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This 11 page shows why the staff at British airways took a self centred interest to protect their jobs and working conditions with little regard for the organisational needs. This is examined with reference to then history of the company and the way HRM has been managed in the past and the poor employment relationship culture. The bibliography cites 18 sources.
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the core competences and the internal culture. In this paper we will look at the conflict in British Airways with the company interested in making a profit and satisfying shareholders
and the employees interested in maintaining their jobs and working condition, and how these clashed due to the culture of the time. Background
There have been many occasions on which it has been dedicated and loyal staff that have saved a company though extra work, innovative ideas and general characteristics associated
with commitment to an organisation. We can argue that many organisation, such as the National Health Service rely on individual employees that undertake work in manner that is good for
the organisation out of a personal work ethic. Others, such as employees at Hewlett Packard or Xerox, where they are motivated and loyalty is an impact of the way that
the human relations school of management emerges. When an individual is motivated and satisfied in their work, and does not feel threatened they are more likely to act in the
best interests of the organisation rather than themselves. By using a case study the impact of culture, corporate power and politics may also be seen as influencing this type of
behaviour. There have been many papers written regarding positive human resource practices, and how they can create value in the supply chain,
being seen as a potential source of competitive advantage and forming Porters value chain model (Mintzberg et al, 1998). British Airways One
company that has learnt this, yet appears to keep making the same mistake is British Airways. By looking at how and why this occurs it becomes apparent that the route
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