Introduction After reading the literature provided and carrying out research on this course, I have come across new information on the connection between strategy and human resource management that has caused me to change my thinking on both ideas. I had always assumed that HRM is limited to the management...
A change in an organization is a complex process that involves setting a goal and developing a plan for achieving it. However, in most cases, a leader has to understand the complex organizational structures and approaches to leveraging them to carry out the alterations properly. This paper aims to examine...
Quality is defined as the ability of the products and services provided to meet the client’s needs. Customer’s certitudes are always informed by the type of treatment they get when they need a service. In the eyes of the client, quality is measured by better performance, nice features, and proper...
The change driver that was chosen is the release of a government report predicting the increase in the size of the immigrant community coming from a particular country in the company’s target market region. The analysis of the key factors affecting the process of implementing the changes suiting the chosen...
Organisations are a complex system that is functioning on the basis of proper management and competent staff. One of the most important goals of great organisation design is the possibility to make the most of the talents that the team possesses (Armstrong 2011). A prodigious organisation design features the approaches...
Article Summary The article under analysis by Bekesi and Bekesi (2017) describes studying the aspects related to recruitment and selection of human resources in organizations on the example of the employees from Bihor County. The authors state that the processes of recruitment and selection are aimed at obtaining human resources...
Introduction The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) is a framework designed to select organizations for the European Quality Award. Since its establishment in 1992, it has obtained a global recognition for assessing organization management. This model is designed to determine the position of an organization in its path to...
Organizational change is a significant alteration that provides companies with an opportunity to cope with existing issues, respond to external influences, and enhance their overall performance. Those changes that deal with structural changes tend to be the most significant because they affect the whole company at each level. Toyota is...
Introduction Performance management is defined as a process of determining work objectives and goals for an employee to contribute to an organization. The effective performance management system contributes to economic rationality and organizational success. The article selected for reading dealt with performance management systems in the public sector in the...
Top 100 companies Fortune Magazine comes up with a list it calls the Top 100 Companies to Work for in America. This list is highly regarded, and it involves a detailed application process. Companies interested in the list are required to fill a nomination form at no cost. Some of...
Mission The company’s mission is to ensure communication among people and business is efficient. The company is to provide reliable communication networks that are user-friendly and saves on time and cost. Also, the company is to ensure communication among branch offices is synchronized in a manner that achieves organizational efficiency....
Introduction They try to explain the behaviors of employees in the workplace. Motivation theories give the reasons for different actions that are taken by people. They explain rational motives for employees to repeat or avoid certain behaviors. Hertzberg’s Two-Factor Theory It is also referred to as motivation-hygiene or dual-factor theory....
Introduction The process of recruiting personnel in an organization refers to the rational distribution of employees by structural departments and workplaces by the system adopted by the given company. Yu (2014) states that abilities, needs, expectations, and business qualities of potential employees that meet the requirements of the content of...
Total quality management is critical in monitoring the efficiency and proactive organisational culture in line with the objective, goals, and mission of such an organisation. Quality improvement facilitates sustainable and optimal use of resources in service delivery. Starbucks Company’s subsidiary business in the United Arab Emirates has been in operation...
The success of organisations is determined by how managers and other employees use their skills and company resources to improve productivity in their areas of specialisation. Employees should realise that the roles they play contribute to the improved performance of their organisations. All organisations expect to perform better than their...
Why do firms internationalize? Currently, businesses are expanding their presence beyond their local platforms. This process of increasing their accessibility in many countries constitutes internationalization. There are numerous reasons why businesses internationalize, but normally they yearn for business expansion or growth. In international platforms, companies can easily hire cheap labor...
Aligning HR strategy with business strategy In many organizations, Human resources are often not aligned with business strategy. This happens because such companies limit the strategies to administrative functions. Human Resources are always responsible for selection, enrollment, training, performance assessment, and compensation. Implementation of business strategies and performance majorly depends...
How Linear Systems Implemented a New Change Business organizations should implement new changes in order to become profitable (George & Jones, 2012). Linear Systems was established in 1988. The company always focused on “reselling computers and digital photographic equipment” (Ghazzawi & Marshall, 2011, p. 73). However, the market became competitive,...
What types of competencies should be present in a good KM team? What is the contribution of each skill set? Creating a knowledge management team is not restricted to giving a specific group of people certain information and assigning them with the corresponding roles in the information processing and distribution....
Grounding the organizational workforce Employees are the most important assets within an organization because they provide relevant skills and experience aimed at achieving the goals of the business. An organization can achieve good results if it taps appropriate skills provided by its employees. It is important for an organization to...
Introduction Options for discussing the topic of job satisfaction are endless; ranging from Corporate Social Responsibility efforts of the company to hefty benefits packages, there is a vast variety of factors that can influence employees’ job satisfaction. This paper will discuss three cases of employees (Marla, Darrel, and Mike) and...
Throughout its rather steady development, the McDonald’s organization has adopted a rather responsible approach towards maintaining high quality standards of its production by incorporating the TQM model into the design of its quality assurance process. According to the description of the specifics of quality management within the organization, the TQM...
The case explains how organizational culture affects the performance and contribution of employees. The managers did not inform the employees, lawyers, and stakeholders about the decision to merge and relocate the law firm. Lack of proper communication and failure to involve the employees in the decision-making process was a major...
Introduction Many laws and policies can be used to protect the rights of employees in their workplaces. Despite numerous intentions to support the staff and create appropriate working conditions, reports on negative attitudes and behaviors among colleges, including sexual harassment, continue. Each country has its own approach and punishment for...
Introduction Managers and leaders in an organization have delegated the role of ensuring employees carry out outlined tasks with the aim of attaining organizational goals and objectives (Ivancevich, Konopaske & Matteson, 2011). Good managers should clearly outline the strategies and methods used to attain the organization’s goals and vision. These...
Strategic HRM and Business Decision-Making The human resource (HR) is of particular importance for business success, and the need for the alignment of human resource management (HRM) with business strategy is highlighted nowadays by HRM specialists (Armstrong 2007; Boxall & Purcell 2013; Ulrich, Brockbank & Johnson 2009). Basically, the strategic...
The current wave of globalization explains why “organizational development” mainly focuses on employee empowerment. Business organizations should manage their workers by establishing the best “work contracts.” Every company should develop, mentor, and encourage its employees. This proposal examines some of the recent studies on workplace development. Recent Studies for the...
Professionals discuss the possibility of linking business strategy with human resource management (HRM) for a while already. They underline that the success of the organisation often depends on the support provided by HRM, but many companies have not realised this fact yet. Boxall and Purcell (2011) believe that professionals can...
Characteristics of Distributed and Virtual Teams The internet continues to facilitate the use of virtual and distributed teams. Such virtual teams are usually situated in different parts of the world (Gundersen, Hellesoy, and Raeder, 2012). Project managers can use the internet to monitor the performance and effectiveness of different virtual...
The HR profession has evolved throughout decades. Modern HR practitioners focus on such aspects as leadership, strategic thinking, developing partnerships and so on (Pritchard, 2010). This paper includes some ideas concerning the future of the profession as well as competencies that will be needed to address new challenges. However, prior...
Operations managers take different positions in organizations and have to deal with a number of tasks and responsibilities (Schroeder, Goldstein, & Rungtusanatham, 2013). One of their duties is to identify the importance of change and support employees in taking such an important step (Block, 2016; Voehl & Harrington, 2016). In...
Program management is usually a process or mechanism to manage the performance of several projects under one unit. Unlike project management, program management takes a long time and involves a much bigger task. The paper would examine program typologies and analyze organizational challenges when managing different types of programs. Program...
The strategic role of Human Resource Management (HRM) in the context of the ever-changing world is rather diverse, yet the core goal is to provide value to an organisation. Among HR managers’ functions, there can be recruitment, training, motivation, and so on. At this point, they encounter different challenges such...
The modern-day organization operates in an environment that requires a dynamism that ensures that the different issues facing the organization are addressed holistically. To achieve this, decisions have to be made continually. Decision making always brings about organizational conflicts (Rahim, 2011). Therefore, to achieve organizational goals and objectives, it is...
A product life cycle is based on a biological analogy (Day S.G, 1981 pp, 60-64). The four stages are: Introduction stage, Growth stage, Maturity stage and Decline stage. Regal marine has applied this concept in its products to ensure success in the market. Regal continuously introduces new boats into the...
Linking Business Strategy and HRM High-performance work systems relate to a special collection of human resource practices. They are interconnected, and the majority of them (including training, performance evaluation, and reimbursements) are designed to improve workforce performance (Jiang et al. 2012). When these human resource practices are applied, the overall...
Strategies of Quality Management There are three crucial components of quality management as proposed by Juran’s Trilogy. Importantly, the three aspects include the planning, control, and improvement of quality. Quality Planning In regard to strategic planning of quality, BJB Company should first determine the requirements and needs of the customers...
Introduction Human resource (HR) managers should use their competencies to guide, empower, and meet different employees’ needs. Skilled HR leaders implement appropriate strategic plans and processes to increase organizational performance. One of these processes entails the execution of powerful changes depending on the goals of a given business organization. That...
The twenty-first century has been characterized by the emergence of many incredible forces or pressures affecting the operations of businesses (Abella, 2004, p.36). To identify some: the ever-increasing technological innovations and the tougher competition resulting from the environmental forces of globalization have forced businesses to reinvent and optimize processes and...
Walmart has been at the forefront of discount retail market within and outside the US. The firm has maintained positive growth trends over the years based on its effective pricing and distribution strategies. The company has an international presence in many continents and employs about 2 million workers in about...
An information security program can employ a number of practices to ensure that businesses are conducted in an effective manner on the Internet. An effective information program will ensure that a company protects its information. The information has a qualitative value and it must be protected to ensure that unauthorized...
Introduction According to the definition provided by the author, the phenomenon of splitting presupposes that the entire supply chain of a specific entrepreneurship, the Gap Company in the specified case study, should be divided into two key processes, i.e., sourcing and logistics. It should be noted that the specified design...
Training needs assessment The new employees in the company require training before they can start their respective jobs. Identifying the specific needs of the employees will be the first step in the training program. A survey will have to be developed to identify with the areas of weakness among the...
Introduction Despite the fact that the field of human resource management is central in contemporary organisational practice, HR managers tend to have a relatively harder time than their colleagues when it comes to budget approval. Guest (2011) suggests that the reason for such challenges is that there has been little...
As you know, the production process is a very important part of any enterprise that creates a marketable product. The manufacturing process is comprised out of many sub-processes, during which raw materials are transformed to make the final product. These processes include treating, machining, and reshaping of the material. Additional...
BMW’s Decision to Enter New Markets Marketing is becoming a challenge for corporations especially with the advent of globalisation. There is increased competition among corporations as they compete for few and saturated markets available for their products. The automotive industry is a typical case of increased competition due to globalisation....
Advantages and Disadvantages of Best Practice and Best Fit Best practice and best fit are common principles in HRM. However, the best-fit approach implies introducing HRM strategy, which complies with the initial mission statement of the firm (Boxall & Purcell 2013). This tactic helps the company shape a distinct competitive...
Define organizational behavior. How can learning OB help you in your daily life? Organizational behavior refers to the study of behavior patterns of individuals in an organization. The knowledge gained from the study of the actions of members of an organization is used to interpret their relationships with the organization....
Kalliath and Brough (2008) established that there was an increasing interest in matters relating to work-life balance. According to the authors, the rise in curiosity about these issues was caused by the concern that lack of balance in the work-life relationship could lead to poor health and decreased performance of...
Introduction The performance and success of any group activities depend on various factors. Based on the conditions and type of work performed, different results can be achieved, and some criteria are significant and affect productivity. The status of employees and the size of the group are those indicators that should...
Discussion Board Post Operations management may be elucidated as organizing, planning, and preparation of the reforms in the production process of finished products. In other terms, it is how a company is structured, including all the departments, all the employees, and they coordinate. Wal-Mart has used global operations management effectively....
Introduction Information technology can change the business structure and give an organisation an upper hand in business. IT alters business formation and thus, modifies the market rivalry guidelines. Besides, information technology gives corporations innovative and techniques to outdo market or business competitors. Information technology can spawn new businesses from within...
Do you agree with Juliet Bourke that the use of flexibility has moved away from its original paradigm? Juliet Bourke states, “flexibility is now about how we get more out of fewer people” (Kramar et al. 316). Indeed, to get better results, many companies prefer to have fewer workers but...
HR MANAGEMENT Diversity HR strategies have become an important element of contemporary HR management as more and more companies have to manage a diverse workforce. Notably, research shows that during financial crises (or when facing certain financial constraints) companies pay little attention to diversity management (Crawshaw, Budhwar & Davis 2014)....
Chaebols, Keiretsus and multi -national corporations play important roles in many people’s lives. These large business organizations have become more dominant and influential in global trade because their products are sold in many countries. Large business corporations have developed strong market strategies to enable them take advantage of opportunities in...
Introduction Quality refers to the standard of a product or service as compared to other similar products or services. It is only through quality products and services that a company can be assured of earning satisfactory revenue through sales. Customers compare different commodities before deciding which ones to buy. They...
The issue of employee satisfaction with the workplace environment has become the main concern for the management since it directly impacts business productivity. Despite the fact that an open-plan office environment has some benefits as to employees’ satisfaction, the employees did not accept the announcement made by the EngCo CEO...
Human Resource Management is a system that is aimed to value, control, develop, and manage human resources or people who work in organizations. As a process, Human Resource Management comprises three stages: recruitment and selection, performance, and development. All employees must obtain the right position in a company since only...
Discussion of the various principles of Total Quality Management Learning orientation Learning orientation refers to the configuration of three main issues that include shared vision, open-mindedness, and commitment to learning. Accordingly, a learning-oriented organization always pushes its employees to utilize both single-loop and double-loop learning, as well as scrutinize their...
During my human resource and payroll course, I managed to identify the links between strategic Human Resource Management and effective business decision-making. These links refer to the relationships that exist between the involved actors and factors. Therefore, the personnel management of a company can affect the business strategy. For example,...
Introduction Business organizations are characterized with activities that are conducted either by individuals or by a collection of individuals. Collections of individuals in a given responsibility or under a given leadership can be classified as either a group or a team. This paper seeks to establish the difference between a...
Customer care plays a very important role in many business organizations. Business organizations need to offer quality services to their customers to be competitive in their target markets. There are several employee positions in an organization which are directly responsible for customer care. Employees in these roles need to perform...
Whole Foods Market is currently a primary supermarket chain for organic and natural food materials. The retailer’s vision is to support the changing food needs and well-being of its stakeholders. The company also sets the best standards in the food-retailing sector. Whole Foods Market made history after opening its largest...
Brief Organization Background I am currently working for Dell Incorporation. The company is a leading player in the computer and technology industry. Dell sells computers, software, and computer accessories to customers, locally and globally. Michael Dell established the company in 1984. He created “PCs Limited” as a student at Texas...
This paper examines the situation at Pemancar, an automotive part production company, along with implementing the change management plan. In order to perform a successful change management plan, it seems necessary for a leader to have some components that play a crucial role in the company’s change initiative management. Reading...
This paper explores the impact of investment in a quality system on process management. Iden describes the question using four dimensions of process management and applying real facts based on interviewing 23 companies’ managers (110). Hoyle determines the notion of a quality system as “comprehensive and fundamental rules for leading...
Frequency, Purpose, and Process of Performance Reviews Performance management is one of the crucial components that promote success and effectiveness of any organization (Cardy & Leonard, 2014). One of the duties of a Line Manager in the company is to develop performance reviews/appraisals. It is a significant part of career...
Facebook has implemented a variety of labor practices that help this company become more competitive. In particular, by investing in different HR programs, this corporation was able to align the efforts of various departments and strengthen the loyalty of many employees to this organization. Moreover, the corporation managed to make...
Proposed technology solution Work schedule software is the proposed technology. The process being improved is that of the customer and employee scheduling. It will require different components for its installation. Computer, internet connectivity software, and telephone devices will also be required (Cousins & Stewart, 2008). The services will be provided...
A Business process comprises of numerous interrelated activities carried out in a manner that would help achieve the overall organizational goal. These activities are critical to management because they affect the revenues realized and costs incurred in the organization. Therefore, to be effective, management must incorporate appropriate management tools, which...
Why is a job description important within the organization? Are there non-human resource-related aspects or areas of an organization that job descriptions affect? If so, what are these and why would a job description affect these areas of business? Even though job description is considered to be one of the...
HRM Strategies Globalization is changing the business world in many ways. Thus, strategic HR strategies are also affected when the company is expanding (Torrington et al. 2014). HR specialists should pay attention to specific factors that often shape the way the company develops. They have to make sure that newcomers...
Overview of the Objectives The Walt Disney Company is multinational company that provides a variety of products and services to people around the world. The company’s mission is to “achieve exceptional performance by embedding ethical business practices into” their actions and decisions (“Citizenship Targets,” 2012, p. 4). The vision of...
Definition and Relevance Continuous improvement is the planned, organized and systematic process of ongoing, incremental and sustained organizational-wide changes of production processes or work practices aimed at enhancing the performance and competitive advantage of the organization using lower-level company personnel to avoid necessarily incurring huge investments (Middel et al 2006;...
Concept Design Services has gained impressive popularity among the target audience in a relatively short amount of time. Starting at Martelsham Health in 1986 as a small company built on a shoestring budget, CDS has grown into a major corporation for supply and installation based in Ipswitch (Concept Design Services,...
Bay Health Food is a manufacturing company that produces healthy food products for consumption by all members of society. It is located in Cape Breton, Sydney. Ranging from spices to teas, the company has expanded its customer base in an impressive way. In particular, the company has diversified its product...
Kudler Fine Foods is a specialty food store operating in San Diego in three main locations. The 16000 square foot stores are located in shopping centers and offer a variety of high quality imported foodstuffs. The food products offered are categorized into the following: fresh produce, fresh bakery and pastries,...
Introduction Goldman Sachs is an American financial company which offers various financial solutions at the local and international markets (Rumelt, 2011). It is one of the leading financial institutions in the United States of America. The external environment where this firm operates offers a number of opportunities, but there are...
Culture can be defined as knowledge is that people use to interpret experiences and actions around them. This knowledge is acquired, and it influences the value people place on or attitudes and behaviors towards people or things (Ahlstrom & Bruton, 2009). Effects of intercultural perceptions and behaviors Negotiation is a...
Type of organization chart The type of organizational chart illustrated for Mcdonald’s is the traditional hierarchal structure. This means that the reporting procedure is aligned to a specific grid since persons that have similar roles are pooled in terms of assignments in the organization. As a result, the managers report...
Pabst Blue Ribbon and Stella Artois beers Every firm wants to have a renowned brand name. Such a brand name has the potential to generate a lot of money within the shortest time possible. Keller argues that “equity occurs when a firm has a renowned brand name” (6). It is...
S corporations are said to face several challenges. Firstly, there is the problem of accounting. An S corporation is complicated and needs a lot of accounting. For instance, an S Corp is expected to prepare balance sheet statements of the financial performance together with the corporation’s yearly returns. This additional...
Introduction This research will focus on financial engineering. Ruppert (57) defines financial engineering as “A multidisciplinary field involving financial theory, the methods of engineering, the tools of mathematics and the practice of programming.” On the other hand, Neftci (45) defines financial engineering as “The application of technical methods, especially from...
Introduction The analysis of financial documents, such as income statements or balance sheets, allows companies to measure performance. In addition, analysis can be useful in budgeting and strategic planning activities. Certain values represented in financial documents can be used to compare the company’s performance to some of its key competitors’,...
One of the strategies currently applied by Hershey and evident from one of the recent press-releases is market penetration. Thus, the press-release Ice Breakers brand creates Team Unicorn to spark “Unicorn Moments” through Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang 2018 dated December 06, 2017, presents the way the company implements the strategy....
How countries may be dropped from further consideration as potential markets Out of the four phases of the international screening process, the first two phases are fundamental. The two phases evaluate the internal and external environment of the company, host and home country, and an appropriate marketing mix for the new...
Responsibility of fast-food restaurants to contributing obesity Many people today prefer fast food from restaurants instead of cooking from home. This is because foods from these restaurants are cheap to buy; it is convenient and fast to buy as take-away. Despite all this, the fast food is creating a big...
Meaning Financial ratios are the relative magnitude of two selected numerical values taken from an enterprise’s financial statements. The company’s financial ratios demonstrate its credit unworthiness. The ratios indicate whether a company is a cable of repaying its loans (Bragg, 2009). The business financial ratios are deteriorating and are far...
Industry background The electronics industry has transformed the modern-day media and communication platform by offering the consumer a wide range of products from which to choose from depending on their financial social and preferential status. It is the most competitive industry in the 21st century and stands among the highest...
Introduction Staff development is one of the chief elements that propel businesses to achieve their objectives. Investors should identify all relevant employee aspects that determine their ability to deliver quality results within their given timeframe. When modern technology crops in the market; investors should focus attention from concentrating on the...
Risk Assurance Risk assurance in management is an approach that allows the manager to understand how to prevent, avoid, or minimize possible risks. Risk assurance is used in risk management; with the help of various tools (e.g., critical path analysis) and strategies, it helps to evaluate potential risks of the...
Introduction Operational change is a process through which a company evaluates the way that it operates so that it could come out with ways to sustain itself in the market. Desert Communications Inc. is a company that has been operating in the communications market for a long time, and through...
Introduction To retain its position in its target market and remain competitive, a company must ensure quality at three key levels, i.e., the organizational level, the process level, and the performer level (Roudias, 2015). Furthermore, a firm must be ready to avoid imminent threats to the quality of its product...
The Economics of Mobile Data Advancements in technology have defined the history and the playing field of the economy. The use of Smart Phones, Tablets, and other types of mobile devices is swiftly growing and becoming common around the world. This has not only revolutionized the way people are doing...
Activity: The Essence The activity may be called “We Are Not Animals, But Still…” There is a group of 10 people, who need to tell more about themselves and discover what all members think about each other. Each member is provided with several (10) pieces of paper and a pen...
Key Concept Exercises A technology transfer process is inevitable while investing in new services or products. This process presupposes the transmission of the experience connected with product design and production, the supply of service, and the competence of the reinforcing methods related to the product or service (Bamford & Forrester...
Measuring the Effectiveness of Organizational Development in Connection to Cultural and Moral Values The field of organizational development (OD) is versatile, covering the most current research on successful team building and cooperation techniques. Due to OD, companies can increase the efficiency of the employees and reach beneficial goals. OD enables...
What is an organizational change, and when should an agency undergo one? Organizational change is a management process when new structural and business strategies are offered to promote change. It cannot be taken spontaneously. As a rule, a company has to be ready for change, and leaders should assess employees’...
Conflict among managers is not a new thing and is here to stay. The first source of conflict among managers working for a particular organization is interpersonal differences. Differences in personality and communication style are the source of interpersonal conflict among managers ( Bacal, 1998). Poor communication is among the...
The factors that influence teams’ behavior while pursuing the desired goals of a team are wide-ranging and very important in establishing the roles and responsibilities of each team member. A team is “a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and...
Social media affects marketing in various ways. Due to the limitation of the assignment, only two of these ways will be exploited in the essay. The two ways are how social media affects marketing through communication and also how it affects marketing through advertising. Social media has revolutionized both communication...
The fact that the performance of a project manager determines the efficiency of a team’s activity is undoubted. Many specialists believe that a leadership strategy is of critical importance to the general success (Nixon, Harrington & Parker 2012).Therefore, one should be particularly careful while planning the work in a group....
