Function of the human resources within the French group, Dassault Aviation
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Dassault Aviation, a French industry group, accounts for 8000 collaborators, including 3000 with a site in Saint-Cloud. As a major player of the world aircraft industry, the group posts its specificity: the support of its customers. The manufacturer civil-soldier bases its strategy on products of...
Paul Wolfowitz and the American neo-conservative project
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
The National Interest is a journal that was founded in 1985. It is regarded as a showcase for liberalism and neo-liberalism. It is not popular amongst academics and aims to influence the political agenda of the country. In this review, we see the theories proposed by Huntington and Fukuyama. Paul...
The International Workers' Association
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
This document is a summary of the debates which took place within the International Association of Workers of the Congress at Brussels. It highlights the divisions within this authority by connecting them with the social position of the parties and traces the stage of evolution of the society....
Paid educational leaves in Belgium
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
Paid educational leave: Is it more used to meet business needs than allow continuous training of employees? Why are modern teaching techniques, such as distance learning, not recognized in this system? All these questions will help us learn more about business practices. The Federal Public...
Training in a company: The example of McDonald's
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Lifelong learning? The hamburger chain McDonald's knew what the term meant before it gained popularity. “Training is rooted in our corporate culture," said Sabine Gekiere, HR manager at McDonald's in Belgium. "It's part of our DNA." It is now possible to enhance the internal...
Reasons for drop in unemployment: Portugal
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
The exercise consists in proposing a model of macroeconomic management for the Portuguese economy. To do this, we have data sources for the period 2000-2003. This model should be implemented for a lower unemployment rate. It was however not clear whether this decline would be relative or...
Employment: Lessons from the British model
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
While France has been trying to stem high unemployment for almost 2 years, its closest neighbor Britain is at a record low rate of unemployment. Indeed, France with 9.8%, struggles to find a solution to tackle the phenomenon, which has now become the greatest evil of this century. "Thus, after...
Oticon, a Danish Hearing Manufacturer, and the Human Resources Development
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
According Leonard Nadler , the Human Resources “refer to a series of organized activities conducted within a specified time and designed to produce behavioral change”. The main task of this function is to focus on employees within an organization: if the firm is able to create a good...
Analysis of the "Alice in Wonderland" case
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
Emma Van Nijmegen was working for Neerlandia, a huge Dutch company which was working on sea shipping. With the opening of the European boarders, their goal was to combine a great company with the best door to door service for clients. That is why they acquired Luijk & Van Vaest (LVV). LVV was at...
Revolution at Oticon A/S: The Spaghetti Organization - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 17 pages - Human resources
Lars Kolind, who was recruited in order to assume the tough task of implementing a new management in Oticon, set a real revolution. He arrived in a crisis context so; his first task was to readjust the company to an acceptable financial situation. He achieved this quite shortly and everybody...
Novartis - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
We learnt several things concerning the management used by the company, especially in the Human Resources Field, all thanks to the study of Global Talent Management at Novartis, published by the Harvard Business School in 2008. Along the study we are going to asses the way Novartis'...
Landon Care Products Incorporation - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Landon Care Products Incorporation is an American company that deals with cosmetics products, such as skin care products and it is based in Connecticut. Landon Care Products, Inc was acquired in January 2007 by a multibillion dollar beauty company from Europe called Avant-Garde and is now a part...
The well-being policies in GlaxoSmithKline - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 14 pages - Human resources
Last year, we observed the changes in GlaxoSmithKline. This trend has deeply modified the way to consider the work atmosphere. New policies are applied to ensure that employees feel good at work and to increase their commitment as well. Companies were forced by the market pressure to adapt...
Ikea and the human resource management - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
Ikea is an international retailer which has set up outlets which are running successfully all over the world for the last twenty five years. Today Ikea is an undeniable leader in the home product industry in the United States, Asia, Europe and Middle East, thanks to an innovative strategy which...
Human Resources Management Applied to the Case of a Fictional French Company
Case study - 8 pages - Human resources
Today, the human resources management is a key point for succeeding in the market. With the globalization, the companies need to manage their employees with efficiency and take in consideration several facts such as for instance, the culture. The main challenge is clearly to develop its business...
Oticon, a Danish Hearing Manufacturer, and the Human Resources Development - publié le 01/07/2010
Case study - 9 pages - Human resources
According Leonard Nadler , the Human Resources “refer to a series of organized activities conducted within a specified time and designed to produce behavioral change”. The main task of this function is to focus on employees within an organization: if the firm is able to create a good...
Human resources - case studies of Club Med, Tic-Tock and Fred Bailay
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
This document is a presentation of some points of the human resources' strategy of three big companies : Club Med, Tic-Tock and Fred Bailay. Extracts of the document : "What are the causes of the heavy turnover among GOs? From the perspective of Club Med's management, does the turnover...
According to Wal-Mart, its main goal is "to benefit the American consumer". Does the Wal-Mart economic and social model benefit the American worker as well?
Case study - 2 pages - Human resources
Very few European people have heard of Wal-Mart. But the company plays a central role in the lives of millions of Americans, who rely on it for their food and other necessities. For some, Wal-Mart, with a presence in the entire US territory, is the symbol of a certain 'American way of...
Human resources management in HighIT
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
Without any human resource department, employees are left alone. They are not informed about the policies of the firm and so they don't feel connected to it. HighIT prefers to offer their employees a form of freedom, but it also means that they can come and leave the firm whenever they want,...
Executive Search, a case study
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
Executive Search or Headhunting is defined as an activity provided by specialized human resource advisors which aims to find the best suited candidate for a senior job vacancy in a company. The executive search firms are looking specifically for high-skilled employees to attract staff to change...
Analysis of the "Alice in Wonderland" case - publié le 10/02/2010
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
Emma Van Nijmegen was working for Neerlandia, a huge Dutch company which was working on sea shipping. With the opening of the European boarders, their goal was to combine a great company with the best door to door service for clients. That is why they acquired Luijk & Van Vaest (LVV). LVV was at...
Minority interview report
Case study - 2 pages - Human resources
In order to complete my minority interview report, I decided to interview my brother as the youngest member of his working team. He is still studying in a very famous top school in Rennes (France) in order to become a hospital director, but works at the same time (depending on the periods of the...
Comparison of HRM models in two different countries: France and China
Case study - 6 pages - Human resources
For years, Sweden has been considered as a well being country, with a high quality of living, safe, environmentalist, peaceful and very democratic where citizens take part in the development of their society. Swedish society, however seems to be in mutation for some decades, due to globalization,...
Human resources management Publicis
Case study - 13 pages - Human resources
We chose Publicis as large French manufacturing company for our research. Publicis was created by Marcel Bleustein, in 1926, in Paris. He launched a radically new concept (closer of consumer). He had several core values, which he never broke: attention to others, respect, staying true to the...
Revolution at Oticon A/S: The Spaghetti Organization - publié le 01/10/2009
Case study - 17 pages - Human resources
Lars Kolind, who was recruited in order to assume the tough task of implementing a new management in Oticon, set a real revolution. He arrived in a crisis context so; his first task was to readjust the company to an acceptable financial situation. He achieved this quite shortly and everybody...
Novartis
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
We learnt several things concerning the management used by the company, especially in the Human Resources Field, all thanks to the study of Global Talent Management at Novartis, published by the Harvard Business School in 2008. Along the study we are going to asses the way Novartis'...
Landon Care Products Incorporation
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Landon Care Products Incorporation is an American company that deals with cosmetics products, such as skin care products and it is based in Connecticut. Landon Care Products, Inc was acquired in January 2007 by a multibillion dollar beauty company from Europe called Avant-Garde and is now a part...
Comparative human resource management: BHP Billiton expanding on Turkey
Case study - 11 pages - Human resources
The world market is becoming more integrated; borders are continually eliminated by the constant flow of information, human and financial resources. Globalization and the race for getting the larger market share is forcing companies to opt for new places to operate, cheaper resources, increased...
All you wanted to know about recruitment and selection
Case study - 41 pages - Human resources
Recruitment has acquired immense importance in today's organizations. Organizations have realized the value of human capital and its role in their development. Recruitment is the first step in the process of acquiring and retaining human resources for an organization. In today's rapidly changing...
A brief overview of the Human Resources Information System with special references to India
Case study - 31 pages - Human resources
Human resource departments require large amount of detailed information the quality of personnel management department's contribution largely depends upon the quality of information held by it. Many personal activities and much effort by personnel professionals are devoted to obtain and define...
