1.0 Introduction Human resource management can be defined as “the effective use of human resources in an organization through the management of people-related activities.” (Harvard Extension School‚ 2013) According to Boxall (2007)‚ “HRM is the management of work and people towards desired ends.” Human Resource Management (HRM) is the core function of all organizations. It ensures that’s companies have the necessary talent required to operate effectively. Strategic HRM according to Ulrich(1997)
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org/ijbm International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 6‚ No. 9; September 2011 Effective Working Capital Management in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) Kehinde James Sunday Dept of Accounting and Finance‚ Lagos State University Ojo‚ Nigeria E-mail: pastorkehindebox@yahoo.com Received: November 15‚ 2010 Accepted: August 10‚ 2011 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v6n9p271 Abstract The need to main effective working capital management within Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) remain
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till she was longer no more. She was ready‚ her immediate family was ready‚ but‚ the hospital wasn’t quite ready. Turns out‚ they were not well equipped for that kind of thing. In this paper‚ issues surrounding inadequacies of Palliative care in Nigeria will be examined. Health care should be a necessary right for everyone irrespective of age‚ gender‚ religious tendency‚ educational background‚ social status‚ and race or color during any illness and especially when nearing the end of life. According
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The concept of human capital and knowledge management is that people possess skills‚ experience and knowledge‚ and therefore have economic value to organizations. These skills‚ knowledge and experience represent capital because they enhance productivity (Snell and Dean‚ 1992). Human capital theory postulates that some labor is more productive than other labor simply because more resources have been invested into the training of that labor‚ in the same manner that a machine that has had more resources
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What are the Main Challenges to Liberalism in the Current Global Order? Introduction: Liberalism: dominant ideological force shaping western political thought. Identified with western civilisation itself. Lib v. Popular inter-war period by idealists who believed warfare was an outdated way of settling events. Heywood- the central theme of liberalism in all its forms is harmony 1) Peace is normal 2) Faith in HN 3) Democracy is necessary Outline what Neo-Liberalism believes in 1) peace and
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Human Resource Management Challenges The rapidly transforming business landscape means that there are currently many human resource management challenges which will continue to evolve for years to come. Tom Marsden‚ Director of Professional Services at Alexander Mann Solutions says that HR departments really need to be adding real business value to their organizations. "Although the restrictions of the recession aren’t over yet‚ companies are recognizing that in 2010‚ they will need to take steps
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Current and Future Management Challenges in Human Relations Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to highlight challenges faced by today’s manager and discuss potential future challenges. Thesis: Today’s management faces many difficult challenges in human relations in the workplace. From the lackluster economy and corporate greed to increasing diversity and highly educated working families‚ managing effectively is becoming a rapidly changing and multi-faceted undertaking. This presentation
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London School of Commerce MODULE TITLE: - Managing Human Capital PROGRAMME: MBA SEMESTER: Semester Two ACADEMIC YEAR PERIOD: November 2012- March 2013 LECTURER SETTING ASSESSMENT: - David Hall and Rajendra Kumar DATE ASSESSMENT SET AND LOADED ON TO STUDENT PORTAL:- December 2012 DATE ASSESSMENT TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTTED 19th February 2013 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assessment Type:
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NiCE Working Paper 07-102 December 2007 Education and training: from consumption goods to investment goods Lei Delsen Nijmegen Center for Economics (NiCE) Institute for Management Research Radboud University Nijmegen P.O. Box 9108‚ 6500 HK Nijmegen‚ The Netherlands http://www.ru.nl/nice/workingpapers Abstract Because of the prisoner ’s dilemma‚ free-riding‚ hold up and liquidity constraints schooling and training of adult employed workers fail to reach the socially-optimum
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Analysis and Reflection #3 Part one Human capital can generally be defined as the set of skills which someone acquires on the job‚ through training and experience‚ and which increase that person’s value in the market place. Any activity that increases the productivity of labor may be considered an investment in human capital (McConnell‚ 2009). Company can spend not only on formal education for employees‚ but also can spend on informal training. In addition‚ providing them with health or other benefits
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