Courses are available and arranged through the employer's local area chapter. According to the Red Cross' brochure on emergency training in an office setting, the training program will enable one to: care for conscious and unconscious choking victi Continue Reading...
" Although this technology was touted as a way to improve customer service, many employees believed that it demonstrated that top level employees were distrustful of lower level employees. In the end the technology was still implemented, however the Continue Reading...
.. A series of symbols used to represent things. [and it is] a process of "coding and then decoding these symbols" (Lewis, 2006). And what must never be lost is that both speaker and listener are stakeholders in the process. Moreover, when the peacef 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...
Workplace Violence Violence in the workplace is an everyday event that affects employees throughout the nation. It must be addressed, clearly defined, and possible solutions presented that will eventually identify the potential aggressor and victim. Continue Reading...
Boosting job satisfaction by offering employees safety nets should they get MSD or offering as many preventative measures as possible will lead to a corporate culture more conducive to long-term profitability. Firms should move away from the prevail Continue Reading...
6). DO-IT stores have been designed in the past to keep the safety of its employees and customers constantly in mind. The company understands that accidents can happen but that any steps taken to avoid an accident is money well invested. It knows th Continue Reading...
Sociology The Impact of Workplace Sexual Harassment on Employees and Employers Sexual Harassment (SH) is a subject that has made its way into the normative, professional lexicon. SH used to be a topic that was not taken seriously because it was a p Continue Reading...
culture workplace. (This include, necessarily limited, fellow employees, Culture plays a vital role in the workplace in contemporary times. Most organizations have their own respective cultures, as well as do individual industries, countries, parts Continue Reading...
Generational Gap in the Workplace Contemporary working age Americans are categorized into four distinct generations that, allegedly, have been made into what they are and their personalities formed due to the socio-political and economic as well as Continue Reading...
gender roles in the workplace pre-exist much of what we think defines what work really is; not only do they pre-exist the modern working world of offices and factories, but they also seems older than more basic things, like writing and currency. Fro Continue Reading...
Emotional Labor in the Workplace Organizational Behavior Emotional labor is a concept whose origin can be traced back to 1983 and is commonly used to describe activities that service employees undertake beyond their physical and moral responsibilit Continue Reading...
Workplace discrimination can be understood as an inappropriate, unjustifiable treatment towards a person or a set of people at the workplace. Such undesirable treatment is based more often on people's race, ethnicity, age, marital status, sex or Continue Reading...
Harassment in the Workplace Harassment manifests in a number of different ways, including verbal, physical, visual, and sexual. Verbal harassment involves racial slurs, religious epithets, or disparaging physical remarks. Physical harassment is defi Continue Reading...
Business The Inclusive Workplace In the modern business world employees expect more and have more rights than ever. To accompany this, employees are seen as core contributors to an organization. The workplace has changed from one where employees bl Continue Reading...
Building Trust and Respect through Constructive Conflict Resolution One of the most significant advantages of genuine conflict resolution (i.e. through effective communication, validation, and specific methodologies that address underlying causes Continue Reading...
Social Media in the Business Environment In the past few years, there has been a tremendous and dramatic increase in the use of social networking sites and social media such as Facebook and Twitter. This is particularly because of the low-cost, user Continue Reading...
Reward Programs in the Workplace Fieldwork Timeline and Budget Reward and incentive programs are a popular component of employee benefit packages. Many employees value such offerings as flexible scheduling, tuition assistance, and child care in or Continue Reading...
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Human Relations and Equal Opportunity Introduction Human relations is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the intersection of communications, psychology, sociology, and management to better understand how individuals and workers interact and e Continue Reading...
theory: Its usefulness in the workplace today Attachment theory has its origins in the study of animals. Watching geese 'imprint' upon the first living being they encounter after hatching or researchers observing how baby monkeys thrive when given Continue Reading...
Computers Have Influenced Business & the Commercial Work Environment This paper considers how computers have influenced the workplace environment, how they may give a competitive advantage or add value. The paper also considers how the value ma Continue Reading...
Fatal and Nonfatal Workplace Accidents and Injuries No matter how responsible employers are, there are some jobs that are inherently dangerous. Combine that with the fact that human beings are fallible, and one sees that there will always be acciden Continue Reading...
Thus, employees are discouraged from reporting abuses and safety issues because of fear of retaliation. As noted, if they are illegal immigrants, they fear deportation or reporting to INS, and they fear losing their jobs, and so, they do not report Continue Reading...
An individual has many recommendations in which to solve these issues in the workplace. Well, since the law was passed in which to not allow smoking on the premises, this has reduced complaints from customers at my workplace. One is not exposed to Continue Reading...
Sexual Harassment Workplace Sexual Harassment: A Legal and Psychological Overview Workplace Sexual Harassment, as delineated in the text by Anne C. Levy, & Michele A. Paludi (2001) is a complex issue, marrying human psychology and human sexual Continue Reading...
Redesign and Workplace Assessment What goes into the accountant profession? Are many responsibilities placed on the individual as well as the business? How does one remain motivated through his or her daily work activities? Will he or she become a s Continue Reading...
Prejudice in the Workplace Prejudice and Discrimination in the Workplace Prejudice can be hurtful and destructive. This is true for those impacted directly, but also for the morale within an overall work environment. I witnessed this being carried Continue Reading...
Ethics in the Workplace The workplace is considered the professional environment which should be characterized, at least in theory, by a high degree of professionalism and a clear distinction between the work environment and mindset and the personal Continue Reading...
Workplace Violence Everyday in the United States millions of Americans leave their homes and enter the places of their employment. Captain Among these millions, most report to work unaware of the prevalence of workplace violence or fully understand Continue Reading...
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Discrimination can be carried out in the work place through many different ways. Federal and state laws go on to prohibit employers from carrying out unfair practices like hiring or terminating on the basis of relig Continue Reading...
A surprising exclusion by the OSH happens to be a certain area of paid domestic work, which is largely dominated by female workers. Several occupational safety and health standards and exposure limits to hazardous substances are founded on male popu Continue Reading...
Conflict in the Workplace Workforce within organizations, whatever the level, constitutes one of the most important resources within such environments. Harmony among the human resource and shared vision among employees is one mandatory factor in ens Continue Reading...
This modification of the Civil Rights Act failed to define what was meant by "financially detrimental." This issue was left for the courts to decide and there was wide variability in case law. In 1977, Title VII was modified to include widespread e Continue Reading...
Change in itself is a challenge in the workplace, as this results in a significant amount of uncertainty and stress among workers. The first thing a manager should therefore do is ensure that workers are involved and informed regarding the ensuing c Continue Reading...
