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“A critical component of any winning business is an HR function that improves business results. I highly recommend this book to HR and business leaders everywhere.” —William S. Allen, Senior VP, Group HR, AP Moller-Maersk AS, Copenhagen, Denmark “Got business? This book does. By asking (and answering) the tough questions about HR relevance for line managers, shareholders, and customers, readers will clearly understand the why, how, and what of HR transformation.” —Rich Baird, Joint U.S. and
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This text was adapted by The Saylor Foundation under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee. Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books Saylor.org 1 Preface Competing books are focused on the academic part of HRM, which is necessary in a university or college setting. However, the goal with this book is not only to provide the necessary academic background information but also to present
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4.1 Framework Control Objectives Management Guidelines Maturity Models COBIT 4.1 The IT Governance Institute® The IT Governance Institute (ITGITM) (www.itgi.org) was established in 1998 to advance international thinking and standards in directing and controlling an enterprise’s information technology. Effective IT governance helps ensure that IT supports business goals, optimises business investment in IT, and appropriately manages IT-related risks and opportunities. ITGI offers original
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ttIT WO RK S! Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008 If it ain’t broke, make it better. The mark of an effective strategy and the test of the talent of your people is whether they carry on delivering the results when conditions worsen. So while 2008 was a challenging year, the results for our shareholders show that continuing with our core strategy, while flexing our execution in the changing circumstances, was the right thing to do. Bart Becht Chief Executive Contents
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