Analyse how people practice connects with other areas of an organisation and supports wider people and organisational strategies
Vertical integration ensures people management strategies support the business’s goals for success. This is where the HR function operates as a strategic partner to drive organisational success (Armstrong and Brown, 2019). Unilever demonstrates this by linking its people practice to the company’s...
Discuss the links between the employee lifecycle and different people practice roles
The employee lifecycle is a model that describes an individual’s various stages while working with an organisation. This process starts from the initial attraction to the organisation until their exit (retirement, resignation, or dismissal) (GĂĽrler, Polat and Ă–zdemir, 2022). Hiring in organisations...
Assess the importance of wellbeing at work and the different factors which impact wellbeing
Well-being at work is vital for people and organisations as it creates a healthy, productive workplace. Employees feeling physically healthy, psychologically safe, and supported leads to higher engagement, better performance, and lower absence and turnover rates for the business (Suff, 2024). Research,...
Discuss models for how change is experienced
Individuals facing major organisational change experience emotions described by the Kübler-Ross change curve (Prosci, 2024). This model fits Unilever’s workplace transitions from remote working to hybrid or on-site working. Employees start with Shock or Denial (Prosci, 2024). The task force in Unilever...
Explain different approaches to managing change
Unilever can implement hybrid working using Kotter’s eight-step change model. The company must create a sense of urgency (Pollack and Pollack, 2015). Unilever’s leaders will explain why hybrid working is vital over remote. They should share data showing that full remote work...
Assess how people practices impact on organisational culture and behaviour
Employee selection builds Unilever’s organisational culture and employee behaviour. Unilever procedurally hires individuals with the right skills to respect its core values and ethos (Unilever, 2024; CIPD, 2016). The company seeks candidates demonstrating a commitment to its principles. These principles are sustainability,...
Explain theories and models which examine organisational culture and human behaviour
Charles Handy’s model of organisational culture connects an organisation’s cultural characteristics to its structural and leadership style. Handy defined four main culture types (Personnel Today, 2023). Key leaders control power culture while making decisions but risk authoritarianism. Role culture relies on formal...
Assess the scale of technology within organisations and how it impacts work
Unilever uses artificial intelligence (AI) in its business. This technology changes work methods across functions. A key area is HR and recruitment processes. Unilever uses AI-driven digital assessments to hire new graduates (Marr, 2018). This AI helps Unilever screen about 1.8 million...
Analyse external factors and trends impacting organisations to identify current organisational priorities.
High interest rates affect Unilever’s costs, pricing, and consumer behaviour. Central banks raised interest rates to fight inflation, increasing business borrowing costs (Prosci, 2024; Woods, 2023). This makes financing for Unilever’s new investments or refinanced debt more expensive. Higher interest rates limit...
Analyse connections between organisational strategy, products, services and customers
Unilever uses a consumerism organisational strategy. This means it commits to satisfying customer needs in its demand markets. The company’s strategy involves managing a portfolio of brands (Jenkins, 2023). This portfolio includes items from food to personal care. Unilever incorporates this approach...
