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Drawing on human resource management theory and culture change management concepts, critically evaluate the relevance of Armstrong’s statement in the context of contemporary business organisations.

TASK DESCRIPTION –

TASK

Description of Assessment Requirements:

Study the following quotations and complete the tasks below:

“Human Capital Management is concerned with the knowledge, skills, and capacity to develop and innovate possessed by people in an organisation and the added value they therefore provide. It treats them as assets to be invested in through resourcing, talent management and learning and development policies and practices.”

(Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Kogan Page, p.49)

Drawing on human resource management theory and culture change management concepts, critically evaluate the relevance of Armstrong’s statement in the context of contemporary business organisations.

(L02 & L03)

LENGTH REQUIRED

1500 words

FORMATTING AND LAYOUT

Please note the following when completing your written assignment:

1. Writing: Written in English in an appropriate business/academic style
2. Focus: Focus only on the tasks set in the assignment.
3. Document format: Essay
4. Ensure a clear title, course, and name or ID number is on a cover sheet and a reference using Harvard referencing throughout is also provided.
5. Research: Research should use reliable and relevant sources of information e.g. academic books and journals that have been peer reviewed. The research should be extensive.

The use of a range of information sources is expected – academic books, peer reviewed journal articles, professional articles, press releases and newspaper articles, reliable statistics, company annual reports and other company information. All referencing should be in Harvard style.

LO2: Critically evaluate a wide range of contemporary management issues by synthesizing relevant theories

LO3: Assess and critically evaluate the significance of contemporary change and the impacts on decisions, behaviours, human capital and the organisation configuration

Key themes:

1)Introduction:

-Explanation of SHRM(Strategic Human Resources Management)

-Contemporary HR cgallenges(UK:shortage of key skills,wage-price spiral,stringent immigration rules)

2)Disscusion:

HR THEORY

-Hard and Soft HRM(Hard-people seen as cost; Soft-people seen as investment)

-COW/AMO theory. COW: Capability(skils,knowledge,experience),Opportunity(organisational support,structure,culture),Willngness(motivation,passion,attitude)

Drawing on human resource management theory and culture change management concepts, critically evaluate the relevance of Armstrong’s statement in the context of contemporary business organisations.

-Harvard Model

-Resource-based view(Barney,Grant,Hamell,Kay)

HR PLANNING

RECRUITMENT AND TALENT MANAGEMENT

LEARNING

CULTURE CHANGE – meaning of culture

• why culture is difficult to change
• how to change the culture

3) Conclusion

4) References (15,Harvard style with the link also)