Human Resources
Unit 4 - Human Resources Introduction I am going to be studying Astra Zeneca in my coursework and I am going to explore the human resource functions such as HR planning, recruitment and selection, training and development and performance management, appraisal and termination of employment, discipline, rewards and conditions of employment, working conditions and wage bargaining. I will be addressing any areas of conflict between the functions and I will evaluate the effectiveness of the HR management towards the overall competitiveness of the business. I will investigate the employment trends and the availability of labour in the area and how that affects the business, also staff and sickness statistics, the recruitment and selection processes and also the training and development and also the performance management strategies in place such as F.Herzberg's two-factor theory and Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Astra Zeneca provides effective medicines designed to fight disease in areas such as: cancer, gastrointestinal disease, asthma, high cholesterol, hypertension, migraine and schizophrenia. The company spends over $14 million every day on research, has 60,000 employees worldwide (45 different countries) and made an operating profit of $4.1 Billion in 2003 (www.astrazeneca.com). Astra Zeneca sells to over 100 countries mostly through their own local marketing
Opreationmanagement assignment
Table Content Contents Page .0 Design of Goods and Services 1.1 Products' Description 1.2 Decision Tree -4 5-6 2.0 Forecasting 2.1 Seven Steps in the Forecasting System 2.2 Time-Series Forecasting 2.2.1 Moving Averages 2.2.2 Exponential smoothing 2.3 Associative Forecasting 7 8 9 0-11 3.0 Managing Quality 3.1 Introduction 3.1.1 Ethnics and Quality Management 3.2 ISO 14000 3.3 Total Quality Management 3.3.1 Benchmarking 3.4 Questionnaire: Health-Based Product 3.4.1 Result from Surveys about Health-Based Product 3.4.2 Tools of TQM (Pareto Charts) 3.4.3 Pareto Analysis 2 3 4 5-16 7 8 8-20 21 4.0 Location Strategies 4.1 The Strategies Importance of Location 4.2 Factors that Affect Location Decisions 4.3 Location Costs 4.4 Problems & Solution 22 22-23 23 24-25 5.0 Conclusion 26 .0 DESIGN OF GOODS AND SERVICES 1.1 Products' Description (Source: www. Easyphamax.com) Blood Type Series: Blood Purify Many of people didn't realize that intake of food incompatible with our blood group for long period will form toxic in our body. Most importantly, the toxic will affect every system in human body. All these will lead to formation of various diseases. Blood Purify is a high quality and potential detoxification supplement for all people from different ages. It was designed to generating a clean and healthy body
I will be researching and managing a variety of resources. The three main types are human, physical and financial resources. In this section of my coursework I will explain where I will find these resources and how they will be managed to create a profita
Introduction Throughout this task I will be researching and managing a variety of resources. The three main types are human, physical and financial resources. In this section of my coursework I will explain where I will find these resources and how they will be managed to create a profitable and successful business. Human resources include my staff and their needs. Physical resources include location, fixtures and fittings, raw materials and equipment. Financial resources include profit, sources of money and liquidity. Human Resources Businesses employ people, these are known as human resources. In a small business, the owner may be the only human resource. In larger businesses where many people work, everyone has a specific job relating to their qualifications such as manual workers or administration staff. If a business wants to succeed it is vital for them to have an organised human resource manager. Human resource is vital in forecasting how many employees they need and what qualifications they should have. A big business which is growing will need to find out how many new employees they need and how they will recruit them over the following year. The human resources are a part of the human resources management and is mostly the responsibility for the personnel or human resources department. Legislation has laid down laws to protect people in the workplace. These
Private and Public Limited Company
Private Limited Company McDonald Corporation * McDonalds Corporation is the largest fast food chain in the world today. * McDonalds Restaurant is found at 120 countries and territories around the world including my country Philippines. * Today McDonald Corporation served nearly 54 million customers each day and more than 31,800 flagship restaurants serving burgers, chicken, carbonated drinks, breakfast items, dessert and fries in more than 120 countries. * And also McDonalds is a franchising company in the world. The Ownership of McDonald. * Private Limited Company * The business I have decided to choose for this assignment is McDonald's. McDonald's ownership is a franchise. McDonald is a large business with more than 30,000 restaurants in over 100 countries, serving more than 38 million people each day. * Each McDonald's restaurant is operated by a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. Who are its shareholders? In the UK, McDonald's Restaurants Ltd is the identity of McDonald's Corporation. The company does not offer its shares for general sale nor are its shares listed on the UK Stock Exchange. However, the company does register its accounts at Companies House. Stock exchange McDonald corporation one of the big business that provide the New York Stock Exchange, in last November of 2008 the yare volume are almost 12,851,628 billion US
Business resources
Task 1 _____________________________________________________________________ a) Describe the types of information used in your organisation, choosing one from each of the following categories: verbal, written, on-screen, multimedia, web based. _____________________________________________________________________ There are wide ranges of information used by businesses every day. It is essential for them to choose the right type of information to communicate with their stakeholders, the type of the information will vary depending on who it is referring to. I've chosen Nissan Motors Co LTD. They use verbal, written, on-screen, multimedia and web based information to communicate with their stakeholders, however which type of these information will be used will depend on the what kind of information and receiver of the information. I'm going to explain the types of the information and how it is used in my organisation. . Verbal information is spoken method of information and this is the best way to communicate, because you will be speaking to the other person that means there will be less complication of misunderstanding each other. For example: Nissan conducts general shareholders meeting every year to report on business plan, financial statements of their fiscal year and any other arising issues. As the number of shareholders are very large, they used to ask any
Burger King HR
Contents Page Introduction Page 3 Roles and Responsibilities - Pages 4-5 Evaluation of roles and responsibilities Qualities Pages 6-7 Evaluation of qualities Qualifications Pages 8-9 Evaluation of qualifications Training and Development Pages 10-11 Evaluation of training and development Motivation Pages 12-14 Evaluation of motivation PEST Pages 15-17 Evaluation of PEST The Recruitment Documents Pages 18-21 Evaluation of the recruitment documents The interview process Pages 22-23 Preparation for an interview Questions for Interview The interview Task Pages 24-25 Analysis of my Interview Conclusions and Recommendations Pages 26-27 Burger King Company Profile Burger King is a Fast food restaurant first opened on December 4th 1945 in Miami, Florida by two gentlemen James McLamore and David Edgerton. However the first Burger King was not known as we know it today as it was firstly launched as 'Insta Burger King'. Although it started off as a simple fast food service it is now a large international chain of fast food restaurants. To this day there are now more than 11,200 restaurants in 91 countries worldwide. Up until 1989 Burger King's biggest competition was Wimpy until they were bought out by the largely growing Burger King. At present, Burger King is a major franchise across the
Business Ethics
BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS Business Ethics Ethics - ethics a major branch of philosophy is the study of values and customs of a person or group and covers the analysis and employment of concepts such as right and wrong, good and evil, and responsibility. It is divided into three primary areas: meta-ethics (the study of the concept of ethics), normative ethics (the study of how to determine ethical values), and applied ethics (the study of the use of ethical values). Business ethics is a form of the art applied ethics that examines ethical rules and principles within the commercial context, the various moral or ethical problems that can arise in a business setting, and any special duties or obligations that apply to persons who are engaged in commerce. The range and quantity of business ethical issues reflects the degree to which business is perceived to be at the odds with non-economic social values. Today most major corporate websites lay emphasis on commitment to promoting non-economic social values under a variety of headings (e.g. ethics codes, social responsibility charters). In some cases, corporation have redefined their core values in the light of business ethical considerations (e.g. BP's 'beyond petroleum' environmental tilt). I have chosen BP as my organisation to base this assignment on. I will be identifying and describing what ethical issues
Motivation Essay
INTRODUCTION "Big labels, small prices". This simple motto of T.K Maxx is short but was effective enough to convince me to join their excellent team. As a fashion-conscious person, it just about sums up what I am looking for when it comes to fashion, and this is why this job appealed to me. By joining their team, I knew I would be able to claim a staff discount on the big fashion labels I like and even get a preview of the new range of their stock that they deliver every day, even before their customers' do, which for me is an exclusive experience. This alone was sufficient motivation for me to keep working there and maintain high productivity levels. Therefore, I couldn't have selected a better firm than TK Maxx to explain motivation, company performance and management. In this essay, I will be cover company motivation. I will explain what benefits me and my team colleagues in TK Maxx like financial and non financial incentives. On the other hand, I will explain what de-motivates me and my team colleagues in TK Maxx. Also, I will make evaluate the firm's motivational techniques and suggest suitable improvements. Furthermore, I will cover conflict between hierarchies and team management. I will explain what factors TK Maxx managers need to recognise to be the best managers possible. Also, I will evaluate the management leadership styles that previous and current TK Maxx
Business Environment
Task 1 Recruitment and retention The need of recruit- There is been a new position arisen for Customer Service Executive in Buffs Supplies LTD. As now they have a website developed, there is a need of person who can run the website effectively, and make a very good use of the website to help the business to offer a good and improved service for their customers. Job description- is there to provide a clear understanding of the job details for the people who are going to apply. It outlines the things that he/she will do during his/her employment and it outlines the things that employer wants from the employee. So that Job description should include the following: * The job title/type * Position of the employee, who they will report to * The location * A summary of the job's objectives, * Main purpose/duties/responsibilities * Pay levels, and any potential increase, benefits, uniform/dress code * Hours/ holidays * How to apply and deadline for application I've designed a job description document (please see attached document) for Buffs Supplies LTD to assist my manager. Person specification- gives a better understanding of what kind of person that certain company wants for the job, and to identify the knowledge, skills and ability to require to do the job as well as to fit within the company. It should include the following: * Educational/ qualification- it
Describe the theory of Taylor. Explain how it would be implemented in Waitrose.
2A – Alternative Motivational Theory * Describe the theory of Taylor * Explain how it would be implemented in Waitrose The Theory of Taylor Taylor stated in his theory, that an employee’s key motivator to perform at high standards is increased wages. He thought that peoples main ambition to work is for what they will receive; money. He found this out by conducting experiment at a business environment – the findings were that when tasks that each employee are paid do are divided into smaller areas, employees became more efficient and effective at the single task they perform, therefore Taylor assumed that jobs must be split into small tasks, so that the employees will repeat the same process of the task and this will mean that the employees will work quickly and mistakes will be eliminated, as due to the employees constantly doing the same task it will lead to them becoming an expert in the area, resulting to excellent performance at the workplace. How piece rate is used in Waitrose? (Taylor at Waitrose) Piece rate could be used in Waitrose by shelf stacking, due to there being more shelves therefore packages/boxes must be unloaded and stacked by employees in order to ensure they receive higher pay. Another way is through tills, as if the employees have more customers to serve, the higher the wage they will receive as they will be paid for the number of customers
