Essays about: "HR functions"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words HR functions.

  1. 11. The safety manager as a boundary spanner between communities of practice : The employment of a safety manager in a Swedish construction company

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Martin Desmond; Henrik Hansson; [2017]
    Keywords : Safety management; safety manager; boundary spanning; communities of practice; human resource management;

    Abstract : Safety is an important concern within the construction industry.  Many different management strategies exist in the literature, but despite ambitious efforts to improve the safety and prevent accidents, the accident incidence is still unacceptably high. READ MORE

  3. 12. Training Organizational Soldiers: Leadership and Control in Trainee Programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Piela; Annika Theiss; [2015]
    Keywords : trainee programs; leadership; leadership development; identity; control; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: Training Organisational Soldiers: Leadership and Control in Trainee Programs Authors: Anna Piela and Annika Theiss Supervisor: Jens Rennstam Submission Date: May 22, 2015 Purpose: The purpose of our research is to provide a more critical perspective on leadership and leadership development within the context of trainee programs. Therefore we aim to understand how leadership is constructed in trainee programs and how companies make use of trainee programs to control trainees. READ MORE

  4. 13. Providing infrastructure for communities of practice using social computing

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Marcus Adamsson; [2011-09-07]
    Keywords : communities of practice; knowledge management; knowledge strategy; competence management; learning in organizations; knowledge sharing; social computing; knowledge management system;

    Abstract : Knowledge Management involves the management of an organization‟s knowledge assets and includes knowledge creation, sharing, storage and application. Information technology was thought to enable this, but the key challenge is to address all components of knowledge. This can be done by organizing communities of practice. READ MORE

  5. 14. I do it for myself : A study on motivational differences between contracted and permanent employees in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Matilda Sundberg; Malin Edlund; [2011]
    Keywords : Motivation; Contracted worker;

    Abstract : Over the past decades outsourcing decades outsourcing has become an increasing trend.Firms decide to outsource in order to increase their profits or flexibility and many differentfunctions of the firm may be outsourced, one of them being the Human Resource (HR)function. READ MORE

  6. 15. Understanding Complex Rules and Regulations with the help of IT : The Case of UNDP

    University essay from Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Renhui Huang; [2011]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : UNDP is facing the problem today of how to communicate complex rules and regulations to their employees. The aim of this report is to improve efficiency and enable employees to quickly familiarize themselves with the rules and regulations that apply to them. READ MORE