Role, objectives and activities of human resources department (HRD) in an organization
Dissertation - 4 pages - Human resources
In the face of enormous changes in the business environment of the world backed up by liberalization of economy, globalization of business, modernization of technology, changing lifestyles, global competitive pressures and large scale employment, a need exist for a fresh look at the Human...
Effectiveness of training in an insurance company
Dissertation - 7 pages - Human resources
Michael Armstrong defines training as the “systematic development of the knowledge, skills and attitudes required by an individual to perform adequately a given task or job”. Training can also be defined as the mechanism that is used to enhance the skills of an individual or that of a...
Theories of motivation : the role played by salary and by non-financial incentives in promoting motivation in middle managers
Essay - 9 pages - Human resources
Motivation is one of the main concerns for companies. Motivation can be defined as the factor that enables a human being to accomplish a given objective. Companies have to find a way to enhance the motivating factor to increase its managers and employees' motivation levels. First, the company...
The use of female managers in international assignments
Essay - 3 pages - Human resources
The last decade has seen an increasing focus on the gender of top executives and boards of directors of firms, and on the issues surrounding gender equality in management at all levels within organizations (Smith et al, 2006). Despite major changes in equal opportunities, legislation and...
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...
Overview of performance appraisal methods
Dissertation - 5 pages - Human resources
Performance Appraisal is essential to understand and improve the employee's performance through HRD. In fact, Performance Appraisal is the basis for HRD. It was viewed that Performance Appraisal was useful to decide upon employee promotion/transfer, salary determination and the like. But the...
Introduction to wages and salary administration
Dissertation - 11 pages - Human resources
Human resource is of paramount importance for the success of any organization. It is a source of strength and aid. Human resources are the wealth of an organization which can help it in achieving its goals. Human resources management is concerned with the human beings in an organization. It...
A brief introduction to recruitment and selection process
Dissertation - 6 pages - Human resources
Recruitment is the process of attracting individuals on a timely basis in sufficient number and with appropriate qualifications and encouraging them to apply for jobs in an organization. In practice, recruitment is often very demanding and seldom so straight forward. Experts believe that...
Employee Orientation
Study guide - 1 pages - Human resources
The success and effectiveness of any organization depends on its employees performance and their ability to perform their job in the most professional way. To help employees reach their maximum potential, human resources development designs planned activities providing necessary skills required...
Human Resources - Discrimination at Work
Essay - 11 pages - Human resources
To discriminate is to make a distinction. It is "a treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit, partiality or prejudice". Discrimination is defined in the French similar to the American civil rights law as unfavorable or unfair treatment of a person or class...
An evaluation of the role played by salary and by non-financial incentives in promoting motivation in middle managers
Essay - 8 pages - Human resources
As motivation influences productivity, managers need to understand what motivates employees to reach peak performance. They need to provide the right organizational climate to ensure that their employees can see that by working towards the organizational goals they are also achieving some of...
Is Human Resource Management simply an elegant theory or does it have a basis in reality?
Essay - 5 pages - Human resources
Human Resource Management was a much-hyped and oft-repeated phrase in the 1980s and 1990s. Prior to this, Personnel Management was commonly used. These two terms can be differentiated by many ways and have been distinguished by various authors. We need to understand the common definition of those...
Performance appraisal at Acumedscript
Thesis - 47 pages - Human resources
The term human resource is a crucial system in the process of management. The term human resource is quite popular in India with the institution of ‘Ministry of Human Resources Development' in the Union Cabinet. Human Resource Management is one of the most complex and challenging fields...
A study on motivational levels of employees in Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Dissertation - 40 pages - Human resources
Motivation is a basically a psychological process. Many people equate the causes of behavior with motivation. The causes of behavior are much broader and more complex than can be explained by the motivation alone. Along with perception, personality, attitudes and learning. It interacts with the...
Human resources development initiatives for achieving individual and organizational goals: National Institute of Rural Development India
Thesis - 44 pages - Human resources
Human Resource Development is very crucial for achieving higher levels of socio-economic development in both developed and developing countries. The value of Human Development Index (HDI) is much higher in the countries with higher levels of investment in HRD and vice versa. The less populous...
Performance appraisal in Dr Reddy Laboratories Ltd
Thesis - 48 pages - Human resources
Every year employees experience an evolution in their past performance. Employees generally see these evaluations as having some direct effect on their work lives. They may result in increased pay, a promotion, or assistance in personal development areas for which the employees needs some...
Recruitment in Hyundai India
Thesis - 36 pages - Human resources
Recruitment is a core of human resource activity carried out in organization of all kinds, whether they are manufacturing, trading, service or not-for-profit organizations. The recruitment activity makes it possible for these organizations to acquire the number and types of personnel necessary to...
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...
Employee welfare measures taken in the Indian South Central Railway
Thesis - 44 pages - Human resources
Human Resource Management is one of the most complex and challenging fields of management. It deals with the ‘People Dimension' in management. Human Resources play a very important role in the development of the business. They constitute the organization at all levels and are regarded as a...
Management Nonprofit Organization : How To Recruit and Retain Volunteers
Essay - 11 pages - Human resources
It is not possible to speak about the nonprofit sector without mentioning volunteers, since they represent the principal asset that enables the third sector organizations to achieve their goals. According to the White Paper on Voluntary Activity published by the Irish Government in September...
Performance appraisal in Coca-Cola company ltd
Dissertation - 26 pages - Human resources
Since organizations exist to achieve goals, the degree of success that individual employees have in reaching their individual goals is important in determining organizational effectiveness. The assessment of how successful employees have been at meeting their individual goals, therefore, becomes...
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...
An overview of Human Resources Management
Thesis - 41 pages - Human resources
Good human resource practice can help in attracting and retaining the best people in the organization Planning alerts the company to the type of people will need in short, medium and long run. Appropriate recruitment and selection activities identify the best people for available jobs and make...
Cover letter for the post of Director of Production
Template letter - 1 pages - Human resources
Dear sir, your advertisement for a Production Manager interested me. I feel I may be the one you are looking for as I have three years of prior work experience, working with "Credit Agricole SA". At "Credit Agricole SA", I learnt to work under the pressure, mastered the reporting system, and...
A study on human resource (manpower) planning in organizations
Dissertation - 10 pages - Human resources
Planning is deciding in advance. In a broad sense, planning entails anticipating future opportunities and threats and drawing up a blueprint to coordinate, motivate, and control the activities of the available assets for the effective implementation of organizational goals and objectives in a...
Cover letter for an internship in the consulting firm Deloitte
Template letter - 1 pages - Human resources
I have an ambition to serve companies by helping them in evaluating their risks, considering their functioning, supporting their plans according to their financial capacity and so on. Of course, it is not an exhaustive definition but it is what I want to learn about. To make this ambition real a...
A study of human resources development climate in hospitals and its impact on patient satisfaction
Tutorials/exercises - 43 pages - Human resources
Combining medical technology and the human touch, the health care industry administers care around the clock, responding to the needs of millions of people—from newborns to the critically ill. Industry organization - About 580,000 establishments make up the health care industry; they vary...
HRM training development and appraisals
Tutorials/exercises - 33 pages - Human resources
There is " . . . a basic human tendency to make judgments about those one is working with, as well as about oneself” (Dulewicz). Appraising is unavoidable and universal. Even in a basic work structure, people will naturally, informally tend to judge the work of others. However; this natural...
Process improvement in recruitment, selection and functional design of hiring management system in relevance to IBM
Dissertation - 18 pages - Human resources
Process Improvement, a methodology adopted for stabilizing and improving work tasks and systems can result in great benefits in processes in an organization by establishing continuous monitoring and control over those tasks and ensuring predictability of quality and costs. The recruitment...
Human resources management in Siemens
Tutorials/exercises - 57 pages - Human resources
The outsourcing history of India is one of phenomenal growth in a very short span of time. The idea of outsourcing has its roots in the 'competitive advantage' theory propagated by Adam Smith in his book 'The Wealth of Nations' which was published in 1776. Over the years, the...
