Archive for the ‘Human Resources’ Category
Sunday, August 5th, 2012
This PowerPoint presentation is about the general contents of labour law, the different kinds of legislation, the duties of employers and employees, the role of trade unions, areas of discussion, employment contracts and termination of employment contracts.
Employment Law
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Sunday, February 27th, 2011
The scope of IHRM is wider than the domestic one. IHRM occurs when a national firm goes abroad, when foreign markets are entered.
Stereotypes
Stereotypes are a kind of generalisation. Our brain - exposed to an information overflow - organises the incoming data to function effectively. Behaviours, values, beliefs and patterns of ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Types of training
1. On-the-job-training
Instructing employees at their place of work how a particular task should be carried out. This can be done by an experienced worker or by a supervisor. A coach is talking them through stage by stage.
Job rotation: switching an employee round a range of tasks in order ...
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Key concepts
The Purposes of Human Resources Management are:
recruit
develop
utilise an organisations's personnel in a way which is most appropriate to the achievement of a firm's objectives
Recruitment and selection
requirements of an organisatgions workforce plan
attracting suitable candidates for vacancy
selecting the right person for the job
Training and development
Training: Introduction how to carry out tasks ...
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
performance-appraisal.pdf
Assessment, appraisal and control. Reasons for performance review. Types of reward systems. Pay and performance. Alternative reward systems. Revision Questions.
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Revision questions
Which features of the organisation of a McDonald's could be described as Taylorite?
Explain the meaning of the term "economic man".
What is meant by "time and motion study"? How did
Taylor make use of this method?
Explain the difference between piece-rate and differential piece-rate.
Identify three main consequences of
Taylor's work.
Give a ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Motivation Theory
Herzberg: Motivation occurs when people do something because they want to do it.
Others: Motivation is a desire to receive a result
Taylor and scientific management (1856-1917)
Much business practice in America and Europe, Japan and the former communist countries is rooted in his writing and work.
Taylor's approach to management: It is ...
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