People Management in Nissan: Leadership and Development Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of people management practices within Nissan, a multinational automobile manufacturer. It explores key areas such as leadership and management, examining the role of Human Resources, essential skills for leaders, and the application of the contingency theory. The report then delves into training and development, highlighting HR's role and the theory of reinforcement. Finally, it addresses talent management, focusing on the role of HR and relevant talent management theories. Each section includes recommendations for improving people management strategies within Nissan, aiming to enhance employee performance and organizational productivity. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of effective people management for achieving business success and a competitive advantage.

Introduction to
people management

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................3
AREA 1 Leadership and management.................................................................................................3
Role of HR and various kind of skills and attributes of an leaders and managers..........................3
Contingency theory of leadership and management.......................................................................3
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................4
AREA 2 Training and Development....................................................................................................4
Role of Human Resource ...............................................................................................................4
Theory of Reinforcement -..............................................................................................................4
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................5
AREA 3 Talent management................................................................................................................5
Role of Human Resources...............................................................................................................5
Theory of talent management – ......................................................................................................5
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
People management plays an important role in any organization. Effective people
management is very necessary for the the proper development and management in the company.
Managing people helps in enhancement of employees performances and organisation's productivity.
They helps the leaders and managers to accomplish business success and favourable results.
Managing people give their full efforts and assistance in the organization's operations and
functions. It helps the organisation by creating effective work culture in the organisation. Effective
people management assists in enhancing work efficiency of the employees. They develops a
impressive work culture for the workers with their attractive leadership style and quality. They
takes necessary actions to ensure about the all employees of the company positively contributes in
the business activities. Nissan is a multinational auto-mobile manufacturing company. It has
headquartered in Yokohama, Nishi-ku. The Nissan motor co. Ltd. Sell its cars under various brand
like Datsun, Nissan, Infinite etc. This report will include the many strategic people management
areas like management and leadership, training and development, talent management. This report
will also highlight the theoretical models of these three areas and the recommendation on the
required skills, behaviour and knowledge of the management for managing that three areas and also
include the role of human resource in these three area of the organisation.
AREA 1 Leadership and management
Role of HR and various kind of skills and attributes of an leaders and managers
Human resource is a great department in the company that are responsible for conducting all
work related activities. They plays an essential role in managing important resources related to
workers or employees. In the Nissan the managers and leaders play an important role in their
business operations and performances (Ashdown., 2018). In the organization several issues can be
occurred by the changing business situation, in which HR in the company takes essential actions to
eliminate the affective risks. The Nissan's management team and human resource helps in the
planning, leading, controlling and organizing the operations of the organization. The effective
human resource activities and operations plays a best role in the leadership and management of a
company. It also give their their positive impacts on the organisation's performances and functions.
They are accountable for all the business activities and carrying out the management process in a
very effective way. Management also plays a major role in the effective leadership and
management in the company. They control the the internal and external activities of the company
and take essential actions to perform better .
Human resource plays an effective role in supporting leadership and management
approaches. Managers and leaders of the company should have to develop their ability of making
effective planning, controlling the execution process, monitoring the whole operations, analysing
all related activities and forecasting the future growth of an organisation. Human resource of the
Nissan company plays their major role in the procedure of guiding the development, maintenance,
allocation and resources distribution to accomplish business goals and success (Bosman and Lehr.,
2016). According to the changing behaviour of a business, the managers or leaders should have to
develop their ability of flexibility and adaptability in their managerial process. The leaders and
managers of the company should have to develop a ability of control and handle the situation of
sudden changes in the environment.
Contingency theory of leadership and management
The Contingency theory is mainly based on the unexpected circumstances or contingencies.
Is is very necessary for a leader and manager to take necessary actions for it. In the Nissan auto
mobile manufacturing company, the contingency model of a leadership and management plays a

very effectual role. In the situation of a leader the context and system dynamic are a crucial aspects.
contingency theory plays a essential role in the motivational thinking of a leader and needs more
concern on this (Chance and Brooks., 2015). In the auto-mobile industry, the effectiveness of the
leaders or managers based on the present situation of workplace and the leadership style. According
to this theory, there is no perfect and great style of a leadership. Task oriented leader in the Nissan
is most beneficial for a company when they have high positional power. The leaders and managers
of the Nissan motor co. Ltd. plays a impressive role when the situation or work environment of the
company suitable with their leadership. The contingency theory helps the company to find the
appropriate leadership style. If in the organisation, the LPC score are high than the leader has a
effective personal skills. In this organisation the leaders and managers gives their full efforts to
accomplish the operations and activities. The low LPC score means the leader takes necessary
actions to complete their tasks by focusing on their power of position.
Recommendation
According to the changing environment various challenges are developed for the company's
managers and leaders. The talented and skilled leader can handle all these types of situations in a
very effective way. In the Nissan company many internal and external factors can influence the
business environment and their work culture. They can affect the employees, leaders, HR and
manager's activities and performances (Collings, Wood and Szamosi., 2018). The unexpected
changes in the business environment also affects the operations and activities of leaders and
manager's favourably or unfavourably. Nissan company should have to create a best strategic
management in the their business. So that, they can increase the employees performance and
progress of the business opportunity. Perfect leadership and management plays a crucial role in
proving the guiding and management activities. Effective leadership and management is very
essential for every organization to improve the company's markedt share and their reputation.
AREA 2 Training and Development
Role of Human Resource
Human resources plays a crucial role in organizing a effective training and development
programme for the staffs, employees or workers in the company. The successful training and
development helps the staffs to enhance their performances in a very effective way. Human
resource in the organisation can anticipate potential issues of the business and take essential
actions to design the plan for eliminate this problem. Managers in the Nissan auto-mobile
manufacturing company forecast the many opportunities in the external environment and give their
full efforts achieve it (Cooke and Bartram., 2015). They provide their guidance to the employees or
workers in the organisation for implementation of business process and any various method or
approaches. Nissan company management involved the process of allocating and organizing the
resources to conduct business activities in a very efficient way. By the effective training, employee
will able to understand the importance of resources and their necessity. They also organize reward
ceremony to encourage staffs for the great development of Nissan's productivity. Nissan
management gives their full efforts on the management by providing full data and reporting about
the the past, present situations to stakeholders. They review the received results by gathering the
essential data and information, and make necessary changes according to the needs. The managers
or human resources of the Nissan company plays an effective role in design the strong
organizational structure. Managers and human resources of the organization are responsible or
liable for the planning and directing the business's functions and operations. They devote their
potential time to conducting the direction and organization of the functions of a company.
Theory of Reinforcement -
The theory of the reinforcement inspire the employee and staffs towards the increasing their

learning and innovative behaviours (Davis., 2016). The employees learning behaviour plays an
important role in the Nissan company because it generate positive and favourable results for the
business. It encourage the employees towards the innovative and unique approaches. The Nissan
company used a theory of reinforcement. The company organizes training and development
programme for encouraging organisation's employees for achieving company's goals and
objectives. Effective training and development programme inspire the workers and improve their
operational activities and performance. Nissan manufacture company using attractive techniques
that includes HR practices, training and development programmes and various methods to gain
competitive advantages. The reinforcement theory is very effective approach for organisation
development because through this employees will inspired and encouraged and developed their
interest for the company's functions and operations. Nissan company also adopt attractive system in
their organisation such as bonus system, rewards, salary increment, providing certificates and
promotions to the employees who give their best performances and full efforts to achieve business
success and development. It can encourage the company's staffs and definitely generate a positive
results and outcomes for the business.
Recommendation
Nissan company should have to arrange a proper training and development programme to
encourage employees towards the innovative approaches (Erasmus, Strydom and Rudansky-
Kloppers., 2016). The best training programme provides updated information about the market
scenario and company's position in the market. Effective training and development programme will
inspire the staffs towards the success of a business. Company gives their major concern on
organising effective training and development programme to build a unique and strong
organizational structure and improve the employees performances.
AREA 3 Talent management
Role of Human Resources
Talent management is the main role for the human resources of the company. Nissan
company's Human resource team makes a planning, controlling, coordinating, directing and
managing the administrative functions of the organisation. They helps in connecting the functions
or operations of employees and management (Farndale, Mayrhofer and Brewster., 2018). Human
resource of the company handles the various talent management activities such as employee
payroll, recruitment, allocation of benefits, maintain relation with employees and training and
development programme. Policy formation is also a major function of a human resource. They
formulate the effective policy in the Nissan company to control the employees behaviour and
activities. They are concern about the protectiveness of employees or workers in the company and
create policies according to them. Talent management is main process form the human resources,
by which they will motivate, retain and develop high performing employees. They focus on
development relationship between the employees and management. They take necessary actions to
increase employees performances and productivity. The HR has major role to maintain the staffing
level in the company (Horwitz and Budhwar., 2015). They develops the strategic management in
the Nissan car manufacture company. The managers and human resource in the organisation create
workforce planning work for the effective employment by recruiting, selecting and training of the
employees. They organize the attractive training and development programmes to enhance the
performance and work efficiency of the workers.
Theory of talent management –
The theory of talent management involves the effective human resource activities such as
employees development, recruitment, selection and training programme to attracts the skilled and
talented employees towards the organisation (Rose., 2018). Talent management includes the

process of systematic identification of primary positions that assists in the company by achieving
sustainable competitive advantages in the auto-mobile industry. The great combination of high
performing and high potential people will improve the performances of a Nissan organisation. They
plays a major role in evaluation of people's behaviour towards the business activities and
recognition of their characteristics or nature according to the management norms. They are very
important for the company's managerial success (Schur, Colella and Adya., 2016). The managing
people plays a vital role in the Nissan company's operational activities by proving their services.
They gives their full effort to select best talented and skilled person for the company.
Recommendation
Nissan Company should have to create a great platform for attracting more talented and
skilled people (Simmers and Anandarajan., 2018). The company must have to develop a effective
Talent management in their business to increase company's productivity and profitability.
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it is concluded that the managed people in the organisation plays a
vital role to manage all business activities. They assist the organisation by providing their major
services in the operations and functions. People management is very necessary in any organisation
because without this company become unable to conduct any activity in a proper manner and they
loose their identity in the related market. Nissan is a big car manufacturing company. The managers
or human resource team in the company give their full concern on the people management.
Managing people helps the company to fulfil their desire and achieve business goals in a very
effective manner.

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