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(2008, 2400 words)
The paper looks at the strategic importance of recruitment and selection proposing a study of R&S in UK companies. A review of HRM literature is offered with the focus on R&S tools. Research objectives are set out; the research plan and design are developed; the methods of data collection are described; ethical issues involved in the study are considered.
(2007, 15 600 words)
The dissertation investigates the views of the employees on the state of learning environment within the organisation assessing whether training and development (T&D) initiatives match with their individual needs and with organisational objectives. The review of literature touches on the origins and models of T&D, organizational knowledge, training in public organisations, vocational education, etc. The research is conducted within the phenomenological paradigm using qualitative methods based on secondary and primary data collection through semi-structured interviews and questionnaires among HM Customs & Excise employees. Recommendations are suggested for practitioners and academics about the ways to increase the effectiveness of HR T&D strategy.
(2007, 18 000 words + 3400 words)
The dissertation investigates the effect of flexible working (FW) on employee motivation within UK organisations. The review of literature covers the topics of working time regulations, McDonald's employment policy, flexibility, work-life balance, motivation, psychological contract, etc. A study of the flexibility policy at McDonald's is conducted using primary methods of data collection through questionnaire and interviews. Conclusions are made about the motivational power of FW; recommendations are suggested to improve HR management practices. Proposal to this dissertation is provided in the appendix.
(2007, 3400 words)
The paper offers a research proposal for the S/HR/175. Dissertation. Role of flexible working arrangements in employee motivation. The aims and objectives of the study are formulated; literature is reviewed on the theory of HRM, employment flexibility, employee retention, etc. Research methodology is described arguing the use of qualitative methods and primary data collection through interviews and questionnaires. The limitations of the study are outlined; the ethical issues involved in the research are addressed; the research plan is presented.
(2007, 18 000 words)
The dissertation investigates the effect of flexible working (FW) on employee motivation within UK organisations. The review of literature covers the topics of working time regulations, McDonald's employment policy, flexibility, work-life balance, motivation, psychological contract, etc. A study of the flexibility policy at McDonald's is conducted using primary methods of data collection through questionnaire and interviews. Conclusions are made about the motivational power of FW; recommendations are suggested to improve HR management practices.
(2007, 23 000 words)
This dissertation investigates the human side of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) focusing on the strategic and financial aspects of M&A activity. The research is based on a case study approach, examining the specific human elements of a bank merger in Ghana. The methods include primary data collection through interviews and questionnaires among the current and former bank employees and HR department staff members. Conclusions are made about the features of bank mergers and acquisitions in a developing country.
(2007, 3400 words)
This paper presents a research plan for a project to look into the impact that HR outsourcing on human capital management within firms. Whilst HR outsourcing has grown considerably, so has the associated core-periphery debate surrounding it. In recent years this debate has been extended through an examination of the impact of HR outsourcing on human capital management, which is essential for firms wanting to manage their core resources. This is the focus of this research plan.
(2007, 15 000 words)
The dissertation aims to find the acceptable characteristics of leaders in McDonald's in Taipei, Taiwan. The research focuses on finding the factors that influence subordinates to take orders and follow the instructions of supervisors. The study uses McDonald's as a case study. The researcher invites 25 counter and floor-level staffs of McDonald's in Taipei to take part in a focus group interview. The respondents have enough in common, but they do not know each other. All of them work for McDonald's for over a year. The research results show that there are several factors affecting the way in which subordinates perceive about supervisors. These factors include flexibility, supervisory expertise, work experience, age, gender, personality and level of education. The further research into the topic should extent the concept and findings of this study to non-Chinese societies.
(2007, 15 000 words)
It has been highlighted by the literature that globalization and internationalization of the business has rapidly changed the business structures, which is primarily fuelled by the desire to cut costs. Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the strategic use of outside resources to perform activities that have traditionally been handled and performed by internal staff with the help of firm's internal resources. It can therefore be suggested that it is a management strategy, where firms outsource their significant non-core functions to specialized service providers in order to gain cost efficiencies and quality effectiveness. The research has been concentrated on BPO and its impact on the human resource management within firms.
(2007, 8000 words)
The dissertation examines recruitment practices in MeritTrac Services Pvt Ltd, Bangalore providing background information about the company, a review of literature on the theory of recruitment, a description of the recruitment process for the Test development team, Operations team, Business development team, etc. Research methods include primary data collection through interviews. Recommendations are suggested about the methods of conducting end-to-end recruitment.
(2007, 13 500 words)
The dissertation examines the features of modern teleworking in the UK investigating into psychological, social and business aspects of a teleworker's job performance compared to those of an office based employee. Literature is reviewed on the theory of telework including recent trends in teleworking, driving forces of telework, work productivity, homeworking, teleworker characteristics, etc. Primary research methods are used to identify advantages and disadvantages of teleworking by collecting qualitative data via interviews. Conclusions are made about the effects of teleworking; guidelines for successful telework programs are suggested.
(2007, 10 000 words)
The proposed research is about finding the employee job satisfaction level at a particular outlet of McDonald's restaurant in Glasgow. The employee perception is taken in two divisions, the first chunk being that of team members and the second one constitutes to the management employees working at McDonalds. The research was implemented in terms of a questionnaire based study of the employee perception. The employee perception is being investigated using a questionnaire based approach and the findings of the proposed research are analysed to find the factors which influence the most for the job satisfaction in the McDonalds restaurant.
(2007, 20 000 words)
This research is focus on studying the motivation techniques in Rainer, which the National Charity for under-supported young people who have been involved with seriously issues such as court justice and difficulty in education. The key subjects this thesis focuses on are relationship between motivation and performance, the motivation and employment relationship, factors influencing motivation of employees and preference of motivation techniques. The research results showed that the management capability to motivate employees is insufficient. The majority of the focus group participants perceive their relationships with managers as 'servant and master'. Most employees are pleased with the pay, but some employees a more flexible reward package.
(2007, 17 800 words)
This dissertation examined the concept of employee brand loyalty and its drivers: trust, perceptions of service quality, organizational commitment, and intellectual benchmarks of buy-in and employee satisfaction. In so doing, it focused on an individual firm in which it tested a 54 item questionnaire designed by the researcher and then used the final research instrument to analyse employee brand loyalty levels using both descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. This dissertation would be useful for anyone interested in the concept of employee brand loyalty or a robust research design.
(2007, 8500 words)
The dissertation addresses the issues of recruitment and selection in the UK fire service reviewing the National Fire Fighter Selection (NFS) process and evaluating the effectiveness of its application in the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Services (GMFRS). Literature is reviewed on the techniques of recruitment and selection. The methods of research include the analysis of primary data obtained through qualitative interviews. Recommendations are suggested about the improvement of fire and rescue services.
(2005, 2000 words)
The paper offers a research proposal into the relationship between financial reward and employee motivation offering a review of literature on the theory of motivation (content theories, process theories, theory X, expectancy theory, etc.), outlining research methodology, discussing the ethical aspect of the research, its feasibility, limitations, etc. Timetable for the research is outlined.
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