...emerging new knowledge-based economy, it is important to revisit how far UK has succeeded in transforming its highly-efficient management expertise to acquire new competitive advantages; their direction and trends will have vital implications for future with fiercely competitive global environment and current economic recession that started from 2007. Today, service sector in UK contributes around 75 percent of its GDP. In particular, its banking, insurance, and business services dominate, requiring high-skilled management professionals. The contribution of UK industry and manufacturing to GDP has declined over the years, which in 2008 was 22.8 percent. Both manufacturing and energy are in long-term decline. (Economy Watch) Not surprisingly, throughout this shift towards service sector, there has been a rise in the role of relatively new human resources department designed to meet new requirements and a corresponding fall in traditional unions. These traditional union systems were the result of exploitation of labors working in European cities by the capitalists during the industrial revolution in the eighteenth and nineteenth century; political, social, and economic realities of today are far more different. As Jacobs puts...
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...Synthesis Essay Topic: Stress in the Work Place The effects of Stress as one of the greatest challenged faced in the workplace, are the focus in the two article, both titled “Stress in the Workplace”. One of the articles was published by the American Psychological Association on their website, while the other was retrieved from the FDU Magazine website. The matter of stress is serious and is an ongoing concern. As indicated by both articles that the tough economic times that lead to significant changes within the workplace, has contributed to the increased in stress factors among workers and greatly affect businesses. One major stress factor stemmed from the economic crisis is uncertainty or the fear for the lost of job. The American Psychological Association explains that bankruptcies are among the list of things that caused hundreds of thousands of workers their jobs. Additionally, while millions more have been shifted to unfamiliar tasks within their companies, this dramatic shifting has caused many to wonder how much longer they will be employed. Holmes-Rahe Life Events Scale, in the PDU Magazine Article, also pointed out that many of the most stressful events are related to the workplace and in addition to the lost of job, “firings” on the list mentioned, is the changes in financial status. Undoubtedly, being put out of a job has alarming effects on the individual. According to the American Psychological Association, “the loss of a job can be devastating, putting unemployed...
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...* GM 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Course Project Outline Ashanta’ Savage 2331 Turnesa Avenue, Sacramento Ca, 95822 ashantasavage@hotmail.com 916-844-9269 GM591 ON/SEC V – Leadership and Organizational Behavior Professor Anne Hallcom February 19, 2011 DeVry University is an accredited nationwide University whose headquarters are based in Chicago, Illinois; there has also been global expansion to Belize and Calgary. DeVry University’s primary goal and focus is providing quality practitioner oriented education to students and has for nearly 80 years. “The Sacramento Center, as the campus is called, is booming. Marcela Iglesias, who has been dean since it opened in 2003, estimates that the campus will exceed its capacity of 825 students within a year, and DeVry officials have begun to search for more space.” (Keller, 2010). Along with DeVry University, Carrington College, Ross University, Keller Graduate School of Management, Becker and Stalla have also been acquired under the DeVry University Inc. umbrella and are affiliated with the brand. Advanced Academics is a school recently acquired that is targeted to middle school and high school students as a means of completing their middle school and high school degrees, to ensure a greater chance of success and continuing their education after they graduate; and also been acquired under the DeVry University Inc. umbrella and are affiliated with the brand. “DeVry's origins trace back to 1931...
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...Brad Sears Christy Mallory OCTOBER 2011 Economic Motives for Adopting LGBT-Related Workplace Policies Introduction This study evaluates the economic impact of corporate non-discrimination and benefits policies by analyzing the extent to which economic reasons motivate corporations to adopt such policies. The past decade has seen a large increase in the number of corporations adopting LGBT-related workplace policies. In 1999, 72% of Fortune 500 companies included sexual orientation in their non-discrimination policies, and only a handful included gender identity.1 By 2009, 87% of such companies included sexual orientation and 41% included gender identity in their non-discrimination policies.2 Over the same time period, the percentage of Fortune 500 companies offering domestic partner benefits increased from 14% to 59%.3 This study reviews statements issued when adopting such policies by the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and the top 50 federal government contractors. Since companies began to adopt these policies, and state and local governments began to amend their laws to prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination, arguments have been made that the requirements are costly and burdensome for private businesses. As recently as May 2011, the Tennessee legislature repealed an ordinance passed by the city of Nashville requiring city contractors to include sexual orientation and gender identity in their non-discrimination policies.4 The Tennessee Chamber of...
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...a strong sense of valuing other people in the workplace and elsewhere in society By Sarah Sabir University of Manitoba Introduction Values form the foundation for everything that happens in the workplace and in society (Heathfield, para. 2). So, is employee satisfaction crucial to a company’s overall success? Employees are considered an important asset to the business. If an employee is unhappy, that has a negative impact that can range from high turnover and low productivity; to a loss in revenue and poor customer service (Mayhew, para. 1). The consequences will impact not only the individuals in the workplace, but the overall society. Although a company’s mission and values are essential to success, an employee is the most valuable assets a firm can have (Mayhew, para. 1). For a business to keep running, its people must be fully engaged and satisfied with their work. According to Infographic by Bullhorn: “dissatisfied or neutral employees ranked having a bad boss as one of the top five reasons” (Lewis, 2012, para. 1). The management team should take the first step in understanding the reasons for their employees’ dissatisfaction. Core Canadian values, as defined by the citizens themselves are the foundation for the social contract. The social contract reframes the roles for government, citizens, business and the communities. Citizens insist that political leaders continue to be responsible for pooling economic, social and public safety risks on behalf of the...
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...Diversity in the workforce: Importance of a diverse business in today’s society. Image how powerful we can be if we come together. Diversity in the workplace is essential. In a world that is constantly evolving it is significant for the workplace to progress as well. Employees from diverse backgrounds bring individual talents and experiences in suggesting ideas that are flexible in adjusting to changing markets and customer demands diverging the workplace is like having all the ingredients to a magical potion. No matter one’s race, gender and sexual orientation it is essential that equal opportunities are presented for that individual in the work place. The primary objective of a company is to expand and profit. Attracting and appealing to...
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...Reduction of Workplace Stress by Promoting Interventions for Positive Professional Relationships Aminata Kamarah-Payne Tuesday, April 26, 2011 NPO 5080-01 Final Paper Dr. Christine Cugliari Introduction: The experience of workplace stress has been subject to a huge amount of research and interest. In American culture, it seems that stress is a regular part of everyday life. Emphasis is often put on getting many things done as quickly and efficiently as possible, even at the sacrifice of physical and emotional health. With the continuous introduction of new technology comes the expectation that projects should be completed even more quickly and more efficiently, and it seems that stress levels may only continue to increase, especially in the workplace. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (1999, p.5), “Three-fourths of employees believe the worker has more on the job stress than generations ago.” Without taking note of stress levels and properly reducing unhealthy stress, America will continue to see a rise in related mental and physical illness. Perhaps it will become even more crucial to study stress, particularly in the workplace, and to identify proper interventions. This prospective is no different in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit organizations play an important role in such diverse areas as arts and culture, sports and recreation, literacy and skills development programs, health services, religious activity, and...
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...Diversity in the Workplace Alain Kraussman Hall Baker College Online Human Behavior Management of Organization/BUS615 December 6, 2012 Introduction Diversity is defined as “the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: variety; especially: the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization” ("diversity," 2012). These differing elements are becoming more and more prevalent in today’s society, and especially in the business world. Emigrants from every country in the world have made their way to the shores of America, and from there, to millions of companies and organizations across the nation. From the owner of the neighborhood corner store to the CEO position at Citigroup and Pfizer, foreign-born employees are giving this country a new, diverse, face. Diversity is not just of race, but of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, and disability. In every decade since 1900, the percentage of women 16 years and older in the workplace has increased, going from just 18.3 percent in 1900 to 53.6 percent in 2010 ("Women in the," 2007). The same holds true of disabled workers. In December 1976, there were roughly 2,088,242 blind and disabled workers in the United States. Growing nearly every year since, the Social Security Administration reports that as of December 2011, there are 6,996,435 blind and disabled people in the workforce ("Ssi annual statistical...
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...take various factors into consideration when attempting to conduct business in international countries. Valuing cultural diversity in the workplace can boost morale and productivity. An effective employee who feels discriminated against because of cultural differences might get disconnected and leave the company. Values are the things that people believe to be right, good and desirable. Values are often reflected in the political and economic system of a country and includes society’s attitude towards things such as individual freedom, democracy, truth, honesty and loyalty among many other things. Ethics include the standards of moral behavior that are acceptable by a society as right or wrong. It includes basic moral values such as integrity, respect for human life, self-control, honesty, courage, cheating, cruelty and the list continues. Latin Americans are very proud of their culture individuals attempting to do business in this part of the world should be aware of the social conventions. Economic implications of differences in culture In an earlier chapter of the text, Hill (2011) listed the conditions necessary for economic development, which includes, stable political institutions, a reliable legal system and the protection of property rights (p 64). However, although all these things are necessary for economic development, they are not sufficient since the attitudes, values...
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...Religion in the Workplace Dan Walker May 2, 2013 Religion in the Workplace As our country expands our workforce and the more markets go global, the workplace is forced to respond to religious differences and requirements in order to establish policy and remain in compliance with workplace harassment and discrimination laws as the workforce includes many more and diverse cultures in the ranks. This country was built on Judeo-Christian dominations and sects, but as the workplace expands, more and more non-Christian cultures are included that have different and more complex requirements. Christian culture dominates the American workplace and business and has since American’s colonial beginnings. Religious groups that enjoyed the highest standing during America's colonial period are still favorably positioned in the religious hierarchy. Studies in the 1990s show that Americans are much more likely to claim affiliation with groups ascendant during the colonial period (Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Quakers, and members of the United Church of Christ) than one would expect based on the representation of these groups in the general population (Davidson, 2003). Muslims have required times of prayer during the day and people of the Jewish faith are required to not work on Saturday to honor the Sabbath (Stern, 2011). Just these two examples have flown directly in the face of much of business schedules and practices in the past, and have required people who hold to these faiths to...
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...Running head: A NEW WORK ETHIC 1 A New Work Ethic? Strayer University Business Ethics – BUS 309 October 25, 2010 A NEW WORK ETHIC 2 1. Describe how typical the attitudes that Sheehy reports appear to be in work environments you have experienced. With the new generation of workers, in particular recent college graduates the attitudes of the Sheehy reports are neither unusual nor unprecedented. This generation unlike those of the past, are not exposed nor in some instances, taught the meaning of hard work, dedication, sacrifice and how success can evolve from those types of attitudes. Unfortunately through influences of the media such as television, and in some instances glorified unethical business practices of corporate CEO’s, this new generation of workers with a new work ethic, succumb to believe that hard work does not matter and that treating co-workers and external customers indifferently will get you what you want no matter what the consequences may be. As I have worked and currently work in a prominent, nationally recognized entity, and have hired both college and non-college graduates, there seems to be an attitude of entitlement with the new work ethic and workforce. There are expectations of promotions, and high salaries without proven ability of performance. There is a lack of understanding and true reality of where they fit within the organization and how they meet the performance standards. These attitudes are far different...
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...Table Of Articles |Executive Pay Cuts | |Newspaper |Date |Article Number | |The Age |23 July 2009 |A1 | |The Age |10 August 2009 |A2 | |The Australian Financial Review |26 August 2009 |A3 | |The Age |26 August 2009 |A4 | |The Australian Financial Review |2 September 2009 |A5 | |The Australian Financial Review |8 September 2009 |A6 | |The Australian Financial Review |8 September 2009 |A7 | |The Australian Financial Review |8 September 2009 |A8 | |The Australian |9 September 2009 |A9 | |The Australian |9 September 2009 |A10 | |The Australian ...
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...Running head: A NEW WORK ETHIC 1 A New Work Ethic? Strayer University Business Ethics – BUS 309 October 25, 2010 A NEW WORK ETHIC 2 1. Describe how typical the attitudes that Sheehy reports appear to be in work environments you have experienced. With the new generation of workers, in particular recent college graduates the attitudes of the Sheehy reports are neither unusual nor unprecedented. This generation unlike those of the past, are not exposed nor in some instances, taught the meaning of hard work, dedication, sacrifice and how success can evolve from those types of attitudes. Unfortunately through influences of the media such as television, and in some instances glorified unethical business practices of corporate CEO’s, this new generation of workers with a new work ethic, succumb to believe that hard work does not matter and that treating co-workers and external customers indifferently will get you what you want no matter what the consequences may be. As I have worked and currently work in a prominent, nationally recognized entity, and have hired both college and non-college graduates, there seems to be an attitude of entitlement with the new work ethic and workforce. There are expectations of promotions, and high salaries without proven ability of performance. There is a lack of understanding and true reality of where they fit within the organization and how they meet the performance standards. These attitudes are far different...
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...Case study No.1 Workplace violence Problem definition Workplace violence occurs in a work setting which is an act of aggression, physical assault, or threatening behavior that causes physical or emotional harm and endangers the health or safety of the customers, coworkers, or managers. Justification of the Problem There are many causes of Workplace violence including economic, societal, psychological, and organizations issues. The economic causes are an over-stressed population, re-organizing departments, growth of technology, recession, and unemployment. Many people have the opinion that the societal causes of workplace violence are many; a changing society, violence on television and in the movies, music. Physiological causes of workplace violence may also be the result of employees who have experienced emotional, physical, or sexual abuse from childhood. The role that organizations play in workplace violence includes; organizational structure, the lack of a forum to address grievances, threats of violence, creativity and new ideas being discouraged. Empowered employees and a voice in the decision-making process are lacking. Many workers may look at violence as being part of their job; a risk they are expected to endure. Cases of verbal abuse are often seen as not worth reporting, particularly when the employer is not supportive of the worker’s claim. For these reasons, the actual statistical extent of violence is not really known. List of Alternatives 1...
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...been mistreated by their companies, the government and the male-dominated trade unions, due to the extensively imposed practices of "firing women first" during mass lay-offs and the conversion of their status from full-time to part-time. Consequently the KWTU was formed to shed light on and abolish the prejudiced policies and actions endorsed against women workers. Currently, the KWTU has 1,500 union members who are involved in the activities of local units of nine major cities including, Seoul, Inchon, Pusan, Kwanju, Buchon, Ansan-Shuheung, Masan-Cangwon, Iksan-Chonju and Taegu. Protecting the rights of many women workers who are often denied membership in other trade union, the KWTU offers membership to all women workers working in any workplace or region. In fact, 71.8 percent of KWTU's membership consists of irregular women workers (Choi, 2000, Song, 2001). This essay has numerous objectives. First, the fundamental incentives for the configuration of the KWTU will be presented. Principally, the discussion will depict the rising number of women workers in the workforce, their worsening work conditions, along with the execution of prejudiced actions targeting women workers. Subjects such as the gender discrepancies in wage, the patriarchal coercion of women workers and the pessimistic influence of the IMF reforms will be raised. Subsequent, the history of the organization of the KWTU will be presented. This part illustrates the force...
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