06/08/2013 Along with the flourishing development of Human Resource Management‚ increasingly more enterprises have attached great importance to the relationship between employees and employers‚ which is‚ put into professional terms‚ psychological contract. This concept was first introduced by Argyris in 1960 and has experienced several changes over the subsequent 50 years. However‚ what are the key factors that affect changes in the psychological contract? Personally
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria‚ like the rest of the world‚ is exposed to a wide range of natural or human induced disasters. While some of these disasters are rapid‚ others are slow-onset‚ resulting in catastrophic situations leading to loss of lives and property‚ degradation of environment. These disasters occur in form of drought‚ desertification‚ flooding‚ epidemics‚ coastal erosion‚ dam failure‚ building collapse‚ oil spillage‚ maritime collision or accident‚ bomb explosion‚ communal clash‚ fire‚ air
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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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has become a ‘social norm’ (BIEC‚ 1997). This essay will try to demonstrate three main benefits of recycling including its important role in economies‚ environment and energy-saving. Recycling generates substantial economic benefits and it has made a vital contribution to job creation and economic development. A great illustration of it is that recycling helps people save money and creates jobs in waste management and manufacturing industries. Recycling programs cost less to operate than waste collection
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has been a serious challenge to governments in Nigeria. Its effects‚ which include lack and deprivation in the basic necessities of life‚ are worrisome. Apart from inducing lack of certain capabilities‚ such as that of being able to participate with dignity in societal endeavours‚ poverty has earned recognition due to its damaging effects on the affairs of humanity at the local‚ national and international levels. Indeed‚ poverty is a snare. Among the committee of nations‚ Nigeria has been described
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Multinational Management of Working Capital MNCs tie up funds when investing in their working capital‚ which includes short term assets such as inventory‚ accounts receivable‚ and cash. They attempt working capital management by maintaining sufficient short-term assets to support their operations. Yet‚ they do not want to invest excessively in short-term assets because these funds might be put to better use. The management of working capital is more complex for MNCs that have foreign subsidiaries
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COVENTRY UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF BUSINESS‚ ENVRIONMENT AND SOCIETY Post Graduate Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management AUSM62 Human Resource Management STUDENT NAME : Ezhumalai Muralidharan STUDENT ID NUMBER : 4697400 LECTURER : Aneetha Sundram DATE OF SUBMISSION : 11-01-2013 Declaration of originality This is to certify that the work is entirely my own and not of any other person‚ unless
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“What is the biggest managerial challenge facing the airline industry in the 21st century?” The biggest managerial challenge facing the airline industry in the 21st century is the competition between short hauled flights and other nodes of transportation. This is an issue that is developing mainly in places such as China‚ USA‚ and Europe. Air travel is a huge form of transportation in China. With over 33 certified Airlines‚ and 20 of them being domestic‚ the Chinese rely heavily on air travel
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Human Resource Management (HRM) is a relatively new approach to managing people in any organization. People are considered the key resource in this approach. It is concerned with the people dimension in management of an organization. Since an organization is a body of people‚ their acquisition‚ development of skills‚ motivation for higher levels of attainments‚ as well as ensuring maintenance of their level of commitment are all significant activities. These activities
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Introduction 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 (Heathfield). It involves management decisions related to policies and practices which together shape the employment relationship and are aimed at achieving individual‚ organizational and societal goals (Boselie 2009). Human resource practices are designed and implemented by both HR professionals and
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