...as lack of teamwork, lack collaboration between functional units, working environment undemocratic, lack the stability and consistency in activities of enterprises. To clarify and resolve these challenges, managers need to have an understanding the concept of "Employee relations". In essence, Employee relations is the relationship between people and people within the organization, it is dominated by the fundamental values of the organization and directly impact the performance, quality and innovation capabilities of business, results affect the competitiveness of enterprises. (Sloane & Witney, 2010) According to Bratton (2007), Employee Relations is concerned with preventing and resolving problems involving individuals who arise out of or affect work situations. The employee relations directly related to the work environment, fairness; it is based on communication with the superior and more important as the policy which directly affects the rights and obligations of employees (Bratton & Gold, 2007). A good employee relations is a result of a variety of tactics and strategies of management, it is done to improve communication, increase contact to minimize errors and to promote state in the work of staff (Bateman and Snell, 2011). According to Rhoades et al (2001), To get good practice in relation to staff, managers need to pay attention to: the coordination and appropriate of employers, fairness in salary and award based on law, the professional and the rational use...
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...purpose of effective recruitment. Psychology involves the study of the mind which is complex and is the source of thought and behaviour. It is scientific and examines individuals, their mind and their behaviour, and attempts to understand and explain thought, emotion and behaviour (Wilhelm Wundt 1832-1920). Individual Differences Vast Variation among biological populations inspired the formulation of Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection. Individuals are different and in fact unique based on a number of variables such as:- voice, skin tone, disposition, ethnicity, stature, attitude, physical symmetry, trainability, intelligence, aptitude, extroversion, introversion, sex, gender, neuroticism, expressiveness, memory, creativity, conscientiousness, agreeableness, values, beliefs and so on. The intelligence of the individual varies greatly. Intelligence (which is also referred to as Intelligent Quotient and Cognitive Functioning) concerns the mental ability to learn, the application of knowledge, aptitude - the ability of rational thought, and the capability of abstract thought. It involves also the memory of the candidate (J.P. Guilford’s Structure of Intellect Theory – 1967). Through...
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...Solution: Global Communications University of Phoenix Problem Solution: Global Communication While remembering the stakeholders’ rights Global Communication (GC) is facing a myriad of challenges to maintain its competitive edge. A premature attempt to increase the bottom line could result in a worsening of the financial situation due to organization behavior. Global Communication must remember the desired end state while remembering the methodology to achieveing that emd state. Handled improperly, the results could be dramatically different from that intended. Communication is essential among the stakeholders to establish a firm foundation resources Global Communication has at its disposal to work with. Emotional Intelligence and its effect on the all interested stakeholders must be fully explored. In order for a cohesive plan to be effective, a consistent delivery to the stakeholders is required. Absence of consistency among stakholder communication and full understanding of emotions almost certainly ensures a plan is not set up for success. Creative thinking will be required on every level of leadership throughout the company. “This involves generating new ways to view a problem and seeking out novel alternatives to the problem” (DeJanasz, Dowd & Schneider, 2001, pg 404). This paper will explore possible solutions available to the senior management of Global Communication and make a recommendation to get them where they want to go tomorrow...
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...CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION The objective of this research is to identify the reasons behind why sales team are not able to achieve their sales targets especially in telecom industry. Through this research we will try to find out the targets as being set by a company and the actual level of sales made by it. The following data suggests that in recent years the telecom industry’s sales have fairly decreased. One, Only average 60 % of active users are in market which leads to decline in voice sale.( TOI article 30-June-2011). Second, Total sales of telecom equipment to mobile operators fell by a drastic 24% during the last financial year despite most companies starting their roll-out of 3G services (Real Time News). Third, Decline in capital expenditure from Rs.29,600 crore in 2008 to Rs.9,500 crore in 2010 (Business Line article 15-Aug.-2011). Fourth, Decline in margins of product and, Fifth, Hyper competition in market. This shows that there is pressure to perform in competitive environment to achieve sales targets. Many authors feel that a wholesome and fair work environment on sales teams is essential for a positive work experience (e.g., Clifford, 1999; Cook, 1995). One of the issues that continue to concern sales people as well as sales managers is that of performance criteria and such criteria can be frustrating for both of them. (Clifford, 1999; Fetter, 1993; Muczyk & Gable, 1987; Swan, 1991). The sales force industry has grown since mid-1990s (Gabe & Goldberg,...
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...(conscious reasoning) influence attitudes and behaviour. LO2 Identify the conditions that require, and the problems associated with, emotional labour. LO3 Describe the four dimensions of emotional intelligence. LO4 Summarize the consequences of job dissatisfaction in terms of the exit-voice-loyaltyneglect model. LO5 Discuss the effects of job satisfaction on job performance and customer service. LO6 Distinguish affective and continuance commitment, and discuss their influences on employee behaviour. LO7 Describe five strategies to increase organizational (affective) commitment. LO8 Define stress and describe the stress experience. LO9 Explain why a stressor might produce different stress levels in two people. LO10 Identify five ways to manage workplace stress. ou know the fun is about to begin at Suntech Optics when employees spot the pineapple wearing sunglasses. The bespectacled fruit is mascot for the North Vancouver-based eyewear supplier’s Have Fun Team, which is responsible for creating various forms of workplace levity. Employees might discover a puzzle on their desk, with a prize awarded to the person who first solves it. Dozens of stuffed bears are brought to work on Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day. Halloween is a special treat as staff dress up for the occasion and show off their pumpkin carving skills. “We try to infuse having fun into our whole corporate culture,” says Suntech manager Deborah Peck. “It’s one of our core strategies...
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...sense to study and know the attitude and behavior of teachers towards work, because strong attitudes will most likely affect a person’s behavior. Work attitudes of teachers’ are clearly important to organizational, when attitudes are negative; they are both a symptom of underlying problems and contributing cause of forthcoming difficulties in an organization. Declining attitude may result in strikes, work slowdowns, absences and employee turnover. They may also be a part of grievances, low performance, poor product quality, and disciplinary problems. The organization cost associated with poor employee attitudes may severely reduce an organization’s competitiveness. It is useful to monitor and understand teachers’ attitudes and behavior towards work satisfaction. Relevant information by employing survey will be beneficial to school manager and stakeholders. Employees’ report their feelings toward their jobs satisfaction and work environment, its statistical generated through survey feedback are better conclusion to the existing human resource data. Thus, this study style is better performed base on facts about the teacher’s attitude and behavior towards work satisfaction. Socio- Demographic and Economic Characteristic * Gender * Age * Civil Status * Work Experience * Location of Residence * Monthly Salary * Educational Attainment * Employment Status ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORK * JOB AS THERAPHY * JOB AS SERVICE *...
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...best ship repair facilities in the country. 1.2. Background The technical organization of Dockyard is headed by a Marine or an Electrical Engineer of the rank of Commodore designated as Commodore Superintendent Dockyard. Two deputies function as departmental heads of Marine and Electrical/Electronic Engineering Departments. The technical organization is comprised of two main branches and sub departments. 2. Organizational behavior (OB) Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of what people think, feel, and do in and around organizations. Its focus is on employee behavior, decisions, perceptions, and emotional responses. The prime aim of any organization, irrespective of whether it is private or public, is to increase the output in all desirable. Organizational Behavior is concerned with the study of what people do in an organization and how their behavior affects the organizations performance 1 2.1. Organizational Behavior Trends There are many trends...
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...companies that many executives have overlooked. This organizational behavior impacts every nook and cranny of a company. Thinking about the organizational behavior and how people act within a company can foster new ways of managing people that can have longer-term impacts on profitability. For example, unionized work forces may have a more negative environment then non-union work environments due to the natural adversarial relationships between company management and union officials. In unionized environments many employees may feel as though their supervisor is abusing them and therefore they regulate their contact with that supervisor (Tepper, Moss, Lockhart & Carr, 2007). This regulation of contact can affect how efficient the organization becomes because workers aren’t motivated by the supervisors they believe are abusing them, they aren’t likely to give any additional effort if they don’t feel that they will be rewarded, and they may feel the company is using them instead of...
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...two, we must first examine how attitude influence behavior. An attitude refers to a “predisposition to respond positively or negatively to someone or something” (Schermerhorn, Osborn, Uhl-Bien, & Hunt, 2012). In other words, it is the way we feel about various things in our environment (e.g. people, school, or work). At work, for example, our attitude depends on how we feel about being there, which influence how we behave. One of the most common job attitudes is job satisfaction. Job satisfaction refers to the feelings or attitude a person has toward their job, either positive or negative (Schermerhorn et al., 2012). There are many factors that are able to affect the satisfaction level within a work environment. Smith, Kendall, and Hulin (1969) designed the Job Descriptive Index to measures these factors. The JDI measures five facets, including satisfaction with: the work itself, quality of supervision, relationship with co-workers, promotion opportunities and pay. These components are important for managers and leaders to be concerned with because they often determine the success of an organization. Trader Joe’s, for example, is a company that has managed to maintain it success over the years. Trader Joe’s increases job satisfaction and performance by creating a positive work environment for its employees. Employees come to work in Hawaiian shirts and are given unique names according to the position that they hold. Store managers and assistant managers are known as “captains...
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...No. 1, September, pp. 99–130, 2001 doi:10.1006/obhd.2001.2974, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on Mood and Emotions in Small Groups and Work Teams Janice R. Kelly Purdue University and Sigal G. Barsade Yale University Affective influences abound in groups. In this article we propose an organizing model for understanding these affective influences and their effects on group life. We begin with individuallevel affective characteristics that members bring to their groups: moods, emotions, sentiments, and emotional intelligence. These affective characteristics then combine to form a group’s affective composition. We discuss explicit and implicit processes through which this affective combination occurs by examining the research on emotional contagion, entrainment, modeling, and the manipulation of affect. We also explore how elements of the affective context, such as organizationwide emotion norms and the group’s particular emotional history, may serve to constrain or amplify group members’ emotions. The outcome, group emotion, results from the combination of the group’s affective composition and the affective context in which the group is behaving. Last, we focus on the important interaction between nonaffective factors and affective factors in group life and suggest a possible 2001 Academic Press agenda for future research. During the past century, a tremendous amount of research attention has been devoted to understanding the structure and performance...
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... true friendship, happiness, social recognition, a sense of accomplishment and self-respect. Otherwise, selecting six least important values is a complicated task because the list of 18 values is all what everyone desire to reach. Fortunately, the classification becomes much easier according to which factors I need to consider first to come decisions and how I define “success”. Salvation, an exciting life, a world of peace, a world of beauty, mature love and national security are 6 least critical factors when I have to make decisions. I believe that people’s surroundings create the biggest impact and stays with them throughout life. During growing up period, everyone has a specific moment that changed their life and this moment will affect the decision they will make afterwards. My family plays a huge...
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...[Pick the date] [Pick the date] Business Psychology Individual Assignment Business Psychology Individual Assignment Prepared by – Dashny Sarvaloganayagan Lecturer – W.M.S. Rambadagalla Unit code – F/601/1027 Batch No – 13 Edexcel No – GI 18931 American College of Higher Education, Kandy Prepared by – Dashny Sarvaloganayagan Lecturer – W.M.S. Rambadagalla Unit code – F/601/1027 Batch No – 13 Edexcel No – GI 18931 American College of Higher Education, Kandy Contents Plagiarism Acknowledgement Introduction 1.1 Major theoretical approaches 1.2 Assess the contribution of a scientific approach to investigating workplace behaviour 1.3 Assess strength & limitations of qualitative & quantitative approaches to understand the workplace behaviour 2.1 Describe the type of individual differences which have been the subject of assessment 2.2 Assess the usefulness of psychometric instruments with particular references to reliability and validity 2.3 Make justified communications for the use of two types of measures of individual differences in making business decisions 3.1 Use the theory to explain human reactions to change 3.2 Make justified recommendations for implementing change in selected organization 3.3 Make justified...
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...I choose to do my research paper on General Electric. General Electric is a very successful conglomerate company. I looked at how General Electric manages to be so successful in this area. In this class I have learned that to be a successful company there is another area of concern that is structure of management and how it affects the company. When looking at General Electric Company and why this company is successful conglomerate company. I had to find out what a conglomerate really details. In Order to be a successful conglomerate Company the company must spread resources into this many unrelated businesses gives great stability even in the event of a complete collapse of one of the market, but it also makes many of the decisions the upper management must make incredibly complex. According to The Financial Times, General Electric (GE) is today the “World’s Most Respected Company” (“Facts”). Most of this admiration is due to the variety of operating segments that the company provides. For example, GE businesses are classified into ten categories: Commercial Finance, Consumer Finance, Consumer and Industrial, Energy, Equipment Services, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Insurance, NBC, and Transportation (“Company”). The conglomerate design is put into use when an entity has holdings in many unrelated businesses. This form is also known has the H-form because it is basically a holding company that comes about from unrelated diversification. This holding company form of organization...
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...economics, sociology and politics.’ (Knights and Willmott, 2007:p.3) Numerous disciplines that explore the complexity and diversity of collective human activity have contributed to the formation and development of OB. Something of this complexity is apparent in the sometimes conflicting purposes and objective embraced by, or attributed to, management and organizations. Given the demanding nature of organizing and managing people, it is not surprising that OB is widely regarded as the foundation of management studies. (Knights and Willmott, 2007:p.3)Within the notion of behavior, including thinking and feeling as well as acting. OB aspires to have relevance for understanding the behavior of people working at all hierarchical levels- from the workers employed part-time or on a casual basis on the shop floor or in the office to the most senior executive. Each is involved in processes of organizing and being organized and managing and being managed. OB should be better to understand how and why people are organized; to identify and assess the likely consequences of making changes; and to introduce changes in ways that anticipate and minimize counter-productive effects.’(Knights and Willmott, 2007:p.3-4) This report will discuss several aspects of organizational behavior such as culture and structure, leadership and management, motivation, group and team work. Reference will be made to Siemens and other organization. Compare the effectiveness of leadership styles and discuss the...
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...Introduction: Australia ranked fifth amongst the world’s leading financial systems and capital markets in the 2010 World Economic Forum Financial Development report. Australia has a strong, profitable, sophisticated and well regulated banking sector which is welcoming of new entrants and increasingly engaged in regional and global markets. The financial sector is the largest contributor to Australia’s national output, around 11 per cent of Australian output or A$135 billion of real gross value added in 2010. There are 56 banks operating in Australia (12 domestic banks, 9 foreign subsidiary banks and 35 foreign branch banks) with total resident assets of A$2.4 trillion as 30 September 2010. Australia has four large domestic banks (the “four pillars”) that provide full service retail and commercial lending to the Australian economy; Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ), Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB), and Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC). Foreign banks are also well represented in the Australian market with 20 of Forbes’ top 25 banking institutions having a presence in Australia. The majority of these foreign competitors are focused on commercial banking and capital market activities, although a number are now significant players in the retail banking market. Australia’s retail banking sector is relatively concentrated, with twenty one banks providing the bulk of banking services to consumers (12 domestic banks, 9 foreign owned subsidiaries)...
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