The scope of human resource management functions and activities
Essay - 3 pages - Human resources
The most important resource in an organization is its people. So the role they play, how they play, how they interact through formal and informal processes and the relationships they build are crucial to the success of strategy” say Johnson and Scholes (2002: 419). Human...
An assessment of the usefulness of human resource planning, in Rexel
Essay - 12 pages - Human resources
The human resource planning (HRP) is a problematical area, in particular, during the phases of disorder and confusion within the business environment, which can provoke instability. Thus, hesitation is created among the need of planning and the complexity of forecast. Although this...
Evaluation and recommendations in terms of the five functions of human resource management: The case of Accenture
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
The most important resource in an organization is its people. So the role they play, how they play, how they interact through formal and informal processes and the relationships they build are crucial to the success of strategy” say Johnson and Scholes (2002: 419). With 178,000 people...
Human resource management: The creation of balance between standardization and localization in multinational firms
Thesis - 6 pages - Human resources
International human resource management systems remain as challenging as ever for many multinationals throughout the world. “The challenge of many multinationals is to create a system that operates effectively in multiple countries by exploiting local differences and inter...
A presentation on human resource management
Presentation - 14 pages - Human resources
Human resources is one of the most valuable and unique assets of organization. The term human resources refers to “the total knowledge, skills, creative, abilities, talents, and aptitudes of an workforce, as well as the values, attitudes of an organization's...
Training and evaluation in human resource management
Thesis - 8 pages - Human resources
Human Resource is the biggest asset for the success of any organization, but to make it an asset, activity of training and development plays a very important role. However, it is very essential to ensure that training imparted to people is effective which can enhance the performance...
A study on human resource (manpower) planning in organizations
Thesis - 10 pages - Human resources
Planning is deciding in advance. In a broad sense, planning entails anticipating future opportunities and threats and drawing up a blueprint to coordinate, motivate, and control the activities of the available assets for the effective implementation of organizational goals and objectives in a...
A novel multi-population genetic algorithm for human resource allocation
Thesis - 8 pages - Computer science
The Human Resource Allocation Problem is an interesting and important problem that occurs in several walks of life. The problem involves multi-objective optimization in a huge search space and hence genetic algorithms prove to be effective in solving such problems. Among the several...
What is "Strategic Human Resource Management"? Critically evaluate the concept in terms of theory and practice
Essay - 5 pages - Human resources
In an era of globalisation, organisations have to face a business environment which involves quick responses to change, such as new laws or social trends, so that they do not expire or become obsolete. It is evident that only people, and not machines, are able to anticipate these changes and...
The internationalization of the company and human resource management
Book review - 10 pages - Human resources
Today, most French companies have had the "great leap" in international markets. With increased trade and international context, the phenomenon of globalization has forced companies to open their activities abroad. Even if we can see significant differences in their degree of...
Human resource management in context of change management
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Multinational Corporations operate in more than one country. They have production facilities in different countries around the world. Often they operate in countries which have entirely different culture than the culture of their home country. This impacts the company's human...
International human resource management: Sean John Clothing Inc. and its expansion into the Caribbean Basin: Jamaica
Thesis - 8 pages - Human resources
Sean John Clothing is a very successful contemporary clothing brand launched in 1998 by the US Hip Hop star Sean John “Diddy” Combs. For ten years now, Sean John has made its mark on the fashion industry and made Sean John Combs one of the most successful African American entrepreneurs...
Human Resource Management: E-Recruitment
Thesis - 12 pages - Human resources
This report offers an overall analysis and evaluation of the current recruitment scenario. It shows the current economic climate, and how it affects E-recruitments a whole. It compares traditional methods of recruitment with that of the fast growing domain of E-recruitment. The website review...
A report on human resource management
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
This report draws on an investigative and deductive analysis research paradigm, which seeks to define the various concept dealt in human resource management. In this concept, a brief definition of what connotes a contract of employment will be outlined. The discussion then...
Human resource management
Case study - 2 pages - Human resources
The concept of human resource management over the years has stressed, the importance of employee a sound employee relationship in the organization .Imagine a situation where an employees works for long hours without proper compensation, is constantly abused and harassed by the boss...
Human resource guide for managing the Forensic Certified Public Accountant
Essay - 8 pages - Accounting
Four tools exist, which assist the Human Resource Department in obtaining and informing employees for the position of the Forensic Certified Public Accountant (FCPA). This guide will provide management with the needed tools to contribute to the world of Forensic Accounting. These...
Human Resource Development in the Law Enforcement Field
Essay - 6 pages - Management
Law enforcement is a unique field which is highly dependent on human resource development (HRD) but is often times lacking in individual training and support. Regardless of the type of law enforcement officer (LEO), individuals in this field take numerous risks and may witness...
Standard Chartered Bank and human resource management
Thesis - 24 pages - Human resources
Standard Chartered Bank is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than seventy countries. It operates a network of over 1,700 branches and outlets (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) and employs 73,000 people. Despite its British base, it has few...
Human resource issues entailed by the take-over of Credit du Nord by Society General (2004)
Thesis - 13 pages - Human resources
The French banking system has met several restructurings since the 90's. Banking networks have now to propose, diversify and evolve services to their customers. Besides, these companies are in a more open market which entails international competition and the mergers phenomenon. Several examples...
Transformations of resource management in Canada and his impact on the Public Service
Essay - 3 pages - Management
Resource management in Canada has gone through upheavals since the 1960s and 1970s. What might be one of those transformations and why is it significant for management in the Public Service of Canada?
Sustainable Development: A holistic approach to natural resources management, Yacov Y. Haines (1992)
Book review - 3 pages - Ecology & environment
This paper written by Yacov woke the scientific community about environmental degradation. Every damage affects economic development. This situation opened debates to design new policies for the next generations. Recently, a report focused on some reflections about possible environmental...
Human resource management (HRM) at IBM
Thesis - 7 pages - Human resources
Stress has become an integral part of business life today. Tension, pressure and constant anxiety are a few of the occupational diseases detected at PSA, Renault, EDF and IBM. These occupational diseases and cardiovascular diseases have been on the rise lately. To develop this subject, facts...
PBL: Human resource management
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
AsiaAir has a very diverse workforce that is made up of flight attendants, pilots, maintenance workers, baggage handlers, cleaners, office workers and the call center operators. All the groups of the employees at AirAsia that is a low cost carrier in the South East Asia region all want flexible...
The responsibilities of the human resource manager
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
Today's business world is becoming increasingly unstable and competitive. The current economic situation reinforces this design. Many companies are struggling to emerge from the three year long crisis that the economy is facing. The strategies adopted had to take into account the difficulties...
Understanding the complex relationship between human resource management and trade unions
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
The history of trade unions can be traced back to nearly 400 years ago when such groups as the Craftsmen and the Levelers were organized to protect their own products and interests. At the end of the 18th century, the labor surplus caused by industrial revolution made the working classes...
Ikea and the human resource management
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
Ikea is an international retailer which has set up outlets which are running successfully all over the world for the last twenty five years. Today Ikea is an undeniable leader in the home product industry in the United States, Asia, Europe and Middle East, thanks to an innovative strategy which...
Bicultural approach to natural resource management in Australia
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Natural resources are those that occur freely in the environment, without the influence of man, these resources are said to exist relatively undistributed by humanity. Natural resources have often been characterized by the amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in...
Exploitation of human rights of undocumented workers in the United States
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Undocumented workers area at risk throughout the American States and their lines are in danger. Their human rights are violated all times and their rights as workers abridged without the knowledge of the appropriate authorities. Protecting this group of people is becoming difficult because...
Humanities and contemporary issues: cheerfulness, wealth, and the material World
Case study - 2 pages - Social sciences
More research work has been done in the recent past to ascertain whether more money results in more happiness. This question has been an omnipresent one throughout the timeline of human history; however, not satisfactory answer is yet to be arrived. Societal researchers have unearthed a...
Does the law of the sea provide a suitable framework for the regulation of marine genetic resources?
Case study - 14 pages - Literature
There are many challenges of marine engineering at the moment, and the industry is lacking the general ruling, law and indicators to work out a universal regulation, applied to all seas, oceans, including the territories of different countries. There have been many conferences held, and the...
