Short answer: It's a four-stage
approach to understanding context in HR:
Select
the first PESTLE component
Identify
trends that may influence the organization in this context
Discuss
the potential impact of PEST on your organisation with teammates
Create,
record, and append a strategic hypothesis with each PESTLE component, in an
operational and practical way
Process
the next PESTLE component
Step No. 4 – the strategic hypothesis – should be used as a chance to create and develop a strategy map (based on PESTLE) and to demonstrate how your company officials aim to convert company resources, including intangible assets, such as culture and employee knowledge,
into desirable outcomes – it’s a visual representation of strategy.
Define
your corporate mission, vision, and values
Define
your four perspectives that will drive organizational growth (one or more of these may be HR specific - i.e., learning and development)
Set
your strategic objectives and priorities (SMART)
Define
your objectives in cause-and-effect relationships
Communicate
and cascade the strategy map to HR and other employees
Regularly
review and update (once quarterly or once biannually)
References
Pirnay, L. and Burnay, C. (2022) ‘How to build data-driven
Strategy Maps? A Methodological Framework Proposition’, Data & Knowledge
Engineering, 139, pp. 102019-. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2022.102019 (Accessed on 08 May 2025)
How would you implement Aguilar’s PESTLE outer context model in an organisational setting?
B811 – Tutorial 1 – Human Resource Management in Context
How would you implement Francis Aguilar’s outer context (PESTLE) model in an organisational setting?
Introducing the term: Strategy Map
Question: What exactly is a strategy map?
Short answer: It's a four-stage approach to understanding context in HR:
Step No. 4 – the strategic hypothesis – should be used as a chance to create and develop a strategy map (based on PESTLE) and to demonstrate how your company officials aim to convert company resources, including intangible assets, such as culture and employee knowledge, into desirable outcomes – it’s a visual representation of strategy.
References
Pirnay, L. and Burnay, C. (2022) ‘How to build data-driven Strategy Maps? A Methodological Framework Proposition’, Data & Knowledge Engineering, 139, pp. 102019-. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.datak.2022.102019 (Accessed on 08 May 2025)