There are 3 perspectives on understanding the nature of workplace rules. They usually are referred to as ‘frames of reference’. The first debate on frames of references was made by Fox (1966)‚ when he described and showed the differences between unitary and pluralist approaches. Unitary approach is the system based on employers and his employees’ identity of interest. There is only one source of authority and one focus of loyalty. This is the reason that in unitary approach work is based on team
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Survey on Ethnic Relations 2011 Peninsular Malaysia 24 May – 8 June 2011 Perception towards Ethnic Relations: Sentiment‚ interaction & public policies Page 1 Methodology • Ethnic Relations Survey 2011 Peninsular Malaysia‚ n = 1013 May – June 2011 1013 randomly selected registered voters aged 21+ were interviewed via telephone for the survey Respondents were selected via random stratified sampling method along the lines of state of residence‚ ethnicity‚ gender and age • •
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EMPLOYEE RELATIONS 13/02/2014 A MARXIST (OR RADICAL) PERSPECTIVE OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP LOCATES ’THE ASYMMETRY OF POWER BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE’ AT THE HEART OF ITS ANALYSIS. (BLYTON AND TURNBULL‚ 2004: 34). The conviction that there exists a power imbalance in the employment relationship which gives employers a prejudicial benefit over employees takes its existence for several centuries. Karl Marx known for his theories and contributions related to the employment relations field‚ became
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An organization’s internal environment is composed of the elements within the organization‚ including current employees‚ management‚ and especially corporate culture‚ which defines employee behavior. Although some elements affect the organization as a whole‚ others affect only the manager. A manager’s philosophical or leadership style directly impacts employees. Traditional managers give explicit instructions to employees‚ while progressive managers empower employees to make many of their own decisions
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the first step the employee is given the grievance in an informal oral manner so a quick resolution can be made‚ and before a written record is established. The second step in the grievance procedure is to present the grievance to the industrial relations representative or (IR). The IR representative is familiar with the union’s contract and decides on a disciplinary action or if the grievance involves an employee discharge then the union will take it to step three. In step three the employee has
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Table of contents 1. Introduction..................................................................................................................2 2. The role of internal and external auditors in corporate governance..............................2 3. Difficulties faced by auditors in contribution to corporate governance……………....4 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….6 5. References…………………………………………………………………………….7 1. Introduction Corporate governance involves measuring
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explaining the state of industrial conflict in Singapore presently. An employment relation is the relationship between managers and employees in an organisation which is usually informal – for example‚ between supervisors and subordinates. At the industrial level‚ the relationship between the management of an organisation and its union is more formal and referred as industrial relation which is a subset of employment relations (Tan‚ 2007). Industrial conflict is the total range of behaviour and attitudes
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Short Questions 1. What seven themes emerge from a study of human relations? Describe each one briefly The seven themes are communication‚ self-awareness‚ self-acceptance‚ motivation‚ trust‚ self-disclosure and conflict resolution. Communication is the foundation of the study of human relations. It includes expression of views and emotions via words and body language. Self awareness‚ self acceptance‚ self disclosure and trust are all inter related. They refer to our ability to understand ourselves
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Over and over again the Standards specify what internal auditors should provide assurance and consulting on – the scope of internal auditing (governance‚ risk management and control processes). Standard 2100 is one such injunction – “The internal audit activity must evaluate and contribute to the improvement of governance‚ risk management‚ and control processes using a systematic and disciplined approach.” What are these processes that internal auditing has to evaluate and contribute to the
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respect. Specific rules of protocol may differ somewhat depending on the nation or culture; however‚ there are certain acts‚ such as referring to a leader by a formal title‚ which are universally understood to be part of maintaining good international relations. A protocol is a rule which guides how an activity should be performed‚ especially in the field of diplomacy. In diplomatic services and governmental fields of endeavor protocols are often unwritten guidelines. Protocols specify the proper and
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