relief receptionist not just an hour a day‚ but also if the receptionist will be sick or unable to work. Virginia could have refused that job from the beginning. In that case the job description was verbal and had nothing to do with the tasks that were to be performed. Virginia was hired to work as a HR assistant‚ but later she was asked to work as a relief receptionist. She felt that the new tasks she was asked to perform were below her qualification and they were not related to the HR position she
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Competitive challenges facing Management: Globalization Information Technology Reducing costs through downsizing‚ outsourcing‚ & off shoring Change in demographic (age‚ gender‚ education) Change in laws and regulations such as increasing employee rights in workplace Ethics and social responsibility Work-family balance Importance of service sector History of Management I- Classical Schools (Major Axiom: There is only one best way to do the job): Scientific Management (Frederick Taylor‚ 1900-
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unfair labor practices for both management and unions. These are presented in Table 13-1 in your textbook. Read the Ethical Dilemma‚ “Are Unfair Practices Unethical‚” on p. 518 in your textbook and answer the question presented in the case. Questions and Answers Question: Are the unfair labor practice shown in table 13-1 (in the textbook) also unethical? Answer: The business dictionary defines ethics as “The basic concepts and fundamental principles of right human conduct. It includes study of
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1: Introduction to Human Resource Management 1980’s Growing impact of globalization and technology; human capital; emergency of the knowledge/service economy Personnel‚ Human Resources 2000’s Modern organizations‚ organization effectiveness‚ strategic HR planning Human Resource Management Personnel Management Approach Manpower centered Pragmatic Job oriented Human Resource Management Approach Resource centered Strategic Staff oriented HRM is a term for what historically was referred
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Question 1 Analyse how BASF‚ by adopting a strategic approach to human resource management‚ seeks to proactively provide a competitive advantage‚ through the company’s HRM practices. Every organisation is concerned with competing effectively in the global market. BASF’s mission and values are set out in the case study (Mancosa 2014:38) as follows: Mission: To increase the satisfaction of customers‚ employees and shareholders. BASF makes sure that they add value‚ innovate to make customers more
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Human Resource Management Chapter 13 Application Case 1. One way to cut the cost of the benefit package is by offering prevention programs to employees. The company can actually decrease the number of illnesses by offering a health care program that supports frequent checkups and immunizations. The number of serious illness would be reduced‚ therefore cutting costs in the long run. Providing health promotion programs also help companies prevent illness through educating employees on things
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FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HIGHER DIPLOMA IN HR MANAGEMENT (KNEC) FULL SYLLABUS PROGRAMME PREPARED BY: MUCHEL’LE TOM PATRICK TABLE OF CONTENTS READING LIST 3 NATURE AND ROLE OF THE HR DEPARTMENT. 4 THE ROLE OF THE HR PRACTITIONER 11 1. SERVICE PROVISION 11 2. GUIDANCE 11 3. ADVICE 11 HR PRACTITIONER ROLE 11 EVOLUTION OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. 15 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN HRM 15 STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE
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Functional Area Plan: Human Resources MegaJava Corporation is a medium-sized manufacturing company with 250 employees. It directly markets one product: a unique coffee cup with a patented ball bearing sliding mechanism. Nathan Jr. and a group of 10 other executives run the company. MegaJava Corporation has received a large sum of money from a venture capitalist. The venture capitalist
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being featured more prominently in our lives. Personality tests have since taken on a more serious role. It is no longer an instrument for entertainment. I had never underestimated the benefits of personality tests. There are‚ in fact‚ numerous personality tests in the market. The Drive-Influence-Steadiness-Compliance (DISC) personality test is one which claims its system to be of a ‘universal language of behaviour’. The world acclaimed Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality
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International Management 6 (2000) 239 ± 260 The internationalization of human resource management Randall S. Schuler* The Rutgers University‚ Suite 216‚ 94 Rockefeller Road‚ Piscataway‚ NJ 08854-8054‚ USA Abstract As we enter the new millennium‚ we are witnessing the rapid appreciation for and development of all aspects of global and international activities and issues associated with and affected by human resource management. In order to understand the internationalization of human resource management
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