’TOPIC 1: STUDYING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS * What is the purpose of a theory of international relations? * The human race has deliberated endlessly on history‚ philosophy and politics. While the relations and between nations were studied within these fields‚ international relations (hereafter "IR)‚ as a separate discipline‚ emerged after the Great War. The purpose of IR was‚ at the time of its conception‚ to understand the relations among states and identify the causes of conflict‚ and
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Public Relations Publics This tells us that we cannot talk about public relations without reference to publics. A public is any group whose members have a common interest or common values in a particular situation. According to Wragg (1993)‚ public relations publics or audiences can be divided into four categories which include: 1. Functional Publics: They are those publics which enable the organization to perform its chosen tasks. 2. Enabling Publics: These are publics which permit the
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Employee Relation Report Submitted to: Dean Horsman‚ Paul Dix Date: 20th December 2011 Abstract: The report gives a concise analysis of employee relation concepts like ER policies‚ management styles‚ workplace harmonisation‚ collective bargaining and analysis of trade union with respect to the employees and organisations. Starting with a brief introduction‚ it continues to talk about the labour unions and its process of reorganisation. It gives various drawbacks and benefits of union
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Lesson: 45 Article 1: “Future Issues For Industrial Relations” (Source: http://www.ilo.org) Continuing Relevance of Industrial Relations In a globalised environment with businesses‚ money and people moving with relative ease across borders‚ the relentless pursuit of competitive advantage at the expense of all else‚ the disruption of social relationships and stability‚ the rapid outdating of knowledge‚ skills and technology‚ with learning being a life-long pursuit‚ and increasing job insecurity
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explaining the state of industrial conflict in Singapore presently. An employment relation is the relationship between managers and employees in an organisation which is usually informal – for example‚ between supervisors and subordinates. At the industrial level‚ the relationship between the management of an organisation and its union is more formal and referred as industrial relation which is a subset of employment relations (Tan‚ 2007). Industrial conflict is the total range of behaviour and attitudes
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ZIMBABWE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT PRESENTS DIPLOMA IN GENERAL MANAGEMENT Public Relations “PROMOTING THE ART‚ SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF GOOD‚ SOUND MANAGEMENT” COPYRIGHT RESERVED ZIMBABWE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT A hearty welcome to the Zimbabwe Institute of Management Public Relations Module. Introduction Why Study PR Public relations practices interwoven in all business and economic activities of any organisation. In the way we interact with colleagues‚ customers‚ suppliers
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This project is submitted in response to the case study of module 08 in Professional Qualification in Human Resources Management. I am extremely grateful to all people‚ too numerous to mention‚ who have contributed to this case study. The Management Process ‚analyzation of a case in an organization‚ how to give an solution to the problems based on the theory and techniques which I have included in this case study are the most valuable ideas I have gained
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Realism is an international relations theory which states that world politics is driven by competitive self-interest.[1] ------------------------------------------------- Common assumptions[edit source | editbeta] Realism is a tradition of international theory centered upon four propositions.[2] 1. The international system is anarchic * There is no actor above states capable of regulating their interactions; states must arrive at relations with other states on their own‚ rather than it being
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Definitions Trevor Taylor (1979) defines International Relations as "a discipline‚ which tries to explain political activities across state boundaries". According to Ola‚ Joseph (1999)‚ "International relations are the study of all forms of interactions that exist between members of separate entities or nations within the international system". Seymon Brown (1988) thus defines international relations as "the investigating and study of patterns of action and “reactions amongsovereign states as
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Chapter 16: Labour Relations Labour union: an officially recognized association of employees practicing a similar trade or employed in the same company or industry who have joined together to present a united front and collective voice in dealing with management. -the purpose of unionization are to influence HR policies and practices that affect bargaining unit members such as pay and benefits. Labour- management relations: the ongoing interactions between labour unions and management in organizations
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