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Internet exercises
Internet
exercises allow you to explore the web while applying HRM skills
and concepts.
Chapter 1
Using the company Web addresses provided
in the Company
Websites page, summarise the missions, strategies and cultures
of two of the companies listed. Which company impressed you most?
Why?
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Chapter 2
Conduct an online search for information on one of the following
topics and write a 300-word report on your findings (include the
Web addresses that you found useful): older workers, outsourcing,
casualisation of the workforce or 'talent war'. You may find the
following websites useful:
Australian
Public Service Commission — Merit Protection & Review
Equal
Opportunity Commission of Victoria
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Chapter 3
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on commercially
available HRIS programs. Prepare an executive briefing paper (1000
words) describing one system, the vendor and purchasing details,
examples of companies using the system and your evaluation of the
system. Include the Web addresses you have accessed in your report.
You may find the following websites useful:
Frontier
Software
WinHR
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Chapter 4
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on the legal
aspects of one of the following: contracts of employment, discrimination
in employment, sexual harassment, negligent hiring, occupational
health and safety or termination of employment. Summarise your findings
in a report of 500-750 words, and include the Web addresses that
you found useful. You may find the following sites relevant:
Anti-Discrimination
Board
Safety
Institute of Australia
Top
Chapter 5
Conduct an Internet search on how technology is changing the
workplace. As a class, discuss your findings and prepare a list
of the most useful Websites. You may find the following online articles
useful:
"Being
a Virtual Assistant"
"The
secrets behind the web's most successful Ezine newsletters"
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Chapter 6
Select a company Website from the list shown in Company
Websites. Evaluate the site as a recruiting tool. Identify its
strengths and weaknesses. Write a 300-word report on how you would
make the site more effective (and attractive).
Top
Chapter 7
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on one of the
following: personality tests, polygraph and honesty tests, intelligence
tests or online psychological tests. Summarise your findings in
a report of 500-750 words, and include the Web addresses that you
found useful. You may find the following Websites helpful:
Murdoch
University
Psychtests.com
Top
Chapter 8
Conduct a search for information on a) team-based appraisals
and b) trade union attitudes towards performance appraisals. Summarise
your findings in 500-750 words and include the Websites you found
useful. Here are two examples:
Fastcompany
Australian
Human Resources Institute
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Chapter 9
Visit one of the Company
Websites.
- Find
information relating to:
| (a) |
the
company's mission, objectives & culture |
| (b) |
the
company's HRD activities and how they fit with its mission,
objectives & culture |
- Prepare
a three-minute presentation (to be given in class), summarising
your findings. The following Websites may be useful:
AMP
Woolworths
Limited
Top
Chapter 10
Visit three of the Web sites listed in the Chapter 10 Online
References. Write a brief 100-word critique on their usefulness
for career planning and development. As a class, discuss your findings.
Top
Chapter 11
Conduct an Internet search on the compensation of professional
athletes, senior executives and senior academics. As a class, review
your findings (making specific reference to equity theory). The
following Websites may be useful:
National
Centre for Policy Analysis
Corporate
Watchdog
Top
Chapter 12
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on a) levels
of CEO pay, b) CEO pay and performance and c) attitudes towards
CEO pay. As a class, discuss your findings. The following Websites
may be useful:
WoPEC:
Working Papers in Economics
Australian
Manufacturing Workers Union
Top
Chapter 13
Using the Web, investigate employee, trade union and management
attitudes towards incentive or 'at-risk' compensation programs.
Discuss your findings in class. The following Websites may provide
relevant information:
Workforce
Online
ZD
Net Australia — search for 'At-risk compensation'.
Top
Chapter 14
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on retirement
plans in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore or the US. Write
an executive summary of 1000 words on your findings and include
the Web addresses that you found useful. The following Websites
may prove useful:
ninemsn
Watson
Wyatt
Top
Chapter 15
Using the Web, conduct a search for information about trade
unions in two of the following countries: Australia, China, Hong
Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Britain or the
United States. Write a brief report, highlighting your key findings
in point form, and include the Web addresses that you found useful.
The following Websites are good examples:
New
Zealand Council of Trade Unions
All
India Central Council of Trade Unions
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Chapter 16
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on one of the
following: workplace change, salaried operations, total quality
management or downsizing. Prepare a 300 - 500 word executive summary
(and include the Web addresses you found useful). As a class, discuss
your findings. The following Websites may prove to be useful:
Princeton
University — Thesis on Downsizing
Worksafe
Western Australia: Safetyline Online
Top
Chapter 17
Conduct an Internet search of the importance and role of trust
in collective bargaining. As a class, discuss your findings. The
following websites may be useful:
The
Cradle of Collective Bargaining
Australian
National University — Unions and related sites
Top
Chapter 18
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on one of the
following topics: shiftwork, air rage, AIDS in the workplace, economy
class syndrome, substance abuse in the workplace or bullying in
the workplace. Report your findings in 500 - 750 words and include
the Web addresses that you found useful. The following article and
Website may be useful references:
NSW
Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy
Shiftwork
Solutions Australia
Top
Chapter 19
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on one of the
following for a country of your choice: anti-discrimination, sexual
harassment, racial discrimination, discrimination in employment,
disability discrimination or sexual discrimination. Summarise your
findings in a report of 500 - 700 words and include the Web addresses
that you found useful. The following Websites may contain some relevant
information:
Equal
Opportunity Commission of South Australia
Human
Resources Internet
Top
Chapter 20
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on 'sweatshops'
in the Asia-Pacific region. As a class, discuss your findings. The
following Websites may be useful references:
Oxfam:
Community Aid Abroad
World
Socialist Website
Top
Chapter 21
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on one of the
following: women expatriates, expatriate failure, culture shock
or Asian expatriates. Write a 300-word executive summary on your
findings and include the Web addresses that you found useful. The
following Websites may be of interest:
Expat
Exchange
Worldwide
Classroom
Top
Chapter 22
Using the Web, conduct a search for information on one of the
following: absenteeism, occupational injuries and illness, labour
turnover. Summarise your findings in a report of 300 - 500 words
and include the Web addresses that you found useful. As a class,
discuss your findings. The following Websites may contain relevant
material.
tutor2u
Employer-Employee.com
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