(pp.01- 14) | 2012 An Empirical Analysis of the Human Resource Management Activities in Retail Sector: A Study of Saudi Arabian companies Dr. Abdalelah S. Saaty Dean, College of Business (COB), King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia Mohammed Owais Qureshi Lecturer, Human Resource Management, College of Business (COB), King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia Email: drzaidansari@gmail.com ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) generates competitive advantage for a company and
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HR Policy and Turnover Rate 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study It is considered that Human resource policy plays an important role for improving the quality of an organization. Like any other organization human resource policy and their implication and management procedure are important for Bangladeshi Private Universities. Turnover is another important factor of an organization and Bangladeshi Private Universities are not except for these. Though Bangladeshi Private Universities
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CHALLENGES OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN NURSING INTRODUCTION An effective employee is a combination of a good skill set and a productive work environment. Many factors affect employee performance that managers need to be aware of and should work to improve at all times. These include a lack of recognition of employees who are performing well, quality performance outcomes and an absence of a formal performance management system and poor working conditions (Awases, Bezuidenhout & Roos, 2013)
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Five Functional Areas Of Human Resource Management Five Functional Areas of Human Resource Management (HRM) HRM has five functional areas that include: Staffing, Human Resource Development (HRD), Compensation and Benefits, Safety and Health, and Employee and Labor Relations. Staffing Achieving organizational objectives requires having the proper number of employees with the appropriate skills. Staffing accomplishes this objective through four tasks. The first task is job analysis, which examines
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InterClean and EnviroTech Jessie Ladson HRM 531 October 12, 2010 Linda K. Begley InterClean and EnviroTech Job Analysis Recently, InterClean has merged with EviroTech taking on a new strategic direction. The company will be expanding its’ horizon by providing full-service cleaning solutions for organizations within the health industry. The new strategy will provide full-service cleaning solutions on top of selling cleaning products. With this approach, the mid-level manager acquires the
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HUMAN RESOURCES Conference Paper Abstracts A CHANGE RECIPIENT PERSPECTIVE ON TRAINING AND COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT DURING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE Olsen, Trude Hogvold; Harstad U. College; trude.olsen@hih.no Stensaker, Inger G.; NHH Norw.Schl of Economics and Business Adm.; inger.stensaker@nhh.no As organizations change and adapt to pressures in the external and internal environment, managers and employees are required to learn new competencies and skills. Ideally, new skill requirements should be
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A MEASURE THAT EXAMINES ATTITUDES TOWARDS e-HRM PRACTICES by Lisa Shane submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in the subject INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA SUPERVISOR: MR H VON DER OHE MARCH 2009 Student number: 33450625 STATEMENT I declare that “DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MEASURE THAT EXAMINES ATTITUDES TOWARDS e-HRM PRACTICES” is my own work and that all sources
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regarding environmental, social and ethical issues. The level of CSR activities of the firms is made known to public only through the disclosures. This paper reviews the literature on CSR disclosures and the effect of these disclosures. There are various factors which determine the extent of disclosures like the size of the firm, industry, high visibility, etc. Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now prominent and evident more than ever due to the emphasis laid on businesses regarding
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Chapter 1: The World of Human Resources Management • Human Resources Management (HRM) – The process of managing human resources or talent (human capital and intellectual assets) to achieve an organization’s objectives. • “Why Study HRM?” – Staffing the organization, designing jobs and teams, developing skillful employees, identifying approaches for improving their performance, and rewarding employee successes—all typically labeled HRM issues—are as relevant to line managers as they are
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expert within the UK parcel market” LO1 Understand the different perspectives of human resources management. Explain Guest’s model of HRM Human Resources Management can be define as “the organisational function that deals with recruiting ,managing ,developing and motivating people, including providing functional and specialised support system to foster regulatory compliance with employment and human rights standards” (Strandberg,2009,p2) Guest’s (1987) ideal-type model is used to characterize
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