Sunil Ramlall - Youtube - Positive OB

Youtube - Sunil Ramlall - Positive Organizational Behavior

Positive psychological principles and subsequently positive organizational behavior (POB) have

become increasingly prevalent in the workplace in recent years. We have witnessed many

struggles in the global economy where organizations across the world have experienced layoffs,

lower productivity, lower employee morale, and generally struggling to be competitive. Given

these negative environments, what can organizations do across the world to enhance the positive

practices that will create benefits for all of the stakeholders through POB? We also identify gaps

that exist in organizational practices and how positive organizational behavior can be integrated

to build sustainable organizations.

  



 

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Soft skills in the Accounting Profession

Soft Skills in the Accounting Profession

Advances in Research
2(11): 645-654, 2014, Article no. AIR.2014.11.008
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The Value of Soft-Skills in the Accounting

Profession: Perspectives of Current Accounting Students

Sunil Ramlall1* and Dhanmati Ramlall2*

1Strategic HRM Consulting, LLC, USA.
2Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, USA.

ABSTRACT

With employers increasingly demanding a greater range of softer skills such as effective communication, the paper is intended to identify current accounting students’ perspectives on soft skills, identify their self-assessed competence in the respective soft skills, and suggest ways in which accounting students can gain soft skills. We assessed students’ level of perception/knowledge of soft skills, its’ importance and their self-assessment of their level of possession of these skills. With a sample size of 313 participants, we found that there were fewer gaps in what students perceived as being important in the accounting profession and how prepared they are in fulfilling the expectations. In addition, we found that the universities were placing more emphasis on developing these soft skills that have shown to be beneficial in students’ careers.

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HR Competencies - International

Sunil Ramlall
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. 

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HR Competencies - A Comparative Study of HR Professionals in the US and Saudi Arabia

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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