and Sustainability By Elaine Cohen‚ Sully Taylor‚ Ph.D.‚ and Michael Muller-Camen‚ Ph.D. SHRM Foundation Executive Briefing Produced in partnership with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) Overview Organizations are increasingly concerned with sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The HR function is uniquely positioned to assist in both developing and implementing sustainability strategy
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2. States are permitted to enact legislation prohibiting compulsory union membership as a condition of employment under: a. Wagner Act b. Railway Labor Act c. Taft-Hartley Act d. Landrum-Griffin Act Answer: __c___ 3. The requirements for federal contractors to take steps to ensure a drug-free workplace is found in: a. the Occupational Safety and Health Act. b. the Drug-Free Workplace Act. c. Executive Order 11246. d. the Toxic Substances Control Act. Answer: ___b__
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production is an active factor. Human resource Management is‚ perhaps‚ the oldest and most widely researched subject in management. Yet‚ as technologies change‚ cultural diversities occur and people’s expectations undergo fundamental shifts towards newer and newer dimensions. In this rapid revolutionary changing environment‚ human resource development‚ a part of human resource management plays an important factor in determine an organization’s success. Human Resource Development is important to any
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ancient Greece‚ India or china. The philosophy of managing human being‚ as a concept was found developed in ancient literatures in general and in Indian philosophy in particular. Personnel functions: Till 1930s‚ it was not felt necessary to have a separate discipline of management called “Personnel management”. In fact‚ this job was assigned as part of the factory manager. Adam Smith’s concept of factory was that it consists of three resources‚ land‚ labour and capital. This factory manager is expected
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Case Analysis: What is Strategic Human Resources Management and how does it link the people with the strategic needs of the business? What is Strategic Human Resources Management and how does it link the people with the strategic needs of the business? An organization cannot build a good team of working professionals without good human resources. The key functions of the human resources department are not simple. “The purpose of human resource is to hire‚ train and develop staff and
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would not be able to run. The importance of human resources is staggering and it acts as an advocate for the most important business resource‚ people. Without human resources‚ people would have no incentive or motivation to stay in there jobs I believe there is a clear relationship between the effectiveness of a company’s people practices and the company’s market value. Focusing on people definitely pays off; therefore strong human resource practices have the potential to increase a company’s
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Should organizations outsource human resource activities? MGT 249 – Human Resources Management What are outsourcing benefits? Outsourcing is the contracting out of a business process‚ which an organization may have previously performed internally or has a new need for‚ to an independent organization from which the process is purchased back as a service. Though the practice of purchasing a business function instead of providing it internally is a common feature of any modern economy‚ the term
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Dennis Thomas Mr. Hale IS3110 PROJECT 2 TASK 3: DISATER RECOVERY PLAN Step One - Organize the Project Appoint coordinator/project leader‚ if the leader is not the dean or chairperson. 1. Determine most appropriate plan organization for the unit 2. Identify and convene planning team and sub-teams as appropriate (for example‚ lead computer support personnel should be in the team if the plan will involve recovery of digital data and documents). 3. At the unit level a. scope - the area
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Executive summary There are various functions of human resources management and there are different approaches taken by the management in terms of managing the human capital. The soft and hard approaches are often implemented by different organisations depending on their structure. As such‚ this paper sought to compare these two philosophies in a bid to establish the advantage as well as disadvantages of each approach. A critical analysis of the case study of Toyota which uses the soft approach
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Human Resources in Riordan Manufacturing Jeremiah Macon Jr.‚ Benita Christian‚ Marietta Esquibel‚ Trey Robledo‚ Eric Sedgley BSA/502 December-24-2012 Lise Hautzinger Human Resources in Riordan Manufacturing When people think of the responsibilities of a human resources department‚ they may say they are responsible for the hiring and firing of employees. The truth of the matter is that a human resources management is responsible for much more than just hiring and firing. The human resources
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