Happiness

Happiness

Sunil Ramlall

Finding happiness is almost the purpose of life according to the Dalai Lama. Whenever we find real happiness, we should always treasure it and the sources of the happiness.

Sunil Ramlall

Healthcare to the Poor

Providing Healthcare to the Poor: Utilizing Operations Research as a Means to Improving People’s Lives through Quality Healthcare

Advances in Research4(1): 53-58, 2015, Article no.AIR.2015.060

ISSN: 2348-0394

 

ABSTRACT

Countries across the world are constantly pursuing access to timely and appropriate primary healthcare for people living in, even those with universal healthcare systems. This paper addresses the need for transformation and a more integrative approach to delivering healthcare to the poor. We are proposing the use of multiple operations research theories and applications as a means to integrate into core healthcare processes enabling organizations to provide a more efficient and accessible healthcare system.

 

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HR Competencies - International

HR Competencies:  Understanding the Impact on HR and Organizational Performance in Saudi Arabia

With growing emphasis being placed on HR competencies as a means to increasing HR’s effectiveness in Saudi Arabia, this research study seeks to i) determine if competencies are predictive of success in the HR profession, ii) understand how competencies vary by type of position within HR (entry level, manager, director and executives), iii) determine if there is a relationship between specific competencies and particular responsibilities of HR professionals, and iv) determine the relationship among education, years of HR experience, competencies, and compensation.  Numerous areas are identified as gaps between competencies HR professionals should possess compared to current competencies necessary to function effectively as strategic business partners. 

HR Competencies

Sunil Ramlall

In collaboration with colleagues at KAU in Saudi Arabia, we are conducting a research study on HR competencies.  With growing emphasis being placed on HR competencies as a means to increasing HR’s effectiveness in Saudi Arabia, this research study seeks to i) determine if competencies are predictive of success in the HR profession, ii) understand how competencies vary by type of position within HR (entry level, manager, director and executives), iii) determine if there is a relationship between specific competencies and particular responsibilities of HR professionals, and iv) determine the relationship among education, years of HR experience, competencies, and compensation.  Numerous areas are identified as gaps between competencies HR professionals should possess compared to current competencies necessary to function effectively as strategic business partners. 

Researchers in the field of strategic human resource management (HRM) and human resource development (HRD) have emphasized the view that systems of human resource (HR) practices may lead to higher firm performance and be sources of sustained competitive advantages (Wright, Dunford, & Snell, 2001).  For clarification purposes, the discussion of HR practices in this paper will include both HRM and HRD. 

HR competencies deal with the knowledge, skills, and values that successful human resource (HR) professionals demonstrate in all types of positions, companies, and geographies (Ulrich, Younger, Brockbank, & Ulrich, 2012). The techniques help those professionals architect, coach, design, and facilitate programs for effective operations resulting in more efficient and content organizations.

Sunil Ramlall, Ph.D.
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Impact of Layoffs on Employees by Sunil Ramlall

What is the impact of layoffs on employees?

Dr. Sunil Ramlall conducts research using a coping and stress framework, similar to (Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen, 2005) and examined i) the impact of layoffs on individuals’ psychological and physical well-being, ii) the impact of layoffs on the employees affective commitment, iii) coping strategies used by employees, and iv) job search strategies people are using to find new jobs.  While, downsizing is a relatively common change management strategy that has been adopted for more than two decades (Gandolfi, 2007), today, the prime impetus of most downsizing efforts is the desire for an immediate reduction of costs and simply survival.

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Lawyers Retention Study

Dr. Ramlall and colleagues conduct study on why associates of color choose to leave law firms within the first five years of being employed.  Results will be available by the end of December, 2012. 

Dr. Sunil Ramlall
President, Strategic HRM Consulting, LLC
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Dr. Sunil Ramlall is co-author of scholarly article

Dr. Sunil Ramlall, Dr. Hani Alamri, and Dr. Nadia Abdulghaffar are co-authors of the article HRM in Saudi Arabia published in the International Business and Economics Research Journal.

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