Assignment 1: Literature critique An exploration of the impact of strategic international human resource management on firm performance: The case of Foreign MNCs in China By Chanzi Bao, Robert and UK Farhad Analoui, Robert Gordon University. 2011 Overview of the article’s content The paper reports the intensive competition arising from globalisation requiring MNCs to seek low cost, innovation, speed and adaptability and the need to manage their human resources globally and strategically in order
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Assessment of Alcoholic living in a Family Individuals addicted to alcohol are threatened with increased risk of health problems, including liver cirrhosis, cardiovascular diseases, and fetal abnormalities. Additionally, substance abuse can lead to automobile collisions, violence, and injuries. Alcohol can influence worker’s productivity, family problems, or school performance. According to Alcohol Research and Health (2000), “the United States and other countries have expended considerable effort
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Zineldin makes a fundamental mistake when quoting Margulis by using a ‘he’ reference, yet Margulis is a female. This may demonstrate that Zineldin has not researched thoroughly. However, Margulis’ work on Serial Endosymbiosis Theory correlates with Zineldin’s view on Coopetition theory. Zineldin states seven preconditions for the development of enduring and mutually beneficial coopetitive relationships. I believe the criteria set by Zineldin (2004) are only applicable in a utopian business set up
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Introduction The principles of today's management goes back to the mid 1990's when an article named the “principles of scientific management” was published by Fredric Winslow Taylor who pioneered the term ‘scientific management’ in 1911. He defined scientific management as a study to increase productivity by methodologically studying the correlation between the individual and the task for the purpose of reconstructing and improving the work process (Jones and George, 2003). In the 19th and 20th
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National Credit value: 10 Guided learning hours: 60 Aim and purpose The aim of this unit is to introduce learners to methods of managing human resources in the workplace. Learners will use their knowledge of relevant human resources management theory and link it with current human resource management practices in organisations. Unit introduction Human resource management is a dynamic activity in any organisation as it takes place against a changing economic, technical, legal and social background
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intentionally, to keep fresh ideas and to remain in tune with the current trends. They track the performances of every manager very closely and link performance to career development. P&G’s asset is their brand management system. For this reason, motivation and hard work are built into P&G’s management model. I feel they use the management approach of job simplification, with the clearly defined and highly specialized tasks of each individual. This allows the individual to dedicate their full attention
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Performance Related Pay (PRP) has been defined by several scholars including Armstrong (2002:261) and CIPD (2009). They suggested that PRP is a method of remuneration that provides individuals with financial rewards in the form of increases to basic pay or cash bonuses which are linked to an assessment of performance, usually in relation to agreed objectives. Performance related pay turn out to be extensively used in the public sector (for example, local government, the NHS and teachers), for
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What is Freakonomics? Freakonomics is an interesting book that evokes a thoughtful and provocative analysis of human motivation and modern living. It shows you a common world through a totally different pair of lens. The author uses the raw data of economics to ask imaginative questions while it forces the reader to think cleverly and divertingly of the answers. His approach to economics was done in a very unconventional way- as a smart, curious explorer parallel to Christopher Columbus when he
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Travaglione 2007). Employees’ empowerment is needed in organization in order to expect employees to be in position to make quick decision and respond quickly to any changes. However, in order to effective and efficient, empowerment is required trust, motivation, decision making and breaking the inner boundaries between manager and employees (Thite 2004). There are internal and external factors which affecting the employee empowerment in the organization. Employee empowerment often fails due to various
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Theories of Motivation Managers of all types of organizations, including small firms, need to motivate their employees to remain competitive. Since employees may find different factors to be motivating, it is crucial that managers take the time to determine what drives each individual. In the majority of cases, positive factors that appeal to an individual's internal needs tends to be more effective than using negative reinforcement, criticism and feedback only when performance falls short of expectations
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