British Red Cross – Can be used as a resource for children’s first aid training. Staff may attend British Red Cross training days in order to plan and provide a safe environment. Once completing courses‚ staff will have an understanding and knowledge of what to do in a range of emergency situations. The British Red Cross also provides teacher resources such as lesson plans and fact sheets to promote children’s safety and plan for them to learn in a healthy and safe environment (British Red Cross‚ 2011)
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American Red Cross The American Red Cross is an organization created to provide care for those in need. The Red Cross is involved with disaster relief‚ responding to approximately 70‚000 disasters in the United States every year; they support America’s military families‚ helping an average of 150‚000 military families and veterans annually. The Red Cross is also the largest supplier of blood in the U.S.‚ and the nation’s leading provider of health and safety courses. The American Red Cross played
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American Red Cross I was watching newscast when a report about hurricane sandy came on. The American Red Cross helps people in most situations around the world. The Reporter was interviewing a woman victimized by hurricane sandy. A gust of wind made the woman’s hair tickle her nose when an American Red Cross worker came over and gave her a big‚ puffy coat with a fuzzy trim at the hood. Believe it or not‚ the American Red Cross was not always a widely known charity. The American Red Cross
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The American Red Cross Summary The American Red Cross (ARC) is an independent organization‚ supported by public financial donations and volunteerism. It provides relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent‚ prepare for and respond to emergencies. The company has been widely criticized for the way it handled 9/11 in 2001 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as being inadequate and poorly managed. The company has allegations of fraud‚ bribery and even theft on the part of volunteers and employees
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right selection and most efficient use of it will surely provide the advantage needed. This difficult task is left in the hands of International Human Resource Management. The term IHRM refers to the development and deployment of human resource capabilities within an international framework. Companies have several techniques at their disposal when faced with staffing decisions. The first approach is called ethnocentric. It is based on the occupation of a key position by employees from headquarters
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Distinguish between Ethnocentric and Polycentric Human Resource Management policies used by Multinational Corporations‚ clearly outlining the advantages and disadvantages of each. ETHNOCENTRIC POLICY The ethnocentric staffing policy refers to the strategy of a multinational company to employ managers for key positions from the parent headquarters instead of employing local staff. In the ethnocentric approach‚ the cultural values and business practices of the home
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UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL STAFFFING HR managers are responsible for staffing operations globally. There are three main ways of staffing internationally. First‚ the company can send people from its home country. These employees are often referred to as expatriates‚ or home-country nationals. Second‚ it can hire host-country nationals‚ natives of the host country‚ to do the managing. Third‚ it can hire third-country nationals‚ natives of a country other than the home country or the host
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Smith-Ch-13.qxd 2/22/2008 9:16 PM CHAPTER Page 219 13 Cross-Cultural Approaches to Leadership Zeynep Aycan Arabs worship their leaders—as long as they are in power! —House‚ Wright‚ and Aditya (1997‚ p. 535) The Dutch place emphasis on egalitarianism and are skeptical about the value of leadership. Terms like leader and manager carry a stigma. If a father is employed as a manager‚ Dutch children will not admit it to their schoolmates. —House et al. (1997‚ p. 535) The Malaysian leader is expected
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Introduction This report will discuss the Red Cross and its diversity policy. An overview of the policy will be identified and it’s key components examined. Australian Federal Government responses to diversity and Red Cross Australia will also be looked at. The impact of the diversity policy on Red Cross Australia will be analysed examining legal and ethical issues‚ the clients who use the service and some recommendations for improvement. What is social policy? Social policy is used as
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‘We were an orgn made up of Swiss generalists. We are becoming a multicultural and professional enterprise.” INTRODUCTION Dr. Jacques Stroun‚ M.D. – (1999) Director of Human Resources & Finance (before Head of Detention Division‚ Deputy Director of Operations) ICRC – provide humanitarian relief‚ Humanitarian ‘Multinational’ Organisation Home base: Geneva‚ Switzerland Orgn Values – Neutrality‚ Independence‚ Discretion & Humanism Total Workforce – (2008) over 14‚000 over 100 nationalities Until
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