Michael J. Muller IBM Research One Rogers Street Cambridge‚ MA USA 02142 +1 617 693 4235 jt17@cornell.edu michael_muller@us.ibm.com ABSTRACT Social tagging systems allow users to share resources categorized according to community-generated tags. These systems serve to organize personal information‚ provide opportunities for users to express their identities and to allow for social information seeking. In this paper‚ we examine the motivations behind tag selection‚ specifically focusing
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A summary of modern practices in employee recruitment and selection methods Business revolves around people. It’s the people in the business that run it so therefore it’s always important to have the best employee to do it. That is why selection is such an important aspect of any organisation‚ small time or bigger. It is fundamental to the performance of any business or establishment that the personnel that it employs are competent to fill the role‚ and enhance the companies overall performance
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SWOT IBM SWOT analysis 2013 Strengths Weaknesses 1. First mover in cloud computing solutions for enterprises 2. Brand reputation 3. Diversified business 4. Strong competency in acquisitions 5. Integration of products and services 1. Expensive service and software solutions 2. Focus mainly on large enterprises Opportunities Threats 1. Expand services and software divisions 2. Increasing demand of cloud based services 1. Increasing competition in the cloud computing market 2. Slowing growth of world
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“Don’t wait for them to come to you‚ you go to them”. A qualitative study of recruitment approaches in community based walking programmes in the UK Anne Matthews (Corresponding author) Dr Anne Matthews‚ British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group (BHFHPRG)‚ Department of Public Health‚ University of Oxford‚ Old Road Campus‚ Oxford‚ England‚ OX3 7LT. Tel: +44 1865 289247‚ Fax: +44 1865 611789‚ Email: anne.matthews@dph.ox.ac.uk Graham Brennan Psychological Sciences and Health‚ University
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IBM Corp Mission Possible Antwan Buie‚ Regina Hailey‚ Cassandra Hayden‚ Valerie Wilson Shorter University Introduction International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation is a worldwide supplier of advanced information processing technology‚ communication systems‚ services‚ and program products (IBM‚ 2012). The company creates business value for clients and solves business problems through integrated solutions that leverage information technology and deep knowledge of business processes.
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brand which includes an ’employee offering’. Depending on the size and culture of the organization recruitment may be undertaken in-house by managers‚ human resource generalists and / or recruitment specialists. Alternatively parts of all of the process might be undertaken by either public sector employment agencies‚ or commercial recruitment agencies‚ or specialist search consultancies. Recruitment Process: 1. Job Analysis: a. Job Description b. Job Specification c. Person Specification:
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International Business Machines‚ abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue"‚ is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk‚ New York‚ United States. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter)‚ and offers infrastructure services‚ hosting services‚ and consulting services in areas ranging from
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Q. 01. What does service mean to IBM? Answer: Thomas Watson IBM’s founder. `IBM means to service’. IBM defines itself as a service company and the corporate philosophy articulated by Watson was not just to be a good service company‚ but to be the best service company in the world. IBM chairman stated‚ "We have changed our technology‚ changed our organization‚ changed our marketing and manufacturing techniques many times and we accept to go on changing. Service such as project management‚ application
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Recruitment Process Meaning and DEFINITIONS: Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for the jobs in the organization. Recruitment refers to the attempt of getting interested applicants and providing a pool of prospective employees so that management can select the right person-for the right job from this pool. Recruitment is a positive process because it increases the selection ratio by attracting a large number of applicants for the advertised
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CASE 15: THE FALL OF IBM Justin Marc C. Tariman B.S.B.A. MKTG 4 March 14‚ 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purpose The purpose of this case study analysis report to understand and formulate a set of actions for the case of a company that is experiencing rapid environment changes and difficulty in protecting its core business such as how IBM perceived its mainframes as king of computers. Problem IBM biggest problems include its huge size‚ highly bureaucratic decision making approach‚and
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