A plan for the transformation of the human resources function at Jubaili Bros (JB) -

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the HR functions used at Jubaili Bros in order to develop recommendations that aim at improving the performance of the HR department at the organization, and moving toward becoming a strategic department. The researcher will conduct an HR gap analysis in order to tackle the weaknesses in the HR department. The study will apply Ulrich and Brockbank’s HR value proposition model that is composed of 5 dimensions. This research will serve as a reference for Jubaili Bros and for the people who work in the human resource department. The study goes further to define strategic human resource management and how this could be apply in the case of Jubaili Bros. The researcher will start out from theory about the concept of strategic human resource management and how the HR department at the company can be a strategic business partner. This study would help Jubaili Bros to implement the best practices of human resource management as this will help them boost their business performance in the market. Thus, the research question for this study is as follows: How to adapt Jubaili Bros’s HR department into a strategic one through applying the HR value proposition model? A transformation plan is presented at the end of the study to help the HR department at the company to be a source of added value. A mixed-methods approach is used in this research: An online questionnaire that was distributed to 19 HR staff who work at company and three structured interviews were conducted with the HR manager, recruitment and selection officer, and the training officer. The study will fill a gap in the literature since no similar study was previously done concerning this topic on Lebanese companies. The study is unlike previous studies that tended to focus only on performing an HR gap analysis; the study further applies the HR value proposition model and will try to implement strategic HR processes at the organization. It will also provide a guide for HR departments in Lebanese companies to