Human Resource Management and Organizational Strategy - Case Study

1. Some of the principles from Fayol’s Elements of Administrative Theory

2. Succession Planning

3. Build, Buy, or Borrow Strategy Mix

What do you think was the advice given by Mr. Mehta that convinced Franklin to stay?

Analyze the case. Can the Sex Discrimination Act of 1997 be invoked or applied here? Why or why not?

How is Succession Planning relevant here? When he comes alone to the cafeteria, people don’t even recognize him unless he is with Jenny who is treated well by others. One day, while entering the company’s premises with Jenny, the security at the gate greeted them, but when he came alone the next day, the same security did not do so.

During meetings, the points raised by Jenny would get more attention and value. How would Upskilling and Reskilling help the employees from losing their jobs?Relating this to the study conducted by the British Council in 2018, give the two skills that potential employees must acquire and/or nurture and are considered the foundations of future jobs in the UAE as its economy grows. Why? Justify your answer.

Since its inception, Human Resource Management is concerned with the people dimension in management and has certainly evolved from just being what was originally known as Personnel Management. In this regard, compare and contrast HRM with Personnel Management in terms of:

1. Focus

2. Employee Satisfaction

3. Approach

4. Job Allocation

Miller and Friesen (1984) contended that organizations tend to move in a linear sequence of five stages, otherwise known as the Business Life Cycle, consisting of five phases.

Explain the 5 phases using an industry example.

Using the same industry example, when product / business reaches the 3rd and the 4th phases and assuming that there is a proper HR, how would the effectiveness of doing HR be affected using the 8-box model of Paul Boselie?

According to the Economist (2015), the advent of machine learning, in which computers teach themselves tasks and rules by analyzing large sets of data will surely lead to large-scale worker dislocation and will eliminate wide swaths of white-collar workers and that many jobs currently performed by humans will be substantially taken over by robots or digital agents by 2025.

Case Study. Answer the questions below. 

Jenny and Franklin are post graduates in Management under different streams from the same Business School. Both of them are close to each other since their college days and the same friendship manifests in the organisation, as they work in the same company, Hy-tech technology solutions. Harsha is in the HR department as Employee Counselor and Franklin in the Finance Department as key Finance Executive. As per the grade is concerned, both are at same level but when responsibility is concerned, Franklin holds more responsibility being in core finance.

Jenny is friendly by nature and is always ready to help. Franklin is naturally introverted but is ready to help if approached personally. They have successfully completed 4 years in the organization and the management is more than satisfied with both of them as employees.

Jenny feels that Franklin behaviourally changed. During normal conversations, she feels that Franklin taunts her constantly about being famous among the employees in the organisation while he goes around unrecognized.

One morning, Mr. Mehta, the General Manager of Hy-tech technology solutions, received a mail from Franklin stating categorically his resignation. Mr. Mehta called Jenny immediately and discussed about the same due to her closeness to Franklin. Jenny herself was surprised and naturally expressed her perception about Franklin’s behavioural change. Mr. Mehta vowed to convince Franklin not to resign.