Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

This 7 page paper discusses the role and responsibilities of leaders in creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture. The writer looks at the ways that a leader can influence culture directly and indirectly, and then proposes to strategies to help create and maintain a positive culture within an organization. The bibliography cites 6 sources. ...

This 4 page paper suggests that Robin Hood needs to change his strategy since he is in danger of becoming ineffective or getting caught. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper examines the positive and negative future trends as they pertain to employee recruitment. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper evaluates the contention that though people are recognized as a most valuable resource there is seldom a matching long-term strategy of human resource management at organizational level. Drawing upon cases, research, and literature the relationship between Strategic Human Resource Management, employee empowerment, flexible working and general business context and the achievement ...

This 5-page paper describes customers service activites and corporate culture of United Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. No longer are organizations expecting supreme performance from their employees without providing some type of incentive; in today's workforce, the competitive level from both sides of the paycheck has restructured the rules for enticing and then retaining a strong staff. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the application of different theories of change. Using a fictitious example the difference between incremental and discontinuous change is discussed, the concept of organizational capacity for change is outlined, Lewin and Beer's models of change are examined and the role of leadership is considered. The bibliography cites 7 sources. ...

This 4 page paper looks at a fictitious case supplied by the student, considering some of the key components of a potential employee relations program that could be introduced, the use of career planning, the types of motivation that the current remuneration schemes use and the issues of ethics in relation to the compensation ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of total rewards as a human resource (HR) program. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper that begins by explaining and discussing organizational culture itself. The essay reports what is known about Wal-Mart's corporate culture and determines this company is an enigma, one that is remarkably successful yet has the most employee-initiated class action lawsuits against it. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5-page paper cover the steps of hiring, training and developing an insurance agent that can help a company improve its bottom line. Bibliopraphy lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper. Following opening comments, the paper discusses Mouton and Blake's Managerial Grid, which identifies five styles of management and the effectiveness of each. This leads to a short discussion on the effectiveness of different ways of handling conflict. The writer then discusses Wang Labs as an example of too much control ...

This 5 page paper looks at the use of psychological typologies in organizational behavior. The paper begins by looking at what it meant by typology, considers the value of using typology in managing teams and motivation, and then goes on to look at the typologies of Jung. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

The 3 page paper looks is a well-known company; McDonald, and assesses the coach which may be present in individual restaurant. The culture is outlined, strengths are noted and a potential area of improvement is identified. Potential way of improving the culture is then presented. The bibliography cites two sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the impact that budgeting can have on organizational behavior. There are both positive and negative impacts, with budgets able to create clarity and help secure the future of an organization as well as having the potential to cause disagreement and conflict. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 14 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. InterClean are going to change the way that they sell their cleaning products, shifting from a basic sales model to a customer centric approach where it is solutions rather than products that are sold. The paper starts by undertaking a job ...

This 10 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student looking at HR issues. A major employer is suffering due to a poor industry reputation as employer; providing few career opportunities and appears to be suffering with a high staff turnover rate, with specific problems in the younger employee age group. ...

This 3-page paper examines the fallacy of performance incentives, based on Gibbon's article "Incentives in Organizations." Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 10 page paper looks at to models of human resource management; McKinsey 7 S's Framework and the Harvard Model. Each of these models is examined, and considered in terms of suitability for use in an organization undergoing change. The models are then assessed for application for specific organizations; of the BBC, and the change ...

A 3 page paper that discuses DHL's current problems. The essay begins with a report of how DHL was founded and when it was aquired by Deutsche Post World Net. The writer discusses the continuing losses in the U.S. market and what DHL is doing to overcome those issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper that provides an overview explanation of Schultz's Human-Capital Approach to Entrepreneurship. The writer reports a research study that focused on the importance of entrepreneurship in certain cultures, the one reported is Brazilian. The writer concludes with comments about entrepreneurs being developed at established firms. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper offers a value chain analysis of FedEx's logistical goals and its human resource policies. Bibligraphy lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper that begins with comments about the importance of these interactions. The writer reports and describes Hofstede's dimensions that describe a culture with examples. The essay also reports the six barriers to intercultural communication as presented by Jandt. The writer discusses and comments on cross-border mergers and joint ventures reporting a ...

This 9 page paper is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the job of mail carrier, functions, salary, motivation, and so on. The second part discusses job redesign and relates it to the difficulty of redesigning this particular job. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4-page paper studies how globalization, diversity and intuition impact the manager's role in today's workforce. Bibliography lists 4 sources.