(Dansky et. al., 2003 : 243) Other research which conducted by Opportunity Now stated that only 20% of U.K. workforce will be white, male, able-bodied and under 45 years old by the year 2010. ... (D"Netto & Sohal, 1999: 530; Lewis, 2000: 5; Teicher et al., 2002: 320) A forecast predicted that 20% to 25% of Australian people will be of Asian origin by the year 2030. (D"Netto & Sohal, 1999:530 sited in Nankervis et al., 1999) Diversity workforce is generally believed as one of the critical vehicles which bring corporations competitive advantage. ... (Teicher et al., 2002: 330) Benefits form Div...

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The corporate restructuring of organizations divided into two types: financial restructuring, and organizational restructuring (Cappelli et al, 1997). ... Organizational restructuring refers to decentralization of authority, development of team, and downsizing of employment (Cappelli et al, 1997). ... Strategic restructuring of company is slowly driving change not only human resource practices and services, but also the way human resource function is organized (Mohrman et al, 1997). ... It is clearly that restructuring is a very important part related to human resource management because "t...

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Diversity Training Bezrukova et al. (2012) stated that diversity training is defined as a distinct set of programs aimed at facilitating positive intergroup interactions, reducing prejudice and discrimination, and enhancing the skills, knowledge, and motivation of people to interact with diverse others. ... Generally, the solution to diversity training is for people to be taught how to work successfully with dissimilar others which may boost large success for both organizations and individuals (Bezrukova et al. 2012). Training Setting: Campuses versus Workplace Bezrukova et al. (2012) made...

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Hence, they provide stiff competition especially since locals now prefer domestic companies which "can offer more senior roles" (Dewhurst et al. 2012). ... Diversity is generally defined as acknowledging, understanding, accepting, valuing, and celebrating differences among people with respect to age, class, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practice, and public assistance status (Green et al. 2002). ... Diversity has been observed to increase productivity, creativity, recruitment and even the image of the business (Green et al. 20...

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Research suggest that recruiting a front line employee may cost as much as one and a half times their annual benefit, whilst recruiting an executive will cost more than twice their annual benefits (Fisher et al). ... Waterman et al say that a company needs " a system that helps employees regularly assess their skills, interests, values, temperaments so that they can figure out the type of job for which they are suited."" ... Fisher et al, state that a company with world class HRM practices perform the following functions; Planning for organisations, jobs and people. ...

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As posited by Boxall et al. (2007), the vital premise of strategic human resource management theory is that successful organisational performance relies or depends on a close fit or alignment between business and human resource strategy. Again, there is belief that the main focus of strategic HRM must be the alignment of HR with a firm's strategies (Boxall et al. 2007). ... The fundamental aim of strategic HRM is to generate strategic capabilities in an organisation through skilled, engaged and highly- motivated employees that it needs so as to achieve sustainable competitive advantage ...

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A study produce by Statistic Canada indicated that Canada has an "estimated shortage of 20,000 computer programmers, parallel by an estimate of 190,000 vacancies in the information technology sector in the United States"" (Drew et al. 9) Issues: The Cause of Brain Drain A recent study done by Personnel Systems, a Canadian consulting firm that specializes in human resources indicated the foremost reasons for leaving Canada for the United States are as follows: - 23% of people who left for the United States believed they will receive better financial compensation - 23% indicated a combination...

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This nucleus of responsibility for HRM is being shifted from specialists to all managers (Ezzamel et al,1996; p. 65), and is therefore in a position to advance the cause of the business. By becoming integrated with line management, HRM can become an important functional activity (Tyson, 1995; p. 165-166), rather than simply a "big hat, no cattle" role (Fernie et al, 1994). ... Whereas strategy was once the sole responsibility of line management, HR is becoming increasingly involved in developing and implementing the company's strategic plan (Dessler, 1997: p. 19; Nankervis et al, 1993: p....

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The following assessment is about current HR practices in India and how external and internal features have helped in shaping it. It is discussed in the Social, Economic, political context. The current recruitment and training planning of the country is also illustrated. The reliable statistical dat...

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The following assessment is about current HR practices in India and how external and internal features have helped in shaping it. It is discussed in the Social, Economic, political context. The current recruitment and training planning of the country is also illustrated. The reliable statistical dat...

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1. The following are the trends and issues that will have an impact on human resource and the way people work in the next ten years. First, Flexi - place and flexi - hour will likely become more popular among many job fields, such as computer and information systems, marketing and sales, and higher...

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"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills" Ancient Chinese proverb Introduction You cannot open a paper or visit an online Website these days without seeing notice after notice of corporate layoffs. Downsizing, which constitutes the planned elimina...

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Abstract Business losses due to employee theft are estimated to approach $200 billion annually in the US. Experts pose many reasons for employee theft, but provide few prevention strategies for human resource managers. The various causes of employee theft are explored, from employee personality characteristics, to the social environment, to flaws in the organization's control system. From this analysis, guidelines for theft prevention strategies are offered. Since strategies may involve top-down control or trust-building experiences for employees and managers, HR managers are encouraged t...

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