STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Identify an organization that has recently got competitive advantage over their nearest competitor. What were their Human Resource Strategies? APPLE Apple Inc. (Apple) was incorporated on January 3‚ 1977‚ is engaged in designing‚ manufacturing and marketing mobile communication and media devices‚ personal computers‚ and portable digital music players. The Company’s products and services include iPhone‚ iPad‚ Mac‚ iPod‚ Apple TV‚ a portfolio of consumer
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existing job. 8. Ergonomics - The interface between individuals’ physiological characteristics and the physical work environment. Chapter 5: 1. Forecasting - The attempts to determine the supply of and demand for various types of human resources to predict areas within the organization where there will be future labor shortages or surpluses. 2. Leading Indicator - An objective measure that accurately predicts future labor demand. 3. Transitional Matrix - A matrix showing the proportion of employees
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to the dynamic changes in the environment? Illustrate with examples. Nowadays most organizations operate in a dynamic environment. A dynamic environment‚ with frequent unpredictable events which have an impact on the organization‚ implies that management needs to align the organization with this ever changing context. Organizations struggle when the rate of change in their environment outpaces their organizational capacity to keep up (Foster & Kaplan‚ 2001). It is no longer possible for organization
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OH&S legislation is the result of the vested interests of doctors and lawyers rather than genuine concern for employee health or management excellence’. Do you agree with this statement? Discuss. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) legislation are a set of rules that promote worker safety within a workplace. These rules are based around the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 which aims to improve workplace safety in Victoria‚ however these are regulated and applicable nationally. This act
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the Relationship Between Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development Diana Williams National American University Understanding the Relationship Between Human Resource Management and Human Resource Development Human resource management (HRM) is the umbrella under which all other human resource activities are found. Some of the major activities under the umbrella are: benefits and compensation‚ health safety and security‚ human resource planning‚ staffing‚ equal employment
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Ethical versus Unethical Behavior Carlos Mercado University of Phoenix MGT 344 November 17‚ 2007 Ethical versus Unethical Behavior Companies establish ethics policies as a way to identify expectations of workers and to offer guidance on handling common ethical problems that might arise in the course of doing business. For an organization to determine whether a behavior is ethical or unethical‚ the terms must be defined. The term ethical behavior refers to how an organization
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Performance Appraisal Unit – 6 1)Performance appraisal is done for a) administrative purpose b) employee development c) programme assessment d) all the above 2)Performance appraisal emphasizes on a) to create & maintain satisfactory level of performance b) to meet individual development needs c) to help superiors to have proper understanding about subordinates d) all the above 3)The appraiser may be a) manager or supervisor b) the employers peer c) self appraisal
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I. Introduction In this era of globalisation‚ where the competition in the market has become drastic‚ human capital is deemed to be the most important factor to the integration as well as strategy of enterprises among any other factors (Waddel‚ Cummings‚ & Worley‚ 2007). Since retaining and sustaining workforce is undeniably crucial to corporate integration‚ learning the trend and comprehending the will of employees is crucial to any enterprise’s survival. Taking scenario in Australia‚ the
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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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Jim was a very successful professional and had much great experience in this area. Jim found the organization needing some changes‚ like a reorganization of the structure‚ a clear clarification of the short/term goals and a need to enhance the teamwork within the company. These problems would be solved with reorganization of the bonus plan they have‚ and to delegate decisions to the employees‚ to make them have the need to have responsibilities and decision making power. This company had grown at a ra
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