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Overview
The second phase of the Assessment Tasks for SBM2104 Human
Resources Management comprise developing a research methodology
that demonstrates the process that shall be applied to collect the
required data in the case organization. Subsequently, the selected best
practice model developed in the first phase of the Assessment Task
shall be utilized to review the current human resource management
practices in the case organization. Nokia Group, the Finnish
multinational communications and information technology
conglomerate, shall be considered as the case organization for which
the human resource management practices shall be studied. Post the
identification of these practices, a SWOT analysis shall be applied in
order to gain an insight on the teams perception of Nokias HRM
challenges and opportunities and to get information pertaining to its
external and internal strengths and weaknesses.
Introduction
For the purposes of conducting a comparative analysis of Nokias
existing HRM practices with the industrys best practices, as mentioned
in the academic and professional literature, a mandatory initial step is
to shrewdly and astutely collect the relevant qualitative and
quantitative data and to develop an understanding on the current
plans, processes, strategic intent and desired objectives related to
HRM. An organizational audit enables to get this information (ref). This
report discusses the methodology adopted to get the relevant data and
information set, different methods of data collection employed, an
analysis of the collected data and finally, the key observations made
and inferences drawn.
Review Methodology
The process has been split into 6 distinct steps:
1. Identification of hot buttons and objectives This stage
characterized definition of a problem statement based on the
objectives and strategic vision and mission of Nokia, existing
concerns, general assumptions and standard industry practices.
2. Formulating a strategy This phase comprised identification of
the areas to be focused upon, drafting of a plan of action and
approach.
3. Data Collection This step has been discussed in detail in the
next few sections. Several modes of data collection were
considered and employed at different levels.
4. Data Sorting, Evaluation and Analysis This was a critical stage
in the process where the collected data was organized, cleaned,
checked for quality, evaluated and analyzed.