[pic] “Investing in Africa’s Future” FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION COURSE TITLE: MMS505 HRM & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SEMESTER II: EMBA ASSIGNMENT - JANUARY 2012 LECTURER: MUSHONGA A D 1. Case Study: Paula was a secretary who had returned to work for her former employers. She was reckoned to be one of the best: a fast‚ accurate typist‚ intelligent‚ and willing. On her return‚ she acquired a word processing system‚ and was sent on a course. She was enthusiastic
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LUKE MARK P. RIVERA COURSE: M.S. ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT MSEM814 – ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES 1. Definition of Terms; a. Personnel Management: is an administrative discipline of hiring and developing employees. It includes; Conducting job analyses‚ planning personnel needs and recruitment‚ orienting and training‚ determining and managing wages and salaries. b. Procurement: The act of obtaining or buying goods and services. The process includes preparation and processing of a demand
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Job Rotation Programs Pamela Robinson-Smith Walsh College Human Resource Management 555 February 29‚ 2012 Introduction Job rotation programs are very enriching but require much energy from both the company implementing the program as well as the employees. Job rotation is the systematic movement of employees from job to job within an organization. Job rotation is a systematic career development strategy that moves employees laterally and offers customized assignments for specialized
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RESEARCH ANALYSIS (1) Local Study Critique (2) Foreign Study Critique (3) Full Research (Chapters 1‚ 2 and 3 Analysis) By: Heidilisa L. Ibale Submitted to: Professor Diana Lee Tracy Chan Implications of Credentials‚ Employee Selection Process and HEI Quality on Graduate Employment Success: Employment Transition Patterns in the Labor Market of Batangas‚ Philippines Edgar Allan Castro De La Salle Lipa‚ College of Business Economics‚ Accountancy and Management. Copyright
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or to laugh at themselves?1 In the building society case study‚ there are examples of bad managerial behaviour on the part of both Mary Rodgers‚ the branch manager and Jane Taylor‚ the senior branch assistant. Jane Taylor was clearly good at her job if‚ after four years‚ she was promoted to this new role‚ yet within a short period of time‚ she was having trouble with Tony Jackson. Looking back at what Mullins said‚ Miss Taylor doesn’t appear to have confidence in her own ability or indeed awareness
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Job rotation has been recognized as a good practice for personnel development in the social and health care field. (Laaksonen‚ Niskanen & Ollila 2012‚ 196; Hamilton & Wilkie‚ 2001.) It promotes the professional competence of an individual as well as supports co-operation between work units. It is not only increases professional knowledge and experiences‚ also individual’s performance in different positions and responsibilities‚ the best criterion for evaluation and measurement of their capabilities
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Herzberg or Vroom or McClelland as the different points made in this case study relate or link to the theories that these three theorists have come up with. For example Bob Nelson believes that workers need some control of their work meaning job enrichment and being recognised for achievements made. This links back to Herzberg’s theory that workers can be forced into doing anything if the pay is high but this does not mean that they want to do it. They are not motivated. To motivate them they must
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CHAPTER 6: Training and Development Training begins at an elementary level‚ often teaching basic literacy and mathematics skills before offering instruction in specific job skills. The nature of work is changing. We can no longer count on learning one job and keeping it until retirement. We must learn to think not only of a single chosen career over a lifetime‚ but of several careers from which we master a cluster of skills that must be continually upgraded. Careers of the future will require
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOO CHUNG KIAN LITERATURE REVIEW: JOB ANALYSIS AND JOB DESIGN What Is Job Analysis? Introduction In human resources‚ job analysis plays an important role of it. It provides information regarding positions in the organisation. It is an important topic as well as a vital employment tool which can assist with HR activities and potential and current employees‚ ‘Job analysis is the systematic study of positions to identify their observable duties and responsibilities
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Job design determines the way work is organized and performed. Job design typically refers to the way that a set of tasks‚ or an entire position‚ is organized. The aim of job design is to improve job satisfaction‚ to improve quality and to reduce employee problems (e.g.‚ grievances‚ absenteeism‚ turnover etc).Good design incorporates the relationship with organizational goals and values and should be well understood in order to align and prioritize the job’s responsibilities. The design should:
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