How would you account for the rise of the human resource function within large firms? Word Count: 1928 MSc in Management Year One How would you account for the rise of the human resource function within large firms The term “human resources” is used to refer to the department of a business or organization that deals with the hiring‚ administration and training of staff (Oxford Dictionary‚ 2012). The field of HR management is a bit more complicated to define‚ as it seems to have a variety
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were to be an animal‚ I would be an African Lion. The African Lion is an animal that describes my strengths and attributes perfectly and has characteristics that I would love to call my own. The African Lion has been called “the King of Beasts” for centuries‚ due to its majestic appearance and the fact that it is at the top of the food chain. I too would like the respect the African Lion receives and the title that it has been given. If I were an African Lion I would be able to bake in the African
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Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? The Continental Army was in the control of George Washington. General Washington was brilliant in devising plans and attacks. However to make General Washington’s plans and attacks successful he needed men. Not just any men‚ he needed men that were loyal‚ brave‚ and willing to fight. But these men were a lot more difficult to find than you’d think. Quitting would be sensible if you didn’t want to risk your life at Valley Forge. But General Washington needed men
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1. How would you boil down Kent’s analytic doctrine in understandable terms for policymakers? Kent explains in the document “Tensions in Analyst-Policymaker Relation” that there needs to be a relationship between the analyst and the policymaker. The policy-maker will criticize the analyst work to ensure that the evidence has been evaluated‚ the recommendations are not vague or biased and that alternative explanation and projections have been considered. He sums up the job of the analyst by stating
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structure is fundamental‚ divisional‚ matrix‚ team-based‚ and virtual network. Functional‚ divisional‚ and matrix are traditional approaches that rely on the chain of command to define departmental groupings and reporting relationships along the hierarchy‚ (Daft‚ p.318‚ 2013). Functional structure is where all the people in different departments all work towards to the top of the organization. They look at the organization as a whole. Divisional structure is where everyone works on the same thing at one
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Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would you prefer to live in? There are too many differences between live in a big city and a small city. So we have to choice our own position. If you like calm condition‚ small cities are suits you. Although‚ if you want to improve yourself‚ big cities are the most important place to learn so many things will need your future life. In life‚ people’s the best thing is of course
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alcohol. Experts call these people “functional alcoholics” or “high-functioning alcoholics” (Bienvenu). These so called “functional alcoholics” can live life to the fullest‚ while maintaining a strong tolerance for alcohol. Even
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Military Ethics Would you disobey an unjust or illegal command given to you by a superior? If deontological ethics is applied then it could be questionable. “Deontological ethics is and ethical theory that places special emphasis on the relationship between duty and the morality of human actions” (Britannica 2016). An action is considered morally good because of characteristics from the action itself‚ not because the end result of the action is good. One could be given a command that is unjust or
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Describe a job that you would like to do in the future. A job I would like to do in the future would be to work as a foreign correspondent journalist. I’m somebody who loves to travel and loves to learn about other cultures and the way they work‚ and also the history of other countries and places around the world. So this is a job that..err... really is attractive to me. I also really enjoy writing. It’s something I get a lot of pleasure from‚ so that job would allow me to combine my interests
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What would you do with a million dollars?The amount of money that will pass through your hands over a working lifetime is incredible. For example‚ if you work 40 years and earn only an average of $25‚000 per year‚ you will have made $1 million even without salary increases due to inflation. The average family in America earns nearly $50‚000 per year. You are likely to earn over $2 million dollars in yourlifetime! What will you do with your millions? Many older people have spent it all. Is that what
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