Employee Relations Emerald Article: Managing HRM risk in a merger Jane Bryson Article information: To cite this document: Jane Bryson‚ (2003)‚"Managing HRM risk in a merger"‚ Employee Relations‚ Vol. 25 Iss: 1 pp. 14 - 30 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01425450310453490 Downloaded on: 06-11-2012 References: This document contains references to 53 other documents Citations: This document has been cited by 10 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight
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1. Introduction Traditionally‚ labor economics focused on the labor market rather than looking inside the “black box” of firms. Industrial sociologists and psychologists made the running in Human Resource Management (HRM). This has changed dramatically in last two decades. Human Resource Management (HRM) is now a major field in labor economics. The hallmark of this work is to use standard economic tools applied to the special circumstances of managing employees within companies. HRM economics has
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. Planning‚ organizing‚ staffing‚ leading and controlling represent the: Your Answer: HR management function. Correct Answer: Management process. Incorrect. This is the staffing and personnel management function. Be cognizant of the basic functions that all managers perform. 2. The bottom line of managing is: Your Answer: Getting results. Correct. Managers get these results through people. 3. Which of the following is not a right bestowed by a manager’s authority
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Question 2: Lenovo seems to be "stuck in the middle"? What does it need to be a leader both in China and internationally? After acquiring IBM‚ Lenovo achieved great benefits and became a well-known private computer brand in the global market‚ expecially in China. However‚ this company had to face with "stuck in the middle" when integrating IBM Corporation’s PC division. The differences between two national cultures were the reason why that Lenovo failed in implementing strategies for Chinese market
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Running out of resources has been one of the most influential claims of the early environmental movements‚ and a claim that provided the background for many of the environmental movements such as; recycling‚ the argument that small-is-beautiful and the excuse for the need to restructure society away from its obsession of consumption and production. The idea of the world losing its resources at an accelerated rate because of humans‚ has been very influential over the past 30 years. This movement
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growing society‚ we must pay special attention to the amounts and types of resources we our currently consuming and the supply of these resources that will last us for the future. In researching this topic there are many factors to take into account such as the ever growing population‚ use of limited and unlimited resources‚ destruction of resources without full utilization of them‚ and the planning and discovering of new resources for our future. It is a safe assumption to make that our society ’s
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Steps to Conserve Natural Resources Natural resources are actually nature’s gift to mankind to help us live a comfortable and peaceful life. But‚ at the same time‚ we as human beings have the responsibility of conserving natural resources by taking the right steps. This will help us maintain the environmental balance and satisfy our needs to the maximum. These days‚ the biggest concern before us is the fast reduction of natural resources such as water‚ natural gas‚ and forests. A planned and prudent
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do disputes over natural resources sometimes turn violent while others don’t? The following analysis will contribute to the debate over why natural resource disputes in particular regions turn into violent conflict in comparison to others. In order to address this question‚ it is crucial to understand the historical‚ economic‚ political and cultural context in which these conflicts arise. The approach taken in this essay is one that sees the exploitation of natural resources as only one of several
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10 Greatest Resources of India A resource is a source or supply from which benefit is produced. Typically resources are materials or other assets that are transformed to produce benefit and in the process may be consumed or made unavailable. The 10 greatest resources of India are as follows.. Land : Land Resources in India enclose approximately 1.3 million sq miles and is a cape‚ protruding into the Indian Ocean‚ in between the Bay of Bengal on the east and Arabian Sea on the west. Indian
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Economics 472 Economics of Renewable Resources December 8‚ 2010 Time: 2 hours Answer any THREE questions. Do not attempt to answer more than three questions. The three questions that you answer will be given equal weight. This examination is to be returned with your examination booklets. 1. Economists have argued for over sixty years that the economics of natural resources‚ both renewable and non‐renewable‚ is basically an application of the economist’s theory of capital
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