Article 1: Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction
Introduction The sector that has been chosen in the analysis for the annotated bibliography is the retail sector. The human resource management based activities which are performed by the organizations have been analysed in the bibliography. The effect of employee engagement, training, employee motivation on human resources will be analysed with the help of five different journals. The retail sector plays an important role in the human resource management based functions are used in an effective manner. The relationship of human resource management in retail sector is the most important factor in the analysis of five different journals.
Article 1 Full Reference – Huang, Q., & Gamble, J. (2015). Social expectations, gender and job satisfaction: Front?line employees in China’s retail sector. Human Resource Management Journal, 25(3), 331-347.
Paragraph 1 – The study in the article is mainly based on the enhancement of the levels of understanding of employment and gender in China. The data has been collected from more than 18,000 employees in the retail sector. The respondents are a part of the 22 foreign based stores which are locally owned in nature. The role that is played human resource management of the organization in maintaining job satisfaction levels in China. The differential levels that have been created in the organization based on male and female employees in the retail industry is the most important part of the analysis. The gender role based theory has been analysed in the article in detail. The analysis is based on five major hypotheses which are based on the levels of satisfaction of female employees. The methodology is based three major variables which include the male and female employees. The traditional values that have been held by the employees have also been taken into consideration for the analysis in the retail sector of China.
Paragraph 2 – The study has been useful for the analysis of the male and female employees of retail organizations in the Chinese retail sector. The data is also based on the multinational retail organizations from UK and Japan which have their operations in China. The survey which has been made on 1800 employees has been able to depict the effect of human resource department on the employees who belong to different genders. The study has shown that the gender based variables of employees are able to affect the ways by which employees have their expectation from the jobs. The satisfaction based levels in the jobs is based on the education that has been gained by them. Higher education generally increases the levels of expectation among the employees. The personal characteristics of the employees are also important factors which are able to affect the ways by which organizations operate in the industry. The levels of employee satisfaction thereby play a significant role in the ways by which customers are served in the retail sector.
Article 2: HR and Analytics
Article 2 Full Reference – Angrave, D., Charlwood, A., Kirkpatrick, I., Lawrence, M., & Stuart, M. (2016). HR and analytics: why HR is set to fail the big data challenge. Human Resource Management Journal, 26(1), 1-11.
Paragraph 1 – The transformation of HR based activities with the help of data is the most important part of the analysis. HR analytics is the most important part of the analysis that has been made in this article. The capability that HR analytics has to transform the organizational performance has been analysed in the journal. The changes that can be made by the HR analytics based process in the future operations of the human resource department has also been included in the study. The possibility of existing strategies of HR analytics to affect the retail sector is studied in the journal in detail. Current trends which are being followed in this field is an important part of the HR analytics based process.
Paragraph 2 – The article is mainly based on the ways by which HR analytics can play a significant role in the creation of value for the organizations which are a part of the retail sector. The lack of analytical thinking of various HR professionals is the major reason behind the less usage of data analytics. The argument based on less usage of HR analytics in the retail sector is the main part of this article. The growing interest that has been experienced in the big data has also been considered in the article. The knowledge of analytical tools is necessary for the purpose of analysis of data based on HR in retail sector is highly important. The HR professionals need to have the essential knowledge which is required for the purpose of analysing the data of customers in the retail sector in an effective manner. The article has been able to offer an argument built on the levels of knowledge that are required by the HR in order to analyse data. The major alternatives that can be provided to the human resource department based on the usage of analytics in an effective manner also has been provided in the article. The journal is thereby able to provide an insight based on the proper usage of HR analytics.
Article 3 Reference – Stone, D. L., Deadrick, D. L., Lukaszewski, K. M., & Johnson, R. (2015). The influence of technology on the future of human resource management. Human Resource Management Review, 25(2), 216-231.
Article 3: Influence of technology on HRM
Paragraph 1 – The analysis in the article is based on the ways by which information technology is able to affect the human resource management activities and practices. The research which has been done based on this topic is quite less. The effectiveness of implementation of technologies in human resource management is an important part of the analysis. The article is able to analyse the major goals of human resource management which is related to attracting, retaining and motivating the employees as well. The limitations that are based on the analysis in the article mainly include, the use of one-way based communication systems, passive and impersonal systems and the usage of interpersonal interactions. The effects of technology on current practices in the organization is an important part of the study that has been done in the article.
Paragraph 2 – The article has been able to shed light on the ways by which technology is able to affect all different aspects of the operations of different organizations including those which operate in the retail sector. Technology has been able to impact the human resource management based activities in an effective manner. Talent management and human resources have been affected by the usage of technology. The role that has been played by technology in the human resources is an important part of the analysis that has been made in the article. The most important goal of talent management is thereby to attract a diverse and talented workforce. The human resource management based departments of different retail organizations has also been analysed in the article. The different goals that have been set by the human resource department of the organization has been studied in the article. The article has thereby been able to shed light on the ways by which human resource management in retail organizations are affected by technology.
Article 4 Reference – Shammot, M. M. (2014). The role of human resources management practices represented by employee’s recruitment and training and motivating in realization competitive advantage. The Retail and Marketing Review, 10(2), 18-37.
Paragraph 1 – The study in the article is mainly based on the identification of the role that is played by the human resource management division in increasing the competitiveness of the retail organizations. The issues that have been analysed in the study mainly include, rewards and fees, evaluation of the employees, realizing the competitiveness in the industry. The paper is also based on the evolution of human resource based functions based on innovations that have taken place in the 21st century. The data that has been used in the analysis is mainly based on the two retail organizations. The ways by which human resource management functions are able to help organizations to gain competitive advantage in the industry has been analysed in the article. The different hypotheses in the article are mainly based on association between the recruitment based strategy and ways of attracting the best applicants. The relationship that has been developed between the availability of the talent and competencies is the second hypothesis. The relationship between training based programs and development of employees is the third hypothesis. The fourth hypothesis is further based on relationship that has been developed between incentives systems and the flow of innovative ideas.
Article 4: Role of HRM practices in competitive advantage
Paragraph 2 – The changes that have taken place in the external environment and the effects of these changes on human resource department of the organizations have been analysed in the article. Competition has played an important role in the ways by which human resource functions can create competitive advantage for the retail organizations. The various aspects of organizations which are able to affect the human resource department can play an important role in creation of competitive advantage. The analysis in the article has been able to depict that the recruitment of staff in retail organizations is based on different aspects related to recruitment in modern companies.
Article 5 Reference – Hanaysha, J., & Tahir, P. R. (2016). Examining the effects of employee empowerment, teamwork, and employee training on job satisfaction. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 219, 272-282.
Paragraph 1 – The analysis in the article is mainly based on the importance of job satisfaction in the organizations. The study has been mainly designed based on the effects of different factors which include, teamwork, employee engagement, job satisfaction, employee training. The data which has been used in the article has been collected from 242 employees.
Paragraph 2 – The findings in the analysis has been able to depict that employee empowerment plays an important role in providing job satisfaction to the employees. The organizations which operate in different sectors have been able to depict that the employees or human resources are most important in providing high levels of customer satisfaction. Job satisfaction plays the most significant role in the ways by which the organizational success has been affected. The factor of job satisfaction has proved to be important for the analysis of services which are provided to the customers. Another major factor that plays an important role in the retail organizations is employee engagement. This factor is able to develop the human resources of the organizations in an effective manner. The employees who feel that they are a part of the organization have the capability to provide best levels of services to the customers. The third factor that has been considered in the article is teamwork. The activities that are performed by the organizations in a team can also play a major role in the ways by which the human resource department of the company operates. Training provided to the employees is an important factor that is able to develop their skills in an effective manner. The human resource department can thereby perform in an efficient manner with the help of properly trained employees. The results of the analysis are mainly based on the ways by which human resource management departments of the organizations are able to operate in the retail industry.