Chapter 4: 1. Centralization - Degree to which decision-making authority resides at the top of the organizational chart. 2. Departmentalization - Degree to which work units are grouped based on functional similarity or similarity of work flow. 3. Job Analysis - The process of getting detailed information about jobs. 4. Job Description - A list of the tasks‚ duties‚ and responsibilities that a job entails. 5. Job Specification - A list of the knowledge‚ skills‚ abilities‚ and other characteristics
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chapter 1 Human resource management and its external contexts i n tRO d u c t iO n This chapter provides the theoretical and practical backgrounds to the rest of the book. It does this by giving an outline description‚ analysis and overview of contemporary human resource management (HRM) within the United Kingdom (UK) and the external contexts driving it. These contexts are identified within the framework of the strategy‚ insights and solutions professional area of the CIPD’s HR Profession
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Strategic Human Resources Management of SONY About Sony: Company Name: Sony Corporation. Founded: May 7‚ 1946. Headquarters: 1-7-1 Konan‚ Minato-ku‚ Tokyo 108-0075‚ Japan. President and CEO: Kazuo Hirai. Numbers of Employees: 162‚700 (as of March 31‚ 2012). Sales and Operating revenue (2011): 6‚493‚200 million yen. Activities: The requirements of effective labor planning and success as: * Planning should contribute to a lot of time. * The alternative plan or amendment‚ if any‚ should
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To: Candy Land Toy Company CEO and Executives From: Rodney Wright‚ Elementary Division Manager Date: 09/28/2012 Re: Product Test Failure due to presence of lead Overview: A large shipment of our elementary toy collection is scheduled to be released and shipped at the end of the week. One of our products in this shipment has failed quality control testing for exceeding the legal limits of lead set by the federal government. This shipment is scheduled to be delivered to South African Schools
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INTRODUCTION: This case study is related with the selection process- the process of selection is about choosing the right people for the right job. In this case we assume that we have already chosen interview as an appropriate instrument to measure candidate’s performance in selection criteria. Our task will be to prepare right questions for the candidates that let us predict the most adequate candidate for the job. Bitstream is a software company that has identified an opportunity to develop and market a new product
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OH&S legislation is the result of the vested interests of doctors and lawyers rather than genuine concern for employee health or management excellence’. Do you agree with this statement? Discuss. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) legislation are a set of rules that promote worker safety within a workplace. These rules are based around the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 which aims to improve workplace safety in Victoria‚ however these are regulated and applicable nationally. This act
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Knowledge Management and Creative HRM Professor Ingi Runar Edvardsson University of Akureyri‚ Iceland Occasional Paper 14 Department of Human Resource Management University of Strathclyde 2003 Knowledge Management and Creative HRM Introduction Knowledge management (KM) is about developing‚ sharing and applying knowledge within the organization to gain and sustain a competitive advantage (Petersen and Poulfelt 2002). How‚ then‚ is human resource management (HRM) related to knowledge management
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Multinational Corporations (MNCs) is companies‚ which own or control production or service facilities in more than one country. In order to obtain plant and other production facilities in foreign countries‚ an MNC must invest. Thus an MNC has to be a foreign investor. As MNCs influence many countries‚ it can be defined as the host country and the home country. Host country is the country that receives the investment. Home country is the base of the company. For the host country‚ MNCs help the exploitation
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Human Resource Management in Business organizations Dear HR Professional‚ We are conducting a study aiming at examining the HR function in various organizations. This questionnaire attempts to collect information from HR professionals who work in a business unit of an organisation and who have the knowledge of their organization‚ and HR departments. If you have the information‚ I request you to fill the questionnaire. We assure you that the information given by you will be kept strictly confidential
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technical skills only | C. Selection methods that include group interviews‚ open-ended questions‚ and psychological tests | D. Finding employees who are enthusiastic about and able to contribute to teamwork‚ empowerment‚ and knowledge sharing | | 2. The economic approach to evaluating the effectiveness of HR practices focuses on | A. determining the dollar value of a program ’s costs and benefits. | B. comparing the company ’s HRM costs to those of major competitors. | C. reviewing
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