ASML Case Study

Stimulus material:
The emergence of Sustainable HRM was in response to crises in the ecology (i.e. the natural environment), the increasing negative impacts on workers, the increasing inequities in wealth distribution and declining growth and productivity. At the same time, staff turnover was increasing, loyalty declining and stress levels were increasing. (Kramer, 20221)

Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) is a key pillar within any ESG framework. Your stakeholders – from shareholders to employees – are looking at your record on inclusion, diversity and social mobility when making decisions. And they’re looking beyond what’s needed to comply with legislative changes – for example, gender pay gap and ethnicity pay gap reporting. They want to work with businesses that demonstrate greater authenticity. A commitment to IDE across the employee lifecycle, is important for the communities you operate in – and for your own organisation. Studies have shown that companies with culturally diverse teams are more profitable. Creating an inclusive environment leads to greater innovation and diverse teams get broader consumer understanding. (KMPG, 20222 )

1Kramer R (2022) Sustainable human resource management: six defining Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources 60, 146– 170 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7941.12321
2KPMG (2022) IDE: Inclusion, Diversity & Equity. Available at: https://home.kpmg/dp/en/home/industries/environmentalsocialgovernance/ide-inclusion-diversity-equity.html (Accessed: 23 October 2022).

TASK:
1. Critically evaluate the importance and effectiveness of sustainability and IDE strategies of an organisations’ people strategy in relation to:
(a) Talent management practices and experiences (1000 words)
(b) Leadership development programmes (750 words)
(c) Performance management and reward management systems (1000 words)
in a FTSE 100 company. [NB You will be allotted an FTSE company]

2. Critically examine the challenges of designing, implementing and evaluating development practices for remote workers. (750 words)

NOTES:
• The analysis of organisational contexts, practices and competences allows you to explore some of the themes covered in the module.
• The need for a critical review reminds you to ensure you go beyond description and undertake detailed discussion: analysis (break into constituent parts, compare those parts, compare with academic models…), evaluation (judge, comment on effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness…).