Essays on Human Resource Development

Identifying and Hiring Candidates for Open Jobs

Canada is a developed economy with some of the most skilled human resources managers in the world. However, the administrators in the field experience diverse challenges as they maneuver the dynamics in the terrain. One of the greatest challenges that the managers experience is the difficulty in identifying and retaining a skilled workforce for the various sectors in their organizations. The issue is profound in the technical areas. It is quite challenging to determine and locate talent beyond the placing of job advertisements. The sourcing of the top talent has been a source of pressure on the human resources ...

The reason for my topic selection

The case study is very important and synonymous with the course – human resource development and some concepts of leadership. It has a whole lot of connotations which have to be explained and understood. Human resource has to be developed because this is what constitutes an organization. In fact, we can see the whole of humanity to be a significant resource of skills and talents that are just waiting to be tapped, trained and managed. Training and development of individuals must fit with organization’s goals and objectives. This case study will greatly improve my knowledge of leadership and human ...

Introduction

‘Development of managers’ emotional competencies: mind-body training implication’ is an article written based on research conducted on the effectiveness of mind-body training on the development of managers’ emotional competencies. It uses a quasi-experimental design in testing a sample of managers to represent an entire population. The article is useful in providing information that is crucial in instructional design, talent management, and human resource development.

Summary

This is a research conducted on managers to determine the relationship between mind-body training and emotional competencies. It assesses emotional competencies in relation to human relationships and offers a solution to positive and healthy relationships. ...

Executive Summary

Nestlé is a large international company, leader in food and drinks retail sector. The organization is adopting aggressive growth strategy, which involves product line expansion in the Middle East and larger brand presence. The goals of the strategy will be achieved through organic growth as well as M&A. That said HRM strategy is central to the company. Nestlé employs Total Reward Management (TRM) system, Balance Scorecard and incentive-based approach to employee compensation. Importantly, Nestlé believes that retention and motivation of employees are grounded on the personal bonds between the company´s culture and employee. With that, Leadership and Management ...

Impact of Team-Based Approach on Productivity at Nestlé

Introduction

Companies in the contemporary business environment must rely more and more on intangible assets and develop competitive advantage beyond the hard and soft attributes of their products and services. Globalization and internationalization of supply chains demand more flexibility and resilience from the companies, placing pressure on their creative and innovative capabilities (Sims, 2007). That said Human Resource Management (HRM) has gone a long way in transforming from a simple administrative support function to a strategic element in most of the modern forward-looking organizations. Diversity is the key to building sustainable competitive ...

Abstract

This study tends to analyze the article mostly with respect to organizational climate. The article talks in favor of strategic human resource management approach which is the modern approach of human resource. This study gives the brief scenario of the condition of human resource management in current practice and its sensitivity which is followed by the brief background of the article. The article has supported the strategic human resource management as the second wave of human resource management evolution after the first wave that has improvised much aspect than the traditional one with different cases, examples, and exhibits. The ...

Essay

The company under consideration is Zoni Language Centers, which is known as one of the leaders in teaching English language and in international college placement education.

Zoni Language Centers offer educational services to great many of students from all over the world.

The company’s head office is located in Manhattan, New York, USA. The schools are located in the United States of America and Canada.

When speaking of mission of a company, it is necessary to understand:

what it does who the customer is, and what it should look like to be realized. According to its mission, Zoni is committed to apply its unique method of teaching foreign students English as a second or a foreign language. Moreover, Zoni Language Centers management team seems to realize ...

Background

The case “Solving a disciplinary Action Problem over the Internet” features two individuals: Roy Jackson and Jim Orrin. Roy is a district sale manager whereas Jim is a top sale representative. Jim has a problem of alcohol abuse, and he often comes to the office drunk. Roy, the district sales manager, is unable to confront Jim because he is just a recent graduate and Roy has been working for the company for the past eight years. Faced with uncertainty on how to face Jim’s alcohol abuse case, Roy checks on the firm’s intranet business program “Management Advisor/ ...

Abstract

The following study is dedicated to conceptualizing the change at Simmons corporation, working within the bedding industry. Firstly, the issues, faced by the company, are addressed. They can be mostly attributed to structural and financial difficulties. Then, the scope of the proposed change is addressed. Special attention is paid to explaining the rationale for the proposed design of change and justifying it with the results of scientific works. Thereafter the implementation processes are highlighted. Finally, the evaluation procedures and methodology are considered. It is expected that the proposed change significantly improves performance of Simmons via trust-building and enhancing employee ...

Executive Summary

Globalization and external environmental factors affecting change management transform the role of Human Resource Development from facilitator to change leader and highlight the importance of emotional intelligence on individual and group levels within organizations. The intense global competition requires firms to rely on the effective human resource management department to play the major role of keeping employees engaged. With increasing number of firms willing to penetrate global markets and the fact that competence among employees is seen as the main driver to success, it is imperative that human resource managers co-operate with other departments to improve competitive position of ...

The Washington County Mental Health Services is an agency that champions for the rights of people who are diagnosed with developmental disabilities, more so mental health. The agency champions for these people to be included in the communities. The agency also champions for these people to be given the liberty and right for self-determination as well as the opportunities to enable their recovery. The Washington County Mental Health Services has been in operation for over five decades, a period in which the agency has weathered many challenges included budgetary cuts and layoffs. The agency developed its strategic plan for ...

Abstract

Successful andragogy-based outcomes can be realized by the creation of comfortable professional development opportunities that focus on training applicability to address the concerns, interests, needs and issues pertaining to middle adult workers. Participation in practical activities and role playing enable middle adult learners to relate to novel teaching instructions and, by extension, keep them interested and engaged in their work place activities. The reason to keep middle adult staff engaged is to ensure that they have a positive attitude towards their job and that they are able to sustain their productivity for a considerable period. As such, there is ...

Introduction

In Human Resource Management (HRM), establishing an effective performance review program, which is reliable, accepted, and valid at all levels, is one the main challenges that HR professionals face (Nankervis et al., 2013, p.334). The report will analysis the best practices in Human Resource Management that involve functional activities and strategic plans. In the Department of Defense, the HRM is a vital element in the department that entrust a vital role to entice top talent employees, improves their service and ensures there are reference actions that are successful for desired results in the newly employees. Putting in mind, the ...

Introduction

Performance management is an important aspect of organizational function. It encompasses all the activities that concern the adherence to corporate goals. Performance management is an integral step towards the achievement of company objectives through sustainability (Roos, 1997, p.416). This is done in ways that promote organizational efficiency and consistency. Performance management can be streamlined to concern particular organizational units. Concerning this, it may regard to the activities of an organization’s departments or its employees. Through the creation of performance management strategies. Performance management has been cited in the field of corporate strategy (Youndt, 1996, p.840). Organizations use this ...

Audience

This paper is directed to the academic audience. It will benefit the academic community associated with the organizational function of human resource management. Specifically, the report would be presented to my tutor. This is done in partial fulfillment of my academic goals. Nevertheless, the information provided in the report has utmost significance to practitioners in the field of human resource management.

Summary

This report focuses on the issue of leadership and management performance in organizations. It begins with the definition of terms that commonly occur within the context of human resource management. It then proceeds to give a brief introduction ...

Introduction

The workforce of any organization is one of the key components in achieving success. An underperforming staff member presents a big problem to the organization because of the inefficiency of their work. In this paper, ways through which an underperforming store manager in Coles Stores should be handled will be addressed. Underperforming workers hinder the progress of an organization making it less efficient and unable to meet its goals and mission. These employees need to be dealt with in the realms of their rights. Most companies start off by counseling underperformers, if this does not work disciplinary action is ...

Introduction

Training and development has become an important part of human resource development in any organization. In the public sector, training and development is important because it helps in maintaining and improving the capability and capacity of the sector’s workforce in delivering services. Right now, Malaysia is strategizing on achieving the goals, vision, and objectives that are stated in the country’s macro policies and development document. For this reason, the public sector is supposed to play a vital role in ensuring that it acts as the pace setter, regulator, strategic integrator, and facilitator in achieving the requirements of ...

Abstract

Globalization and the vaiety of external factors, affecting change management transformed the role of Human Resource Development (HRM) from facilitator to change leader and highlighted the importance of emotional intelligence on individual and group levels within the organizations (Yaeger and Sorensen, 2009).

Human Resource Management

Q1: How would you define OD and its relationship to HRD? Swanson and Elwood (2009) argue that the fundamental role of OD in a given organization was to bring to light incremental change. Traditional OD focuses on planned incremental change with smaller scope and scale within the company. OD as compared to the change management initiatives in ...

The Glass Ceiling: Women are under-represented in Management and Leadership Positions

Gender equality is a social issue that has invited the attention of policy makers as an important part of social justice. There are legislations enacted to give equal status to women in every area including the work place. Australian legislative body has passed a law in 1984, strictly specifying that no discrimination may be made against women at workplace regarding promotion, compensation and other facilities. Known as the sex discrimination act, it recommends legal action against discrimination on the basis of gender, sexuality, marital status, family responsibilities or pregnancy. It advocates for equal opportunity, status and respect enjoyed by ...

Chapter 4 question:

Of the HRD theory references cited which one interests you the most? Why? The system theory interests me the most due to a number of things that have been explained to us from the book. It is seen to be the most recommendable for the design of programs for responding to realized problems. In an organization when an issue or a problem hits it, the need is mostly how to get out of the problem hence the need for the system theory. The theory breaks down the problem into the different part that is easily solved (Swanson et al, ...

Management and Leadership

Part 1: Theory and reviewSection 1: Introduction There are two major views regarding contemporary management and leadership. The first is the personality perspective. In this perspective, the major influence of the leader is shaped by his power to influence other individuals towards achieving some goals. Therefore, the leader uses special traits that serve as bait and amalgamation for these individuals to work towards some common objectives. The other view is the behavioral aspect. In this case, the leader selects some tools that are directive, participative, and achievement oriented. The basis for selecting these tools is the needs of ...

Abstract

Background: This research is based on the background that human resource management and activities in the health sector of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is generally not evaluated as a unique component of independent studies. However, there is evidence that human resource management in the healthcare sector is very different from that of other sectors around the world. Therefore, the study sought to study the demographics, education, experience, career development and levels of job satisfaction amongst HR professionals in hospitals in Riyadh.

Methods: The study evaluated various components of the HRM practices and processes of hospitals in Riyadh. All ...

The labor market has become competitive on the highly skilled and qualified employees. Additionally, there are many companies that are entering the market each day attracting employees who are already working for other companies. For a company to compete, attract and retain qualified and efficient work force it has to compensate them for their labor and the contribution to the company (Bryant, et al., 2013). Moreover, the company has to compensate the employees for an exceptional work. This will make the employees feel motivated and they are appreciated for their work by the firm. In addition to compensation, the employees ...

Cejudo Cordoba, R. (2013). Making Sense Of Doing Wrong: On The Justification Of Compromise Decisions. Crítica , 45 (135), 29-53. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/search/advanced

This paper holds that compromises are types of agreement and types of decision. Its major objectives are the following. First, is to identify the formal organization of compromise situations (CD), or dilemmas where some CD cannot be avoided that includes jeopardizing the integrity of the maker of the decisions. Second, that by the notions of Amartya Sen’s of the basic and compulsive judgments and create a CD in a condition of compromise that is justified be morally. It concludes that the justified compromise situations involve rationally justified moral regret that assists to bridge the gap between consequentialism and deontology, respectively.

Cohen, M. A. (2012). Empathy in Business Ethics Education. (C. MacDonald, & A. Marcoux, Eds.) Bus Ethics J Rev , 1 (18), 113–119. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/jbee2012918.

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Motivation and Motivational Theories:

Motivation is one of the important concepts in the field of human resource management. Motivation is an internal feeling or force which encourages and directs the human behavior towards a particular direction. In the case of organizations and human resource management, the motivation is the driving force which encourages the employees to give their best performance. Different researchers have worked to identify the different sources of motivation and have given importance to improve the overall motivational level of the employees and other personnel in the organization (Rothwell, Hohne, & King, 2012). Several motivations theories have been identified by the researchers. ...

Introduction:

There have been ongoing changes in the human resource management because of the increasing technological advancement and globalization. Organizations are not treating the human resources as one of the assets and are coming up with human resource strategies in order to transform the human resource in the competitive advantage. It is important for the organizations to come up with effective and efficient strategies to improve and enhance the overall performance of the employees as it is directly related or associated with the overall growth and performance of the organization.

Training and Human Resource Development (HRD):

Different organizations are giving high importance to the training and ...

The technological environment changes very fast. For businesses which are involved in technological development, it is always important to remain relevant. This challenge is especially bigger for a young company which has to deal with other business challenges which face companies that are trying to establish themselves in a market. A company like Start Software therefore needs to invest in the best talent available in the market in order to be able to compete in a fast changing technological environment. Available talent should be developed and upgraded regularly and the impact of the development assessed to establish if there have been any ...

Assignment 1: Trends in the Workplace

Introduction Human Resource Management is significant to the organization for the effective management of human capital. During the last few decades this field has evolved from the mere administrative function (Mondy & Noe, 2005). Now motivating employees and considering their growth is the core to the business strategy. Most of the successful organizations in the world synchronize the organizational goals with the professional goals of the employees.

Functional Area of Human Resource Management and Impact on Performance

Human Resource Management consist of five critical functional areas that include Staffing, Human Resource Development, Compensation and Benefit, Safety and Health, and Employee and Labor Relation. Staffing is the process through which ...

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Designation of Contact Person

“Re: Application for the position of HR Executive” Dear Mr./Mrs. Contact Person: As a dynamic and motivated youngster, I am awfully interested in submitting my application for the position of a HR Executive/Intern with your esteemed organization. An optician by qualification and special training, and who had been into marketing of optical products for more than ten years, I believe that I have a special knack and call for the noble profession of Human Resource Development. I also strongly trust that I must start my fresh career ...

Project Description

Company managers are faced with growing pressure to improve on the performances of their organizations. Given the high competitiveness of the business world today, achieving these objectives may at times be challenging to managers. This study sets out to determine the impact of e-governance and the role of human resource development in improving organizational performance. The study will seek to determine how managers can harness on the effective use of these vices in meeting their organizational performance objectives. The project is targeted at top managers and executives in both for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Current State of the Project

The technological improvements witnessed in the ...

Introduction

Retail industry forms a part of supply chain management, it deals with sale of goods and services where in manufacturers and wholesalers sells it to the customers for profit. Retailing is done either by fixed stores, online retailing or by delivery. Retailing is classified by type of products which can be food products, durable goods or consumables. Harmonious relation between employer and employee is the most vital part for effective operation of any organization. Legislation has come up with set of rights and guide lines to be followed by employers as well as employees which help the organization to run ...

- Maritime Administration: - Describe Nigeria’s maritime governance structure with emphasis on its maritime administration, The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is the primary regulatory and promotional maritime agency. The merger of National Maritime Authority and Joint Maritime Labor Industrial Council that was the former parastatals of the Federal Ministry of Transport created this Agency on 1 August 2006. It is supervised by the Federal Ministry responsible for Marine Transportation. (Please see the attached Addendum A). . - Including: - Staff, The Agency has a Governing Board of a Chairman and a Director from the Federal Ministry ...

Introduction

Organizations derive increased productivity from workers when they are properly developed in their capacity to execute their job functions effectively. This development is attained through workers training. Training can be on the job or off the job. A designed training scheme for any organization should aim at ensuring that individual workers job needs are fashioned into the program. Small business organizations, with their limited resources, can still build up training schemes to make their workers more effective on their job. Innocent Drink is a small organization that manufactures different brands of beverages and soft drinks. Innocent Drinks organization began ...

Background and HEM of Starbuck

ABSTRACT Starbuck is a representation of something beyond a cup of coffee; it’s a coffee company with an image beyond Americanization being American product produced globally. Its origin is in Seattle, U.S.A and its spread worldwide; indeed Starbuck is one of the global companies with highest rate of expansion. In a year this company opens hundred of new stores in different countries a success which has been attributed to by its ever vibrant human resource. This paper is about the Genesis of Starbuck, its journey to the top, its human resource management and policies.

BACKGROUND

Starbuck was started by Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin ...

Introduction

The proposal is about a system that will be used in the management of human resource functions. This paper will focus on the development of a human resource information system that will be used in the management of human resource processes. The paper will develop a Project Interim Report (PIR). The project interim report will elaborate on the requirements of the report and establish ways in which the researcher will follow in implementing the project.

Structure of the project

The project will entail having a description of the problem that is being investigated. In this development, a background of the problem will be done. Different solutions that have ...

Introduction

The business systems and processes have been revolutionized in view of the technology advancement that the world has witnessed, and the suppleness of organizations has increased with regards to the available resources at their disposal. The development of the team and their skills set is as important as the development and innovation in the products and services. The focus of an organization with regards to developing competitive advantage is through hiring employees who are self motivated and also have the necessary skill set to succeed. Strategic Competency Development is in essence defined as a process that comprehends ...

Introduction

Practically every aspect of business has undergone a massive transformation over the past two decades as globalization and modernization fueled by technological advancement have engulfed the business landscape. As a result, significant change has been witnessed in a variety of business related areas that range from business operations and information technology, to strategic competitive positioning and human resource management. Regardless of the area of business in question, it is the leadership that has come to play an integral role in the change and innovation process, which has enabled the business landscape as a whole to transform into the highly efficient, modernized and high-tech ...

Management

Manulife financial corporation: life insurance Introduction Manulife Financial is a Canadian based financial services company that has its principle operations in Canada, Asia and the United States. Since its inception in 1887, Manulife has built a solid global presence that provides its clients with trustworthy, reliable, strong and forward thinking solutions for some of their most significant financial decisions. It has an international network of employees who are more than 84,000 including agents who offer clients a broad range of wealth management services and products as well as financial protection. Manulife offers commercial, personal, corporate and investment banking products ...

Human Resource Management is of the greatest importance for any organization as human beings are a driving force and the role of managing human resources cannot be overemphasized. The company’s productivity is determined by its human capital; thus, implementation of human resource ideas is crucial for the company’s success. Due to the HR Department, organizations are able to coordinate employees and implement strategies needed to improve the success rates of the companies. Human resource management is not just about the personnel management. But today we face the necessity to develop the company’s personnel as they ...

Team Members:

Under the supervision of - DECLARATION OF AUTHENTICITY - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - INTRODUCTION Training and development is involved with activities carried by an organization that are focused on improving the performance of employees. Training and development falls under the human resource department of any organization. These training and development activities include educational programs such as mentorship programs, training, coaching and workshops. They help to motivate and inspire employees and to bring the best out of them. Training and development have for long been understood to be only focused on looking developing new ways of production and ...

- Introduction Training and development is involved with activities carried by an organization that are focused on improving the performance of employees. Training and development falls under the human resource department of any organization. These training and development activities include educational programs such as mentorship programs, training, coaching and workshops. They help to motivate and inspire employees and to bring the best out of them. Training and development have for long been understood to be only focused on looking developing new ways of production and improving service provision but not thought of as means to improving employees attachment ...

Introduction

In the ever changing business environment, employers are looking for the best strategies that can be used to reduce the costs of production. The factors of production such as labor, land, and capital have become expensive. However, employers have capitalized on reducing the costs of labor in order to reduce the costs that go into the production of goods and services. As indicated in the two empirical studies “Just a Temp: Experience and Structure of Alienation in Temporary and Clerical Employment” by Jackie Krasas Rogers and “The rhetoric of the `good worker' versus the realities of employers' use and the ...

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Society has caused a lot of stereotypes between men and women. Gender and sex have always been perceived as the primary social categories in nearly all cultures especially in Asia. Society made people believe that women must be only second to men in terms of achievement, height, and everything. Women are often restricted in achieving recognition in education, sports, politics, and almost all aspects of the society. This paper explores series of gender stereotypes that have been formed across generations in diverse cultural aspects of the society. In the past, society labeled women in different ways. Most ...

Introduction

Human resource development is a component of human resource management that exclusively deals with the training as well as the development of employees. This process includes offering training to an employee after or he, or she has been hired, availing opportunities to learn and acquire new skills, dispensing resources that are valuable when it comes to employees tasks as well as any other development activities. In recent years, HRD has expanded far beyond its traditional roles as well as its definition. Human resources are the greatest assets of an organization and the recognition of this fact has essentially increased the ...

Chamberlain School of Nursing

NR447 RN Collaborative Healthcare

Introduction

My first SMART goal is to become an effective leader in conflict resolution with a nurse in the Operating Room who is consistently tardy. My second goal is to learn the organization’s Time Out policy and educate nurses and other care providers to achieve100% compliance. I chose these goals because of the urgency of the issues involved. We have organizational policies requiring timeliness and violations thereof negatively affect team productivity and morale. Policies prescribe appropriate disciplinary actions for violations with the goal of deterring unprofessional behaviors. Meanwhile, wrong-site surgery causes unnecessary suffering to patients. However, ...

The Project-zero company is entitled with a huge task of guaranteeing that the world attains food security through the reduction of wasted or squandered foods. As such, realization of the mission requires engrossment of many people. The best legal form/structure of the company will be a charitable organization. The charity organization will be easy to establish since, after preparation of the documents required for registration, it will take only a few days for Project-zero to be operational. Project-zero will be able consistently dispense its roles within the volunteer members thus making it easy to achieve its mission. Project-zero will have representatives in ...

Executive summary

The aim of this report is to analyze the current status of the Human Resource Development department of Simple Tech as well as to provide recommendations for changes in the corresponding HRD vision and practices within the company. In the context of Simple Tech facing the risk of being imposed an alignment with the more corporate values of the multinational corporation it is part of and losing its ability to promote and maintain its current vision, it is essential to take a careful look at the underlying HRD factors that need to be changed so as to boost the human ...

Introduction

The role of Human Resources Management (HRM) has changed considerably over time. With the advances in the technology and globalization of business, the role of human resources has essentially grown into a crucial function of all the businesses these days. This role is vital because of financial impacts of practices, policies, and employee behavior. The role of human resource management is broken into some different functions (Dessler, 2000). The modern human resource managers normally work or specialize in recruiting, training and development, performance measurement and guidelines, employee relations, and compensation, which are among the many parts of the primary role ...

Introduction

Giving workers the right training makes them more productive on the job. Knowing the right training needs for workers and making them to undergo them will boost workers competency, confidence and skills in delivering efficient and effective performances. Training can either be on-the-job or off-the-job. On-the-job training entails that workers will continuing their tasks while in addition they undergo the training. On the other hand, off-the-job training entails that the worker will not be on his work station or on his/her desk while undertaking the training. This type of training could be training at seminars, workshops, conferences or training ...

Introduction

Saudi Arabia is one of the fastest growing economies across the world. It has a free economy that has recorded tremendous growth over the past few years. This growth can be attributed to the free market economy that has seen development from an agricultural state to a global economic power that enjoys modern infrastructure. The country prides itself as the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil. This has also paved way for other different forms of economy as it produces and exports many varieties of industrial goods across the world (Aarts and Gerd, 25). The government plays an important ...

Saudi Arabia is one of the fastest growing economies across the world. It has a free economy that has recorded tremendous growth over the past few years. This growth can be attributed to the free market economy that has seen development from an agricultural state to a global economic power that enjoys modern infrastructure. The country prides itself as the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil. This has also paved way for other different forms of economy as it produces and exports many varieties of industrial goods across the world (Aarts and Gerd, 25). The government plays an important ...

Fidelity Investment is one of the world’s leading mutual funds and financial services provider. The firm has headquarters in Boston and offers financial services to more than 20,000,000 people in more than 5,000 financial intermediary firms. Fidelity Investment has annual revenue of around $12.76 billion, according to financial performance of 2012. It was founded in 1946 and has grown tremendously through several challenges to become the 21st most significant private company in the United States. The ranking was in accordance with Forbes ranking of most Excellent Private Companies of 2012. The current CEO of the ...

Introduction

One of the more prevalent business concepts today is the idea of “employee engagement”. The conventional wisdom points out that an “engaged” employee is an employee who is happy about his work and because of this enthusiastic view, will be working at a state that serves the business organization’s interests. There is a difference between employee satisfaction or employee motivation and employee engagement. Employee satisfaction is defined as an employee being satisfied with his daily tasks. This employee has needs and these needs are addressed by the organization he works for. Employee satisfaction means fulfilment but does not guarantee that ...

CAREER PLAN

Inspired by the fact that I will be graduating in 2014, I endear to develop a career development plan which is in tandem with my educational backgrounds and capabilities. As time advances and I near graduation, a lot of questions race through my mind as to whether I have acquired all the essential skills and knowledge pertaining my course of study. So far I have gained a lot from the university and the lecturers. My major in criminology is on the right track and a further aspiration to study HRD for my masters will be possible after graduation thanks to Abu Dhabi Police ...

The current writing analyzes three articles that share a common subject: leadership, but while two of them focus on the relation between the traits and behaviors as relevant predictors to leadership, the other describes the situational leadership theory and extends the notions available in this research area. This paper will examine the following articles: “Situational Leadership: A Review of the Research” (Johansen, 1990) , “Trait and behavioral theories of leadership: an integration and meta-analytic test of their relative validity” (Derue, Nahrgan, Wellman & Humphrey, 2011) and “Personality and Transformational and Transactional Leadership Meta-Analysis” (Bono & Judge, 2004). Thesis Statement: These three articles ...

Abstract

Adults are human being with the natural drive to expand their learning experiences, to broaden their accomplishments and to improve their ability towards self competence and learning autonomy. The process of learning is a natural occurrence to an adult learner. Part of the desire towards learning are the influences of self-esteem, the need for satisfying individual wants and needs and the need for self development. Self directed learning complements the psychological aspect of an adult learner by increasing the momentum of the learning experiences of an adult learner and to nurture and deepen the learning experiences acquired on the process. ...

Human Resources

Abstract.3 Introduction..4

Sexual Harassment in the Computer Age.4

Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Work Place5 Role of the Human Resource Department5 Supreme Court Decisions on Sexual Harassment.6 Sexual harassment as a form of bullying..7

Sexual harassment as intentional tort9

Liability of the employer for the injury or harm caused by the employee9 Conclusion10-12 References13 Abstract This paper aims to present the consequences of sexual harassment incidents that occur in multinational companies, firms and organizations in the U.S. At the same time, the independent and dependent variables of sexual harassment will be analyzed. For the independent variable, it shall include absenteeism of the ...

Introduction

Capital markets and individual companies have changed the face of business through globalization. Firms have expanded their operations through new technologies that provide solutions at a low cost. Technological innovations have kept firms on their toe in the competitive world. Global markets are also putting firms at pressure to innovate and still reduce the costs of their products. This is not an easy task but it has led the companies to effectively manage the assets they have more specifically human assets and come up with more strategies other than innovation to maintain the profile in the market and cope with ...

REPORT ON HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report is aimed at uncovering the reasons behind the success of the company as .far as human resource is concerned. Having won the human resource awards three times, the company is clearly ahead of others in the sector. The report uncovers the various aspects that motivate the employees and how the management comes in to render a hand in improving the skills of employees. The collection of data was basically in the company so as the data collected would be first hand and a real indication of what happens at the ground rather than theories and speculations. ...

Human resource refers to the workforce within an organization. Organization and management of a firm’s workforce is referred to as human resource management. Human Resource Management entails recruitment, training and rewarding of the employees and also is responsible for observing the existing labor laws in the country that the firm or organization is situated (Mondy, 2005). Human resource management ensures that every employee’s duties are well outlined and expresses the protocols in the organization (Dessler, 2000). It is therefore the arm of an organization that is responsible for all matters that relates to the employees. Human resource ...