Managing Your People explores the different facets of the management people, including business partnering, strategic change management, the line manager’s role and HR process design, as well as examining critical themes in leadership, trust and engagement.

The assessment of your learning on Managing Your People reflects a key aim of the unit – how the management of people in organisations improves organisational performance.

Write an essay of 1,000 words (you may have headings and sub-headings)
NO introduction needed. Please only provide MAIN BODY of 2 parts.
Topic: Apply HRM theories to explain how Sainsbury’s can improve its people management (work environment and system, and structure) to influence, improve and motivate employee’s behaviour and organisational performance

With UK SAINSBURY’S as the case study, in your essay, you need to make reference to the appropriate academic literature, and demonstrate how HRM theories can be used in practice, and how practices inform theories (Part A). Your assignment should include specific recommendations for your chosen organisation on the management of its people, and how you expect your proposals to improve their performance (Part B).

• Part A: Analyse the way particular people policies and practices are designed and implemented to take into account organisational context.
o You must also make reference and apply the model and theory of The Ulrich Model (see following page 2-3)
o Areas of theories to consider: organisational and employee behaviour and environment, motivational theories (Explain how Sainsbury can improve its people management (work environment and system, and structure) to influence, improve and motivate employee’s behaviour and organisational performance)

• Part B: Recommend changes to the management of people to improve the impact on performance, and propose how these changes would be implemented.
o You must also make reference and apply the model and theory of The Change Kaleidoscope Model (see following page 4)
o Areas of theories to consider: organisational and employee behaviour and environment, motivational theories (What should Sainsbury do to improve its people management (work environment and system, and structure) to influence, improve and motivate employee’s behaviour and organisational performance?)