A Training Plan
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This 12 page paper considers the case of a company with a training need. The paper considers how the need should be identified and how the training may then be designed in compliance with generally accepted training and behaviour models. The company used is a Hong Kong finance house with a call handling centre, however, the methods could be applied to any training scenario. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
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A Virtual Team at T.A. Stearns (2)
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A 3 page paper discussing process and quality improvement among T.A. Stearns’ offsite programmers and what the company should do about it. A member of a group of four programmers has developed a technique that increased the group’s efficiency to the point of needing only three programmers, rather than four. The paper recommends that Stearns move the developer of the technique to subsequent groups to seek out similar efficiency-enhancing measures, allowing Stearns to benefit from the original group’s gain in productivity without penalizing the developer of the method allowing the group’s improvement in productivity and quality. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A-B-Zee HRM Recruitment Case Study
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This 10 page paper looks at a case study supplied by the student concerning a company recruiting staff. A-B-Zee, is recruiting for two new stores it is opening. One area has a surplus of labour, the other has a labour shortage. The paper answers specific questions regarding the way in which the recruitment process relates to the company strategy, ways of improving recruitment in a market where there is a shortage of labour, the balance of power between applicants and the employer in an area where there is a shortage of labour, strategies to help retain employees, approaches which will reduce costs of application processing and the benefit of using a telephone hotline as part of the recruitment process. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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Absenteeism in the Workplace
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the problem of absenteeism in the workplace. This paper considers specific methods for reducing absenteeism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Accountability in Nursing: The Interrelationships of the Hierarchical Structure
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A 4 page discussion of accountability in nursing. Contends that accountability is an integral component of all aspects of nursing. The nurse is, of course, above all accountable for the well-being of his or her patient but, with recent pressure from state legislators and higher education coordinating agencies, accountability is becoming a greater and greater emphasis of all aspects of nursing. In the case of student nurses, and indeed all levels of nurses, this accountability is channeled through a chain of command, a chain of accountability which can extend both upwards (through the institutional hierarchy), downwards (to the patient) and even sideways (to colleagues and other professionals) dependent on the organizational structure. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Accountancy, Decision Making, Marketing, Motivation – Tutorial
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This 62 page paper incorporates 5 essays addressing different topics within the general headings in the title. Essay #1 begins with a scenario and then discusses quantitative methods for forecasting, specifically explaining the time-series decomposition model. The essay does not include actual calculations but describes this model. Essay #2 focuses on strategic marketing management and includes discussions of developing brand loyalty and brand equity and marketing and advertising to gain market share. This essay also includes a discussion of the importance of global branding. Essay #3 is about managing people and organizations and includes discussions and explanations of several theories of motivation, including a discussion of theories of motivation for today's knowledge workers. Essay #4 discusses accountancy for managers and includes explanations of the absorption costing approach, marginal costing and activity based costing. The last essay is about strategic decision making and competitor analysis. It discusses economies of scale, economies of scope, marginal costing, price elasticity of demand. This final section also includes a comprehensive discussion of Porter's structure -> conduct -> performance paradigm and resource-based approaches to strategy. Numerous examples are incorporated in each section. 4 Illustrations are included. Tutorial comments are incorporated throughout the text. Bibliography lists 44 sources.
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ACCOUNTING CASE STUDY
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This 5-page paper examines accounting and financial aspects a potential job applicant needs to examine before accepting a job. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Achieving Effectiveness Through Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
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A 10 page paper discussing the influence of these two factors in achieving success in international business. There is a lag time between establishing strategy for the future and arriving at that time that formerly was referred to as “the future.” During that lag time, HRM is obliged to have identified the organization’s workforce’s current position and future needs, and to train for those needs that will be needed in the future. The goal is to develop and maintain a workforce aligned in qualifications and expertise with the organization’s strategic goals. The larger organization needs to have defined precisely what the organization’s strategy will be both at the current time and in the future. HRM must have time to plan and have a direction that it needs to go. Astute organizational behavior combined with effective HRM should result in greater business effectiveness. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Action Research to Improve Training Results
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A 12 page paper addressing public-sector training needs. West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources has identified several apparent shortcomings in its method of training new employees. The current approach is to provide live training sessions covering much material but not making any provision for review of the material at other times. The purpose here is to provide a literature review and method that the department can use to improve the quality of its training program while also making recorded sessions available for review well after the training period has ended. Topics addressed include learning styles, adult learner characteristics, evaluation methods and alternative training delivery systems. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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AcuScan, Inc. Case Study
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A 6 page paper based on a case study provided by the student. In this case, a company is trying to find a new product based on their technology, a retina scanning system, because revenues have been dropping. A new product for a new market has been suggested by two members of the management team but the manager of product development has refused to cooperate. The paper analyses the arguments made and offers recommendations to the CEO. No Bibliography.
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ADA's Impact on Human Resources Management
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and its impact on HR departments. Hiring and firing practices, as well as record keeping procedures are discussed. How to avoid a lawsuit due to ADA is also an underlying theme of the paper. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Addressing Job Dissatisfaction and Turnover
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This 7 page paper provides an overview of workplace motivation and literature that relates to this topic. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Addressing the Nursing Shortage
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A 6 page paper offering a letter of petition for publication, abstract and a short journal article discussing current efforts and future predictions of increase in the current nursing shortage. The current nursing shortage is expected only to intensify over the next generation. Though there are 126,000 hospital vacancies for RNs in late 2002, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects that number to rise to more than one million in less than 20 years. The American Nurses Association and Monster.com recently entered into a strategic alliance designed to assist both employers and nurses in finding the matches most meaningful for them. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Adult Communication Management & Teams: A Tutorial
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A 20 page paper. The writer discuses specific concepts, such as adult communication management, communication competence, the Russian Dolls theory, developing teams, team ideology, teamwork, managing teams and more. The writer is responding to specific kinds of questions and offers tutorial comments throughout the paper. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
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Adults Return to School / Sociology & The Non-Traditional Student
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The re-entry of adults as non traditional students into higher education has become linked to the changes in job descriptions, job availability, job demands, and the world-wide corporate-industrial culture. In this very detailed 16 page research paper, the writer explores how adult college education has become symbolic of job opportunity/qualification & improvement yet at the same time, the meaning of a college degree has become less and less significant over the years. Macro & Micro studies as well as numerous statistics, studies, and case examples are provided. Bibliography lists more than 12 sources.
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Advantages And Disadvantages Of An Organisation Adopting A Hierarchical Structure
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This 6 page paper looks at the advantages and disadvantages that are linked to the use of a traditional hierarchical structure. The paper looks at the theory and uses the example of British Airways to illustrate the points raised. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Teams
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This 6 page paper considers how teams may give bring advantageous and benefits, but also how they may be costly when used incorrectly. The paper considers a range of team theories and then considers who they may be applicable in real life situations by a company. The bibliography cites 13 sources.
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Advantages of Unions
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A 7 page paper that explores the increase in union membership in 1997 because of advantages (general and specific) provided by unions to its members. The needs of today's employees in a reorganizing and downsizing corporate environment are attributed to a new growth in union membership. For this reason, unions have realized a reverse of the decline in union membership experienced over the past 15 years. Today, unions are helping workers in industries as varied as aircraft workers to physicians. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Aerial Platforms & Aerial Ladder Apparatus
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A 5 page paper that provides an overview of aerial platforms and aerial ladder apparatus and considers the OSHA regulations and safety issues regarding their use. This paper also looks at the variety of uses for this type of equipment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION #3
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 5 page paper with 10 sources cited. Talks about Burt Blass from Texaco, discuess how race and genderhave something to do with getting jobs, promotions etc.etc.
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Affirmative Action And Human Resource Management
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This 5 page paper begins with an introduction and definition of affirmative action. Research has shown that a companies with a diverse workforce tend to be more successful if the diversity is managed well. The writer discusses two approaches to managing diversity and ends the essay with comments regarding how HR managers can protect the company. bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Affirmative Action in Business
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This 13 page paper provides an overview of the role that affirmative action plays in the decision-making in business. This paper assesses the views of managers and human resources management and the impact for interactions in the workplace setting. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Affirmative Action Programs
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This 15 page paper looks at affirmative action programs in the United States. History is included. How a human resource manager might implement a program is central to the discussion. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES
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This 3-page paper discusses the implication of affirmative action, both on the side of employers and employees. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: THE EFFECT ON GOVERNMENT HIRING AND RECRUITMENT
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This 5-page paper focuses on whether or not affirmative action has been effective in terms of governmental hiring, recruitment and training. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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AFTER JOB LOSS: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS
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This 22-page paper provides a literature analysis about the emotional and psychological stresses people are likely to undergo followed by a job termination. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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AGE DISCRIMINATION IN A CASE STUDY
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This 8-page paper outlines concepts of age discrimination through a fictitious case study of YooHoo and a long-time employee, Mary (age 57) who was laid off. Included are potential letters from Mary to her former employer, the employer's response, and a due dilligence checklist. Bibliography lists 4 sources
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Age Discrimination in the Work Place
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9 pages. Age discrimination is becoming more and more prevalent in the workplace whether we want to believe that or not. Many companies now have been known to 'lay off' their older employees, only to later re-hire younger employees to fill the same positions. This not only saves money in salaries (the younger employees receive less in wages than the long-term employee does) but it saves the company from having to pay out retirement packages as well. Companies of course dispute that this is done, but the fact is we see it happening every day. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Age Discrimination in the Workplace
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A 3 page observation on the occurrence of age discrimination in the workplace. Notes that the fact that a substantial percentage of Americans now comprise the older age categories coupled with better health care and relatively longer healthier lives translates into a greater possibility that more and more individuals will be subjected to age discrimination. Discusses the types of age discrimination and observes that a changing legal arena offers hope for the alleviation of this practice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ageism In the 1990s
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Ageism In the 1990s: A 4-page descriptive paper outlining the problem of ageism in employment. Included are the specific practices the term covers, what has been done to combat it and how age discrimination stands as we go into the 21st century. Lists 4 references
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Ageism in the Workplace.
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(5 pp) Action must be taken to correct the serious situation where a very significant percentage of people over 50 are economically inactive. There is no bar to their employment other than an attitude by many employers that they are too old! And as my Grandfather used to chuckle in German, 'We are too soon old, and too late smart.' The United States work force is starting an interesting period of time : four defined generations of workers are all competing for the same space. All four have qualities that employers are looking for, all four have liabilities which can be compensated by one or more of the other groups. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Alcoholism in the Workplace
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A 4 page overview of the impacts of alcoholism in the workplace. This paper focuses on the Canadian workplace and emphasizes the value of treatment programs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Alterative Pay Structures
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This 6 page paper considers the different types of pay structures that are available, Discuss and evaluate how alternative payment systems might suit different organizations operating in different markets. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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AMAZON, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, AND TECHNOLOGY
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This 3-page paper focuses on how Amazon can handle resistance to change from emerging technologies. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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American Express Diversity Plan
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This 5 page paper begins with a short history of the company from its founding as a delivery business to its entrance into charge cards in the late 1950s. The rest of the paper explains the company's diversity plan and activities, including recruitment, support groups and other activities. The essay ends by reporting that American Express in on the 2009 list of the top 50 companies in diversity management. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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American Express: Benefits of Structure and HRM
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A 6 page paper discussing how structure supports American Express’ efforts to remain an employer of choice. American Express provides several examples of what constitutes “doing it right.” From its African-American CEO to its line workers, the company enjoys status as an employer of choice. It has attained that position over a period of years, and the distinction has enabled it to withstand external circumstances that ended the existence of many of the companies of the travel industry. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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A 5 page paper which examines the Americans with Disabilities Act and discusses how an employer could benefit from hiring someone with disabilities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Americans With Disabilities Act
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This 6 page paper explores the Americans With Disabilities Act and provides an overview of pros and cons. The paper concludes that legislation is needed, and even more must to be done due to rampant discrimination against people with disabilities. Free 1 page outline included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Amitai Etzioni - Types Of Power
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This 3 page paper describes the types of power found in organizations according to Etzioni's framework - coercive, calculative and normative. The writer offers comments on the effectiveness of each type of power. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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AN ANALYSIS OF SKILL ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
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This 3-page paper examines the fallacy of performance incentives, based on Gibbon's article "Incentives in Organizations." Bibliography lists 1 source.
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AN ANALYSIS ON CNN MONEYLINE
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This 6-page paper provides an analysis about a segment on CNN's Moneyline on the export of U.S. jobs. The paper analyzes this particular program, discusses literature pertaining to the topic, then determines if the program was biased. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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An Appeal for a Crèche
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This 4 page paper is an appeal for a company to provide a crèche for the working mothers which will also increase productivity and reduce the employee turnover. The paper outlines the problem the solution and the reasons why the solution should be adopted. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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An Auto Dealer’s HR Decision: In-House or Outsource?
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A 6 page paper weighing the question of whether a 70-employee auto dealership should institute an in-house HR department. The paper assesses available options and the shift of HR focus over the years to conclude that yes, the company should implement a new strategic HR function in-house rather than outsourcing mere recordkeeping outside company. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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An Employers Perspective on Trade Unions
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This 5 age paper considers why an employer may not like the idea of unions in the workplace. The writers looks at perspectives such as the traditional conflict role and the older forms of collectivism, as well as the impact on the balance of power in the employment relationship. The writer then considers the role of individualism, and why an employer may find this preferable to unionisation, and then the paper discusses how employee may still make their voices heard along with the newer forms of collectivism. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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An Ethical Dilemma in the Workplace
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An 8 page discussion of the types of ethical dilemmas that confront employees in the workplace. Ethical discretions, such as the issue of e-mail privacy, have the potential to be tremendously deleterious to employee and workplace. This paper provides an example of a fictional systems administrator and corporation whose high ethics serve to protect e-mail privacy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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