[pic] Human Resources By the end of this unit you will understand: ❖ The role of the Human Resources Department ❖ The culture of an organisation ❖ Organisational structures ❖ Working practices available to employees within different types of businesses ❖ The recruitment process ❖ Contract of Employment ❖ Appraisal Part 1 – Human Resources The role of the Human Resources Department The human resources (HR) department
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Human resources Human resources is the set of individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. "Human capital" is sometimes used synonymously with human resources, although human capital typically refers to a more narrow view (i.e., the knowledge the individuals embody and can contribute to an organization). Likewise, other terms sometimes used include "manpower", "talent", "labour", or simply "people". The professional discipline and business function that
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are part of the company in multiple countries. In order for the company to properly maintain the employee information and other human resource information a service request has been submitted to consolidate all of the various human resource tools into one single application that integrates all of the tools together. This will allow the company to streamline human resource functions across the company. Key Stakeholders There are a number of stakeholders within the company that will need to provide
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Riordan Manufacturing Human Resources Integration Project Brett Hall, Carl Rascoe, Juan (Danny) Castaneda, and Tina Schaffer CIS/207 November 6, 2012 Bill Fennell Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer that was founded by Dr. Riordan in 1991. Dr. Riordan obtained several patents that later turned into commercial applications that developed his company in to a Fortune 1000 enterprise, employing 550 people with projected earnings of $46 million dollars and over $1
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with Philadelphia pharmacy Sharp & Dohme 1891 The renamed company Merck & Co. opens for business 1953 2009 Merck merged with ScheringPlough Corporation and Organon BioSciences Pharmaceutical Industry • The average drug development time is over fifteen years with an average R&D expenditure of $800 million. • The FDA requires three phases of testing to assess safety and effectiveness. o Test results dictate what is displayed on the drug’s label and how the doctor will
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system development life cycle. Indentifying the system requirements can be accomplished in a number of ways, for example, conducting meetings with managers who will interact with the systems on a daily basis and bring a systems analyst to physically come down to the facility actually outline what is need to make the system full functional. Utilizing more than one source to analyze system requirements gives a wider perspective of what is needed to make a baseline of requirements for the human resource
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opportunity for future growth within a company as well as their career. With the resources available today, no one could not take his or her knowledge and career to the next level. Resources such as schools, workshops, Internet and even professional organizations and associations are available to help every professional in all walks of professions around the world. The International Association for Human Resources Information Management (IHRIM) is an example of a professional organization that
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The HR Profession Map (HRPM) An excellent tool to use that will help in your development is the CIPD HR Professional Map. It shows you what you need to know and do and how you need to do it at all stages in the development of your career. The map consists of 10 professional areas of HR activity which identify what you need to do and what you need to know in each area, 8 behaviours that shows how you need to carry out those activities. There are also four bands of professional competence within
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requestor is Hugh McCauley, COO. He wants to integrate existing variety of Human Resources (HR) tools into a single integrated application for all the plant locations. Riordan Manufacturing would like to take advantage of a more sophisticated, state-of-the art, information systems technology in the Human Resources department. The Information Technology (IT) department needs to define the business requirements for the development of an HR system to support the objective of this request. Create a detailed
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(Kacakulah 2007). This “organizational change expert” should be the head of human resources. A HR manager is best suited for this role in many ways in which will be discussed later ( ). In the case study of Peer Memorial Hospital, Harber (1998) explains that a combination of financial and internal approaches: “The “deliverable” is the ability of staff and teams to align accountabilities, activities, and resources in support of the vision and goals of the organization.” It might have been
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