1.0 Background of the study: 1.1 Introduction: Human resources (HR) are the backbone of an organization. Moreover, the continuing prosperity of a firm is likely to be enhanced by employees who hold attitudes, value and expectations that are closely aligned with the corporate vision. HRM policies and practices can be strategically designed and installed to promote desirable employee outcomes, which include the enhancement of the in role and extra role behaviors of employees. Every organization
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Y 1 0 , 2 0 0 6 ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Professor Youngme Moon and Research Associate Kerry Herman prepared this case. HBS cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective or ineffective management. Some data have been modified or disguised. Copyright © 2002 President and Fellows of
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Research Paper The experience of ethnic minority workers in the hotel and catering industry: Routes to support and advice on workplace problems Ref: 03/06 2006 Prepared by: Tessa Wright and Anna Pollert (Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University) Funded by Acas and the European Social Fund For any further information on this study, or other aspects of the Acas Research and Evaluation programme, please telephone 020 7210 3673 or email research@acas.org
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room?” he asked, “I’m meeting some guests from America.” The receptionist pointed toward a hallway lined with photographs of the region’s golf fairways and putting greens. “It’s just to the left down there,” she said. As he strode down the narrow corridor, Rawlinson, managing director of Aqualisa (see Exhibit 1), a U.K. shower manufacturer, felt a surge of energy. He had been looking forward to this opportunity to discuss an HBS case possibility. In May 2001 Aqualisa had launched the Quartz shower
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breakfast room?” he asked, “I’m meeting some guests from America.” The receptionist pointed toward a hallway lined with photographs of the region’s golf fairways and putting greens. “It’s just to the left down there,” she said. As he strode down the narrow corridor, Rawlinson, managing director of Aqualisa (see Exhibit 1), a U.K. shower manufacturer, felt a surge of energy. He had been looking forward to this opportunity to discuss an HBS case possibility. In May 2001 Aqualisa had launched the Quartz shower
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Executive Bulletin COMPUTERWORLD INTRODUCTION All Roads Lead to IP .................................2 TRENDS &STRATEGIES Wading Into IP Telephony ..........................4 Getting ROI From VoIP ..............................7 VoIP Monitoring Tools ............................10 VoIP Security .......................................13 Call Centers and IP ................................15 Voice Over Wireless LANs .......................18 RESOURCES QuickStudy:Session Initiation Protocol
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CONTENTS Task 1.1 …….………………………………………………….………………………………………………….…..Pg 4 Task 1.2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…Pg 7 Task 1.3…………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….……..Pg 14 Task 2.2…………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….……..Pg 15 Task 2.2…………………………………………………………………………….…………………………….……..Pg 18 Conclusion..…………………………………………………………….……………………………………….…...Pg 23 References.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Pg 23 INTRODUCTION In our course of life, the relationships we build
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Harvard Business School 9-596-087 Rev. February 1, 1999 Vistakon: 1 Day Acuvue Disposable Contact Lenses “Well Gary, what do you think?,” asked Bernard Walsh former CEO of Vistakon and current Company group chairman of Vistakon’s parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Bernie Walsh had been president of Vistakon from 1987 to 1993. During his tenure, Vistakon had grown from a specialty manufacturer with $20 million in annual sales to a market leader in the contact lens industry with
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1. Discuss the company’s advertising strategy and how it aligns with its marketing goals. Angel Bee Vitamins will use different advertising media to get its name and details of its product and benefits out to the consumers. The company plans to implement a local campaign with the targeted market of the company via the use of flyers, local newspaper advertisements, and word of mouth. Management will also develop an online sales platform that will allow the business to generate sales from outside
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1965, facing bankruptcy, installed 39-year-old Ken Iverson as president. 1 Richard Franklin, “An Interview with John D. Correnti, President and CEO, Nucor Corporation,” The Wall Street Corporate Reporter, September 9-15, 1996, pp. 19-20. This case was prepared by Vijay Govindarajan of the Tuck School of Business at
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