sustainability: An odd couple? By Marc Gunther Published March 20, 2013 This Q-and-A with Andrew Savitz explores how the human resources department can be a powerful tool for corporate sustainablity programs. Savitz is the author of a new book called "Talent, Transformation and the Triple Bottom Line: How Companies Can Leverage Human Resources to Achieve Sustainable Growth" (Wiley 2013). As you can guess from the title, Savitz argues that employees are the key to creating sustainable companies, but that
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Attracting and selecting the right talent is critical to a company’s success. For tech companies, the process is even more critical since it’s the knowledge, skills, and abilities of their employees that determines these companies’ efficiency, innovation, and ultimately, financial achievements. Modis, a global provider of IT staffing and recruiting, has an interesting philosophy about searching for talented tech types. As pressure has mounted on businesses to find qualified employees, the search
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corporate culture has made people happy and resulted in low turnover Recruiting the best and brightest talent from the University of Waterloo WEAKNESSES R&D spending has dropped significantly as a percentage of sales The core work is still occurring solely at the Waterloo headquarters Historical growth strategy: sourcing local talent and making selective acquisitions Talent and space are getting scarce in the Waterloo region RIM’s career site doesn’t allow for applicants
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REVIEW: TALENT - MAKING PEOPLE YOUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BEVERLY R. STUMP WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY March 9, 2014 Abstract Edward E. Lawler is passionate about talent and makes this the corner stone of his book, Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage. Creating a Human Capital-centric organization can be achieved only if there is sufficient talent and if the right structures, systems, processes, and management practices are in place to develop and retain that talent while attracting
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for large-scale IT operations. Currently, many large companies have large parts of their service operations offshore, and analysts expect that midsize and small companies will follow. For hosting countries, attracting offshore activities is an important manner of boosting its economy, attracting know-how and building skills. As a result, countries are continuously trying to entice companies to offshore production to their premises. LOCATION ATTRACTIVENESS | | PEOPLE ATTRACTIVENESS | | INFRASTRUCTURE
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practices to that of Unilever and Johnson & Johnson (J&J). I will critically analyze the case study provided (Johnson & Johnson vs. Unilever) in comparison to university’s current HR practices. The focus will be on recruitment and selection processes, talent management and diversity management. In the case study between Unilever and Johnson & Johnson, the focus is on recruitment selection of managerial staff and also on development of managerial staff, for UKZN I will focus on general recruitment.
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Manager is evolving with the change in competitive market environment and the realization that Human Resource Management must play a more strategic role in the success of an organization. Organizations that do not put their emphasis on attracting and retaining talents may find themselves in dire consequences, as their competitors may be outplaying them in the strategic employment of their human resources. The new millennium has brought about new challenges for human resources departments and practitioners
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International Journal of Business and Management December, 2008 An Analysis of Business Challenges Faced by Foreign Multinationals Operating the Chinese Market Jianlian Wu International Management, University of Nottingham Ningbo 315100, China E-Mail: zlixcwj1@nottingham.edu.cn, qqnamei@163.com Abstract China’s rapid economic growth has presented numerous opportunities and challenges for foreign firms there. Many large corporations have established a China centre to coordinate and control
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International Journal of Business and Management December, 2008 An Analysis of Business Challenges Faced by Foreign Multinationals Operating the Chinese Market Jianlian Wu International Management, University of Nottingham Ningbo 315100, China E-Mail: zlixcwj1@nottingham.edu.cn, qqnamei@163.com Abstract China’s rapid economic growth has presented numerous opportunities and challenges for foreign firms there. Many large corporations have established a China centre to coordinate and control
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Manager is evolving with the change in competitive market environment and the realization that Human Resource Management must play a more strategic role in the success of an organization. Organizations that do not put their emphasis on attracting and retaining talents may find themselves in dire consequences, as their competitors may be outplaying them in the strategic employment of their human resources. The role of HR has become more vital and important for each organization. It has a broader range
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