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You are the manager of a human resource department. Your managerial responsibility is to manage the staff and plan the budget for the department. The administrative functions are to organize and coordinate HR events for the company and coordinate staff vacation. An employee from one of the departments, Sue, is […]

Here are two different questions to be answered. There are many ways that a company can motivate its employees. Consider the different types of pay and benefits described in Chapter 13 of the text. What type of incentive do you think is most effective for creating a motivating work environment? […]

Consider the following position someone might take: Filmmakers should seriously consider using the Bigfoot Entertainment facilities in the Philippines because of the availability of inexpensive production and post-production assistance. Determine whether you believe that supporting such a position will ultimately benefit or harm human resources overall at Bigfoot Entertainment. Support […]

Application: Organizational Fit Selecting and hiring a new employee involves comparing many candidates’ skills and experience. However, the candidate with the strongest abilities and credentials is not always the best person for the job; a candidate’s personality and character traits are also very important to job success. A candidate might […]

A major complaint one often hears is that the human resource function still remains as one of the weakest and less prestigious functions in many organizations, with the stereotype that it is a “paper shuffling” unit with little impact on the bottom line. Why do you think this is the […]

Contact Human Resources manager at your company, division, or at another company. Ask the manager to explain the methods they use to verify eligibility prior to hiring. What procedure do the follow? How do they track and maintain the information? Summarize what you learned, and then add your evaluation of […]