For their part, the employees at Kinko's were wary of change, having just suffered through several years of "change" at the hands of their investment firm owners. FedEx wished to instill their own systems on Kinko's but were not sure how to affect t Continue Reading...
Employees of today know that they must be constantly sharpening their skills. Keeping people "excited" and "nimble" through continued training ensures that companies will have an extensive stock of in-house talent to promote during crunch times, an Continue Reading...
Further, it is the role of Human Resources in such organizations, to treat employees as "ends in themselves, with dignity and respect" and with treatment that encourages "physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual health" (Greenberg, 2003, p. Continue Reading...
United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent body of the federal government that is mandated with the responsibility of providing postal service in America. The agency was known as the U.S. Post Office Department in 1971 when it was totally Continue Reading...
Conflict Resolution -- Non-Violent Approaches Today Dr. Joby Taylor was the guest speaker at a well-publicized seminar for human relations professionals; the topic for today was how to help solve conflicts in the workplace. Taylor was raised in Okla Continue Reading...
Downsizing, upsizing, and restructuring have had an impact on the skill set of the employees. These changes meant employees must learn new routines, new skills, and take on greater responsibility (Littler and Innes, 2003). In some cases, this has m Continue Reading...
One way that Coca-Cola could have avoided the lawsuit, then, would have been to enforce its existing regulations concerning diversity. The evidence supported that these codes were ignored, even at the senior management level. In addition, the acrim Continue Reading...
The company continually stressed the human nature of travel, and strove to make airplane travel affordable and enjoyable. Many people who used Southwest Airlines had never been able to fly before. However, the 'customer did not come first' at South Continue Reading...
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Impacts Business Today The article discusses how emotional intelligence (EQ) impacts business today in light of its increased use in the modern business environment. The discussion begins with an evaluation of the concep Continue Reading...
Diversity There are several elements to the business case for diversity. Bendick, Egan and Lanier (2010) outline the typical business case for diversity, which consists of three elements. First is that it broadens the pool of employees, second is th Continue Reading...
Who should conduct the training? The head of HR, the company comptroller, and our outside CPA auditor will get together with the new hire for coffee and a light breakfast the morning of his first day on the job. After their session, the "big three" Continue Reading...
In order to address the issues, efforts would be made towards the creation of stress free interviews and the preservation of objectivity. c) the psychological interview The psychological interview is characterized by assessment of the mental state Continue Reading...
Diversity Global Awareness and Cultural and Racial Diversity The need to successfully promote global awareness and cultural and racial diversity took on a completely new meaning recently. "There are over six billion people on this planet we call Ea Continue Reading...
" She initially came out of retirement to work three days a week, but now she only works one day per week. Mitre in fact offers workers a phased-in retirement, with fewer hours and fewer workdays; but they keep a core of "reserves at the ready" like Continue Reading...
It appears that workgroups have a strong impact on the behaviour of the individuals within them as the workgroup sees a strong demand for something in the marketplace and works toward supplying it (Zahra, Nielsen & Bogner, 1999). It is quite lik Continue Reading...
performance bonuses at companies. There are four subjects. The first is about the use of bonuses -- would I make use of them? Then there is the question of evaluating people based on specific performance measures. Then there is the question of group Continue Reading...
GENDER ISSUES & COMMUNICATION AT WORK Gender & Communication As with a number of changes in business, such as "going green," diversity in the workplace was not initially or always welcomed. Eventually, as the times change, there are some or Continue Reading...
This is because it encourages equal opportunities of all employees working for an organization. Potential employees to be hired feels comfortable applying for a job in such an organization because promotion is based on an individual qualification an Continue Reading...
Consensual relationship agreements are used to protect both employers and employees from unwanted litigation. The contracts are legally binding, and "shield employers from liability if intimacy later congeals into a sexual harassment lawsuit or some Continue Reading...
Personal Marketing Plan Current Marketing Situation: I am graduating school and entering the workforce. My previous work experience is somewhat limited, mainly to retail work, but I have a solid education from a great school. I have a degree in mark Continue Reading...
If the direct and indirect costs are scaled down in line with the loss of business, hopefully this is sufficient to alleviate the capital shortage. In addition to cutting costs, the company should also look for ways to increase revenues to temper t Continue Reading...
Proposal 2: Marketing Campaign Development and Implementation Proposal The company has invested significantly in the development of a new product -- an automobile integrating a fuel efficient engine. Weeks before the launch however, the managerial Continue Reading...
corporate downsizing. Downsizing Articles Downsizing Kim, Wang-Bae (2003). Economic Crisis, Downsizing and "Layoff Survivor's Syndrome"; Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 33, 2003 This article empirically examines the effects of downsizing on l Continue Reading...
In order to measure the success of customer perspective aspects like returned orders, number of new customers, number of complaints, market share, customer satisfaction index among others will be assessed. Process or Internal Operations Perspective Continue Reading...
This is also in defiance of the usual job search and reward method -- instead of salary-driven, Millennials are fulfillment-driven. Through these intergenerational pairings, companies hope to tap into this valuable, selfless idealistic pursuit of k Continue Reading...
Workplace violence (Bullying) Workplace violence can be defined as an action that manifests itself in threatening behavior, physical assault, aggression or any other violent form that may be displayed at work setting and may be directed towards cowo Continue Reading...
"One way to help to insulate your company from lawsuits is to offer severance payments in exchange for a release of any claims that the employee could bring against the company or its employees" (Blinn 2009). However, a more effective approach than Continue Reading...
Case in Point: Interview with an Employer: Jon Lurie started his career almost 15 years ago as a sole proprietor of a computer trouble shooting expert who repaired computer connections for private clients by appointment in New York City. He eventua Continue Reading...
Business Ethics The Illusion of Reverse Discrimination It sounds like such a good argument -- 'don't simply hire someone because he or she is a member of a minority group,' hire the most qualified person. Yes, disregard the compelling fact that the Continue Reading...
Leader-Member Exchange Theory offers three key tasks that define the relationships between leaders and employees. These are role-taking, where managers assign roles to new team members; role-making, where managers begin to define the roles of team me Continue Reading...
Lack of accountability, transparency and integrity, ineffectiveness, inefficiency and unresponsiveness to human development remain problematic (UNDP). Poverty remains endemic in most Gulf States with health care and opportunities for quality educat Continue Reading...
Indeed, effective problem solving in these circumstances often requires high levels of creative collaboration (Richards, 2007a, p. 34). In recognition of this reality, employers consistently name the ability to work together creatively as a primary Continue Reading...
Creating Organizational Value through the Integration of Information Technology: A Management Perspective Change Management and the Construction of a Receptive Organization Transformational and Participative Leadership A Decentralized Organization Continue Reading...
For example, personnel integrity, confidence, organizational culture, motivation, team spirit and the overall quality of business and employee relationships. According to this approach, if any one of these four aforementioned aspects are lacking or Continue Reading...
While emerging evidence, theory and practical demands are increasing the visibility and credibility of human capital as a key to organizational success, the measures used to articulate the impact of human resource management decisions remain misunde Continue Reading...
Ayers (2000, p. 4) describes a supply chain as "Life cycle processes supporting physical, information, financial, and knowledge flows for moving products and services from suppliers to end-users." A supply chain can be short, as in the case of a co Continue Reading...
Adidas Business Plan The following pages present an in depth business plan on Adidas developing a customized footwear line. This is the updated version of the preliminary plan submitted previously. This project plan describes in detail the necessity Continue Reading...
According to the authors, this can be done if employees are given a sense of importance in the organizations. Knowledge workers are already short in supplies and most competing rivals also compete to get the best human resource in terms of knowledge Continue Reading...
