maintaining a competitive advantage (Millmore et al.‚ 2007). Therefore‚ in a growing number of organizations‚ strategic human resources management (SHRM) is now viewed as a source of competitive advantage. Strategic human resource management is designed to help companies meet the needs of their employees while promoting company goals. As an important aspect of strategic human resource management is employee development‚ organisations have to consider employees may want or need and what the company can
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and Sustainability By Elaine Cohen‚ Sully Taylor‚ Ph.D.‚ and Michael Muller-Camen‚ Ph.D. SHRM Foundation Executive Briefing Produced in partnership with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) and the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) Overview Organizations are increasingly concerned with sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The HR function is uniquely positioned to assist in both developing and implementing sustainability strategy
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www.ccsenet.org/ibr International Business Research Vol. 4‚ No. 1; January 2011 The Effect of Human Resource Management Practices on Corporate Performance: A Study of Graphic Communications Group Limited Rosemond Boohene‚ PhD (Corresponding author) School of Business University of Cape Coast‚ Cape Coast Tel: 233-20-710-5865 E-mail: rboohene@yahoo.com Ernesticia Lartey Asuinura School of Business University of Cape Coast‚ Cape Coast Tel: 233-33-213-7870 Abstract E-mail: ticialassuinura@yahoo
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Executive summary There are various functions of human resources management and there are different approaches taken by the management in terms of managing the human capital. The soft and hard approaches are often implemented by different organisations depending on their structure. As such‚ this paper sought to compare these two philosophies in a bid to establish the advantage as well as disadvantages of each approach. A critical analysis of the case study of Toyota which uses the soft approach
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ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ON ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH. 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background to the Study A rapidly changing economic environment‚ characterized by such phenomena as the globalization and deregulation of markets‚ changing customer and investor demands‚ and ever-increasing product-market competition‚ has become the norm for most organizations. To compete‚ they must continually improve their performance by reducing costs‚ innovating products and processes‚ and improving
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INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The Concept of Human Resource Management Human resources is a term used to refer to how people are managed by organizations. It was basically a traditionally administrative function but with time it focuses and recognizes talented and engaged people and organizational success. Human resources has at least two related interpretations depending on context. The original usage was traditionally called labour. It is a measure of the work done by human beings. This
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Previous decades have seen considerable changes within implementation of human resource planning. The following report has been devised in order to analyse occurrence and reasoning of these changes. The following points shall be reviewed: Identification of the different drivers which affect organisational management. Analysis of the changes in human resource management implementation consequential of the above stated changes. Explanation of adaptations of the recruitment and selection
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Human Resource Management (HRM) is a relatively new approach to managing people in any organization. People are considered the key resource in this approach. It is concerned with the people dimension in management of an organization. Since an organization is a body of people‚ their acquisition‚ development of skills‚ motivation for higher levels of attainments‚ as well as ensuring maintenance of their level of commitment are all significant activities. These activities
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Effective Performance Appraisals Latoya Cannon BUS303: Human Resource management Instructor: Gwnedolyn McCants-Allen April 24‚ 2013 A performance appraisal helps with developing information on an employee‚ which will help determine if the objectives that were set forth have been met‚ and what needs to be improved to help with the success of the company. This evaluation happens once a year to help the employer determine whether or not an employee is a great asset for the company. Performance
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International human resource management: diversity‚ issues and challenges International HRM 409 Wesley A. Scroggins Missouri State University‚ Springfield‚ Missouri‚ USA‚ and Philip G. Benson New Mexico State University‚ Las Cruces‚ New Mexico‚ USA Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this article is to introduce the special issue which considers the impact that the global world has had on the profession of HRM. Design/methodology/approach – In June 2009‚ the International Human Resource
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