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How likely is it that post-heroic forms of leadership will replace heroic leadership approaches?
Thinking of your own experiences of being led (at work, school or other settings), what consideration was there of the role of followers? How could including their perspective have changed events?
In what way do you think that including the perspective of followers in the study of leadership will contribute to theory?
Each of these six types of HR objective is important and necessary for organisations in different ways. However, at certain times one or more can assume greater importance than the others. Can you
What are the major advantages and disadvantages associated with HR managers seeing employees as ‘internal customers’ who need to be satisfied?
The following is an opinion piece by the business writer Bernard Marr. In it the author puts a case against typical HRM departments. Why we no longer need HR departments The time has come for HR
Lynda Gratton (2004) reported that Tesco use the following five ‘identities’ to categorise their staff. The way that they are managed and the reward packages that are available to them can thus
How far do you agree with the view that an HR function which achieves administrative excellence adds value to an organisation just as much as one which focuses on improving its employees’
To what extent is your organisation successful in translating its ‘intended HR outcomes’ into ‘actual HR outcomes’? What could it do to make it more successful?
Would it be either possible or desirable either to reverse the globalisation process or to slow it down considerably?
Until quite recently Dixon Ticonderoga was a dominant player in the American pencil market. Able to trace its origins back to the 1790s, throughout the twentieth century the company was a household
From a people management perspective who are the biggest winners and who are the biggest losers from globalisation?
We introduced ‘best practice’ thinking in HRM (see Chapter 1), a commonly held point of view which holds that there is a bundle of HR practices that, when implemented, together provide a recipe
Why might it be important for managers in a nationally based organisation that is about to expand internationally to be aware of the different ways that HRM is customarily carried out in different
Identify your country and its type from those shown in Table3.1. If it is not there, pick one with which you are familiar.1. Do you agree with Hofstede’s description of the type of organisation
You work in the HR department of a large corporation which operates a well-known chain of fashion stores (Large Co). Your company has outlets on the high streets of all the major UK cities and is
Some argue that the future will bring both increased convergence and increased divergence internationally as far as HRM practice is concerned. How is this possible?
Aside from those we have discussed in this chapter, what other examples of HR practices or established employment norms can you think of which differ from country to country? How far are these
To what extent do you find the models put forward by Geert Hofstede either compelling or practically useful?
What is your view about the case for anticipating greater international divergence in HRM practice in the future? Can you spot any flaws in the arguments that are presented in its support?
Using an organisation with which you are familiar:1. Identify the explicit intentions of the organisation towards the management of its people in terms of overall philosophy, policies and
Is it feasible to link business strategy with the management of people in organisations?
Mercy Healthcare comprises two different hospitals on the same site, one for-profit and one not for profit, and was originally founded by the Catholic Sisterhood in Australia. They are tasked with
1. Which of these approaches to HR strategy most closely fits your organisation? (If you are a full-time student read one or two relevant cases in People Management and interpret these as ‘your
HR strategies can be stimulating to produce and satisfying to display, but how can we make sure that they are implemented?
G4S, an international security firm, gained the contract to provide security at all Olympic locations. G4S contracted Wave, recruitment marketing specialists, to run the recruitment campaign. It was
Consider the external environment, for any organisation in which you are involved, for three to five years ahead. Individually, or as a group, identify all the important environmental influences and
Discuss the proposition that traditional (numbers) workforce planning is only of interest to organisations in periods of growth when unemployment levels are low.
1. Why do employees leave organisations?2. What are the determinants of promotion in your organisation? Are they made explicit? Do staff understand what the determinants are?3. What would be your
‘It is worthwhile planning even if you have no strategy.’ For what reasons might you agree or disagree with this statement?
Thinking of an organisation you know well, address the following questions, including justifications:1. What people measures are routinely collected?2. Why are these collected?3. To what extent are
Gather some organisational HR statistics and look carefully at the information you are given. Absence statistics could be a good one to look at here, or turnover statistics. Ask yourself the above
Watch two or three different television newsreaders reporting the same thing and compare their expressions, especially at the end of the report. Do their expressions draw you in to the news item or
Is the dependence of people on their phone for communication an irreversible change in human interaction or can a balance be found between this and face-toface communication?
Gather some organisational HR statistics and look carefully at the information you are given. Absence statistics could be a good one to look at here or turnover statistics. Ask yourself the above
With a friend, separately spend two minutes preparing a statement about different controversial topics. Make your statement to your partner, who then restates it to you, reflecting and summarising as
Which three forms of communication at work are best spoken and which three are best written?
With a friend, separately prepare one or two open-ended questions about a similar topic, like where you each went on holiday. After one or two closed questions to get basic facts, you put an
We have decided that the skills chosen for this section are appropriate for the reasons we have stated at the beginning. Is our selection right?
Have a look at the results of an organisational survey, for example an employee engagement survey or something similar. Go through the seven questions in the ‘Treating statistics with caution’
HR practitioners need not develop skills in analytics, as there’s always someone else who can be called upon to explain and interpret them.
Identify a topic about which you feel strongly and on which you would like others to follow your lead and take action. Possibilities might be climate change, employment opportunities for adolescents,
Analytics are a step change in how organisations need to operate, not a passing fad.
Using the approach outlined here, rewrite a handout for people thinking about taking up a sport or pastime which you enjoy in order to encourage their interest.
How important is punctuation? Is it sufficient that the words are accurate?
The next time you attend a lecture, a talk or a presentation, study the arrangement of the room and note the changes you would make if you were the speaker.
There is a small body of opinion that the apostrophe should be abolished as it is irrelevant. Do you agree or disagree?
Prepare a five-minute talk on one of the following:a. Walking compared to cycling.b. Keeping fit.c. Your favourite sport or hobby.After careful preparation deliver the talk in an empty room whilst
There is an old saying, ‘What I hear I forget, what I see I can understand and what I do I know.’ What is the relevance of this to presentation?
This may not work. Do the above in a different way; not alone but with a small group, with each person taking a turn at standing up and speaking with the critique coming from the listeners, not from
Why do students attend lectures where information is presented to them, rather than reading that information presented in a book?
Thinking of an organisation with which you are familiar, how would you describe it in terms of the three key elements of organisation design:1. To what extent are differentiation and integration
Flatter organisation structures which decentralise decision making and empower employees will almost always be more efficient than highly centralised organisations with tall hierarchies. Discuss.
Flex Co. is a large retail organisation that prides itself on its progressive approach to HRM. As a retailer, it recognises that its success depends on delivery of a ‘fantastic’ customer
What experience have you, or someone you know, had of organisation restructuring? What happened? To what extent was agility improved by the restructuring? What workforce issues resulted?
Flexibility in working time is nearly always for organisational benefit. In practice, few employees actually benefit from working time flexibility. Discuss.
In your experience, to what extent is flexibility typically focused on NSWAs that benefit employers rather than FWAs that benefit employees? Is it possible for flexibility to benefit both?
1. What are the benefits and drawbacks of employer-driven flexibility?2. How effective do you think flexicurity is likely to be in reconciling employer and worker demands?
Discuss the following statement. To what extent do you agree or disagree with it, and why? Employees should be equally entitled to flexibility options, as long as business needs are met. It doesn’t
How useful are competencies in determining requirements for a vacancy? To what extent do you think they should be combined with traditional job analysis in drawing up job descriptions and person
What are the advantages and disadvantages of online recruitment methods from an employer’s point of view?
In this chapter, we have focused on formal, so-called best practice recruitment methods, while recognising that informal methods are often used. These best practice methods result from research in a
We have seen the significance of informal methods of recruitment whereby new employees come as a result of hearing about a vacancy from friends, or putting their names down for consideration when a
Table 8.2 contains phrases about the value in pay terms of twelve different jobs. Try putting them in rank order of actual cash value to the recipient. Then ask a friend to do the same thing and
How can organisations use social media to develop their employer brand?
What benefits are there to viewing recruitment as a social process as opposed to a rational process? How important are values in this?
Write a person specification for your job (or one with which you are familiar). Now write a list of the competencies required to undertake the same role. Which do you think will be more helpful in
It could be argued that the selection process identifies candidates who are competent in the selection process rather than candidates who are most competent to perform the job on offer. Discuss this
As we have seen in this chapter, selection decisions rely on data gathered from applicants using a variety of methods. For decades, humans have used these data to consider its match to job
In what ways could you measure job performance for the following?• A data input clerk.• A mobile plumber.• A call centre operator.• A supervisor.
It is unethical and bad for business to make candidates undergo appraisal at a selection assessment centre without providing detailed feedback and support.’ Discuss.
To what extent does a person’s behaviour on these group selection tasks accurately reflect behaviour on the job? Why?
Try to keep a work diary for a week using the format suggested, or adapt this to better meet your needs.1. What have you learnt about your job?2. What other questions do you wish you had included in
This analysis of the selection interview assumes that the candidate is seeking to become an employee. How would the interview be different if the candidate were being interviewed with a view to
Download or clip from a newspaper, magazine or similar medium three or four advertisements for similar jobs. Compare the clarity and effectiveness of each in describing the job and the candidate
For a selection interview in which you recently participated, either as selector or as applicant, consider the following:1. What were the ritual features?2. Were any useful ritual features missing?3.
‘HR are constantly wanting to “involve me” in their recruitment and selection of staff. I’m too busy to spend time doing that. I want HR to do their job properly and send the people through
Using no more than the average number of words in the pieces you have read, draft an advertisement for your own job (or one you have had in the past). How clear and effective have you been in
Consider a well-known person, who interests you, such as sporting or music celebrity and produce a definition of their job, using the ideas above.Re-read the Window on Practice about the banking
In what ways is the concept of performance management different from the way in which appraisal has been traditionally practised? What are the advantages and disadvantages for employees and employers?
Wang et al. (2017) explore the use of performance management, a western-based HRM practice, to manage employee performance in a Chinese public sector organisation (PSO). Their analysis is interesting
Think of the performance appraisal or performance management system at your place of work or an organisation that you are familiar with.1. To what extent does it focus on development and to what
Critics argue that, rather than being focused on development and improvement, performance management systems are a form of employee control that create work intensification. How would you respond to
Think of any organisation in which you have had some involvement:1. How has individual performance been supported?2. How effective was/is this?3. How would you improve the way in which performance
Think of any organisation in which you have had some involvement:1. How has individual performance been measured and rated?2. What impact has this had?3. Would you recommend qualitative or
An employee at a hospital management company files a report with his supervisor on patient injury and death caused by staff errors. There is an investor meeting scheduled for one month following
An employee at a hospital management company files a report with his supervisor on patient injury and death caused by staff errors. There is an investor meeting scheduled for one month following
An employee at a hospital management company files a report with his supervisor on patient injury and death caused by staff errors. There is an investor meeting scheduled for one month following
Samantha Peters, Technical Director at Quantum Gaming, a video-game company, is conducting a scheduling meeting where she must ask employees to put in a serious amount of extra hours to meet a valued
Samantha Peters, Technical Director at Quantum Gaming, a video-game company, is conducting a scheduling meeting where she must ask employees to put in a serious amount of extra hours to meet a valued
Glenn Lamar, Managing Director of PaperKlip Office Supplies, is conducting a grievance meeting with Gloria Westfield, a senior executive who has reported feeling physically threatened by a male
Glenn Lamar, Managing Director of PaperKlip Office Supplies, is conducting a grievance meeting with Gloria Westfield, a senior executive who has reported feeling physically threatened by a male
Susan Sheppard, Creative Design Manager at Word-of-Mouth Marketing Group, is consistently bullied by her colleague, Alexandra Woodward, the boss's sister. Alexandra has been working at the firm a
Susan Sheppard, Creative Design Manager at Word-of-Mouth Marketing Group, is consistently bullied by her colleague, Alexandra Woodward, the boss's sister. Alexandra has been working at the firm a
Bryan Dobbs, Director of Marketing at Sarga Inc. has received multiple complaints about Davy Siegler over the past two months. Apparently, he spends his day surfing the net, passes all his own work
Bryan Dobbs, Director of Marketing at Sarga Inc. has received multiple complaints about Davy Siegler over the past two months. Apparently, he spends his day surfing the net, passes all his own work
Robert Gedaliah has interviewed fifteen candidates to fill the new Customer Outreach Representative position, and narrowed it down to two. He invited Paul Munez, the customer service team leader, for
Robert Gedaliah has interviewed fifteen candidates to fill the new Customer Outreach Representative position, and narrowed it down to two. He invited Paul Munez, the customer service team leader, for
Robert Gedaliah has interviewed fifteen candidates to fill the new Customer Outreach Representative position, and narrowed it down to two. He invited Paul Munez, the customer service team leader, for
Robert Gedaliah has interviewed fifteen candidates to fill the new Customer Outreach Representative position, and narrowed it down to two. He invited Paul Munez, the customer service team leader, for
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