Analyse how external factors have influenced HRM practice within Nestle Company.

Analyse how external factors have influenced HRM practice within Nestle Company. Please use examples to support my answers.
Please use guide and include citation at least 12 citations.
Analyse means to break up the argument into constituent parts, discuss the issues and put back the issue together with a judgement.
Word count: 700 words
Topic: The impact of external environment on the HRM practices of companies
READ Section 1.3 in the study guide
Search terms for Google Scholar: Impact of the External Environment on HRM practices; External environment and human resource management practices.

Paragraph 1 (120 words, 2 citations)
Introduce that external factors in the macro environment of businesses influence their Human Resource (HR) practices- use a citation, Kew and Sedgwick (2013).
Make a judgement on the extent to which external factors have impacted the HR practices of your company. Use company evidence to support your assessment.
Introduce that the PESTLE factors are useful to explore the external factors which have influenced HR practices in your company.
Outline the major PESTLE factors which have influenced HR practices in your company:
Economic factors
Social factors
Technological factors
Legal factors
Also include new innovative competitors in the market place has also influenced HR practices
Discuss the impact of these external factors on the HR practices in your company eg. contribution to business results.
Outline the purpose of this essay (paraphrase question)
Paragraph 2 (100 words, 2 citations, economic factors)
Introduce economic factors in the prevailing environment have impacted HR practices in your company – use a citation.
Explain some of ways economic factors have impacted HR practices. Consider
Reduced revenues, high raw materials and operating costs have reduced training budgets, reduced financial rewards; encouraged short term contracts with less benefits to workers
Declining economic conditions have resulted in middle management delayering via VSEP leading to a flatter organisation. Together with a positive learning climate the business can become more responsive to market needs.
Declining revenues have encouraged outsourcing of labour and internal services to cheaper territories.
Regular & continuous performance appraisals to ensure staff are performing
Provide examples of the above in your company.
Discuss the impact of the examples to employees and the business. Eg. led to imbalances in the psychological contract, reduce engagement as staff etc.

Paragraph 3 (100 words, 2 citations, discussion of social factors)
Introduce that social factors in the prevailing environment have impacted HR practices in your company – use a citation
Explain how social factors have impacted HR practices in your company. Consider:
Creation of employee diversity policies as the workforce is increasingly diverse – Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Disability, Age, Trade Union affiliation
Establishment of festival days for cultural occasions eg. Eid, Divali, Hoosay, Emancipation.
Increase ethical HR practices in recruitment, training, appraisals, staff dignity and well-being as the external workforce is more ethically conscious.
Long life expectancy influence the retirement age in the company.
Provide examples of the above in your company.
Discuss the impact to employees and the business. Eg. leads to increase employee engagement which is linked to the business’s bottom line.

Paragraph 4 (100 words, 2 citations, discussion of technology factors)
Introduce that technology factors in the prevailing environment have impacted HR practices in your company- use a citation
Explain how technology factors have impacted HR practices in your company. Consider:
Advances in technology have led to the company’s increase use of digital technologies in HR such as social media engagement, Zoom for e-interviews, database software for staff databases, social media for background checks, digital training tools such as LMS.
Retraining of HR staff to use the technology to perform HR processes
Hiring of new technology skilled staff across the company with the skills to use the required technology to do their jobs.
Business processes are more automated with a lesser dependency on human labour – greater job redundancies.
Employee self service staff portal – reduced need for HR staff.
Provide examples of the above in your company.
Discuss the impact to employees and the business. Eg. some staff opposing the technology change, others embracing digital business processes, cost savings and efficiencies for the business.

Paragraph 5 (100 words, 2 citations, legal factors)
Introduce that legal factors in the prevailing environment have impacted HR practices in your company.
Explain how legal factors have impacted HR practices in your company. Consider:
Rise of Equality Act (2010) and EOA (2010) have contributed to greater employee diversity practices in recruitment, promotion, training; with greater transparency and accountability of HR decisions.
Increase training for HR staff to obtain the needed knowledge to inform related company practices.
Increase training for line managers who manage their departmental staff eg. progressive discipline.
OSH legislation – creation of an internal OSH team, OSH training etc.
Provide examples of the above in your company.
Discuss the impact to employees and the business. Eg. increase adherence to HR legislation by the employer increases employee engagement as they perceive the employer as fair and ethical.
Paragraph 6 (100 words, 2 citations, new competitors entering the marketplace)
Introduce that new innovative competitors entering the marketplace have impacted HR practices in your company.
Explain how these new entrants have impacted HR practices in your company. Consider:
Delayering of middle management towards a flatter structure capable of market responsiveness.
Business culture realignment to a collaborative and market driven culture.
Job design strategies to make staffs’ work for fulfilling and motivating, results based
Increase delegation of work and staff empowerment in solving problems, span of control increases.
Increase training and career development of staff in alignment with company goals

Provide examples of the above in your company.
Discuss the impact to employees and the business. Eg. increase employee engagement, increase business agility to opportunities and threats in the marketplace.

Paragraph 7 (50 words, 2 citations, wrap up the discussion)
Summarise the major external factors which have influenced HRM practices in your company.
Discuss the reasons why the business must adapt to these external changes in its market place eg. to remain sustainable
Also introduce that internal factors (eg. culture) have also impacted HRM practices in your company and should be considered.

Last Completed Projects