Human Resources Department Optimization in Chinese Internet Enterprises: A Case Study of ByteDance

Abstract

ByteDance is one of China's most successful Internet enterprises, together with Alibaba and Tencent are considered as the first level of Chinese Internet industry, also known as BAT. As a fast-growing and still rising enterprise, ByteDance tends to learn from the other two more experienced enterprises in the organization design and division of labor of the human resources department, using a modified combination of human resources theories. ByteDance is relatively younger, lacking adequate practice and experience based on itself, and therefore is less skilled in the application of theories. Based on the five-month internship of the author, this paper combines the traditional six modules theory of human resources management with the three pillars theory proposed at the beginning of the 21st century, analyses the problems of ByteDance human resources department, and combines the relevant academic achievements with the actual situation, puts forward improvement strategies for employees, management mode and organization design. This paper provides ideas for ByteDance and other Internet companies in China to optimize the design of human resources departments, as well as other emerging industries in the future.