Human resource issues entailed by the take-over of Credit du Nord by Society General (2004)
Thesis - 13 pages - Human resources
The French banking system has met several restructurings since the 90's. Banking networks have now to propose, diversify and evolve services to their customers. Besides, these companies are in a more open market which entails international competition and the mergers phenomenon. Several examples...
Understanding the complex relationship between human resource management and trade unions
Thesis - 7 pages - Management
The history of trade unions can be traced back to nearly 400 years ago when such groups as the Craftsmen and the Levelers were organized to protect their own products and interests. At the end of the 18th century, the labor surplus caused by industrial revolution made the working classes...
The responsibilities of the human resource manager
Thesis - 5 pages - Management
Today's business world is becoming increasingly unstable and competitive. The current economic situation reinforces this design. Many companies are struggling to emerge from the three year long crisis that the economy is facing. The strategies adopted had to take into account the difficulties...
Human resource management (HRM) at IBM
Thesis - 7 pages - Human resources
Stress has become an integral part of business life today. Tension, pressure and constant anxiety are a few of the occupational diseases detected at PSA, Renault, EDF and IBM. These occupational diseases and cardiovascular diseases have been on the rise lately. To develop this subject, facts...
Bicultural approach to natural resource management in Australia
Case study - 10 pages - Management
Natural resources are those that occur freely in the environment, without the influence of man, these resources are said to exist relatively undistributed by humanity. Natural resources have often been characterized by the amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in...
Ikea and the human resource management
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...
Performance Management
Essay - 3 pages - Management
In the world's most competitive markets today, organizations have discovered that it is how well human resource management is organized that brings differences in terms of total turnover. Human resource issues such as staffing, compensation and training are ignored...
How do social media and digital tools affect HR practices? Why and how should HR departments adapt their practices to use these tools to their advantage? What are the benefits and risks of an HR social media strategy?
Essay - 3 pages - Human resources
In the last decades, the functions of Human Resources departments have changed a lot. They are, in general, more involve in the group strategy. The HR manager now has a key role at the Board of Directors.. [...] Even if the digitalization is affecting each department of a firm,...
Best Practices in HR Function Delivery - Amazon
Case study - 3 pages - Human resources
As a part of the constantly changing business environment, Human Resource Management (HRM) emerges as a pillar for organizational success. Amazon, well known for its cutting-edge technology and worldwide operations, has come to represent a perfect embodiment of the best human...
Uses of natural resources in the U.S
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Natural resources are essential in driving the U.S economy (Sedjo, 2013). Natural resources include all materials on the earth surface that exist by nature and used by human beings in meeting daily needs. The development of U.S economy largely depends on how such...
Renewable Energy Resources
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The use of renewable energy sources is one of biggest arguments of the twenty first century. On the one side there the supporters of use of this energy for numerous reasons while n the other hand there are those opposed to the ideology. It is a controversial topic with each side providing...
Managing human capital in the process of merger and acquisition
Thesis - 5 pages - Human resources
Mergers and acquisitions have become a regular business strategy in the present corporate scenario. They involve lengthy and thorough discussions and strategies are worked out in detail before the deals are closed. These discussions influence the future of the organization with respect to the...
Report on job satisfaction at the Shaggy Shoe Shop
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
The shaggy shoe shop has requested this report on their employee's job satisfaction at the Association for Human Resource Management. This questionnaire consists of 16 questions and the employees interviewed are not required to give comments, but only to choose their answers in...
From HR to e-HR
Case study - 7 pages - Human resources
The last few years have been marked by the massive daily use of new technologies. They have become indispensable in the lives of individuals, especially in the workplace, where these techniques have grown. Indeed, this technology supports the exercise of many functions like human...
Chinese Multinational Companies' Innovation Strategies in France
Dissertation - 31 pages - Business strategy
China is changing its strategy. From the mass production of products at very low costs and quality, Chinese state is now orientating its economy in order to be able to capture a growing part of the added value and to change the international production process to its advantage. In terms of...
Human water consumption and utilization
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The history of the relationship between people and water is a long and complex one. The necessity for water to sustain life has driven people to do many things: relocate to where the water is, come up with technological innovations to relocate the water to where they are, use it as a source of...
Water resources: Ottawa River Clean-Up
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The Ottawa River has been an ongoing problem with pollution. Pollution and contaminates can, and most often do, include; heavy metals, detergents, organic pollution, and other pollutants which include chlorine, pesticides, raionuclides, acids and alkalis (Zmuida, 2012). People have been dumping...
Recruitment: methods, trends...
Dissertation - 10 pages - Human resources
Recruitment is one of the most essential components of human resource management in any company today. In France where the unemployment rate remains high, and with candidates who are being forced to combine several skills and sometimes even several jobs, it is interesting to explore...
Why do human females cheat?
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
Humans are, for the most part, monogamous creatures. Arguments can be made in both directions as to whether or not this is an evolved trait, or whether or not it's cultural, but that fact remains that humans across most cultures pair bond into exclusive relationships. The...
Which Marketing Strategy Should Royal Grolsch Pursue to Enter the Sweden Market with its Radler 0.0%?
Case study - 14 pages - Marketing theories
With the writing of this report, we aimed to determine whether it was worthwhile for the Grolsch beer brewery to enter the Swedish market with its product Radler 0.0%. To determine this, it was necessary to practice a country analysis as well as a market analysis including a SWOT and TOWS...
Leading and managing remotely
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Management of human resources is a very dynamic concept whose excision requires a delicate touch. Human resource refers to the mass of staff within an organization. It is from the synergistic effect of these members that the organization is able to formulate a vision,...
International Engineering Management - Toyota
Case study - 9 pages - Electronics, mechanics, engineering & technology
There are numerous strategies that lead Toyota to first place in the automobile industry. This report will provide an opportunity to better understand the company's history, recognize the main factors that bring success to the business, and analyze cultural analysis between China and South...
Human rights and Islam: A critical review of research on Sudan
Thesis - 4 pages - Philosophy
Many non-Muslim onlookers in places like the West have heard of the apparent human rights violations that occur in the some parts of the Islamic world, and they have come to conclude that women are naturally supposed to take a subordinate position to men. While there might be some good...
Arbitration Decision: Balancing Fairness in Workplace Discipline
Case study - 3 pages - Management
Goodtime Food Products Ltd. is dedicated to providing its workers with a comfortable, safe, and secure work environment. Very high-risk standards were broken in the standoff with Rano, which exposed her hostile behaviour toward her supervisor, Mr Ed Thomas (a tautological term), who was...
Patagonia's Corporate Policy
Case study - 5 pages - Corporate social responsibility
The increased scrutiny of contemporary corporations by financial and social spheres calls for a balance between profits and responsibility for the welfare of the community and the environment. In particular, Patagonia, which is one of the leaders among the companies in that field, could be called...
Risk management in a merger/acquisition project
Dissertation - 8 pages - Management
The economic context has changed radically in the space of a few years, whether due to globalization or the technological innovations that have appeared and that now dominate the business world. More recently, the health crisis has impacted the entire economy and caused numerous malfunctions and...
Cyklop's HR strategy
Case study - 4 pages - Human resources
Two strong elements characterize the company in its contextual dimension: the organizational environment, which can be defined as all the elements external to the organization, and its general environment, which includes sectors that may not have a direct impact on the company's daily...
HRM Practices in Post-bureaucratic Era
Essay - 3 pages - Human resources
The history of human resource management (HRM) dates back in the 19th C, when the then called “welfare secretaries” came to existence in organizations. These welfare secretaries were women solely concerned with the protection of girls and women. Their establishment was...
Human influences on the tropical forest wildlife
Essay - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
Different patterns of anthropogenic forest disturbance can affect forest wildlife in both tropical and temperate regions in many ways. The overall impact of different sources of structural and nonstructural disturbance may depend on: (1) the groups of organisms considered; (2) the evolutionary...
SWOT - history, presentation, creation
Practical guide - 6 pages - Marketing theories
In a world where competition is getting tougher, every company, whatever its type and size, must set itself apart from its competitors to achieved success. This goal requires constant innovation and flawless decisions so that every step is optimised towards success. From this, the debate becomes...
