Human Resource Management Case Study: Google

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1

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Executive Summary-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3

Main Body------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3

The Work-life Balance----------------------------------------------------------------- 4

High-rate Retirement------------------------------------------------------------------- 4

Maintenance of Original Spirit------------------------------------------------------- 5

Recruitment Issue---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6

Methods and Reasons----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7

A Possible Implementation Plan---------------------------------------------------------- 9

Conclusion----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

Bibliography-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The purpose of writing this report was to illustrating self understanding on the main HR problems based on the case briefing notes named The Search for a New HRM Solution. Research for this report involved with the identification and evaluation on the main HR challenges to Google in attracting and motivating staff, recommendation of related human resource practices to those challenges with reasons, and an implementation plan for the changes. The major findings in Google's HR challenges are the issues of work-life balance, high-rate retirement, maintenance of original spirit, and recruitment. Then, those challenges are solved or released by some HR strategies, such as forming virtual teams, shorten interview process, design job structure and so on.

INTRODUCTION

The case note, Google: the Search for a HRM Solution, is talking about the main HR challenges stand in front of Google. There are mainly about attracting retaining and motivating staffs, which involves issues as work-life balance, high-rate retirement, maintenance of original culture, and recruitment. After evaluated and analyzed, some HR strategies are provided to releasing those challenges, which are creating virtual team, fining interview process, motivating employees with new recruitment, and keeping talents by offering more organizational reputation and leadership.

THE IDENTUFICATIION AND EVALUTATION OF GOOGLE'S HR CHALLENGES

Google was created in 1998 due to the need for a more efficient Search Engine. Actually Google is one of the most successful internet based companies since the booming of "dotcoms" in the late 1990s and remains to be a leader. This success is based...