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10 Jan 2011
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Gender discrimination in the workplace

Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources

Even today, there is discrimination between men and women in the workplace. The salary for a man and a woman holding the same station is not the same. Women find it harder to reach senior positions in the organization. Since 1967, the participation rate of women in the professional field has...

31 Dec 2010
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Cover letter for a training course in tourism in Latin America

Sample letter - 1 pages - Human resources

This paper is an example of a cover letter. The writer is hoping to get an internship at a tourism company in South America. It begins - Madam, I learned about your company from a study that researched tourism in South America. In order to complete my training I am required to do an internship...

30 Dec 2010
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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...

13 Dec 2010
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Reasons behind the wage determinations in the manufacturing sector

Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources

The real wages of European workers have experienced a decline over the last few years. In real terms, the results show a decline of the labor compensation per hour - 16,5 per cent in 1996-1999, 28 per cent in 2000-2003, and 33 per cent in 2003-2006. Moreover, the workforce considered their wages...

13 Dec 2010
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Sexual child abuse

Thesis - 1 pages - Human resources

Sexually abused children are children exposed to excessive sexual acts and made to cover it up due to fear and shame. Children that are abused sexually are faced with a lot of problems as they grow. Such children are laid by their relative, friends, families and people close to them. It is due...

07 Dec 2010
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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...

02 Dec 2010
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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....

01 Dec 2010
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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...

30 Nov 2010
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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...

29 Nov 2010
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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...

29 Nov 2010
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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...

18 Nov 2010
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HRM systems and organization's performance - Case Siemens

Thesis - 7 pages - Human resources

Rather than playing a basic administrative role, HRM is becoming more and more a strategic partner responsible to increase the organization competitiveness. “Employees are valued assets of the company, that there should be interplay between a strategy for human resources and the main...

08 Oct 2010
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International human resource management: Sean John Clothing Inc. and its expansion into the Caribbean Basin: Jamaica

Thesis - 8 pages - Human resources

Sean John Clothing is a very successful contemporary clothing brand launched in 1998 by the US Hip Hop star Sean John “Diddy” Combs. For ten years now, Sean John has made its mark on the fashion industry and made Sean John Combs one of the most successful African American entrepreneurs...

29 Sep 2010
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Bringing emotions to work should be a pleasure, but in practice it is often a pain

Essay - 3 pages - Human resources

Companies have become aware, over the last several years, that emotions conveyed by employees, in facing customers, constitute key components of success. They determine the customer reaction. They influence his emotional state (fear, confidence, sympathy), and his will to buy. They determine the...

29 Sep 2010
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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...

29 Sep 2010
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Human resources final paper

Book review - 3 pages - Human resources

The business problem that we are going to discuss concerns the differences in treatment regarding gender. Actually, in the work environment, women and men are considered, paid and hired differently. This has always been the case and even if we can see improvements, there are still big gaps in...

29 Sep 2010
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Human resources in Europe

Essay - 10 pages - Human resources

For the last three decades, the liberalization of the exchanges and the development of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) led the globalization of the economy. The flows of the FDI with the amount of 648 billion dollars in 2004 are sixteen times today than at its being in 1950 . The growth of...

29 Sep 2010
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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...

29 Sep 2010
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Charlotte Beers at Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide

Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Human resources

Please elaborate a 1500-word report on issues of Human Resources, which can be traced and encountered in this case study. Try to understand what is the issue around the allocation of the resources and how Charlotte Beers can solve her dilemmas. In 1989, the hostile takeover by WPP Group plc...

29 Sep 2010
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Reward management, compensation, pay systems

Essay - 5 pages - Human resources

According to Jean-Jacques-Rousseau "a human being is by nature lazy? and he will always search for the easy way out. For instance thousands years ago, men were hunting to protect their own life and to survive: it was their only motivation. To deal with that attitude, men at the top of the...

29 Sep 2010
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Comparison of HRM models in two different countries: France and China

Essay - 6 pages - Human resources

Raymond Miles introduced the term ?human resources' in 1965 after the evidence that human beings and human relations were changing in a professional environment. Human resources are considered as an ?umbrella' gathering several different approaches rather than a single theory. All these...

29 Sep 2010
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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'...

29 Sep 2010
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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...

29 Sep 2010
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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...

29 Sep 2010
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The use of female managers in international assignments

Essay - 3 pages - Human resources

The last decade has seen an increasing focus on the gender of top executives and boards of directors of firms, and on the issues surrounding gender equality in management at all levels within organizations (Smith et al, 2006). Despite major changes in equal opportunities, legislation and...

29 Sep 2010
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Cover letter for an internship in the consulting firm Deloitte

Course material - 1 pages - Human resources

I have always wanted to serve a company. Helping the company in evaluating its risks, considering its functioning, supporting its plans according to its financial capacity and other things have always drawn my attention. Of course it is not an exhaustive definition but it is what I want to learn...

29 Sep 2010
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Different strategies to secure employees' loyalty

Essay - 3 pages - Human resources

As an introduction to this subject, we can emphasize on idea of 'a job for a life'. It doesn't exist anymore in the modern days. In fact, securing employees loyalty is an essential priority of companies. It allows the company to be competitive. There are many means to secure the...

29 Sep 2010
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The challenges facing international organisations in implementing an effective expatriation strategy

Essay - 6 pages - Human resources

Since the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) was passed in the United States, regulating the competitiveness on US territory, American companies were forced to develop themselves in other countries. This was the beginning of the globalization of the economy. The companies had to find other...

29 Sep 2010
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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...

29 Sep 2010
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Stress at work

Essay - 6 pages - Human resources

Even the most stable brain operates just a millimeter from madness. Stress is the body's way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. Many different things can cause stress - from physical (such as fear of something dangerous) to emotional (such...