Category Archives: Employee Relations
Should You Tell Them They'll Be Laid Off? : A HR Case Study
This article is a case study indicating that how a CEO tells why HR should work hand-in-hand with finance in a merger. If one look at the acquisition strategy of most companies, the earlier is to get in the process, [...]
How Do I Convince My Boss?
Companies often make the mistake of thinking the best programmer will be the best manager of programmers. This is rarely the case, as programming and managing are different skills.
The problem is, as you know, that it’s super obvious that the [...]
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Labour Standards and Globalisation: A Case Study of Implementing Minimum Wages
Minimum wage policy has remained in contention with economists and policy makers aligned on both sides of the debate. Increasingly the state has been forced to formally retract these laws under the onslaught of the globalisation of capital. This has [...]
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Investing In Developing An Organization's Talent
Organizations need to maintain their pond, which requires restocking periodically and keeping in balance, eliminating the need to start over. In nowadays' knowledge economy, which has created an intensely competitive market for human capital, organizations must invest as much in [...]
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Corporate strategy and the role of HRM: critical cases in oil and chemicals
HR issues are fundamental to business is compelling at the level of unit labour costs, but whether they are fundamental to the strategy process has remained highly questionable. The paper suggests that a favourable HR environment has to be established [...]
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Case study on WellPoint
According to WellPoint surveys,
associate satisfaction at WellPoint’s
BCBS of Georgia division in 2003 was
62 percent – below
the national company
average of 69 percent. The company
needed to increase associate satisfaction
and first-year employee retention
through focused, career development
opportunities.
For info with regard
on case study [...]
Case study on Avon Products
Avon Products was founded in 1886 by David H McConnell. It produces cosmetics, perfume and toys. It is also know for it leadership. In addition to providing back-up child care, Avon also partnered with Bright Horizons to provide educational and parenting seminars [...]
HR as a Business Partner
The role of HR as a strategic business partner has developed a lot from the days of the past when people had not even heard of flatter organizations, flexi timing etc. The term business partner means to cover a range [...]
Issue: Boss Troubles: A Gray-Area Behavior Problem
Tara Conroy* winced when her new boss would tell her, "You look especially lovely today" or "You have beautiful flawless skin" even though she knew he meant well.
"Pete was always looking for reasons to compliment people," says Tara, a sales [...]
IMPORTANCE OF RECEPTIVENESS
The Receptiveness Hypothesis is applicable at a number of levels. For example, it applies to organizations in general, and the ability of the organization to respond to the needs of customers, staff and other stakeholders (e.g. politicians, etc). It applies [...]
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