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Thomas states that she never forgets 'where she came from.' She serves on numerous community boards including the Charlotte Mecklenburg Housing Partnership and the Women's Intercultural Exchange. As a golden life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Thomas says that the need to be a member of something 'greater than herself' has always been an integral part of her character. She strives to better the community and to better herself through her many charitable efforts.
Thomas is testimony to the power of education and the ability to use one's natural talents for the good of others. Through education, Thomas has continually advanced in her vocational life, bolstering her credentials and framework of knowledge. She has a technical grasp of the power industry with 'people smarts' honed...
She has made a passionate commitment to diversity part of her work life, through the HR department at Duke. She continues to work independently, as well as for private enterprise, and makes service a critical, foundational part of her way of life.
Linda Thomas is a mentor by example, as well as a mentor in terms of the words and guidance she actually dispenses. When she preaches discipline, loyalty to a company, and fierce determination, it is clear that these are qualities that she has tried to foster within her own character. She is generous with her time and energy, and seems to feed off the energy of others. She is principled in her commitment to diversity and the less fortunate, even while excelling in her work for a large corporation.
Human Resources Managers from three different HR departments (from three separate companies) were interviewed concerning the management, job duties and focus of their respective HR departments. A summary of each of their responses is included below. All three companies look to hire experienced HR personnel and then require them to attend training courses. In addition to outside courses, both the second and the third companies required their HR personnel to attend conferences
Human Resource Function a Retail Store Traditional stores experiencing a significant shift retail shopping. Customers specialization convenience making purchases. The human resource function of a retail store The human resource manager's function has changed considerably over the years. Once, HR was called the 'personnel department,' and its primary role was issuing paychecks and managing employee issues such as pensions, bonuses, and vacation time from a purely administrative perspective. Today, HR has
Integrate the Relevant Information Found Both In Organizations Today and in Research Human resource management HRM is considered to be an integral part of any organization to make it run effectively and efficiently. Fundamentally, the principal objective of HRM is to upsurge the economic profitability from employees through making them organized in a productive, inventive and powered force (Price 2007, p.31). HR function includes many activities like planning, recruitment and appraisal (Pulignano,
Human Resources Healthcare Strategic human resource management: Applications in a healthcare organization It has been said that one of the great ironies of healthcare is that despite the fact it is an industry where the 'human' dimension is so important, the HR department is often one of the most-overlooked aspects of healthcare organizations. "There is arguably no other labor-intensive industry that is so reliant upon a highly skilled, highly educated, high-cost, and high-in-demand workforce
The Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) is a human services organization based in Los Angeles, and primarily serving the Asian and Pacific Islander community. Services range from language translation to transportation. The executive director of LTSC is Bill Watanabe, whose three month sabbatical helped to refresh his leadership strategies and encourage employee development throughout the organization. This case study is about the potential benefits of a paid sabbatical for both
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) is an aerospace and defense company. The company sells missiles, ammunition and guidance systems, almost exclusively to the United States military and allied nations. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA, close to its biggest customer. There are 14,000 different employees at the company, which has multiple locations. ATK was founded in 1990 (Yahoo! Finance, 2013). According to the company's latest annual report, its customer base