...Re-organization and Layoff: Issue and Problem Identification PHL/320 Re-organization and Layoff: Issue and Problem Identification In Week Two, Team D discussed the article Mismanaged layoffs can go ‘horribly wrong’ (Bouw, 2013.) The initially chosen focus of the group discussion was the potential ramifications of poorly handling the conversation terminating the employee. Reflecting on the article through further group discussion, and realizing the scope of the team’s initial impression is limiting the problem to a small component of the larger issue, Team D asserts the broader issue is that employers often turn to downsizing as the go-to method of cutting costs. Experts in the Bouw article provide evidence that knee-jerk layoffs to appease shareholder are often a mistake and cite why. Through the collaborative process of discussion, the team benefits from gaining confidence in the decision to change the focus of issue exploration from miscommunicating when firing to the drawbacks of layoffs. By clearly defining the problem that was not immediately apparent, Team D can now concentrate on discussing practical solutions for the broader underlying issue of unnecessary downsizing. Problem Identification The first step to successfully tackling any problem is identifying it. According to Dr. Henry Hornstein, downsizing within a company should be the last resort if cost cutting is necessary (Bouw, 2013.) He hypothesizes that it is approximately a 50 percent chance...
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...Re-organization and Layoff: Issue and Problem Identification Paper Team D: Keshia Simpson, Shaquia Brewer, Lamar Vargas, Lynne G. PHL/320 November 2, 2015 Professor Greg Reeves Re-organization and Layoff: Issue and Problem Identification There's always a problem in an organization that must be resolved. This paper will identify the problem, explain why this is an underlying problem, reflect on my groups collaboration process in defining the problem, and explain how a clearly defined problem can help find a solution. Collaboration Defining the Problem As we begin to collaborate on this article we tossed around several ideas of what we believe the problem is. One of the initial problems that we discussed was the lack of actual managers. It was discussed that there was not enough managers to properly manage companies, a lot of the problems were going unrecognized, and were unsolved therefore eventually leading to the company being forced to lay off due to the lack of business or other issues. After a company had been forced into layoff’s, the managers did not help the employee’s understand why. The improper handling of these issues can have a negative impact on the company overall. After we carefully examined this as an issue, we discovered that no matter how many managers a company has, the managers should be properly trained to identify issues, overcome problems, and in case of layoff’s they should be able to keep the company’s morale intact....
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...Re-organization and Layoff: Issue and Problem Identification Team B Damairus Logan PHL/320 In any career aspect, when there are new positions, there is always some type of training involved. Whether it is something simple as cashiering or something more advanced like managing. There will always be something new to learn, most of what you need to know is taught to you through an orientation or the training. There are some things that you will learn along the journey in your new position. For managers they are not specifically trained on how to lay-off or terminate an employee. Terminating or laying off an employee is not as easy as it may seem. The employees that are being let go are human beings and they will have emotions towards the decision that was made. This can be a devastation or even leave the former employee feeling betrayed. These are all real problems, if the manager has not handled this type of situation before, the situation can turn out horribly wrong. If the managers were properly trained it could save time and money on the terminating process. It could also save the company’s reputation. If a layoff or termination goes wrong there can be bitterness towards the company and this could potentially leave both parties on bad terms. And the former employee may have animosity towards the company and their opinion can spread and potential consumers or even employers could be in jeopardy. Not to mention the threat of lawsuits and civil action. Corporates and...
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...Re-Organization and Layoff: Decision Making SAMANTHA STINSON PHL/320 March 14, 2016 Jason Miller Re-Organization and Layoff: Decision Making Introduction When a company chooses to conduct a mass layoff, the employees are not the only ones affected, the ethical business environment and economy are also at threat. Handling a company’s finances can be very puzzling and companies that find it difficult to overcome this task, experience a downturn, weakening business, and when this occurs, the need to find solutions to relieve their financial issues become critical. The purpose of this paper is to provide a recommendation from the two solutions provided in Week 4, how this solution benefits the middle-income customer, business decisions involved in the process, and what resources a company would need to implement that decision. Employee Buyout When a company is enduring extreme financial hardships, they may be able to encourage their workers to resign or retire voluntarily. “A buyout typically includes an offer of severance pay for a particular length of time and the continuance of other fringe benefits.” (D. Sullivan, 2016). The employer is entitled to negotiate the terms so they are not only favorable to the company but the employee too. A positive side effect the company gains from offering buyouts instead of laying off or firing employees can minimize possible lawsuits and bad press. There are several laws and regulations that must be followed when pursuing the employee...
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...Paper for MGMT 541 – Organizational Behavior Objective: Develop an improved knowledge of Organizational Behavior Theory and an improved ability to relate Theory to an Organizational Situation. This improved knowledge and improved ability should emphasize a solutions oriented approach. Assignment: 1. Write an 8 page paper which identifies an Organizational Behavior Theory. Provide a brief explanation of the theory. 2. Identify a situation in an organization to which this Theory can be applied. Find an article in business related publication (e.g. Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, business section of New York Times or Chicago Tribune, etc) to which you can apply the theory. For example, the article might describe an action the organization is taking such as an acquisition, divestiture, employee layoff, market expansion/contraction, etc.). 3. Describe how the theory helps to identify what actions the organization should take to achieve the best outcome(s). Did the organization take these expected actions? Why or why not? 4. If the article did not contain the actions the organization should take with employees, suggest what these actions should be and why. 5. Your paper is to contain at least 4 professional references which support your statements. Identify these references both in the body of the paper and at the end. The text and any readings in the Discussion Board cannot be used as one of the 4 professional references. 6. Your...
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...Re-organization and Layoff: Decision Making Evaluation Paper Learning Team D PHL/320 07/20/15 Scott Phillips Decision Making: In our Decision Making Evaluation, we as a group most commonly agreed that the biggest factor to easing the “Layoff” would be to have a trained individual handle the situation. This would solve issues for all classes of individuals that are being relieved of their duties in a business setting while keeping the professionalism present in the process. Through other research there were other options available to remove the “Layoff” issues and it was best shown in Daniel Panger’s, “Alternatives to Employee Layoff.” Panger explains how the amount of money and time put into training an employee gets wasted when the employee gets laid off and expresses other ways to approach situations that demand change. The idea of reducing workdays and weeks is brought up to save money and escape the Layoff (Panger, 1971). The issues seen with this technique is in the long run it would seem to simply prolong the issue and still lead to a layoff. That leads us to the decision of having a prepared and educated person handle the laying off process. Implementing the Decision: For a businesses to use this solution there is many things that must take place and the most important would be to establish a formula and fundamentals that will be present in the process. There are fundamentals from others studies that have already been used and a...
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...This diagnostic paper is based on my current experiences in my organization of a significant change initiative. I will be providing a high-level summary of key changes within my current organization, the reasons for the change, approaches taken, and current outcomes of the change. In the course project paper I hope to provide valuable input of lessons learned and incorporate key concepts and strategies learned in the course that can be implemented to help future change initiatives within an organization. Executive Summary They may not raise the dead but Resurrection Health Care (Res) does help people get back on their feet. The organization is Chicago’s largest Catholic health care system. Res consist of six acute care hospitals, eight long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, a home health care company, a dozen of outpatient facilities, and community ambulatory clinics. The organization specializes in services for Cancer treatment, pediatrics, cardiac care, and oncology. The organization also operates six retirement communities. Res is currently in talks to merge with Provena Health which is another Catholic health care system equal in every way. The organization is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and the Sisters of the Resurrection. Res is currently going through a huge transformation through the introduction of technology. Res is taking full advantage of the government stimulus programs designed to reimburse organizations financially if...
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...Abstract Alcatel Lucent Technologies is a builder of network base stations, towers, and end to end networks IP solutions for the construction of 3G/4G wire and wireless technologies. Alcatel-Lucent Technologies have unique research environment; Bell Labs. Employments benefits and multi-cultural environment are key merits at Alcatel-Lucent Technologies. Workforce reduction process and lack of strategic business decision are the main drawbacks of Alcatel-Lucent Technologies. With Nokia acquiring of Alcatel-Lucent Technologies, a new giant company is formed to better compete with infrastructure telecommunications as Cisco, and Ericson. Keywords: Alcatel-Lucent, Bell Labs, Business, Multi-cultural Assignment 1: Business Analysis Alcatel-Lucent is leading converged IP networking, ultra-broadband access, and could technologies company. On November 30, 2006, Alcatel-Lucent Technologies merge occurred by 25-billion-euro balance. It employed about 80,000 people worldwide and has annual revenue of about 16 billion euros. Alcatel-Lucent technologies combined two giant companies - Alcatel and Lucent Technologies. Lucent Technologies was spun off from AT&T while Alcatel parent company was CGE (la Compagnie Générale d’Electricité). Alcatel-Lucent Technologies Business Performance Three factors, either economic, social, or both, impacting the performance of the organization you selected Bell labs innovations have a unique research environment where scientists have the freedom to...
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...standard of excellence in policing. The mission of CPD is to “develop personnel and manage resources to promote effective partnerships with the community to improve the quality of life through the delivery of fair and impartial police services while maintaining an atmosphere of respect for human dignity.†This mission is accomplished through the core values of the department on a daily basis. These core values include: •Integrity – Our actions and relationship with the community are guided by an internal sense of honesty and morality. •Professionalism – Our conduct and demeanor display the highest standard of personal and organizational excellence. •Diversity – Our members recognize differences as strength in our organization and community. •Accountability – Our duty is to promote public trust by upholding our obligations to the department and community. •Vigilance – Our responsibility is to be alert to issues and activities impacting our community. Under the command of the Police Chief, the Police Department’s responsibilities are divided among five bureaus: Patrol, Resource, Investigations, Administration, and Information Management. The Police Chief is responsible for Police Department operations. The Chief coordinates, organizes, directs, and controls activities. The Chief also implements policy and makes necessary personnel and procedural changes to ensure the effective...
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...Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Problem Solution: Global Communications John Smith University of Phoenix Problem Solution: Global Communications Problem-based learning allows the student to develop his or her problem-solving skills by applying them to an authentic scenario that requires them to identify a problem, apply a problem-solving approach to develop and analyze alternative solutions, and recommend and defend an optimal solution (University of Phoenix, 2010, para. 2). The Global Communications (GC) scenario identifies several issues for the student to analyze and solve using the lessons learned from the course. This paper identifies the major issues that GC is facing. These issues will be analyzed and the perspectives and ethical dilemmas of the stakeholders will be identified. An examination of the problem statement will reveal what improvements GC would like to see in three years. Alternate solutions will be presented and analyzed for validity. An appropriate risk will be assessed on the selected solutions and mitigation techniques explored. From this evaluation an optimal solution will be selected and a plan to implement explored. Finally, a plan to evaluate the results will be presented. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification This is a challenging time for GC, the mega-giant telecommunications company headquartered in Centralia, USA. The telecommunications industry is flooded with competition...
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...Running head: PROBLEM SOLUTION: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS Problem Solution: Global Communications John Doe University of Phoenix Problem Solution: Global Communications Problem-based learning allows the student to develop his or her problem-solving skills by applying them to an authentic scenario that requires them to identify a problem, apply a problem-solving approach to develop and analyze alternative solutions, and recommend and defend an optimal solution (University of Phoenix, 2010, para. 2). The Global Communications (GC) scenario identifies several issues for the student to analyze and solve using the lessons learned from the course. This paper identifies the major issues that GC is facing. These issues will be analyzed and the perspectives and ethical dilemmas of the stakeholders will be identified. An examination of the problem statement will reveal what improvements GC would like to see in three years. Alternate solutions will be presented and analyzed for validity. An appropriate risk will be assessed on the selected solutions and mitigation techniques explored. From this evaluation an optimal solution will be selected and a plan to implement explored. Finally, a plan to evaluate the results will be presented. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification This is a challenging time for GC, the mega-giant telecommunications company headquartered in Centralia, USA. The telecommunications industry is flooded with competition and...
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...TITLE OF THESIS: THE IMPACT OF CORPORATE AMERICA DOWNSIZING FOR BANKS ON CORPORATE ETHICAL STRATEGY THESIS STATEMENT The thesis statement of this research paper is “The impact of corporate America downsizing for banks on corporate ethical strategy”. The paper shall cover issues such as the causes of downsizing, how to go about the downsizing process, impacts of downsizing and measures that can be put in place to curb such adverse impacts to the downsized and those employees left behind at large and ethical issues that relate to downsizing. INTRODUCTION Downsizing is the process whereby companies reduce the number of employees for a short while or for an unknown period of time. Companies downsize due to radical changes in the external and internal environment of the organization such as restructuring of the organization, poor performance of businesses and business processes reengineering .Globalization and collapsing of trade barriers within nations and the cropping up of technology and computerization has compelled companies to downsize. Several steps are necessary for successful downsizing: education, fortifying of the organizations goals and values, trustworthiness and pride every time, designing, and communication. Other vital points to note when conducting downsizing, including putting in place a clear vision and goals, achieving the transition successfully, planning, joint effort, concern and skills. Downsizing has shown to cause family breakup, lowering of self-esteem...
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...hospitals to engineer ways to reduce costs such as patient selection and staff reduction. However, for a hospital to participate in Medicare, which accounts for more than 50% of hospital budgets, certain laws and regulations must be followed. This paper discusses these laws and regulations and offers suggestions on how to adjust successfully to the upcoming changes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Hospital Compliance In light of the current changes in the healthcare industry, it is imperative for every healthcare organization to adapt accordingly or face dire financial challenges. A major change included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the expansion of Medicaid, which will provide coverage to millions of formerly uninsured US citizens and permanent residents (Rosenbaum, 2011). However, Medicaid is notorious for much lower reimbursement compared to Medicare and private/commercial insurance (M. Schmitt, personal communication, October 7, 2013). In addition, hospitals are now required to prove that the services they bill for actually improve and maintain patients’ health (Leonard, 2013). Hospitals are also required to cover the cost of medical errors and hospital-acquired infections as well as face penalties for re-hospitalizations for the same problem within a specified amount of time (Leonard, 2013). Even more alarming is the fact that the ACA projects huge cuts in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement to hospitals (Leonard, 2013). In light of all these...
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...Re-Organization and Decision Making Ryan C. Larnett Date Re-Organization and Decision Making An individual that runs an effective operation and is our company must possess the strong decision-making skills. Time and again there will be many decisions that come along that are not popular, but necessary in order to ensure that the business survives. Creativity is definitely in aspect that is needed in the business world because of the ability to open mind to changes that can benefit the operation. Today we discuss the effects of cutting operating expenses in order to take the business from failure. Solving The Problem In our learning team discussion that took place in the previous weeks we were tasked with recommending creative solutions to prevent layoffs the employees. One creative solutions that was recommended was cutting operating expenses; this can be a great preventative measure in saving employees’ jobs. Upon reviewing the process of fleet management one is able to see creative solutions that are taking place in this rising industry in South Africa. The involvement of companies to handle fleet services is a very creative solution for companies that do not want to deal with the hassle. These companies are expanding their primary functions outside of providing fleet management alone. “The fleet management industry in South Africa is a rather static one, especially at the top end of the market where companies perform a one-stop service in the form of full maintenance leasing...
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...Unit One – Case Analysis: Apple, inc. Strategic Human Resources Management Unit One – Case Analysis The intended goal of this paper is to explain strategic management and why it is crucial to the success of an organization in meeting its goals and mission. The focus will be on the case study provided by the Harvard Business School on the company Apple, Inc. from the year 2008. I will give a brief overview of the case and identify issues or problems therein. Alternate solutions to solve the problems Apple, Inc. faces will be identified. The best solution to permanently resolve these issues and problems and an implementation plan will be outlined. The computer circuit board, named Apple I, created in a garage on April Fools’ Day 1976 was the beginning of Apple, Inc. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and A. C. Markkula Jr., the creators, became the industry leaders in 4 years, finally launching their IPO in 1980. Since its inception, Apple has fought to continually and steadily increase its market share and profits worldwide. Technical innovation has been no problem for this company with its numerous devices available. Their competition from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Acer, and others and trying to compete made the company falter. According to Slind and Yoffie, Hewlett-Packard led the market share with 18.8% and Apple followed with a mere 2.6% in 2007 (2008, pg. 21). But after some hard work and diligence on Jobs’ end, Apple once again began to flourish. One obvious problem for...
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