Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) Planning in COVID-19 Pandemic
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
ASSIGNMENT TASK – REPORT
NOTE: All claims and arguments must be substantiated using a minimum of 15 high-quality academic references, including In-text Citations through out the whole report, peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, and reputable research publications. Non-academic sources such as commercial websites, blogs, or Wikipedia are not considered appropriate for Masters-level references.
Word count - 4000 – 5000 words
Scenario:
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused tremendous disruption in lives and in business, and the human resources function is the key to catalyzing changes in the workplace. In wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the top management in your organisation has decided to implement a one-year work-from-home policy. Given the fact that there will be no employees physically present in the organisation, this policy change will have an impact on different HRM practices within your organisation. You are the Vice President – Human Resources and you need to write a report on how the organisation will handle this change and its impact on different HRM activities. You can choose your own organization or another other organisation of your choice for writing this report. Your report must be based in the following format:
1. Executive Summary
2. Provide a brief introduction of the organisation and critically analyse the role of different HR functions in enabling your organisation to achieve its strategic objectives while reviewing staffing, development and compensation practices in detail.
3. Critically discuss and analyse the effect of Strategic HRM towards contribution and impact of HRM activities on organisational performance and development.
4. Evaluate any TWO leadership theories and discuss their application in context of your organisation. Also, propose the best/most suited leadership style for your chosen organisational development.
5. Critically analyse the factors driving change and apply any TWO change management models to your organisation, and strategies to overcome resistance. Develop a change management implementation plan along with a communication plan to address the new work-from-home policy.
6. Provide overall recommendations and final conclusion to be given for the chosen organisation.
Harvard Referencing should be maintained throughout of the assignment
General Guidelines
1. Complete the ‘ To be filled by the student section’ in the cover page
2. All assignments must be submitted as an electronic document in MS word via the LMS (Use 12 Times New Roman script with 1.5 spacing between lines)
3. The results are declared only if the student has met the mandatory attendance requirement of 75% and/or minimum 50 % under extenuating circumstances approved and ratified by the academic committee and the examination board
4. The assignment should not contain any contents with references cited from websites such as ukessays.com, styudymode.com, slideshare.net, scribd.com, Wikipedia but should contain references/citations from credible academic journal and articles.
5. Submit the assignment in MS word document
NOTE: All claims and arguments must be substantiated using a minimum of 15 high-quality academic references, including In-text Citations through out the whole report, peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, and reputable research publications. Non-academic sources such as commercial websites, blogs, or Wikipedia are not considered appropriate for Masters-level references.
Word count - 4000 – 5000 words
Scenario:
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused tremendous disruption in lives and in business, and the human resources function is the key to catalyzing changes in the workplace. In wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the top management in your organisation has decided to implement a one-year work-from-home policy. Given the fact that there will be no employees physically present in the organisation, this policy change will have an impact on different HRM practices within your organisation. You are the Vice President – Human Resources and you need to write a report on how the organisation will handle this change and its impact on different HRM activities. You can choose your own organization or another other organisation of your choice for writing this report. Your report must be based in the following format:
1. Executive Summary
2. Provide a brief introduction of the organisation and critically analyse the role of different HR functions in enabling your organisation to achieve its strategic objectives while reviewing staffing, development and compensation practices in detail.
3. Critically discuss and analyse the effect of Strategic HRM towards contribution and impact of HRM activities on organisational performance and development.
4. Evaluate any TWO leadership theories and discuss their application in context of your organisation. Also, propose the best/most suited leadership style for your chosen organisational development.
5. Critically analyse the factors driving change and apply any TWO change management models to your organisation, and strategies to overcome resistance. Develop a change management implementation plan along with a communication plan to address the new work-from-home policy.
6. Provide overall recommendations and final conclusion to be given for the chosen organisation.
Harvard Referencing should be maintained throughout of the assignment
General Guidelines
1. Complete the ‘ To be filled by the student section’ in the cover page
2. All assignments must be submitted as an electronic document in MS word via the LMS (Use 12 Times New Roman script with 1.5 spacing between lines)
3. The results are declared only if the student has met the mandatory attendance requirement of 75% and/or minimum 50 % under extenuating circumstances approved and ratified by the academic committee and the examination board
4. The assignment should not contain any contents with references cited from websites such as ukessays.com, styudymode.com, slideshare.net, scribd.com, Wikipedia but should contain references/citations from credible academic journal and articles.
5. Submit the assignment in MS word document