Human resources functions are significantly different from HR practices. Functions are comprised of transactional activities that can be handled in-house or easily outsourced. Practices are part ...

In 1916, a French coal mine director named Henri Fayol wrote a book entitled "Administration Industrielle et Generale," which set forth five distinct functions of managing that Fayol insisted were ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Human input in the production process was at one time considered as a variable cost item. People were treated as dispensible units of labour and easily replaceable. Very few could think of developing ...

Whatever type of organisation you might be working with, Human Resource Management (HRM) is one of the most important branches of the organisation’s management. Indeed, the most complex of all assets ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations, Vol. 74, No. 4 (FALL 2019), pp. 742-779 (38 pages) This paper contributes to the debate about converge-divergence through comparing Japanese and US ...

An organization, by its most basic definition, is an assembly of people working together to achieve common objectives through a division of labor. An organization provides a means of using individual ...