Gamification in the Workplace The paper examines a new trend in workplace design called “gamification”. Gamification is defined as using concepts derived from video games and applying them in businesses to enhance motivation‚ raise productivity and lower turnover. The areas of effect discussed are motivation‚ cooperation‚ productivity and employee happiness. The text looks at which characteristics of video games make them so engaging and translates them into examples from the workplace. It presents
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Consider the existing staff within an organization‚ especially the ‘old staff’ they may have a good attitude‚ but then again‚ maybe not. They know all about the organization and what it will put up with. If management haven’t made performance standards clear‚ staff will have it pretty well figured out what it is. As a result‚ these attitudes about the company‚ the product‚ are already formed. It is easy for a manager to lay down a set of rules or guidelines that govern their department
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The stress at workplace: (meeting the challenge) This research article discusses the causes and impacts of workplace stresses‚ its role in lost productivity‚ and effects of job stresses of woman workers. This describes how a woman worker in different organizations suffers for stresses. Due to different kind of stresses in different organizations among the employees made the management of stress a compulsory strategy in American organizations. The climbing figures are hard to ignore. Nearly three-quarters
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Conduct a short literature review on the following topic as they relate to the workplace and work behaviour: diversity in terms of gender; sexual or religious orientation; You may move beyond these topic - with permission from your tutor. The topic of diversity in the workplace has been thoroughly researched and analysed. A variety of concepts and theories have been established to try and explain
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THE WORKPLACE Organizational Communication Capstone Project Motivation in the Workplace: Theory and Practice Author’s Note: OLRM 250 Organizational Communications Dr. Jeffrey Yergler Sandy Johnson August 18‚ 2011 sajo69@msn.com MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE Abstract 1 There are few things worse in an average person’s life than working at a job you detest. What is even worse is that your manager does nothing to make it better. Motivation‚ whether is it personal or in the workplace has
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have learned that they can draw upon our nation’s diversity to strengthen their bottom line. In this way‚ diversity is a key ingredient to growing a strong and inclusive economy that’s built to last. Let’s look at the top 10 economic benefits of workplace diversity. 1. A diverse workforce drives economic growth. Our nation’s human capital substantially grows as more women‚ racial and ethnic minorities‚ and gay and transgender individuals enter the workforce. A McKinsey & Company study‚ for example
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Ethical Issues 29 January 2014 1. The author of the textbook‚ Barbra Mackinnon‚ cannot come to a specific definition of what exactly ethics is‚ due to the subject being defined by each individuals personal opinion. However‚ a general conclusion can be drawn‚ and that is that we tend to think of ethics as the set of values or principles held by individuals or groups. Another way of accessing the subject is to think of ethics as being the study of various sets of values people may have. This can
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Workplace Stress Workplace stress was unheard of in the simplistic era of the 1950s‚ which was considered one of the best times to live in America. Employment was at an all-time high‚ and one source of income was enough to support an entire family of four. People were secure with their employment. There was a clear separation between work and personal life; employers were not burdening employees with heavy workloads‚ and managers were supportive of their employees. American corporations were not
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Managing Stress in the Workplace Effective Strategies for Managing Stress in the Workplace In today’s uncertain economic times‚ stress in the workplace is taking its toll on managers and employees from Wall Street to Main Street. Dealing with stress regarding budget cuts‚ possible layoffs‚ diversity issues‚ personality conflicts‚ and a wide range of other concerns can cause serious implications in the workplace. Identifying potential stressors early on is crucial to the well-being of employees
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LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE CHRISTOPHER KNAPPER We live in times of unprecedented technological and social change that have profound implications for the nature of work‚ the workplace and our working lives. Adaptability to shifting circumstances and readiness to learn new workrelated knowledge and skills have become almost more important than competence at the tasks for which we were hired. Workers must now be able to deal not just with issues for which they were trained‚ but also to
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