Managing and Coordinating the Human Resources Function

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2.2 Analyse how the HR function varies between organisations. Include a comparison of HR delivery in different sectors and organisations of different sizes.

Choose 2 organisations (different size and sector) – describe the HR function in each organisation and compare how the HR functions are different. What HR model do they use – Ulrich? Centralised? Etc

Would be good to include a comparison paragraph comparing both to add more depth.

1.1 Summarise the organisational objectives that the HR function is responsible for delivering and how these are evolving in contemporary organisations.

Summarise THREE objectives that a HR function has responsibility for. You could consider a heading for each. – Such as:

Workforce Planning

Learning and Development

Employee Relations

Building capability through people & performance

Contributing to change

· Within your descriptions you MUST provide an overview of HR’s role in the success of the objectives identified.

· You must also discuss how they have evolved or evolving within the organisation or generally.

2.1 Explain the different ways in which HR objectives can be delivered in organisations.

Explain TWO different ways that HR objectives can be delivered, for instance:

HR Shared Services (Ulrich)

Outsourcing

HRBP (Ulrich)

HR Consultancy

HR Generalist/Specialists

Standalone HR

Explain how they deliver HR objectives and the Advantages and Disadvantages of each.

You can use a table, but you must provide summary narrative underneath to explain.

1.3 Evaluate the business case for managing HR in a professional, ethical, and just manner.

Provide a brief introduction.

You could have 3 subheadings of Ethical, Professional and Just Manner

Explain how HR is involved in and responsible for ensuring ethical, professional, and just business practice and what impact this has on the organisation. Explain how and why HR should act professionally, fair, and just.

It is good to include reference to code of conduct/ethics and the CIPD profession map.

In your responses you MUST include WHY it is important.

Useful links:

https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/culture/ethics/role-hr-factsheet

https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/article-details/what-is-hrs-role-in-ethics-1

https://peopleprofession.cipd.org/profession-map/core-behaviours/ethical-practice

1.2 Explain the major theories of effective change management and how these are implemented and evaluated.

Select and explain TWO theories/models of change management. For instance

Lewin’s three phase model …… Explain this. You can include a visual diagram to support your explanation of this model.

Kotter’s eight stage model …. Explain this. You can include a visual diagram to support your explanation of this model.

Then choose ONE of the models you have explained and evaluate it in a practical sense by applying it to an example of change in your organisation or a hypothetical example of change.

You need to include the advantages and disadvantages and the overall outcome/impact of the change using the model.

3.1 Discuss the main criteria and methods used to evaluate the contribution of the HR function

Briefly introduce this section

Choose TWO different methods of how HR would evidence their contribution to success. You can consider 2 of the following for instance:

- Balanced scorecard

- Benchmarking (internal/external)

- SLA’s

- KPI’s

- Engagement surveys

You MUST discuss HOW these methods help assess how the HR function is contributing and can draw on some examples such as recruitment and selection data, performance data, L&D data and employee survey data to support your discussion points.

4.1 Identify and evaluate research evidence linking HR practices with positive organisational outcomes.

** Please ensure that you are using the Article found in Assessment Week **

I would recommend that you structure your response to AC 4.1 like your 5UIN literature review:

(500 words is a recommended approximate word count for this section)

Overview of article:

Briefly introduce the author and what the article is about….

Key Findings:

· Discuss some of the key findings – what does the author “Burke” say about …

· Human capital

· High-performance working effectiveness

· HR services

· Building organisational capability

· What does the article say about HR practices and positive organisational outcomes?

You can write this in a good few paragraphs about what the article suggests. For instance, investing in human capital is key because it impacts productivity and profitability. Burke discusses that investing in its employees through training, and career plans which supports organisational outcomes.

Quality of the article:

Discuss how valid and reliable the article is – you can draw on the date the article was written, is the research valid and reliable that is used in the article? Is the article persuasive in its approach to the points made?

4.2 Explain how high-performance working and investment in human capital impact on organisational practice.

Provide an introduction/overview of High Performance Working and Human Capital (could include definition of each – there are many definitions)

Belt and Giles (2009: 3) define HPW as ‘a general approach to managing organisations that aims to stimulate more effective employee involvement and commitment in order to achieve high levels of performance’

Thomas et al (2013, p3) define Human Capital as the ‘people, their performance and their potential in the organisation’

· Provide a clear explanation of how high-performance working and investment in human capital can impact on organisational practice.

· Consider what the article says from 4.1 to support your explanation.

· Apply wider reading and research to underpin – such as Boxall & Purcell https://cipd.soutron.net/Portal/DownloadImageFile.ashx?objectId=974

Useful Links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-high-performance-working

https://www.cipd.co.uk/news-views/news-articles/performance-productivity-learning

https://www.employment-studies.co.uk/system/files/resources/files/mp36.pdf

https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/human-capital-analytics-and-reporting_tcm18-22281.pdf

https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/human-capital-theory-assessing-the-evidence_tcm18-22292.pdf

Reference Page – alphabetical order of the references you have cited in your work.

Bibliography – alphabetical list of your wider reading that you have not cited in your work.

Appendices – If used