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FORWARD PLANNING IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

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Date Issued:
1973
Summary:
Increasing rates of social and technological changes, together with economic considerations require more concern about human resources management. This requirement arises for a) workers' concern about skill obsolescence and b) organizations' need to improve operating efficiency. The purposes of this study were: 1. To determine what are currently regarded as 'best practice' applications of: a. Job Identification Forecasts b. Human Resources Inventories c. Matching Jobs and Manpower 2. To ascertain to what extent these 'best practice' concepts were actually followed in organizations operating in Alberta; and whether or not such practices could serve as examples for others. The procedure involved a review of relevant literature, and primary research involving twelve Alberta organizations.
Title: FORWARD PLANNING IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
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Name(s): WILKS, ARTHUR GARLAND.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Sullivan, John W., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Issued: 1973
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 240 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Increasing rates of social and technological changes, together with economic considerations require more concern about human resources management. This requirement arises for a) workers' concern about skill obsolescence and b) organizations' need to improve operating efficiency. The purposes of this study were: 1. To determine what are currently regarded as 'best practice' applications of: a. Job Identification Forecasts b. Human Resources Inventories c. Matching Jobs and Manpower 2. To ascertain to what extent these 'best practice' concepts were actually followed in organizations operating in Alberta; and whether or not such practices could serve as examples for others. The procedure involved a review of relevant literature, and primary research involving twelve Alberta organizations.
Identifier: 13546 (digitool), FADT13546 (IID), fau:10390 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Thesis (M.B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1973.
College of Business
Subject(s): Manpower planning--Alberta
Personnel management--Alberta
Held by: Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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