S/HR/229. Behavioral aspects of budgeting: improving staff morale

The paper addresses the issues of people's morale in the workplace suggesting recommendations for managers about how to improve the morale of the employees by making the physical workspace a pleasant place.

C/HR/283. If the HR/ Personnel Department is to gain credibility in leading SHRM activity in organisations critically assess how this can be done with reference to contemporary case examples

The paper looks at the potential contribution of HR specialists to company success examining the role of senior management in building the credibility of HR departments and the ways HR specialists could increase their reputation. A case of SHRM in Vodafone is used as an illustration.

S/HR/212. Managing Diversity

The paper looks at today's business environment from the perspective of workforce diversity discussing diversity initiatives as part of companies' strategies and suggesting recommendations for the HRM strategy of Protec Ltd with respect to their

S/HR/214. Smaller businesses offer a better setting for the implementation of HRM initiatives. Discuss

The paper examines the features of HRM practices in small and medium sized enterprises (SME) describing their position in the UK, identifying the difference between SME and bigger organisations, and discussing HRM approaches used in small businesses.

S/HR/210. The Human Relations School of management thought, notably focusing on organizational culture and work groups, has been widely viewed as offering answers to perennial management challenges. Identify these challenges, assess whether this HR framework is a valid one to analyse them and evaluate the contribution of HR to organizations and work

The paper examines the Human Relations (HR) School of management outlying the historical background of HR, discussing its focus on the organisational culture, identifying the problems with work groups faced by managers and discussing the contribution of the HR approach to organisations and work.

S/HR/195. Strategies for People Management

The paper examines the HRM strategies that provide for the equality in business context discussing the challenges of diversity, discrimination and victimisation, flexible working, reward management, staff development, etc.

S/HR/196. HRM in EasyFly

The paper reports on the newly established low cost airline EasyFly providing recommendations for the company management about the HRM policies and related EU legislation. The issues of Trade Unions, payment and benefits, communication, disciplinary procedures, etc. are addressed.

C/HR/258. Strategic HRM at Google

The paper analyses how Google has been able to align its strategic human resource management (SHRM) policies and practices with its corporate strategy in order to achieve competitive advantages in its markets. Literature is reviewed on corporate strategy and SHRM to show how firms adopt different approaches and how it affects their performance. The theory is applied to the case of Google, which is renowned for its proactive approach to SHRM, enabling the company to innovate at a very rapid pace.

C/HR/237. Lufthansa's strategy: collective agreements

The paper reports on Lufthansa, Germany's main flag bearer airlines, presenting their profile and analysing collective agreements (CA) undertaken by the company. The reasons for CA and their history over the 1990s are outlined highlighting the benefits of CA. Recommendations are suggested for the company to create competitive advantage.

C/HR/227. HRM at Balfour Beatty: Benchmarked against Jervis and Nokia

The report evaluates the management of human capital by Balfour Beatty to achieve high performance with the help of benchmarking against the best practices within and across the industries. Case studies are conducted of Jarvis, a construction and support services group, and Nokia, the telecommunication giant, as high performing organisations that have gained competitive advantage from effective human resource management.

C/HR/228. Critical reflection on the methods used for continuous personal and professional development, and critical evaluation of tools used to ensure the ability to negotiate and work constructively with others

The paper examines the methods used to critically evaluate personal development and professional youth work practice within a learning environment. The usefulness of portfolios and personal development plans are discussed looking at various tools, such as role-playing, that can be used in a learning situation to help develop communication skills needed for effective negotiation and constructive working with others.

C/HR/233. Report of the Board of SBF Bank: advising on a new HRM strategy

The report gives advice to SBF Bank on their HRM strategy. Suggestions include increasing communication, recruitment, training but most importantly centralising HR. Conclusions are made that making HR a strategic function is integral to its success.

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