HRD, Performance and Reward Management

  Imaging you are a senior member of the human resource management function in your case Australian Supermarket Woolworths and you have been asked to individually investigate best practice in human resource management in the areas of managing high performers or under performers with a particular focus on performance management, human resource development and reward management. Australian supermarket Woolworths hired a 31 year old and one month after they were appointed, their manager seeks your advice regarding what to do about them. The situation: ‘Underperformer’. The new employee does not have the necessary competencies and/or attributes to perform at the required level. The manager is seeking your advice regarding what they need to do to help them improve their performance In your report/essay you will need to deal with the following as a minimum: 1. What are the features of best practice in performance management? 2. How the human resource development (HRD) function should integrate with the performance management function? 3. What the specific issues surrounding the management of ‘underperformers’ or the management of ‘high performers’ are that need to be taken into account in an effective performance management system and HRD function in the case study organization? 4. How the case study organization’s reward management strategy might fit into the solution you offer and why? 5. How in theory should the case study organization’s human resource management practices (HRD, performance and reward management) support the firm’s corporate strategies? It must involve the use of a minimum of twelve ‘peer reviewed’ journal articles (students are required to ensure all journals used are shown in ‘Ulricksweb data base’ to be ‘peer reviewed’ otherwise they should not be included) and more than two scholarly texts including the Unit text.