What is Human Resources Management The focus of human resource management (HRM) is to manage people within the employer-employee relationship (Stone, 1995). ... Some say that HRM "involves the productive utilisation of people" (Stone, 1995: p. 4), and is therefore more proactive than Personnel Management (Harrison, 1993: p.32). ... The strategy of a business "defines the direction in which an organisation intends to move and establishes the framework for action through which it intends to get there" (Schmerhorn, 1984; cited in Stone, 1995:p. 7). ...

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Abstract The major focus of this study was defining small businesses and determining standards that can be used when establishing a small business. The study was designed to ascertain how to find financial resources for a business, ways to continue a successful business, turning a business into a f...

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Executive Summary The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of the current communication process in place at MIT Systems and to highlight any deficiencies that may exist. MIT Systems is a Business Computer Solution Provider, serving corporate and businesses in the area of computer networks, point of sale and digital video surveillance. The company is regarded as a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), and has a staff complement of ten. The majority of organisational physical functions are outsourced. As a result the organisational layers are few and the hierarchy c...

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LITERATURE REVIEW MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Materials Management has always been an area of scrutiny for organizations. This has become a central focal point as trends from the supply chain arena have indicated that substantial operating cash can be freed with leaner and more efficient handling of inventory. As organizations examine the state of their inventory, they often find that visibility across locations and warehouses are inadequate, stock levels are inconsistent, demand is uncertain, and communication between stocking locations or warehouses may be minimal or non-existent. Among oth...

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