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16 Jan 2009
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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...

26 Feb 2009
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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...

20 Apr 2010
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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 types...

13 Jul 2010
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Water - the liquid gold - Managing a scarce resource

Thesis - 4 pages - Ecology & environment

Picture this: You open your tap in the morning to brush your teeth, and all that you get is the sound of air! Though it sounds exaggerated at the moment, plenty of households throughout the world will face this crisis in the years to come. Often touted as the liquid gold, water is the most...

14 Dec 2006
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Credibility is a critical resource at start up and represents an important element of the entrepreneur's personal contact network

Essay - 6 pages - Management

Traditionally, entrepreneurs have been considered as individuals with a strong, often charismatic, leadership as well as a high drive for individualism and independence. However, a business unit does not exist in isolation since it is, or will be, in contact with a whole range of other...

14 Oct 2010
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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...

10 Mar 2011
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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...

22 Feb 2013
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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 emphasizes on...

21 Jun 2013
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Water resource plan: Letter to the editor

Sample letter - 2 pages - Educational studies

Recently there was an article published in your paper on freshwater pollution and contaminates. There is a way of solving this problem and I have mapped out a plan in which I feel could help the situation. Pollution and contaminates can, and most often do, include; heavy metals, detergents,...

17 Apr 2008
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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 disturbing...

22 Feb 2013
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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 and...

27 Jan 2009
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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 tools...

14 Apr 2009
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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...

11 May 2009
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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...

29 Jun 2010
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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...

07 Jun 2009
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Clean water resource challenge

Thesis - 4 pages - Ecology & environment

Water is the main source of life and covers three fourths of all the land on earth. There lives millions of plants and small animals in the oceans, from witch billions of people depend on fish. Some nations also get fresh water from ocean water, that?s why ocean pollution is a dangerous threat....

24 Nov 2009
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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...

18 Jun 2010
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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...

07 Sep 2021

From HR to e-HR

Case study - 7 pages - Human resources

The last few years have been marked by the massive daily use of new technologies. They have become indispensable in the lives of individuals, especially in the workplace, where these techniques have grown. Indeed, this technology supports the exercise of many functions like human resources...

29 Sep 2010
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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...

02 Aug 2013
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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...

11 Aug 2009
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Coal in the North American Rocky Mountains: A mined resource

Thesis - 2 pages - Ecology & environment

Coal was formed millions of years ago in the cretaceous and tertiary periods, in swamps where ancient plants decomposed and filled swamps with bark, leaves and stems. In oxygenated, moving water, the plants were completely broken down by bacteria, but in stagnant water only certain chemical...

16 Feb 2011
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Resource management and technological innovation, sheet reading: The Netherlands C., Economics of Innovation (Chapter IV)

Book review - 3 pages - Management

For A. A Alchian, under uncertainty, profit maximization cannot be a rule of action for the firm. Success depends on results, not motivations: the decisions and criteria associated with them do not constitute a basis for understanding the behavior of firms. What is important are the decisions...

20 Dec 2021

Transportation and Retail Industries - The Sustainability Issue

Essay - 4 pages - Green marketing

Sustainability in global industries is a very important subject to focus on. All of these industries are facing different sustainability-related problems and challenges that they need to overcome to protect the planet for future generations. As part of the problems, we can find greenhouse-gas...

06 Oct 2020
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Recruitment: methods, trends...

Dissertation - 10 pages - Human resources

Recruitment is one of the most essential components of human resource management in any company today. In France where the unemployment rate remains high, and with candidates who are being forced to combine several skills and sometimes even several jobs, it is interesting to explore the...

12 Nov 2014
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Privatize water services or not?

Case study - 7 pages - Educational studies

Most view of many people in the world is that water is essential, and a human right and this view was voted by the U.N General Assembly in July, 2013 (Jeneen et al., par 20). There is plenty of water on earth that can sustain the earth's population for millions of years without depletion....

24 Jun 2022

Country Risk: Fiscal Policy and Public Debt

Course material - 6 pages - Economic politics

Governments refer to (elected) people who form the administrative body of a country. They are important because they take into account externalities and finance public goods (which the private sector would not want/manage to finance). Their objectives are : education, national defense, low crime,...

08 Dec 2021

The Stakeholder Theory

Course material - 1 pages - Finance

Stakeholders are usually those in a firm who have an interest in the resources and activities of the company. They contribute to the wealth-creating capacity of the company, it's often composed of shareholders, employees, suppliers. They can be external or internal. In this case the...

01 Dec 2022

Best Fit and Best Practice Approaches in Strategic HRM

Case study - 9 pages - Human resources

The idea of an institution may mean different concepts to different people depending on the underlying professional and academic orientation. Nonetheless, the idea of an institution may get perceived as a discipline that involves regulations, politics, public administration, psychology, and...

19 Nov 2014
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Business Decision Making

Case study - 11 pages - Educational studies

Factually, every moment of life presents a set of choices with a multitude of competing possibilities on each course from available alternatives. However, given the scarcity of resources one can only choose a few of the alternatives on the basis of one judgement which culminates in life as...