HRMG 1001 Principles of HRM | Winter 2024

Assignment 1 | Group Activity (5% of the final grade)

Due Date: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 before 8:00pm.
Student Names & IDs:
Student Name Student ID
Muhammad rizki permana 60306595

Muhammad gayuh Wijaya 60305163

Mohamed khalid shabeer 60306570

Zuhair Abdul rehiman 60306554

Rashaad Farooqui 60305034

Group Grade: ______________________ /20 Grade: __________________________ /5

Instructions:
1. Choose a company for your Group Activity from the list below
OR
if you want to choose another company, please check with your instructor or Teaching Assistant and get
their approval.

Qatar Petroleum Qatar Development Ooredoo Qatari Diar

(QP) Bank Hamad Medical AlFardan Group
Qatar Energy Baladna Corporation (HMC) Power International
QTerminals Qatar Airways Ali Bin Ali United Development
Qatar National Bank Katara Hospitality Al Meera Company (UDC)
(QNB)
Qatar Insurance
Company.

2. Collect company information using online resources and social media

3. Prepare Company Profile below based on the CLO1 course materials and the information gathered
from the external resources
3. Analyze the collected information to introduce the HR functions reflected through the information you
gathered
4. Complete all paragraphs of the provided ‘Company Profile’ template, each answered question will be
awarded 1 mark.

COMPANY PROFILE
Company Information to be answered: Answer
1. Company full Name
Qatar development bank

2. Company Webpage
https://www.qdb.qa/en

3. Approximately, how many people does

the company employ? The company has approximately 501 employees

4. Is the company local or International?

Where is this company originally The company is local, it is originally from Qatar
from?
5. Is the company publicly or privately
owned? The company is publicly owned

6. If available, what was the net income of

the company at the end of 2022? The company’s net income for the year 2022 is not available publicly
7. What kinds of products and/or services
does the company provide? Qatar development bank offers financial and advisory products

8. Does the company have any

certifications or awards? They received the gold award as the best financing institution for SMEs in
the middle east and north Africa

9. What is the company’s brief history?

Qatar development bank was created in the year 1997 by Emiri decree
No.14

10 What is the vision of the company? The company’s vision is to develop and empower Qatari entrepreneurs
and SMEs to innovate and compete internationally while contributing to
Qatar’s economic diversification and the development of its private sector
11 What is the company’s mission? The company’s mission is to advance Qatar’s economic development
cycle by providing entrepreneurs and SMEs with a comprehensive suite of
financial and advisory services and products, while supporting Qatar’s
economic and innovation agenda.
12 What the company’s values? The company’s values are: act as one, over deliver on our promises,
share what matters, be pioneering, do what’s right every time, always
challenge assumptions.
13 Who are the company’s main
clients/customers? (List 3-4) Government, private businesses, and individuals

14 What are two (2) major QDB launched several initiatives to support startups and entrepreneurs
accomplishments that the company has in various fields, including fintech, e-commerce and healthcare. QDB also
played a key role in financing feasible industrial projects that add value to
achieved in the past 3-5 years? the national economy and has provided loans for such projects.
15 What kind of special programs or They engage in ongoing engineering and business projects cofunded by
projects the company has realized QDB and government entities. Jahiz project, startup internship program
and Al Fikra business case program are some examples, to mention a
recently or is still working on? few.
16 What information have you found on the
company’s leaders? The chairman of the board of directors of Qatar development bank is the
minister of finance (H.E. MR. ALI AHMED AL-KUWAIRI)

17. What are the competitive advantages of They promote the growth of the private sector, QDB provides a range of
this company? initiatives and programs that includes funding for industrial projects, loan
guarantees and assistance for new businesses and entrepreneurs in
different sector.
18. What kind of information did you Qatar development bank’s strategic direction of the company is to
find that reflects the strategic directions continue to focus on investing in promising SMEs. By achieving the gold
awards as the best financing institution for SMEs in the middle east and
of the company?
north Africa, it shows how they achieved in following their strategic
direction.
19. What kind of HR functions did you learn The HR functions reflected in the external sources, include recruitment,
in the class which is reflected in the talent acquisition and workforce planning. This is to ensure people have
company’s external sources? the right skills and knowledge for development projects.
20. Based on the collected information what
kind of benefits can the company offer the company can offer their employees flexible vacation dates and
retirement and pension plans
their employees?