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Cover
Story
The
Art of Delegation
--
Gerard M Blair
Delegation
is a skill we have all heard about but which only a few understand.
It can be used either as an excuse for dumping failure onto
the shoulders of subordinates, or as a dynamic tool for motivating
and training your team to realize its full potential.
©
Gerard M Blair. The article was first published in the Engineering
Management Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
(IEE), UK. Reprinted with permission.
Delegation
- A Managerial Tool -- PVL Raju
Delegation
is a managerial tool that makes managers function effectively.
When used appropriately, managers can spur their employees
to contribute significantly towards organizational effectiveness
and provide them with a career path. The article looks at
various aspects of the delegation process and methods that
make it an effective tool.
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Global
HRM
Do
Your Employees Need Intercultural Services?
-- Gary
M Wederspahn
The
cross-border reach of corporations and organizations has been
growing rapidly for the past two decades. It has now has become
the order of the day. These developments have given rise to
new organizations that bring together individuals and groups
from different national and organizational cultures. Employees
need to be prepared to be able to effectively handle intercultural
tasks.
©
Gary M Wederspahn. Reprinted with permission.
Organizational
Behavior
Postcards
from the Edge
The
recession in the software industry, in the recent past led
to job and salary cuts. This article explains how some of
India's leading IT companies slashed pay, cut perks, and pruned
their workforce without making their employees unhappy.
©
Business Today, March 3, 2002. Reprinted with permission.
Organizational
Development
Cult
or Culture
-- Julie Cook
The
need for association in a family-type setting remains a basic
human need, even when the traditional family has changed its
face. Increasingly, people are turning to the workplace and
their co-workers to fill in the void. Critics opine that supplying
employees with all the amenities of home, while fostering
a sense of family alliance could be turning workforces into
corporate cults.
©
Human Resource Executive magazine, 2001. All Rights Reserved.
Reprinted with permission.
Training
& Development
Goals:
A Self-limiting Proposition
-- Gene
Bellinger
Motivational
literature has always presented goals as a driving factor.
They create a sense of balance and provide direction. Can
goals turn into stumbling-blocks? In this article, the author
argues for goals as being self-limiting propositions.
©
Gene Bellinger, (OutSights, Inc.) Reprinted with permission.
Career
Counseling
15
Myths and Misconceptions About Job-hunting
-- Randall
S Hansen
In
today's highly competitive job market, job-hunting has turned
difficult. Job seekers are usually carried away with a lot
of misconceptions and illusions. This article exhibits 15
myths and misconceptions about job-hunting. It gives you an
insight into how many you believed in "to be" correct.
©
Quintessential Careers (www.quintcareers.com). Reprinted with
permission.
Women
& Management
Women,
Will they Reach the Topslot?
-- Anjali
Prayag
Girls
do better than boys in academics. But at the cross roads of
their professional courses and careers, most prefer to take
the back seat. Why are they in the shadows and very rarely
in the limelight? Why does this happen and will this situation
change?
©
Business Line, May 20, 2002. Originally published as `Where
are they Heading?' Reprinted with permission.
Strategic
HR
HR
as a Competitive Advantage Rather Than a Roadblock!
-- John
F Williams
HR
should be at the core of workforce management. In many organizations,
it is not. HR departments are typically staffed with people
who do not have the required skills and are not given enough
latitude to fulfill their objectives. An effectively managed
workforce provides a very definite competitive advantage,
to those firms that are savvy and progressive enough to leverage
the HR department appropriately.
©
www.ravenwerks.com. Reprinted with permission.
Research
Paper
Human
Capital Index®: Human Capital as a Lead Indicator of Shareholder
Value
Organizations
have long-focused resources on other aspects of their companies
such as infrastructure, R&D, sales and advertising. Watson
Wyatt's Human Capital Index research finds outif you hire
the right people, create an environment that supports creative
thinking and increased productivity, leveraged by technology,
you'll reap the rewards.
©
Watson Wyatt worldwide, 2001. Reprinted with permission from
Watson Wyatt's Human Capital Index®: Human Capital as
a Lead Indicator of Shareholder Value.
Case
Study
On
the Wrong Foot - Bata India
-- A
Mukund
This
case study focuses on the HR problems faced by Bata India.
The management's inability to deal with labor strife had resulted
in huge losses for the company. After a brief turnaround of
four years (1996-1999), Bata was once again moving towards
a decline. The case highlights various HR issues, which Bata
has to immediately deal with in order to have productive workforce.
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Corporate
Dossier
Microsoft
-- A Mukund
Microsoft’s
story began in December 1974, when Bill Gates and his friend
Paul Allen saw an article in Popular Electronics, describing
a new “personal computer” called the MITS Altair
8800. The Altair was very different from the mainframe computers
used back then. It was a build-it-yourself kit for hobbyists.
What arrived in the mail wasn’t a fully assembled computer,
just some bags of parts and a set of photocopied instructions.
After a few weeks of soldering, they ended up with a computer
roughly the size of a breadbox, with rows of switches and
blinking lights. It wasn’t much to look at, and it was
pretty much impossible to make it do anything useful. However,
they perceived the Altair to be the start of a revolution
that would change the world.
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