...How does change affect people at work? What are some of the current forces for change in the workplace? What are the implications for HR managers? Introduction Organizational changes do not appear from themselves. For any process of performing something, there is a reason, and the process is the result of that reasons. Increasing globalization, rapid technological advancement, changing economic conditions and organization’s financial performance are some of the current forces that cause change in organizations. Current forces for change in the workplace 1. Globalization Globalization on one hand creates more opportunities as there are more potential customers around the world. However, it also means there will be fierce competition, as local companies have to compete with foreign companies as well. In terms of the organization’s structure and the human capitals, globalization intensified the need for more responsive and flexible organizations and employees. Globalization has also led to diversification of the labour poll. Companies can locate or relocate to where the tax laws are most advantageous and where skilled, cost-effective labor is most readily available. Workloads can be spread over several time zones to cut production costs and facilitate delivery schedules. Many organizations started to offshore or exporting jobs from developed to undeveloped countries for the reason of lowering the labor costs and exploiting new opportunities (Babcock 2004). According...
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... Descriptive Research Descriptive research is a study designed to depict the participants in an accurate way. More simply put, descriptive research is all about describing people who take part in the study. There are three ways a researcher can go about doing a descriptive research project, and they are: ( Cooper, D. R., & Schindler, P. S. (2014). There are three ways a researcher can go about doing a descriptive research project, and they are: * Observational, defined as a method of viewing and recording the participants * Case study, defined as an in-depth study of an individual or group of individuals * Survey, defined as a brief interview or discussion with an individual about a specific topic Objective of the Survey The method that was use for this research was the survey method and is to show why good communication is important and how it affects not only the employees but also the patients of this institution. Since good communication helps patients/clients and employees feel at ease, it’s common for people who need health care services to feel anxious about their health, about what tests and treatment they might have to undergo and about what the future holds for them. Many organizations suffer from poor communication which has been shown to effect employees and their work efforts. We look to explore this in detail for Piedmont employees and provide a viable recommendation to assist improving and building a culture of open and honest communication...
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...Meaningless sounds full of meaning Diego Ramos People happen to know what someone else means when they are talking; however, most of them do not comprehend what words are: how they take a role to become meaningful and how they can change. As a matter of fact, they can change in a total different word or just the way they are pronounced; thus, this is something that is related to the phoneme. The phoneme has material to talk about and throughout this work, one can see what the definition of what this one is; in addition, the phenomenon of the allophone is explained and treated; also, the way of how not understanding something can affect the way either to communicate or to express one’s self is seen. At the end, but not the least important, how an “insignificant sound” (as some people might say) can affect completely meaning of a word is mentioned, too. All of these topics has something to do with the phoneme and that is something that shall be taken into account in this essay. First, it would be convenient to define what a phoneme is, and that is why in this piece of work we have got three different definitions in order to summarise the basic ideas and points one can say about this term. In order to start defining, there is Skaderar’s definition: in Skandera’s definition, phonemes have a meaning in the speakers language competence and performance, and they are the smallest and distinctive unit in speech (Skandera & Burleigh, 2005, p. 31). At the same time, there is the...
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...having a social work toolbox. In order to be an effective social worker, one needs to have a “toolbox” full of skills and theories that are broad enough to work with a diverse clientele. The decision of what should go in the toolbox is dictated by the social worker’s framework, which is the beliefs, experiences, and theories the social worker possess about society, humans, and their behavior. I will develop my own theoretical framework by discussing the nature of human beings, whether human behavior is purposeful, what makes people change, what the role of the environment is, the effect of human development on behavior, my social work personality and style, my...
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...Week One-Discussion Questions 1. Why is economics considered a social science? What role does economics play in your personal and professional lives? Economics is a social science because it is a study of human behavior. Physical law cannot explain human behavior, so it is not a hard science such as medicine. Economics is everywhere. Economics dictates what a person; purchases, spend, saves, and how a person makes decisions. As for professional way, the economy and economic concepts dictate how the company operates, and the decisions, and strategies they make for the future. Economics affects a person life in every decision that is decided. 2. What is the difference between real and nominal GDP? Does GDP accurately reflect the nation’s welfare? Why or why not? How can a country’s GDP be manipulated? In your opinion, is the U.S. GDP being manipulated? Explain your answer. Real GDP is GDP calculated based on the prices of a baseline year. Nominal GDP is GDP calculated at current market rates. GDP does not accurately reflect a nation's wealth in and of itself. It does not take into consideration the things people do on the secondary market, such as bartering for goods and services, growing one’s own food, and buying secondhand. When this is not recognized, the true wealth of the nation cannot be calculated. There are numerous ways that a country's GDP can be manipulated. First, the factor used to factor in inflation or deflation is highly subjective - it can be used to manipulate...
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...Chapter 5 – Social Cognition Debate: Faith and Social Cognition * Carolyn Briggs: involved in and then rejected. Christian fundamentalism. How can someone believe so intensely and then reject those same beliefs? How are our beleifs shaped by those around us? Consider some cognitive biases and errors you have made. **Social cognition: Study of how people think about people and social relationships. -What is unique about thinking about people as opposed to thinking about something else, like frogs or computers? Why is it important to study how people think about people? -How is argumentative thinking helpful? Why would arguing with others help with human survival? **Thinking Cognitive Miser: Exemplified by having errors in thinking. Reluctance to do much extra thinking. -During free time, why do most people choose to think about a subject such as baseball, but not about a subject such as calculus? **Automatic and deliberate thinking How does the Stroop Effect (colors and words) illustrate automatic versus deliberate thought? How do we know if a thought is automatic? -Requires no awareness -not guided by intention -not subject to deliberate control -effort is low Schemas: information about a concept. Ex/Schema for exams = involves multi paged paper and #2 pencil. Scripts: Schemas about certain events. How an experience and an event will play out. Ex/ For exam… come into class, cram before instructor says put materials away, administered exam, then...
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...employees? Does the type of tool used make a difference? Why? * Which of the following employee characteristics have the greatest impact on organizational performance: general attitudes, job satisfaction, emotions and moods, personality, values, or perception? Provide a rationale for your choice. * How might an individual employee’s personality affect the performance of an organization? If the effect is negative, how might you change this? If the affect is positive, how can you capitalize on this? * As a manager, how can you use your knowledge of employee characteristics to improve organizational performance? Provide specific examples to support your response. * Review the section in Ch. 5 of your text titled, “An Ethical Choice: What If I Have the ‘Wrong Personality?’” As a manager, what do you if you have someone who scores low in desirable personality traits, but their behavior does not reflect this? How would this affect your management of that employee? How might this affect the organization? Week Two Discussion Questions There are a variety of theories of motivation, many of which are complementary. Of the main motivational theories described in the text, which theory or theories do you think would apply most fully to the people you had take the self-assessments? Why? * In Week One, you learned about individual personality characteristics. How do these traits affect the type of motivational strategy you use? Provide an example of how...
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...Autism: How it Affects Lives Jamie Schmidtke COM/156 July 14, 2013 Sherry Howard Salois Autism: How it Affects Lives Autism affects many aspects of someone’s life, but it does not just affect their life, it also affects the lives of their parents, siblings, and anyone else who is involved. Routine is the most important part of a person with autism’s life. They rely on their routine to get through the day and if that routine is ever disrupted for any reason it could turn their world upside down because they are so used to that routine and count on it. That also means that all their family members have to follow this routine, and it can be extremely stressful for everyone if something does not go as planned. When someone with autism has to enter the world on their own, whether it be school or work, it can be very hard for them because people can be cruel and judge them, but most of the time people can get past it and accept them for who they are. Someone with autism can live a normal life just like anyone else, but they need to try a little harder and having a routine in place can make things so much easier for them. Autism is a disability that can affect many aspects of a person’s life, including their home, school, work, and social lives, in many different ways. Having autism does not only affect the person who has it but it also affects their home life involving their parents, siblings, and other family members. Having to raise a child can become very stressful for a...
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...Did you know that 300 million people worldwide are affected by depression and depression could lead to suicide? Currently, about 800,000 people die every year to suicide and there is not enough help for all of these people who are suffering from depression and taking their lives. Many people think that depression isn’t as big of a problem compared to some other diseases. However, depression can lead to many other types of problems that can affect your body and your mental health. It also can lead to suicide, the second leading cause of death. This research paper will inform people about the causes of depression, how people are affected by it, and how people can be helped through depression. How is depression genetic? Well it could be because...
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...electronics, furniture, clothing, pharmacy, sports, food, books etc. Wal-Mart sells good at lower price than the others and this is even shown by its slogan “save money, live better”. It drives out smaller and sometimes even the expensive stores out of business due to its lower prices. Wal-Mart provides jobs for thousands of people in the society including the low-skilled people. It represents a trend of one stop shopping where we can get almost everything that we want. b. Are they the same or different from the functions of Wal-Mart in our individual lives? How do the two types of functions connect? One of Wal-Mart belief and function is the respect for the individual. They have given importance of respect for every individual and every member of the community. For individuals; Wal-Mart offers convenience, good pricing and multiple products under one roof. It reduced the overall cost to consumers as they don’t have to go from one place to another to buy different goods. c. Does Wal-Mart have both manifest and latent functions? Manifest functions are conscious and beneficial whereas, latent ones are the unconscious, and beneficial. Yes, Wal-Mart does have both manifest and latent functions as they are found in every social institution. Its manifest function is that it’s a place where goods and services are exchanged. Making profit is also one of its manifest functions. Its latent functions could be many like a place for entertainment or a place...
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...Biblical Worldview Essay Christians believe that mankind is created in the image of God. This belief affects the way Christians interact with people they chose to be with in their vocation. In this essay I will attempt to write about exactly how mankind being created in the image of God affects me in my daily life. I will also attempt to use examples of being a Christian and the choices I make because of this belief that mankind is created in the image of God. I work in a supply and demand field. Every day I use my company credit card to purchase products and parts for our company. I also make sure the contracts we purchase are done right and no one is being cheated out of their money. I would have to say that this is one example of how this belief that mankind is created in the image of God affects me. I do not believe in cheated people out of their money and I am a very honest person. Since I do work for the military buying products I constantly get phone calls from vendors wanting me to purchase their products. Sometimes I have to turn my phone off because there are people out there just trying to make a quick sell and the product is not good. The Bible states “Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. "It is written," he said to them," 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a 'den of robbers.' " (Matthew 21: 12-13)...
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...About the Authors Wisdom in a Nutshell Every person's ultimate quest in life is to be happy. But more often than not, people struggle finding contentment, peace and happiness in life. This highly motivational book by Andrew Matthews is written to help both young and old to find the path to bliss. Andrew Matthews An international speaker, bestselling author and award winning cartoonist, Andrew Matthews makes complex issues simple. The author of Being Happy!, Follow Your Heart and Being a Happy Teenager, Andrew Matthews is published in 29 languages in 60 countries and has Andrew has appeared on over 3000 radio and television programmes on 4 continents. This book entitled Being Happy is about the daily experiences in life and how you can change your attitude towards these to become happy. This book talks about forgiveness, confidence, goals, success, humor, and many more. This teaches you how to deal with the daily problems that you face and how you can address them without spoiling the rest of your day. More importantly, Being Happy will help you embrace yourself with respect and love that you deserve. This will help you understand yourself better. And eventually helps you live life to the fullest. Andrew Matthews has presented seminars and keynote speeches across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America to over 1,000,000 people. He clients include Shell, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, the S i n g a p o r e Po l i c e A c a d e m y, Johnson & Johnson...
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...Employee Portfolios: Management Plan Jonda Barraza MGT/311 July 14, 2014 Professor Gerald Tramposh Employee Name: Eric Barraza Self Assessment | Results Summary | Strengths | Weaknesses | How Satisfied Am I With My Job? | Eric scored a 46, which is quite a bit below the range of 74-76. | Some of his strengths include being able to work alone and ability to do different things at times, as well as the freedom to use his own judgment. | Weaknesses include keeping busy, how a boss handles the employees and the company practices and policies. Lack of pay and working conditions also negative. | What’s My Affect Intensity? | Eric scored a 24, which is average between the ranges of 10-50. | Eric tends to understand himself and seldom gets emotional. He does not suffer from emotional intensity. | He does not seem to be passionate about causes. He also lacks emotional intensity. | How Are You Feeling Right Now? | Eric scored a 42, which is higher in the range of 10-50. | Eric is a happy person. He tends to keep a positive attitude toward life, and is not sad or fearful. | While he is happy, he did not seem to be cheerful or excited about anything. | Am I Engaged? | Eric scored a 31, which is higher in the range of 9-45. | Eric is engaged and looks forward to class/work. He is enthusiastic and finds meaning and purpose in his studies. | He cannot continue to study for long periods of time. He also gets frustrated if the results are not the best. | What’s My Emotional...
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...1. How might each HR function be affected by the reduction in force? Remember that all employees at IFP are not members of the union. Some of the functions that are going to be affected by the reduction in force is staffing which includes: job analysis, the planning regarding the downsizing, recruitment, and selection. Human resource development, which includes: training, development, career planning, career development, organization development, performance development, and performance appraisal. Compensations which includes: direct financial compensation, indirect financial compensation (benefits) and nonfinancial compensation. Safety and Health are going to be affected, and employee and labor relations. Staffing is going to be greatly affected at the fact that he is being forced to let 30% of the workforce go. Yes it typically starts from the lowest seniority up, however with some of the employees being union members it makes it harder to let go of those employees because the union will fight for them. That can cost the company a lot of money, there might lead to strikes with the union works. If that does happen you can threaten the employees that are not union members that if they participate in the strike they could lose their job regardless of seniority. However, going that route will give people a bad taste in their mouth regarding the company. With the downsize there is going to have to be job analysis’s done due to people having to learn new jobs or move around to...
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...Research Question: How does color affect one’s mood? Review of Literature: Colors may just seem simple and unimportant, but they affect our daily lives more than we may know. If someone is feeling angry, it could just be because they’re angry, or it could be perhaps that they are surrounded by or looking at the color red. That’s right! People’s moods can change just because they are looking at different colors! There are many theories on how just a simple color can change one’s whole mood. According to Johnson (2007), color does affect mood by producing certain chemicals and stimulating different feelings such as hunger. For example, blue can make one feel calm because it releases calming chemicals, and red can make one hungry because it is an appetite stimulant. Yellow can make one feel irritated, and it is a fact that people lose their temper most in yellow rooms. However, pink is tranquilizing and can make one feel weak. In conclusion, Johnson says that depending on the color, one’s body can do things (like producing chemicals) that cause a certain emotional reaction (mad, sad, etc.). Another idea, by Smith (2007), is that the effect color produces is based on what one’s body does in response. For example, yellow is mentally stimulating, and activates memory, whereas red increases confidence. Also, brown can make a person feel orderly and stable, while a dark blue can make one feel sad. Therefore, Smith says that different colors do in fact change one’s mood and the consequences...
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