Questions from Human Resource Management


Q: When appointed CEO of PepsiCo in 2006, Ms. Indra Nooyi

When appointed CEO of PepsiCo in 2006, Ms. Indra Nooyi was only the 11th woman to run a Fortune 500 company. Since then, Ms. Nooyi has been ranked in the top 10 of Forbes magazine’s list of the world’...

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Q: The robots are coming! The robots are coming! Well,

The robots are coming! The robots are coming! Well, not so fast. According to a 2017 study from the McKinsey Global Institute, only 5 percent of all occupations are at risk of being entirely automated...

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Q: ONO Inc. is an auto-supply company with 11 employees

ONO Inc. is an auto-supply company with 11 employees. In addition, there are two supervisors and Fred Donofrio, the owner and general manager. Last year, ONO did $7 million in business and earned $355...

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Q: Talk, talk, talk. As Ken Hartman, an African

Talk, talk, talk. As Ken Hartman, an African American midlevel manager at Blahna Inc. recalls, that’s all he got from the white men above him in top management—despite the fact that Blahna had long en...

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Q: Merrill Lynch, like many other financial companies, was caught in

Merrill Lynch, like many other financial companies, was caught in a bad situation during the Great Recession. Sub-prime lending woes and a downwardly spiraling housing market resulted in enormous fina...

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Q: Arguably, the bottom line of recruiting success is the number of

Arguably, the bottom line of recruiting success is the number of successful new hires. Organizations know that it is important to measure the outcomes of recruitment, but, unfortunately, most focus on...

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Q: In the 3 months since he began working for Alibaba Group Holdings

In the 3 months since he began working for Alibaba Group Holdings, Ltd., Matt Shofnos, age 30, has improved his Mandarin, helped an American retailer target Chinese consumers, and donned a Captain Ame...

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Q: How can effective HRM contribute to sustainability?

How can effective HRM contribute to sustainability?

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Q: The gold medal performance of the U.S. ice hockey

The gold medal performance of the U.S. ice hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics has been described as the “Miracle on Ice” The “miracle” was the product of an effective performance-management syste...

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Q: Forging a Winning Workforce Nucor’s egalitarian culture places a premium on

Forging a Winning Workforce Nucor’s egalitarian culture places a premium on teamwork and idea-sharing between frontline workers and management. Result: A highly profitable partnership. Pay-for-Perform...

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