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LVMH1. TASK 011.1. INTRODUCTION TO LVMHFor this assign ment, I ideally considered an fundamental legal philosophy named LVMH.LVMHLVMH Mot Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (Euronext MC), usually shortened to LVMH, is a French attribute caller-up and the worlds mountainousst lavishness unafraids conglomerate. It is the p arnt of around 60 sub-companies that to each one get by a small come up of prestigious brands These daughter companies be, to a large extent, run autonomously. The conclave was formed later mergers brought together champagne manufacturing commerce Mot et Chandon and Hennessy, a leading manufacturer of cognac. In 1987, they incorporate with fashion house Louis Vuitton to form the present-day(prenominal) groupThe group is secureled by the Christian Dior group, which owns 42.4% of sh atomic hail 18s and has oer 58% of voting rights. Bernard Arnault, majority sh atomic number 18holder of Dior, is president of both companies and CEO of LVMH. His successful i ntegration of sundry(a) famous breathing in brands into the group has inspired some separate sumptuosity companies into doing the same. Thus Gucci ( forthwith break down of the French conglomerate PPR) and Richemont pack too created ext oddityed portfolios of luxury brands. The oldest of the LVMH brands is wine manufacturer Chtea dYquem, which dates its origins back to 1593.(http//en.wikipedia.org)Corporate structureLVMH is base in Paris, France. The friendship is listed on the Euronext Paris ex remove and isa constituent of the CAC 40 index. As of 2008, the group revenues of 17.2 billion with a net income of 2.318 billion. The group currently employs 77,000 nation. 30% of LVMHs cater call on in France. LVMH operates over 2,300 stores worldwide. Its current business externalise aims to tightly control the brands it manages in order to maintain and heighten the perception of luxury relating to their harvest-homes. For example, Louis Vuitton products are sold only th rough Louis Vuitton b out(p)iques found in upscale locations in wealthy cities or in concessions in other luxury goods shops (such as Harrods in London). This recital contrasts greatly with less exclusive brands which keister be bought in shopping malls around the world(http//en.wikipedia.org)ShareholdersAt the end of 2008, the only declared major shareholder in LVMH was Groupe Arnault, the family holding comp some(prenominal) of BernardArnault. The groups control amounted to 47.42% of LVMHs stock (with 42.42% held through Christian Dior S.A. and 5.00% held directly) and 63.40% of its voting rights (58.02% by Dior and 5.38% directly). A further 3.4% of shares were declared as treasury stock, with the remainder being submit float.(http//en.wikipedia.org)DEPARTMENTS OF LVMH* Wines Spirits* Fashion Leather Goods* Perfumes Cosmetics* Watches Jewelry* Selective retail(Annual report LVMH-2008)MISION AND VALUES OF LVMH* Be fictive and innovate* Aim for product excellence* Bolstert heimageofourbrandswithpassionatedetermination* Act as entrepreneurs Strive to be the outdo in all we do(Annual Report LVMH-2008)Definitions of homophile being choice Management kind-hearted recourse circumspection is a strategical and coherent approach to the focusing of organizations most valued as alines the muckle working at that butt who individually and together with gift to the achievement of its object lenss.(Michael Armstrong, a Hand book of tender-hearted race Resource Management 2003)The HRM posers are1. The Matching copy of HRM 2. Harvard get of HRM3. opera hat shape impersonate4. The adventure model5. Guest model of HRM6. Warwick model of HRM7. tale model of HRMWe raft use Matching Model for LVMHModels of HRM1. The matching modelThe Michigan model is also known as the matching model or best-fit approach to kind pick focus. In essence, it requires that humane resource strategies substantiate a tight fit to the overall strategies of the busi ness. As such, it limits the share of HR to a reactive, organisational function and under-emphasizes the importance of societal and other external factors. For example, it is difficult to see how the current concern for work life- fourth dimension balance could be integrated into this model.Fombrun et al place four commonplace HR biddinges performed in e rattling organization* choice matching community to jobs* Appraisal of act* Rewards emphasizing the legitimate importance of pay and other forms of compensation in achieving results* cultivation of skilled individualsThese processes are linked in a human resource cycle.The matching model has attracted criticism. At a conceptual take aim, it is seen to depend on a rational, mechanical form of organisational decision-making. In reality, strategies are often harbourd and operational zed on a much than intuitive, political and subjective level. Certainly, the decision-making is more complex than the model bring home the bacons. It is also both prescriptive and normative, implying that the fit to business strategy should determine HR strategy(Bratton, J.,Gold, J., adult male Resource Management p-18))Resource based StrategyThe resource-based think of strategy is that the strategic capability of a mansion depends on its resource based capability. Resource-based strategy theorists such as Barney (1991) vie that stained competitive advantage stems from the acquisitions and effective use of bundles of distinctive resources that competitors bear non imitate. As Boxall (1996) comments competitive success does non come simply from making choices in the present it stems from building up distinctive capabilities over significant periods of time. Teece et al (1997) define dynamic capabilities as the capacity of a firm to renew, change magnitude and adapt its core competencies over time.(Michael Armstrong,2000, Strategic Human Resource Management, p-33)Best PracticeThe best practice rubric has been at tacked by a number of commentators. Cappeelli and Crocker-Hefter (1996) comment that the notion of single set of best practices has been over say at that place are examples in virtually every industry of firms that have very distinctive focal point practices. We argue hat these distinctive human resource practices hlp to create unique competencies that differentiate products and service and, in turn, poking competencies that determine how firms complete.Purcell (1999) has also criticized the best practice or universalist view by pointing out the inconsistency between a belief in best practice and the resource based view, which focuses on the intangible assets including HR, that allow the firm to do better than its competitors. He asks how can the universalism of best practice be squared with the view that only some resources and routines are essential and valuable by being rare and imperfectly imitable?. The danger, as Legge (1995) points out, is that of mchanistically matching strategy with HRM policies and practices. Accordance with contingency theory, it is difficult to accept that there is any such thing as universal best practice. What works closely in one organization will not necessary work well in another because it may not fit its strategy, culture, management style, technology or working practices. As Becker et al (1997) remark organizational mettlesome-performance work systems are spunkyly idiosyncratic and must be tailored care broad(a)y to each firms individual situation to achieve optimum results.(Michael Armstrong, 2000, Strategic Human Resource Management, p-65)Best FitFor the reason granted above, it is accepted by most commentators that best fitis more principal(prenominal) than best practice. There can be no universal prescriptions for HRM policies and practices. It all depends. This is not easy to say that good practice, ie practice that does well in one environment, should be ignored. Benchmarking has its uses as a means of diag noseing areas for innovation or growth that are practiced to good effect elsewhere. But having conditioned close to what works and, ideally, what does not work in comparable organizations, it is up to the firm to decide what may be relevant in worldwide terms and what lessons can be learnt and equal to fit its particular strategic and operational requirements. The starting point should be an analysis of the business ineluctably of the firm inwardly its context (culture, structure, technology and processes). This may indicate understandably what has to be done. Thereafter, it may be effective to pick and mix various best practice ingredients and come an approach that applies those that are appropriate in a way that is aligned to the determine business needs. But there are problems with the best-fit approach, as pointed out by Purecell(1999) who, having rubbished the concept of best practice, proceeded to do the same for the notion of best fit Meanwhile, the search for a cont ingency or matching model of HRM is also limited by the impossible action of modeling all the contigent variables, the difficulty of showing their interconnection, and the way in which changes in one variable have an impact on others.In Purcells view, organizations should be less concerned with best fit and best practice and more more sensitive to processes of organizational change so that they can lift being trapped in the logic of rational choice.(Michael Armstrong, 2000, Strategic Human Resource Management, p-66 ) Human Resource Management VS Personal ManagementHuman resource management was first known as military unit management. all the same the present status of the field of human resource management has been achieved after years of evaluating outgrowth.In personnel management people were manage overreach administration but in human resource management people are consider resources, develop people and get them to manage them self. Organizations now consider the human r esource as a resource that could be actual rather than just be managed. force management is more administrative in nature, dealing with pay roll, compiling with trade law and handling related task. Human resources on the other hand are responsible for managing the work force as one of the primary recourses that contribute to the success of the organization.Personnel management manages people by strict administrative system but human resource management considers people as a resource that can be developed.eg Train and developed persons.Personnel management is less concentration on employees future potential and acquiring the best from employees through fostering, ontogenesis and motivation. but other hand of human resource management identifies employees potential, areas for improvement, strength and weaknesses identifies reproduction needs and trains them achieves result through motivation and job satisfaction.Human Resource Management from a strategic perspective and its implic ations for the role of the line managers and employeesHuman resource management is very important to build up resemblanceship between line managers and employees. on a lower floor I mentioned area of covering strategic human resource activities.* polity making.* Designing and developing human resource strategies.* Contributing to the corporate be after of the organization.* Integrating human resource activities to the main purpose of the organization.* Job military rating.* pay administration.* Incentives and benefits.* Grievances handling.1.2. APPLY GUEST MODEL OF HUMAN RESORCE MANAGEMENT TO LVMHLVMH using human resource management functions for build up their business. Especially they apply knob model for following functions.They are using human resource strategy for innovation the company. Regularly they check other retailers of the market. After that they focus their business for current market. Normally they evaluate the cost of product. whatever time they control the unn ecessary cost per product. eg they searching current market and stopping over productionHuman resource management practices LVMH specially using human resource practices for enlistings. They are choosing correct person for correct job category. They offered procreation period for new employees. Always management evaluating employees and giving rewards for them. eg bonusHuman resource gists They always get ideas from customers and offers range of options for flexible working. eg part time work, career breakBehaviour outcomes The management always evaluating workers and motivate them. It has good team workers. Every time they corporate with others and helping them.Performance outcome LVMH evaluate everybody performance and using some human resource practices for increase productivity. Human resource department discuss with employees and this time reduce their absenteeism and cut into turn over.Critically evaluate the Guest model of human resource managementHuman resource management is deferent from traditional personnel management. However, Guest has acknowledged that the concept of payload is messy and that the relationship commitment and mettlesome performance is difficult to establish. The strength of the guest model is that it happenly maps out the field of human resource management and programmeifies the in adjust and comes. The model is useful for examining the key terminuss usually associated with the normative models of human resource management strategic integration, commitment, flexibility and case.2. TASK 022.1. Aim/Purpose Why have a Strategy?To set the context for cultivation and development inside the LVMH to answer the questions that provide, managers, and customers might have* Why is encyclopaedism and development important?* How does encyclopaedism fit in with staff roles, make unnecessaryy of key services?* What does the LVMH mean by training and development? How do staff and managers make sure they have the learning they need ?The aim of this strategy is to erect a practical map and guide of how learning and development supports the work of the LVMH, at an individual, team and organizational level. The strategy aims to set out the current aims and objectives and also map the future so that there is a mickle of how learning and development will support the LVMH both now and in the future crosswise provider and commitmenting.The purpose then is to provide a framework for learning for LVMH which will* Set out the LVMHs commitment to providing learning and development for all staff* command that staff are fitted out(p) with appropriate skills, experience and support to enable them to continue to provide high superior care and services* check off that processes are in place for staff to achieve their potential and that individual contributions are valued and acted upon* Ensure that staff identify prep needs and undertake appropriate training as part of their role and that training needs are identified at an individual, team and organisational level* Ensure that high quality training and development is commissioned as needed* Effective learning and development processes and systems are in place that are approach pathible and clear.2.2. conducting the LVMH to deliver its strategic aims and objectivesThe LVMHs key strategic aims are toEngage with the target customers and their needs. flush a full and equitable range of high quality, responsive and expeditious services, within allocated resources, across all service sectors.Directly provide high quality responsive and efficient services where this gives best value.The achievements of the strategic aims are supported by a set of key set. LVMH values are the qualities, standards and principles that the LVMH believes will help it and its staff to succeed. The values are Be imaginative and innovate Aim for product excellence Bolstertheimageofourbrandswithpassionate determination Act as entrepreneurs Strive to be the best in all we do2.3. centre principles for Learning and instruction across the LVMH* To provide opportunities for learning, high value of skills some international marketing, personal development and skills enhancement at all levels. There is a need to widen participation to ensure lower lap staff have the development they need* To encourage continuous learning and space for innovation and creating something new so that services are adapted and improved as a result of learning* To be more than fit for purpose but in pursuit of excellence* plump for the principles of becoming a Learning Organisation* mark a regular process and framework for identifying, planning, delivering and evaluating learning and development at an individual, team and organisational level* Support and develop a culture that encourages confidence, motivation and creativity in staff allowing them to be innovative, take risks and realise their full potential* will power of learning and development by individual membe rs of staff so that they can see the value of learning and how it will support them* staff are our customers. The learning and offendment team need to ensure that effective feedback and quality assurance processes are in place* To be able to beatnik successThe strategy should* Mean something to staff and Managers, be live and real and practical, mapping the current and future picture and progress* Be organic in that the Learning and Development team continually assess and change the strategy and vision through its own learning* The Learning and Development strategy should strengthen and be integral to the LVMH organisational objectives and performance management frameworks* constitute localised examples.2.4. Learning and Development Strategic Aims and ObjectivesTo Meet PCT Commissioner and Provider Strategic Aims, Values and VisionEnsure staffs are working safely and competently and have the skills and knowledge they need to deliver high quality services* Deliver first class Ind uction* Provide high quality marketing Training* Ensure all staff are attending Statutory /Mandatory training* Ensure store charge systems, training is in place* Develop IT skills of our staffSupport the LVMH to develop the work force of the future* Work with Provider and Commissioning Directorates to support development of LVMH into the future* To work with HR and OD Director to embed values of the LVMH through education and training systems and processes* Support the development of new roles* Identify training and development for new services as they are developed* Support the workforce planning agendaSupport the LVMH in the speech of its Inequalities Agenda* To ensure integrated working with Public* Ensure equating monitoring and performance targets are met* To provide an equality and diversity training programme for all staff* Complete an Equality Impact sagaciousness on the Learning and Development function* Develop systems to include staff feedback into improving learning and development within the LVMHDevelop first class leaders and managers within the Provider and Commissioning arms of the LVMH* Identify management and leadership strategy for all managers at appropriate bands* Delivery of in house leadership programme* Develop a management skills programme, identify skills / competencies for Managers* Develop and provide Team Leader Training* Support Managers to access external management and leadership programmes as appropriate* Develop mentoring, instruct and shadowing for staff* Provide training and support for Managers in Skills companionship to manage change efficiency and confidentiallyDelivering high quality, innovative and creative learning opportunitiesSupport the LVMH to become a learning organisation and embed the philosophy of the doctrine lvmh* Promote the principles and philosophy of the learning organisation and the teaching LVMH* Embed the learning culture* Encourage new ways of learning, training, e-learning* Support the organi zational development agenda* Develop work with neighboring LVMHsEnsure accessible and excellent high quality training, learning and development furnish is in place* Develop the LVMHeducation and training team and service* Commission training and development, both now and in the future* Development of self service training administration system* Ensure effective systems and processes are in place* Development of Learning Centres and accessible ways of learningDevelop a Quality Assurance framework for Learning and Development* Demonstrate the value of learning within the organisation* Benchmark against competitors* Develop measurable standards for learning and development processes* Ensure robust data prayer and reporting* Develop a system for feedback from staff, partners customers* Quality assurance, monitoring, evaluation systems put in place eg.i. Train the trainer, standards of delivery for trainers ii. Contracts for external trainers iii Staff and partner organizations iv Staf f questionnaire/feedbackUse existing resources creatively and plan resourcing for the future such as* LVMH training budget* Income generation* Sponsorship / grants2.5. Standards serve Standards will be included for each strategic objective and identified in the work programme.2.6. Responsibilities / accountability Training GovernanceAll members of staff have a responsibility for their own learning and development, supported by Managers and the Learning and Development Team. For detailed guidance on roles and responsibilities on identifying learning and development2.7. Success Criteria benchmarking, quality assurance processes How will we measure pass a pertinacious and Achievement?* Through regular reviews of the Work Programme* On termination consultation with staff* Evaluation and collation of feedback2.8. Review and Monitoring every quarter review of strategy and work programme may monitor by Human Resources Committee.3. TASK 033.1. RECRUITMENT enlisting refers to the process o f attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job at an organization or firm. For some components of the recruitment process, mid- and large-size organizations often retain professional recruiters or outsource some of the process to recruitment agencies.The recruitment industry has five main types of agencies employment agencies, recruitment websites and job search engines, headhunters for executive and professional recruitment, niche agencies which specialize in a particular area of staffing and in-house recruitment. The horizontal surfaces in recruitment include sourcing candidates by advertising or other modes, and screening and selecting potential candidates using sieves or interviews.(Armstrong, Michael (2006). A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice)SELECTIONSelection is the process used to identify and hire individuals or groups of individuals to fill vacancies within an organization. Often based on an initial job analysis, the ultimate goal of pe rsonnel pickax is to ensure an adequate return on investmentin other words, to make sure the productivity of the new hire warrants the costs exhausted on recruiting and training that hire.Several screening methods exist that may be used in personnel choice. Examples include the use of minimum or desired qualifications, resume/application review, oral interviews, work performance measures (e.g., opus samples), and traditional tests (e.g., of job knowledge).The field of personnel selection has a long history and is associated with several fields of research and application, including human resources and industrial psychology.Recruitment and Selection of LVMHThey are based on higher requirements for professionalism in the evaluation and selection methods, while offering candidates a unique experience that gives them useful feedback for their professional development. Not only are technical skills assessed, but also the ability to produce and communicate results, the ability to work in a group, the ability to have a strategic vision while sharp how to make a daily commitment and, finally, the potential to become an ambitious leader motivated by a desire for ongoing improvement. legal opinion of these aspects is do by LVMH group managers through interviews as well as individual and group role plays. At the end of this intensive day, some(prenominal) the result, each candidate receives several in-depth analyses to assist him or her in grounds how he or she was perceived and the contents of the assessment.Essential of international recruitment of LVMHSustained development of all LVMH activities enabled multiple jobs to be created in 2008 across the Groups companies and brands Wines Spirits, Fashion Leather Goods, Perfumes Cosmetics, Watches Jewellery, and Selective Retailing. LVMH has 77,087 employees worldwide, with the average number of employees over the financial year up 9.5% compared to the previous year. Through its indemnity of selling products with the made in France label, LVMH ensures that industrial jobs are maintained in France. The breakdown of the Groups workforce by geographical region is stable and balanced. 74% of the workforce is diligent abroad, essentially in the distribution networks of Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and North and South America.Workforce of LVMH by geographic region26% France 19,73722% Rest of Europe 17,22622% United States 16,7236% Japan 4,92919% Rest of Asia 14,8315% early(a) markets 3,641Total 77,087(Source LVMH Annual report-2008)There are 74% of employees working internationally. checkly international recruitment is important to LVMH. They are expecting a personal development within a professional, responsible team in the organization. identifying with the values of a company is a major element in attracting and motivating the men and women who join LVMH and invest themselves in the Group. The Group presents its corporate responsibility polity during the initial contact with cand idates, for example during recruitment forums. The explanation of this policy is part of the integration process. The prevention of psycho-social risks in their orientation manuals or employee manuals, like DFS Group, Fendi or Glenmorangie. However they have consider the expectations and motivation of the teams.Access and continued employment for older employees is also a constant concern, consistent both with the Groups policy on diversity and with itsInternational Recruitment at LVMHHere LVMH can find a step-by-step guide to recruitment. International Recruitment Deployment e follow the extensive International Recruitment process as follows ramification 1Advertisement using print media and internet including job presentation on our Job portal wooden leg 2 Screening of applications accepted in response to advertisement. head 3 Short listing, scrutinizing data according to the skills, knowledge and aptitude desired for the job.Stage 4 Test InterviewsStage 5SelectionStage 6Refere nce CheckStage 7Completing the Visa/Administrative Process following the espousal of Job offer by the candidate.Stage 8Travel data formattingion and deployment of the candidate to job location.(http//www.habsons.net)Selection Methods (Tests, Exercise, Presentations)The most popular selection method is Interviewing however the decision making process at Interviewing panel stage will be improved if information additive to that obtained from the application form, CVs, references (for donnish and research posts) and interview is available. It is therefore desirable that the selection process includes an additional selection influence/test. This should be designed to gather information about the ability of short-listed candidates to carry out the specific duties of the post by test aspects of the Person Specification, which cannot easily be evaluated by an interview or reference.Some examples of selection exercises are given below, all of these would need to be carried out in acco rdance with good practice in Equal Opportunities In setting up and running selection exercises the following principles should be followed nature of PostSelection ExerciseResearch postsCandidates could be asked to deliver a seminar, give a departmental presentation or write a reportPosts that require supervisors skillsCandidates could be asked to take part in a supervisory role playGeneralThe assessment of performance from selection tests must be made on a predetermined set of factors, rather than vague generalizations, using set criteria will enable an objective assessment of the test setThere should be a clear understanding of what is being tested and what status the test/exercise has within the overall selection processIf the test/exercise involves using a software package, experience of using that specific software package must have been included in the selection criteria for the postThe test/exercise must be designed to provide an equal opportunity for each candidate to demonst rate his/her abilities, in accordance with the Equal Opportunities Employment policyWhere appropriate, selection tests/exercises must be adapted for a candidate with a disability. For further guidance on this the Recruitment Manager or HR Manager should be contactedThe test/exercise must be aright planned in advance with each candidate given full information on what is involved and sufficient time for any facility requiredThe test/exercise must not be coloured in favor of internal candidates, i.e. it should test basic principles in relation to the post, not knowledge of internal proceduresThe information gathered from a selection exercise will only relate to a limited number of the overall requirements of the post and the results must be judged in this context. However, if an essential metre for the post is being tested e.g. numeracy and the required standard for the test is not met then the results must not be ignoredObjective criteria should be used to score the test that has been set and all information relating to the test should be reported in a standard and consistent format to Interviewing panel. If there are any factors which may have influenced a candidates performance e.g. inter