How might exemplary human resource practice enhance and strengthen a firm’s value chain activities? 1. Definition of Value Chain The value chain is a systematic approach to examining the development of competitive advantage. It was created by M. E. Porter in his book‚ Competitive Advantage (1980). The organization is split into ’primary activities’ and ’support activities.’ Primary Activities include: Inbound Logistics‚ Operations‚ Outbound Logistics‚ Marketing & Sales‚ and Service. Support Activities
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How one responds to a situation is a huge factor that contributes to personal happiness‚ for the state of happiness is achieved from accomplishing a certain goal. In the 18th century‚ the 13 colonies was in feud with its mother country‚ Britain; refusing to pay taxes without representation. George Washington‚ the General of the Continental Army‚ was hopeless and at the brink of surrender. Yet through the motivational articles such as Paine’s Common Sense‚" the establishment of the Declaration
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3. Assessments for Developing Professional Practice Assessment Activity 1 Assessment Activity 1 The L&D professional as an added value contributor Learning Outcome • Be able to perform efficiently and effectively as a collaborative member of working groups and teams and as an added-value contributor to the organisation. Scenario You are working with a manager to help meet his section’s development needs. He has been with the company for several years and has always had control of his
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Kuznetsova Ksenia What do you think makes a good manager? What are the main functions of a manager according to Peter Drucker? Manager is the person who organizes and coordinates the activities of the rest of the staff. The importance of a good manager can’t be overestimated. First of all‚ a good manager is a leader‚ a respected‚ professional and strong-willed person who can motivate inspire and lead people. Great managers accept blame that means that they are fully responsible for their team
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manager‚ you must first manage yourself. 1. Become a practical visionary. Successful managers have a clear vision of what success means to them‚ and they share their vision with others. A vision comes from your soul and touches your heart. It influences your decisions and actions. For example‚ if your vision is to help the environment in every way you can‚ you will use supplies that are environmentally conscious and will recycle everything you can. Your staff will follow your vision‚ and your example
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magazines always look amazing‚ but can you really ever truly look like them? While that may not be possible‚ there is one thing you can do‚ and that is to make your muscles as good as they can be. The information provided in this article can help to get you started. Learn as much as possible about selecting the best routines for building muscle mass. While some exercises focus on toning certain muscles‚ others will help you to build those muscles. Make sure you are using weight training techniques
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Current Undergraduate The article‚ “Ask Not What You Can Do For Your University‚ but What Your University Can Do For You”‚ written by the University of California Los Angeles Student WebZine‚ claims that universities are no longer providing education for students‚ but rather running a business. Colleges have turned into a profit seeking institution‚ making decisions based on financial concerns. The article claims that students are customers and education is a purchase. Webzine scolds the students
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Compare and contrast your way of life with that of your parents. Which way life do you think would be more satisfying to future generation? Nowadays‚ people have been changed the way they live. To compare between my age and my parent‚ there are differences ideas in the job preferences and the success of life. Both of People who born in generation X and Y prefer to work with a reputation company than a small company‚ however‚ generation X people are likely to hop to many companies than generation
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Various Ways to Prevent Group-think * Foster open climate for discussion ① Seating Arrangement Seating arrangement is important in creating an open atmosphere for discussion. Most organizations are hierarchical so that it is usually hard for subordinates to express their ideas directly to their heads. If members of an organization seat in orderly manner by their positions‚ there should be an invisible wall‚ which prevents from expressing their ideas. Thus‚ the climate is rather formal
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course commencing‚ however staff who are nominated should feel they have the confidence and ability to administer first aid provision after gaining this qualification. The duration of this course is four full consecutive days and a formal assessment takes place on the fourth day of the programme. All delegates who successfully pass this course then gain an accredited certificate that is valid for three years. This assessment is completed by an external qualified assessor‚ as it is unethical for
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