...WORKPLACE VIOLENCE Problem Definition Violence or the threat of violence that took place in the work setting, ranging from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide. Coworkers, strangers, customers or even the personal relations, could do it. E.g. Shootings, Rapes, Suicides, phone calls threats Justification of the Problem 1- Lack of Pre-employment Screening Absence of the pre-employment screening could lead to the risk of hiring someone who could be prone to violence, or has a violent past. Running psychological tests during the hiring process is a good tool to lower the potentially violent candidates and should not be substituted for a thorough background check. 2- Personal and work Stress Stress of a workplace and personal nature besides the overworking employees can create a hostile work environment, causing an employee to snap and lash out at whomever the perceived enemy is. 3- Angry customers and former employees Customer who feels he was been cheated and an employee who was fired, laid off or wronged by a co-worker can lash off the company leading to a workplace violence. 4- Lack of an employee assistance policy By such policy, employees have an impartial party with whom they can discuss the stressors in their life and possibly receive the assistance or treatment their need before things escalate into violence. 5- Employer ignorance Ignorance of the potential for violence in an organization will cause an organization...
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...individual actions but to moral codes as a whole. The principles that make up the moral code would be the basis for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions. (Shaw and Barry, p. 77) An example of act utilitarianism is a drug company releasing a drug that was approved with known side effects. The drug is able to help more people than the amount that are bothered by the minor side effects. An example of rule utilitarianism is the type of seating on an aircraft. There are different classes on the aircraft: first, business, and economy. The first or business class seats are more expensive but they come with more conveniences. However, the higher prices of seats help to cover the airline’s financial burden of the economy seats. (Workplace Example of Utilitarianism Ethics, 2014) 2. What do economists mean by the “declining marginal utility of money”? The phrase means successive additions to one’s income produce, on average, less happiness or welfare than did earlier additions. (Shaw and Barry, p 112) This proposes that as income increases, people will gain a corresponding smaller increase in satisfaction and happiness. 3. Robert Nozick presents his entitlement theory as a function of three basic...
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...unless an unequal distribution of these values is to everyone’s advantage, his argument is flawed by his reliance on the veil of ignorance and his two principles of justice that are difficult to apply in society. Imagine that you have set for yourself the task of developing a totally new social contract for today's society. How could you do so fairly? Although you could never actually eliminate all of your personal biases and prejudices, could you take steps at least to minimize them? In his book, A Theory of Justice, Rawls attempts to argue a position to do this very thing. He asks us to imagine a fantastic scene: a group of people are gathered to plan their own future society, hammering out the details of what will basically become a Social Contract. Rawls calls this the “Original Position.” In the Original Position, the future citizens do not yet know what part they will play in their upcoming society. They must design their society behind what Rawls calls the Veil of Ignorance. Rawls says in his book titled the A Theory of Justice, “No one knows his place in society, his class position or social status; nor does he know his fortune in the distribution of natural assets and abilities, his intelligence and strength, and the like.” (John 1971, Pg. 137.) Rawls suggests that you imagine yourself in an original position behind a veil of ignorance. Behind this veil, you know nothing of yourself and your natural abilities, or your position in...
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...Legal, Safety and Regulatory Paper Name Institution Legal, safety and regulatory paper It is important that legal, safety and regulatory requirement be considered by human resource departments to ensure that a company secures the best employees for their advertised jobs. A great number of individuals across the globe qualify for various job positions but one thing that determines how best fit they are is their level of commitment and the skills they have (Mathias and Jackson, 2010). A company has to ensure that an individual fit for the job conforms to the legal requirements as it is stipulated in the country’s constitution, thus acknowledging his or her rights as an employee. With the above in mind, common sense and compassion has been replaced by litigation because most companies do not consider the importance of their employees having the right to legal, safety and regulatory requirements when carrying out the recruitment process. It is common sense that people need to work as a nation and not bonded by employment discriminative lines whereby issues such as race, sex, color and religion are given an upper hand. Under title four of the Civil Right Act of 1964, the constitution of the United States America prohibits employers from discrimination anyone while carrying out their recruiting process (Renckly and Renckly, 2004). The market available consist of people who are willing to put their races, sex and color away and focus on achieving the same goal for the betterment...
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...In the book “ The Trophy Kids Grow Up,” author Ron Alsop gives a broad visualization of how the self-centered, entitled, but yet dependent and generous millennial generation, shapes and changes the workplace, world, and educational fields as we know it. Mr. Alsop provides evidence of these beliefs by giving actual accounts from millennials themselves, feedback from companies, managers, parents, and teachers, and results from studies and researches. These millennials are looked down on by older generations and are believed to be headaches because of their sense of entitlement which forces them to lack common sense and reasonability. Despite their ignorance, millennials are very useful in the work field due to their ability to multitask and...
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...Problem Definition This case is about violence against coworkers. It occurs at the workplace and it is listed as one of the leading causes of job-related deaths. However it manifests itself, workplace violence is a growing concern for employers and employees nationwide. Problem Justification There is no specific reason where I can determine in both listed cases why the violence occurred in the workplace, but there are several reasons that can be listed generally that causes such a behavior. Work and life Stress: As much as companies attempt to dictate this, employees such as "Myles Meyer" do not leave their personal issues at the door. Stress, of a workplace and personal nature, can cause an employee to snap and lash out at whoever the perceived enemy is. Overworking employees can create a hostile work environment, and if the employee is also battling personal issues, the combination can have disastrous and deadly, results as it is shown in the case. Lack of Pre-employment Screening: Companies that do not conduct thorough background screenings on potential employees run the risk of hiring someone who could be prone to violence, or has a violent past. Although many companies are using psychological and psychometric tests during the hiring process in an attempt to weed out the potentially violent candidates, the test is not full-proof and should not be substituted for a thorough background check, but it is used as an indicator and minimizes any risk in the future...
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...Sometimes having one’s talents or strengths being under utilized in the workplace isn’t always in our control. During the last several years of my work as a paralegal, I was just “going through the motions” doing the same nonsense day in and day out. In the world of insurance defense, productivity was the ultimate sign of success. The maxim, “if you breathe, you bill” was a way of life and the more work you got done efficiently and accurately, the better. The Clifton StrengthFinder® survey revealed that my top strength theme was Learner. According to Dr. Clifton, a learner has a great desire to learn and to continuously improve. He further opines that the Learner enjoys the “deliberate journey from ignorance to competence”. (Clifton, D.O.,...
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...employees to ensure that each employee is afforded the necessary protection against harm while at the workplace. Therefore, when considering how liable companies should be for violent acts committed by their own employees, one must look at how thorough the employer was in implementing measures discouraging or preventing such conduct by their employees. Negligent hiring demonstrates an instance when an employer fails to action the above duty to protect workers from individuals who have previously demonstrated a propensity to behave violently. Negligent hiring refers to an employer’s negligence to do a thorough background check before employing an individual. Thus when said individual commits violent acts at the workplace, one can argue that the employer can be taken criminally to task by those who are suffer or are harmed by these acts whilst at work. (http://workinfo.com/free/Downloads/95.htm) Answer to Question 2 Companies cannot completely eradicate workplace violence, as it is an extension of violence that already exists in the different social environments of their employees, of which they have no control over. In the time period between April 2013 to March 2014 South Africa’s occurrences of reported violent crimes increased by 7.5%. This shows that socially, crime is on the rise. (africacheck.org/factsheets) There are many steps that can be taken to reduce instances of workplace violence. The most important step is to first gain management buy in. This commitment from management...
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...Jenny Chen Professor Mookerjee Basic Composition 100R Section QF October 01, 2015 Paper 2- Final Draft Imagination vs Reality When it comes to imagination versus reality, the processes in the brain are different. But just how different are they? Our mind can run away with us, leading us to act through suspicion or fear, but we can also use our imagination as a tool to change our life. Humans have tended to draw a line between reality—that which we “actually” experience—and imagination, seen as a frivolous, dreamlike deflection. For ages, spiritual contemplatives and artists have taken flights of imagination much more seriously and challenged the firmness of that line. It is just like how imagination plays a very real role in our decision making. Take for example, our last two US presidential elections, in which one big chunk of the electorate managed to view Barack Obama as a radical socialist, while another saw him as a moderate saint. Both views were heavily based on myth, but they had a real-life effect on how people voted. By understanding Wendell Berry’s text, “God, Science, and Imagination,” and juxtaposing it to Susan Blackmore’s analysis of the “replicator power” of “memes,” it is evident that imagination and meme fear have gained over us. Seeing the two author’s ideas merge can enlighten readers to realize that the “ideals” that Berry presents in his argument of “fundamentalism” versus “knowledge” are only memes of what we want to think instead of the memes that...
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...Q no. 1. What are the major issues in this case? Answer: The major issues that I have found out in this case include: * Lack of customer satisfaction due to improper practice of hygiene by Moore, hence creating an unpleasant workplace for customers as well as Gulford. * Diminished morale of Gulford and Moore due to lack of recognizing social responsibility in workplace. * Absence of initiative to improve communication between work colleagues. * Lack of anticipation and influence in identifying and solving the low turnout of productivity in the clinic. * Not facilitating and supporting team member to improve performance, since Gulford being in a senior position and more experienced than Moore could’ve contributed to improve the situation. * Promotion of conflict by Gulford by repetitively emphasizing and giving in negative feedback about Moore which also suggests that there may be other political agendas against Moore too that bothers Gulford. * Inefficient organizational management that could’ve prevented the declining business. Q no.2. What would you do? Answer: In this particular situation I would have taken the following initiatives: * Body odor being a sensitive personal issue can be very embarrassing to talk about, but I will tactfully and respectfully address this issue to Moore and help her understand how it is affecting the performance of the clinic and influence her to give importance to personal grooming and enhance her...
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...Employee right against gender discrimination is traced back in the 1970s when the Women Rights movements demanded equality. These women, pressed for equal opportunity to the workplace, access to all occupations, to equal pay not just for similar work, but for comparable work. In 1979, the UN adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).” Despite the fact that the UN World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna confirmed that women’s rights were human rights.” Most people still think that there is gender discrimination in the workplace, and the employees have no right when it comes to these injustices such as gender-based discrimination on pay rise/payment, promotions, professionalism and assigned...
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...in advance’ (Clawson et al: 1990). Prejudice happens when we pre-judge individuals on first encounter about their character or appeal. Most individuals who are prejudiced are usually rigid in their prejudices and their beliefs are unsubstantiated. Prejudice can create serious tension in an organization because it has the potential to strain interpersonal relationships in a workplace. People can practice prejudices in various forms. Some of the areas of potential prejudice could be gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity and physical disabilities. Prejudices can be systematically dealt with in the workplace. I work for one of the United Nations (UN) agencies. The UN has noted and is mindful of potential prejudices that can exist in the workplace, especially that the workplace is made up of employees from various countries, backgrounds, ethnic groupings, varying religious beliefs (including atheists), sexual orientation, races and as an organization, The organisation has a very diverse workforce. This diversity has not been ignored. The UN has taken deliberate steps to introduce workplace policies that encourage tolerance amongst employees and in turn, tolerance in the communities in which we serve. The policies are part of the orientation package for every new employee who joins the UN. There are Executive Directives (EXDs) that are issued and reviewed on an ongoing basis. In the current directive, disagreement between a staff member and supervisor is not...
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...Race and My Community Larry Wynn Axia College UOPX April 1, 2012 Race and My Community Even though community leaders, educators, and various groups in my community have fought and continue to fight for equal rights and treatment for all races, discrimination still plagues my community. Diversity in my community is limited, the lack of diversity causes many of the citizens of my community to be unfamiliar with other races and cultures which leads to ignorance, which leads to discrimination. I have lived in Galion, OH for almost three months. Galion is a small city about one and a half hours from the state capital of Columbus. The racial differences that are so different in this amount of a distance are profound. On numerous occasions I have encountered racism, bigotry, and intolerance directed toward various minority groups. The vast majority of people in my community are very similar to me in appearance. The population is primarily made up of Non-Hispanic Whites. The people of my town are not exposed to many races or ethnic groups, there is very little diversity; in contrast, Columbus has a much greater minority population, which I believe is the reason for the noticeable differences discrimination and bigotry. See Figure 1 below. [pic] As Figure 1 shows my community is basically 100% white. As of the year 2011, Non-Hispanic Whites totaled 96.1% of the population, the largest minority, two or more races, only totaled 2.5%; compared to Columbus...
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...Unorganised sector Unorganised sector can be defined as a part of the workforce which has not been able to organise in pursuit of a common objective because of constraints such as casual nature of employment, ignorance and illiteracy, small size of establishments with low capital investment, per person employed, scattered nature of establishments, superior strength of the employer etc. According to National Commission, “The unorganized Sector consists of all private enterprises having less than ten total workers, operating on a proprietary or partnership basis.”Some examples of unorganised sector occupation are agriculture, construction, artisans, weavers, fishing, poultry farming etc. According to statistics of Ministry of Labour (2008), UW is classified into four groups: 1. Occupation 2. Nature of employment 3. Service Category 4. Special Category Broadly, the following can be treated as having informal employment: (i) own-account workers employed in their own informal sector enterprises (ii) employers employed in their own informal sector enterprises (iii) contributing family workers, irrespective of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises (iv)members of informal producers cooperatives (v) employees holding informal jobs in formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers employed by households (vi) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household The...
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...different reasons for suggesting this. Thoreau thought slavery and those who ignored it were the problem while Porcher thought the conflict between capital and labor was the problem. Thoreau believed that government ignorance was the reason slavery still existed and Porcher believed that capitalism was the cause of the conflict between capital and labor. They each wrote of possible remedies to fix America from heading down a road from which it would never return. Henry Thoreau considered slavery and ignorance what was wrong with the United States. He believed slavery was immoral and the activism of John Brown at Harper’s Ferry...
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