OH&S legislation is the result of the vested interests of doctors and lawyers rather than genuine concern for employee health or management excellence’. Do you agree with this statement? Discuss. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) legislation are a set of rules that promote worker safety within a workplace. These rules are based around the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 which aims to improve workplace safety in Victoria‚ however these are regulated and applicable nationally. This act
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There exist major differences between the Brunei HRM compared to HRM in the western world. In the western world‚ the governments are mainly democratic. The business or the private sector is not in any way under the direction of the government or an individual. However‚ the Brunei government is a monarchy where the Sultan is the absolute decision maker both for the private and public sector. Given the differences in the political system‚ these changes are bound to affect the practices that HRM adapts
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The future of Human Resource Management 1.) Introduction The field of Human Resource is one of the most challenging and dynamic areas for European managers. “Human Resource Management is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment of‚ management of‚ and providing direction for the people who work in the organization. Human Resource Management can also be performed by line managers”. Humane Resource professionals can make the difference between success and failure in an
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OBHR428 Strategy and Human Resource Management 1. What is the difference between Corporate Strategy (or strategy formulation) and Business Unit Strategy (Strategy Implementation)? The strategy formulation is about making choices‚ decisions and plans for the organization. Strategy Implementation is about the ways and means to achieve those plans‚ decisions and choices. How to execute the strategy decisions or plans. Strategy formulation comes before strategy implementation.
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Function of Human Resource Management: The main function of human resource management is classified into two types: (a) Managerial Function; (b) Operative Function. (a)Managerial Function: Following are the managerial function : (1)Planning: The planning function of HRM dept. pertains to the steps taken in determining in advance personnel requirements‚ personnel programmes‚ policies etc. (2)Organization: Under organization‚ the human resource manager has to organize the operative functions by
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A New Emphasis What is “SHRM”? Strategic human resource management can be defined as “linking human resources with strategic goals and objectives in order to improve business performance and develop organizational culture that foster innovation‚ flexibility and competitive advantage”. In an organization‚ SHRM means accepting and involving the HR function as a strategic partner in the formulation and implementation of the company’s strategies through HR activities such as recruiting‚ selecting‚ training
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How does HRM enable organisations to adapt to the dynamic changes in the environment? Illustrate with examples. Nowadays most organizations operate in a dynamic environment. A dynamic environment‚ with frequent unpredictable events which have an impact on the organization‚ implies that management needs to align the organization with this ever changing context. Organizations struggle when the rate of change in their environment outpaces their organizational capacity to keep up (Foster & Kaplan
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Generic Typologies in SHRM 1 ALTERNATIVES TO GENERIC STRATEGY TYPOLOGIES IN STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Clint Chadwick Peter Cappelli Management Department The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania 3620 Locust Walk‚ Suite 2000 SH-DH Philadelphia‚ PA 19104 phone: (215) 898-6598 fax: (215) 898-0401 Forthcoming in Wright‚ Dyer‚ Boudreau‚ and Milkovich (eds.)‚ Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management‚ Greenwich‚ CT: JAI Press. Alternatives to Generic Typologies in SHRM
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Strategic Human Resource Management The Key to Core Competitiveness of Corporations 1. Introduction The human resource is fundamental to a company‚ but the traditional human resource management style cannot meet the global market’s demand any more. Thus‚ the strategic human resource management comes into being. As a key part of the strategy management‚ the strategic human resource management demands the company to pay attention to the human resource‚ and set the appropriate human resource
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A Human Resources Management System (HRMS) or Human Resources Information System (HRIS)‚ refers to the systems and processes at the intersection between human resource management (HRM) and information technology. It merges HRM as a discipline and in particular its basic HR activities and processes with the information technology field‚ whereas the programming of data processing systems evolved into standardized routines and packages of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. On the whole‚ these
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