are the basic needs of the employee without which they cannot
work or remain unsatisfied these are basic wages which is required to survive (Thant, 2021).
 Safety needs: This are need which provide safety to the employee while doing work like
medical insurances, educational facility to their children and other financial security needs.
 Social needs: Employee’s feel demotivated without any one talking to them or without any
social involvement.
 Esteem needs: They are the higher level needs in which the employee wants to be rewarded
or recognised in front of everyone for good performances to feel more motivated (Bienhaus,
2020).

 Self-actualization: This are the last higher level needs of the employee in which they wants
to achieve their dreams by getting the opportunity in the future or promotions etc. in the
company.
Herzberg two factor theory
This theory used by The Losch group for determining the certain factors which causes job
satisfaction and the factors which causes dissatisfaction.
 This theory tell that motivators are the factors which at least causes satisfaction or no
satisfaction like recognition, growth opportunities, responsibility etc to make employee
more satisfaction or no satisfaction who are already satisfied.
 Another factor are hygiene factors this factors does not bring motivation in employee for
long run but not present of this factors brings dissatisfaction. The factors are pay, fringe
benefits, status, physical working conditions etc.
The Losch group is fulfilling all the demands or needs of the employee’s by providing all
the basic needs like proper wages and compensations or providing all the safety needs like
medical insurances to each employee. Further, the social needs are also fulfilled by developing
an environment in which employee can interact with each other and can share their problems if
any. This company providing all the higher level needs like promoting the employee of good
performances and giving them opportunity for good competition to accomplish their goals.
Moreover, The Losch group is also satisfying the employees by providing all the hygiene factors
like various incentives and rewards for performances and motivators like opportunities for
growth etc to make the employees to not feel demotivated.
Factors influencing individual behaviour at work and effective teamwork
The Losch group manager is involving in many activities for improving the individual
behaviours for overall efficiency of the team the various factors are:
 Focus on same goal: The manager and leader of the Losch group should make their
employee’s focus on company’s goal for attaining it with efficiency and with full
productivity. The individual as well as the company’s focus should be on the same goals
for effective team work.

 Effective communication: Communication is the key role for making the employees work
smoothly without any conflict in the team (Dalton, 2020). Listening and communicating to
the employee’s needs and problems will help the employees to work without any confusion
with clear objectives and goals.
 Effective leadership: Leadership is the main department of the company for guiding and
leading groups for attaining common goals this company should adopt the various
leadership styles according to the situations so that the every employees work according to
the needs of the organisation with the team.
 Dealing with conflicts: The Losch group is an international company and the conflict is a
regular thing for the company and affecting the team work. So the company has to plan
and develop ways for avoiding conflicts like various healthy competitions, rewards or
recognition to make the employee’s feel motivated and work with complete harmony
among the team.
 Providing clear roles and responsibility: This company should provide all the individuals
clear roles and responsibility on which they have to work for removing confusions in their
mind if all are clear about their roles there will be no conflicts and leads to effective team
working.
 Cultural environment: The Losch group should provide healthy cultural environment in
the organisation by providing healthy competitions and involving the employees in
decision making process to make them feel more confident. Creating situation in which
team role is important to teach employees to work in groups for effective team working
which leads to efficiency in attaining organisational goals (Alfita, 2019).

CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that managing people in right direction for
achieving organisational as well as individual goals is important for maintaining harmony in the
business. The company Losch group uses various theories of motivation for motivating the
employee’s by satisfying their lower to higher level needs to make their morale high for the work
which is important for the overall efficiency of the company. Further, it has been concluded that
various factors play key role like improving the communication, leadership and cultural
environment etc is essential to improve the individual performances for better team work.

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