Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

This 6-page paper provides answers to three essay questions about the at-will doctrine, professional employees and protection for health care workers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4-page paper introduces short essays about why companies might use employment agencies, the five steps to training and development and how to avoid problems during appraisals. Bibliograpy lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper. This essay analyzes another student's essay about what John Maxwell said about handling conflict in his book, Developing the Leader Within You. The analysis concludes the student wrote about problem solving instead of about conflict. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper. The writer evaluates and critiques an essay written by another student. The topic is Maxwell's thoughts on selecting the right people for the team. The writer finds faults with the other student's essay and discuses these. Bibliography lists 1 source.

15 pages in length. The balance of my career has been focused upon human relations and the most effective methods by which to achieve a cohesive, productive and interactive environment. I have come to learn that reaching this objective is based upon a foundation of theoretical application whereby people are provided with the ...

A 14 page paper. This essay reports the amount spent on personnel development in the UK and U.S. in 2008. The essay discusses employee training and development programs in general and the concerns that are voiced about them. The essay then explains and discusses the systematic learning and development approach to training programs, ...

A 7 page paper. The four areas of organizational behavior discussed in this essay are: motivation; group functioning; conflict; and communication. The essay very briefly discusses each area and comments about the area in terms of the writer's current work environment. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper is an example of an essay asked for by an employer as part of the recruitment process. The situation here is a warrant officer in the marines, after serving a long period of service, is applying for the position of welfare officer. The essay explains what the warrant officer may be ...

A 10 page paper that discusses expatriates, those corporate employees who work in a country other than their own. This essay discusses some of the criteria for success as an expatriate found in the literature, the advantages of using expatriates as well as the disadvantages. The essay also discusses the failure rate of expatriates and ...

This 62 page paper incorporates 5 essays addressing different topics within the general headings in the title. Essay #1 begins with a scenario and then discusses quantitative methods for forecasting, specifically explaining the time-series decomposition model. The essay does not include actual calculations but describes this model. Essay #2 focuses on strategic marketing management and ...

This 7 page paper discusses the importance of hiring the right person for the job with the first part of the essay focusing on selection tools that could be used when hiring for a supermarket. The second part of the essay discusses a selection process for hiring a supply chain manager. Bibliography lists 8 sources. ...

An 8 page paper. The dynamic nature of the business environment requires all leaders, executives and managers to have good negotiating skills. This essay discusses what those skills are. The essay also discusses approaches to successful negotiating. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 14 page paper that discusses the stages of group development, elements of effective groups, and group processes. The discussion includes Tuckman's stages of group development and other authors. The essay applies these theories to Families with Children from China (FCC), an international support group with chapters in numerous places. The essay reports a ...

A 4 page paper about that answers questions related to a hypothetical company. The essay provides a brief explanation of Maslow's and Herzberg's motivation theories and how to apply at this company. The essay also responds to other questions regarding passion of work as a motivator and compensation plan for this company. Bibliography lists 3 ...

A 6 page paper. This essay begins with a brief introduction to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, including some history and how the organization works. The rest of the essay explains Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Schutz's group process model. The writer comments on how these models may help staff retention at this organization. ...

A 3 page paper. The essay identifies traits and characteristics of effective leaders. The essay is meant to be based on an observation of an effective leader the writer has observed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper. This paper discusses two motivation theorists, each of whom offers a model based on needs - Maslow's hierarchy of needs and McClelland's Theory of Needs. After describing the models of needs and comparing and contrasting them, the essay offers comments on how these needs are applicable at work. The essay provides ...

A 7 page paper. This essay includes the problems Boeing had with a gender class action lawsuit and with the SEC. It reports the company's values and comments on the violations of its own ethical code and what the company is doing about it. The essay also describes how human resources has reinforced an ...

An 8 page paper. The first part of this essay discusses the just-in-time (JIT) philosophy, including its origin, elements and benefits and an example of a plant that made the change. The second part of the essay discusses resistance to change with ideas about the causes of resistance and techniques to manage it, using the ...

This 8 page essay discusses some of the tools a new CEO might use in these turbulent times. It begins with a letter written by advisors to the new CEO of a major corporation. The essay includes discussions on organizational structure, motivation (providing examples of theories), and contingency management. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This paper examines the issue surrounding "chemistry" in the area of hiring a job candidate, and how an interviewer can determine if the candidate is a good fit with the company. The paper also provides an example of characteristics a good employee should have. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 16 page paper discussing the problems of employee selection from the perspective of the CEO, presented as written by the CEO. As everyone charged with creating or executing them, selection processes can be tedious, time consuming and difficult, and in the end still not produce the results desired from them. Nevertheless, it ...

This 3-page paper involves internal communication -- and communication of workplace culture -- to employees. Discussion includes the importance of a communication plan. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the way in which communication takes place in Coca-Cola Inc, looking at its’ use in strategy and policy formulation, communication in marketing and internal operations communication. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 4 page paper answers a set of questions regarding change and the way sense making takes place. The value of sense making in terms of discovery and development is assessed, the role of communication and challenges associated with communication to overcome barriers to change and the potential impact of size and timing on communication ...