Write an Essay about a Smart Corporation in Singapore

        Human resource planning must consider the environmental impacts on the organization, its objectives, culture, and structure and human resource management. Discuss four environmental trends identified by Stone (2005) for the selected company.

Ans. environment has huge impact on the SMRT Corporation of Singapore. Company is premier multi modal land transport provider and the main business includes bus, taxi and automotive service with engineering, maintenance and rail operations. There are many environmental trends but company’s environmental trends include energy management, water management, waste management and green committee (Allen, 2005).

                From last few years, company is going to implement and review the environmental programs and initiatives for the business. These environmental trends or environmental sustainability committee is our strong strategic commitment for the sustainable development and utilize the energy, water, waste and green efforts for the organization. At SMRT, used suitable technology and optimal energy conservation processes are going to used. As part of our energy management initiatives, regularly track our energy usage across or transport network, offices and depot. We also appoint energy managers in SMRT in accordance with the energy conservative act. Members of energy committee include all energy managers (NYAKENIGA, 2009). That tracks the consumption of energy and actively monitors the emission. These are covered in green transport section so out energy efficient vehicles and initiatives of energy management also contribute in the reduction of energy consumption. We also make plans to appoint LED lights that are highly energy efficient at selected stations. Due to increase in the number of vehicles trips to better meet the needs of commuters, our energy consumption and GHG emission have been increasing over the year. It is a key issue at global level the sustainable and responsible use of water resources. Because we know that shortage of water with excessive usage and demand can cause serious problems. We try our best to conserving and recycle this precious resource by performing our important role. With extensive island wide operations, as a  forwards looking organization, the important goals is to conserving the precious resources. So water is going to be a key issue. Water is sourced from main supply at SMRT. Train and bus washing plants also have recycle features as the water used for final wash must be recycle to use for the next wash. Our aim is to minimum usage of water and recycles the amount of water. With an emphasis on prevention, reuse and recycle, we try to reduce the amount of waste that we generate. Our waste management includes disposal, recycling, processing, transport and collection of waste material. The waste of toxic industries like oil stained gloves, rags and waste oil can be land filled, incinerated or recycle and the metal parts can be reuse. We enable a significant reduction in green house gas as a public transport provider. Out priority and responsibility is to minimize the effect of climate change by managing our carbon emission. Our trains, taxes and buses use energy and where economically and technically feasible, we seek to limited footprints.

Evaluate and elaborate on how the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs can help motivate the employees at your selected company.

Ans. at SMRT , the employees are very honest and loyal with their work but company want to motivate them for further improvement in their working and also make them more capable employee of the organization. So for the employees, motivation related with the psychological processes that explore the persistence and excitement to achieve its goal. Managers use different techniques to motivate their employees. Many need theories are going to used that identify internal factors for individual behavior motivation. Needs are insufficiencies of psychological or physiological that show some time of response in their behavior. So the manager of the SMRT corporation is going to use the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory and according to this motivation consider as a result for attempt of a person to accomplish its five basic needs that are self-actualization, esteem, social, safety and physiological (SMITH, 2003).

            Self actualization need include a need of a person to obtain its potential. This explain that the capability of one that belong to personal matter highly. It may include all type of need like to be a parent, to obtain a high level position in the firm, or many others. As a manager , this need can be enhance by providing opportunity to employee to fulfill their need by more hard working, take participation in the decision making matters and in their job provide flexibility and autonomy to some extent for exploring their personality.

            Esteem need include the need of respect and esteem. Gaining respect from others and also admiration is very basic need for self respect. When the employees done well then the esteem need of employees can be accomplished by offering praise and recognition and also offer them promotions and increase responsibility to show your trust on them. Social need include the love and belonging need of a person. It includes sense of acceptance. Human being never considers himself alone by having this need. Friends, family and employee relationship all are important for cover the social need of the person. Physiological need include clothing, sleep, shelter, water, food and air. Manager of the corporation must accomplish all these needs of their employees by offering them comfortable conditions on working, necessary breaks and reasonable working hours. Safety needs include all those needs that a person demands for the security and well being. It also includes harm and their adverse effects, good health and protection from accident, financial security and personal security.  

According to Mathis and Jackson incentives can be one of the best ways to motivate employees. Propose four type of incentives pay plan which will help motivate at your selected company employees.

Ans. incentives are the best way to motivate all the employees of the organization and they will enhance their working performance. So the SMRT Corporation has to use different incentives pay plans that are motivate their employees and enhance their skills and working abilities. There are four type of incentives pay plans that corporation may use to enhance the motivation skill of their employees and enhance their abilities with morale. And the overall production of the organization going to be boost. The main benefit of these plans that the employee meets their targets and achieves their goals within specified time period. To simple onetime bonus, these incentives plans may range from complex programs based weighted factors and graduated payouts. Most common type of incentives pay plans include on the spot bonus, profit sharing, suggestion programs and stock option (Robert L. Mathis, 2011). These are used by organization for their employee so they give their best to achieve the target of the organization and increase its profitability. Stock option means an incentive plan that offers the employees to purchase their stock at market price. This will give an authority to employees and the ownership of employee gives true stake for the future and also increases the morale of the employees. Profit sharing option related to the bonus of quarter or year end offer to employees based on the profitability of the company during the specific time period. These types of incentives are normally happen with in all the employees of the organization and distributed. The basic reason behind this incentive plan is to motivate the whole employees of the company that all are giving their complete effort to achieve the target of the company and show high profitability ratio. This incentive plan also include in the budget that provide proper calculation to measure the profit of the company. The whole incentive plan is determine on this percentage of profit and distributed among the organization with same percentage. On the spot bonus means that the employees earn their extra income at the same time. This is the most simple method of incentives pay plan so the employee receive their benefit on the spot for beyond and going above their responsibilities and this incentive may be in any form like move ticket, gift cards or cash. But before giving these incentives the IRS rules must be followed by the management of the organization. So employees are satisfied with such type of incentives and they believe that after completing their task they obtain an incentive against their extra hard work. Suggestion programs are also included in the incentive pay plans. Through suggestion programs, company encourage their employees to think creatively and provide very helpful ideas that give benefit to company in the future. These incentives may specify at fixed flat rate or sometime determine according to the benefit that provide by using the suggestion of the employee. So the incentive pay plans are very helpful tools for the management that they can use this tool an obtain more and additional working efforts from their employees and employees are willing to obtain such incentives and provide their best services to the company.

The working environment of employees is not static and as such there is greater emphasis on the importance of performance appraisal and career planning. Analyze the three points each in this regard.

Ans. on an organization culture, an effective appraisal and performance management process can have significant impact wit staff morale and employee engagement level. These all factors increase the brand employee and within the business support the retention of key talent. The traditional appraisal system is also very effective for the evolving the workforce. A commitment related to appraisal conversation between employees and company provide great support for improve the bottom line of the organization by manage the performance of the employee with the objectives of the business. It supports the environment in which employee want to stay, progress and thrive and the creation of a more people focused culture. There are few objectives that related with the improvement of the performance appraisal; supporting staff to deliver the effective appraisals system, prevention of long term dissatisfaction, support and training, culture of support and openness, continued progression and development, new challenges and clear objectives and employee recognition and rewards.  Appraisal provides the chance to employees to recognize and rewards and considers the importance of their work related to some value. The manager recognizes the performance and progress and provides some reward like bonuses, promotions or increase salary. Employees feel a real sense of belonging because organization with a great workplace culture is ones. Employees are going to understand the main target of the organization follow its mission, values and consider that how they can perform to take participate in the way of progress of the organization. Clear progression opportunities offer by the organization also attract new recruits and also retain more talented employees and also help them to make their career path in most effective manner. Aldo measure their performance at regular intervals that also enhance their responsibilities. For keeping the talented and loyal employees within your organization, it is important to maintain two way communication paths between them and appraisal and performance review meetings enhance the discussion among employees and staff can share their opinions with free hand. Opportunities must be provided to explore positive solution and also provide additional support and training to all employees to they are able to achieve highly results for the organization. Issues are going to resolve with in specific time period because when they going long then the problems going to increase that effect the performance of the employees and also on the reputation of the organization. Manager need to feel effectively equipped to provide regular feedback and ongoing performance management for appraisals and performance communication to work to best effect.

            Career development is very important part for the employees as they want to develop a strong path for their future. So manager of the organization have honest and constructive career discussions with their people to provide them proper guidance. Management of the organization must consider all those factors that are provide support to explore the skills of the employees and their performance at their best position. And for best career path, the performance review is also important because employees are going to aware that what are their weak areas and where they have to give more attention.

Using the concept of job enlargement, identify the four possible reasons for resistance from employees at the case company if it is introduces.

Ans.  The concept of job enlargement explain that the scope of job going to expand by increasing the responsibilities and duties of job at the same level. The combination of different activities can be appointed at the same level to obtain the best result for the specified targets. The main purpose of job enlargement is to exposure towards achieveing the organizational objectives as set for job and motivates employees by increasing their efforts.

                It is mostly say that change is good but sometimes change will bring many problems to obtain its objectives. In organizations the change is constant but the employees are not happy with the change and they are going against with any new change. There are many reasons behind this issue but employee has to face all the issues that arise after implementing the change within the organization. Companies have to understand that employees never accept the new change in first attempt. They take some time and understand the new change. In professional and personal life, people prefer stability and comfort against change. Because in their conform zone they are practically know how to perform their function and tasks in most effective manner but due to change they have to face new challenges that become hurdles in their progress paths. There are many reasons for this issue and some are given as under; loss of job, poor engagement and communication, poor timing, unknown, lack of trust, and many others. The biggest problem is the timing when any change come and implemented. It because resistance that how and when the reaction going to be deliver .lack of communication employees feel that they are not know what to do and how to do. It the employees are not aware about the changes than the company may experience more improved results. Because when the employees are thinking about change then their focus going to be converted. When a high level of trust going to be developed then the low resistance going to presented for the change. Poor communication and engagement of employees and management also present main issues and in case of any change and lack of communication they employees are never understand the reason behind the change and they are not performing n a supportive manner. It is the responsibility of the management of the organization to provide proper information to all the employees related to new change and also inform all the strategies and policies that employee has to follow after implementing change. Employees resist change because they have to face job loss. Because when the changing environment of the organization needs more efficient and talented workers then the previous employees may lose their job s this is the reason behind their resistance. So there are many issues that arise when organization going to implement any change in the management of the organization and employees feel not comfort with such new change as they face many issues related to such changes and became a hurdle in their career path.