After having read the book ´Employees first‚ customers second´ by Vyneet Nayar‚ reflect upon the following questions and elaborate your answers. The project must be done in groups of 2-3 max. and be approx. 5 pages long‚ 12 Times New Roman‚ 1‚5 spacing. Please consult the materials posted in the blackboard first: 1. What was the leadership style Vyneet came with at the beginning of his mandate? Can you give 3 examples of actions he took and which reflect this leadership style and explain
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Why does early and forced marriage happen? The causes of early and forced marriage are complex‚ interrelated and dependent on individual circumstances and context. But the practice is driven by these main factors: gender inequality – women and girls often occupy a lower status in societies as a result of social and cultural traditions‚ attitudes‚ beliefs that deny them their rights and stifle their ability to play an equal role in their homes and communities poverty – in families on a low
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THE BYSTANDER EFFECT The bystander effect is the name given to a social psychological phenomenon in cases where individuals do not offer help in an emergency situation when other people are present. It is a situational ambiguity; when we are confused about a situation and unconsciously interpret the event as if nothing is happening unusual. Some researchers have found that onlookers are less likely to intervene if the situation is ambiguous. We usually develop an illusion of normality
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using flexible work arrangements for many years now‚ one of the reasons advocate their usage is that flexible work arrangements help the employees to better balance between their work and life needs (Almer‚ Cohen‚ & Single‚ 2003) . Also organizations that provide flexible work arrangements are more attractive to applicants and better in retaining its employees than other organizations that not offer such arrangements (Rau & Hyland‚ 2002; Bevan‚ Dench‚ Tamkin‚ & Cummings‚ 1999). In our study we will
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follows: Ø The "halo effect" which as the name implies causes supervisors to only see the "angel" in an employee and blinds them by ignoring smaller problem areas that require growth and development. (San Joaquin County Human Resources Division‚ 2002) Ø The "comparing employees effect" evaluates one employee to another employee without considering the different tasks they are required to perform. (Neely‚ G.) Ø The "central tendency effect" is when supervisors rate their employees as meeting standards
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Checkpoint: Monitoring Employees on Networks How does e-mail benefit an organization? There are many different ways that e-mail can benefit an organization. A employee can send and receive important information at the click of just a few keys. Such as data files or a graph showing information. E-mail also gives a employee more time to work on some thing else instead of being on the phone or having to walk across a large building to get the information that he or she needs. Why might
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Volume: v59 Source Issue: n2 Accession Number: 15703609 Full Text: Introduction Many academics and practicing managers regard performance appraisal as one of the most valuable human resource tools. It is a vital component in recruiting and hiring employees‚ where it is used to validate selection tests‚ and in staffing‚ where transfer‚ layoff‚ termination‚ or promotion decisions are made on the basis of appraisal results. In compensation administration‚ performance appraisal forms the basis for the
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Running head: WHAT MOTIVATES EMPLOYEES? What Motivates Employees: Personal Drive or Incentives? Abstract This essay analyzes the similarities and differences between incentives and motivation. Various incentive programs are discussed such as employee stock ownership programs‚ profit-sharing‚ gain sharing‚ and the various types of recognition. We conclude with a focus on the guidelines of a reward program‚ and overall employee morale. Much effort
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IMPACT OF WORK STRESS ON EMPLOYEES’ PRODUCTIVITY IN AN ORGANIZATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY There has been an increasing amount of talk about “employee stress” over the past decade. Quite what it is and how best to combat it are two aspects which are rather less-documented. Stress is a more subjective topic than most we have so far encountered. People may have widely differing views about its causes‚ impacts and‚ even‚ very existence. The workplace of the 21st century
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[pic] MAY 1‚ 2006 SPECIAL REPORT How does BMW motivate its employees? BMW’s Dream Factory Sharing the wealth‚ listening to even the lowest-ranking workers‚ and rewarding risk have paid off big time. The car looks like the victim of some mad scientist’s experiment gone awry. Inside a research lab in Munich‚ a BMW 5 Series sedan is splayed open‚ with electronic gadgets and wires spewing in all directions. The project: an onboard computer that will recognize you‚ then seek out information you want
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