...Managing Workforce Flow (38:533:533) SYLLABUS Spring 2013 (Subject to Change as Needed) Instructor: Jean Phillips Office: 212 Janice H. Levin Building E-mail: jeanp@rci.rutgers.edu (this is the best way to reach me) Phone: 445-5825 Office Hours: By appointment Overview This course focuses on the effective management of the flow of talent into and through organizations. I give particular attention to the impact of business strategy, internal and external labor markets, recruiting, selection, and person-job and person-organization match on staffing practices. We will cover human resource planning, layoffs, career transitions, and other workforce movement. An important goal of the class will be to provide opportunities to develop hands-on skills that are relevant to effectively managing talent flow. Thus, experiences focusing on the transfer of course material to real-world situations will be an integral part of the class. Required Materials Phillips, J.M. & Gully, S.M. (2011). Strategic Staffing (2nd ed.). Pearson/Prentice Hall. ISBN-10: 0136109748 ISBN-13: 978-0136109747 We will also be using Sakai for the course. Instructions are below. Please check Sakai for the most current syllabus and weekly assignments. Using Sakai 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Go to: http://sakai.rutgers.edu Login using your Rutgers netid and password Click on the TAB “Managing Workforce Flow” If you do not see the TAB “Managing Workforce Flow”, contact me at jeanp@rci.rutgers.edu as you may not be on the roster. Click...
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...Managing Diverse Workforce Name Institution Introduction The concept of workplace diversity refers to the differences that exist within an organization based on the employees working together in a team (Sonnenschein, 2009). It is imperative to note that the modern working environment calls for the need to manage the diverse workforce. As such, the management shoulders the responsibility of ensuring that they effectively manage diverse employees within their organization. It would sound simple to think that managing such team does not require tact and knowledge. However, it is pertinent to note that the aspect of diversity encompasses many fields like ethnic background, race, and age of individuals, gender, educational level, and the personality type of people. Additionally, diversity involves how the individuals perceive themselves and others of the different background than theirs. Hence, the perceptions will interfere with how they interact with others and the manner in which the organization will operate (Blunt, 2009). Therefore, for various assortments of employees to be in a position to function effectively within an organization, the human resource personnel must effectively deal with a broad range of issues. For instance, they must address change within the organization, communication aspect, and adaptability to the working environment. Furthermore, the issue of diversity will significantly increase in the future hence the need...
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...community of our society, yet one that continues to struggle with diversity. Diversity is not new to the United States. This nation has always been a union of various cultures and has gone through repeated periods of uneasiness as the world’s melting pot. Some examples of diversity are race, religion, age, class, lifestyles, gender, language, education, and etc. Our advantages in having a country that is so diverse are creativity and innovations, provision of a broader range of skills, providing better service to diverse customers, and recruitment of the best talent from the entire labor pool. Problems we face with diversity in the workplace are “Glass Ceilings”, “The Good Ole Boys’ System”, stereotypes and assumptions. In today’s workforce more companies are employing managers with little to no prior management experience. Having poor strategic planning and leads to organizations who fail there employees and fail to provide workplace ethical issues. Fisher, Anne. Are you stuck in middle management hell? Fortune Magazine. August 15, 2006, http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/ Marching Side By Side. (1997, April). Online Newshour. Retrieved July 26, 2006, from http://www.pubs.org/newshour/bb/military/april97/coed Zdechlik, Mark (2004). U.S. military faces recruiting and retention challenges. Retrieved July 27, 2006, from http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/07/06 Vote Match: Require companies to hire more women & minorities. Retrieved September...
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...ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR BUS 311 Proposed Topic for Research Paper Gilbert Lee Gragg March 4, 2015 Topic #1. Newport News shipbuilding recurring racial and ethical issues regarding treatment of non-white workers. Topic #2. Consistent questionable treatment of employees at Newport News Shipyard. Topic #3. Preferential treatment of white employees over black employees at Newport News Shipyard. I worked at Newport News Shipyard in 2008 as a security guard and unlike recent cases state, treatment showed all workers showing disrespect and racial based jokes at the other group’s expense. A noticeable difference was the education in which the black work force lacked over white counterparts. Such a large workforce with considerable educational and historical backgrounds can lead to tension, especially when a group feels at a disadvantage. I plan on interviewing some of the management staff, equal opportunity representatives and possible employees in relation to the proposed topics of interest. There are few articles regarding the topics listed, however research conducted by interviewing employees and staff at the shipyard should and will yield the proper amount of needed evidence to conduct a thorough paper. This topic is of interest to me, because I would like to delve deeper into the organizational and psychological aspect to see if only people of non-white origin have wanted to search for a monetary gain and if it should be the company or the individuals...
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...Managing a Multigenerational Workforce Introduction In today’s time, the workforce of any industry can be broadly classified into four different generations. Each category has its own set of strengths and weaknesses. Managing such a diverse workforce has become a challenge for every organization. Workforce Categorization 1) Silent Generation People in this category are more than 65 years old. According to the bureau of labour statistics their approximate percentage population in the industry is 3-3.5%, which is expected to reduce further by 2020. • Comprises of people who have immense experience • They respect the chain of command in any...
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...Abstract Diversity management practices are specific activities, programs, policies and any other formal processes designed to improve management of diversity via communication, education and training, employee-involvement, career management, accountability and cultural change. Overall, diversity management places emphasis on the development of organizational strategies and cultures that are not only tolerant of diversity but actively encourage flexibility and inclusion (Burke & Ng, 2006; Childs, 2005). Workforce diversity is increasing and managers need to develop ways to effectively manage the different views and characteristics of the new, diverse workforce. While there has been considerable research exploring the ‘value-in diversity’ approach, many questions remain unanswered. The evaluation of diversity programs remains an area for attention. While many firms have implemented diversity practices, it is difficult to measure the relationship between diversity practices and organizational performance outcomes. Recent research has explored the factors that moderate the relationship between diversity and performance (Grimes & Richard, 2003; Richard, 2000). Richard (2000: 174) concluded that diversity does add value to a firm but the effects of diversity “are likely to be determined by the strategies a firm pursues and by how organizational leaders and participants respond to and manage diversity”. Introduction Diversity is a commitment to recognizing...
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...IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING DIVERSITY OF WORKFORCE Robert D. Lawsson (MSc) Abstract The objective of this work is to complete a research proposal on the comparison of work values for gaining of knowledge for management of the multi-generation workforce. The specific focus is upon Generation ‘X’ and the Millennium Generation which are the two primary groups comprising the new workforce. Lawsson R.D. - Identifying and Managing Diversity of Workforce 216 Business Intelligence Journal January OBJECTIVE The objective of this work is to complete a research proposal on the comparison of work values for gaining of knowledge for management of the multigeneration workforce. The specific focus is upon Generation ‘X’ and the Millennium Generation which are the two primary groups comprising the new workforce. INTRODUCTION The generation that a person is born within has some impact upon that individual in terms of work styles, work values and self-image. The demographic profile of the workforce is undergoing quite a change insofar as the representation of generations and the result is that organizations are experiencing a necessity to make changes as well. The workforce will become increasingly more diverse in the future and this greatly affects the organization in its capacity of hiring and retaining employees. The literature reviewed within this study illustrates the fact that the expectations of employees differ within the generations represented in today’s workforce and unless...
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...that. Google is a constant force in the global marketplace, beating out competitors for hits and ensuring they are meeting the needs of the cultures in every country in the world. Google may look the same from country to country, but your results will vary based on some of the restrictions placed upon governments in certain different societies. While Google operates its headquarters in a democratic, free country where censorship isn’t allowed, they have to adjust their business model in other, less free countries. Looking at the diversity within Google it is apparent that this is something that they could stand to improve. They do have practices in place and plans for the future to drive the development and hiring of a more diverse workforce. Currently, Google...
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...Women gaining power in business The role of women in the workforce has increased dramatically over the last several decades. If we look at women these days, women have become very successful in balancing between both work and family to build a strong foundation for their children and future generations who may want to be just as successful, ambitious and accomplish the same goals. Women these days have so many more opportunities that they never had before, this opens the doors for women to achieve anything in terms of business. Women are gaining power in business these days because there are more women going into the workplace, women getting better education and finally women are getting hired more than men because they are paid less. Certainly, roles of women these days are different than what they were back in the days. Women had a very small role in business back in the days, we see a lot more women in the workplace these days. Today, women only take some roles in consideration. Staying home and taking care of the house is no longer women’s number one priority. Instead, working outside of the home whether its part time or full-time is much more popular. A large percentage of women these days choose to be in the workplace, to be independent and support their families rather than staying home. A lot of families depend on the mother’s income especially during these tough economic times. Years ago, not a big percentage of women were seen in the work force. During...
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...Cambodia Cambodia is a small country bordered by Thailand and Loas on the north and Vietnam on the east and south. The country has a rough population of 15 million and is the size of Missouri. The country consists mainly of grainy plains ringed by mountains and has two large body of waters Mekong River on the east side and in the center Lake Tonie Sap, which is the storage basin of the Mekong. Cambodia’s main language is 95 percent Khmer and then French and English are the other 5 percent. Their labor force is 8.8 million est. in 2012 with 75 percent of it being agriculture. The industries that they focus on mainly are tourism, garments, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, gem mining and textiles and that’s how the country gets a living. They also have almost 45 percent of women employed in nonagricultural sectors, which is very low for a country of any size. The country also has a very low percentage of females that have seats in their national parliaments with 20 percent so it shows that males dominate the work force and the nations power of voting for decisions. The Quantitative figures of this country and their labor force participation rates for men and women are actually very close over all despite the idea of men over taking women in the working fields. The figures actually show that men of Cambodia are actually 90.9 percent for primary completion rate. The women actually have the upper hand with a percentage of 91.7 and that’s above the men...
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...Over the years, many women have graduated out of colleges and universities, hoping to enter the workforce. Although, there are some workforce in the industries where there have shown low presence of growth, whereby quarter of these women stopped working and moved to being part- timers, according to Baig (2013). Yet, when it comes to sheer numbers, women’s participation rate in the labour force has increased greatly, from 30.3 million in 1970 to 72.7 million over four years. In Brunei, as stated by Ishak (2008), women’s participation rate in the workforce has also increase dramatically from 20% to over 59% today. The establishment of the Women’s Business Council in Brunei in 1999, aims to support business women of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for women to help themselves grow personally and professionally though leadership, networking education and national recognition, it is said that almost 50% of all micro, small and medium enterprises in Brunei are made of women. From there, to be on an equal standing with the men can be seen, be it in terms of salary or position. Hence, women today began to accept the equal opportunity given to men and women, due to the factors such as people’s prejudice towards working women, government policies such as the Legislation on Women in Brunei and others. These women do see themselves as a part of the “bread-winners”, a role usually hold by the men. Quality Work-Life balance, as stated by Cherrington...
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...HUMAN RESOURCING: A MOMENTOUS INGREDIENT DICTATING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR In October 2002, after a recent departure of two trainee employees, problems in human resourcing were re-asserted. The current events in the organization were not adequate to sustain the workers and hence not ensuring an organizational behavior leading to substantial success. My paper will be consisting of two parts. In the first part, I will be weighing the existing conditions & their repercussions. The first part will be highlighting three crucial aspects. While in the second part I will be formulating a transformation in the organizational strategy assisting to resolute the contemporary problems. STATUS QUO AT ASGM Organization configuration & dynamics responsible for achievements till now Ashraf Silk and General Mills had been a family oriented business since the start. Being initiated in 1951 and till 2002 it has been led by one of the Khawajas. They have been observing a ‘Paternalistic’ or ‘Benevolent Autocracy’ style of operational management. Decision making is centralized at the top & the employees are not involved in planning and decision making. The behavior of the management is decent and kind towards the workers and they expect employees to be loyal, sub-servant, compliant and co-operative to management. It was observed that they let the option of expansion at current place go for the reason that it would complexity the operations due to larger work force and the unions involved...
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...birth. The Army would discharge a female soldier once it was determined she was pregnant as well confirming societies views that a mother needs to be home with her children. Finally marriage was used as their third justification for these limits. This justification assumes women marry and that the man’s job should be in the public sphere and the woman should remain in the home. All three of these reasons might have been seen as reasonable in early history because women were treated as a possession but with today’s society none of these justifications hold true. Today with divorce rate so high and more women are put into the place of single mother raising children alone the need for equality in the workforce is even greater. Since 1955 the number of women in the workforce has risen from 27% to over 70% and mothers with children under six years old have risen from 18% to over 62%. (InfoPlease). Men are still paid higher...
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...some of the onus on lower level employees will lead to a higher level of performance in the work place because employees will have to analyze and make decisions on their own that influence quality and performance. Decentralization also helps to promote a leaner organizational structure that is able to work more effectively. This leads to what is known as "Six Sigma" which is all about doing more with less. Staff that can make decisions wisely for the benefit of the work place without costing the business time and resources to make those decisions is valuable. Perfect decisions may not always be made and mistakes may occur but employees will learn from their mistakes and evolve to become wiser, more skillful and more capable. An educated workforce is more effective than one that needs to be monitored constantly. Typically in a business, the operating level knows more about how to control the processes then the ones further away from the action. Empowering employees means challenging themselves which will often lead to them rising to the occasion (goal congruence). Empowering the lower level is about motivating employees to care about their jobs. Being able to see how what they do as lower level employees ultimately affects the overall well being of an organization encourages that hard work. Involving the lower levels of an organization promote unison between "top level" and "shop level" workers and...
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...become commonly referred to as the “melting pot.” Every day this country is becoming more and more diverse and acceptant of other cultures. This is becoming more and more prominent in the workforce as well. Not only are people from all around the globe able find work in the United States, but women are also becoming more dominant in the workforce. Although there is still a lot of speculation as to whether or not women and men are getting equal treatment and pay, many women today are finding themselves suffering from little to no discrimination in the workplace. In today’s society, people also tend to stay in the labor force longer. Recent studies show that more elderly people are working longer than in previous years. With more women, elderly, and culturally diverse people working, communication between workers can become quite challenging. Therefore, it is important to practice improving communication abilities in the company through the application of diversity skills (Linn, 2013). A.1. Demographic Changes One demographic change that we see regularly today is the work force becoming more culturally diverse. Every year the numbers of culturally diverse employees are growing more and more. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by race, Caucasians made up the majority of the workforce as of 2013, counting as 79% of all working Americans. African Americans accounted for 12% of laborers, Asians counted for 6%, and American Indians and Alaska Natives made up only 1% of...
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