...and ears for the chairman and vice president of the organization. Even though some organization do not have a Human Resource Management department there are people put in place to be in that department. Human Resource Management Paper Human resource management is designed to increase the performance and the improvement of an employee’s objectives and ambitions within the organizations. In order to be a successful HRM there are some aspect that help a HRM be successful. These aspects are human resource planning, recruitment, and selection, EEO and Affirmative Action, Human resources development, Compensation and benefits, Safety and Health, and Employee and labor relations are the main issues for all Human Resource Management. This essay will identify why these aspect are the primary function for all Human Resource Manager and which aspect is more important than the others. The first primary function of a Human Resource Manager is the planning, recruitment, and selection process. This is important for a HRM because if they do not select the right employee for the job then that part of the organization will not succeed as a whole. The planning process is seeing what position of the organization that needs for the future...
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...The Boss of Me In Jamie Pritscher’s is “Director of Logistics” at Tasty Catering and wrote an essay titled “Yes I’m 26 and Yes I Do the Hiring”. She says, “Sometimes being recognized for your efforts is more important than money” (Pg. 560). Pritscher’s point is employees are human beings too and that if managers want any respect or quality work out of their employees they should try to keep them happy and recognize their efforts. It is no surprise that there are many working class citizens that leave jobs simply because they feel undignified, mistreated, and unwanted at their own place of work. In Pritscher’s essay she concludes with “Employees want to feel appreciated, no matter what their age. A simple ‘thank you’ goes a long way” (Pg. 560) and this is true if you want to earn some respect from your employees but it’s not the only thing that will maintain a positive morale. Employees are still human beings that need a reason to go to work every morning and most will say that reason is a paycheck, but if your job is most of your life and you are miserable at your place of work than wouldn’t you look for another place to work? Yes, you would and many do because that paycheck doesn’t go very far if other needs are not met by management. One way to earn respect from your workers is to actually help employees meet your standards. Pritscher said when her company installed global positioning systems in the trucks that some employees (particularly the older workers) could not figure...
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...The study of occupational health and safety is primarily designed to educate and impart knowledge on maintaining a safe working environment so as to reduce the occurrences’ of accidents which might claim lives. This essay seeks to discuss the utility of the different types of safety inspections in maintaining a safe working environment. Safety workplace inspections are a planned walk- through of a workplace or selected areas or locations of a workplace. Inspections are needed to critically examine all factors including equipment, processes, materials, buildings and procedures that have the potential to cause injury or illness, and to identify where action is necessary to control hazards. Safety inspections include policies and procedures and the purpose of this policy is to control losses of human and material resources by identifying and correcting unsafe acts and conditions. The purpose of the safety inspection program is to detect and address safety-related hazards and risks before the issues cause injury, property damage or environmental impact According to Schemerhan, one of the type of safety inspection is the formal inspection or just general inspection. Formal inspections are well planned and are conducted in a proper manner following outlined and well stated channels to maintain a safe working environment. Focus at this type of safety inspection is on specific work stations or work area and the safety committee performs formal monthly safety tours .Each tour is performed...
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...Bloom's Taxonomy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Bloom's Wheel, according to the Bloom's verbs and matching assessment types. The verbs are intended to be feasible and measurable. Bloom's Taxonomy is a classification of learning objectives within education proposed in 1956 by a committee of educators chaired by Benjamin Bloom who also edited the first volume of the standard text, Taxonomy of educational objectives: the classification of educational goals[1] (referred to as simply "the Handbook" below). Although named for Bloom, the publication followed a series of conferences from 1949 to 1953, which were designed to improve communication between educators on the design of curricula and examinations.[2][3] It refers to a classification of the different objectives that educators set for students (learning objectives). Bloom's Taxonomy divides educational objectives into three "domains": Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor (sometimes loosely described as knowing/head, feeling/heart and doing/hands respectively). Within the domains, learning at the higher levels is dependent on having attained prerequisite knowledge and skills at lower levels.[4] A goal of Bloom's Taxonomy is to motivate educators to focus on all three domains, creating a more holistic form of education.[1] A revised version of the taxonomy was created in 2000.[5][6][7] Bloom's Taxonomy is considered to be a foundational and essential element within the education community...
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...Q.No.7. Ans: c. Executing Q.No.8. Ans: c. Both a and b Q.No.9. Ans: d. All of the above Q.No.10. Ans: c. Attitude behaviour culture Part Two: Q.No.1. Ans: The 5 E’S for accident prevention are: 1. Engineering: Higher level of safety could be achieved through engineering controls only. Safety should be integrated with engineering from the stage only. 2. Education: By providing proper education the accident rate can be reduced / prevented. 3. Enforcement: In some instances drastic measures or penalties may become necessary to prevent the spread of unsafe practices. 4. Enthusiasm: All kinds of motivational techniques like individual safety awards, departmental safety contests, safety slogan, safety poster, safety essay, spot he hazard contest etc goes a long way to motivate the workers. 5. Evaluation: Continuous evaluation of programs, procedure and performance is a must for improvement in safety. Q.No.2. Ans: With the development in technology, safety is an integral part of each element of operation and any training in operations must include instructions on how to operate without accidents. The first introduction to safety during apprenticeship / training period has a lasting effect. The following are the some examples of possible outcomes of trainings when it is implemented patiently over a reasonable period of time. * Employees in the organization should start talking more initiative ( become more pro-active) * The employees should...
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...1. Strategy adopted? http://www.oppapers.com/essays/The-Strategy-Adopted-By-Ikea/740556 1 Explain, in details, the strategy adopted by IKEA, and how it successfully did the positioning. *** At business level strategy Focus Strategies By implementing a cost leadership or differentiation strategy, IKEA choose to compete by exploiting their core competencies on an industry-wide basis and adopt a broad competitive scope. Alternatively, IKEA can choose to follow a focus strategy by seeking to use their core competencies to serve the needs of a particular customer group in an industry. In other words, IKEA focus on specific, smaller segments (or niches) of customers rather than across the entire market. Focused Business Level Strategies involve the same basic approaches as Broad Market Strategies. Focus strategies can be based either on cost leadership or differentiation. Focused Cost Leadership Strategy IKEA that compete by following cost leadership strategies to serve narrow market niches generally target the smallest buyers in an industry (those who purchase in such small quantities those industry-wide competitors cannot serve them at the same low cost). Global furniture retailer IKEA provide customers with “affordable solutions for better living” through use of the focused cost leadership strategy. The company offers home furnishings that combine good design, function, and quality with low prices. IKEA does this by offering low-cost, modular furniture (assembled...
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...The Fear in Aviation Maintenance Aircraft maintenance is arguably one of the best managed maintenance practices across different industries. Aircraft maintenance operations in the US are usually closely monitored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which ensures that the maintenance practices are done in a proper manner. Despite this oversight, maintenance errors still occur and have been, on many occasions, stated as the main cause of aircraft accidents. Knowledge of the factors that contribute to maintenance errors and therefore aircraft accidents can go a long way in enabling the industry regulars to draft precautionary measures and safety protocols to reduce the occurrence of these accidents. I. Factors contributing to maintenance errors Human factors, management factors, and structure factors are the most common factors that contribute to errors during the maintenance of aircraft (Stolzer, Halford & Goglia, 2012). Of the three factors, human factors account for the majority maintenance errors and therefore majority of aircraft accidents. There are numerous factors that can directly or indirectly contribute to human factors in maintenance errors can be categorized into the three groups of individual factors, job factors and organizational factors. Individual factors are those capabilities and attributes of an individual that may cause the individual to commit an error. These factors include their habits, personal attitudes, skills, personalities and their competence...
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...------------------------------------------------- like you:…………………………………………. Date:……………………… | 1. Walmart’s focus on supply chain management is responsible for its leadership in the retail industry. Discuss the distribution and logistics practices adopted by Walmart. How far has Walmart’s supply chain contributed to its competitive advantage? Explain. The retail biggest giant, retail supermarket chain “Walmart” serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at more than 10,130 retail units under 69 different banners in 27 countries. With fiscal year 2012 sales of $443 billion, Walmart employs 2.2 million associates worldwide. And the organization is one of the fortune 500 companies. Walmart Stores, Inc., is the world’s largest public corporation by revenue and the largest private employer in the world (about 2.1 million employees in 2008). In 2008, the company operated about 4,000 stores in the United States (discount, supercenters, neighborhood markets, and Sam’s Clubs) as well as more than 2,200 stores in other countries, mostly in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. Its revenue exceeded $400 billion, with net income of about $15 billion. Sam Walton said it best, “If we work together, we’ll lower the cost of living for everyone…we’ll give the world an opportunity to see what it’s like to save and have a better life. During the initial years, Walton focused on establishing new stores in small towns, with an average population...
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...Leadership attributes I have taken the test. The results are very essential. To me they say almost what I am and how I view things in life and at work. The following are the top five strengths for me as given as a result of the test. The top ones are the strongest ones: • Fairness, equity and justice • Industry, diligence and perseverance • Judgment, critical thinking and open-mindedness • Leadership • Appreciation of beauty and excellence. My lowest score traits The following have been identified as my least attributes. I will start here by the lowest as per my scores. What it means is that this list is in reverse order: • Bravery • Forgiveness and mercy • Capacity to love and be loved • Social intelligence • Humor and playfulness According to the list above what it means is that I am poorest in bravery and valor. I am better in forgiveness and mercy than in bravery and valor. Am I in agreement? Yes I am in agreement with the results of the test I have taken. The only point where I do not think I am such low on is in mercy. I am a very merciful person, but sometimes it is a bit difficulty for me to forgive people who continuously are wrong to me. Those who commit offences once or twice and that is through mistakes, I am willing and able to forgive. I am in agreement in most of these attributes because what is explained is what usually what I do in my life. For example my first rated point is that of: fairness, equity and justice. I have these principles because...
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...OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT GROUP PROJECT Report on the Operations Management strategy of Xuan Hoa Furniture and IKEA Prepared for Prof. Noel By - Group 7 - Lê Quang Anh Đỗ Thị Hà Anh Vũ Kim Phượng Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Linh Nguyễn Thị Thùy Linh May 22, 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Operational management is line management of organizations that highly affect the company’s performance. It is a business function that organizes, coordinate and control the resources needed to produce a good, operational management is a business process to create highest level of efficiency and value add. Operations management is a dynamic field and presents exciting new issues and challenges for operations managers. This is also a very important coursework for everyone of us who want to become a successful leader in the future. For that reason, after completing a 3-week Operations Management course, we – Group 7 would like to present a report about our findings on the comparison of the operations management strategy between 2 companies on the field of furniture manufacturing and retailer: Xuan Hoa Furniture and IKEA. Our report is divided into 9 main parts, each one represents a strategic Operations Management decision. And every main part will be broken into 2 part: one from Xuan Hoa Furniture and one from IKEA. 1. General Introduction 2. Operations Strategy 3. Product Design 4. Managing Quality 5. Process Strategy 6. Location Strategy 7. Human Resources and Job...
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...Study Unit Improving Your Writing When you complete this study unit, you’ll be able to • Identify your audience, medium, and purpose • Focus your ideas • Organize your material • Plan both informal and formal writing projects • Use words, punctuation, and sentences to achieve the effect you want • Revise, edit, and proofread to make your final copy accurate, professional, and attractive Preview Preview Writing a strong letter to apply for a job or putting together a convincing argument for a business report requires more than a collection of nouns, verbs, and punctuation. Good communication skills include the basics, of course, but proper planning, a pleasant style, and close attention to detail also count. This study unit is designed to help you make the best use of the writing tools you already have by making them work for you as you plan, develop, revise, and present your work. iii 1 Prewriting Organizing Your Material Patterns of Organization Outline Options Developing an Outline The Formal Outline 2 6 6 9 11 16 WRITING YOUR DOCUMENT 21 Types of Writing Key Considerations Writing the First Draft STRENGTHENING YOUR STYLE How to Give Your Writing Punch Choosing the Right Words Informality and Formality Using Words Properly REVISING, EDITING, AND PROOFREADING Revising Your Writing Editing Your Work Proofreading the Final Draft Presenting Your Work 21 25 33 36 36 ...
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...An Analysis of McDonnell Douglas’s Ethical Responsibility in the Crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 981 The Memorial of Flight 981 at Ermenonville (Johnston, 1976). Executive Summary In 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 experienced a mid-flight cargo door failure which led to the first total loss of a wide-bodied aircraft in history. The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and this tragedy was compounded by the fact that sufficient corrective action had not been taken by the manufacturer after precursory failures had occurred over the four previous years. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the ethical nature of McDonnell Douglas’s decisions throughout this crisis, discerning their priorities with regard to safety and financial gain, and to assess if these qualities have changed in response. The origin of this catastrophe lay in a poor handling of design and manufacturing. The cargo door’s design employed faulty philosophies, and decisions regarding its manufacture were driven by savings at the expense of safety. However, though the door’s faults were later exposed, a more serious problem involving the tail control lines in the passenger floor was continually overlooked until the crash. This was due primarily to a policy of using old design strategies which met minimum federal requirements. The company oversimplified the control lines’ failure mode when confronted with it in ground testing and, being committed to their own design, were unable to...
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...OECD INSIGHTS International Trade Free, Fair and Open? Patrick Love and Ralph Lattimore ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 30 democracies work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront of efforts to understand and to help governments respond to new developments and concerns, such as corporate governance, the information economy and the challenges of an ageing population. The Organisation provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies. The OECD member countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. The Commission of the European Communities takes part in the work of the OECD. OECD Publishing disseminates widely the results of the Organisation’s statistics gathering and research on economic, social and environmental issues, as well as the conventions, guidelines and standards agreed by its members. This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed...
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...Chapter 01 Taking Risks and Making Profits within the Dynamic Business Environment TEST PLANNING TABLE FOR CHAPTER 1 |Learning Goal | | | | | |LL:1 |LL:2 |LL:3 | | |Knows Basic Terms and Facts |Understands Concepts and |Applies Principles | | | |Principles | | |Describe the relationship between profit |1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, |25,26,27,28,29,30,31, |34,35,36,37,38,39, | |and risk and show how businesses and |11,12,13,14,15,16,17 |32,33, |40,41,42,43, | |nonprofit organizations can raise the |18,19,20,21,22,23,24, |188,189,190,191,192,193,194,19|198,199,200,201, | |standard of living for all. |176,177,178,179,180,181,182,1|5,196,197 |202,203,204, | | |83,184,185,186,187 | |221, 326, 330 | |Compare and contrast being an entrepreneur|44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53|57,58,59, |60,61,62, | |and working for others. ...
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...LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Solomon Appel Robert H. Ashton Reza Barkhi Metropolitan College of New York, New York, NY, USA Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA School of Management, University of Michigan-Dearborn, MI, USA College of Business Administration, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA Department of Accounting, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR, USA Zicklin School of Business, CUNY – Baruch College, New York, NY, USA Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA College of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA RSM Erasmus University, Department of Financial Management, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Mohamed E. Bayou Chee W. Chow Cynthia M. Daily Harry Z. Davis Nabil Elias Arron Scott Fleming Frank G. H. Hartmann vii viii LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Fred A. Jacobs Frances Kennedy James M. Kohlmeyer, III Leslie Kren John Y. Lee Michael S. Luehlfing Adam S. Maiga School of Accountancy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA Department of Accountancy and Legal Studies, Clemson University, SC, USA College of Business, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA School of Business, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA Lubin School of Business, Pace University, Pleasantville, NY, USA School of Professional Accountancy, Louisiana Tech University, LA...
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