Yes / Over the past 30 years, the term the ‘glass ceiling’ has come to be known as a metaphor for vertical segregation, symbolising an invisible barrier that prevents women from progressing in their careers. Increasingly women are found in higher level positions and mentoring has often been touted as an important way to help women break through the glass ceiling. This paper explores the continued relevance of the glass ceiling and the use of mentoring programs as a means to help women to overcome it. The findings suggest that although some women have penetrated the glass ceiling, further work is needed if a more equitable number of women are to advance to senior level positions. Whilst mentoring can play an important role in helping women to achieve more senior positions, mentoring is not a panacea but only one of many strategies that must be adopted to effectively address the phenomena of glass ceiling.

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the personnel responsibilities and preparation of the person responsible for the personnel function in 60 out of 83 school divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia with 5,000 students or less that responded to the survey. The primary objective was to ascertain who had the responsibilities, if they were delegated or shared, and if so, to whom. Other objectives were to determine the relationship between who performed the personnel responsibilities and the size and wealth of the school divisions. Finally, the role that technology played in handling the duties and the extent the responsibilities would increase, decrease, or remain the same over the next three to five years were explored. The superintendent was more often responsible for the personnel function in small Virginia school divisions with 5,000 students or less,. The study revealed that the assistant superintendent or directors of personnel were frequently designated as the persons with primary responsibility for the personnel function. Other employees in the division who either performed, shared, or were designated the responsibility for certain job responsibilities held one of the following titles: principal, secretary, administrator, administrative support person, director of instruction, person holding multiple titles or consultants. The study indicated technology does not play a major role in small divisions except in the job responsibility areas of planning and compensation. Minimal change is anticipated over the next three to five years in the job responsibilities except for planning and staff development. / Ed. D.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) reimagined the Google search and how information is accessed daily. With vast processing times and the ability to digest large amounts of information at lightning speed, AI also can recognize patterns and commands, making information more relevant and useful for the end user. AI has a promising future when strategically placed within certain functions that may tremendously benefit from its skills, ultimately shaping business professionals to rethink approaches to solving complex business problems and determining how and where there may be strategic opportunities to reduce human capital with machines. Given the excitement of newly AI‐released capabilities like ChatGPT, questions have been raised around the validity of AI and if it is ethical, especially when used in a sensitive environment like talent recruiting. The hype associated with AI has led to the assumption that it will do what it is told, and marketed as an asset that can be used anywhere. Not only does the hype of AI concern the recruiting world, but it also manifests a much bigger long‐term concern for liability. This paper focuses on the use of AI in recruiting. On the surface, AI offers a lot of benefits to organizations, but many lack the knowledge and understanding of how it works. Therefore, I surveyed recruiters and managers to learn more about their dependency of AI for hiring decisions, especially when leveraging applicant tracking systems (ATS). Followed by a technical white paper, I evaluated the hype around AI in recruitment and determine best practices for companies to follow when considering implementing into this function. These technicalities include how and if AI should be used in a recruiting function. / Business Administration/Human Resource Management

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Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka linjechefers upplevelse av sitt chefskap efter centraliseringen av HR-avdelningen, och decentraliseringen av de arbetsuppgifter som rör HR-arbetet. Genom en kvalitativ studie genomfördes åtta intervjuer med linjechefer inom en energikoncern i Mellansverige. Fokus låg på linjechefernas erfarenheter, berättelser och upplevelser av sitt chefskap, efter den organisationsförändring som genomförts. Data analyserades med hjälp av induktiv tematisk analys, där fyra huvudteman framkom ur det transkriberade materialet. Resultatet visade att linjecheferna upplevde att faktorer som samarbete, tydliga förväntningar, ett större eget ansvar samt avskiljandet av chefskap och ledarskap bidrog till att de förändringar som centraliseringen medförde upplevdes som positiva. Betydelsen av dessa faktorer i och med decentraliseringen av de arbetsuppgifter som rör HR-arbetet har således bidragit till att linjecheferna känner att de klarar av att hantera de ökade krav som ställs på dem som chefer, och att de trivs med sitt chefskap. / The aim of the present study was to investigate line managers’ experiences of their managementship after centralization of the HR department, and the decentralization of tasks that are related to HR work. Through a qualitative study, eight interviews were conducted with line managers within an energy corporate group in Central Sweden. The focus was on the line managers' experiences, narratives and experiences of their managementship, after the organizational change that was implemented. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. The result showed that the line managers felt factors such as cooperation, clear expectations, greater responsibility and also that the separation of managementship and leadership contributed to the changes that centralization brought, were perceived as positive. The importance of these factors with the decentralization of the tasks related to HR work has thus contributed to the line managers feeling that they are able to manage the increased demands placed on them as managers, and that they enjoy their managementship.

A pesquisa teve por objetivo construir um instrumento para identificação da carga de trabalho da equipe de enfermagem em unidades pediátricas e realizar a validação aparente do instrumento construído. O instrumento para identificação da carga de trabalho da equipe, na área de pediatria, foi elaborado a partir da eleição de um sistema padronizado de linguagem, com a finalidade de comunicar um significado comum aos diversos locais de atendimento. Dentre as classificações analisadas, optou-se por utilizar a Classificação das Intervenções de Enfermagem (NIC). Para compor o instrumento foram selecionadas, na NIC, as intervenções e as atividades consideradas relevantes para a assistência de enfermagem pediátrica. Essas intervenções e atividades foram distribuídas em domínios classes, conservando-se a estrutura taxonômica da NIC. A seguir foram descritas em diferentes níveis, de acordo com a natureza das ações e o tempo estimado para a sua realização. Para a validação aparente do instrumento foram convidadas enfermeiras com conhecimento em cada um dos temas envolvidos na sua construção: Assistência de Enfermagem Pediátrica; Sistema de Classificação de Pacientes e Classificação das Intervenções de Enfermagem. A análise dessas enfermeiras considerou que as intervenções e atividades selecionadas, para a composição do instrumento, são relevantes e representam a prática da assistência de enfermagem pediátrica. Com a identificação das intervenções e atividades que representam a carga de trabalho da equipe de enfermagem, vislumbra-se o desenvolvimento de novas pesquisas, no sentido de realizar testes de confiabilidade e validade do instrumento, para verificar sua aplicabilidade na prática assistencial e gerencial, bem como correlacionar cada uma dessas intervenções e atividades com o tempo despendido para a sua realização, de forma a constituir um instrumento que determine a carga de trabalho da equipe de enfermagem das unidades pediátricas. / This research aimed to build an instrument for the identification of nursing staff workload in pediatric units and make the apparent validation of the instrument built. The instrument for the identification of staff workload, in the pediatric area, was created by the election of a standardized system of language, for the purpose of communicating a meaning in common to the several places of attendance. Among the classification analyzed, it was chosen to use the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC). For composing the instrument it was selected at the NIC the interventions and activities considered relevant for the pediatric nursing care. These interventions and activities were distributed in group masteries, keeping the taxonomic structure of NIC. Next, they were described in different levels, according to the nature of actions and the estimated time for its accomplishment. For the apparent validation of the instrument, nurses experienced in each one of the following themes involved in the building were invited: Pediatric Nursing Care, Patient Classification System and Nursing Intervention Classification. The nurses’ analyses considered that the selected interventions and activities, for composing the instrument, are relevant and represent the practice of pediatric nursing care. Identifying the interventions and activities that represent nursing staff workload made it possible to predict the development of new researches in the sense of applying reliability and validity tests for the instrument, verifying its applicability in the practitioner and management practice, as well as matching each one of these interventions and activities to the time spent for its accomplishment, in a way to constitute an instrument that determine nursing staff workload in the pediatric units.

The aim of the work is to map processes in personal activities of Schneider Electric, a. s., and to map processes in relation to the objectives of HR strategy. To describe the human resources strategy and sub-activities leading to its fulfillment. With further analysis to determine the strategic external and internal factors, which affect the implementation of the strategy, and which affect strengths and weaknesses of human resources strategy. Following the outcomes of the analysis to suggest new approaches and solutions that would help to better reaching both personal objectives and goals of the company.

Human resource outsourcing (HRO) is a strategic choice that managers implement because of a variety of anticipated benefits. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify HRO strategies managers used to reduce operating costs while maintaining human resource (HR) effectiveness. Data were collected from semistructured interviews using open-ended questions and a review of company documents. Study participants represented 3 midwestern firms with 50 or more employees. The participants drawn from the population consisted of a minimum of 2 participants per organization who had increased their organization's strategic value using HRO strategies. The transaction cost economics (TCE) theory was the conceptual framework for this study. Data were analyzed using methodological triangulation to identify codes from words, phrases, and sentences using multiple sources to identify recurring themes. Five key themes emerged: outsourcing strategies, outsourced functions, operational costs, organizational effectiveness, and success measurement. The findings of this study may lead to social change by supporting managers in making HRO decisions conducive to reducing operating costs while maintaining HR effectiveness, which might positively impact social change by providing core function jobs to the local community thereby decreasing unemployment rates.

Denna studies syfte är att undersöka vilka aspekter av ett företags arbetsgivarvarumärke som värderas högst av arbetssökande och därför är viktigast för företag att kommunicera till målgruppen genom employer branding-arbete. Uppsatsen bygger på fyra frågeställningar: Vilka av aspekterna i ett arbetsgivarvarumärke är viktigast att kommunicera till arbetssökande för att bli en arbetsgivare som arbetssökande dras till? Vidare: Vilka aspekter av ett arbetsgivarvarumärke värderar studenter högst när de väljer arbetsgivare? Finns det en skillnad mellan män och kvinnor i vad man värderar högst respektive lägst? Finns det en skillnad mellan vad man värderar högst respektive lägst beroende på studietid? Undersökningen baseras på en kvantitativ studie och genomfördes med hjälp av en enkätstudie. Enkätstudien baseras på en modell för corporate social performance som kommer från ett offentligt index av Kinder, Lydenberg, Domini & Co. (KLD). Samtliga respondenter var studenter vid samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Uppsala universitet. Undersökningens huvudsakliga resultat visade på att ingen stor skillnad föreligger i hur de olika dimensionerna värderas, men att alla dimensionerna verkar vara ganska viktiga för arbetssökande när de värderar ett företag i syfte att söka jobb där. Vidare kan vi konstatera att det verkar extra viktigt att fokusera på att skapa en arbetsplats som har ett öppet klimat för olika sexuella läggningar, och att sedan kommunicera ut det till arbetssökande, då detta var den aspekt som värderades allra högst, högre än någon annan jämställdhetsaspekt. Eftersom värderingarna av de olika dimensionerna var ganska lika bör man som rekryterare ha detta i åtanke när man kommunicerar ut till arbetssökande. Man bör som företag fundera över om man behöver justera eller anpassa sitt employer branding- arbete efter detta, så att det verkligen återspeglar vad arbetssökande verkligen tycker är viktigt och man som företag är bra på av dessa aspekter. / Title: Corporate social performance - How to become a employer of choice? Author: Siri Westerberg & Björn Viktor Ängerfors Tutor: Josef Pallas Purpose: The purpose of this thesis was to study which aspects of an Employer brand that job seekers value the highest, and are therefore the most important to communicate to this group. Key questions to be answered are Which aspects of an employer brand are rated highest by students when it comes to choosing an employer? Is there a difference between men and women in what they value highest and lowest? Is there a difference in how job seekers rate the highest and lowest rated dimensions depending on how long they have studied? Method/Material: The material used in this article consists of a survey filled out by 49 respondents who were all students at Uppsala University, Sweden. The survey was based on a model of corporate social performance (CSP), taken from the Kinder, Lydenberg and Domini company profiles index. Main results: The main results demonstrate that the aspect that was rated highest by respondents was that the company has an accepting attitude toward its gay and lesbian employees. There was however no great difference between the four CSP dimensions. The main results further show that the companys’ treatment of its employees is something jobseekers value when considering seeking employment at a company. The survey did not find that there was any notable difference between male and female respondents. The survey found that for three of four CSP dimensions, respondents tended to rate lower the further along in their educations they were. Number of pages: 70 Course: Media and Communication studies C University: Division of Media and Communication, Department of Information Science, Uppsala University Period: Fall 2012

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of Millennials' beliefs and attitudes and how that will affect their conception of the employer-employee psychological contract. This analysis should provide a greater understanding of how the childhoods of Millennials have affected their attitudes for life and career aspirations. Further, it explores retention strategies for workplace culture, management style, and growth and advancement.