Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

This 3 page paper discusses the 360 Degree feedback system, a relatively new concept in performance appraisal systems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper presents a fictitious change occurring in a firm; the closure of a branch of the business. The paper describes the event and then analyses it using the framework of Cummings and Worley. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 4 page paper includes ideas about altering corporate culture. The paper focuses on getting both workers and management on the same page. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 43 page paper is a description of skills and requirements for candidates for a broad range of jobs in a large organization, looking at the skills, experience and qualifications that they personally need to carry out the different types of job. The paper does not give full job descriptions. The bibliography cites 10 ...

A 6 page paper. This essay discusses three organizational behavior concepts as they are practiced by Starbucks: employee motivation, organizational structure and decision making. The writer includes Starbucks' recent problems and their reorganization plan. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page suggestion for implementing plant closures, reorganization, and outsourcing as a means of reducing costs and maximizing productivity capabilities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper is based on a case study supplied by the student. InterClean is a cleaning company that is changing the way that it sells, from a product based approach to a solutions customer centric approach. The paper presents a job analysis and plan to implement the training needed. The bibliography cites ...

This 10 page paper looks at the concept of organizational justice and considers the impact that this can have on motivation. The link between motivation and organizational justice are considered and discussed in terms of distributive justice including the concepts of equality, equity as well as procedural justice. The bibliography cites 14 sources.

This 3-page paper offers an argument supporting Best Buy's "Results-Only-Work-Environment," also known as ROWE. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 9 page paper looks at the advantages and the disadvantages of using expatriate employees to staff foreign subsidiaries. The paper looks at the concepts of organizational learning and the spread of knowledge, the issue of cultural differences, internationalization of staff as well as the costs, difficulties in obtaining the advantages and problems of repatriation. ...

This 3-page paper provides some examples of how to set up pay grades/salaries for a series of jobs in an electronic store. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on internal corporate blogs, and the cost and benefits to employees and the company. Bibliograpy lists 3 sources.

This 11 page paper provides a thesis statement that suggests virtual teams may be more productive than traditional teams. A literature review is included along with discussion about what makes a virtual team successful, including leadership. Studies reported have revealed success and failure of virtual teams. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 10 page paper that discusses specific human resource functions. Each of the functions in the title are discussed in terms of their importance with a discussion about how to perform each. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 6 page paper broadly defining human resource management (HRM) and discussing several of its components. Included are training, job description, job analysis, strategy formulation and several other items. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 4 page paper is written in two parts. The first part of the paper considers the costs and benefits of collective bargaining from the perspective of a company’s management; the second part of the paper discusses whether social dialogue and collective bargaining can contribute to social stability and economic development in the era of ...

This three page paper looks to methods of decision-making; authoritarian and majority consensus. Each approach to decision-making is discussed looking at its’ advantages and disadvantages as well as its strengths’ and weaknesses. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 3 page paper is a detailed analysis of an article by Isaac, Zerbe and Pitt dealing with their model of expectancy theory. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4-page paper focuses on change and conflict within organizations, what creates them, and how to deal with it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper considers whether or not team-based work practices provide an environment of self-policing which encourages the individual to work harder and smarter. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses preventing burnout, dealing with overworked employees and deciding which projects to act on as they relate to the current state of economic downturn. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses how to boost reliability and validity of the job interview process. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 12-page paper presents a literature review and recommendations for management resistance to organizational change. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper. Different authors have identified traits that help organizations deal with new and unexpected challenges. The writer begins by discussing the ability to change and innovate and then, discusses the learning community as one model that incorporates many of the necessary traits. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. The Hawthorne studies proved something that employers and workers alike now see as a fundamental component to employee satisfaction and strong productivity. The research conducted during these studies served to illustrate how even a seemingly insignificant modification in environment and/or working conditions made a tremendous difference in the level ...