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By Rita Rizzo, MSc, CMC
05/10/2010
This case study, written for undergraduate students, is based on generational differences in a metropolitan children’s museum. Employees from various generations experience communication challenges, differing values systems, disparate approaches to work, and interpersonal conflict. Learners assume different... |
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By Lipsa Mohanty
13/5/2011
The client was undergoing a major acquisition in a country where it had previously operated through an affiliated company. Aroman International partnered with the client and ascertained that support was needed to align the previously affiliated company with the acquired company and integrate the management teams.
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By Lisa A. Burke, Ph.D., SPHR 2009
Compensation is a critical area of human resource (HR) management, and one that can greatly affect employee behavior. To be effective, compensation must be perceived by employees as fair, competitive in the market, accurately based, motivating and easy to understand. This case is rated as slightly challenging and... |
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By Marc C. Marchese, Ph.D.
This exercise introduces undergraduate students to the concept of employee selection, its benefits to organizations using this hiring approach and its complexities. At the end of this exercise, students will learn the steps required to design, implement and assess an employee selection process for a job position. This... |
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By Marcia R. Gibson, Ed.D.
In this series of four case scenarios on recruitment and retention, undergraduate students are presented with business-based scenarios and are asked to consider the staffing requirements for a new project. Students will learn to determine recruitment needs; identify recruitment policies and guidelines; determine a... |
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By Fiona Robson, Ph.D.
This case, based on a fictional U.K.-based organization, gives learners the opportunity to think about key decisions involved in international assignments and to transfer their knowledge of domestic HR issues to an international context. Students will learn about the main elements and issues related to international... |
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By Steve Weingarden, Ph.D. 2009
In this scenario-based case study, undergraduate business or HR majors explore how to diagnose organizational issues, particularly as they apply to talent management and organizational socialization and onboarding. Students will learn how to judge the accuracy of opinions versus data; develop an approach to... |
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By Geraldine Willigan, MBA
In the summer of 2006, the global competitive landscape in which Nokia was operating was changing at an astoundingly fast pace. Market growth was shifting to emerging countries, mobile devices were being commoditized, handset prices were declining, networks were combining (Nokia had just merged its own networks... |
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By Santo D. Marabella, D.S.W., and Alysa Lambert, Ph.D. 30/9/2010
This case study gives students the experience of practicing, through simulation, how to manage issues such as board governance and leadership, chain of command, flexible work arrangements and resistance to change. This case is designed for undergraduate business majors... |
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By Douglas Crawford, Ph.D.
30/9/2010
Ten scenarios allow students to practice addressing employee issues ranging from suspected employee theft to personal hygiene. Students are asked to first assume the role of a manager and confront the employee on sensitive issues that frequently occur in the workplace, and then to assume the role of an HR... |
