34 Academy of Management Perspectives February A R T I C L E S Building Sustainable Organizations: The Human Factor by Jeffrey Pfeffer Executive Overview Although most of the research and public pressure concerning sustainability has been focused on the effects of business and organizational activity on the physical environment‚ companies and their management practices profoundly affect the human and social environment as well. This article briefly reviews the
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Jason Hagelstrom 66786 RWT1 Jeff Willard The goal of this report is to look at three different types of compensations strategies that the company could adopt. The three I will be reviewing is broad banding‚ stock options‚ team-oriented compensation. I will give a review of all three‚ my analysis‚ and then finally recommendation for the company. Three different types of compensation strategies: ◦ Broad banding ◦ Stock options ◦ Team-based oriented Review the strategies Analysis the
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of the organization‚ leadership believes in the effectiveness of proper training. Having training based programs allows employees to gain new knowledge‚ exchange ideas‚ and search for answers to his or her concerns or issues. According to McGlynn (1998)‚ Pfizer is a knowledge business. It is not enough to just discover and develop new pharmaceutical products. Employees have to be out there educating medical professionals about the products and what they can do (p.1). The current state of the economy
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Free Human Resources Literature Review richard | October 20‚ 2011 4 0 Rate This Article Table of Contents [show] LITERATURE REVIEW 1.1 Human Resource Management In a rapid competitive business environment‚ the procedures of outlining the role‚ function and process of Human Resource Management (HRM) within a dynamic and uncertain environment are ongoing for many decades. In the early 1980s numerous books and articles were published by American Business Schools professors
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the changing business environment? Identify where the links might be and how they could be improved. The existing practices of the company are analysed and according to a few points of the „Seven Practices of Successful Organizations“ from Jeffrey Pfeffer some recommandations are given. As starting point‚ the author takes the main strategic needs‚ in a changing business environment of the company and links them to the existing practices of the company and how they can be improved. A strategy is very
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Assignment 1 Piu Pooja Jany Palma 1. Answer: The ways differing perspectives of society‚ managers‚ and employees affect the views of compensation are: Society’s view Manager’s view Employee’s view Pay as a measure of justice Benefits as a reflection of justice in society Job losses (or gains) attributed to differences in compensation Belief that pay increases lead to price increases A major expense Used to influence employee behaviors and to improve the organization ’s performance Major source
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the board of directors. Law‚ Economics‚ and Organization‚ 1‚ 101-124. Baird‚ L.‚ & Meshoulam‚ I Baron‚ J. N.‚ & Kreps‚ D. M. (1999). Strategic human resources. Framework for general managers. New York: Wiley and sons. Becker‚ B.‚ & Gerhart‚ B Bloom‚ M. & J.G. Michel (2002). The relationships among organizational context‚ pay dispersion‚ and managerial turnover. Academy of ManagementJournal 45(1)‚ 33-42 Bolwijn‚ P Boselie‚ P.‚ & Dietz‚ G. (2003). Commonalities and contradictions
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References: 1. Belbin‚ R. M.‚ 1993‚ Team Roles at work‚ Butterworth and Heinemann‚ p. 22. 2. Bernard‚ B.‚ 1990‚ Bass & Stogdill’s Handbook of Leadership: Theory‚ Research‚ and Managerial Applications 3. Bion‚ W.R.‚ 1961‚ Experiences in Groups and Other Papers. London: Tavistock Publications. 4. Bolman‚ L.G.‚ and Deal‚ T.E.‚ 2008 (4th ed.)‚ Reframing Organizations:
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Human Resources from an Organizational Behavior Perspective: Some Paradoxes Explained Jeffrey Pfeffer American workplaces exhibit three facts which‚ taken together‚ could constitute anomalous or paradoxical organizational behavior‚ especially when seen through the lens of the rationality and competitive market efficiency concepts so often used in economic theory. First‚ workplaces in America and elsewhere show pervasive job dissatisfaction‚ distrust‚ and disengagement‚ with the evidence
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Hofer (1979) Bracker (1980) Jemison (1981) Van Cauwenbergh and Cool (1982) Copyright 2007 John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 28: 935–955 (2007) DOI: 10.1002/smj What Is Strategic Management‚ Really? APPENDIX A: (Continued) Fredrickson (1990) Teece (1990) Rumelt‚ Schendel‚ and Teece (1994) Bowman‚ Singh‚ and Thomas (2002) Copyright 2007 John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. Strat. Mgmt. J.‚ 28: 935–955 (2007) DOI: 10.1002/smj
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