think creatively, plan effectively and deal with people. Copyright © Virtual University of Pakistan 1 Human Resource Management (MGT501) INTRODUCTION TO HRM After studying this chapter, students should be able to understand the following: Describe HRM? Explain why are we concerned about HRM? Discuss Road-map of HRM VU Lesson 1 LESSON OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the students with the basic concepts of the human resource management (HRM). During the lecture, we will be discussing
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between different organisation, for all these activities are founded on human interactions. OB is therefore concerned with:1. The purposes for which organisations are created 2. The behaviour of individuals, and an understanding of the pressures and influences that cause them to act and react in particular ways. 3. The qualities that individuals bring to particular situations. 4. The creation of groups i.e., collections of people brought together for given purposes. 5. The background and context within
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changing economic conditions, competition, and changing recourse positions. If important factors must be addressed and they include: 1. Personnel outcomes – achieving organization and effectiveness, employee effectiveness and needs. 2. Organization environment – i.e. the job, the work group, work supervisor and employee. 3. Personnel activities – techniques, programs and approaches. External environment – Influences and restricts a firm’s activities, objectives, strategies and personnel actions. It
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Answer 1 A broad, general, and written statement of a specific job, based on the findings of a job analysis. It generally includes duties, purpose, responsibilities, scope, and working conditions of a job along with the job's title, and the name or designation of the person to whom the employee reports. Job description usually forms the basis of job specification. Job Description of a finance Manager : Position Description: Finance Manager Supervises: All treasury staff, as well as financial
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Assignment Topic: “How Positive Organization Scholarship developed into an emerging organizational science? How did positive psychology contributed to development of POS? Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS): Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS)has a focal point related to generative dynamics in organizations that eventually lead to human strength and virtue, patience threshold and healing power, vitality and striving, ability-development and producingmore than just ordinary individuals
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES 1 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Governance, politics and nation building: such serious terms that before were for adults only. It is because enough capacity, maturity, experience, strength and vitality are needed to perform these heavy tasks. Democracy in the Philippines contributed in paving the way for almost everyone to take part in these noble duties. Every Filipino is free to participate, support and lend a hand towards greater
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UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION FACTORS INFLUENCING CAREER CHOICE AMONG THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH TONGU DISTRICT OF VOLTA REGION, GHANA DANIEL KWASI GAMELI AVUGLA JULY, 2011 UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION FACTORS INFLUENCING CAREER CHOICE AMONG THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE SOUTH TONGU DISTRICT OF VOLTA REGION, GHANA DANIEL KWASI GAMELI
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....................... This study reports the results of a survey of 2700 employees in business operations at a large public, research university. The analysis tests Herzberg et al.’s (1959) well-known, duality theory of motivators and hygiene factors and the impact of personal characteristics and job characteristics on perceptions of the work environment and job satisfaction. The results offer inconclusive support of Herzberg’s theory although the work itself is the strongest predictor of job
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Listening as a Communication Skill 2 2.2 Why are Managers Inherently Poor Listeners? 2 2.3 Key Factors to Effective Listening 3 3 Presenting 7 3.1 Presentation as a Communication Skill 7 3.2 Why are Effective Presentation Skills Important? 8 3.3 Key Factors to Effective Presenting 9 4 Action Plan for the Next Three Months 13 5 Conclusion 15 6 List of References 16 INTRODUCTION Communication is at the heart of everything done by a manager. Thus, effective communication is considered
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