Analyzing Strategic Human Resource Development in Organizations

This report assesses strategic human resource development, focusing on the role of HRD managers and challenges such as discrimination and bullying within organizations like Marks and Spencer. It highlights the importance of training plans, monitoring organizational performance, and addressing employee development needs. The report identifies discrimination (based on gender, religion, or caste) and bullying as major issues that reduce employee productivity and create conflicts. Recommendations include implementing strategies to develop individual skills, promoting equal opportunities, and addressing bullying to improve workplace culture and productivity. The conclusion emphasizes the need for HRD to motivate employees, develop their skills, and mitigate negative practices to achieve organizational goals effectively.

Assessment 1 Strategic
Human Resource
Development

Contents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................2
Role of human resource development manager and issues/ challenges...........................................2
Recommendation...............................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION
The human resource development is the part of human resource management which
specially delas in training and development of the employees within the business

organisation. the human resource development is an essential part of the human resource
management for the growth and development of the enterprise. It is very important to manage
human resources and motivate them in order to achieve the organisational goals and
objectives. It is very important for the management to focus on the environment within the
workplace which can affect the behaviour of the employees. The human resource
development system aims to creating a climate which motivates people to work. The
company taken into consideration for the report is Marks and Spencer which is the British
multinational retailer brand. The company deals in selling home products, clothing and food
products. (Lee, S.M. and Gunderson, M., 2018) This report will include various topics such as
rile of the human resource development manager and the various issues and challenges
related to discrimination and bullying.
Role of human resource development manager and issues/
challenges
The human resource development manager is basically concerned with the growth of the
employees with the hard and soft skills within the business organisation. there are various
roles which is been practices by the human resource development in order to bring the
productivity within the organisation and bringing the well being culture within the workplace.
(Lilova, I. and Poell, R.F., 2019). There are various roles which is performed by the human
resource development manager which are discussed below:
Developing training plans is one of the major roles which is performed by the manager in
order to train employees so that they can achieve the organisational goal effectively and
efficiently. It is very important for the manager to practice the training plans which includes
the job-related skills which need to be developed within the employees of the organisation. In
context of the Marks and Spencer it is important that the manager focus on improving the
plans and developing various training sessions for the employees. (Mehdiabadi, A.H., Seo, G.,
Huang, W.D. and Han, S.H.C., 2017)
Monitoring organisational performance is another role which is been managed by the human
resource development where the manager needs to track on the various aspects so that the
manager can bring changes which is required within the business enterprise. In context of
Marks and Spencer it is an important role of the human resource development manager
Learning and development needs within the workplace is the main role which need to be
managed by the human resource development manager. It is very important for the Marks
and Spencer to develop such practices in order to achieve growth and success within the
business enterprise. The development of the needs is important so that it can be analysed that
the employees are ready to work in such a culture which is healthy and keeps them
motivated. (Dirani, K.M. and Hamie, C.S., 2017)
There are various issues and challenges which is faced by the human resource development.
The discrimination and bullying is one of the major practices among the employees which
need to be controlled by the department in order to keep the culture healthy and motivate
employees. The discrimination is been practiced in every organisation which impacts the
organisation and its growth. The discrimination among the employees because of the religion
caste, gender can cause the issues and conflicts between the team members which need to be

controlled by the human resource development management. The issues which can be related
to discrimination can lead to reduce productivity of the employees. The challenging for the
department is that how this can be controlled and managed. The bullying is another issue
where the employees might face and this can lead to the demotivation for the employees. The
bulling is the practiced which is conducted by some of the employees who think that they
have the power in the organisation and lead to the distraction for the other employees. This
lead to the pressure on the employees to obey their seniors which can be stresses out for the
employees. Such types of environments within the organisation are not consider the good and
the employees can lose interest. This is the one of the most challenging issues which is faced
by the human resource development. As the people in the organisation has different view
pints and aspects. (Makarova, I., Shubenkova, K. and Pashkevich, A., 2018)
Discrimination is the challenge which need to be eliminated by the human resource
development. In case of the Marks and Spencer the human resource development manager
can focus on the basis of hiring both male and female candidates equally and allow with the
equal benefits within the organisation. The most common discrimination is observed because
of the gender bias. This is the challenging for the company to eliminate. As some of the
aspects the women is given more privileged them men which makes them demotivated. It is
very essential for the human resource development manager to practice such strategies which
does not involve discrimination on the basis of gender. The equal rights should be given to
both makes and female within the workplace. (MASANJA, N.M., 2019)
Bullying is the practice and as well as challenging for the company. The organisation and the
human resource department need to take control over this process. As the violence and
bulling is not right practice and this creates the conflicts between team members which leads
in reduce in the efficiency of the employees. This is the challenging practice for the manager
of the human resource development. But as concerned with the needs and wants of the
employees it is very important for the organisation to take over the concern and reduce the
issues faced by the business organisation. In context of Marks and Spencer it is essential that
the manager practices the strategies in order to cope up with the challenges. The major
challenges are to fill the gaps which is cause and reducing the productivity of the employees.
(Jabarkhail, S. and Dooley, L.M., 2019)
Recommendation
It is suggested that the human resource development can focus on the various strategies in
order to develop the skills of the individual so that they can focus on improving the
productivity and efficiency for the completion of the task. This will help the business
organisation in achieving the goals and objectives on the right time. The training session and
the various programmes will help the employees to improve in their skills and develop
themselves according to the job roles. Also, it is very important for the human resource
development to reduce the issues related to discrimination and bullying which is the major
effective within the workplace. The discrimination can be reduced by the manager if the
company focus on rewarding equally to the people. The Marks and Spencer can focus on
giving the changes to the women so that they are not been discriminated on the basis of
gender and potential. It is very important for the organisation that it practices methods that

can help in improving the productivity of the employees. (Crawshaw, J., Budhwar, P. and Davis,
A. eds., 2020)
Conclusion
From the above report it is concluded that human resource development is thar part of
human resource management. The human resource development focus on the various aspect
which is required by the employees. It is very important for the manager to perform various
functions in order to motivate employees and develop their skills so that the goals can be
achieved on the right time. There are various issues which is faced by the manager n\and the
department such as discrimination and bullying which is one of the most common practiced
by the employees. It is identified that the human resource development needs to focus on
controlling over the bullying which can lead to misconceptions and conflicts between team
members. This can also reduce the productivity of the employees and impact the image of the
business organisation.

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