THE HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTION OF HARRISON BROTHERS CORPORATION Company History Harrison Brothers Corporation was founded in Sydney on September 15‚ 1898‚ by Aubrey and William Harrison. Harrison’s is a multi-line traditional department store which deals mainly with men’s‚ women’s‚ and children’s clothing. In recent years‚ the store has expanded to include household furnishings and other items for the home. The long term goal of the company is to become the leading chain of department stores
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critical to the company and then using quantitative methods to identify human capital strategies that drive those outcomes; and standards of evidence‚ in which criteria is used to determine the importance of various relationships which can be used to better design employee strategies. An example is the measurement of employee productivity and work quality against organizational goals. Evidence based HR forces human resource professionals to systematically gather‚ utilize and evaluate information
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Impact of HR Practices on Organizational Performance in Bangladesh Mir Mohammed Nurul Absar1 abstract Impact of human resource management practices on organizational performance has been a widely researched area for years. But unfortunately‚ very insufficient number of studies have been conducted on this area in the context of Bangladesh and other developing countries. This study was undertaken to fill this obvious research gap. Data collected from fifty manufacturing firms in Bangladesh shows
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difference between personal management and human resource management Personnel Management Traditionally the term personnel management was used to refer to the set of activities concerning the workforce which included staffing‚ payroll‚ contractual obligations and other administrative tasks. In this respect‚ personnel management encompasses the range of activities that are to do with managing the workforce rather than resources. Personnel Management is more administrative in nature and the Personnel
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Human Resource Planning Human resource planning (HRP) in simple words could be defined as planning for the future personnel needs of an organization‚ taking into account both factors in the external environment and internal workforce. It is the process by which an organization ensures that it has the right number and kinds of people‚ at the right place‚ at the right time‚ capable of efficiently completing those tasks that will help the organization achieve its overall objectives. HRP is an important
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Course TitleContemporary Human Resource ManagementCourse Code MGT504No of Credits/Term3Mode of TuitionSectionalTeaching Hours42 hours / 3 hours per weekCategory in Major ProgrammeCore Prerequisites(s)NilCo-requisites(s)NilExclusion(s)NilExemption Requirement(s)Nil Brief Course Description This course examines a range of contemporary human resource management (HRM) issues. To meet the challenges of todays complex and dynamic business environment‚ HRM offers a range of strategies‚ techniques and
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include shareholders various groups of employees‚ government and the community at large. ← The recognition of the legitimacy of these multiple stakeholders renders this model a neo - pluralist model. ← This model emphasizes more on the human/soft side of HRM. ← Basically this is because this model emphasizes more on the fact that employees like any other shareholder are equally important in influencing organizational outcomes. ← In fact the interest of the various groups
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Diversity in human resources management is extremely important. First we need to establish just what exactly diversity is. Diversity is the sum total of all the differences which make individuals who they are and their ability to contribute to the goals of an organization. Managing diversity is a commitment and a conscious choice by an organization to value these differences by using diversity as a source of strength to achieve certain goals. According to Ruth Mayhew‚ “Workplace diversity affects
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satisfaction‚ whether for personal or group team gains or for the benefit of an organization community ‚ nation ultimately the whole community”. HRD beliefs:- 1- People can do better and do wonders. 2- Involve them‚ trust them and treat them as resource or assets. 3- Fours on strengths of people and help them overcome their weakness. 4- Integrate individual’s needs & aspiration to organization Objectives of HRD:- 1- Develop high motivation level 2- To strengthen superior-subordinate relationship
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGMENT 4/22/2011 Laurent Fontaine ------------------------------------------------- Table of contents I. Introduction.............................................................................................................................3 II. HR Planning...........................................................................................................................3 a) Strategic HR planning........................................
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