March 2003
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Putting People First

The University's School of Management recently welcomed Director of Human Resources at Emirates Airline Group Abdulaziz Al Ali to speak about corporate strategy and culture within his organisation.

Beginning his association with the Airline in 1992 as Personnel Manager, Mr Al Ali is currently Director of Human Resources. He is a key facilitator in pulling all divisions of the Airline together to work as one cohesive unit.

Left to right: Peter Prowse, Lyn Stansfield, Abdulaziz Al Ali, and Robert McClements

During his presentation, he spoke about strategic human resource (HR) management issues that drive high performance in a global multicultural organisation.

Mr Al Ali said: "At Emirates group we believe that a company can only maintain its competitive advantage through its people. We therefore treat our people as our greatest assets and HR strategy is an integral part of our corporate strategy."

Topics covered in the presentation included culture, strategic issues for HR, recruitment, motivating factors, as well as discussing the organisation's Management Development Centre, Learning Resource Centre, in-house MBA programme and High Potential Programme.

In operation since 1985, Emirates Airline Group specialises in offering a diverse array of state-of-the-art airline services, serving 63 destinations worldwide in 45 countries.

Operating out of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, the Airline is staffed with an approximate workforce of 16,500 administrative, technical and support personnel.

18 March 2003

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