UNDERSTANDING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Scenario-Based Case Study: Consult Land
Consult Land is an international pioneering organisation providing a range of consultancy managed services and technology solutions for the financial services industry. It has 30 offices around the world. Consult Land employs over 3,000 people. For Consult Land, its employees must be creative and think differently to provide bespoke solutions in order to meet the needs of their clients facing challenges.
Consult Land has an innovative, entrepreneurial and team driven culture. In Its culture, employees are able to freely ask questions and celebrate individuality, integrity and openness in the work environment. Employees have the freedom to realise their aspirations.
Its local and regional offices host regular forums to disseminate information about developments in the business, as well as giving employees an opportunity to socialise. Consult Land believes in open lines of communication. Its local and regional offices host regular forums to disseminate information about developments in the business, as well as giving employees an opportunity to socialise.
Consult Land encourages employees at all levels of the company to share their ideas and contribute to finding innovative solutions to complex and challenging client problems.
1. What is likely to be the organisational structure of Consult Land (e.g. flat or tall) and why would it have adopted this structure? (200 words)
2. Using the Charles Handy model, explain the corporate culture at Consult Land. How could this influence the type of people recruited to the organisation? (200 words)
3. Which ONE of the three management styles is Consult Land likely to have and how does it influence its management activities? (200 words)
* Autocratic
* Laissez Faire
* Democratic
4. Briefly explain these two HRM functions and discuss how they could be used in Consult Land (200 words):
* Reward Management
* Training and Development
Report Guidance
Reference your answer with evidence from a range of books, articles and websites relating to HR theories and concepts. You do not need to research ‘Consult Land’ as it is a hypothetical company.
Your report should comprise of the following sections (1000 words, +/- 10%):
* Table of Contents
* Introduction (100 words)
* Main Body: including discussion of all four points (800 words)
* Conclusion and Recommendations (100 words)
* Reference list showing all sources cited.
