Assignment 1

You’re working as a HR consultant for your chosen company (the students will be advised to
choose different companies). Your main task is to design a HR system for the company. The
document will provide details on the purpose of HR and the main HR functions within the
organisation with an overview of different HR practices.

Choose one of the following companies:

- Mind Valley
- Acecook Vietnam
- Abbott Laboratories
- Kimberly-Clark Corp

Theories to be applied in the analysis:

1. Michael Porter- Generic Business Strategies- HRM: Cost leadership and Differentiation
2. Recruitment and selection
 First who, then what- from Good to Great – Jim Collins, Right people
 Internal recruitment, External recruitment
3. Training and Development
 Systematic training: Training needs assessment, Training Design, Training
Delivery, Training Evaluation
 Experiential learning by David Kobb- Doing-Reflection-Applying
 Single loop vs. Double loop learning
 Learning components: learning, training, blended, mentoring, coaching,
leadership, knowledge mgt
 Coursera-elearning
4. Performance management
 MBO- Management By Objectives
 OKRs
 360 degree feedback
5. Reward management
 Perrin Model: Total reward management
 Intrinsic rewards, extrinsic rewards
 Needs based theory, expectancy, equity theories
1. Introduction
2. Methodology

3. Design and Analysis

Part 1: Designing HRM

(1) Introduction to the chosen organization including mission statement, purpose and core
business objectives.
(2) Explanation of the purpose and the HR function of HRM and the key roles and
responsibilities of the HR function, (P1)
Highlighting the significance that HR plays in acquiring talent to meet business
objectives.
(3) Description of HRM processes (P2)
workforce planning,
recruitment and selection,
development and training,
performance management
reward systems

Part 2: Assessing HRM processes and practices

(1) Evaluation of how the HRM strategies and functions helps the company in attracting
talents and developing skills to achieve its business objectives. (M1)
(2) Evaluation of the company’s different approaches to recruitment and selection, covering
its strengths and weaknesses. (M2)
(3) Analysis of the company’ HRM practices
HRM practices and their related benefits to the company as well as its employees
(P3+Critical analysis-M3)
How the identified HRM practices can help the company in increasing its profit and
productivity with supported examples (P4)
(4) Suggestions made to the company in the areas of (1) recruitment-selection (D1) and (2)
HRM practices (D2).
Paying attention to Formating: Frontsheet must be attached, Page number, Table of content,
correct referencing style based on Harvard style

Reference regulation

Search engines for journal articles, reliable written reports, books

https://scholar.google.com/
https://academic.microsoft.com/home
https://eric.ed.gov/
https://www.researchgate.net/
https://www.base-search.net/
https://core.ac.uk/
https://www.semanticscholar.org/
Reliable webs
https://hbr.org/
https://www.technologyreview.com/
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/
https://www.forbes.com/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
https://www.theguardian.com/international
https://www.ft.com/
https://vietnamnews.vn/

https://www.inc.com/magazine

https://fortune.com/

https://www.economist.com/

https://www.entrepreneur.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/

https://www.ted.com/

https://www.thehrdigest.com

https://www.cipd.co.uk

https://www.shrm.org

Talks at google https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbmNph6atAoGfqLoCL_duAg

(Search from https://www.youtube.com/ by typing: key topic + talks at google)