The ‘John Lewis Partnership’ and Employee-Owned Organizations
The assignment reflects the core themes addressed during the ABP HRM module. The aim is to encourage students to combine theoretical and practical knowledge of HRM by discussing HR strategy and HR practices at a case organization (John Lewis Partnership) and relate this to relevant academic theory/literature. Students who display accurate ‘critical analysis’ of relevant academic literature are likely to be awarded higher marks.
Background: the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) and Employee Ownership
The financial crisis and the subsequent international recession have stimulated a far-reaching debate about the future of capitalism and the way that companies are owned and run. This has led to renewed interest in employee ownership – and in the role that employee-owned companies could play in future economic sustainability and in improving HRM in organizations. Indeed, raising the proportion of employee owned firms is now part of mainstre