Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

This 3 page paper summarizes Tim Weaver's article about motivating hourly employees by providing extra compensation for increased effort. Also discusses the differences in attitudes between salaried and hourly employees. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 20 page paper discusses the question of what duty employers owe to their employees in the event of natural disasters. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 7 page paper that discusses the reasons managers do not delegate, the errors managers make when delegating, the steps for successful delegation and the benefits of effective delegation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper uses contingency theory to decide between two candidates for a new position in a company. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing the process a company goes through as it selects and hires an applicant for a job opening. The paper discusses receipt of the application, activities occurring in HR, the process by which the hiring manager makes a selection and how HR extends an offer to the selected candidate. ...

This 16 page paper is written in 2 parts, both of which consider the role of leadership. Looking at the banking industry the first part of the paper chooses a banking company; Washington Mutual, and how the leadership has responded to changes in the industry and the challenges leadership faces. This is explored through the ...

This 16 page paper examines leadership at Wal-Mart. The first part of the paper uses a PESTLE analysis to examine the political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal and environmental influences and the way leadership has responded to these influences. The second part of the paper looks at leadership at store level and considers the theory that ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of an article by Swartz entitled Safety Audits: Comparing the Results of Two Studies. This paper provides an overview of the study conducted and the outcomes. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper uses a hypothetical scenario presented by the student. The first section discusses the difficulties in changing corporate culture and comments on resistance. The second section explains Adams' equity theory and Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper considers the importance and ways in which strategy and culture fit together according to the ideas of Schwartz and Davis (1981) and Piercy and Peattie (1988) looking at the two differing approaches to the way strategy should be formulated sand implemented with reference to culture. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 4 page paper describes and discusses the role of the manager within the context of the modern organisation giving examples and citing practise to support the arguments. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 4 page paper examines a single article on employee theft. How employers can keep things honest is addressed in this article. The paper is broken down into sections to answer questions posed by a student. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper answers 3 questions set by the student, first defining what is mean by the high road and the low road in HRM, then looking at how it can apply to the UAE and finally applying it to a government department in the UAE. The bibliography cites 3 sources

A 3 page paper that begins by defining diversity broadly and explaining what managing diversity means. Obstacles to managing diversity are discussed, such as some common stereotypes, and other factors that act as obstacles. The advantages of a diverse workforce and of effectively managing diversity are discussed.

A 7 page discussion of violence in the workplace. Traces the phenomena from the 1987 post office shooting that spawned the phrase "going postal". The author contends that the workplace has special conditions and considerations which make resolving conflict imperative before conflict turns into violence. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

There are many theories regarding leadership, these look at style, personality and the development of leadership skills. This 14 page paper considers whether the knowledge and use of leadership theory by a company has the potential to increase the quality of leadership in that firm. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

This 3 page paper explains four leadership styles and comments on another. The four explained are The Great Man Theory, Democratic, Autocratic, Laissez-Faire, and situational. The writer comments on the leader who must fill multiple functions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the nature of lifelong learning. In considering the value of lifelong learning in a professional context, it is necessary to relate the process of lifelong learning to views of critical thinking and educational design. Further, understanding examples of personal growth and development that extend from ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of motivational strategies utilized in the workplace. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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 6 page paper considers career plans from the employment relationship perspective. The paper looks at what is meant by a career plan, how they are made and who they are used along with the advantages and disadvantages of a plan to the employers and the employees. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 5 page paper that provides a sample employee handbook for a multinational company. Topics include but are not limited to: orientation, employee status, probation, work day and week, pay day, absences, sick leave, leave of absence, vacation and holidays. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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.

An 8 page discussion of the effectiveness of body language interpretation in the business environment. Body language, at best, is a very fluid aspect of individual behavior. While an observation of body language might be useful in some instances in determining individual intent, body language is entirely too variable a behavior on which ...

This 9 page paper discusses various aspects of the role of the occupational hygienist. Bibliography lists 4 sources.