RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT Activities and Text Questions Q.1: Identify at least two resources from each category. Ans: Biotic resources - 1. human beings‚ 2. natural vegetation. Abiotic resources - 1. water‚ 2. coal‚ 3. petroleum. Renewable resources - 1. forests‚ 2. solar energy. Non-renewable resources - 1. coal‚ 2. CNG. Individual resources - 1. land‚ 2. house. Community resources - 1. grazing grounds‚ 2. public parks. National resources - 1. minerals‚ 2. river water. International
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skills and competences of an employee‚ purposely to improve his or her performance. Training makes it possible to introduce employees to what they do not know or what they know but needs to be mastered by them. Training in the labour market has many minor objectives. The basic objective for training is however to develop new skills and competences in employees or to upgrade or advance existing skills and competences in them‚ with the aim of enhancing the performance of employees on their job roles
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Using Balanced Scorecard for Subcontractor Performance Appraisal S. Thomas NG‚ Hong Kong‚ China Key words: Subcontractor performance‚ performance appraisal‚ balanced scorecard SUMMARY Several influential industry reports have pointed out that a decline in construction quality and productivity could be attributed to the performance of subcontractors who are entrusted to complete the actual works‚ yet subcontractor performance appraisal is a much neglected subject in construction. To facilitate
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Employment Selection and Training and Development Programs For organizations to operate successfully and deliver exceptional goods or services‚ they must select the right people to achieve the organizations goals. The employment selection process is vital in locating the appropriate individuals with knowledge‚ skills‚ and experience to fulfill the duties of his or her potential job. Effective employment selection processes allow organizations to reduce turnover and absenteeism‚ increase moral‚
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process of job or work performance. The relationship between personality and the level of job performance is dependent on the environment in which he/she is working. It is important to note that job or work performance of an individual are related to organizational success or failure. Hence performance should be aligned to achieve organizational goals. According to various researches it is concluded that cognitive ability is a major contributor towards employee’s performance as compared to the five
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Sustaining Employee Performance HRM 300 Sustaining Employee Performance Huffman Trucking is constantly re-evaluations its employee policies and always looking for better ways to serve employees and customers alike. Re-evaluating key positions within the company such as the Operational Analyst‚ and Truck Driver positions in order to sustain employee performance in these areas‚ are just some examples on how the company constantly strives to continue to be successful now and in the future. The following
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Introduction Performance appraisals benefit the company in a variety of ways. On the flip side‚ they can also create difficulties if they aren’t completed correctly. Many problems within the company can arise when supervisors haven’t been properly trained on appraisals. On a bigger note‚ companies can also be placed in legal trouble if appraisals are done incorrectly. To avoid these issues‚ the Human Resource Department needs implement training to the supervisors who conduct performance appraisals. Problems
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"In China‚ you are inevitably dependent on expatriate employees‚" explains Pepsi-Cola’s Anthony‚ whose 500-person workforce includes a number of expatriates. "There’s no established tradition of companies breeding middle managers‚ so there are very few experienced local people to recruit‚" he notes. Experts agree that local talent is needed for long-term success‚ but expatriates can help accelerate the learning curve of developing executives and managers. "It has been proven by case studies that
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Employee Engagement: The Key to Improving Performance Solomon Markos (Corresponding author) PhD Scholar‚ Department of Commerce and Management Studies‚ Andhra University Waltair‚ Visakhapatnam-530 003‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India Tel: 91-996-664-1683 E-mail: solomonmarkos5@yahoo.com M. Sandhya Sridevi Professor‚ Department of Commerce and Management Studies‚ Andhra University Waltair‚ Visakhapatnam-530 003‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India Tel: 91-984-884-2230 E-mail:
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intrinsic desire in a man to achieve the target goal through performance or activity. According to a model by Herzberg‚ “motivation is influenced by maintenance and motivational factors. Important motivational factors are the work itself‚ achievement‚ growth‚ responsibility‚ advancement and recognition. These are primary intrinsic motivators rather than extrinsic ones”. In recent times there has been a great challenge in the area of employee motivation. This challenge is due to rapid changes in the
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