Geography and the Development of Human Civilization Essay

A. Without argument, the most significant geographic or environmental factor of Ancient Egypt to shape early civilization is the Nile River. The Nile has been referred to as life’s blood for the Egyptian civilization. (Fassbender, 2008). To begin understanding how the Nile River was the greatest factor, one must understand a few facts about the River itself. It starts from two separate sourcesÍ ¾ first the lakes of central Africa, called the White Nile, and second the Blue NileÍ ¾ that comes from the mountains of Ethiopia. The Blue Nile and the White Nile come together and flow northward to the Nile delta, starting the 4,000 mile length of the life blood of EgyptÍ ¾ finally spilling into the Mediterranean Sea. The Egyptian climate does not offer much in rainfall, averaging less than 2 inches per year in some areas and non existent in other areas. The early human civilizations were able to farm near the banks of the Nile River with much success compared to the outlying harsh climates of the Sahara and Arabian deserts on both sides of Egypt. Each summer the Nile River would swell as the rain fell and the snow melted in the mountains. Overflowing its banks and lightly flooding the land with fresh water and thick rich deposits of alluvial soil created a land that could â€Å"yield two harvests before winter† (Kreis, 2006)Í ¾ creating an ideal location for early human civilizations to settle and prosper. This flooding of the Nile River did more than create agriculture wealth for the early Egyptians, it also helped create some very early inventions such as the calendarÍ ¾ (Keita, n.d.) created from the expected annual nature of the floods, the end of the second harvest and the 2 winters. The Nile River also gave the people a sense of direction, creating the north, south , east and west concepts we now use. The flow of the Nile is basically south to north and the daily rising and falling of the sun from east to west created a concrete sense of direction for the Egyptians. (Fassbender, 2008). Egypt offered easy access to most of the resources it needed for survival and success which guaranteed the development of a large population. The promise of a harvest climate, new inventions, security of the deserts on both sides, transportation provided by the river into the sea, the Nile River was the greatest factor creating early civilization for Ancient Egypt. B. Tea is the most popular drink in the world, second only to waterÍ ¾ got it’s start in China as nothing more than a mere accident and has since traveled the world, started wars, and created millions of dollars for governments and plantation owners. The origin of tea dates back â€Å"around 4,000 years ago† ( History & Future  ­ When did people start having tea?, n.d.). According to legend â€Å"the Chinese Emperor Shen Nong discovered tea in 2737 BC while he was boiling water in the shade of a tree† †¦ when a â€Å"light breeze caused some leaves to fall into the water† (Origins of Tea, 2012). The emperor tasted it and thought it was delicious, and so began the tea adventure. At that time, tea was bitter and mostly used for it’s health properties as a medicine for problems such as eyesight and stomach issues. At the end of the fifth century, tea was traded and exported with Mongolian and Turkish merchants. By the eighth century it was exported to far regions like Japan, Central Asia and Tibet. Tea began to spread further west with other foreign traders, missionaries, and ambassadors that were given samples and gifts of it to try and take home for others to try. The first agreement to export and trade tea was between China and 3 Russia. In the mid 1850’s, Chinese immigrants heading to Taiwan would bring tea seedlings, tea growing and processing skills and the tea culture with them. In the seventeenth century, green tea was exported into Europe and was mostly used as a medicinal drink due to the bitter taste and the health properties it offered. The Dutch started to buy tea in Japan and China and then shipped it and sold it in France, Germany, and England. The Dutch also introduced tea to New Amsterdam in the 1650’s. During this time tea was usually only for the very wealthy because it was so expensive, until the 1750’s when it became a more modern drink with more av ailability for larger groups of people. (Saberi, 2010), (Origins of Tea, 2012), and ( History & Future  ­ When did people start having tea?, n.d.). In the eighteenth century tea became popular in countries like North America and EuropeÍ ¾ however, China was the only country selling tea to other countries. China’s tea business was soaring until India stepped into the tea business. When the British started ruling India, they found some tea plants in Assam (found in the North Eastern area of India) and decided that these tea plants had a sweeter taste. Tea plantations started growing in Assam, then Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka), Sumatra, Java and Formosa. It was discovered that the plants in China grew 5 meters shorter in height than those in IndiaÍ ¾ so the tea business naturally shifted there. This was very good for the British because their demand for the drink was huge, creating a huge deficit for them with China. The British government now had the surplus of tea, from the plantations in India (and the areas around there) and the trade agreements with China. The British now sold to other countries, like North America  ­ only they levied a sales tax on the tea leaves that they couldn’t sale anywhere else and try to sale to the new American coloniesÍ ¾ this was faced with a fierce resistance  ­ known as the â€Å"Boston Tea Party†. (The Spread of Tea from 4 China, 2012). Tea was first created with a leaf in boiling water, then it was dried and steeped, then as the drink was being traded and sold  ­ tea leaves and buds were dried, pressed and packaged for shipping, including bricks of dried, crushed tea leaves. Each time the seedlings were taken to a new climate or country, new flavors were established and new ways of serving the drink were created. For instance, â€Å"the Chinese sip it from tiny cups, the Japanese whisk it. In America they serve it iced. The Tibetans add butter. The Russians serve with lemon. Mint is added in North Africa. Afghans flavour it with cardamom. The Irish and the British drink it by the gallon with milk and sugar. The Indians boil it with condensed milk. In Australia it is brewed in a ‘billy’ can† (Saberi, 2010). The diffusion of tea may have started as a bitter, medicinal emperor’s drink, yet it has traveled the world, been raised or farmed in multiple corners of the globe, transformed from a drink for the wealthy to a world ­wide drink of choice for all classes and races  ­ from bitter to sweet, from medicinal to being a part of the social sceneÍ ¾ including having restaurants, tea rooms, and clubs created just for the enjoyment of those that want a cup of the world’s most popular drink†¦Tea. C1. One of the environmental factors that contributed to the expansion of the United States was the devastating Dust Bowl of the 1930’s. The Dust Bowl, also referred to as the â€Å"dirty thirties†, â€Å"Black Roller† or the â€Å"Black Blizzard†, (Buonanduci, 2009 and Baumhardt, 2003) happened when a severe drought in 1930 to 1936 (to 1940 in some areas) caused extreme dust storms over the prairie lands of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and the border areas of Colorado and New Mexico. When the dust storms hit, visibility was reduced to a few feet or less and millions of farmland became uselessÍ ¾ the storms caused major ecological and agricultural damage to over 5 100,000,000 acres of farmland (Buonanduci, 2009). In addition to a severe drought, the people had over farmed without needed crop rotation or other farming techniques to prevent erosion which then created the inevitable wide ­spread disaster. This coupled with the Great Depression left the government without a lot of options to help the people of the prairie lands who were suffering from extraordinary financial difficulties. In a span of about five years over 500,000 Americans were forced to flee the area. About half of those people headed west to California where many settled into farming the Central Valley and Los Angeles areas. (Simkin, 1997). In response to the devastation of the Dust Bowl, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first 100 days in office (in 1933), were spent creating government programs designed to â€Å"restore the ecological balance by encouraging diversified agricultural crop production using tested practices and improved tools† (Baumhardt, 2003) The Dust Bowl created expansion of the U.S. when hundreds of thousands moved west to California bringing the lessons learned from farming successes and failures with themÍ ¾ it also contributed to the development of the U.S. as the entire country took the essential agricultural lessons learned and established programs to ensure the same mistakes would not be repeated again. C2. The Irish Potato Famine of 1845  ­ 1849 also cont ributed to the development and expansion of the United States because of the â€Å"nearly a million Irish† that arrived in the United States (Gavin, 2000). The large number of people helped literally develop our county through the blood, sweat, and tears that hard work and desire brings to those making a home of peace and happiness for their families. In the early 17th century, the Irish were quite dependent on food exported from other 6 countries  ­ mainly the potato from America. However, by the 19th century about a third of Ireland was dedicated to potato farming, â€Å"turning this into Ireland’s primary crop†¦the potato supported massive population expansion within Ireland. Within that time, the population doubled from four million to eight million citizens† (Hawkes, 2012). The first report of the potato blight was recorded on August 20, 1845, and by October one ­third of the potato crop was lost to the blight. At first there was still enough food for the Irish people despite the potato blight, the problem for most of those who had the diseased crops was the fact that they didn’t have enough money to b uy other food. The blight reduced the Irish potato harvest by about 30%. This drastic loss caused many farmers to eat the potato seedlings that they were going to plant in the upcoming year. Now the starving people resorted to slaughtering their pigs and cows to keep from starving through the harsh winter, they also knew they wouldn’t have food to feed their starving their animals. The situation in Ireland became grim, by this time the blight wasn’t spreading any longer, but the farmers weren’t planting or harvesting enough potatoes to have enough food to feed the people of their country. Lasting about six years, the Irish Potato Famine had killed over a million people from a combination of starvation and diseaseÍ ¾ causing another million people to migrate to the United States (Smith, 2011), (Gavin, 2000) and (Hawkes, 2012). The Irish immigrants came to America to escape the certain death that they faced there, and for a promised future of the American dreamÍ ¾ however, it was not a welcoming place for many, instead it was a brutally hard, unkind and unwelcoming place for many. Boston might have been the hardest and most cruel place for those comi ng from Ireland, but New York wasn’t that much easier in the end. One of the turning points for the unwelcomed Irish people was the Civil WarÍ ¾ â€Å"over 140,000 enlisted in the Union Army, while those in the South enrolled in the 7 Confederate ranks† (Gavin, 2000) and (Hawkes, 2012). The Irish immigrants provided many laborers needed for the backbreaking work that was needed for the American expansion that was happening at that time. The immigrants saw this move to America as permanent and â€Å"brought over several hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants during the following decades† (Smith, 2011). Politically the Irish now had the numbers to influence votes, welcome at first or not, the Irish people could no longer be ignored. The Potato Famine started as a deadly killer in Ireland, turning into a large exodus of people immigrating to the United StatesÍ ¾ changing the face of the American laborers and changing who was running and winning political offices. The Anti ­Irish sentiment would be quieted at last when an Irish Potato Famine immigrant’s descendant was elected President of the United States  ­ President John F. Kennedy was that person. â€Å"He is the great ­grandson of Patrick Kennedy, a farmer from County Wexford who had left I reland in 1849† (Gavin, 2000). The Irish are considered the first large group of poor refugees to come to the United States and they paved the way for all the many refugees and immigrants that would follow their footsteps. Today, after years of hard work to overcome numerous amount of obstacles to find freedom, peace and happiness  ­ Americans of Irish descent are the third largest ethnic group in the country. Unfortunately, Ireland stayed a very sad place after the famine for decades. (Gavin, 2000). References Baumhardt, R. L. (2003). USDA  ­ The Official Website for The Conservation and Production Research Laboratory DUST BOWL ERA. Retrieved June 16, 2014, from http://www.cprl.ars.usda.gov/ Buonanduci, M. (2009, April 27). Dust Bowl. Retrieved June 16, 2014, from http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/151818/ Fassbender, M. (2008, September 11). 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It is said that blues were a kind of black folk song that originated in the 1880s-1890s in the South (Wright, 1996, p. 387). It was developed out of the work songs, spirituals and field hollers of the black slaves (p. 387).Typical blues subjects were of poverty, loneliness, oppression, and melancholy. By 1912, the blues were printed as sheet music (p. 387). Ragtime music, with its upbeat sound, and the blues, which reflected the hard life and the tough-minded humor of the African Americans, helped uplift peoples’ spirits. The Progressive Era, which covered 1900s up to the First World War, was a period of marked changes in the country. Problems on capital, labor, immigration, and corruption in politics pervaded the country (Jordan and Litwack, 1991, pp. 570-594).Adding more reason to be depressive was the aftermath of the First World War. Repression and intolerance pervaded the country. The post-war years brought despair for many African Americans. With the Jim Crow restrictions, the lynching, beatings, and revival of the Ku Klux Klan, Americans, especially the African Americans, turned to music for comfort. Their desolate living unleashed their creativity. Out of ragtime and the blues came the expressive, raspy style that became the jazz. The end of the war and the great black migr ation made it possible for jazz music to spread in America.As aforementioned, jazz became the rage in the 20s. Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald even dubbed the time as the â€Å"Jazz Age† (Wright, 1996, p. 394). Jazz music became so popular that it was now performed in large dancehalls and even in movie houses (p. 394). In the years to follow, jazz developed into a rich sub styles such as swing, bebop, cool jazz, free jazz and rock fusion. Ellington was one of the most revered composer, arranger and conductor in the swing era. Some of his works include Ko-Ko, Air shaft, and Blue Serge (Kamien, 1998, p. 367).Other notable jazz piece is the bebop-syled Bloomdido performed by alto saxophonist Charlie â€Å"Bird† Parker, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, bass player Curly Russell, pianist Thelonious Monk and percussionist Buddy Rich (p. 368). Meanwhile, Miles Runs the Voodoo Down from trumpeter Miles Davis exemplifies jazz rock. No doubt, jazz music is one of the most important Ameri can contributions to twentieth century popular culture. At the heart of jazz is improvisation. Looking back, people were probably drawn to jazz music precisely because of this.Through music, they had the freedom to follow their own flights of fancy. It is this appeal that made it popular with people during that time. Jazz music became a diversion, bit at the same time, an aspiration that perhaps one day, they would do more than make do. References Kamien, R. (1998). Music An Appreciation 3rd ed. USA: McGraw-Hill. Jordan, W. and Litwack, L. (1991). The United States Combined Edition 7th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Wright, C. (1996). Listening to Music 2nd ed. Minnesota: West Publishing Company.

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Ryanairs mission statement Ryanair will become Europeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ²s most profitable lowest cost airline by rolling out our proven `low-fare-no-frillsà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ² service in all markets in which we operate, to the benefit of our passengers, people, and shareholders (Mayer, 2007) It is possible to identify Ryanairs current business scope from that statement. (Thompson Strickland, 2003) They are the Europes most profitable low cost airline who provides low cost no frill services to their customers who are according to (Mayer, 2007) within Europe and price-sensitive with a lower income level or other preferences and less willing to pay for the add-on services onboard. According to (Strategy, n.d) Ryanairs main objective is to firmly establish itself as Europes leading low-fares scheduled passenger airline through continued improvements and expanded offerings of its low fares service. Their other objectives includes providing best customer service, providing point to point short haul routes to secondary airports around major population destinations and travel destinations at the lowest possible cost by lowering the operating costs. According to the case they have some future growth plans also. Critical Issues It is possible to identify many critical issues when analysing the case. Among them main issues would be high customer dissatisfaction and poor labour relations. Other issues may include failure to acquire their Irish rival Aer Lingus, announcement of its CEO Michael OLeary to leave the organisation. Models and Theories Used To analyse the macro-environment of European aviation industry, PESTEL analysis, Porters Diamond model and strategy drivers of globalisation will be used. European aviation industry and especially the low cost airline industry will be analysed using Porters Five Forces model and Strategic Grouping method. After analysing external environment, internal analysis of Ryanair will be conducted using VRIO model and Porters Value Chain analysis. Finally a SWOT analysis will be done to review the findings. External Environment Analysis Organizations do not operate in a vacuum. It is been affected and affects the environments in which it operates and so the strategy of an organization. In a highly competitive market it is necessary to analyse the environment an organization operates and assess the impact to its strategy. Finally this analysis would lead to identify opportunities and threats that are facing by the organisation. When analysing the external environment it can be divided into 2 parts, macro-environment and industry environment. Macro-Environment According to (Thompson Strickland, 2003) macro-environment consists of all relevant forces outside an organisation and those factors are far beyond the control of the organisation. Since they have a big impact on an organisations strategy, analysis is very important. 6.1.1 PESTEL Macro-environment can be analysed using the PESTEL analysis. It helps to identify each factor of macro-environment and its effects on the industry in which an organisation operates. This includes the following components (PESTEL analysis of the macro-environment, 2007); P Political This analyses how political decisions, government policies, etc affects businesses. E Economic This considers economic factors like interest rates, taxation, and economic growth. S Social This analyses how changes in social life styles affects demands and businesses T Technological Technology is changing and improving faster. It affects businesses in many ways. New technology can be used to improve product quality and reduce costs. Also new technology creates new products and markets. E Environmental This considers the environmental factors like climate changes, and impact of industrial outputs on the environment L Legal This relates to the legal environment in an organisation operates. Detailed analysis of the PESTEL analysis for Ryanairs external macro-environment and key drivers for changes including environment created opportunities and threats is included under Appendix 1 6.1.2 Globalisation Drivers of Strategy A detailed analysis of how globalisation created opportunities and forced aviation industry to go international especially in Europes context is conducted under Appendix 2. (Jatuliaviciene Kuanskiene, 2006) 6.1.3 Porters Diamond This model has been developed by Michael Porter to understand the competitive position or advantages that certain nations or geographic regions posses in global competition. According to this model certain nations possess competitive advantages over other nations as an outcome of the combination of interlinked advanced activities or factors between related companies in a geographic location. As this model explains governments play an important role in possessing competitive advantage through proactive actions. (Diamond model Michael Porter, 2010) (Diamond model Michael Porter, 2010) According to (Diamond model Michael Porter, 2010) Porter has identified factors for competitive advantages for regions or countries as follows. 1. Firm Strategy, Structure and Rivalry 2. Demand Conditions 3. Related Support Industries 4. Factor Conditions A detailed analysis of how Europe possessed competitive advantage for aviation industry as a region and how it created opportunities for Ryanair is analysed under Appendix 3. Industry Environment Traditionally after conducting a macro-environmental analysis industry analysis is conducted to analyse the level of competition a business likely to face. (The Industry Environment Analysis, n.d) According to (Pearce Robinson, 2005) the level of competition within an industry is depends upon 5 factors. Profitability of an industry is determined by the collective strength of those forces. Those can be analysed using the Porters Five Forces model. Porters Five Forces (The Industry Environment Analysis, n.d) According to Porter competitive forces are as follows; The threat of entry of new competitors. The seriousness of the threat of entrance of new competitors depends on the barriers presents in a particular industry. If barriers of entry are high and the new comer expects high reactions from existing firms, new firm will think twice before entering. Some barriers to entry are as follows; economies of scale, product differentiation, capital requirement. (Pearce Robinson, 2005) The bargaining power of buyers. When buyers have more power than sellers they can force down the price and thereby affecting the profitability of an industry. (Aaker, 2005) The bargaining power of suppliers. In situations like when suppliers sell for too many customers and when the supplier switching cost is high from the buyers perspective the bargaining power of suppliers can be high.(Aaker, 2005) The threat of substitutes. Firms from different industries can have close competition if their products substitute each other. According to (Thompson Strickland, 2003) competitive pressure from substitute products depends on factors like price of substitutes are attractive, whether substitutes provide satisfactory performance, etc. The Rivalry among competitors in the industry. According to (Aaker, 2005) intense of competition from existing competitors depends on factors like, the number of competitors, their size, similarity of their product offerings and strategies, high fixed costs of businesses and existence of high exit barriers. A detailed analysis of Porters Five Forces model and how each force impact the profitability of the Ryanairs industry which is low cost airline industry is conducted under appendix 4. 6.2.2 Industry Life Cycle Analysis Life cycle stage strongly affects the industry growth rate (Thompson Strickland, 2003). Organisations will have to change their strategy when they move from different stages of life cycle. Analysis of Europes aviation industry is included in Appendix 5. 6.2.3 Strategic Grouping According to (Thompson Strickland, 2003) a strategic group consists of those rival firms with similar competitive techniques and positions in the market. Using strategic group concept can help analysis of competitors in an industry. Reducing the number of competitors into manageable groups certainly make it easier the analysis than analysing large number of competitors (Aaker, 2005). Appendix 6 contains a strategic groping map for the aviation industry in Europe. 6.2.4 Key Success Factors Analysis According to (Thompson Strickland, 2003) KSF are prerequisites to success in a particular industry. They can include particular strategy element, product attribute, resources, competencies, competitive capabilities. KSF can be identified from the industry analysis. A detailed analysis of KSFs of budget air line industry in Europe is provided under Appendix 7. 6.3 EFAS (External Factors Analysis Summery) According to (Fletcher, 2003) after finding main external factors that can affect a business by conducting external environmental analysis EFAS table will be used to organize those factors into opportunities and threats and measure the perceived importance of particular factors. Ryanairs EFAS is attached in Appendix 8. Internal Environment Analysis An internal analysis is a must to identify organisational strengths and weaknesses which are essential in strategy formulation. (Pearce Robinson, 2005) Understanding business in depth is the goal of an internal analysis. This analysis would have more emphasis on the analysis of performances. (Aaker, 2005) Internal analysis can begins with analysis of financial performances. Financial Performances According to (Pearce Robinson, 2005) there are four basic groups of financial ratios. Those include liquidity ratio, leverage ratio, activity ratio and profitability ratio. Liquidity Ratios these ratios are used to measure whether organization is in a good position to meet its short term obligations. Leverage Ratios this ratio is used to identify the firms source of capital either owners or outside creditors. According to (Pearce Robinson, 2005) the most used leverage ratio is total debt divided by total assets. Total debt includes current liabilities and long term liabilities. Activity Ratios these are to be used to analyse whether an organisation utilizes its resources effectively or not. According to (Pearce Robinson, 2005) it is possible to establish an organisations efficiency of its operations by comparing revenues with the resources used to generate them. Profitability Ratios According to (Pearce Robinson, 2005) profitability is the final result of larger number of strategies and decisions made by an organisations management. The profit margin is calculated by the widely used ratio of return on sales (ROS). And other useful ratio is ROI (return on investment). Financial analysis of Ryanair is attached under Appendix 9. Resources and Capabilities analysis The difference between resources and capabilities is defined by (Gallagher, 2004) as resources, what companies have, versus capabilities, things companies can do. Resources and capabilities can take many forms they range from tangibles to intangibles, examples may include plant and equipments, financial resources, technology a company posses, brand and reputation and even expertise an organization posses. (Gallagher, 2004) According to (Fletcher, 2003) tangible resources can be listed in the balance sheet and they become rarely competitive advantages because of their nature and intangible resources can often play big role in competitive advantage creation. In there the organisational capabilities are defined as complex combinations of both tangible and intangible resources. According to (Thompson Strickland, 2003) a companys competencies become a meaningful competitive capability customers value them as valuable and beneficial. Core competencies are resources and capabilities that serve as a source of competitive advantage over rivals. (Internal Analysis Competencies, 2009) Ryanairs resources and capabilities analysis is included in Appendix 10. VRIO analysis and Competitive Advantages This model says that in order core competencies and resources to become sustainable competitive advantages for an organisation, they should have characteristics as follows (Gallagher, 2004); Valuable A resource will become valuable if it can help the organisation to face threat or capitalize on an opportunity. Most importantly those should be valued by customers. Rare If resources are scarce or they are not available to an organisations competitors they become rare resources. Inimitable This means that resources cannot be easily imitated or substituted. Usually intangible resources or capabilities like a good brand image cannot easily be imitated. Organized There is no use from a valuable resource if it is not well utilized by the organisation. Therefore it should be very well organized to be utilized. A complete analysis of Ryanairs resources and competencies using the VRIO model to identify Ryanairs competitive advantages is included under Appendix 11. Value Chain Analysis Value chain proposed by Michael Porter analyses systematically the series of activities an organisation performs to provide products or services to customers (Pearce Robinson, 2005). A firm can achieve competitive advantage over their competitors by performing these strategically important activities better than competitors. According to (Gallagher, 2004) many processes that are identified in value chain analysis can be a potential source of VRIO resources. (Morrison, 2007) Major categories of activities are grouped in to primary activities and support activities. Primary activities help directly the physical creation of products where support activities provide inputs or infrastructure to help primary activities to take on ongoing basis. Primary activities that are identified by this model are as follows (Pearce Robinson, 2005); Inbound logistics activities that are associated with receiving, storing inputs to production Operations activities related to transforming inputs into products Outbound Logistics activities that are related to distributing products towards customers Marketing/Sales activities associated with informing customers to encourage the purchasing Service Activities that undertake once products are sold to customers to enhance or maintain the value of products. Support activities that are identified by this model are as follows (Pearce Robinson, 2005); Procurement activities that are done within the firm to provide inputs across entire value chain Technology development activities that are done to improve the product as well as the way each activity is performed Human resource management activities conducted in order to ensure the availability of human resources to each primary activity. Infrastructure activities like accounting, management that are essential to perform all activities in the value chain. Value chain analysis of Ryanair is included in Appendix 12. IFAS (Internal Factor Analysis Summary) According to (Fletcher, 2003) after finding main internal factors that can affect the current and future competitiveness by conducting internal analysis of an organisation, IFAS table will be used to organize those factors into strengths and weaknesses and measure the perceived importance of particular factors. IFAS of Ryanair is included in Appendix 13. SWOT Analysis According to the findings of external and internal environment analysis SWOT analysis would be as follows. Strengths Strong brand image (as the first budget operator and number one in the budget industry) Web site (enabled them to on line bookings, promotions) Financial strength Low cost strategy Advantages of economies of scale and experience curve Innovative promotional techniques used at a lower cost Same fleet of airplanes New more efficient airplanes Weaknesses Customer dissatisfaction Poor quality of services Poor employee relations Decrease in employee morale Some secondary airports are too far from city centres Opportunities Budget airline market is growing Revenue generation from ancillary services Web site can be turn into a revenue generator Can apply low cost no frill into long haul Spread their business to more countries Increase customer base Acquisition of Aer Lingus is a growth opportunity Threats Security issues like terrorism Rapid increase in oil price and unpredictable fluctuations Intense rivalry among competitors Changes in customer demographics Pressure from environmental protection groups Costly new EU regulations Conclusion Ryanair as the most profitable airline in the world and the number one budget sector airline in the Europe is not without facing any challenges as it is the nature of the highly competitive modern business world. It was possible to identify many critical issues that were facing by Ryanair like high customer dissatisfaction and poor labour relations and many other threats which are externally created when analysing the case. Macro-environment, industry and internal analyses were conducted to analyse the current situation of Ryanair. From the external environment analysis it was possible to identify many opportunities that were created by the environment like growth in the budget airline industry in Europe and opportunities created by internet, etc. Also they were facing many threats like new EU regulation, environmental concerns, fluctuating oil prices and terrorism threats. Further from the internal environment analysis it was possible to identify number of strengths that are possessed by Ryanair like strong brand image, their financial strengths, efficient operations, etc and their weaknesses like customer dissatisfaction, poor employee relations, etc. In the analysis it was found that there is a huge growth potential in Europe and they could successfully win over the competition if they utilize their strengths like brand image and financial strength to beat competition and if they can minimize weaknesses like customer dissatisfaction there will be no chance to competitors like easyJet to outperform Ryanair. Therefore it can be said that the management of Ryanair needs to consider adjusting their existing strategies or if required formulate new strategies to capitalize on the opportunities using their strengths and more importantly to minimize the weaknesses and face externally created threats using their available strengths and opportunities.

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I have successfully completed my internship in Mithun Knitting and Dyeing Limited, on Human Resource Practice. I tried my level best to cover the report with relevant information that I have collected during three month internship period. Garments officials have also cooperate to make this happen.During this time they shard their knowledge and to me to know about various Garments activities. I beg your kind excuse for the error that may take place in the report in spite of my best effort. I believe that you would be kind enough to accept this report and evaluate with your sagacious judgment. Sincerely yours MD. NAZRUL ISLAM KHAN Matric No: B063061 BBA (Major in HRM) Autumn-2010 Department of Business Administration International Islamic University Chittagong Acknowledgement: First I would like to thank to almighty Allah for giving me the patience, courage, assiduous and expansion of mantel faculty to prepare this report.It is an immense pleasure to me that this report is the out come of my dedicated effort to prepare a standard report and know in details about the HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICE in Mithun Knitting and Dyeing Ltd. At the very outset, I would like to take this opportunity to express my honorable supervisor Mr. Nazamul Hoque, department of Business Administration , IIUC, for his valuable suggestion and cooperation. I also like to thank my coordinator of my BBA program. I would like to thank Mr. Bashir Ahmed (Manager, Admin) and Mr. Abdus Sobhan(Sr.Officer,admin & compliance), for their continuous support ,inspiration and giving me uncountable support to prepare this report . Without their help, its not possible to me complete this report. I also very much pleased to Mr. MD. Showkat Hossain(Asstt. Manager,Commercial) of MKD, to giving me the chance to start my internship in MKD. My sincere thanks go to the others who were involved and helped me directly and indirectly in preprinting this report as well as my faculties, IIUC. Executive Summary: Human Resourc e Management is one of the major fields of the study in today’s business world.Human Resource Management means â€Å"To care for people or look after people, to manage affairs†. Its simple meaning is â€Å"Management of affairs and looking after people† HRM is a process, common to all group, effort public or private, civil or military, large scale or small scale. It is a process of managing effectively and smoothly the functioning of institute governed by its rules and regulations. The main motto of preparing this report is to know the details of HR practice in MKD. All of you know that HR is a social science and talk of time in today’s world. HR play pivotal role in smooth operation of organization.British Institute of HRM defines HR as that part of management concern with people at work and with their relationship within an enterprise. HR Department does an important role in MKD ltd. Through this report I will understand about my practical experience in HR practice in MKD ltd. I also make you understand about brief idea of MKD ltd. They practice HR for employee selection, increment policy, auditing, training program, about the whole thing of HR practice in MKD ltd. And also add recommendation and conclusion. Table of Contents Chapter: 1 1. 0| Background of the study| 1. 1| Introduction| 1. 2| Objectives of the study| . 3| Methodology of the study| 1. 4| Scope of the study| 1. 5| Limitation of the study| Chapter: 2 2. 0| About MKD Ltd. | 2. 1| A brief company profile| 2. 2| Production facility | 2. 3| Major products| 2. 4| Business procedure| 2. 5| Group profile | 2. 6| Vision| 2. 7| Values | 2. 8| Objectives| 2. 9| MKD performing following buyers| Chapter: 3 3. 0| Organogram of MKD department| 3. 1| Various department| Chapter: 4 4. 0| Meaning of HRM| 4. 1| Function of HRM| 4. 2| HRM practice in MKD Ltd. | 4. 3| Recruitment policy in MKD Ltd. | 4. | Employee selection of MKD| 4. 5| Selection process| 4. 6| Selection policy| 4. 7| Training & Development| 4. 8| Training for| 4. 9| Benefit of training| 4. 10| Training method| 4. 11| Training place, duration & trainer| 4. 12| Training evaluation| 4. 13| Training program | 4. 14| Compensation| 4. 15| Some other compensation for| 4. 16| Payment of wages | 4. 17| Worker not entitled to compensation| 4. 18| Performance appraisal| 4. 19| Who will be apprised| 4. 20| Methods of performance appraisal | Chapter: 5 5. | Findings| 5. 1| Recommendations| 5. 2| Conclusion| 5. 3| Reference| Appendix: Chapter-1 * Introduction of the study * Objectives of the study * Methodology of the study * Scope of the study * Limitation of the study 1. 0 Background of the study: INTRODUCTION: Knowledge acquisition is the foremost duties of a student, knowledge can be gained through a process of stages such as reading, writing, visual, touching and doing it practically. As a part of my BBA program, internship is required for the course. Internship program blends practical knowledge with the theoretical thought.Undoubtedly this is the very inception period of any individual career. As a part of requirement, I did my internship at Mithun Knitting & Dyeing Ltd. ,on HRM for three months, which equipped me with different tools and mechanism that is practiced in different profitable and non-profitable organizations through out the world in a social responsible manner. The internship program not only creates opportunity for the student to acquire first hand information on a giving subject but also wide field of information and knowledge for them. I am assigned the internship program with the aim of practical knowledge on HR Practice in MKDL. 1. . Objectives of the study: It is important to know about the objectives of MKDL. Every activity has some specific objectives. The main and foremost objectives of the study are to know in details activities of HR practice in MKDL. The other objectives are as follows: 1. To acquire practical knowledge and experience on HRM practice i n MKDL. 2. To find out the existing HRM activities on MKDL, CEPZ, Ctg. 3. To know the industrial relation between employers, employees, workers, trade union and Government (BEPZA). 4. To identify the problems relating to HRM in MKDL. 5. To provide suggestions to overcome the limitations of HRM in MKDL. . 3. Methodology of the study: The current study has been conducted through collecting data from primary as well as secondary sources. The sources are interview with the management and employees. Organization’s service rules, policies, procedure and records. * Primary data: Primary data have been collected by observation of MKDL human resource department. Discussion with the officials and resource professionals at this organization. * Secondary data: Secondary data have been collected from the available and relevant magazine, journals, reference book and visit MKDL website. 1. 4 Scope of the study:This study is confined with MKDL only. I have prepared my report on the basis of gathered knowledge, experience and performed during my internship report. I have made all possible efforts to submit this report. I tried my level best to collect data from the MKDL HR department. I have a practical knowledge about EPZ sector and also to know how all company in this area make a vital role in Bangladesh. 1. 5 Limitation of the study: Every activities of the world have some limitation. I face some limitation to complete my internship program. Some are given below: 1. I have no previous experience to conduct the research work. . Some information is so confidential that the authority is not allowed to provide this information. 3. Due to the strategic decision some crucial information is not possible to collect. 4. I start my internship program lately so, its not possible to me arrange a best internship report. 5. Garments and Footwear organization are a wide part of out economy but there is no information available in our newspaper or other media. It is the biggest limi tation for data collection. Chapter- 2 * About MKDL * A brief company profile * Production facility * Major product * Business procedure * Group profile Sister concern * Vision * Values objectives * MKDL’s buyer list 2. 0 About Mithun Knitting and Dyeing Ltd: MKDL getting to be one of the best and diversified business groups in Bangladesh. They are still continuing on the journey of growth, diversity and achievement our growth has been one of the most significant in each area of operation. This made possible by the strong drive of the management and continuous dedication hard work of the rest of their team. MKDL total workers are 629; the HR department facilities these workers. Moreover for their contribution the economy of our country is running. . 1 Company Profile Name: Mithun Knitting and Dyeing Limited Year of Incorporation: 1991 Year of Business Commencement: 1991 Commercial Operation: September: 1993 Legal Form of the Company: Public Limited Company Corporate Office: S ena kalian Bhaban Suite No. 904, 9th Floor 195, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Tel: 880-2-9551918,9551890 Fax: 880-2-9564929,9553880 E-mail: [email  protected] net Location of Factory: Plot No. 43-46, Sector-4, Chittagong Export Processing Zone South Halishahar Chittagong-4223, Bangladesh Tel: 800-31-741281,740220 Fax: 880-31-740427E-mail: [email  protected] net Business: Circular knitting, dyeing, finishing and knit Garments Product Range: Fabrics Single Jersey, Interlock, Rib, French Terry, Flat knit (collar & cuff) Fleece Product range: Garments T-shirt, polo shirt, ladies tops, ladies singlet, fleece jacket, sweat shirt, pajama, tank top Capacity: Knitting-13500 kg/ day, Dyeing-white-12375 kg, color-10740 kg/day Garments-basic T-shirt-10000 pc/day, polo shirt-5000 pc/day Authorized capital Tk. 100000000 Paid up capital Tk. 50000000 No. of Employment Skilled-224, Officer-16, Stuff-75, Samiskilled-314, Total=629Origin of machinery USA, Germany, ITALY, Sweden, England, K orea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh 2. 2 Production Facility: * Knitting section * Dyeing section * * Finishing section * Fleece section * Garments Section 2. 3. major products: * Polo shirt * T-shirt * Fleece jacket * Pajama 2. 4 Business PROCEDURE: * Order Execution : * Lead time: 90 days for new orders and 60 days for repeat order. * Production process time: 14 from the date of receipt of materials. * Mode of Payment: * LC at sight with FOB basis. * CMT basis, payment by TT * Documentation: FOR LC: Original documents to be sent through Bank to Bank as per LC. * FOR CMT: * OPTION-1: original documents to be sent through bank to bank to bank and consignee of BL will be any Bangladeshi bank. * Option-2: If need to send original documents directly with customer as consignee in BL, need to make payments in advance. 2. 5 Group Profile Mithun Knitting and Dyeing Limited is the parents company of their group. The other sister companies of the group are as follows: 2. 5. 1 Sister Concern * Toyo Composite Ltd. Established in 1991 * Pure Cotton Knit Ltd. Established in 1991 * Bangos Biscuits Ltd. Established in 1991 Tallu Spinning Mill Ltd. Established in 1990 * Mithun Knitting and Dyeing Ltd. Established in 1991 * Radio Today FM. Established IN 2006 2. 6 MKDL Vision: To be: * Best quality and right time shipment of the products * The most cost effective procedure of quality products and its item * The best example of an international export oriented company in Bangladesh. 2. 7 MKDL Values: * Team player * Excellence * Responsible * Appreciation * Living * Caring 2. 8 MKDL Objectives: * 100% Safety Record * 100% Delivery on Time * 100% Quality Fine Time * 100% Commitment * 100% Utilization of Resources . 9 MKDL performs the following buyers: * Crocodile * Carrefour,Zara * Dullards * GAP, Sears * Zellards * Otto * Auchan * Carriefore * Neckerman/ Ackerman * Peacock * Answer Mode GMBH * QUESTION Fashion BV * Reebok MKDL maximum buyer is from UK, Germany and Europe side. CHAPTER – Three Department of Mithun Knitting and Dyeing Limited * Organogram of MKDL * Various Department of MKDL | Various Departments member in position:| SL. #| NAME| DESIGNATION| 1| MR. BASHIR AHMED| Manager (Admin)| | Mr. Md. Nurul Islam| Asstt. Manager (A/c's)| 3| Mr. Moin Uddin ahmed| Asstt. Manager(Knitting)| 4| Mr. Md. Showkat Hossain| Asstt. Manager(Commercial)| 5| Mr. Probir Ranjan Dey| Asstt. Manager(Dyeing)| 6| Mr. Jahangir Alam| Asstt. Manager(Mercendiser)| 7| Mr. Jahangir Alam| Sr. Asstt. Engineer)| 8| Mr. Abdus Sobhan| Sr. Officer(Admin; Compliance)| 9| Mr. Shahidul Islam | Sr. Marketting Executive| 10| Mr. Md. Shafiul Azam| Accounts Officer| 11| Mr. Md. Shah Alam| Development ; Security Officer| 12| Mr. Shahidul Alam | Officer(MIS)| 13| Mr. Seddiqur Rahaman| Sub. Asst. Engineer| 14| Mr.Maksud Ali Mridha| Jr. Store Officer| 15| Mr. Keramat| Jr. Production Officer| 16| Mrs. Sultana Karemunneesa| Jr. Officer(DATA COLOR)| 17| Mr . Harun-Or-Rashid| Jr. Officer(Store)| 18| Mr. syed Mizanur Rahaman| Jr. Production Oficer (Dyeing)| 19| Mr. Boadrul Islam| Jr. Production Officer(Knitting)| 20| Mr. Shamim Chowdhury| Jr. Officer(Welfare ; Complaince)| 21| Mr. Gias Uddin| Jr. Officer(Garments)| 22| Mr. Md. Mahafizul Hoque| Jr. Executive (Marketing)| Chapter – Four HRM as practiced in MKDL * Meaning of HRM * Function of HRM * HRM practice in MKDL * Employee selection * Selection process * Selection policy Training ; Development * Training for * Benefit of training * Training method * Training place, duration ; trainer * Training evaluation * Training program are * Compensation * Some other compensation for * Payment of wages * Worker not entitled to compensation * Performance appraisal * Who will be apprised? * Method of performance appraisal 4. 0 Meaning of HRM: â€Å"MANAGEMENT of human resources is the function of all enterprises which provide for effective utilization of people to achieve both the objecti ve of the enterprises and the satisfaction and development of the employees† (Glueck, Management).Allah the almighty has endowed human beings with the power inherent in them which if nursed, nurtured, cultivated, developed and sharpened can unveil the secrets of nature. Human beings become human resource when their skills and abilities developed to undertake some productive activities that are useful to them and to their society. 4. 1 Function of HRM: 1. ACQUISATION: * Human resource planning * Recruitment * Internal * external * Employee socialization 2. DEVELOPMENT: * Employee training * Management development * Career development 3. MOTIVATION: Job * performance evaluation * rewards * job evaluation * compensation benefit * discipline 4. MAINTENANCE: * Safety and health * Employee / lab or relationship 4. 2 HRM practice in MKDL Organization has big impact upon its human resources development and managerial activities. Organization structure influences personal activities wi thin the department as well as relation with others whom it is to serve. That is way MKDL also practices in HRM. Human Resource Department maintains some policy. That also followed by the employee, employed and worker.The policy aims are: Achieving, the main objective of the organization, creating committed employees, developing trained personal, recognizing trade unions as representative of worker, consultative service to employees, delegation of authority, co-operation to and from employees, security of employment, opportunity for growth, fair wages and salary, objective evaluation of work. MKDL played a vital role in society. MKDL have HR department since 1993. Because it is an export oriented organization. HR department maintain policy and they work for the whole organization, as well as for the worker mainly.HRM Practice in MKDL some kinds are given below: * Recruitment policy * Selection * Training and Development * Compensation * Performance Appraisal 4. 3 Recruitment Policy in MKDL: RECRUITMENT is a linking function joining those with jobs to fill and those seeking job. The objective of MKDL recruitment policy is to develop a group of potential qualified people. The recruitment processes attracts qualified applicants and provide enough information for all kind of employees. Hiring the right employee is a challenging process. Hiring the wrong employee is expensive, costly to work environment, and time consuming.Hiring the right employee, on the other hand, pays back in employee productivity, a successful employment relationship, and a positive impact on total work environment. There are six kinds of employees or workers: 1) â€Å"Permanent employees† is an employee who has been engaged on permanent basis after complete of his/her training. 2) â€Å"Temporary employees† is an employee who has been for work that is temporary basis. The electrical engineer is MKDL temporary employees. 3) â€Å"Probationer† is an employee who is provisi onally engaged to fill a permanent vacancy in a post and has not completed the period of his / her privations. ) â€Å"Employee on contract† is a person with who employed on contract basis. The auditors of MKDL are contract basis. 5) â€Å"Apprentice† means a learner that paid an allowance or fixed pay during the period of his/her training. 6) â€Å"Casual† means a worker whose employment in casual basis. 4. 3. 1 MKDL Recruitment Sources: There are two sources of recruitment . These are internal and external sources of recruitment. MKDL mainly follows the external sources for recruitment. One main thing is that MKDL is a public Ltd company. Then the recruitment policy is given below: * Advertisement on newspaper Hang on notice in front of MKDL main gate * Internet ads in there website. 4. 3. 2 Personal File: MKDL maintains a personal file for their worker that is part of recruitment policy. In a personal file each worker some record are their. This are: * Applic ation * Picture * Age certificate * Medical certificate * National certificate * Educational certificate * Appointment letter * Confirmation letter * Increment paper * Any disciplinary letter 4. 4 Employee Selection of MKDL: To select is to choose selection is a screening process. It is the process of picking who have relevant qualification to fill jobs in an organization.MKDL selection objective is to select the right candidate who is physically fit, intelligent and done their job perfectly. 4. 5 Selection Process: There is some process to select employees and worker. MKDL follow these procedures to select best employees to their company for a better output. The process are given below which is follows by MKDL. 4. 5. 1 Reception of Applicant. 4. 5. 2 Preliminary Interview. 4. 5. 3 â€Å"Filling an Application Blank† which provide brief history of an applicant’s background. 4. 5. 4 Employment Test: MKDL follows some procedure to select their employees.Their selection p rocedure test is reliable and valid. Tests aimed at predicting future success on their job. Verities of test usually used as selection tools. * Intelligent tests * Aptitude tests * Achievement tests * Interest tests * Personality tests For the types of employee or worker HRM department of MKDL choose the one of test. 4. 5. 5 Interview: MKDL is a garments company they have worker for factory and employees for several department. To select worker and employees it is different from each other. There are six kinds of employees. For that reason, they follow different types of interviews.Types of interviews: * Non – directive interview * Patterned interview * Situational interview * Panel interview Interviews process: HR department of MKDL have identified certain steps while conducting interviews. * Preparation: selecting the interview process to followed. HR department expertise arranges and selects the employees. * Reception: The interview started on time. * Information exchange: Applicant’s must know what they are applying for and they have to know the idea about it. * Termination: Interviewer’s personal opinions and applicant’s performance basis HR department select the employees. Evaluation: After the interview process HR department select the candidate for next process. 4. 5. 6. Background of Reference checks: Good reference check, when used sincerely will fetch useful and reliable information about the candidate. 4. 5. 7. Preliminary selection in HR department: HR department select the employee or worker. 4. 5. 8. Physical examination: All applicants’ must a medical certificate in MKDL HR department. 4. 5. 9 Placement: Then the following departments select the employee or worker and they should place. 4. 6 Selection policy: In the selection policy, an applicant must have some education qualification.For worker: Workers must be pass min. class eight. For employees: They must be complete their graduation. In addition, for high er level applicant must complete masters’ degree. 4. 7. Training and Development: Training and Development has been always an essential part of human life, particularly in working environment. Workers performs better if they are training in the skills necessary for thir jobs, and managers are better leaders if they are trained up with these skills. 4. 7. 1 Why training is essential in MKDL: Training is essential in MKDL for improve their quality, increase production and improve organizational climate.Because MKDL’s main theme is produce high quality product. For that reason whole organization employees needs training and develop their skill. It important for: * Economy in operation * Minimization of supervision * Better performance * Increase in morale * Uniformity in performance * Effective control 4. 7. 2. Reason for employee training and development: Training and development can be initiated for a variety reasons an employee or a group of people: * When a performanc e appraisal indicates performance improvement is needed. * To benchmark the status of improvement so far in performance improvement effort. As part succession planning to help an employee be eligible for a planned change in role in the organization. * To train about a specific topic. * As part of an overall professional department program. * The operation of a new performance management system. 4. 8 Training For: MKDL has been arranging some kind of training: For worker: * Behavioral training * Technical training For official: To get more efficient officer MKDL arrange some training which a part of their job. Some training fir the technical officer specially arranged. 4. 9. Benefit of training and development: * Increase job satisfaction and morale among employee. Increase employee motivation. * Increase efficiencies in processes, resulting in financial gain. * Increase capacity to adopt new technologies and methods. * Reduce employee turn over. * Enhanced company image e. g. conduc ting ethics training. * Risk management e. g. training about sexsul harassment, diversity training. 4. 10 Training method at MKDL: MKDL provides two types of training that is on the job training and off the job training. The best technique for one situation may not suitable to other situation. ON THE JOB TRAINING Employee or worker coached and instructed by skilled co-worker.By supervisor, by the special training instructor. MKDL also provides various types of on the job training these are coaching or understudy, job rotation or special assignment. Coaching: Coaching method, which also known as internship and apprenticeship method, the employees/ worker is, trained on the job by his/her immediate supervisor. Apprenticeship: In MKDL the person who appointed under apprenticeship, they supervised through their supervisor and they have three months for apprentice period after successful completion of apprenticeship period they appointed as a regular employee/ worker.Job trainee: A manag ement or HR department selects a trainee who moved from job to job at certain intervals. Specials assignment: MKDL provides lower level executives with first hand experience in working an actual problem. Off the job training: Off the job training means that training is not part of the everyday job activity. In MKDL training program, do not arrange by them. BEPZA selected one officer for training and it arrange in outside from the organization. Off the job method following that method. Lecture: It is an old method. Selected expertise gives some lecture to the trainees Conference:Participant gain knowledge and understanding by attending these conferences. Group discussion: Group discussion exchange of ideas and opinions take place which help the participants to develop leadership qualities. Case studies: The case based on actual business situation are prepared and given to the trainee managers for discussion and arriving ata proper discussion. Role playing: The trainer use this method for develop the employer human relation and development of leadership qualities. 4. 11. Training place, Duration and Trainer: Place: MKDL only arrange training program for their worker and the apprentice.BEPZA select the place for the training program. Duration: The training program depends on training objectives. Sometimes for long time or some time for short time. For the apprentices training program arrange for three months. Trainer: For the worker and new employee’s trainer are the upper levels of the worker. However, off the job training, trainers are outside if the organization. 4. 12. Training Evaluation in MKDL: Training evaluation model starts with training need assessment it means that what kind of training are essential for smooth operation of the company.MKDL evaluates TNA by the process of employee or the worker working condition or it called yearly secrete report. 4. 13. Training Program are: * Personal proactive equipment: * First aid * Fair training or dealer * Health and safety * Awareness safety about toxic hazard * Awareness aids 4. 14. Compensation: MKDL compensation systems policies are given below: Gradation of workers| Minimum wages| Remarks| i. Apprentice | US $20(consolidated)| Training for 3 months; may be extended for another 3 months in the maximum. | ii.HELPER| a) US $30 b) US $25| ON completion of training, a works becomes permanent unless terminated during the training period. | iii. Junior operator(Jr. )| a) US $36 b) US $30| A helper, when allowed to operate a. m. chain, shall be deemed to have been upgraded as a Jr. operator. | iv. OPERATOR| a) US $45 b) US $40| A Jr. operator shall be promoted as an operator on completion of 2 years service as such. | v. Sr. operator | a) US $50 b) US $45| An operator having served of 2 years as such shall upgrade as Sr. operator. | vi. High skilled| a) US $58| On completion of 2 years service as a Sr. perator,a worker shall be eligible for promotion as high skilled worker but subject to attaining required skill. | 4. 15. Some other compensation for: * Maternity benefit: A female employee who has completed minimum of six month service shall be entitled on application to maternity leave with pay for eight weeks after confinement on ground maternity. No female worker is entitled to such kinds of maternity benefit if she has two or more children. * Festival leave: Every employee allowed at least eleven days festival holiday with pay in a calendar year. * Compensation for injury sustain while on duty. Every worker shall be entitled to casual leave with full wages for ten days in a year. * Every worker shall be entitled to fourteen days sick leave on half average wages in a year. 4. 16. Payment of wages: * For employee paid on monthly basis , salary paid within the 7 days of the month. * For employee paid on weekly basis, wages by the first working days of the work. * For terminal employees, termination benefit and any other dues payable to the terminated employee pa id within 7 days from the date of termination. * Overtime wages: Overtime wages given MKDL by this method: Basic salary *2*OT Hours/208 * Provident fund:The provident fund given by this method: Basic salary *8033% 4. 17. Worker not entitled to compensation in certain cases: * If worker does not present himself for work at the appointed time during normal working hours at least once a day if so require by the employer or lay-off is due to unauthorized absence from work by workers in another part of the employer. * If worker refuse to accept on the same wages. 4. 18. Performance appraisal: Performance is something a single person does. This differentiates it from more encompassing constructs such as organizational performance or national performance which are higher level variables.Job performance is a commonly use, yet poorly defined conceot in industrial and organizational psychology, the branch of psychology that deals with the workplace. It most commonly refers to whether a person performs their job well. Despite the confusion over how it should be exactly defined, performance is an extremely important criterion that relates to organizational outcomes and success. Among the most commonly accepted theories of job performance. 4. 18. 1. Why performance appraisal is important in MKDL: * PERFORMANCE APPRASIAL can serve as a useful basis for promotion or reward. It serves as a guide for formulating a effective training and development program. * Managers can identify employees who are performing at or above expected level. Then it may help to increase competition. * It identifies the employee’s good or poor performance. * It helps to understand that in which way employer improve their performance. 4. 19. Who will be appraise: * Self – appraise also included, it help to improve employees confidance level to work efficiently. * For worker their performance appraise by supervisor. * Consultant or the auditor appraises whole organization. 4. 20. Methods of performance appraisal:PERFORMANCE appraisal methods are available for judging the performance of the employees. In MKDL performance appraise by upper level of an employee. The method is called the confidential report or yearly secret report. And performance appraise by behaviorally anchored rating scale (BARS) CHAPTER- FIVE * Findings * Recommendations * Conclusion * References 5. 0 Findings: Due to my internship program I got some findings. Such as: 1. In MKDL both internal and external sources of recruitment are followed. 2. For workers, external sources of recruitment are followed. 3. For officers internal sources of recruitment are followed. . Immediate supervisor provide training to the workers in MKDL. 5. In selecting workers normally previous experience is highly considered. 6. Performance is evaluating by the boss/supervisor and it is done annually. 7. The relation is good between employers, employees, worker, trade union (WRWC) and (BEPZA). . 8. The have no internal aud itor. In MKDL HR department so the have to face problem to audit their report. 9. Supervisor are not more efficient that’s why the can’t supervise the worker properly. 10. The company does not pay the salary in due time, trough there is no problem to pay it timely. 1. The salary structure is below standard in some cases. The salary structure is insufficient comparing with present economic situation. 12. MKDL does not provide any transport facilities to their worker. Which is very necessary. 13. The maintain safety and healthy environment for their employees. 14. They arrange on the job training for their employees. 5. 0. Recommendations: For smooth operation of HR department the following task must be completed as soon as possible. 1. MKDL should provide the salary in due time because it helps the employee to give more concentration to the organization. . They should increase the involvement of employee in designing the training program. 3. Fire training and other inju ry training should be providing to the new workers. 4. Supervisor have to more effective because the motivate worker to do their jobs better. 5. Training should be evaluated properly. 6. HR department should recruit an internal auditor. 7. Company HR department should be free from any types of biasness especially on recruitment and selection process. 8. Salary structure should be updated and matched with the market situation.. 9.Company’s HR department should arrange more effective training program in order to increase the employee’s ideas and creative power. 10. The organization provides conveyance bill but when the work late night, they fall in trouble for the transportation. 11. More and more business professional should be appointed in training and development department and it should be off the job. 5. 2. Conclusion: Human Resource Department measures the organization strength in every respect. This aspect must from part of the organization strategic and administr ative thinking. Effort should constantly be made to improve the organization productive capacity.Human Resource is a key factor to consider in organizational development and must emphasized in responding the micro and macro environment changes of Bangladesh. MKDL played a challenging role in Bangladesh. Because MKDL REPRESENTIATIVE OF Bangladesh. For their contribution, our country economic growth increases. Our population directly benefited through the operation of the organization. MKDL and their sister’s company engaged to increase our economic growth. Bangladesh government should provide necessary opportunity for EPZ sector so that it can operate smoothly. . 3 References: 1. Profile of MKDL 2. Many official report of MKDL 3. Different officials and workers working area in MKDL 4. Web site of MKDL 5. Human Resource Management and Industrial Relation By Dr. Abdul Awal Khan Dr. Md. Abu Taher Appendix : Questionnaire for Management Staff: (Give the answer into the tick mark ( ) in the appropriate place) Officer name: Age: Department: Post Name: 1.Does your organization practice HR development? Yes No 2. Does HR department give extra priority to their employee? Yes No 3. Are you getting any extra allowance for training? Yes No 4. Do you get any facility (Lunch or Tiffin) during your office time? Yes No 5. Is your organization getting any suggestion from you if they needed any strategic decision? Yes No 6. In department of HR training and development officers are available? Yes No 7.Do you face any problem when HR department need some improvement for their worker? Yes No 8. What is the time duration of training? 3 month 6 month 1 year Questionnaire for Worker: (Give the answer into the tick mark () in the appropriate place) Worker name: Age: Department: Post Name: 1. Do you get facility from HR department? Yes No 2. Do you use any personal protective equipment?Yes No 3. Do you get personal equipment from your organization? Yes No 4. Do you get train ab out fire drill training? Yes No 5. After training program has your performance ability increased? Yes No 6. Are you get OT and provident fund amount from your organization? Yes No 7. Are you satisfied on your increment amount? Yes No 8. Who get the more priority for training program in your organization? Technical person Non Technical personMITHUN KNITTING AND DYEING LIMITED Annual Confidential Report (Officer) PART-1 (To be filled by concern employee) NAME (IN CAPITAL LETTER): Designation: Department: Date of birth: Age: Qualification: Joining date: Salary while joining: Last increment: Present salary: a) Basic salary: TK.Pay scale: b) House rent allowance: TK c)Conveyance allowance:TK d) Medical allowance: TK e) Other allowance TK TOTAL PART-2 TOTAL POINTS: 100 POINT SCORED: EXCELLENT: 91-100 AVARAGE: 51-70GOOD: 71-90 BELOW AVERAGE: 00-50 GRADE: Assessment of Dept. Head Signature with date: Name Designation: PART-3 (To filled by approving authority) Remark/ General/ Assessment: Approval:- Signature with date: Signature with date: Name: Name: Designation: Designation: