com/0142-5455.htm ER 25‚3 Line manager involvement in HRM: an inside view Douglas Renwick Management School‚ University of Sheffield‚ Sheffield‚ UK 262 Received September Keywords Line management‚ Employee relations‚ Strategy‚ Human resource management 2002 Revised December 2002 Abstract Although line managers have always been involved in managing human resources Accepted December 2002 (HR)‚ it is within human resource management (HRM) that their involvement has been placed centre-stage as
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Human Resource Management I The history of human resource management has reflected prevailing beliefs and attitudes held in society about employees‚ the response of employers to public policy (for example‚ health and safety and employment standards legislation) and reactions to trade union growth. In the early stages of the Industrial Revolution in Britain‚ the extraordinary codes of discipline and fines imposed by factory owners were‚ in part‚ a response to the serious problem of imposing standards
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about the ethical basis of human resource management. EHR_C02.qxd 6/6/07 3:55 PM Page 27 28 The ethical nature of HRM ‘All HR practices have an ethical foundation. HR deals with the practical consequences of human behaviour’. (Johnson‚ 2003) ‘The entire concept of HRM is devoid of morality.’ (Hart‚ 1993: 29) Despite these moral appreciations of human resource management (HRM)‚ there is a strong tradition in business that insists that
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Helmuth von Moltke-Was the chief architect of the operational stratergy during the Austro –Prussian War. Served as Chief of staff of the Army following the Prussian constitutional crisis of the 1860s. Due to his military strategy the Austro-Prussian war lasted three weeks with the Austrian defeat at Königgrätz. Battle of the Nations- Also known as the Battle of Leipzig. Clash between the French forces including Germans from the confederation of the rhine as well as Polish and Italian troops
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performed in conjunction with management functions. The HRM emphasises the need to search for new ways of working and the central role of managers in promoting change. Additionally‚ the treatment of workers as individuals rather than part of a collective workforce and the encouragement of workers to consider management as ’partners’ rather than as opponents - ’us and us’‚ rather than ’us and them’. Employment It is the first operative function of HRM. Employment is concerned with securing and employing
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Most students are afraid of examinations‚ but examinations are very important today. They are also very interesting. Examinations are important because they compel students to learn. Without them most students would not learn. So they would know very little about the world. They would learn only subjects in which they are interested and ignore the other subjects which are thought to be difficult‚ though they are very important in the modern age. Examinations also help us have some ideas about
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The world Examination is noun of the word ’examine’. It means to test in order to verify‚ to judge and to certify‚ certain facts. Examination is a very wide word‚ which is used in all spheres of life. The learned examiner does not want that sense of examination to be discussed. He has in his mind the University Examination and he wants to know whether the institution of Examination should continue or should be abolished. Some persons are of opinion that examination is not the sure test of the
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India’s examination system is faulty‚ say experts Tue Apr 21 2009 04:49:49 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) by IANS ( 2 comments ) New Delhi‚ April 21 (IANS) Calling the Indian examination system faulty‚ education experts at a seminar Tuesday said the system of examination here fails to create questioning minds. Amit Kapoor‚ chairman of the Institute of Competitiveness who was one of the panellists‚ said that students in schools and colleges here choose to study at the end of the year with just
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The importance of examinations (exams) Life today has become so complex that examinations have come to play an important part in one’s educational career. Examinations are considered so important that most students are afraid of them. The ability to pass an examination is indeed a valuable quality. It shows that the student is able to express his thought and ideas to a manner others can understand. It also shows that the student has acquired a certain amount of knowledge in some branches of
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assets‚ ultimately its employees. It will outline how the HR will influence and impact the decisions made by management as well as the organisational culture. As these issues are analysed‚ it will outline to the management of Unitel the importance of HRM to their organisation. The report will thereby provide a number of recommendations to resolve these issues to ensure the organisation’s continued success. The presentation of these suggestions will help Unitel to identify any problem areas and thereby
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