Paper details
Task information
You will submit an individually written report that evaluates how effective the HR
function is in contemporary organisation for driving and supporting talent
management strategies. In your report you should evaluate these issues in at least
two different organisations and country settings. This means you should reference to
two different countries and two different organisational types in each of those
countries. You can evaluate more country and organisational types but be careful
that are still able to go into significant depth of analysis if you explore more country
and organisational settings.
You should reference the course material explored in the module including lecture
materials and readings that you will explore on the module. However, you are also
expected to conduct your own research to identify the issues relating to the nature of
the HR function in different country and organisational settings. In this respect the
country and organisational settings that you select will be based on your own
research.
The structure of your report
Your report should be structured in the following way. Please note that the word
count for each section has been provided as an approximation;
• A title page
• Executive summary (always written in the past tense and should summarize
the main findings of the report)
• Contents page
• Introduction to the topic. This should include an outline of the nature of the HR
function and how it has evolved in different countries to drive talent
management. This section should include a definition of the HR function, it’s
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evolution and strategic focus and a definition of talent management and how
HRM can drive competitive advantage (approx. 750 words)
• Discussion of issues relating to the effectiveness of the HR function in two
different countries and organizational settings. This should include a critical
evaluation of different people strategies used by organisations for achieving
competitive advantage e.g. human resource planning, recruitment and
selection, talent management strategies, diversity management, employer
branding, employee engagement and performance management. This
evaluation should be conducted through a critical lens to consider the
effectiveness of the structure and delivery of HRM in different countries and
organizational settings. You can present this section in two different chapters
to reflect the different country settings (1500 words)
• Conclusions. In this section you should identify the key conclusions that can
be drawn from your report and analysis relating to the effectiveness of the HR
function in driving talent management strategies in different countries and
organizational settings (approx 250 words)
• Reference List using Cite Them Right Harvard Conventions.
• Appendix (remember that important information should be summarised and
included in the main body of your report)
• Your work should be presented in Arial or Times New Roman Font 12