Individual Report: Team Management and Cooperation, DBN507, Level 5

This report delves into the critical aspects of team management and cooperation, with a specific focus on the human resource management (HRM) practices within Fonterra. It begins by outlining the significance of HRM in modern organizations, emphasizing its role in enhancing employee performance and organizational operations. The report then explores the key HRM functions fulfilled by Fonterra, including compliance, management advocacy, and strategic partnership. Furthermore, it examines five major HR functions that positively influence staff, such as recruitment and selection, orientation, maintaining good working conditions, managing employee relations, and development and training. The assignment further analyzes ethical and practical issues related to HR planning, compensation, and employment, as well as job analysis, focusing on support from management and regulatory requirements. The report also addresses ethical and practical challenges in recruitment and selection, including job descriptions, ethical guidelines, team development, advertising, and downsizing. Overall, the report highlights the importance of ethical considerations and regulatory compliance in effective team management and cooperation within an organization.

Running head: TEAM MANAGEMENT AND COOPERATION
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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Answer to Question 1 (a)
Human resource management is considered to be an important part of the effective
operations of modern organizations in the current business environment. The main purpose of
human resource management is to improve the levels of employee performance and maintain the
operations as well. The skills and knowledge of employees are also managed with the help of proper
human resource management operations. The human resource management department in
Fonterra is also responsible for managing different operations that are based on the employees and
their proper management (Albrecht et al., 2015).
The human resource management based functions are provided with high importance in
Fonterra. The different operations in the organization are based on the ways by which employees
are managed and the development of various organizational functions as well. The proper
management of human resources is thereby able to provide different opportunities based on growth
to the organization in the industry in which it operates. Fonterra is able to differentiate from the
competitors with the proper management of human resources. The mobilization and commitment
of employees is also based on the ways by which the department is able to operate (Brewster,
Chung & Sparrow, 2016). The three major functions based on human resource management that are
fulfilled by Fonterra are as follows,
Compliance – The HR managers in Fonterra are responsible for the compliance of
employees with regulations of the organization.
Management advocate – The HR department of Fonterra plays a major role in the
development of an interface between the employees and the policies which have
been developed by the management.
Strategic partner – The human resource department of Fonterra is responsible for
solving issues which can occur in the organization based on the work process of the
employees (Brewster et al., 2016).
Answer to Question 1 (b)
Human resource management functions are considered to be important for the effective
organizational operations. The organizations can operate in a profitable manner with the help of
proper fulfilment of the human resource functions (Deery & Jago, 2015). The five major HR functions
that are used by Fonterra in order to influence the staff in a positive manner and influence them are
as follows,

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Recruitment and selection – This is considered to be the most important function of
the HR department of Fonterra. The selection of employees is the most important
task which is performed by the HR department.
Orientation – The orientation which is to be provided to new employees of Fonterra
is another major function of the HR department (Donate & de Pablo, 2015).
Maintenance of good conditions of working – The HR department of Fonterra is
responsible for maintaining the effective working condition within the organization.
Management of the employee relations – The employees are considered to be the
most important pillars of the human resource department of Fonterra. This helps in
the development of effective relationships between the employees.
Development and training – The functions based on development and training are
considered to be significant parts of human resource department of Fonterra. This
helps in the enhancement of the skills which have been gained by the employees
(Koryak et al., 2015).
Answer to Question 2 (a)
The human resource planning process which has been implemented in Fonterra has faced
some major ethical issues. The two major ethical issues which have been faced by the organization
based on HR planning are as follows,
Compensation based plans – Fonterra has faced some major issues based on the
salaries and compensation which are offered to the employees. The HR department
of the organization has been under immense pressure due to salary based issues.
Employment based issues – The HR managers of Fonterra have faced problems due
to the payment based scheme that has been implemented by the organization.
The two major practical issues which are faced by the human resource planning department
of Fonterra are as follows,
Mismatch between the skills and the applicants – The human resource department
of Fonterra has faced major issues based on the ways by which the employees are
recruited in different positions.
Environmental changes – The changes which have taken place in the external
environment have been able to affect the planning of human resources by Fonterra.
The process of planning by human resources in Fonterra has been affected by the
different external factors.

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Answer to Question 2 (b)
The process of job analysis of Fonterra is considered to be important for the productivity of
the employees and profitability of the organization as well. The two major ethical issues which have
been faced related to job analysis in Fonterra are as follows,
The job analyst in the human resource department of Fonterra does not receive
effective levels of support from the management. This has led to the lack of
communication between the different parts of the organization.
The needs and demands of the job analysts who are a part of the HR department of
Fonterra are not fulfilled in an effective manner which is considered to be a major
ethical issue for the organization.
The job analysis based process in an organization is also based on some major legal factors
that are able to affect the operations. The design of job analysis is considered to be important for
the selection and recruitment based process. The regulatory issues which are faced by Fonterra
based on the job analysis process of Fonterra are as follows,
The major regulatory requirement which has been faced by the job analysts in
Fonterra is based on the ways by which the employees need to be provided effective
opportunities related to training and development. The training based requirements
have not been fulfilled by the organization.
The criteria based on hiring in the organization has not been specified by the human
resource department of Fonterra. This is considered to be a major issue related to
regulatory requirements based on job analysis in Fonterra.
Answer to Question 3 (a)
The recruitment process which is implemented by an organization is an important part of
the ways by which it aims at developing an employee base. An effective employee base can be
developed only if the organization implements a fair process. The levels of fairness are dependent on
the ethical factors which are followed in the organizations (Lazaroiu, 2015). The two major ethical
issues which are faced by Fonterra based on recruitment are,
The job descriptions which are provided by the organization have sometimes been
found to be different in comparison to the actual job. This is a major ethical issue
which has been faced by Fonterra.

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The lack of ethical guidelines that are available for the recruitment managers in
Fonterra is considered to be an important issue that is faced by the organization
(Marvel, Davis & Sproul, 2016).
The recruitment process in Fonterra also has to face some major practical issues that can
affect the operations in a huge manner. The two practical issues that are faced by the organization
are as follows,
A major practical issue which is faced by Fonterra in recruitment process is based on
the development of effective team for the recruiting the appropriate employees.
The lack of proper advertising is an important practical issue which is faced by the
recruitment process of the organization (Mone & London, 2018).
Answer to Question 3 (b)
The process of selection takes place in an organization along with the recruitment. The
proper completion of entire recruitment and selection based process leads to the development of an
efficient employee base. The ethical issues that are faced by Fonterra based on the selection process
are as follows,
Fonterra has faced major issues based on downsizing of the employee base. The
downsizing of employee base has led to the lack of job security and the employees
of the organization thereby do not consider the selection process in a positive
manner. This reduces the effectiveness of the entire process which is conducted
within the organization (Nankervis et al., 2016).
Another major ethical issue related to selection which has been faced by the
organization is based on the appointment of the best suited employees for different
available positions. The management of the organization thereby needs to select the
employees in such a manner so that they are able to provide their maximum levels
of performance (Shen & Benson, 2016).
The selection process in organizations need to follow some major regulations and laws
which are able to affect the results and selected candidates as well. The two major regulatory issues
that are faced by Fonterra are as follows,
Fonterra has faced major legal issues based on the selection process and the ways
by which employees are included within the organizational process.

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The organization has faced issues for violations of some major legal boundaries at
the time of selecting the employees (Stone & Deadrick, 2015).

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