Systems (Online) http://www.ijecbs.com Vol. 1 Issue 1 January 2011 WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS Dr. K. CHANDRASEKAR Assistant Professor, Alagappa Institute of Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India Email: chandrasekar77@yahoo.com ABSTRACT The workplace environment impacts employee morale, productivity and engagement - both positively and negatively. The work place environment in a majority of industry is unsafe
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Running head: Work Place Legal Issues Work Place Legal Issues Ethen Royal PSYCHOLOGY 1150 – Project Number 1 R. LA VALLEE January 30, 2011 One of the most talked about legal issues in the work place is Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment can come from all types of forms in the work place; whether it’s your boss, co-worker, or a customer. Sometimes people tend to take sexual harassment very hard; especially if the individual that’s being harassed is married. This type of issue can be very hard
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-Which is not a high score and feel that she is not happy with her work place. This employee should be evaluated to see what is wrong with their positon. Question #2 Emplyoee is is very well engaged and is will to help with the company-Score 36 Emplyoee is is very well engaged and is will to help with the company-Score 34 Emplyoee is is very well engaged and is will to help with the company, also could be some underlying issues that need to be addressed . -Score 32 Question # 3 According to her
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develops them. It motivates them by giving them recognition and rewards. It also provides them with the best working condition. HRM is directly concerned with the "People" of the organisation. It is people oriented process. That is manage people at work. (Akrani, 2011) HRM is a process of four function which are listed below: * Acquisition of human resources: It includes planning, recruitment, selection, placement and induction of staff. * Development of human resources: It includes training/
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practical and developmental in the work place. It is the way learning shapes the processes of work. (Bratton, Mills, Tyrch, Sawchuk, Workplace Learning, A critical Introduction 2004.) Labour education is schooling for union members. It is where the union members learn about issues in the workplace and beyond. They learn the grievance process, how to negotiate contracts, human rights etc. This training helps the union members understand their rights in the work place and helps their own cause. Unions
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Legal issues and obstacles Kroger operates over 3,000 stores and 38 warehouse or manufacturing plants in the US. Safety is always a issues when having employees who deal with pulling pallets, working high loaders, forklifts and just working in the warehouse. Kroger could face legal issues from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or (OSHA). The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 help insure employers have standards and programs in place to provide safe and healthful workplaces
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Executive summary The research report strives to carry out an investigation to gain an understanding about cultural differences in workplace, the impact, and the preventions in the context of Singapore. The focus will be employees on Singapore work environment. Cullen & Praveen (2014) explains culture as the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts etc. Nick (2012) points out that in Southeast Asia
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In the study of Michael Boomer, it stated that the managers’ attitudes, perceptions and beliefs could affect the decisions made. It is believed that most employees make unethical decisions to benefit themselves; there are those instances where the work environment could influence them but for the most part, it's mostly an individual decision. (Broomer) Such decisions become easier to make depending how much they believe those actions can help them in the workplace. Certain setbacks in the workplace
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harassment and there are very clear cut moral and legal guidelines on the issue. Sexual harassment is by definition " a type of employment discrimination consisting of unwanted sexual advances , sexual conduct or other verbal or physical actions of sexual nature , usually at the work place". When the harassment is perpetrated not by any direct employee of the organization but rather by individuals outside the organization but at work place, this is labeled as third party sexual harassment. This sexual harassment
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Individual Assignment week 4: Issue Analysis: 10 points After reading the selected critical issue, complete the worksheet below to analyze the issue. 0. Read Issue 17: Are Professional Women “Opting Out” of Work by Choice? This reading is located in the Taking Sides text. 0. Provide in text citations within each response and references at the end of the worksheet that follow APA guidelines. 0. Each response is worth 5 points, and each response must have a minimum of 250 words
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