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Human Trafficking

This article explores the multifaceted dimensions of human trafficking within the United States’ criminal justice process. Beginning with an overview of the phenomenon’s prevalence and significance, the article delves into the intricate legal frameworks at both federal and state levels, with a comparative analysis of international perspectives. Emphasizing the critical role of law enforcement, the

Human Osteology

Osteology is the subdivision of anatomy pertaining to the study of bones of vertebrate animals, including humans. It comprises the names of specific bones of the skeleton, their placement and articulations in relationship to other bones, body proportions, and visible and microscopic features of osseous tissue. Among Greco-Roman anatomists, who followed the Hippocratic proposition that

Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)

Human resource information systems (HRIS) are means of acquiring, storing, manipulating, analyzing, retrieving, and distributing pertinent information regarding an organization’s human resources. They may be as simple as a box of index cards or a file cabinet full of manila folders or as complex as an interactive, Web-based computer application with role-based portals (an integrated and

Human Resource Planning

Human resource planning is a combination of forecasting staffing needs and strategic planning. It involves planning, developing, implementing, administering, and performing ongoing evaluation and assessment of recruiting, hiring, orientation, and organizational exit to ensure that the workforce will meet the organization’s goals and objectives. The typical role of an HR professional performing the staffing function

Human Resource Support Systems

As the term implies, human resource support systems are the various activities, programs, and initiatives used by organizations to assist in the development of human resources. In general, these systems, which are typically operated by an organization’s human resource department, include training and development, performance appraisal and feedback, career management, formal mentoring, and various types

Role of Human Mind in Nature

Nature, at its microphysical level, constitutes the subject matter of quantum theory, also known as quantum mechanics. Never in the history of physics has there been a theory that has changed so drastically the shape of science as quantum mechanics; nor has there been a scientific theory that has had such a profound impact on

Human Mutants

Mutants, human or otherwise, historically were defined as those individuals whose appearance or functional capabilities lay beyond the boundaries of the perceived “normal.” Synonymous words include monsters, freaks, and paranormals. Today the terms mutant and mutation refer more commonly to specific alterations at the genetic level that give rise to our full spectrum of phenotypic

Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Organizational strategy refers to the overall positioning and competitive approach of an organization in the marketplace. Strategic management is the deliberate effort to align the organization’s long-term direction with organizational strategy. Good strategic management integrates organizational functions into a strategic plan so that all organizational units operate in a coordinated fashion in support of the

Human Life Cycle

Theorists who have written about the human life cycle include Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, Lawrence Kohlberg, Erik Erickson, and Daniel Levinson. They usually describe universal stages that people pass through during their lives and present the life cycle as one where people progress toward certain goals. Some theories, such as Freud’s, were based mainly on

Human Capital

Human capital consists of the knowledge, skills, general intelligence, educational attainments, and personality characteristics of an individual and covers all strengths and assets of a person. The concept is rooted in two different fields, economics and psychology, thus resulting in two somewhat different perspectives. Human Capital in Economics Economists as well as industrial and organizational

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