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.

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.

5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses team strategy, reverse discrimination, job analysis and negligent hiring/referral. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the recruitment process, looking at the different stages and discussing their importance in ensuring that an organization can recruit the most appropriate members of staff. The bibliography cites 11 sources.

A 5 page paper that responds to different human resource issues. Topics discussed include: the difference between training and development, importance of orientation and updating orientation programs, dealing with marginal employees and different issues regarding performance appraisals. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page paper that demonstrates offshore outsourcing is bad for America. The writer reports data regarding jobs lost and jobs being lost, even among white-collar workers. The writer explains the meaning of outsourcing and offshoring. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the differences and complimentary nature of two theories of change; Theory E and Theory O, Theory E looks at creating economic value and is a ‘hard’ pragmatic approach, Theory O is a ‘soft’ participative approach. The paper examines both theories and looks at how they can compliment each other. The ...

This 4 page paper looks at different career models including the Protean Career model and Boundryless Career model and then looks at the ENFP personality type under the Myers-Briggs test, looking at their characteristics and considering what type of job the would be good at. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 7 page paper providing a memo to new customer service representatives at L.L. Bean, a speech made to them by the training supervisor and a poster reminding new employees not to leave customers on hold for too long. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page exploration of the persistant problem of pay differences for men verses women who are performing the same jobs. This paper explains this problem from the perspective of the so-called radical feminist approach as well as from a structural/functionalist approach. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines these concepts as it relates to the managerial function. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12 page paper examines Costco. Recommendations are made to improve customer service. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 9 page paper looks at the differences between managers and leaders, defining the role of managers and leaders and looking at issues such as personality characteristics, mental attitudes, behavior, leadership styles, need for flexibility and impact of leadership or management on others. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

A 3 page research paper that reports on strategies for retaining talented employees. The pool of available high-quality employees is getting smaller. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a possible labor shortage of 10 million workers by 2010 looms on the horizon (DeMarco, 2007). Savvy business management realizes that developing a corporate culture ...

A 9 page research paper that discusses literature on workplace safety, which includes the topics of automation, impact of technology and robots, as well as ethics and techniques for improving worker safety. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3 page paper examines how a supervisory manager might administer discipline. A gradual approach is recommended. Examples are provided.No bibliography.

This 3 page paper discusses why multiculturalism is important, some of the management strategies that can be used, and whether or not they improve the skills of supervisors who use them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 16 page paper looks at the way the need for organizational change can be assessed in order to determine the approaches which may be used to manage change and then considers some of the change models. The paper undertakes a in-depth review of change management literature identifying a number of models and approaches and ...

This 12 page paper considers the start up of a small restaurant and how a compensation or remuneration package can be put together that will be competitive and encourage the recruitment of good employees and create loyalty at the same time as being economically efficient. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

14 pages in length. The common misunderstanding that HR is a small component of a given organization where the most important function is the process of hiring and firing is what has kept myriad otherwise potentially successful companies from flourishing. The extent to which HR is an integral component of the way a ...

This 10 page paper takes a look at definitions of job analysis, reasons it is necessary and the types of methods employed. A variety of methods are discussed and applied to various types of work environments. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the statement that motivation is best achieved through offering employees a monetary reward for working harder. The paper looks at the models of economic man and social man and assesses the evidence for each model before coming to a conclusion. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

Organizational misbehaviour is characterised by employees doing anything at work that they are not supposed to do. This 4 page paper examined what is meant by organizational misbehaviour and argues that even though it is seen in the actions or inactions of the employees the management of a company should also be held to account ...

A 4 page paper. Following an introductory statement, this essay describes each of the four levels of training evaluation as proposed by Donald Kirkpatrick. The writer provides the type of instrument that could be used at each level and the advantage of each level. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. Patrick Lencioni's The Five Dysfunctions of a Team illustrate the means by which organizations are floundering in what should otherwise be a smooth flow of collaboration. It is because of these five dysfunctions - absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability and inattention to ...