Capstone Assignment Gossip in the Workplace Lotta Weigeldt Table of Contents 1. Introduction...........................................................................................................p. 3 2. Literature Review on Gossip.................................................................................p. 3 2.1 Definition of Gossip................................................................................p. 4 2.2 Communication Models…..............................
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Blu Silberhorn Issue Paper Case Studies in Ethics and Law November‚ 08 2009 Is stealing becoming more acceptable in the workplace? Generally‚ when people think of stealing or theft they are referring to the act of physically taking property from someone else. In reality there are many different ways that an employee can steal from an organization‚ and I have seen three different ways in my short career. The basic definition of theft is the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal
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conflict in the workplace causes havoc. At the very least‚ it can lead to uncomfortable tension among staff. At worst‚ the | |results can be deadly. You need to deal with conflict in a way that makes sense for your situation; in general‚ however‚ the collaborative | |effort is the way to go because it involves people working together for the common good. Workplace conflict is a conflict that can be caused| |by many factors including the long hours many people spend at their workplace‚ the hierarchical
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an organization of workers who act together to secure benefits and rights in the workplace. As a worker‚ you have a right under federal law to form a union‚ select representatives of your choice and bargain cooperatively with your employer. This helps balance the power that employers have over individual employees. A union allows workers to say what changes are needed in the workplace condition and solving workplace problems. With a union contract and grievance procedure to back them up‚ workers
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there are many concerns or issues in the workplace. However safety is one of the most common concern. Safety is simply the quality of not causing injury‚ danger‚ or loss. Safety in the work place has been one of the most likely "talk abouts" in many companies today. As someone anonymous once said‚ "Working without safety is a dead-end job." No matter what job you pick‚ safety is one of the primary expectations that you seek while you are at work. Workplace safety is a concept that involves creating
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). Glenview‚ Ill.: Scott‚ Foresman. Ryan‚ R.‚ & Deci‚ E. (2000). Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions.Contemporary Educational Psychology‚ 25(1)‚ 54--67. Tolbize‚ A. (2008). Generational differences in the workplace. Research And Training Center On Community Living‚ 1--21. Woolworthslimited.com.au‚. (2014). Quality Brands and Trusted Retailing - Woolworths Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2014‚ from http://www.woolworthslimited.com.au/ Yoshida‚ E.‚ Peach‚ J.‚ Spencer
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Workplace stress The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines workplace stress as “the process that arises where work demands of various types and combinations exceed the person’s capacity and capability to cope.” This can lead to sickness‚ absences and high levels of staff turnover within a business: results which are positive for neither the staff nor the company. However‚ despite claiming that stress at work is widespread throughout the UK‚ the HSE (2010) also offers strategies designed to
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Discrimination in the Workplace When talking about discrimination in this society‚ it is certainly not a taboo subject. Discrimination can happen anywhere‚ however‚ it is more likely to go unnoticed in the work area. For example‚ failure to hired or promote someone‚ because of their race‚ gender‚ religion‚ or background. In order to keep a positive workplace‚ laws were created to keep these things from happening. These laws fall under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However‚ discrimination
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Sexual Harassment in workplace What do you understand with the term “Disabilities”? In general‚ disability is a broad term that compares actual ability to normal functioning. It is most often used to refer to impairment‚ and it can be typically divide into several different categories which is physical impairment (paralysis)‚ sensory impairment (blindness)‚ cognitive impairment (dementia)‚ intellectual impairment (mental retardation) or mental health impairment (bipolar disorder). A person may
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Women in the Workplace Written by: Craig Beam- PP247 For several years‚ discrimination in the workplace has been a major problem. Discrimination is isolating someone on his or her physical appearance‚ gender‚ age or race. There are two types of discrimination‚ indirect and direct. Indirect discrimination might be a women being overlooked for a promotion‚ or an employee displaying inappropriate sexual material in the workplace. Direct discrimination may include a women being discharged
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