Friday, March 14, 2008

Wireless Transmission of Electricity

n the past, people like Nikola Telsa did attempt to beam electricity around wirelessly. That attempt that started during the late 19th century came to an end when funding ran out for his research. When the world was willing to live with wired network of electricity, the reason for developing wireless network to transmit electricity took a back seat.

Recently Marin Soljačić, from MIT, was dragged out of bed by the insistent beeping of a cell phone. "This one didn't want to stop until you plugged it in for charging," says Soljačić. In his exhausted state, he wished the phone would just begin charging itself as soon as it was brought into the house.

That problem triggered the journey for wireless transmission. Watch the video


Wireless Energy

Saturday, March 1, 2008

HRM: Recruitment

The internal recruitment is one source of recruitment. There are several benefits associated with the practice. However, one should also be aware of the shortcomings of the practice. Read the materials at the following sites

Internal recruitment

Benefits of Internal Recruitment

Friday, January 25, 2008

Social Responsibility & Ethics

Should a business consider social responsibility? Those who subscribe to classical view of the concept will say 'no' to the socio-economic view held by progressive business owners and managers. Business firms and organistions are beginning to recognise the usefulness of the concept as a competitive tool.

Social Responsibility

Managing Ethics

Friday, December 28, 2007

Managing Office Politics

Do you know how to manage the office politics in your workplace? Sooner you master the skills to manage the office politics, better will be your work life. Read the article.

Play Office Politics Without Dirty

Sunday, December 23, 2007

MHR: Resources

To make it easier to access all the posting on related topics, I am including the following:

Assignments
All assignments should adopt the Harvard style referencing. Please read the document at the following link:

Harvard Referencing - Audio Presentation from USQ

Harvard Referencing

Harvard Referencing

References and Bibliography

Harvard Bibiliograpghy Reference Generator


Get your punctuation and grammar right. Try the following site:

Grammar

Grammar Exercises

Academic writing & critical thinking Learn how to write a good essay. Visit:
Writing an essay

Introduction to Management Principles
In order to do well in the Management and MHR module you should have a good understanding about the management principles and practices. You should at least read a basic textbook on management. For a quick familiarisation of Management principles and practices you may visit the following web sites:

http://www.trainingmag.com/msg/index.jsp

http://ollie.dcccd.edu/mgmt1374/contents.html


Principles of Scientific Management
The study of management principles and practices is not complete until you have some basic understanding of Frederick Taylor's scientific management principles. You need to first know the basic details of the principles. You should also familiarise yourself with the relevance of the principles to a modern business organisation. You should find the following web links useful.

You can read Tarylor's book by following the link below:
The Principles of Scientific Management

Frederick Taylor's The Principles of Scientific Management

The following link analyse the Taylor's principle and its relevance to employee motivation:
The Scientific Management and Frederick Taylor - an analysis

An interesting analysis of Taylor's principles. Visit:
The Evolution of Innovation

Scientific Management


Business Ethics

Business Ethics


Job Analysis
Job analysis is carried out as part of HR Planning. There are several reasons for conducting Job Analysis. Read the recommended chapter in your text book (Human Resource Management by Gary Dessler) and the articles at the following websites. At the end of the reading, you should be able to explain the following concepts:

- What is Job Analysis?
- Job description and Job specification
- Reasons for conducting job analysis.
- Methods of data collection for job analysis
- Steps you will adopt when conducting job analysis

Job analysis
Job Analysis - an overview
Employee tasks & Job analysis

Recruitment & Selection
You will be able to learn almost all aspects of recruitment and selection from the following site (maintained by The Open University):

Recruitment & selection

Once recruitment is settled it is time to move on to selection. You should familiarise yourself on the following aspects of selection:
- Selections tests
- What is job interview and its purpose
- Common errors associated with job interviews
- Steps/solutions you need to adopt to make the selction interview effective.

Read the articles at the following sites:
Selection Process
Selection Tests
Successful Hiring
Successful selection

Training & Development
Resources on Training & Development
Benefits of Training
Training - is it worth?
Training Needs Analysis
Training Evaluation
Evaluating the training

Performance Appraisal
Read the articles at the following websites to familiarise yourself about Performance Appraisal:
Introduction to performance appraisal
Common Appraisal Errors
Why performance appraisal won't work?"
Conducting Employee Appraisal

International Assignment Practices
The International assignment is an important component of HR. Read the following articles:
Am I Ready for that International Assignment?
Reducing the Failure of International assignment
The Benefits of International Assignment
Knowledge@Wharton offers a range of articles on HRM, leadership and several other management related topics. Hope you will find it useful. You may be asked to sign in with an email, but it is worth the trouble. The email is used to just update you about the latest articles.

Additional Resources on HRM
HRM articles ar Wharton

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Harvard Referencing

All assignments should adopt the Harvard style referencing. Please read the document at the following link:

Harvard Referencing - Audio Presentation from USQ


Harvard Referencing


Harvard Referencing

Get your punctuation and grammar right. Try the following site:

Grammar

Grammar Exercises

Academic writing & critical thinking
Learn how to write a good essay. Visit:
Writing an essay

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Treating Customers Like Sheikhs

What makes Emirates different? The airline had just $10 million dollars investment 22 years ago. It is an international airline that is known for its outstanding service. How it happened?

Maurice Flanagan's Emirates Airline: Flying High and Treating Customers like Sheikhs Published: December 12, 2007 in Knowledge@Wharton

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Friday, October 12, 2007

Leadership articles from Centre for Creative Leadership

10 Trends: A Study of Senior Executives' Views on the Future. This new, groundbreaking research reveals what global business leaders believe are the 10 biggest trends in effective leadership. Among them: collaboration, innovation and talent management.(Source CCT website). Ten Trends

Leadership Development: Past, Present, and Future "This article reviews notable trends in the leadership development field. In the past two decades, such trends included the proliferation of new leadership development methods and a growing recognition of the importance of a leader's emotional resonance with others. (CCT website)
Leadership Development: Past, Present, and Future

The Everyday Leadership research study attempts to better understand non-traditional leaders -- stay-at-home moms, small business owners, students, doctors, educators -- by gaining insights into their personal lives, their thoughts and theories about the practice of leadership, and their hopes for the future. The Everyday Leadership

The State of Teams - A Research White Paper from CCL
CCL's 2006 State of Teams white paper provides a broad look at the challenges, needs, and functioning of teams in today's organizations.The State of Teams

DHRM: Env of HRM

To make things easier for those who are studying the above module all the relevant background papers are listed in a single posting below:

e-Guide to The Employment Act of Singapore

Guidelines on Employment Practices

Case studies on Good Employment Practices in Singapore

Human Resource & Business Environment

Cost of Teacher Turnover

Cost of employee turnover

Organising Process

Organizational Evolution in a ‘Boundaryless’ Organization


From Traditional to Virtual Organisation: Implications for Work ...

Organisational Culture: Establishing what makes an Organisation Attractive


Understanding Organisation Culture and Innovation: A Case Study ...

Organisation Culture

Procedural Justice


All academic essays/assignments should adopt Hravard Referencing.Visit the following site for details:

Harvard Referencing

Get your punctuation and grammar right. Try the following site:

Grammar

Grammar Exercises

Academic writing & critical thinking
Learn how to write a good essay. Visit:
Writing an essay

Friday, October 5, 2007

HRM articles at Knowledge@Wharton

Knowledge@Wharton offers a range of articles on HRM, leadership and several other management related topics. Hope you will find it useful. You may be asked to sign in with an email, but it is worth the trouble. The email is used to just update you about the latest articles.

HRM articles ar Wharton

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Links to Magazines and Newspapers

Visit the following links to keep track of latest business developments:


BusinessWeek

Time Magazine

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