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  • Maureen is not happy. One of the fitters, Robert, has made her the target of his attentions. Whenever he is called out he manages to walk past Maureen, or he just comes by to 'see everything is alright'. He asks her out, makes suggestions with sexual innuendo, grabs her round the waist etc all with exaggerated playfulness. To Maureen he is a nuisance. She informally complains to the (male) supervisor who makes it clear he thinks it’s a fuss about nothing. Most of the. [more]
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  • Alfred is a middle manager in his late forties. He has performed well for the company without ever being a high flyer and his present role as Section Head in Systems Development is probably as high as he will go. At his last appraisal interview Alfred raised the subject of his future in the company with his manager Lawrence, and the latter was rather vague in his response, whilst reassuring Alfred that he was a valued employee doing a good job. In fact Lawrence was beginning. [more]
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  • The following indicates the topics that will be covered by the module. The emphasis in each area will be on strategic issues and the practical application of concepts. The Concept of Human Resource Management Origin and understandings of human resource management; contexts, policies and outcomes; best fit and best practice; employment systems. HRM and Organisational Strategy Competitive advantage; strategy formation and implementation; the resource-based view of. [more]
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  • It is generally recognised that how people are managed is likely to make a difference to organisational performance, and strategic human resource management is concerned with the processes used to select, develop, organise and reward people at work so that strategic purposes are fulfilled. It is an area where there is no shortage of prescription about the actions managers should take to manage human resources, but yet where there are still uncertainties about the impact of. [more]
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  • The aim of the module is to develop competence in making decisions concerning the effective management of people in organisations, through: - developing understanding of the HRM contribution to the achievement of strategic objectives; - reviewing the contexts and objectives of a range of strategic human resource policies; - analysing HR issues in a variety of organisational settings. Please visit https://www.aceessays.com/statement-of-problem.html it's an interesting topic.. [more]
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  • Recommended Module Textbooks Boxall P and Purcell J (2011) Strategy and Human Resource Management (3e), Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Aston Centre for Human Resources (2008) Strategic Human Resource Management, London: CIPD. Students who are less familiar with the field of HRM may also find it helpful to read a general textbook on the subject, such as: Bratton J and Gold J (2007) Human Resource Management (4e), Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Please visit. [more]
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  • Learning Activities Classes will mix tutor input with group discussion and case studies. Students should also learn through reading and personal reflection, and through the assignment. Students will be encouraged to relate the content to their own work experience. Assessment Assessment is by a coursework assignment. It is expected that this will be issued in week 4. Submission date for the completed assignment will be the end of week 13. Please visit. [more]
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  • After the examination has been completed, all dissertations must be returned by the external examiner directly to the Convenor & Secretary of the Examining Board in the relevant Department of the School. Where the candidate has passed and if the dissertation is - according to the criteria described in paragraph (3) above - to be deposited in the National and/or the University library, the Chair/Convenor of the Examining Board must arrange with the student for any minor. [more]
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  • Candidates may submit their dissertation for examination in permanent hardback binding, in paperback binding with plastic overlay, or in temporary secure binding. (2) For the purposes of the examination, one copy of the submitted dissertation should be sent by the Department’s nominee directly to the external examiner, together with an Examination Result and Report form. (3) Taught Master's dissertations are no longer automatically deposited in the National. [more]
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  • Diagrams, maps and similar documents shall be submitted in a portfolio of reasonable size and shall bear the particulars stated to be necessary for the volume. Candidates may submit non-book material such as audio or video tapes with their thesis/dissertation, if such material forms a useful addition to, or explanation of, work contained in the written submission and if such material constitutes the most appropriate method of presenting the information concerned. Any. [more]
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  • In the case of all works which are to be deposited in libraries, the permanently bound volumes shall bear on the spine the surname and initials of the candidate, the full or abbreviated title of the work, the name of the degree for which it was submitted and the date of submission. This information shall be printed along the spine in such a way as to be readable when the volume is lying flat with the front cover uppermost. If the work consists of more than one volume the. [more]
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