appraisals of state employees. Using logistic regression and statistical definitions of prima facie discrimination‚ we found no support for the hypothesis that adverse impact is materially affected by criterion specificity. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals‚ Inc. Introduction Performance appraisal is often at the center of equal employment opportunity litigation involving promotions and terminations (Bernardin & Tyler‚ 2001). The recent heavily publicized Title VII cases against CocaCola‚ the Ford Motor
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* HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT “A strategic and coherent approach to the management of an organization’s most valued assets”- the people working there who individually & collectively contribute to the achievement of its objectives. An organization is made up of resources Men‚ Machine‚ Money‚ Material & methods. Of these the first one is living i.e human & other three are non living i.e non-human. It’s the human resources therefore that activate other resources. Hence‚ it’s the human or people that
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Human Resource Management Institute (HRMI) Edexcel BTEC HND in Business – HRM – Batch 3E / 1S Unit No/Title: Unit 21: Human Resource Management Unit Code: K/601/1264 Assignment No: 1 Assignment Title: Human Resource Management Date Set: 2nd / 3rd March 2013 Due Date: 30th / 31st March 2013 Grading Opportunities Available Outcomes/ Grade Descriptors LO 1.1 LO 1.2 LO 1.3 LO 1.4 LO 2.1 LO 2.2 LO 2.3 LO 2.4 LO 3.1 LO 3.2 LO 3.3 LO 3.4
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (HRM) IN THE GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: THEORY AND PRACTICE. BY UKERTOR GABRIEL MOTI (P.hD.) Department of Public Administration UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA INTRODUCTION Human resource management (HRM) is universal in terms of strategies‚ policies and processes. The term has gradually replaced personnel management. Managing and developing human resources in the international (global) setting is increasingly recognized as a central challenge
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Human resources in Russia: The greatest opportunity‚ the greatest challenge A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit Sponsored by 1 Contents Russian human resources today The best in the world? Educated and cultured Quality is deteriorating at the margins Which are the difficult positions to full? 3 3 3 4 6 Salaries – what do you pay? The role of pay in staff motivation Competition for talent forcing pay rises The battle with HQ The dollar peg: weak US dollar – what currency
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Definition: 1. Human Resource Management (HRM‚ HR) is the management of an organization’s employees. While human resource management is sometimes referred to as a "soft" management skill‚ effective practice within an organization requires a strategic focus to ensure that people resources can facilitate the achievement of organizational goals. Effective human resource management also contains an element of risk management for an organization which‚ as a minimum‚ ensures legislative compliance. 2. Human Resource
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)…………………………………2 3) HRM vs. Personal Management…………………………..3 & 4 4) McGregor Theory X and Y………………………………..4 & 5 5) Analysis………………………………………………………….6 6) Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs……………....6‚ 7 & 8 7) Analysis………………………………………………………….9 8) Conclusion…………………………………….………….…….10 9) References………………………………………………...11 & 12 Abstract: This report is a guide about human resource management and a detailed theory of two models that is used in HRM. It is the activity done by the management in the firms to recruit
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Answer CASE STUDY : 1 A policy is a plan of action. It is a statement of intention committing the management to a general course of action. When the management drafts a policy statement to cover some features of its personnel programmes‚ the statement may often contain an expression of philosophy and principle as well. Although it is perfectly legitimate for an organization to include its philosophy‚ principles and policy in one policy expression. Q1) Why organizations adopt personnel policies
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INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The Concept of Human Resource Management Human resources is a term used to refer to how people are managed by organizations. It was basically a traditionally administrative function but with time it focuses and recognizes talented and engaged people and organizational success. Human resources has at least two related interpretations depending on context. The original usage was traditionally called labour. It is a measure of the work done by human beings. This
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developing from a small plant to a global car manufacturer. It is not only because of its organization structure and high technology but also because of its excellent human resource management. This report will analyze the human resource management and strategies of Volkswagen‚ and try to explain its success secret. Human Resource Management After Volkswagen AG established‚ it is almost 70 years. In these years‚ Volksvagen AG has developed from a small plant to an international automotive corporation
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