Best HR Practices for an International Company: observations from time spent working in HR

Abstract

The purpose of this research study was to write about the HR practices observed during the author’s time as an Intern as a part of the Human Resources department at an international company. The study was to determine if the practices observed were successful, or to point out the shortcomings in them by comparing them to pre-existing HR theory and offer an overall guide of the best HR practices at an international company. The research method used to collect the data for this research was strictly observation from the time spent as an intern. Working as an intern in the HR department, the author took advantage of a unique opportunity to get an insight of HR practices in the real world and was able to gauge which practices were effective and which ones needed improvement. 3 main key aspects of HR were chosen to focus on during this research which included Effective HR Systems, Company Events, and Employee feedback. These were the main HR aspects observed during the internship thus they were the ones covered throughout the research study. The research ended up producing useful results as there was a consistent mix of effective practices to emulate as well as some which needed improving, culminating into a well-rounded report which looks to offer some insight for any company looking to improve their HR strategy.