OPEN ACCESS ISSN 2280-4056 E-Journal of International and Comparative LABOUR STUDIES Volume 3‚ No. 2 May-June 2014 E-Journal of International and Comparative LABOUR STUDIES ADAPT International School of Higher Education in Labour and Industrial Relations Scientific Directors Lauren Appelbaum (USA)‚ Greg Bamber (Australia)‚ Stuart M. Basefsky‚ (United States)‚ Daria V. Chernyaeva (Russia)‚ Richard Croucher (United Kingdom)‚ Maurizio del Conte (Italy)‚ Tomas Davulis (Lithuania)‚
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Data Resources Case: Better data help Virgin Mobile Australia win the customer wars Virgin mobile Australia is a major player in the Australian mobile industry. It had grown aggressively by pioneering new products and services‚ including a prepaid service that did not require a contract‚ free voice mail‚ and billing all calls by second. Other operators followed suit‚ leaving Virgin Mobile Australia wondering how it could maintain its competitive lead. The answer lay in making better use of the
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Human Resource Management (HRM) is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of‚ management of‚ and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. HRM can also be performed by line managers. HRM is the organizational function that deals with issues related to people such as compensation‚ hiring‚ performance management‚ organization development‚ safety‚ wellness‚ benefits‚ employee motivation‚ communication‚ administration‚ and training. HRM is also a strategic
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Vegetarianism Vegetarianism is not simply a present-day fashion. Human beings from diverse cultures have practiced it since ancient times. The number of vegetarians worldwide today is unknown. However‚ according to the Vegetarian Resource Group‚ there are as many 6 to 8 million in the United States alone. Since the 1980s‚ interest in vegetarianism has risen dramatically. So has the demand for sound information about its pros and cons. DEFINITIONS According to the International Vegetarian
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Environment Resource Management Introduction Environmental issues have fast become a major global issue. Following decades of consumption of her natural resources Mother Nature may well have decided to hit back. The climate is changing. The earth is warming up‚ and there is now overwhelming scientific evidence that not only this is happening‚ it is mainly human-induced. With global warming on the increase and species and their habitats on the decrease‚ chances for ecosystems to adapt naturally
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Common Pool Resources Common Pool Resources are defined as non-excludable‚ but rival in consumption. Excludability is a property of a good where a person can be prevented from using it. Rivalry is a property of a good where one person’s use diminishes another person’s use. Externalities: costs/benefits that others face due to individuals’ actions. Externalities arise when those who use an asset (sink/source) but do not pay the full cost of maintaining the asset. The costs are transferred to common
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Research Article focuses on the analysis and resolution of managerial issues based on analytical and empirical studies. A Study of HRD Concepts‚ Structure of HRD Departments‚ and HRD Practices in India T V Rao‚ Raju Rao‚ and Taru Yadav Human Resource Development (HRD) as a function has evolved in India indigenously from the year 1975 when Larsen&Toubro (L&T) conceptualized HRD as an integrated system and decided to separate it from the personnel function. Since then‚ most organizations have started
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some two-fifths of the total Russian deciduous forested area and growing stock being sequestered in European Russia. The coniferous resource‚ accounting for more than 60 percent of the forested land and two-thirds of volume in European Russia‚ amounted to 103 million hectares of stocked forest land and 13.9 billion cub meters of growing stock. The deciduous resource of 7.2 billion cubic meters is supported on 62 million hectares. The forests of European Russia can be credited with annual growth
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definitions applied to Human Resource Development (HRD). To demonstrate your understanding of HRD‚ use an essay format to critically discuss the following definition: HRD is a combination of structured and unstructured learning and performance based activities which develop individual and organisational competency‚ capability and capacity to cope with and successfully manage change. Introduction The field of Human Resource Development (HRD) is embroiled
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to the rapidly technological evolution‚ this is a highly competitive market to sustain competiveness in the market. For example‚ AT&T’s business evolves around technologies‚ there is shift of demand in the consumer market; consumers have switch to use instant messaging services like ‘whatapps’ instead of talking over the phone or short messaging services. AT&T must be able to implement alternate strategies to meet customers’ need before competitors. Though there are four major players in the telecommunication
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