120‚ MGT 260 COURSE OBJECTIVE This subject addresses key areas associated with the functional specialization of human resource management‚ and expects these to broaden the organizational context. It focuses on major functional policies and programs such as human resource planning‚ strategic human resource management‚ job analysis‚ employment law‚ recruitment and selection‚ performance management‚ compensation‚ human resource development‚ occupational health and safety and international human
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HRM chapter summary Chapter 2 (p. 35-45) The labour market: - Substantial increase in demand for labour reflects economic growth and population growth over the period. In spite of the recessions it continued to grow. - Another way of tracking growth in demand for labour‚ is looking at the total number of jobs. This figure can be high because of jobs held by people over the retirement age and those who have two or more part-time jobs. - What sort of skills are employers looking for? => long-term
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the Kindergarten plus 12 or the K+12 program to catch up with the rest of the world having a 12-year basic education cycle. However with all the issues on education the country still has‚ I express disapproval with President Aquino’s plan of strengthening the Philippine education system through the Kindergarten plus 12 or K+12 program. Frankly‚ President Aquino has good reasons on proposing this program as the additional years can help as a preparation for the next chapter of a student’s life:
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Case Summary Randstad‚ employment agency‚ has taken a distinct approach in staffing its personnel into partnership teams. Employees are partnered up into teams of two‚ typically one from Generation X and the other from Generation Y. The extreme age gap between team members has proved to be a success for the organization‚ because both individuals can learn from one another. Despite the fact that one team member may have more experience than the other‚ all members of the team are each other’s equal
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CASE 12 HOME DEPOT Analysis What do the financial ratios in case Exhibit 7 tell you about the operating performance of Home Depot? What additional information do the different ratios provide? Complete and compare a similar analysis for Lowe’s. a. Growth ratios are going down‚ loosing sales. Profitability ratios are declining after 1999 so that is not a good sign. Turnover rates seem to stay constant which means that they are selling the products at a constant rate. b. If their
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the largest and most commonly known self-help group in the world. Since the creation of AA in 1935‚ there have been many programs modeled after it‚ which are also based on the 12-Step Program. Some of these include Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Chemically Dependent Anonymous‚ as well as programs for specific drugs‚ such as Cocaine Anonymous (CA) and Crystal Meth Anonymous (NIDA‚ 2012). Attendance and participation for self-help groups are open for anyone to attend and
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inside What Is Culture? Development of Culture around the World Cultural Variation Role of Language Norms and Values Global Culture War Culture and the Dominant Ideology Case Study: Culture at Wal-Mart Social Policy and Culture: Bilingualism BOXES Sociology in the Global Community: Life in the Global Village Sociology in the Global Community: Cultural Survival in Brazil Sociology on Campus: A Culture of Cheating? 50 At a fairground in Iran‚ a girl enjoys a Spiderman ride. Shared learned behavior—what
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Explain how Talon helps harley-Davidson employees improve their decision-making capabilities. The system helps improve decision-making capabilities by offering an enterprise wide view of sales‚expenses and operations. It automatically generates part orders‚ taking most of the guesswork out of replenishment and allows the company to review and analyze information across its global organization providing a wide information that supports strategic goal setting and decision making in all levels
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strategy implemented by its famed Skunk Works operation that handled top-secret classified projects. - See more at: http://businessthinker.com/lockheed-tri-star-redux-a-play-to-win-strategy-v2/#sthash.td10My9L.dpuf A synopsis of the facts of the case is as follows: The L1011 Tri-Star is a wide-body commercial aircraft with a capacity of up to 400 passengers. Lockheed was late to enter the market due to jet engine production delays by Rolls Royce (sole supplier for the Tri-Star). In the early 1970s
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Case Study Two: Downsizing Chapter One As the largest employer in Ouachita County‚ Arkansas‚ International Forest Products Company (IFP) is an important part of the local economy. Ouachita County is a mostly rural area in south central Arkansas. It employs almost 10 percent of the local workforce‚ and few alternative job opportunities are available in the area. Scott Wheeler‚ the human resource director at IFP‚ tells of a difficult decision he once had to make. According to Scott‚ everything was
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