An Analysis of International Human Resource Management at Vodafone

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of International Human Resource Management (IHRM) practices within Vodafone, a multinational telecommunications company. It explores the importance of HR practices such as strategic management, compensation, benefits, safety, and employee relations. The report delves into Vodafone's business strategies, including growth strategies, market expansion, product differentiation, price skimming, and acquisition strategies. Furthermore, it examines career development within the organization, emphasizing goal setting, feedback mechanisms, embracing challenges, and portfolio development. The report also evaluates tools for global talent management and succession planning, offering insights into Vodafone's approach to managing its international workforce and ensuring long-term organizational success. The report covers various aspects of IHRM, providing a holistic view of the company's approach.

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
TASK 2 (INDIVIDUAL REPORT)................................................................................................1
Importance of HR practices.........................................................................................................1
Business strategy.........................................................................................................................3
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................5
TASK 3 (REFLECTIVE ESSAY)...................................................................................................5
Career development for the organisation.....................................................................................5
Career management and practices within the organisation.........................................................6
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................7
Critically explore and evaluate tools for global talent management and succession planning....7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In In order to increase globalization, international human resource management plays a
very important role to accomplish business goals and targets. With this regard, The HR team of
every business moves their operations in different nations to manage their employees to
accomplish smooth functions within the organization (Brewster, Vernon and Houldsworth,
2016). The present study based on Vodafone which is a multinational telecommunication
company. It is a multinational telecommunication company that operates services in different
regions such as Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa.
In this aspect, the present report covers the importance of HR practices, business strategies
that helps the chosen organization in creative aspects. Furthermore, it focuses on career
development for the organization. Moreover, career management and practices will be explained
in the enterprise. At last, it critically explores and evaluates tools that are related to global talent
management in succession planning.
LO 1
TASK 2 (INDIVIDUAL REPORT)
Importance of HR practices
In today’s time, organizational climate it can be stated that human resources practices are
generally gaining increased attention for successful results. In this consideration,
competitive advantages gain within the global market. HR practices typically involve
processes such as recruitment, selection, training, evaluation, and security. Furthermore, it
can be stated that human resources are most important element for the enterprise that helps
to range from strategic planning for the company image (Reiche, Stahl and Oddou, 2016). It
includes following HR practices that are important for the Vodafone organization:
Strategic management: HR improves the bottom line of the enterprise with their knowledge of
how human capital affects success of the enterprise. Leaders of Vodafone with their
expertise generally successfully participate in corporate decision making. It helps to
underline current staffing to manage future workforce based on business demand (Reiche,
Harzing and Tenzer, 2018).
Wages and Salaries: HR compensation specialist generally develop realistic compensation
structure that set wages with other organizations in the area within the same industry.
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Employees with similar skills in Vodafone competing with several people. With the help of
conductive wage and salary, also maintain compensation price to demonstrate financial
status and projected revenue as well (Raghuram, Brewster and Morley, 2017).
Analysis benefits: Benefits in Vodafone company specialist also reduce the cost of the
organization that is associated with turnover, hiring replacement of workers, attrition, etc.
They are most important within the enterprise because they have expertise and skills that are
necessary to negotiate benefits within a group of staff members. With the budget of the
organisation and consistent with particular economic conditions (Horak, Farndale and
Collings, 2019). They are also familiar with more benefits that most likely that attract and
retain staff members.
Safety and Risk management: Staff of Vodafone Company have employers that have
obligation to provide safe working conditions. With the help of workplace safety and
management of risk specialist in HR area also manage compliance with different regulations
and policies (Sposato and Rumens, 2018). Occupational safety and health administration
also maintain with accurate workload. In order to develop programs, different injuries, and
fatalities, the organisation needs to implement proper safety.
Minimize liability issues: Another HR practices also helps to maintain employee relations that
minimize organization exposure and liability that is related to the allegation of unfair
employment practices. Employees of Vodafone also investigate and resolve issues at the
workplace (Ayentimi, Burgess and Brown, 2018).
Training and development: HR training and development specialists coordinate with the
orientation of new staff members. Therefore, it is essential to step in order to maintain strong
relationships among employers and employees. In Vodafone, the training and development
area helps to support the company to aspiring leaders for supervising and manage roles.
Employee satisfaction: Employee relations specialist in HR assists to the Vodafone Company to
accomplish high performances, satisfaction and morale level with the workforce. In order to
create strong to focus group and seek staff to sustain good working relationships (Sekiguchi,
Froese and Iguchi, 2016).
Maintaining compliance: HR workers ensure that Vodafone complies with different federal-
state employment laws. They are complete paperwork necessary that documenting
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employees of the organisation to work in a particular environment. With the help of action
plans, it can be stated that compliance must be maintained in a systematic manner.
Hiring processes: HR professionals also works closely with hiring a particular managers for
taking particular decisions as per the organisation’s workforce needs. In Vodafone, guidance
must be provided to managers who are not familiar with standards of HR so that proper
process helps to hire people to ensure that the company extends offers for suitable
candidates (Wood, Cooke and Kwong, 2018).
Business strategy
Business strategy consider as course of action or decisions that helps to entrepreneurs to
accomplish business goals and objectives. In Vodafone Company, it considered as master plan
that implement within the enterprise as competitive position within the market, carry business
operations etc. It is set of competitive moves and actions that uses by the enterprise for attracting
customers and accomplish organisational goals. In the selected business, it equips top
management with integrated framework that helps to gain perfect command over the particular
situation. There are different types of business strategies helps to the chosen organisation which
increase profitability and effectiveness as well (Sekiguchi, Froese and Iguchi, 2016). Long run
effectiveness is also desired image which helps to achieve effectiveness, mobilise resources, and
meet challenges with overcome threat, direct efforts and behaviours that will assists to lead
success. Along with this, there are different activities performed that will help to accomplish
more goals and objectives. They are as follows:
 Growth strategy of new products or features: Growth strategy generally entail with
new product and adding new features as well in existing products. Small company have
generally forced to modify and increase their product line to compete with other
organisations. However, customers are generally using new technology of competitive
business. For instance, the chosen company adding several kinds of new features that
helps to discover new features to fulfil customers demand. It helps to make more growth
of the company with its effectiveness. In addition to this, new products and features will
help to make successful strategy in systematic manner (Reiche, Stahl and Oddou, 2016).
 Finding new market for products: Furthermore, small company also adopt growth
strategy with finding new market for their products and services. Vodafone also find new
market for their products so that it helps to dealing with larger areas of the different
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places. Along with this, it can be stated that there are new areas in which the chosen
business will easily deal in systematic manner. In this regard, selected enterprise
generally find new places that helps to make more profitability results. On the basis of
customer requirements, it can be stated that there are several new places need to be
assessed where the selected business can operate in systematic manner. Company also
need to set package that contain more effective information that are related with finding
new places for development of the products (Raghuram, Brewster and Morley, 2017).
 Product differentiation strategy: Vodafone also use product differentiation strategy
when they consider competitive advantage which include superior quality or services.
With the help of this strategy, company can easily deal with different competitors. Hence,
this strategy will assists to build successful brand loyalty. It will assists to make different
product from other company. With the help of superior engineering design, companies
use several kinds of programs that is different from competitors. On the basis of product
differentiation strategy, it can be stated that Vodafone also trying to implement some new
features that helps to accomplish business goals. It will help to make more creativity in
the organisation (Horak, Farndale and Collings, 2019). Furthermore, it also make
company different and unique that helps to lead successful. With the help of building
brand loyalty, it can be stated that Vodafone Company need to maintain their standard
which helps to make successful design. It is more effective tool for the organisation to
maintain their effectiveness in different areas of world.
 Price skimming strategy: With the help of price skimming strategy, high prices for
products has been set at introductory phase. This strategy generally used for quickly
recovery of advertising and production cost. On the other hand, there is something more
special for the product which sold to customers and they pay worth full for their required
products. The selected business also introduce new type of products and services that
required by customers. However, there is one disadvantage also exists of price skimming
strategy that is helpful to attract competition that is relatively quickly. Individual also see
profits the organisation to produce own products that provided technological knowhow.
 Acquisition strategy: This strategy is generally used to gain competitive advantages.
Therefore, Vodafone Company required to use extra capital in it. This strategy entail with
purchasing of another company. This strategy also leads with expansion of operations
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and functions in different areas so that positive results within the business (Horak,
Farndale and Collings, 2019). In addition to this, it can be stated that the chosen business
expand their operations which will assist to capture different areas of the world.
LO 2
TASK 3 (REFLECTIVE ESSAY)
Career development for the organisation
With respect to accomplish business objectives, I have seen that day to day activities
within the business is more important to accomplish desired results. In this consideration, career
development according to plan in Vodafone will help accomplish more desired results. There are
several ways exists that will assists to lead career development program in the business. In this
consideration, following tools aids in making proper programing:
Set and communicate clear goals: In order to accomplish business objectives and goals, it
can be stated that I have seen that proper setting of goals is most important element for career
development in the business. This is because, every person join any organisation with certain
objectives and goals. It will helps to us to accomplish personal goals and growth as well. With
this consideration, I have seen that high quality feedback whether it is positive or negative
always helps to fulfil better understanding towards business goals. Main ability of listen is one of
the major aspect that provide honest feedback and adjust it to enhance value of myself. In
addition to this, feedback also make our career path which create by myself.
Create an open feedback: Furthermore, working with proactively also identify by me so
that advance in my career also increase my opportunity that feet into perfect career plan. It helps
to raise meaningful results in Vodafone. With respect to generate and deal with strategic
effectiveness, it can be stated that feedback helps to create more effective path that ascertained
original goals. On the basis of open feedback, it can be stated that I can also pursue my creative
activities that will support me.
Embrace new challenge: In order to work with new challenges, I can also work with
proactively projects which assists to me to deal with different issues and problems. When new
opportunities arises in front of me, it fits in my overall career plan that generate more meaningful
results that impact on the organisation. With respect to understand overall strategic vision, it can
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be stated that in Vodafone career objectives assists to accomplish business outcomes in
systematic manner.
Create a portfolio of accomplishment in the business: With respect to develop
successful portfolio, it can be stated that I can also work with great asset for advancement of
career. With the help of collection of best work, portfolio make successful outcomes beyond my
resume or cover letter. On the basis of showcases of passion and commitment in profession,
perfect career portfolio will lead to make more creative results in systematic manner.
Create perfect network: Portfolio is not only for artist people but also it helps me in
Vodafone Company as great asset for my career development and advancement. As my best
collection, portfolio helps to build successful commitment for my career development program.
In the organisation, it will lead success for more effectiveness and positive outcomes. Therefore,
another career development strategy work with my perfect network that will help me to build
positive results in the organisation.
Career management and practices within the organisation
In Vodafone Company, career management practices consider important role that helps to
increase knowledge and skills in systematic manner. With this regard, I am explaining following
practices that need to be followed for ascertain desired results:
Providing employee assessment and career planning workshops: Vodafone Company
consider career management and practices within the business with providing employee
assessment and career planning workshops. In this regard, I need to focus on the proper
management of staff members with setting objectives with workshop planning. On the basis of
planning, it can be stated that staff members will easily develop their skills which helps in whole
business to gain desired results. In addition to this, I have also seen that employee assessment in
the organisation consider with identifying abilities, interests and values. Therefore, people are
easily engage in planning and explore needs that provide future options with several managers.
Conducting career coaching workshops for managers: When employees are learn about
their career, managers of the chosen business take support to become familiar with assessment
and planning process. In addition to this, practicing career coaching techniques initiated with
providing appropriate and honest feedback. With this regard, I am also looking to taking my
colleagues and superior views towards my performances in the organisation.
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Establishment of employee career centres: Vodafone also consider establishment of career
centres for increasing employee performances which would be helpful to increase positive results
at workplace. In addition to this, 360 degree feedback and counselling is important tools that
helps me for my career development program. Furthermore, intranet system and internal
opportunities will assists to me for my development program.
Give open business briefings: In respect to meet with employees planning, I am taking
strategic decisions and plans that required in my future development. With this consideration,
discussion session ascertained which helps among several employees for their effective
performances. In addition to this, employees are also provides information for strategic direction
in the company. Managers are also expected to deal with information that make more awareness
among staff members.
Creating internal network of information practices: It is another technique that helps to me
in Vodafone Company to create network with my colleagues. With this consideration, it can be
stated that in list of employees who are willingly work in day to day activities must understand
importance of work. Along with this, realistic performances helps to promote more creativeness
at workplace of Vodafone.
Maintaining internal job and talent banks: In order to deal with creative results, I am also
looking for maintaining internal job. In this aspect, I can also increase my effectiveness with
more profitable outcomes at workplace of Vodafone Company.
LO 3
Critically explore and evaluate tools for global talent management and succession planning
Succession planning is key element of the organisation which helps to the organisation to
cultivate pool of several talented people. Therefore, I also work in Vodafone with my effective
skills that helps me as taking leadership roles. In addition to this, business grows, changes and
develop my roles and responsibilities that make succession planning in the organisation. As
critically evaluation I am lack in managing my time as per business goals and objectives which
create negative effects on my achievement. Furthermore, succession planning is another effective
talent management process that build effective results within the Vodafone. The chosen company
also make their effective succession program which place to foster culture that is talent oriented
with recruiting skilled people in the business. Business focus is another developing skills,
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expertise and knowledge that is prepared for perform certain leadership roles in event
management organisational goals.
I also work for maintain turnover of several staff members due to proper payment of wages
and salary. In this consideration, changes in leadership can generally sparked by several
resignation. I have seen that following are different tools of talent management and succession
planning assists to gain more profitability and effectiveness at workplace:
Identified qualified candidates: With respect to identify qualified candidates, it can be
stated that in Vodafone I need to find skilled people who can take participation positively in
accomplishment of future goals and objectives. Furthermore, it is essential to look for matching
their skills and qualities with business outcomes to manage effectiveness at workplace. In this
consideration, several responsibilities also need to share among different people so that they can
easily deal with creative performances which would be helpful to accomplish desired
effectiveness within the organisation.
Developing skills and expertise through training: Once I have identify skills, my
responsibility is to build expertise with providing them perfect training. In this consideration, I
need to focus on provide them training and development program which would be helpful for
maintain organisation performances. In addition to this, skills development is one of the
important aspect in which all staff members need to take participation to increase their
professional capabilities.
Engage in developing future talent with engage in organisation: Furthermore, all staff
members need to work with developing their future talent. In this regard, people need to work
with their creative skills which would be effective for the whole organisation. On the basis of
capabilities and qualities, I am looking for increasing future talent among several people.
Furthermore, it is important to focus on engage them for business goals and objectives.
Create successful database for promoting staffing decisions: Moreover, successful
database is also important for promotion of staff decisions. With this consideration, I am looking
for group discussion among all people so that it will assists to gather members in systematic
manner. On the basis of business requirements, I promote staff decisions in creative aspects.
CONCLUSION
From the present report, it can be analysed that international human resource management is
one of the important tool for the business. It assists to manage several activities and tasks that are
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related to increase creative outcomes. In this consideration, report summarised about essay and
report that helps to practices of career management that will helps to manage effective results.
Furthermore, it articulated about importance of HR strategies that assists to increase my positive
outcomes in systematic manner. It will lead success that can build more profitability in the
organisation. Moreover, it can be concluded that different programs of global talent management
program that lead success in systematic manner.
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