Competing on Resources Key ideas from the Harvard Business Review article By David J. Collis‚ Cynthia A. Montgomery The Idea in Brief What gives your company a competitive edge? Your strategically valuable resources -- the ones enabling your enterprise to perform activities better or more cheaply than rivals. These can be physical assets (a prime location)‚ intangible assets (a strong brand)‚ or capabilities (a brilliant manufacturing process). For example‚ Japanese auto companies have consistently
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confidence in the work force. "Meaning matters‚" says Dave Ulrich‚ a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and co-founder of the consulting firm The RBL Group. His recent book The Why of Work‚ co-written with his wife‚ psychologist Wendy Ulrich‚ gives leaders specific tools for building meaning in the workplace from the executive suite on down. "When employees find a sense of meaning in their work‚ they work harder at it‚" Ulrich says. "What would otherwise be a normal
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intl changes‚ Managing change & managing HR in tough timesSp with appropriate refs. 1/3 to ½ describing. Remainder analytical/academic | 2. Briefly describe the major features you would expect to find in an HR function which has adopted the ’Ulrich Model’ as the basis for its structure. Explain the thinking behind this approach to the organisation of an HR function. In what types of organisation do you think it works best and why? | AC 2.1‚ 2.2 | Candidates will demonstrate understanding of
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managers. Business Insurance‚ 47(25)‚ 0016. Golden‚ K.A.‚ & Ramanujam‚ V. (1985). Between a Dream and a Nightmare: On the Integration of the Human Resource Management and Strategic Business Planning Processes. Human Resource Management‚ 24(4)‚ 429-452. Ulrich‚ D. (1997). Human Resources Champions. The Next Agenda for Adding Value and Delivering Results. Boston: Harvard Business School Press GovInfoLibrary. Best Practices in Workforce Diversity. Retrieved from: http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/npr/library/workforce-diversity
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Module #1: Organizational Dimensions – MBA 2015 Tomás Farchi‚ PhD Organizational Behaviour Department Organizational analysis model STRATEGY The way to earn one’s living. The way to compete in the market SYSTEMS Formal systems and procedures as: control‚ benefits‚ budget‚ information‚ recruitment‚ training‚ socialization‚ processes. CAPABILITIES Basic abilities present in the organization. Pertaining to people‚ general processes‚ technology‚ etc. MANAGEMENT STYLE Leading style and organizational
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References: Dave Ulrich‚ Wayne Brockbank‚ P 2005‚ The HR Value Proposition: HR Practices That Add Value‚ Harvard Business School Press‚ Boston‚ Massachusetts. Jon M.Werner and Randy L.DeSimone‚ 2006‚ Human Resource Development‚ Thomson South Western. Linda Holbeche‚ (1999):
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organizational infrastructure was one of a traditional HR role. But‚ in the dynamic working environment‚ in dealing and managing of people‚ more new tasks are needed to be performed by HR manager although the primary role is to support management. Dave Ulrich‚ one of the famous writers in HR field recommended four additional roles for the HR manager. Those are administrative professional‚ employee champion‚ strategic
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Intangible Capital‚ 2010 – 6(1):26-50 – ISSN: 1697-9818 doi: 10.3926/ic.2010.v6n1.p26-50 Readiness of Malaysian human resource professionals to be a strategic partner Choi Sang Long Wan Khairuzzaman Wan Ismail Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Malaysia) (Malaysia) cslong_1@yahoo.com mwkhair@hotmail.com Received August‚ 2009 Accepted February‚ 2010 Abstract: The Ulrich’s HRM Four-Role Model is used in this study. The various roles that
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Heavy metal in the 1980’s is hard to describe. Its static style did not change much from the 1970’s‚ but the lyrics‚ image‚ and theatrics took a step forward. Heavy metal had a huge impact in the 1980’s and there were many successful bands. Van Halen took heavy metal to new heights. After more than two decades of playing sold-out concert halls‚ selling millions of albums and enduring various lineup changes and solo projects‚ Van Halen is recognized as one of the most resilient and successful
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Nonsense." Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore -"Trying to control music sharing - by shutting down P2P sites or MP3 blogs or BitTorrent or whatever other technology comes along - is like trying to control an affair of the heart. Nothing will stop it." Blur’s Dave Rowntree -"I’m blisteringly in favour”; "You can’t stop people exchanging any media over the internet" Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy -"If people are downloading our music‚ they’re listening to it. The internet is like radio for us."; "I don’t believe every
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