Name: Sanyam Singh

Subject: IBI Assignment 1

Q.1 Point out which changes are occurring in the business that affects the organization to a
larger extent?

Solution: In the above case, there are many factors that can affect the organization to larger
extent. One of these factors are external environment that may affect the ability of the
organization to function well. So, the management should regularly monitor these external
factors so that they can plan their strategies accordingly to cope up with these changes that may
happen.

In this case, one of the major factor is economy. The management should monitor the economy
efficiently and understand how to deal with it. The economic changes could affect the
organization in decision-making like recruiting, training & development, benefits and
compensation etc.

The company in the above case was expecting a 10% growth in the revenue, this means that the
company would need more employees to meet the needs & wants of the clients/consumer. Five
out of 10 employees are expected to retire from the organization and the remaining employees
are of young age. Thus, the HR management must prepare the retirement plan for those who will
leave and training programmes for those who are of young ages. They must be ready to meet the
needs of economic changes to avoid problems in near future.

Q.2 What are some considerations the company and HR should be aware of when making
changes in the organization (In reference to the case study)?

Solution: The following pointers should be kept in mind when making changes in the
organization:

1. Health Insurance: The management must consider health insurance because of the
health risks that are present now a days. Having health insurance is one of the employee
benefits that is ideal for organizations during a present time.
2. Communication: The management must clearly communicate the changes of the
organization to their employees that are about to happen to avoid the conflicts between
them.
 3. The Company Objectives: The management must access whether the changes that are
about to happen will help the organization achieve its goal or not.
4. Timings of implementation of change: The management must create a timeline on how
will they implement the changes. In the above case, the changes must not be implemented
all of a sudden, but slowly as possible to give time for communication and prepare the
necessary things to avoid any further issues.
5. HR motivation: Due to the expected retirements that is going to happen, the
management must have programs that could satisfy and motivate employees to attain the
goals of organization.

Q.3 What would the initial steps be to start planning for these changes?

Solution: Following points should be kept in mind before planning for these changes:

A) Analysing all potential benefits that may be incurred when the changes are implemented.
B) Creating a well-defined future plan, so that the management could know the targets of
each employees.
C) Knowing of all possible methods that may help to attain those goals.
D) Setting of clear objectives and make sure to communicate it to the employees to achieve
the organisation goals.
E) Assess the current strategic HR planning, identify staff’s skills, knowledge and evaluate
their strengths and training needs.

Q.4 What would your role be in implementing these changes? And, What would Jennifer’s
role be?

Solution: Jennifer’s role as the owner and manager of the company:

a) Communicate the all possible outcomes of these change to employees.

b) Lead the organization effectively & efficiently.
c) Take risk of implementing the changes and don’t care about results.
d) Evaluating the results and ask for opinions and corrections, if needed.

My role as HR:

a) Arrange training programmes for young lads.

b) Make sure that the changes will help both the company and the employees.
c) Taking the feedbacks of all the employees in response to the planned changes.
d) Update the employee’s contract in response to these changes.