The Hawthorne Experiments: Management Takes A New Direction General Electric, the major manufacturer of light bulbs, had preliminary evidence that better lighting of the work place improved worker productivity, but wanted to validate these findings to sell more light bulbs, especially to businesses. GE funded the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct an impartial study. AT&T's Western Electric Hawthorne plant located in Cicero, Illinois, was chosen
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and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns. The components of Human Resource Management are Selection, Motivation, Productivity, Trade Unions, Training, Rewards System, Development, Discipline, Employment Legislation and Recruitment. Basic Human Resource concept states that HR creates value by engaging in activities that produce the employee behaviors that the company needs to achieve its strategic goals. The intensely competitive nature
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The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Preliminary: The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 extends to whole of India. It came into operation on the first day of April, 1947. This Act replaced the Trade Disputes Act of 1929. The Trade Disputes Act imposed certain restraints on the right of strike and lockout in Public Utility Services. But no provision was existing for the settlement of Industrial Disputes, either by reference to a Board of Conciliation or to a Court of Inquiry. In order to remove
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the foundation and applied language courses under the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP), the Delhi University administration has passed the responsibility of resolving discrepancies on to the colleges. Students will now have to submit their grievance applications at their colleges. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Delhi-University-Colleges-to-deal-with-revaluation-of-FYUP-courses/articleshow/27201840.cms Gujarat University: Students complain of out of syllabus questions:
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insurance * Pension * Trades Unions * Rights and legal issues * Personnel systems and records overview * Access to personal data * Time and attendance system * Security * Transport and parking * Grievance procedures * Discipline proceduresdd * Career paths * Training and development * Learning Styles Self-Assessment * Multiple Intelligences Self-Assessment * Appraisals * Mentoring * Awards and Incentives * Health and Safety
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Types of fees 4.2 Payment methods 4.3 Responsibility for fees 4.4 Late payment or non-payment 4.5 Refunds 4.6 Government funding / subsidy Regulations and Policies 5.1 Rights and Responsibilities Personal Representation to the Media Student Grievance Procedure Student Disciplinary Regulations Student Fee Regulations 5.2 Academic Matters Assessment and Examination Regulations Graduation Regulations Honour Code 1 3 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 9 Section 2 11 12 Section 3 14 15 15 16 16
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Unit - 1 : Introduction to Human Resource Management Structure of Unit: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 Objectives Introduction Opening Case What is Human Resource Management? Nature of HRM Scope of HRM Objectives of HRM Functions of HRM Role of HRM HRM in the New Millennium Summary Self Assessment Questions Reference Books 1.0 Objectives After studying this unit, you will be able to: 1.1 Understand the basic concepts
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organizational leadership and culture, and ensuring compliance with employment and labor laws. In startup companies, HR's duties may be performed by trained professionals. In larger companies, an entire functional group is typically dedicated to the discipline, with staff specializing in various HR tasks and functional leadership engaging in strategic decision making across the business (Guest, D.E. (1998)). The company I have chosen to do my assignment on is “Marks and Spencer”. The reason why I chose
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Machine, Materials & money Characteristics of Management • Mgt is Universal • Mgt is dynamic • Mgt is a group of managers • Mgt is Purposeful • Mgt is goal oriented • Mgt is integrative Function • Mgt is a Social process • Mgt is a Multi-faceted discipline • Mgt is a continuous process • Mgt is a system of authority • Mgt is a resource • Mgt is intangible 2 • 3. • Mgt is profession, an art as well as a science ADMINISTRATION VS MANAGEMENT Basis of Distinction Administration Management Policy
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All organizations have people -- they have human resources. Regardless of the size of an organization or the extent of its resources, the organization survives -- and thrives -- because of the capabilities and performance of its people. The Human Resource Management (HRM) function includes a variety of activities, including Affirmative Action to Employee and labor relations. All HRM functions work together to build a strong company where key among them is responsibility for human resources -- for
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