...2013-0953 Measuring the impact of HRM on organisational performance Anastasia A. Katou University of Macedonia (GREECE) akatou@uom.gr Received September 2008 Accepted December 2008 Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of HRM on organisational performance in the context of Greece. Data were collected from 178 organisations using a questionnaire survey in the Greek manufacturing sector, and analysed using the ‘structural equation modelling’ methodology. The results indicated that the relationship between HRM policies (resourcing and development, compensation and incentives, involvement and job design) and organisational performance is partially mediated through HRM outcomes (skills, attitudes, behaviour), and it is influenced by business strategies (cost, quality, innovation). Thus, the contribution of this study for academics and practitioners is that HRM policies associated with business strategies will affect organisational performance through HRM outcomes. Keywords: HRM policies, organisational performance, Greece 1 Introduction Over the last ten years significant steps forward have been made in identifying the HRM – performance relationship. However, serious gaps in our understanding still remain with respect to the causal ordering of the variables involved in the HRM – performance relationship (Purcell, Kinnie, Hutchinson, Rayton, & Swart, 2003; Wright, Gardner, Moyniham, & Allen, 2005). Specifically, in analysing the impact of HRM on organisational...
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...Systems Consideration in HRIS In today’s knowledge economy, organizational success depends almost disproportionally on the performance of Human Resources (HR). To increase the effectiveness of Human Resource Management (HRM) organizations are becoming more dependent on human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). A HRIS organizes employee applicant and qualifications, organizational demographics, recruiting, professional development, performance appraisals, payroll, retention, and attrition. Organizations that implement HRIS’s improve the organizations administrative efficiency with faster information processing, improved employee communications, greater information accuracy, lover costs and overall HR productivity improvements (Beadles, 2005). When selecting a HRIS, Human Resources (HR) should consider the efficiencies of using software as a service, the inefficiencies of various Microsoft Access based database software, the risks involved with integrating and combining multiple products into one system, and the consequences of improper database maintenance. In analyzing HRIS’s that would be beneficial in my current organization I chose to focus on HRIS Pro by Micro Systems, and MyHRIS by Nuview Systems. Commercial Database Systems HRIS-Pro information management software allows organizations greater effectiveness in managing HR functions and responsibilities. The advantages of HRIS-Pro are the information systems cost, modular flexibility, expansion capabilities,...
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...Human resource (HR) database systems are in vast abundance throughout the business world today. HR database systems help HR professionals manage and carry out basic functions needed to achieve organizational goals and objectives. Column Case Management HR and HR Quick are two commercial HR database systems. Column Case HR is an easy to implement, web-based HR Services delivery solution addressing collaboration, content management, workflow automation, and integration features to improve organizational performance. Column Case HR advantages include multi-language support, 24-hour access, security features, it capitalizes on HR talent productivity and organizational performance, computerizes and regulates organizational practices and communication, and improves information distribution with extremely versatile, case-specific workspaces. Column Case HR only disadvantage would be its price; smaller businesses might not have the resources to afford its services. HR Quik is a Human Resource Management System that simplifies the processes and procedures of tracking employee information and generating forms that are critical to the employment process. HR Quik advantages include affordability, user-friendly; can easily track history of job, salary, and manager changes, track benefits plans by employee, employment forms are easily generated and ready to print, and running reports are hassle free. HR Quick also doesn’t have any management features that would allow the company to manage...
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...Running head: ADP Functionalities ADP Functionality Kenya Clark DeVry University Introduction My introduction needs no introduction because ADP Vantage Human Capital Management (HCM) does it all. In detail, this software does everything but the employee’s work duties. Its functionality software extends beyond a basic logging system and equips businesses with the tools to improve the company-employee relationship on multiple fronts. A valuable HCM solution may also assist with increasing employee satisfaction and motivation, as well as automate many of the tedious administrative tasks involved in managing human capital. When reviewing software options, it’s important to look for a solution that is customizable to address your company’s specific business needs, easily integrates with your existing payroll and HR software and collects data to produce valuable insights into retention patterns and workforce strengths and weaknesses. ADP Functionality ADP vantage HCM, is one of the most widely used software for HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems) in the United States. With the right training from management, employees would remain motivated and begin to enjoy the company while increasing their absenteeism, and their respect for their company while making the employee’s feel like they are a part of a family outside of home. The employees would start feeling a sense of appreciation. A happy employee causes a happier work environment. Business Assessment The ADP Vantage...
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...Running head: Human Resource System Executive Summary In 1992, Riordan Manufacturing Inc., implemented and established human resource information system (HRIS), which was included as part of a financial package. The HRIS package included functions such as maintaining personnel information, pay rate and tax information, hire and seniority dates, vacation leave for non-exempt employees, and organizational information. However, certain areas of the HRIS could be improved upon and developed. One area that needs improvement is the network communications between headquarters and all the Riordan plants. Improvements are also needed in central repository, resume storage, maintaining training and knowledge skills information, online employee user interface, and a central location for updating and maintaining employee personal and professional information. Improving the current HRIS activities would be advantageous to Riordan leadership and their employees. Hugh McMCauley, the COO for Riordan Manufacturing requested that the human resources (HR) system be analyzed to integrate the existing variety of tools in use in the present day to a single integrated application. The request will take advantage of a more sophisticated look for information systems technology in the HR department at Riordan Manufacturing. After the project is to be completed, Riordan Manufacturing will then be left with a detailed project plan that will provide a list of tasks, resources, schedule and budget required...
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...Lawson.com | Industries of all types and sizes, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare and US public sectors | UltiPro HR | UltiPro Workforce Portal, eEmployee Self-Service, eManager Self-Service, eAdministration, eHuman Resources, ePayroll Processing, eRecruitment, eBenefits Enrollment, eReporting and UltiPro Business Intelligence, Position Management | SAAS, cloud | Customer videos, whitepapers, video casts, company documents, podcasts. | Ultimate has a comprehensive and well structure website. It is very informative with all kinds of introductive videos and descriptions. Attractive website. | Ultimatesoftware.com | Industries of all types and sizes (ranging from 200 – 1000+ employees) | Oracle | Human Resources, HCM Warehouse, HRMS Portal Pack, Employee Benefits and Compensation Modules, Recruiting Modules, Payroll Modules, eDevelopment, Learning Management, ePerformance, Workforce Planning, Absence Management, Directory Interface, eProfile, Time and Labor. | SAAS | Oracle Premier Support, Oracle Advanced Customer Support Services, My Oracle Support, Training. | The website is well categorized, and the interface is very fancy. It is informative as well, and it will attract many potential...
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...Executive Summary Castle’s Family Restaurant has been a highly successful restaurant operating in the northern California area for the last thirteen (13) years. As a family-owned chain, the restaurant as proven success by operating eight (8) restaurants under the family name. In an effort to continue achieving the high levels of success that it has experienced over the years and possibly expand further, certain aspects of the operation of the company will have to be controlled by technology. One such area is the HR process that has become a manual, time consuming, daunting process. Castle’s can improve their HR operations and support their growing company overall, by implementing a web-based HRIS. After much research and evaluating the needs of the organization my recommendation to help with automating the HR process would be Asentis. This web-based software would be an asset to the restaurant chain. It would assist the operations manager, Jay Morgan is carrying out his duties in a more time effective manner rather than driving from store to store to deal with HR issues. Asentis is secure, comprehensive, caters to the needs of a growing business and is very easy to use. Asentis will assist with the payroll process and other aspects of the business including scheduling, benefits management etc. Additionally, with a staff of 340 plus, having this system will allow for better scheduling which can also be tied into the payroll system once implemented that way. The software...
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...portray the relationship between the mass and the volume of the cylinders (Figure 1). The slope of the best-fit line corresponds to the experimental average densities of the aluminum cylinders. The slope of the line was 2.787 g/cm3, which shows a slight deviation of 3.2% from aluminum’s actual density of 2.700 g/cm3 (Density of Metals, 2010). The experimental values gathered from part II of the experiment, for iron, brass and copper showed the greatest percent error. Copper showed the greatest deviation from it’s theoretical value having a percent error of 14.7%, while iron showed a percent error of 2.41%. Since both of them had a percent error of greater than 1%, it accounts for the uncertainties of the measuring instruments. For part III of the experiment, when measuring the volume of the irregular-shaped lead sample, the technique of displacement of water in a graduated cylinder was used (Edwards, 2011). The increase in water after the sample was submerged in the graduated cylinder represented the volume of the object. The mass of the sample was recorded by using a balance scale. To determine the density of the sample, the equation Density= mass/volume was used. The density of...
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...DQ 1 How would you define research? What is the purpose of business research? How has the Internet changed the quality and quantity of research? Kapil C. Mathur, MBA Research can be defined as the search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, with an open mind, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories. Research can be divided into different steps in order to understand the whole process more in depth. The first step towards conducting research is to observe. Consistst of the subject area of ones interest and following that subject area to conduct subject related research. The subject area should not be randomly chosen since it requires reading a vast amount of literature on the topic to determine the gap in the literature the researcher intends to narrow. A keen interest in the chosen subject area is advisable. The research will have to be justified by linking its importance to already existing knowledge about the topic. The next step is to create a hypothesis. This is where you create a testable prediction of outcome between 2 or more variables. The third step is to gather data which supports yor hypothesis. The fourth step is to analyze the data you have gathered. This involves breaking down the individual pieces of data in order to draw conclusions about it. the last two steps go somewhat hand-in-hand. These two steps are testing your hypothesis and drawing a conclusion from your findings. Business...
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...volume. It uses some particular apparatuses from the lab to make measurements more accurate and precise guided by the professor in charge of the activity. III. Materials Materials and Apparatuses: Metal block, Metric ruler, Small pebbles,and 10.0% (m/v) table sugar solution Platform balance, 50-mL graduated cylinder, 25-mL graduated cylinder, 50-mL beaker, and medicine dropper IV. Results 1. Why chemicals are never placed directly on the balance pans? Because you need to make sure chemicals are properly and safely put on and back so you wouldn’t have any trouble when you’re done. Also it was a requirement for you to be safe while measuring something. 2. Why must objects be weighed at room temperature? It should be on a fair temperature since it may affect the accuracy of the measurement. The movement of molecules while measuring may be affected by the temperature so it needs to be in balanced temperature. 3. What would be the effect on the density of a solid whose volume was determined by water displacement if a. Air bubbles were present in the water? The measurement will be inaccurate because of the air going out of the object. b. The solid was not completely immersed? The measurement in displacement in water won’t be accurate if the object is floating or not completely inside the liquid. 4. Find out from your instructor the accepted...
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...Operating Instructions Proline Promass 83 HART Coriolis Mass Flow Measuring System 6 BA00059D/06/EN/14.12 71197481 Valid as of version V 3.01.XX (Device software) Proline Promass 83 Table of contents Table of contents 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Designated use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation, commissioning and operation . . . . . . . . Operational safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notes on safety conventions and icons . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 6 6 6 5.2 5.3 2 2.1 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Device designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1.1 Nameplate of the transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2.1.2 Nameplate of the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.1.3 Nameplate for connections . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Certificates and approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Registered trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5.4 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Incoming acceptance, transport and storage . . . . . . 3.1.1 Incoming acceptance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1.2 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1.3 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installation conditions ...
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...or effectively, nor whether any processes need to change. A low frequency rate only means that demand for that space was low during the period of time that was measured. However, when frequency rate is coupled with an occupancy rate, how often and how many occupants are occupying a space during the times the space is populated becomes visible. A low utilization rate may mean that processes need to change. Strategic Importance of Space Utilization Strategic Goals of Measuring Space Utilization: * Identification of the balance between space needs and space provision * Establishment of a basis for space allocation * Identification of best practices; standardization of processes * Observation of space utilization efficiency * Identification and highlighting of areas of under-use and over-use * Identification of the gaps between timetabled use and actual use * Recognition of variations and trends in utilization over time The Value of Measuring Space Utilization: * Measuring utilization provides value in the form of visibility * Visibility of past and current utilization allows for a more strategic decision making process * Strategic decision making is an element that is necessary in order to increase/maximize...
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...Experimentation Critique of The Balance Evaluation Systems Test to Differentiate Balance Deficits RES/320 Patti Moser July 5, 2010 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper, which was produced for the class identified above, is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class. I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language, ideas and information, whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased, and that any and all assistance of any kind, which I received while producing this paper, has been acknowledged in the References section. This paper includes no trademarked material, logos, or images from the Internet, which I do not have written permission to include. I further agree that my name typed on the line below is intended to have, and shall have the same validity as my handwritten signature. Student's signature (name typed here is equivalent to a signature): Sherri L. Eveland___________________________ ___ Experimentation Critique of The Balance Evaluation Systems Test to Differentiate Balance Deficits This article presents the theoretical framework, interrater reliability, and preliminary concurrent validity for this new instrument, the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest). The goal of this study was to develop a clinical balance assessment tool that aims to target 6 different balance control systems so that specific rehabilitation approaches can be designed...
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...Mr. Boone vs. Zoom Car Company Daniel Boone purchased a vehicle from Zoom Car Company with a compass in the dashboard for easy navigation. Unfortunately, the compass was faulty and led Mr. Boone to a high crime area where he was dragged out of his car and severely beaten up. Who should be responsible for Mr. Boone’s medical bills? Did Zoom Car Company know that the compass was faulty and didn’t tell the purchaser? Did Corrigan Rulers Compasses and Slide Rules, Inc. know there was an issue with the product? If so, why did they recall the product? If they did recall the product why didn’t Zoom Car Company take out the compass? Did Zoom Car Company install the compass correctly? Why didn’t Mr. Boone realize he was in a high crime part of town? Imagine if this was you, you were following your compass in an area you are unfamiliar with when all of sudden a gang member who is armed drags you out of your car in the middle of the street where he and his friends start violently striking you over and over again. After they are done hitting and kicking you, you lay there on the ground in pain and bleeding. You are wondering where you are and if anyone will come to help you and you ask yourself “Why did this happen to me?” Mr. Boone didn’t realize that turning right instead of left would lead him to that fate. He thought the brand new compass in his brand new car he just bought would work properly. Who thought that a new equipment that just got installed would not work?...
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...Temperature and Response time measurement Abstract In this experiment, a Resistive Thermal Device (RTD) and thermocouple were calibrated for first order measurement. Then, the response times of the RTD and thermocouple sensors were calculated. After performing this experiment, it was found that the time constants for the RTD were found to be -78.7 for cold to hot and 17.39 for hot to cold. The time constants for the thermocouple were found to be 3.519 for cold to hot and 2.64 for hot to cold. The rise times for the RTD were found to be 7.39 for cold to hot, and 7.9 for hot to cold. The rise times for the thermocouple were found to be 1.14 for cold to hot, and 1.27 for hot to cold. The error band for the RTD was found to be ±.0075, and the error band for the thermocouple was found to be ±.3887. Nomenclature T Time τ Time Constant E Error Band INTRODUCTION A Resistive Thermal Devices is a sensor used to measure the temperature by correlating the resistance of the RTD element with temperature. An RTD most commonly consists of a length of fine coiled wire wrapped around a glass or ceramic center. The element of the RTD is made of a pure material so its resistance can be calculated at various temperatures [1]. A thermocouple is that consists of two conductors which produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between either end of the pair of conductors. This allows for the measurement of the temperature at broad ranges...
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