Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

This 4 page paper provides an overview of an article review. There are 8 articles in this series and they relate to workplace issues and human resources.

A 4 page paper offering several definitions of human capital and discussing the challenges to developing it. Organizations must ensure that they become and remain employers of choice. Being an organization where "everyone" wants to work not only helps to retain developing human capital, it also helps the organization to attract valuable sources ...

This 8 page paper looks at what is meant by a fair payment system in the context of the employment relationship. The paper uses both theory and evidence to considers how and why this is subjective, the views ion different approaches to pay systems and includes discussions on collective pay bargaining, individual negotiations and ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of an article review. There are 8 articles in this series and they relate to workplace issues and human resources.

This is an 8 page paper which discusses team based motivation methods. The bibliography has 5 resoures.

This 10 page paper discusses the UPS strike in August 1997. The writer discusses the issues, the strategy used by the union, the outcome, the lessons gained from this strike and why the American public supported this strike. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page paper which argues for the importance of employees’ civil rights. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 14 page paper consider to what extent employers need to ensure there are learning opportunities for employees if they want a motivated, committed and creative workforce. The paper considers the role and importance of learning in an organizational setting with reference to theories such as McGregor and his Theory X and Theory Y, Alderfers ...

This 4 page paper looks at for different organizational structures that are based on networks; the strategic network, the team based structure, the lattice based structure and the adhocracy. After explaining the four structures the similarities are discussed. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing resistance to a new conflict management system. The scenario is that an organization has designed and implemented a new conflict management system but employees are largely ignoring it as a mark of registering their resistance to it. The purpose here is to assess possible reasons for that resistance, ...

A 6 page review of three chapters from Lee G. Bolman and Terrance E. Deal's book. This paper reviews Chapters 15, 16, and 17, summarizing the main points and applying them to real life situations presented by the authors. No additional sources are listed.

This 6 page paper examines the compensation package that Starbucks offer their employees or ‘partners’ and the way that the pay package referred to as “Your Special Blend” fits in with the general culture and approach of Starbucks. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

9 page paper discusses the statement that the most important ingredient for successful teamwork is an organization that actively fosters and supports teams and that it is more important than selecting the right leader for the team and more important than the design of the team. The paper examines team based theories and the arguments ...

This 3 page paper looks at suggestions about what to do about worker backlash. Three suggestions are provided and positive and negative features of each are discussed. No bibliography.

A 3 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Les Brown's speech You Deserve. Les Brown is one of the country's leading motivational speakers. In his speech, You Deserve, Brown describes the mental attitudes that are necessary for success in life, in reaching goals, and feeling that as an individual, you have done all that you ...

A 3 page paper discussing differences in employee relations with consultants and lower-end outsourced employees such as temporary production workers. Focusing on the consultant, the paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the relationship from both the consultant and the contracting company perspective. Because outsourced individuals are or represent suppliers, the organization is ...

This 7 page paper discusses five journal articles about performance appraisal methods. The methods included are the 360-feedback, forced ranking, balanced scorecard and management by objectives. The writer offers comments about the value of the articles. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper. Change occurs in organizations at increasing speed. Change is essential for any company to maintain a competitive advantage. This paper identifies and discusses why people resist change in organizations. The writer then provides different approaches to overcoming resistance and when to use these approaches. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at an article written by Peter Senge; ”The Leader’s New Work: Building Learning Organization” and the ideas in it concerning leadership and building a learning organization. The paper consider the strengths and weakness of his ideas and looks to other theories to find any support or contradictions and examines the ...

This 3 page paper discusses some of the challenges managers face managing culturally diverse work teams. The writer also provides suggestions for managing these kings of teams. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at things employers can do to enhance the work environment. Ten problems are listed and solutions are proposed. Problems include second hand smoke and working in sedentary jobs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper begins with a basic introduction to the Boys & Girls Club of America, providing demographic data for members. The essay then presents questions for a survey of employees, volunteers and members. Employees and volunteers are queried about education and training; members are queried about self-development opportunities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how the adoption of Total Quality Management by a company can result in an increased role for the human resources department. The paper looks at what is meant by TQM and how, when it is implemented the HRM department can play a vital role in getting the change accepted and ...

A 12 page paper which examines and analyzes a newspaper article concerned with age discrimination: “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Germaine Greer. Bibliography lists 16 sources.

A 5 page paper that begins with statistical data related to the incidence and costs of employee absenteeism. The writer discusses some of the causes of absenteeism and offers a few ideas for reducing the rate. The first three pages are the report, the last page is a speech about the report. Bibliography lists 4 ...