Compared human resources management models: China and France
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
This report is an analysis by comparison of two countries through their management of their Human Resources. Those two subjects of this essay are France and China. This choice is not just a coincidence but the result of my home country (France) and China where I have been for an...
Memo Human resources: The Lidl case (2008)
Case study - 11 pages - Human resources
The Concept of purchasing power has been highly debated in France for the last few months. Because of a recent and substantial increase in prices, grocery retailers have been under suspicion of being the main engine of this inflation. Why have prices been increasing so quickly in the last few...
The role and importance of human resources department (HRD) in an organization
Thesis - 12 pages - Human resources
Ten years ago hardly any organization had HR departments or talked about it. Today it is difficult to find organizations which employ a large number of people who do not talk about HRD. In spite of this popularization of HRD in the last few years, success experience of HRD is limited to a few...
Management of international human resources: Coca Cola
Essay - 7 pages - Human resources
According to Armstrong in 2006 "International human resource management is the process of employing, developing and rewarding people in global organisations". However, nowadays, one of the most complex challenges for a MNC, across the globe, is the management of human...
An overview of Human Resources Management
Dissertation - 41 pages - Human resources
Good human resource practice can help in attracting and retaining the best people in the organization Planning alerts the company to the type of people will need in short, medium and long run. Appropriate recruitment and selection activities identify the best people for available...
International human resources management: A comparison between the USA and China
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
At times of globalization, organizations have to face a business environment which involves quick responses to change, such as new laws or social trends, in order not to expire (Gibson, 1989). It is evident that only people, and not machines, are able to anticipate these changes and set up an...
What are the main challenges for the international human resources management in the future?
Essay - 3 pages - Human resources
Human Resource Management has become a major concern in most companies as it affects the performance and thus, the competitive advantages of organizations. Nowadays, the competition is getting stronger and stronger, especially at the international level. The integration of HRM into...
Human resources development initiatives for achieving individual and organizational goals: National Institute of Rural Development India
Dissertation - 44 pages - Human resources
Human Resource Development is very crucial for achieving higher levels of socio-economic development in both developed and developing countries. The value of Human Development Index (HDI) is much higher in the countries with higher levels of investment in HRD and vice versa....
A brief overview of the Human Resources Information System with special references to India
Case study - 31 pages - Human resources
Human resource departments require large amount of detailed information the quality of personnel management department's contribution largely depends upon the quality of information held by it. Many personal activities and much effort by personnel professionals are devoted to...
How can a large global company like Coca-Cola manage its human resources efficiently? The example of the US divisions
Essay - 8 pages - Human resources
Coca-Cola is one of the most famous and successful brands all over the world. The Coca-Cola Company is a large multinational enterprise, operating in about 200 countries. This can be considered as the quintessential global corporation. We could more likely use the terms "multi-local" company as...
What is the impact of human resources in the success of the Taiwanese high-tech industry?
Thesis - 6 pages - Human resources
The Taiwanese economy has always remained strong in the Asia Pacific region, despite the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997. The high-tech industry in particular has not only survived, but also prospered during the Asian crisis. The economy has also to face a lot of constraints like the shortage of...
Human resources: New vistas & challenges
Dissertation - 54 pages - Human resources
Human capital is not about describing people as economic units; rather it is a way of viewing people as critical contributors to an organization's success. It can be measured and managed more effectively in coming times as and when the human resource functions evolve with...
The role played by the human resources department: Its contribution to bringing success in the retail supermarkets in UK with reference to Tesco
Case study - 42 pages - Human resources
During the past few decades, the world has observed an unparalleled growth of business into universal markets. To compete with changing trends in the market businesses are becoming more system oriented. In UK the retail landscape has changed over the past 40 years in terms of changes in location...
The role played by Human Resources and their contribution in the success of Merger and Acquisitions. Case study: Tata -Corus
Thesis - 45 pages - Human resources
Tata-Corus, Arcelor-Mittal, Daimler-Chrysler, America online- Time Warner . The phenomenon of Merger and Acquisition has proved to be a very popular means for organizations to achieve growth and promote strategic change, especially during the last two decades. The reason that the concern...
Human Resources Management: Challenges and Controlling Mechanisms
Case study - 10 pages - Human resources
Organizational Psychology holds that successful organizations focus not only on market realities and sustainable competitive advantages, but also on their human capital, which they consider as their most vital asset. In a sense, facts and figures are the quantitative elements of a...
Local and Expatriate employees in Human Resource Management - published: 02/09/2014
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Organizations consitute people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. These people have to work together in order to fulfill an organization's goals. Human Resource Management, HRM describes the management of the workforce in the organization. It is accountable for selection,...
Local and Expatriate employees in Human Resource Management
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
Organizations constitute people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. These people have to work together in order to fulfill the organization's goals. Human Resource Management, HRM describes the management of the workforce in the organization. It is accountable for selection,...
Case study-Human resource management-White Goods Company
Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies
Human resource management (HRM) is a term that lingers in the minds of all stakeholders who are in different organizations. A simplified and clear definition of HRM is systematic and organized management of people in an organization. The concept covers all aspects of employees from...
Human Resource Approach during Economic Downturn
Case study - 15 pages - Human resources
The contemporary environmental dynamisms present new and unpredictable economic patterns translating into new challenges for organizations already struggling to keep pace with the market volatility. While the general entrepreneur agrees that the risks are abound during turbulent times, the...
Hard and soft human resource management - Theory and examples
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
The concept of Human Resource Management has many times been described as an idea with two distinct forms: hard and soft. The two forms have been opposed along several dimensions, and frequently get used by different commentators as strategic devices for categorization approaches in...
Human Resource Policies Influence on Performance of Medium Sized Manufacturing Firms
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Globalization has created a paradigm shift in the ways by which firms conduct their business. The convergence of world economies has minimized-and in some cases eliminated-both legislative and geographical barriers to international production and sale of goods and services. The flip-side of this...
Strategic Human Resource Management - Southwest Airlines
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
"Human Resource Management (HRM) is a strategic approach to managing employment relations which emphasize that leveraging people's capabilities is critical to achieving competitive advantage, this being achieved through a distinctive set of integrated employment policies,...
Human resource strategy : recruitment, selection and renumeration
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
International human resource management is a contentious issue currently, and therefore it is crucial to have the right expatriate. This paper will consider a Human Resource Strategy for an expatriate recruitment, selection and training for companies in the Beverages...
Human Resource Development - Designing a Graduate Program
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
Creating talents is a challenge, retaining them is a greater one. Red Consulting wants us to create their new graduate program, which takes place in Paris for two years. The aim is to train consultants for this firm, which will hopefully later be hired by the company. It is aligned with the...
Strategic problems facing Human Resource Managers (HRM) operating in multi-national companies (MNC)
Essay - 7 pages - Criminal law
A multi-national company is a company that has been formed to operate across known international physical boundaries (Cooke, 2003). These companies are often located to other international countries apart from the parent country in which it was originally founded. These multinational companies...
Human Resource Planning- Australian Academy of Mentoring and Coaching Training Group (AAMC)
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
Australian Academy of Mentoring and Coaching Training Group (AAMC) is a registered training organization wholly owned by Australia. The Registered Training number of the Organization is 51428. It specializes in training programs that are essentially industry based. The organization operates both...
Critical Review the Development of Human Resource and Culture at Microsoft
Essay - 3 pages - Accounting
When Bill Gate started the Microsoft organization 3 decades ago, he did not envision the significant growth and prosperity that would take place in the organization. As a result, Gates founded his organization on basic principles of organizational development and human resource...
How to evaluate the performance of the human resource department?
Thesis - 4 pages - Human resources
It is important for companies to evaluate the quality and performance of their different departments (Baruch, 1997). Evaluating the human resource department (HRD) is even more important due to its many links with and influences on other items -for example, with increased...
What is strategic human resource management? Critical evaluation of the concept in terms of theory and practice
Essay - 4 pages - Human resources
In the 1980's, a new concept called Human Resource Management' was born. This trend comes after an intense period of Taylorisation, Fordism and now, McDonaldisation. HRM came to counter balance these trends and consider the concept of Man as a man and not as a machine. For the...
International human resource management
Thesis - 13 pages - Human resources
One of the few certainties in this uncertain world is the growing influence of internationalization on organizations, both large and small. There are increasing numbers of internationally operating organizations and internationally operating employees. The subject of international human...