Leveraging Human Capital Within the Organization
Practical guide - 4 pages - Human resources
When giving performance-based rewards and incentives to employees, they must be related to company objectives and individuals. (...) Integrating rewards and incentives to remain competitive in the marketplace ensures performance that goes beyond the organization.
Human capital as a factor in the performance of a company
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
The ultimate goal of a company is to ensure strong and sustainable growth. Growth is indeed a quantitative process characterized by the increase in size of the company in terms of products and results. It determines the survival of the company, and is also a means of measuring the goals achieved...
Managing human capital in the process of merger and acquisition
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
Mergers and acquisitions have become a regular business strategy in the present corporate scenario. They involve lengthy and thorough discussions and strategies are worked out in detail before the deals are closed. These discussions influence the future of the organization with respect to the...
Economic Growth in Nigeria and Its Impact on Human Development
Dissertation - 51 pages - Economy general
Despite its significant economic growth and status as a major economic power in Africa, Nigeria faces numerous challenges. Over-reliance on the oil and gas sector, corruption, and poor resource management have prevented the country from fully realizing its economic potential. In terms of the...
What is employee satisfaction and what is the role of human resources (HR) in enforcing employee satisfaction?
Essay - 2 pages - Human resources
In light of the current rapid changes at the social and economic level, companies have begun to realize that employees are the most “valuable asset” and even the secret of their success and stability (?ulibrk et al., 2018). In addition, employee satisfaction is an essential separation...
Hard and soft human resource management - Theory and examples
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
The concept of Human Resource Management has many times been described as an idea with two distinct forms: hard and soft. The two forms have been opposed along several dimensions, and frequently get used by different commentators as strategic devices for categorization approaches in the...
How does one measure human factors, and how does one measure the attribution of human factors to aviation accidents?
Case study - 86 pages - Management
Lieutenant Adam Bryant, a U.S. Coast Guard officer, was a recent graduate of flight school and strong believer in the Coast Guard's primary mission of Search & Rescue. On October 29, 2009, Lieutenant Bryant found himself launched in a C-130 airplane in search of a person in a skiff that were...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Human Resources
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
In our era, CSR is not only a "trendy" matter but has a real impact on the positioning of the company and its impact on the society. Initiatives can be found in every department: Human Resources make no exception. This is related to my future first dream job: HR manager or Business Partner...
Exploring the Impact of the Internet on Human Thought Processes Through Critical Analysis
Essay - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The development of the Internet has revolutionised human information processing and has launched a new era in cognitive engagement. In his pioneering article 'Is Google Making Us Stupid?' Nicholas Carr carefully sets forth questions about the implications of this digital revolution...
Human Resource Policies Influence on Performance of Medium Sized Manufacturing Firms
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
Globalization has created a paradigm shift in the ways by which firms conduct their business. The convergence of world economies has minimized-and in some cases eliminated-both legislative and geographical barriers to international production and sale of goods and services. The flip-side of this...
Human Resource Approach during Economic Downturn
Case study - 15 pages - Human resources
The contemporary environmental dynamisms present new and unpredictable economic patterns translating into new challenges for organizations already struggling to keep pace with the market volatility. While the general entrepreneur agrees that the risks are abound during turbulent times, the...
International Human Resources Management: Individual Assignment
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Human resources
During the first semester of this third year as an IBL, thus engaged in a dual educational program, I have been in Italy for a six-month period of Erasmus. Of course as an international student, I had to discover entirely a new country, new norms, values, and a way to live that I did not know...
The State of the Questions Regarding Human Rights and Development in Chile, a Developing Country
Case study - 8 pages - International economy
As part of our research, we undertook an in-depth study of a specific subject that captivated us and aroused our keen interest. This research turned out to be an exciting exploration, as it enabled us to deepen our knowledge and develop expertise in a Chilean particular field. Chile represents...
Death penalty: does the U.S. really need capital punishment?
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Capital punishment, which is the act of killing a criminal for a terrible crime, is a controversial subject in the United States. Over the course of history, public opinion has wavered on whether or not the death penalty should be administered. Decades ago in the 1970's, for example,...
Human rights violation in North
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Human rights are based on the rule of respect for human life and the individual. The fundamental supposition of human rights is that every person is a moral, rational being who deserves to be treated with reverence and dignity. Human rights are universal henceforth...
Against human rights - Slavoj Zizek
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Slavoj Žižek proposes an argumentthat goes against all the basis on the contemporarysocieties. He proposes that human rights are not as relevant as they are made to be. He uses the belief that human rights rests on three assumptions, reducing the ability of political...
Estimation of the cost of equity capital using Gordon's dividend discount model
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Mishkin and Eakins, (2006) defines expected rate of return on equity as “the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders' equity.” The return on equity is used to estimate the profitability of a company by establishing the amount of income generated using investor...
Digitization of Human Right resources: the case of Chiquita Brands
Presentation - 2 pages - Human resources
In today's world, there are over 7 billion mobile phones, and 40% of the internet traffic goes through them. This unprecedented technological advance allows for unprecedented evolutions in the so-called Industry 4.0, such as the digitization of Human Resources Management through...
Human resources: New vistas & challenges
Dissertation - 54 pages - Human resources
Human capital is not about describing people as economic units; rather it is a way of viewing people as critical contributors to an organization's success. It can be measured and managed more effectively in coming times as and when the human resource functions evolve with...
Human Resource Management: E-Recruitment
Thesis - 12 pages - Human resources
This report offers an overall analysis and evaluation of the current recruitment scenario. It shows the current economic climate, and how it affects E-recruitments a whole. It compares traditional methods of recruitment with that of the fast growing domain of E-recruitment. The website review...
Human Resources Management: Challenges and Controlling Mechanisms
Case study - 10 pages - Human resources
Organizational Psychology holds that successful organizations focus not only on market realities and sustainable competitive advantages, but also on their human capital, which they consider as their most vital asset. In a sense, facts and figures are the quantitative elements of a...
Critical Review the Development of Human Resource and Culture at Microsoft
Essay - 3 pages - Accounting
When Bill Gate started the Microsoft organization 3 decades ago, he did not envision the significant growth and prosperity that would take place in the organization. As a result, Gates founded his organization on basic principles of organizational development and human resource management...
Soft capitalism as related to therapeutic modes of work
Essay - 71 pages - Services marketing
The global village concept has fuelled soft capitalism and the rise of the ethos in this field within organizations. Let us first understand the basis of globalization. While not so different from traditional villages in its desire to engage in a free exchange of ideas, the...
Social capital and The Gap, Inc.
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Social capital lends itself to interpretation. It is an all-encompassing and important concept for viewing present day businesses, economic situations, organizational behavior, politics and even in how self-interest can play out in areas like natural resources or public health. Social...
"History of Capitalism" (part 4 to part 7) by Michel Beaud (2000)
Book review - 35 pages - Economy general
Capitalism is a logic based on the production of goods. It became prominent in Britain along with Europe and the United States during the "early industrial" era from 1770 to 1860: Textiles, machinery, railways and arms. But capitalism in its historical movement, also concerns the capitalist...
Before teen pregnancy: Contrasting the social capital and empowerment theories
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This paper will analyze two human behavior theories. Within this analysis, the discussion will review the history of these theories, their supporters, the stages of acceptance of the theories, and the strengths verses the weaknesses of each theory. Next, the paper will review the social...
An assessment of the usefulness of human resource planning, in Rexel
Essay - 12 pages - Human resources
The human resource planning (HRP) is a problematical area, in particular, during the phases of disorder and confusion within the business environment, which can provoke instability. Thus, hesitation is created among the need of planning and the complexity of forecast. Although this...
What is strategic human resource management? Critical evaluation of the concept in terms of theory and practice
Essay - 4 pages - Human resources
In the 1980's, a new concept called ‘Human Resource Management' was born. This trend comes after an intense period of Taylorisation, Fordism and now, McDonaldisation. HRM came to counter balance these trends and consider the concept of Man as a man and not as a machine. For the last...
The role played by Human Resources and their contribution in the success of Merger and Acquisitions. Case study: Tata -Corus
Thesis - 45 pages - Human resources
Tata-Corus, Arcelor-Mittal, Daimler-Chrysler, America online- Time Warner…. The phenomenon of Merger and Acquisition has proved to be a very popular means for organizations to achieve growth and promote strategic change, especially during the last two decades. The reason that the concern...
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...
