ijcrb.webs.com JANUARY 2013 INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS VOL 4‚ NO 9 A STUDY OF THE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE RETAIL SECTOR OF SAUDI ARABIA Dr. Mohammed Owais Qureshi (Corresponding Author) Faculty‚ Department of Human Resource Management‚ King AbdulAziz University‚ Rabigh‚ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Zaid Ahmed Ansari Assistant Professor‚ HOD‚ Department of Marketing‚ Director Research‚ King AbdulAziz University
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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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Pakistan Banking sector Compiled by: Consulate General of Switzerland Karachi‚ 25th February 2011 1. ECONOMIC OVERVIEW: Pakistan’s economy has been predominantly agrarian. Since Pakistan came into existence‚ the contribution of the agricultural sector to the GDP has declined gradually from over 50 percent in 1949-1950 to about 22 percent in the fiscal year 2009-10 (July 2009-June 2010). However‚ agriculture still remains the major sector of the GDP composition. Other economic sectors include
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Consequently‚ there exist corresponding analyses on the micro-level. Suppliers‚ customers and competitors representing the micro environment of a company are analyzed within the industry analysis.[1] Environmental scanning can be defined as ‘the study and interpretation of the political‚ economic‚ social and technological events and trends which influence a business‚ an industry or even a total market’.[2] The factors which need to be considered for environmental scanning are events‚ trends‚ issues
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Wind River Systems acquired ISI‚ but considering the size of ISI at that time‚ which was as big as Wind River Systems’ size‚ the employees were asked to use the term “merger” instead of “acquisition”. ! With the merger came a change in human resources (HR)‚ shifting the focal of Wind River Systems employees’ skill requirements from a more task based approach to a customer oriented approach. Before the transition‚ the sales unit was in charge of connecting the potential clients with the company
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complex operation at such a large and do it consistently would only be possible by the huge effort by Wal-Mart’s ‘associates’ as its employees are called. This papers looks at the human resources practices of Wal-Mart with a special focus on group and team behavior‚ leadership‚ conflict and negotiation‚ human resource practices and organizational culture and diversity within the company to understand them and also provide some recommendations to make them better in the future. Analysis of various HR
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Nepotism Laretha Moss Human Resource Management Capstone – HRM 599 Nepotism Summarize the major problems that Mary Smith has caused in her short tenure with the company. Workplace nepotism can threaten positive corporate culture no matter whether it is deliberate or unintentional. Owners or managers of a business who give special treatment to their family members can decrease the morale of the other employees. Dealing with workplace nepotism can be frustrating‚ especially
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Pakistan Banking Sector INTRODUCTION Financial Sector Financial Sector in Pakistan owns a number of financial institutions -Commercial banks‚ specialized banks‚ national savings schemes‚ insurance companies‚ investment banks‚ stock exchanges‚ leasing companies‚ micro-finance institutions and Islamic banks etc. They offer so many products and services of assets and liabilities side. Financial developing has increased during the last several years instead of commercial banks. Commercial banks
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business coaching‚ career coaching‚ Career coaching and sales coaching. Career coaching refers to the process through which an individual is trained on how to handle tasks that fall under their duties and responsibilities in the workplace. In most cases‚ career coaching is done in the form of orientation and periodical training of staff (Phillips & Phillips‚ 2012). 2. Ch11‚ page 514‚ question 6: You have been asked to evaluate whether a company’s pay structure is fair to women and minorities. How
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Case Study: The Reluctant Receptionist 1. Why did the absence of accurate job information create a problem? The absence of accurate job information created a problem because there was no written job description and job specification. Also‚ the HR Director was supposed to mention during the interview that Virginia is expected to be a 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
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