Pg. 21: Incident 2 – Downsizing 1. Staffing is effected by a great degree during a downsize in a organization. HR will need to make sure there are enough employees to cover shifts and perform the tasks necessary for the company to function. One does not want employees to be overscheduled and overtime would be monitored. If employees are union‚ HR must maintain any job and safety requirements desired by the union. Employee and labor restrictions could be effected by the number of unemployment
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Business Economics GM545 January 2013 Everyone’s Gasoline Problem The fluctuation of gas prices occurs because of a number of factors; the price of crude oil‚ the price of manufacturing‚ the price of corn is all tied to the price of oil and the price we see at the pump for gas. In 2011‚ the United States consumed about 134 billion gallons1 (or 3.19 billion barrels2) of gasoline‚ a daily average of about 367.08 million gallons (8.74 million barrels). This was about 6% less than the record
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GM 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Project Proposal Overview My research paper will be focusing on course objective C which discusses the different theories of motivation and how to demonstrate their application to successfully guide employees toward accomplishing organizational objectives. The different motivational theories that I will be discussing and applying throughout the paper are categorized under the Needs Theories of Motivation which include the Hierarchy of Needs Theory
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government step in with some much needed financial help. Overseas automakers‚ most notably Toyota Motor‚ all endorse some form of federal aid to keep General Motors‚ Chrysler LLC and possibly Ford Motor out of bankruptcy. [source: CNN "Why Toyota wants GM to be saved"] The news seems strange. Business is a dog eat dog world. The usual response is to kick a competitor while he is down. As McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc put it‚ “If any of my competitors were drowning‚ I’d stick a hose in their mouth and
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CASE: TOYOTA‚ FORD‚ GM AND VOLKSWAGEN- SOME DIFFERING OPINIONS ABOUT WORKING WITH SUPPLIERS. CASE SUMMARY: The main issues at stake in this case is the working relationship Toyota has with its suppliers‚ compared to other Auto manufacturers such as ford and General Motors. Another critical issue is which sets of parts should be standardized. Both Ford and GM have embraced the concept of an electronic market place for motor vehicle parts. The AutoX-change as it is called would bring automakers and
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Case -4 A New Pitch for an Old Classic Andrew E. Friedman is a new breed of manager in America’s favorite pastime—the classic game of baseball. As the general manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (his formal title is executive vice president of baseball operations)‚ Friedman is responsible for overseeing and directing the team’s overall baseball operations. And he’s doing it his way—by relying on financial models and data mining to help improve the team’s performance and valuation. For the 2006
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As governments downsize‚ they often contract with private companies to perform what was once considered to be the traditional work of government. What are the advantages and disadvantages of privatizing jails‚ public schools‚ military plane maintenance‚ and state welfare agencies‚ and state employment agencies? When government contract with private companies to perform what was once considered to be the traditional work of government‚ it is termed as privatisation. Privatisation is occurring
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Idea Downsizing Jul 28th 2008 • http://www.economist.com/node/11773794?story_id=11773794 • Downsizing is the process whereby a corporation makes itself smaller in response to changed market circumstances. Although downsizing implies a reduction in assets‚ it is not (as its critics often maintain) merely a reduction in human assets. Other terms have been used to distance the concept from its association with ruthless job-slashing—for example‚ rightsizing and restructuring. In the first IBM
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Millions of workers have lost their jobs due to downsizing. At the same time‚ many organizations are complaining that they cannot find qualified people to fill vacancies. How do you explain this apparent contradiction? A recent news came out dated June 6‚ 2013 by Reuters that Philippines’ jobless rate stood at 7.5% in April‚ the highest in three (3) years according to the National Statistics Office (NSO). Philippines is said to be the Southeast Asian country with the highest rate
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Most if not all organizations effectiveness is influenced by its external environments. This is where major forces beyond the organization‚ influence the potential accomplishment of its products or services. However we must be mindful that potentially successful organizations will only succeed to a certain degree‚ unless their internal environment is compatible with their external environment (Bartol I. 2008‚ p.76). Environmental assessment effectively prepares organizations to acclimatize to environmental
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