Compensation: scales and seniority with the example of Randstad of Belgium
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
Belgium has now banned the age criterion for wage scales. Tens of thousands of employers are under transition. Randstad had taken this step ten years ago. Not because Europe compelled it, but because it was an advantage for its own activities. The company specializes in advising temporary...
The Belgian system to earn a degree while you are working
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
This document intends to show that this has been possible for a long time. The novelty is that one can get any number of distractions while pursuing their higher education through means of distance learning according to their experience, acquired skills and the business training that has been...
Adaptation of a worker to the local problems: French in China
Case study - 10 pages - Human resources
Working abroad as part of an international assignment or other contract inevitably raises many challenges with regard to adaptability. One has to adapt to different cultures, ways of living and study the key points rigorously to live more comfortably in a host country. A host country receives a...
Conflict management
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
We are confronted daily with situations of conflict. Indeed, tensions arise in the workplace as well as within the family. These disagreements often are due to more secret reasons and not conscious and it is sometimes difficult to terminate. After identifying the origins of conflicts, we will...
The research of the motivations in Two Factor theory of Herzberg
Case study - 2 pages - Human resources
Herzberg's analysis focuses on the problem of motivation and on the crucial question: "How does one cause an employee to do what is expected of him?" He presents an introduction and develops a list of attitudes and inefficiencies to get the job expected of employees: Ask, give instructions,...
Corporate culture: Case study of IKEA
Case study - 19 pages - Human resources
"Let us begin with an anecdote to highlight the theme of corporate culture in an intelligible and meaningful manner”. The following testimony is that of an officer of a company which was recently formed by the merger of two industrial companies: "When I need a new piece, I can ask someone...
The recruitment policy of Michelin
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
There are four elements that are essential to the Human Resource department, these are acquisition, integration, performance and allocation of human resources. So, any function of this department should fulfill these four factors. In this paper, we will be studying these four dimensions and the...
Case Club Med: recruitment
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Though Club Med, the inventor of the holiday clubs, remains the leading brand in the world in terms of reputation in the tourism sector, several factors have nevertheless tarnished its image since the late 90s. In 1997, the Trigano family was ousted from the company by shareholders and in 2000,...
Negotiation with the Mexicans
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Mexico is a country in North America, located in the southern United States (which is partly separated by the Rio Grande, said the Rio Bravo to Mexicans) and bordered on the south by Guatemala and Belize. Mexico is the most populous Spanish-speaking countries. He also recorded the second highest...
Function of the human resources within the French group, Dassault Aviation
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Dassault Aviation, a French industry group, accounts for 8000 collaborators, including 3000 with a site in Saint-Cloud. As a major player of the world aircraft industry, the group posts its specificity: the support of its customers. The manufacturer civil-soldier bases its strategy on products of...
Paul Wolfowitz and the American neo-conservative project
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
The National Interest is a journal that was founded in 1985. It is regarded as a showcase for liberalism and neo-liberalism. It is not popular amongst academics and aims to influence the political agenda of the country. In this review, we see the theories proposed by Huntington and Fukuyama. Paul...
The International Workers' Association
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
This document is a summary of the debates which took place within the International Association of Workers of the Congress at Brussels. It highlights the divisions within this authority by connecting them with the social position of the parties and traces the stage of evolution of the society....
Paid educational leaves in Belgium
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
Paid educational leave: Is it more used to meet business needs than allow continuous training of employees? Why are modern teaching techniques, such as distance learning, not recognized in this system? All these questions will help us learn more about business practices. The Federal Public...
Training in a company: The example of McDonald's
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Lifelong learning? The hamburger chain McDonald's knew what the term meant before it gained popularity. “Training is rooted in our corporate culture," said Sabine Gekiere, HR manager at McDonald's in Belgium. "It's part of our DNA." It is now possible to enhance the internal...
Reasons for drop in unemployment: Portugal
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
The exercise consists in proposing a model of macroeconomic management for the Portuguese economy. To do this, we have data sources for the period 2000-2003. This model should be implemented for a lower unemployment rate. It was however not clear whether this decline would be relative or...
Employment: Lessons from the British model
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
While France has been trying to stem high unemployment for almost 2 years, its closest neighbor Britain is at a record low rate of unemployment. Indeed, France with 9.8%, struggles to find a solution to tackle the phenomenon, which has now become the greatest evil of this century. "Thus, after...
Oticon, a Danish Hearing Manufacturer, and the Human Resources Development
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
According Leonard Nadler , the Human Resources “refer to a series of organized activities conducted within a specified time and designed to produce behavioral change”. The main task of this function is to focus on employees within an organization: if the firm is able to create a good...
Analysis of the "Alice in Wonderland" case
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
Emma Van Nijmegen was working for Neerlandia, a huge Dutch company which was working on sea shipping. With the opening of the European boarders, their goal was to combine a great company with the best door to door service for clients. That is why they acquired Luijk & Van Vaest (LVV). LVV was at...
Novartis
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
We learnt several things concerning the management used by the company, especially in the Human Resources Field, all thanks to the study of Global Talent Management at Novartis, published by the Harvard Business School in 2008. Along the study we are going to asses the way Novartis'...
Revolution at Oticon A/S: The Spaghetti Organization
Case study - 17 pages - Human resources
Lars Kolind, who was recruited in order to assume the tough task of implementing a new management in Oticon, set a real revolution. He arrived in a crisis context so; his first task was to readjust the company to an acceptable financial situation. He achieved this quite shortly and everybody...
Landon Care Products Incorporation
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Landon Care Products Incorporation is an American company that deals with cosmetics products, such as skin care products and it is based in Connecticut. Landon Care Products, Inc was acquired in January 2007 by a multibillion dollar beauty company from Europe called Avant-Garde and is now a part...
The well-being policies in GlaxoSmithKline
Case study - 14 pages - Human resources
Last year, we observed the changes in GlaxoSmithKline. This trend has deeply modified the way to consider the work atmosphere. New policies are applied to ensure that employees feel good at work and to increase their commitment as well. Companies were forced by the market pressure to adapt...
Ikea and the human resource management
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
Ikea is an international retailer which has set up outlets which are running successfully all over the world for the last twenty five years. Today Ikea is an undeniable leader in the home product industry in the United States, Asia, Europe and Middle East, thanks to an innovative strategy which...
All you wanted to know about recruitment and selection
Case study - 41 pages - Human resources
Recruitment has acquired immense importance in today's organizations. Organizations have realized the value of human capital and its role in their development. Recruitment is the first step in the process of acquiring and retaining human resources for an organization. In today's rapidly changing...
A brief overview of the Human Resources Information System with special references to India
Case study - 31 pages - Human resources
Human resource departments require large amount of detailed information the quality of personnel management department's contribution largely depends upon the quality of information held by it. Many personal activities and much effort by personnel professionals are devoted to obtain and define...
The role played by the human resources department: Its contribution to bringing success in the retail supermarkets in UK with reference to Tesco
Case study - 42 pages - Human resources
During the past few decades, the world has observed an unparalleled growth of business into universal markets. To compete with changing trends in the market businesses are becoming more system oriented. In UK the retail landscape has changed over the past 40 years in terms of changes in location...
Health and welfare of employees at World Phone India Pvt Ltd
Case study - 27 pages - Human resources
Labor welfare is important part of industrial relations, the extra dimension, giving satisfaction to the worker in a way which even a good salary cannot. It is a comprehensive term including various services, benefits & facilities offered to employees by the employer. Medical health care...
International human resources management: A comparison between the USA and China
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
At times of globalization, organizations have to face a business environment which involves quick responses to change, such as new laws or social trends, in order not to expire (Gibson, 1989). It is evident that only people, and not machines, are able to anticipate these changes and set up an...
Evaluation and recommendations in terms of the five functions of human resource management: The case of Accenture
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
The most important resource in an organization is its people. So the role they play, how they play, how they interact through formal and informal processes and the relationships they build are crucial to the success of strategy” say Johnson and Scholes (2002: 419). With 178,000 people in 49...
Does Maslow's hierarchy of needs apply to all cultures?
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
Motivating employees is one of the primary responsibilities of a manager in any organization. It is critical in the management practice to understand what motivates people. Motivation is defined as “a psychological process through which unsatisfied wants or needs lead to drives that are...
