Case A FACTS: Elaine has been fired from her employment at will employer. Jerry fired her and gave her no reason for her termination. Elaine was promised good career opportunities and given an annual salary of $30‚000. Kramer‚ who was less qualified for the position‚ replaced her. Elaine has sued Jerry to get her job back. ISSUE: Is this a case for wrongful discharge or does Jerry have the right to fire Elaine? LAW/ANALYSIS: To begin‚ Elaine is an at-will employee. This means
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Without a clear consensus in the senior team about the strategy and vision‚ there will be less information exchange‚ more conflicts and less ability to respond to external change (Hambrick‚ 1994). Rio Tinto idea conversion is the weakest link or the bottleneck for the selection and development of ideas. Rio Tinto needs to build an energy around ideas to inspire teamwork and enable rapid prototyping. According to Bryant (2015)‚ open innovation is the key to deliver safer and more profitable operating
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A supply chain is very important to an organization. It can and should show the relationship between suppliers‚ distributors‚ managers and consumers. This paper would detail how important suppliers and distributions are to an organization’s success. And how important a supply chain is within an organization and how managers can utilize the supply chain. It is important that companies such as Target Corporations utilize the supply chain and gain competitive advantages. Target is one of the world’s
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CASE EXAMPLE A: Elaine has sued Jerry because Jerry fired her. Elaine was on the job for two months. The job offer letter she had been given mentioned the great career opportunities at the company and stated that her annual salary would be $30‚000. The employer is an employment at will employer. Elaine was given no reason for the termination. After the termination‚ Jerry hired a man named Kramer‚ who had less job experience and education than Elaine‚ for the position. Elaine has sued to get her job
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Rio Tinto is a leading international mining company famous for its iron ore. According to the Chief executive Tom Albanese‚ despite continuing global economic uncertainty and volatility‚ Rio Tinto will still generate strong margins despite falling prices‚ reflecting the low cost nature of their businesses and their first - rate operational performance. (Rio Tinto Media 2012‚ pp2) .This article will be divided into three parts. Firstly‚ the main data of financial statement will be illustrated via
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Jeffrey A. Mortenson HRMG 5000 Professor Kathleen Rich-New January 26‚ 2015 Case Study One- Rio Tinto: Redesigning HR 1. Synopsis Rio Tinto‚ an international London based mining and mineral company was severely impacted by the global recession in 2008. Such an impact forced unprecedented workforce reductions worldwide and decentralized HR management had to be brought in under a single umbrella to insure an orderly and efficient system that would support the organization’s future productivity. This
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Rio Bravo IV - operations management case study Executive Summary: Packard Electric Corp. is a peaker in position and signal product distribution in the United States. They supposition they could do the same thing outside of the US so they opened a plant in Juarez‚ Mexico to manufacture harnesses for US and other foreign customers. At the beginning‚ however their results were really paltry. Probably‚ the about important issue was that none of the management had the necessary go across needed
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Methodology Paper Using Narrative Criticism to Interpret the Book of Judges The Book of Judges as a Narrative Generations of scholars have admired and studied the “high degree of artistic composition” in the Hebrew Bible (Polzin 11). These have been made possible by the narrator’s in-depth writing styles present in the brief nature of their respective works. Though there is no dispute on the admiration of Hebrew Bible’s artistry‚ many scholars disagree on the methodology that should be
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Prioritize the problems in what you believe the order of importance is related to the situation analyzed‚ and present your solutions accordingly Below are the problems as identified in the case study and are listed in their order of priority. 2.1 Project team formation. On winning the NUMMI bid‚ the management of Packard Electric had to put together an exceptional team that could handle the new international project. The operational management should have consulted within the entire group
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improve the health‚ safety‚ and working conditions of our people. The Technology & Innovation (T&I) group provides world class technology services to Rio Tinto’s product groups and businesses. It also advises Rio Tinto’s executive Management. T&I is made up of technology centres that identify‚ share and implement leading practice across Rio Tinto. The centres each have responsibility for different areas of mine technology‚ which include mining‚ asset management‚ strategic production planning
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