BRITISH GAS

Human & Organizational Problems of British Gas



Human & Organizational Problems of British Gas

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to review and discuss some of the vital human and organizational problems that are being associated with the British Gas. These problems are then critically reviewed in light of the changes that can be brought about if I were the manager of British Gas. Lastly, certain key recommendations are provided that are correlated with the theoretical perspective available on the subject for future action, to better understand the problems identified.

Discussion

British Gas

Established in 1812, British Gas is a public listed company that as part of the Centrica Group provides electricity, home repair services and gas to millions of households across the Great Britain. This has irrefutably made it the country's leading energy supplier (www.britishgas.co.uk). In addition, British Gas is a large group operating across five continents, in over twenty five countries, with its headquarters located in UK itself. The company primarily deals with the exploration of natural gas to its refined delivery to its customers, while also focusing upon other aspects of the energy market. Other then exploration and production the company is also concerned in the business sectors of liquefied natural gas and transmission and distribution across the gas chain (www.bg-group.com).

British Gas believes its workforce, which globally stands at over six thousand workers to be at centre of its success. It is because of the creativity, integrity and expertise of its high-performing teams that the company has been able to devise strong business principles. These principles further help the company to conduct its operations and perform its responsibilities towards its people, the environment and the societies it operates in with ethical and legal compliance. The company is also diligent of providing safe and healthy working environment to all its employees and takes pride in developing their full potential through extensive trainings across all business functions.

Human and Organizational Problems of British Gas

With increasingly turbulent economic times worldwide, it has become imperative for all businesses to analyze and take measures that would ensure the longevity of their business operations. Such measures require to b flexible and adapt to the external and internal influencers of the changing market and industrial trends of its business. For this, the Human Resource Department of any company plays a key role and British Gas is no different.

Conversely, after analyzing some of the associated material available on the company, some of the key human and organizational challenges being faced by the company are discussed below:

Business Environment

For the last five years, the global economy has faced many challenges that have had affected almost all businesses, big or small, worldwide. Some of the key business environment challenges being faced by British Gas include increased competition from other energy providing firms operating in UK and worldwide. Another major challenge being faced by the organization are the risks associated with their line of work. This is because exploration and provision of natural gas is a highly complex task and requires ...