ENDICOTT COLLEGE VAN LOAN SCHOOL OF GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES The Eye of the Beholder: Appearance Discrimination in the Workplace Masters Thesis In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Organizational Management Program by Nicholas C. Zakas Heidi Tarr Henson‚ Ed.D‚ Research Advisor May 11‚ 2005 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW............................................................. 4 INTRODUCTION ...............................
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Managing conflict in the work place Workplace conflict is common in every working environment. It arises from many causes and can have an extremely destructive effect on productivity. Recent studies have even found that in more and more cases it is leading to violence. It is obviously very important for managers to quickly and effectively manage any conflict that arises. 1.1 The causes of conflict in work are as follows; Conflicting resources‚ this is when employees are forced to share
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| Religious Discrimination in the Work Place | Prepared for Barbara Hagerty | Written BY: | Alamoodi | Baker CollegeWRI 1158/17/2008 | A serious look at religious discrimination in the work place‚ and possible solutions. | Religious Discrimination in the Work Place Thesis Statement: The First Amendment gives all American the freedom of religion‚ expression and speech. However‚ in today’s post 9-11 society Muslims are experiencing an incredible increase in discrimination. Contents:
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‘Our Society lacks compassion and care which often results in tragedy. To what extent is this true?” Society does lack care and compassion to many groups‚ especially minority groups‚ and in many different situations. This lack of care can quite often lead to very unfortunate resulting events. Many people in society are homophobic or have been at some point‚ which often leads to bullying. School and workplace bullying in general is also a huge problem‚ which can have huge repercussions on the victim
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through. Let’s go into detail and take a look at many different situations and actions. What is sexual harassment in the work place you may ask? Sexual harassment may consist of the following‚ repeated sexual innuendos‚ off-color jokes‚ slurs‚ lewd remarks‚ and sexually explicit content of letters‚ emails‚ faxes‚ and notes. This type of conduct interferes with the victims work performance and can create an intimidating‚ hostile‚ or offensive working environment. A person that comes in contact with
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Breaking down the barriers; the place of gender equity in the ILS curriculum. IOS press. Hoeber‚ L. (2007) Gender‚ Work & Organization. 14(3)‚ 259-280. Kaul‚ A. (2009) Gender and Workplace experience: Vikalpa. IMA press. Lyons‚ M.‚ Smith‚ M. (2008) Employee Relations. 30(1)‚ 4-19. Sallop‚ L. J.‚ Kirby‚ S. L. (2007) Journal of behavioral & Applied Management. 8(2)‚ 122-140. Saginak‚ K. A.‚ Saginak‚ M. A. (2005) Family Journal. 13(2)‚ 162-166. Walby‚ S. (1986). Patriarchy at work. Cambridge‚ UK: Polity Zhao
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approach from an I-O Psych background to discover the advantages of making your workplace an environmentally sustainable organization. Workplace practices To sustain a safe‚ healthy and functional workplace‚ an organization must put in place practical and efficient work processes to minimize the impact of employee production on the office environment and employees. Sustainable workplace practices go beyond what is required by law and ensure longevity and overall well-being of the workforce. Practices
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they are not happy in their workplace. A high performance workplace introduces the employees to work well with one another as well as make them feel conferrable to contribute. One must also learn how to work with teams. Individuals as well as team members should learn‚ discover‚ innovate and lead one another. An individual cannot alone make a whole organization strike. Making sure the individuals work well
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Effective and Ineffective Communication There are many effective communication strategies in everyday life. For instance effective communication helps us better understand a person or situation and enables us to resolve differences‚ building trust‚ respect‚ and problem solving. As simple as communication seems‚ much of what we try communication with to others‚ and what others try to communicate to us‚ gets misunderstood which can cause conflict and frustration in personal and professional relationships
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(D3)Explain the appropriate methods of written communication to maintain confidentiality in the work place. What methods of communication can help to maintain confidentiality and privacy in the work place? Confidentiality is the protection of personal information. Confidentiality means keeping a client’s information between you and the client‚ and not telling others including co-workers‚ friends‚ family‚ etc. Examples of maintaining confidentiality include: * individual files are locked
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