A Presentation on Human Resource Management at Unilever: Key Aspects

This presentation provides an overview of Human Resource Management (HRM) with a specific focus on the differences between domestic and international HRM practices, using Unilever as a case study. It highlights the varying scopes, perspectives, employee involvement, and risk exposures associa...Read More

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INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Main body........................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Human Resource Management refers to the use of methods and techniques which are quite
crucial and important for the purpose of strategically managing the different types of needs and
requirements effectively and efficiently. For this presentation, Unilever has been selected. It is a
British multinational company which provides a wide range of products and services to the
customers in the market. In this presentation, a detailed and specific focus will be made on the
use of Human Resource Management.
Main body
Notes –
Domestic HRM-
Therefore, in it the HR managers of an organization are bound to operate only within the
boundaries of a particular country. It is quite limited in scope.
International HRM-
Therefore, in it the HR managers of an organization can operate outside the boundaries of a
particular country. It has a wide scope.

There are various types of differences between Domestic HRM and International HRM.
Therefore, it is necessary that the identification of these differences can be done for the purpose
of taking of strategic and tactical decisions effectively and efficiently in a proper and appropriate
manner. The differences can be explained as follows-
Activities- Domestic HRM’s activities are quite limited in scope because the HR department is
bound to operate within the boundaries of a particular country. However, In International HRM,
the activities are quite broad in nature and therefore it can be stated that the right approach is
required to be adopted by the HR department here so that it can take the strategic and tactical
decisions quite effectively and efficiently in a proper and appropriate manner. In Unilever, the
activities of the HR department are related with International HRM.
Perspective- Domestic HRM’s perspective is not broad and therefore it creates a certain limit
within which an organization is bound to operate. However, In International HRM the
perspective is quite broad which is therefore quite helpful for the organizations. In Unilever the
perspective of the HR department is broad which helps it a lot.
Involvement in Employees’ Personal Lives- Domestic HRM does not require the HR managers
to have much involvement in Employees’ Personal Lives. International HRM requires the HR
managers to be more involved in Employees’ Personal Lives. In Unilever, the HR managers are
required to be more involved in Employees’ Personal Lives.

Notes –
High Emphasis on Change in Employee Mix-
However, International HRM puts a high emphasis on Change in Employee Mix. In Unilever,
the HR department is required to make sure that it puts high emphasis on Change in Employee
Mix.
High-Risk Exposure-
However, in International HRM there is more High Risk Exposure. Therefore, In Unilever the
High Risk Exposure is more.
Notes –
Therefore, it can be stated that there are various types of differences between Domestic HRM
and International HRM. It is thus required from the HR managers of the organization that they
are able to identify the way in which the HRM creates an impact on the performance level of the
employees who are working in the organization. Therefore, it can be stated that the identification
of the way in which the needs and requirements related with employees can be managed should
be done so that the right decisions can be taken in a proper and appropriate manner. Thus, the
HR managers of an organization are required to make sure that they can consider the decisions
which they are required to take which will therefore help them a lot in ensuring that they can
manage their overall needs and requirements effectively and efficiently to attain the necessary

goals and objectives. The HR manages are thus required to strategically and tactically take the
decision regarding the HRM which they want to adopt. This will be helpful for them in ensuring
that the employees of the organization are managed well and thus they can make a significant
contribution towards the attainment of the goals and objectives effectively and efficiently.
Unilever is a big MNC and thus it is quite crucial as well as important for the HR managers of
the company that they are able to make sure that they can properly and appropriately adapt the
HRM to be used which will be useful to attain the essential goals and objectives. Unilever is a
big MNC and thus it is quite crucial as well as important for the HR managers of the company
that they are able to make sure that they can properly and appropriately adapt the HRM to be
used which will be useful to attain the essential goals and objectives. Therefore, it can be stated
that there are various types of differences between Domestic HRM and International HRM. It is
thus required from the HR managers of the organization that they are able to identify the way in
which the HRM creates an impact on the performance level of the employees who are working in
the organization. Therefore, it can be stated that the identification of the way in which the needs
and requirements related with employees can be managed should be done so that the right
decisions can be taken in a proper and appropriate manner. Thus, the HR managers of an
organization are required to make sure that they can consider the decisions which they are
required to take which will therefore help them a lot in ensuring that they can manage their
overall needs and requirements effectively and efficiently to attain the necessary goals and
objectives. The HR manages are thus required to strategically and tactically take the decision
regarding the HRM which they want to adopt. This will be helpful for them in ensuring that the
employees of the organization are managed well and thus they can make a significant
contribution towards the attainment of the goals and objectives effectively and efficiently.
Unilever is a big MNC and thus it is quite crucial as well as important for the HR managers of
the company that they are able to make sure that they can properly and appropriately adopt the
HRM to be used which will be useful to attain the essential goals and objectives. Unilever is a
big MNC and thus it is quite crucial as well as important for the HR managers of the company
that they are able to make sure that they can properly and appropriately adopt the HRM to be
used which will be useful to attain the essential goals and objectives.

Notes –
In Unilever, the HR managers have made sure that they can adjust properly according to the
International HRM so that the skills and competencies which are required for the purpose of
making progress in the future can be developed by them which will therefore help them a lot in
ensuring that the attainment of the goals and objectives can be done highly effectively and
efficiently in a proper and appropriate manner. The employees are also expected to keep on
changing as per the changing needs and requirements so that they are able to make sure that they
can contribute to their best towards the organization. This will be helpful in ensuring that they
can manage these particular needs and requirements highly effectively and efficiently in a proper
and appropriate manner. Unilever therefore has to make sure that its different employees are able
to make the relevant adjustments quite effectively and efficiently in a proper and appropriate
manner which will therefore help them a lot. Thus, it becomes quite important for the employees
of Unilever that they are able to make sure that they can effectively and efficiently manage the
needs and requirements in a proper and appropriate manner. Thus, the HR managers of Unilever
are required to be more active and thus they should ensure that the employees are managed well
according to the HRM which has been adopted by them. This will be highly useful for them in
ensuring that the attainment of the goals and objectives can be done in a right way. The HR
managers of Unilever are required to frame the HR policies according to the HRM which they

are adopting. This will be quite useful for the company to be able to take the right strategic and
tactical actions according to the various types of needs and requirements.
An effective, flexible, and combined term of culture will help to maintain the approaches
and their tactics and implementation that will have an impact on their positive aspects by
managing the targets. Targets can be the part of alignment when the organizational culture works
to concentrate on productivity and getting managerial at the primary mission that can be
achieved. Organizational structure is termed as the method through which they maintain their
sections with suitable workflows by the business. It also enables the team to perform their work
together in their person's operations to maintain the task. Traditional managerial structures tend
to be effectively formalized with candidates that maintained their groups by effective operations
such as finance and operations in a similar product line. By decreasing workforce engagement
can decrease consumer loyalty and limit managerial performance and stakeholder values in an
effective and efficient manner.
CONCLUSION
From the above presentation, it can be concluded that Human Resource Management refers to
the use of specific methods and techniques. The organizations can make sure that the attainment
of the goals and objectives can be done in the right way. The HR managers are required to make
sure that they can use it properly.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Amrutha, V. N. and Geetha, S. N., 2020. A systematic review on green human resource
management: Implications for social sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production. 247,
p.119131.
Vrontis, D. and et.al., 2021. Artificial intelligence, robotics, advanced technologies and human
resource management: a systematic review. The International Journal of Human
Resource Management. pp.1-30.