Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

Front line managers are taking on increasing levels of activities that for once performed by the human resource departments of companies. This 16 page paper looks at what type of activities nine managers are taking on, why there is a shift of HR activities to nine managers, and how companies can be sure that the ...

This 20 page paper examines the issue of blindness in organizational analysis with reference to gender blindness. The paper starts out by defining what is meant by organizational analysis and then considers some of the approaches, models and frameworks used in organizational analysis to examine whether or not blindness is present. The paper looks at ...

This 5-page paper explains leadership trends pertaining to the modern organization through a literature study. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper. The essay begins with a definition of team dynamics and then discusses dynamics, including stages of group/team development and factors that can affect team dynamics. The writer comments on the need to consider cultural issues in today's diverse workplace. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 19 page paper is a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes looking at how to improve a call center which is not meeting any of its key performance indicators. The strategy includes training the staff and introduction of motivation strategies. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 6 page paper is written in three parts, each answering a question set by the student. The first part of the paper looks at a case study supplied by the student; a manager has been promoted and one of her team members has asked for a transfer. The question concerns what has gone wrong ...

This 4 page paper examines affirmative action and provides reasons why it does not work anymore. One problem is that race is becoming more difficult to define in an age where people are born to mixed marriages. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper that responds to several questions. What is organizational culture? How the culture affects employees and managers? Ways organizational cultures can change and why? How can organizational culture be deliberately changed? And comments about the organization as a culture. Examples are included.

4 pages in length. Marginality - a social ill that perpetuates both personal and professional disadvantage due to its inherently dividing nature - is the hallmark of being classified as a minority, inasmuch as to be a minority is to be a subgroup of the more socially acceptable - and typically oppressing - majority. ...

A 12 page research paper that offers an overview of organizational behavior. First of all, it offers an overview of the some topics encompassed by this field, and then it discusses organizational behavior further by offering a comprehensive company profile and investigating what literature concerning this company, i.e., PepsiCo, reveals about its corporate culture and ...

A 3 page consideration of Congress’ recent changes regarding the window of time someone has to file a lawsuit if they have been discriminated against in terms of pay. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at two organization with different structures and discusses how the structure is designed and considers whether or not they help lead to success. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 15-page paper discusses the company Urban Outfitters, focusing on its pricing decisions and consideration and its corporate culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper reviews an article by Sarah Max that reports on this rigorous team building even Seagate offers each year. The essay discusses the weeklong event, including what participants must do and comments on what the company hopes to gain from such an expensive team building week and how the event motivates other ...

This 10 page paper looks at whiter learning within an organization is able to help it compete. The paper considers how learning may help with the development and maintenance of competitive advantage, the concept and application of knowledge management, the way it needs to be applied as well as created, the concept of the ...

This 16 page paper looks at a range of HRM issues faced by a student during their HRM course, looking issues such as motivation, job enrichment, the role of mentors, the ethical issues of salaries and promotions, discrimination and diversity, the way unison can be dealt with and the ability to develop a co-operative relationship. ...

This 4 page paper discusses path-goal leadership theory as proposed by House. The paper identifies and explains the four leadership styles and the impact of locus of control. The writer also provides examples of when each leadership style might be used and why. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the topic of strategic human resources management, how it may take place and the different approaches and considers the way that these can be observed in Disney theme parks in order to illustrate the points raised. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 16 page paper looks at group development from the perspective of developmental and systems psychodynamic theoretical perspectives by comparing a large learning group and a peer learning group in an educational setting to identify and examine the processes and evolution that can be observed. The bibliography cites 17 sources.

This 8-page paper compares cultural differences between Vietnam, the United States and China using Hofstede's cultural dimensions, while discussing how to overcome the cultural differences in the workplace. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper explains at 5 HRM concepts and places them in the context of a business. The concepts include organizational behaviour, organizational culture, diversity, organizational effectiveness and efficiency, and organizational learning. The business example used is a real estate company, but the examples may be equally applied to other industries. The bibliography cites ...

This 5 page paper examines team dynamics. The various roles that are found in teams are discussed in detail. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 21 page paper looks at two aspects of organizational management; structure and culture. The first part pf the paper considers different types of organizational structure, their characteristics and how they impact or influence internal processes or issues. The paper uses health and safety issues as an example. The second part of the paper looks ...

This 5 page paper looks at the philosophy and practices seen at Starbucks and the way that the firm motivates its' employees. The alignment between the HR strategies and the human relations school of thought with the ideas of Mayo and Maslow is explored by looking at the remuneration package of Starbucks employees and the ...

This 9 page paper looks at how the jobs of store manager, cashier, stock person, specialty department worker, department manager and bagger may be classified and current average wagers for the positions. The way wages can be determined by a company is discussed, along with influencing factors and the reasons why specific wage levels can ...