purpose of the research was to determine some causes of stress‚ the effect stress has on the productivity of workers in a particular organization and how it can be managed. These were achieved through the use of questionnaires and structured interview schedules. The research highlights more on what stress is‚ the common types of stress and how it can be reduced or managed. It was revealed that‚ stressful working conditions are actually associated with increased absenteeism‚ tardiness‚ and intentions
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Organizational Culture can be one of the most important means of improving organizational performance. Organizational Culture has become very important in the last 25 years. Even though it is intangible in nature‚ it plays a role that is significant and affects employees and organizational operations. It may not guarantee success but companies with strong cultures have almost always‚ done better than their competition. What is organizational culture? Edgar Schein‚ a very well known scholar
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“Definitions of Organizational Performance” (1) Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). (According to Richard et al. (2009). (2) Organizational performance involves the recurring activities to establish organizational goals‚ monitor progress toward the goals‚ and make adjustments to achieve those goals more effectively and efficiently. (Carter McNamara‚ MBA‚ PhD‚ Authenticity Consulting
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BOOK REVIEW-LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE BEYOND EXPECTATIONS Bass‚ B. (1985). Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations. New York: The Free Press. It is one of the best leadership books I ever read so far. “Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations” by Bernard M. Bass‚ published by The Free Press in 1985. It has been two decades since the book published‚ and some might says that the word “expectations” used as the title may be only applicable during that era‚ but for me‚ most of the ideas
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"What Is Garde Manger and it place in a modern kitchen." The origin of the term Garde Manger came during the time of the pre-revolution of France. Garde Manger in translation means‚ " keeping to eat" or " keeper of the food." The title was given to the man who was in charge of a particular families food. The families relied manly on the garde manger to keep or mange the food and preserve the food for year round use. By doing this the Garde Mange would pickle‚ salt‚ cure‚ and smoke food to preserve
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How can Caribbean Managers enhance the motivation of their Employees At first we will look at what is motivation‚ Motivation is the process that accounts for an individual’s willingness to exert high levels of effort to reach organizational goals‚ conditioned by an effort’s ability to satisfy some individual need. What does motivation mean to me? One word “inspiration”‚ its providing with a reason to act a certain way. One’s desire to do or an interest a drive/ a driving force by which we the
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A positive relationship is a relationship that benefits children or young people to participate in and benefit from the setting. Effective communication is the key aspect of building a relationship between children‚ young people or adults. Body language‚ tone of voice and eye contact can tell us a lot about a person and also helps us determine how we are going to respond appropriately. Within the classroom we need to communicate effectively as we will come across a lot of different people with different
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Employees Resistance towards Organizational Change Blekinge Institute of Technology School of Management Ronneby‚ Sweden Supervisor: Göran Alsen Authors: Kamran Khan Masood ur Rehman Master Thesis in MSc. Business Administration JUNE 2008 This thesis is submitted to the School of Management at Blekinge Institute of Technology/Blekinge Tekniska Hogskola in partial
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Leadership Style on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Nigerian Banks Ojokuku R. M1‚ Odetayo T. A2* and Sajuyigbe A. S3 1 Department of Management and Accounting‚ Ladoke Akintola University of Technology‚ Oyo State‚ Nigeria 2 Department of Accountancy‚ Osun State Polytechnic‚ Iree‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria 3 Department of Business Administration‚ Osun State Polytechnic‚ Iree‚ Osun State‚ Nigeria The study examined the impact of leadership style on organizational performance in selected Banks
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This essay will give the main points of the effect of organizational structures on performance. It will define the term “organizational structure” and present the positive and negative effects of these structures on performance. This essay will address how structures determine procedures and rules by which are regulated human behaviour‚ its role in determining relationships in hierarchies and the importance of roles and expectations in directing employee behaviour. It will also underline the distinction
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