BACKGROUND TO RESEARCH The article by Entrekin and Pearson (1995) reports on research conducted in Australia in 1995. ... METHOD Questionnaires were sent out to practicing managers in Western Australian organisations. ... The first group were selected randomly from the membership of the WA branch of the Australian Institute of Management. ... The implication of these findings according to the authors is that the development of a culture of quality will rely on HRM practices. ... CONCLUSION The research attempted to prove that the difference in personal values between general and quality m...

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A survey named Impact of Diversity Initiatives on the Bottom Line in 2001 claimed that 79% of HRM experts at Fortune 1,000 companies in U.S. believed that diversity improved corporate culture, 77% for employee recruitment and 52% for client relations. ... Ford Australia, similarly, used Natural Work Groups which represented their ethnically-diverse workforce. ... The strategic level attempts to clarify desired culture, which fit in the concept of diversity, by examining the existing culture. ... Multicultural workforce Australia is a multicultural state which formularizes a diverse workforce ...

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Globalisation has been underway for a few decades now, but the 1980's saw the biggest set of changes in Australia's history. ... Countries were becoming more self-sufficient and Australia was left behind. In the 1980's, Australia lowered tariffs and exports soared. ... Management must consider contact with other cultures, information technology systems required for efficient global commerce, competence in the mechanics of international commerce, managing people of a different culture, international recruitment and international social responsibility. ... In an effort to appear p...

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Globalisation has been underway for a few decades now, but the 1980's saw the biggest set of changes in Australia's history. ... Countries were becoming more self-sufficient and Australia was left behind. In the 1980's, Australia lowered tariffs and exports soared. ... Management must consider contact with other cultures, information technology systems required for efficient global commerce, competence in the mechanics of international commerce, managing people of a different culture, international recruitment and international social responsibility. ... In an effort to appear p...

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According to The Australian on Tuesday March 6, 2001 reported, "President quits as Coke splits Four ways". ... "This new structure is what Coca-Cola Co needs for a new century" Doug Daft, Coca-Cola chairman said (The Australian, March 6, 2001). ... "Media giants raise PMP merger concerns" The Australian, Friday March 9, 2001 reported. ... If it success, the two mergers would bring together two of Australia's dominant printing, magazine and media distribution companies. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will decide whether to let the merger proceed. ...

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The inner circle represents the traditional bases of English, or to simplify, countries in which English is a first language: the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, anglophone Canada and some of the Caribbean territories. ...

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MY ten important things Introduction There were a number of concepts discussed throughout the course of Principles of HRM that resonated with the author. There are a multitude of reasons that caused that resonance and include factors such as prior ignorance; recognition of importance to The company; acceptance that the mining industry still has a long way to go and new ideas for discussion and implementation. The mining industry is a highly cyclical industry marked by a boom and bust' cycle. This places enormous pressure on mining companies to attract and retain good people when times...

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The sample of this research consisted of 120 female managers, 184 male managers, and 588 subordinates (of which 477 were female and 81 male) who were all employed at an international bank in Australia. ...

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Abstract This dissertation is attempting to delve into the prevailing attitudes and employee engagement with Topaz South Dublin service stations. The importance of employee engagement is highlighted in relation to the concept of Human Capital Management. The data collection was based on a survey which was carried out by the CIPD (2006) on employee engagement in the UK. The research seeks to understand aspects of working life at the Topaz service stations within the South Dublin catchment area. Aspects such as meaningfulness of tasks within the role, aspects of feelings towards the role, indivi...

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