Technology
Line up for Linux
Written by Adam Whitlock   

Assessing an alternative operating system

In the last installment of Network HR, we took a trip down Vista Lane, taking in Microsoft's new visually appealing version of Windows. This time around we will take a look at Linux, and how it fairs in comparison to Vista. You may ask why Linux? The answer is simple, choice. Linux offers users a choice, not just a choice between Microsoft and Apple, but a choice in every step along the way.

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Open Your Windows on a New VSTA
Written by Adam Whitlock   
Getting inside Microsoft's new Operating System

You can't avoid it, it's everywhere now! All the hype about Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista, left me wondering whether I should give it a try. After much contemplation I decided that I would go one better. I would do something I had been meaning to do for a while, a side by side comparison of Windows and Linux based around how incorporating them into your organisation may affect you and your staff. This however, is no easy task. Therefore in this issue I will be examining Vista and next time, Linux.


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Data Evolution
Written by Billy Qiu   
Data mining - the missing link in HR decsion making

The role of human resources professionals is evolving! The HR department is no longer merely administrational and bureaucratic; it is now beginning to stand tall as strategically important in its own right. HR managers are now responsible for giving their organisation a competetive advantage in their field. Data-mining, the collection and analysis of key data, is one of the key factors in establishing this advantage.

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Enter the P.D.A.
Written by Brian J. Rosen   
Mobile Computing: More Than A Phone For Less Than A Laptop
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Using the Internet - Surfing Smart
Written by Andrew Sadler   

You want to track down that old friend from University, who you think might be ideal for the new management post that has just become vacant.  Or you want to research the latest hot training programs on the market.  Or you just want to book a hotel.  You decide to do a quick surf of the Internet.  Three hours later you are still surfing.  And in fact instead of surfing you feel like you are wading.  Not even wading.  Drowning.  The Internet, that supposedly limitless library of information, in fact seems like a limitless pile of junk, full of thousands of cheap adverts and intrusive pop ups...

 

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Legal

Recruitment Transparency

cover.jpg In the last issue of Network HR, Allan Nee of Baode Law in Tianjin wrote a detailed and insightful article about the ways in which your organisation needs to adapt to China's new Labour Laws. Allan offered a myriad of fantastic advice. However, there was one factor he mentioned that really captured my attention - transparency.Read More

Benefits

The Power of Acknowledgement

bnrs.jpg he seeds of this article were sewn as I put together the last edition of Network HR. First, as I edited the Training & Development section, I read the following prophetic words from Jennifer Peterson, "If you want your customers to feel cared for, you must care for the employees that serve them." This started me musing about the way organisations across China treat employees.Read More

Training

Synchronicity for Success

train.jpg A single droplet of sweat trickled down my neck as the glowing amber sun beat down on us. I glanced out of the corner of my eye and saw our competitors lined up alongside us. It was the moment we had been preparing for over the last 5 years. Our goal was crystal clear and I had visualised this very occasion countless times.Read More

Recuitment

War, what is it good for?

rec1.jpgI believe I can bring the War for Talent to a peaceful end. I came to this realisation two months ago after I was invited to present at the ‘Corporate Travel and Technology World' conference in Shanghai. The topic, "Selecting Potential Leaders and Turning a Company from Good to Great", was provided some months earlier, giving me time to source opinions from around China. Read More
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