...Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Bebo. Do any of these names sound familiar? I'm going to paint you a picture, of how social networking affects our interpersonal relationships. Social networking is affecting numerous aspects of our lives, such as the work place, our love life, our identity, and how we spend our spare time. Did you know that fifty-four percent of companies prohibit the use of social networking, but fifty-seven percent of employees admit to using social networks during work time for personal use? Social networks such as Twitter, MySpace, and even games such as Black Ops are addictive, and hold a high priority in many people's lives. Twenty percent of all divorce cases are directly caused by Facebook. Complaints about inappropriate promiscuity, or just plain jealousy of a spouse adding people that make the other spouse jealous, end a marriage that could have blossomed into a new family tree. People who live in the same household can't even talk to each other anymore. The frightening new reality is that if you want your child to come to the kitchen for supper, a post must be written on their profile advising so. It seems as though a person's verbal skills are becoming less and less effective. Does social networking define who we are as an individual? Does the company of a social network know more about you than your own family? Is it assumed that you're physically attractive because your profile page features pictures of physically attractive friends...
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...Why Should Anyone Be Led By You The text reads on why should anyone be led by you, and it also provides some tips on this subject. Some of the tips that the text provides are revealing your weaknesses, becoming a sensor, daring to be different, and practicing tough empathy. The tips provided make a lot sense; nobody wants to work with a great leader that doesn’t appear to need help; don’t expose a weakness that others see as fatal rather, choose a tangential weakness instead. Secondly, improve your ability to collect and interpret subtle interpersonal cues, detecting what’s going on without others’ spelling it out; by validating them with a trusted advisor or inner-team member. Also, great leaders empathize fiercely with their followers and care intensely about their people’s work. Capitalizing on what’s unique about yourself lets you signal your separateness as a leader, and motivates others to perform better. Great leaders aspire their followers to push themselves more. Distinguish yourself through qualities like imagination, expertise, and adventure-someness. I was once a leader at a company called GTM plastics, and I did a horrible job. However, after my leadership role with the company, I realized so many mistakes that I made. Instead of doing what an effective leader does, I engaged myself with the company style of leadership, which did not turn out well for me. I realized that the success of the company has nothing to do with my selfish ways, but the team effort and...
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...A careers section on a company website holds two distinct roles. First of all, the careers section is meant to be an effective and efficient way to recruit candidates. The second role is to educate the candidate by including employment and career information on the webpage. The careers section is a cost-effective and efficient way of building an applicant pool and attracting candidates to apply for the job. Career websites are usually easy to navigate with ways to search through the job listings including criteria such as location, position, skills, and keyword search. Once the desired job is located, some sites (Fairmont’s Jasper Park Lodge) will have an ‘Apply Online’ link where a resume and cover letter can be attached or pasted into an opening, as well as an email address and phone number of the HR department if an applicant has further inquiries. Most websites will have these apply online options, or at least an area to upload your resume to an online application. Frequently, companies may use an online interview as an initial application process (Best Buy) or as a secondary application step (Fairmont). These are automated interviews that produce high reliability to the company, and take a maximum of 30 minutes for a candidate to complete. Typically, candidates who answer favourably to these online interviews will be contacted for phone interviews or in-person interviews. Despite the significant strengths associated with recruitment through company websites, there are...
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...Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management The OBHR is the study of people, process and outcomes within thoe rganizational behavior and human resources management. Through research, collaboration and dissemination of knowledge, students understand how to impact organizational effectiveness in a variety of different environments, industrie s and across multiple levels of analyses. Our expectation is that students within the OBHR major will craft a program of research that is built upon rigorous theory as well as strong methodological skills that are both necessary for effective scholarship. We encourage collaboration with OBHR faculty that has a proven track record of publishing within a variety of top outlets (Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Labor Research, Harvard Business Review; Human Resource Management; Industrial and Labor Relations Review; Sloan Management Review). Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management Behavior Systems and Management Thought The objective of this course is to explore the evolution and development of management theory with particular emphasis on the design of behavioral systems in organizations. It is a core premise of the course that the design of systems to manage people in organizations is based on a set of assumptions about humans that are part of the managerial theory that guides the formation and operation...
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...PhD Program in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School Organizational Behavior PhD Program Video The OBHR doctoral program focuses on preparing students to impact the study of people, process and outcomes within the fields of organizational behavior and human resources management. Through research, collaboration and dissemination of knowledge, students understand how to impact organizational effectiveness in a variety of different environments, industries and across multiple levels of analyses. Our expectation is that students within the OBHR major will craft a program of research that is built upon rigorous theory as well as strong methodological skills that are both necessary for effective scholarship. We encourage collaboration with OBHR faculty that has a proven track record of publishing within a variety of top outlets (Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Labor Research, Harvard Business Review; Human Resource Management; Industrial and Labor Relations Review; Sloan Management Review). Organizational Behavior/Human Resources Management PhD Program Curriculum Behavior Systems and Management Thought The objective of this course is to explore the evolution and development of management theory with particular emphasis on the design of behavioral systems in organizations. It is a core premise...
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...Anna K OBHR 33000 February 25, 2013 There’s Evil, and then there’s Monsanto In many ways, Monsanto is just like every other business; it engages in the trade or sale of products and services to a consumer. This, for the most part, is where Monsanto ends being like a business. Monsanto is a company that specializes in production of agricultural/vegetable seeds, plant biotechnology and crop protection chemicals (Devil in Disguise; the Unethical Practices of Monsanto, 2012). It is considered “The world's poster child for corporate manipulation and deceit” (Smith, 2010). Those are some pretty big boots to fill. I will be examining just one of the terrifying scenarios where Monsanto has displayed deceptive and dangerous ethics. Back in 1929, in a little town in Alabama called Anniston, Monsanto engineered a type of chemical called polychlorinated biphenyl, PCBs for short. They would end up being one of the most prevalent and lucrative engineering substances of 20th century America. They were used as insulators in electric transformers, and included in everything from lacquers to printed goods. Although Monsanto was in the know about the burying of the chemicals in and around the town, the residents lived there for decades without knowledge. In 1979 they were outlawed because of the detrimental effects on the environment. Monsanto discarded tons of raw PCBs directly into Snow Creek which runs along the plant. 5,000 extra tons are buried in a hillside and Baker thinks that it...
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...Title: Sexual Harassment in today’s workplace Instructor: John J. Lucas Student name: Janbota Syemyeikhan Human Resource Management – OBHR 63300 2014 Sexual Harassment in Today’s Workplace According to recent studies, there were more than 11,000 sexual harassment complaints filed with EEOC each year between 1993 and 2011. (Neo, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright, 2013, p. 134). It is easy to conclude that sexual harassment issues have been widespread in the United States. As an employer, organizations have to maintain a workplace that is free of sexual harassment. An organization has a legal responsibility and an obligation to its employees to provide a safe workplace. If organizations allow sexual harassment to flourish in the workplace and do not take any action to protect their employees, the organizations potentially will face numerous problems. For example, companies could have a poor employee morale and low productivity. Also, companies may even have to pay huge sums of money for sexual harassment lawsuits. My paper explains what sexual harassment is, and describes various types of sexual harassment in today’s work place. Identifying and addressing sexual harassment is a significant challenge for employers. Another important aspect the paper will cover is how to deal with sexual harassment, and how to prevent it from happening. Moreover, managers need to know how to create a hospitable work environment, how to educate and train employees...
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...Business Related Expenses and its Use by High Level Management Jorge Ormaza Ohio University Company Overview XYZ is an advertising and media company which is well known for the quality of work it provides to its customers. XYZ started its business fifteen years ago and since then it has quintuple its size. Starting with only ten employees, XYZ got in the media and advertising business by offering subservices to big media corporations. A few years after, XYZ increased its labor force and started providing services to the clients directly. Its main core business is providing clients with planning and buying media tools and resources in order to improve and increase its footprint in the advertising world. XYZ offers a high quality end-product which has been reflected in increase in sales by large margins among its clientele. Nowadays, XYZ provides its services to more than two hundred companies world-wide. Its main clients are internet and technology companies or, as they are called internally, blue chips. The Case At the time when I was working for XYZ, employees were able to claim transportation expenses if they worked after 8pm. This policy was a great perk for many employees since XYZ was a company that was winning new clients on a monthly basis. Therefore, the workload was quite extensive for several departments. Since I was working in the Finance and Accounting department of the company, I was able to see all business-related expenses from all the employees at XYZ...
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