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Consultancy Report Scenarios:
1. An acquisition
Akbar and Sons, launched and headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is a family-owned oil company with a rich tradition of social responsibility. BP Oil acquires Akbar and Sons. BP will send senior managers to the UAE Akbar headquarters for 3-6 months. After that, current Akbar managers will need to travel frequently to the UK where BP will oversee operations. The average age of Akbar employees is 46. Through working together for several years, they have become a very close team and all share a common Islamic faith. BP retains all Akbar employees and Mr. Akbar and his son have the option to leave or to fulfill senior management roles within the BP organization, frequently traveling or relocating to the UK.
2. Lanx, a UK-based, textile-manufacturing firm is opening a new plant in Delhi, India. Lanx has enjoyed marked growth in the UK and determines that it can reduce long-term manufacturing costs by having a presence in Delhi. Selected current Lanx managers, who are all UK nationals and have worked in the UK-office for more than 5 years, will relocate and manage Delhi employees onsite. The selected Lanx managers were chosen for their company experience, performance record and ability to lead diverse groups. However, none of the selected managers has had extensive intercultural communication training.
3. Starting a new product or service line that will require new kinds of employees Prochurus and Garner, a large, US-based consumer goods company is to launch a new cosmetics line that targets Latinas and is sold exclusively via network marketing. The consumer who will be interested in selling the cosmetics via network marketing is a 24-year-old, Spanish-speaking female with limited sales experience. The current plan is to use savings from reduced marketing and distribution costs for training.
4. Starting an outsourcing effort Historically, Amsterdam-based BancRoyale has been known for superior, friendly customer service. Due to increasing costs, BancRoyale outsources its online customer service function to a small firm in South America. Representatives from the South American firm seem professional, but there have been initial complaints about language barriers during service calls.
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Structure of the assignment
Provide an introduction to HRM and explain its importance to organizational managers.
·                       Describe the scenario organization and its upcoming transition: If your selected scenario provides options, explain the options that you will address. For example, in the Akbar scenario, Mr. Akbar and his son have the option to leave or take on senior management positions. If you chose this scenario, state which option Mr. Akbar and his son will take. You may also wish to suggest additional choices not mentioned in the scenario brief and creatively provide other details as you describe your scenario. In addition, you may provide further context/details and selected options for your scenario, either based on your own experience and/or other case examples with which you are familiar. Just be sure to address the implications of these details as you propose solutions in Section 2 of the HRM Consultancy Report.Â
·                           An organizational analysis of the scenario:Â
o   What organizational issues might the scenario transition create, what are the people management implications of this transition?
o   What HRM approaches may need to be revised and/or new ones introduced?
o   What are possible implications that could surface as a result of these new HRM approaches?
·                           Theoretical Analysis: Include an introduction critically analyzing two or three OB/HR matrix relationships that are relevant within your scenario. Identify theories of organizational behavior relevant to the scenario and discuss what HRM approaches are associated and/or linked to these theories. How might the relevant theories be internationalized through specific HRM approaches/practices in the scenario?Â