Theme: “Evolution of Human Resource to Human Capital: A Strategic Shift” The difference between "Human Resources" and "Human Capital" could be made on the basis of the simplest explanation from dictionary. "Resources" have been defined as "The total means available for economic and political development‚ such as mineral wealth‚ labour force and armaments. An available supply that can be drawn on when needed." "Capital" is defined as "Any form of wealth employed or capable of being employed
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many challenges. Organisation must adopt a more strategic perspective for managing employees. This report highlights the key role played by human resource professionals using organisational development techniques to improve the overall organisational effectiveness. Introduction The role of Human Resource Management (HRM) seeks to maximise organisational competiveness and performance through the best practices in the management of people. Management research has also increasingly focused on identifying
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INTRODUCTION: This case study is related with the selection process- the process of selection is about choosing the right people for the right job. In this case we assume that we have already chosen interview as an appropriate instrument to measure candidate’s performance in selection criteria. Our task will be to prepare right questions for the candidates that let us predict the most adequate candidate for the job. Bitstream is a software company that has identified an opportunity to develop and market a new product
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COMPENSATION‚ BENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS One of the most difficult functions of personnel management is that which concerns compensating the employees fairly and equitably. OVERVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION SYSTEM The American Regime * Act No. 102 Act Regulating the Salaries of Officers and Employees in the Philippine Civil Service The Commonwealth Regime * Commonwealth Act No. 402 An Act to Provide for the Classification of Positions and Standardization of Salaries in the Government
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improving Human Resource Management within their own organizations. All organizations require some form of organizational management. However‚ the success of an organization is derived from the organizations own individual strengths‚ limitations and submissions. This is where Human Resources Management comes into place. Human Resource Management can be used as a means to assist workers with productivity and organizational structure. The problem is that because Human Resource Management plays such
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TELEPHONY SECTOR IN KENYA JOHN OCHIENG ODIE MANAGEMENT OF STATEGIC CHANGE AT KENYA INSTITUTE OF ADMINISTRATION GABRIEL CHEKUKI WASIKE COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY BARCLAYS BANK OF KENYA IN COUNTERACTING INDUSTRY COMPETITION HEZRON OUMA LIGARE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY THE STATE CORPORATION IN KENYA NOAH KIPROP CHEPTUMO RESPONSE STRATEGIES TO FRAUD-RELATED CHALLENGES BY BARCLAYS BANK OF KENYA MUKASA VICTOR MUKHWANA THE IMPACT OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON PERFORMANCE:
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1. Recruitment and selection activities within a high-performance organization include three of the following. Which is not a recruitment and selection activity within a high-performance organization? | A. Finding employees who innovate‚ share ideas‚ and take initiative | B. Selection methods that concentrate on identifying technical skills only | C. Selection methods that include group interviews‚ open-ended questions‚ and psychological tests | D. Finding employees who are enthusiastic
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Title of the Journal Article: What Makes Human Resource a Strategic Partner? Name of Author/s: Lawler‚ Edward E‚ III and Boudreau‚ John W. Name of Journal: Scholarly Journals Date/ Issue of Journal: (2009): 02-22-2014 MAJOR IDEAS OF AUTHOR: At last! For over a ten year of decades‚ HR professionals have seen an increasing call to take on the third role which is to be a strategic partner. But what it takes to be a strategic business partner? What are its requirements? Through this article
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Human Resource Management vs. Personal Management Human resource management is defined as a strategic approach to manage employment relations with an aim to improve people’s skills and capabilities in order to achieve organisational objectives through distinctive set of integrated employment policies and practices. Personal Management could be defined as administrative discipline of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organisation (http://www.businessdictionary
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Knowledge Management and Creative HRM Professor Ingi Runar Edvardsson University of Akureyri‚ Iceland Occasional Paper 14 Department of Human Resource Management University of Strathclyde 2003 Knowledge Management and Creative HRM Introduction Knowledge management (KM) is about developing‚ sharing and applying knowledge within the organization to gain and sustain a competitive advantage (Petersen and Poulfelt 2002). How‚ then‚ is human resource management (HRM) related to knowledge management
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